Chapter 116: She and I are siblings, and I know she is innocent and pure
It shouldn’t be like this…
According to her plan, everything should be done step by step, and she should reveal her intentions when she is most confident, rather than exposing them without any preparation like now...
He didn't wake her up to watch the fireworks display together. Was it because he disliked her?
The girl is always calm and composed.
But at this moment, as she stared at Xie Guanlan's back, she was surrounded by overwhelming panic.
What would he think of her?
Will you regard her as a disgrace and a monster?
Girls care about their self-esteem and face.
Unfortunately, Xie Guanlan had his back to her and the night was too dark so she couldn't see his face.
Wen Xingluo took a half step back, her skirt swaying in fear, creating ripples like water.
Mu Zhiqiu said righteously, "The Zhenbei Palace took her in out of kindness, but she was so reckless and unethical that she coveted things that didn't belong to her. This shows how ambitious and evil she is! If I were the mistress of the Zhenbei Palace, I would give this woman thirty strokes of the cane, make her ulterior motives known to the world, and then expel her from the palace!"
At the dim staircase, Wen Xingluo's face was as pale as paper.
The corners of her eyes were red and wet. She didn't have the courage to listen to Xie Guanlan's answer, so she turned around and fled.
The fireworks display hasn't officially started yet.
The night sky is as dark as ink, and countless bright stars are scattered across the Milky Way that spans the sky.
Xie Guanlan glanced at Mu Zhiqiu indifferently, and suddenly smiled slowly.
Just when Mu Zhiqiu wanted to ask him what he was laughing at, a large hand with thin calluses suddenly grabbed her neck.
"Uh..." Mu Zhiqiu uttered the words with difficulty, staring at the young man in front of him in disbelief.
Xie Guanlan slowly lifted her up.
He coldly spat out four words, "Nonsense."
Mu Zhiqiu's pupils shrank.
"Wen Ningning just took a nap in the afternoon. She never did anything you mentioned." Xie Guanlan said word by word, "She and I are siblings. I know she is innocent and pure, and would never do anything that goes beyond the rules. You are making unwarranted assumptions, which shows how filthy you are!"
The girl's neck bones made a crackling sound.
Mu Zhiqiu was almost suffocated by the pain, and tears rolled down her cheeks. She could only struggle in vain and beat Xie Guanlan's hands desperately.
Just at this moment, the fireworks display officially began, and countless fireworks bloomed in the night sky.
As the people on the long street and in the restaurant looked up, Xie Guanlan let go of his hand.
Mu Zhiqiu fell to the ground, holding her neck and coughing violently. Her slender and plump body was like a withering flower trembling in the autumn wind.
The door of the west wing was closed at the time, and her spies did not see the specific situation inside.
But she saw Wen Xingluo eating the fried fish at the banquet with her own eyes, and her spies also saw Xie Guanlan walk into the west wing. It was definitely impossible for Wen Xingluo to just take a nap.
Xie Guanlan...is shielding Wen Xingluo.
They stayed in the West Wing for so long, are they really innocent?
Mu Zhiqiu looked at Xie Guanlan with fear and complexity.
What was his motivation for shielding Wen Xingluo?
Is it because he loves his younger sister and doesn't want her reputation to be damaged, or...
Thinking of a certain possibility, Mu Zhiqiu's heart was filled with turmoil.
However, Wen Xingluo is just the daughter of a county magistrate. Apart from her beautiful appearance, she has no other advantages. She lives in the Zhenbei Palace with that identity. If Xie Guanlan is really attracted to her, then this shameful relationship will only bring him endless troubles.
Mu Zhiqiu always believed that Xie Guanlan was as smart as her.
People like them won't seek trouble for themselves.
Mu Zhiqiu was breathing rapidly, and her reason prompted her to put Wen Xingluo out of her mind for the time being.
