Chapter 817: Dowry (6)
A lazy voice sounded in the night: "Jiaojiao, come here."
Shen Miao raised her eyes and saw Xie Jingxing leaning against a tree, his arms folded across his chest, looking at her with a half-smile... The white tiger under his feet didn't know who he was calling.
Shen Miao walked towards him, and the white tiger followed happily all the way. This white tiger's personality was very outgoing. Although they had only met a few times and Shen Miao had never teased it, it actually wagged its tail affectionately at her. If you didn't know, you would think that this white tiger was raised by Shen Miao.
She stood beside Xie Jingxing and asked, "What did you ask me to do?"
Xie Jingxing raised his eyebrows: "Tailoring."
"Tailoring?" Shen Miao was suspicious. Before she could ask further, Xie Jingxing suddenly reached out and pulled her into his arms, hugged her gently, and then let her go.
His movements were too fast, and the hug to letting go was only a brief moment, leaving Shen Miao breathless and not knowing what to say. If she continued, it would seem like she was nitpicking, but if she didn't continue, she would indeed be taken advantage of by him.
Xie Jingxing said, “Given your temper, you probably won’t be so obedient as to embroider your wedding dress. I’ve found the best embroiderer in Daliang, but I don’t know the size of your dress.” He looked Shen Miao up and down, and said meaningfully, “You’ll know once you hold her.”
Shen Miao: “Shameless, shameless.”
Xie Jing Xing said slowly, "Oh," and said, "But you seemed to like it just now."
This person can make others mad with just three sentences. Shen Miao sarcastically said, "Your methods are quite sophisticated. You can tell the size just by hugging me. Have you done this a lot before?"
Xie Jing Xing stared at her until Shen Miao's back went numb, then he curled his lips and smiled: "Jealous? Then you can bring her back." He opened his arms, looking like he was ready for her to be picked.
“Who wants to hug you,” Shen Miao said disdainfully, “By the way, I have something to ask you.”
Xie Jingxing raised his eyebrows: "What's the matter?"
"I have received the betrothal gift list, why did you send so many betrothal gifts?" Shen Miao thought about it and found it funny: "Our Shen Mansion can't store all those things. Besides, if you send so many things, the Shen family can't afford to pay the same amount of dowry. Are you deliberately looking for trouble?"
"That's all?" Xie Jingxing said nonchalantly, "I was planning to give you a little more."
Shen Miao: “…” She was about to speak when she saw a guard rushing in from outside. Seeing Xie Jingxing, he looked troubled and said, “Your Highness, someone is looking for you outside. Our subordinates tried to stop him, but he was like crazy, shouting your name. We were afraid of causing misunderstanding, so we had to restrain him temporarily.”
"So?" Xie Jingxing asked.
"It's Su Mingfeng, the eldest son of the Pingnan Earl Su family." said the guard.
Shen Miao suddenly looked up.
In the front hall of Prince Rui's mansion, a young man was tied up. His whole body was almost tied up like a dumpling, and a piece of rag was stuffed in his mouth. He glared angrily at the guards on the side and struggled in vain.
This person is Su Mingfeng.
Su Mingfeng had been monitoring Prince Rui's residence for a long time, along with the Shen residence and the Princess's residence. The longer he investigated, the deeper his suspicions grew. He suspected Prince Rui was the deceased Xie Jingxing. Although this suspicion was absurd and ridiculous, as time passed, this idea not only persisted but became more and more ingrained.
Xie Jingxing and Shen Miao have some relationship, and Shen Miao is now being married to Prince Rui. If Xie Jingxing is Prince Rui, everything will be clear.
Su Mingfeng had an obsession with Xie Jingxing that others couldn't understand. After all, he was his childhood playmate. He had learned a lot from Xie Jingxing, and the significance of Xie Jingxing to him almost affected his entire life.
Regardless of whether Xie Jingxing is Prince Rui or not, Su Mingfeng must go and check it out in person.
He wanted to sneak into Prince Rui's mansion and watch Prince Rui take off his mask. Then, the truth would be revealed.
This was a crazy move, but Su Mingfeng felt he had to do it. He wasn't stupid enough to just go in on his own, so he had his men make a feint to the east and attack to the west, luring the guards from Prince Rui's palace out front, and then sneak in during the chaos.
However, Su Mingfeng did not expect that the guards of Prince Rui's Mansion were all smart and caught him in one go.
Feeling somewhat frustrated and even more disappointed, Su Mingfeng thought that since he had already been caught, it would be a waste of time not to face the truth. So he struggled desperately, even introducing himself, hoping to attract the attention of King Rui.
Just as he was thinking about it, a man with a big beard and dressed like a guard walked in from outside the door and stopped in front of him.
Su Mingfeng couldn't help but feel nervous. The bearded man winked at the people around him, and someone immediately came over to untie him and take the cloth out of his mouth.
"The master wants to see you, follow me."
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