She knelt at Xie Guanlan's feet as if surrendering. "That man in the capital has been wary of the Zhenbei Palace's powerful army for years, and has speculated that the commander-in-chief has rebellious intentions. Yet, you refused to evade his attack and instead slaughtered Du Guanghong's entire family. This time, the Mu family has been sent to the southwest to serve as the emperor's eyes and ears, monitoring the Zhenbei Palace's every move in the southwest. As long as the commander-in-chief agrees to marry into the Mu family, the Mu family is willing to conceal everything for you, so that the capital's hand will never again reach into Shu, and the territory within your reach will be completely transformed into an iron wall!"
She has been smart since she was young. Because she lived a hard life with Mu Shangming when she was young, her temperament is much more mature and stable than girls of the same age.
She smiled charmingly and ambitiously at Xie Guanlan, "If we talk about matching, the Mu family and the Zhenbei Palace are the most suitable. My daughter and the commander are a match made in heaven."
As the fireworks exploded in the night sky, they illuminated the woman's charming face with plump cheeks, red lips and affectionate eyes.
The white fingertips slid across Xie Guanlan's legs inch by inch, outlining the muscles he had developed over many years of military service, like a silent invitation.
The other side.
Wen Xingluo ran from the observation deck at the top to the fifth floor.
The beauty was near a gathering of dignitaries who were watching the fireworks. She found a seat in a corner amid the noise, and the cool breeze on her face made her mind clearer.
She guessed that she would never be able to return to the Zhenbei Palace in the future.
A righteous voice suddenly exploded, "Okay, Miss Wen, you've caused me so much trouble!"
Wen Xingluo looked over and saw that it was Chen Yu.
He was wearing a red robe tonight, with a gold hairpin in his hair and a jade belt around his waist. He looked a bit like Xie Guanlan, but was far less handsome than him.
That pretty face was still pleasing to the eye, but now it looked angry and easy to deceive.
Wen Xingluo asked, "What have I done to you?"
"You're spreading nonsense and framing me in front of Prince Xie. Isn't that harming me?! Even if you're jealous, you shouldn't be trying to attract my attention this way! I didn't say I wouldn't marry you!"
Wen Xingluo laughed softly.
She sat down on the beauty's chair listlessly, her eyes falling on Shen Yu's lips.
She really couldn't remember how she molested Xie Guanlan.
I guess... I kissed him for a long time?
After watching for a while, she suddenly waved to Shen Yu, "Mr. Shen, come here."
Shen Yu was on guard, "What...what are you doing?"
Wen Xingluo seemed to be giving up hope and pointed to his lips with a half-smile, "I want to try what it feels like to kiss someone."
Maybe after kissing Chen Yu, she would be able to remember everything that happened in the afternoon?
Shen Yu couldn't believe his ears and suddenly widened his eyes.
He stared at Wen Xingluo closely, his Adam's apple rolling up and down unconsciously.
Although he already had someone in his heart, the girl before him was truly stunningly beautiful, and the young wife his father had personally chosen for him...
As if possessed by some mysterious force, Chen Yu forgot what Wen Xingluo had done to him and slowly approached her step by step.
Top floor, observation deck.
"Marriage..." Xie Guanlan smiled faintly and fiddled with the amulet on his waist. "What makes Miss Mu think that I need a marriage to compete with that guy in the capital?"
Mu Zhiqiu was speechless.
She looked at Xie Guanlan and realized clearly that the young man in front of her had never taken her, a daughter of an official from the capital, seriously.
But it doesn't matter.
It is normal for aristocratic families to exchange interests.
She got up, staggered and leaned against the railing, mentally calculating how she could use the bargaining chip to get Xie Guanlan to marry her.
As the fireworks exploded, she caught a glimpse of the beauty chair downstairs in her peripheral vision.
Wen Xingluo was lazily leaning on the beauty's chair, her skirt fluttering like a flower in the night breeze, and she was looking up at Chen Yu in front of her.
As Shen Yu leaned over, she even stretched out a hand and gently placed it on his shoulder.
It looked like, well, a kiss.
Mu Zhiqiu suddenly laughed out loud.
Xie Guanlan glanced at her, and Mu Zhiqiu sneered, "The Commander's good sister is really... innocent and naive."
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