Chapter 81 Stay Away from Ye Wuque
"No," Xiao Jinxuan shook his head slightly, "I'm here to discuss cooperation with you."
If he really wanted to arrest her and bring her to justice, when he found out about the Hongxiban group, he could have presented the evidence directly to His Majesty instead of coming here to see her.
Xie Zhuoning breathed a sigh of relief.
It's a good thing that he is willing to put forward conditions. His willingness to put forward conditions proves that there is room for negotiation to turn the matter around.
"What does His Royal Highness Prince Xuan want to cooperate with me on?"
Xiao Jinxuan flexed his fingers, his expression restrained and reserved, "I will help you break off the engagement, and you stay away from Ye Wuque."
"Huh?" Xie Zhuoning was stunned for a second.
What's going on with these two people?
Ye Wuque asked her to stay away from Xiao Jinxuan, and Xiao Jinxuan also asked him to stay away from Ye Wuque.
What if they have a grudge against each other?
Her eyes flickered, and after she hesitated for a moment, she spoke decisively, "Okay, I promise you!"
The conditions of these two people are not actually conflicting. Ye Wuque asked her to stay away from Xiao Jinxuan, and Xiao Jinxuan asked her to stay away from Ye Wuque, so why not just stay away from both of them?
After hearing her answer, Xiao Jinxuan felt much happier.
That guy Ye Wuque always had a strange look in his eyes every time he looked at that girl, as if he was a beast lurking in the forest, determined to catch his prey.
What a pity.
I will not give him this opportunity.
"Keep this seal. When you want to see me, just have someone bring the seal to you." Xiao Jinxuan pulled a tourmaline seal from his waist and handed it to Xie Zhuoning.
Xie Zhuoning naturally knew this. On the day she was reborn, she was almost chopped to death by his sword because she took his private seal.
At that time, she never dreamed that one day, Xiao Jinxuan would personally hand his private seal to her.
"This is too expensive..." Xie Zhuoning was reluctant to accept it.
He gave me jade hairpins and other things before, but when I put them on, I couldn’t tell who gave them to me, so I didn’t think they were anything special.
But private seals are a symbol of status. If someone accidentally sees His Royal Highness Prince Xuan's private seal on her body, she won't be able to explain it even if she has a thousand mouths.
Xiao Jinxuan frowned, without moving, and had no intention of taking it back. "Prince Xuan's palace is heavily guarded. Without my private seal, your message cannot be passed in."
Giving her the seal was just to make it easier for the two of them to communicate with each other.
Seeing that she was still hesitant, Xiao Jinxuan's face turned cold, "You really don't want to accept it?"
"No," Xie Zhuoning explained, "I was thinking you could give me a token, like a letter, a token, or something..."
There's no need to give her something as important as a private print, right?
What if she uses his identity to commit crimes?
"Love or not, cooperation is useless." Xiao Jinxuan seemed a little angry and reached out to take it back.
Xie Zhuoning moved quickly and immediately put the private seal inside his clothes. "I suddenly think private seals are pretty good. Look, they are small and delicate. How convenient to carry with you."
"Hmph, you are quite adaptable." Xiao Jinxuan glanced at her rapidly changing expression and snorted.
Xie Zhuoning said shamelessly, "It depends on who I am dealing with. In front of His Royal Highness Prince Xuan, I will always be humble."
Xiao Jinxuan raised his eyebrows, "Are you still feeling wronged?"
"That's impossible. I'm not stupid. I won't be a fool after getting an advantage. His Highness Prince Xuan is willing to help me. That's the blessing I've cultivated for eight lifetimes. But this blessing is too great. I'm afraid I can't bear it."
She spoke with a giggling tone, but there was no smile in her eyes.
Xiao Jinxuan was willing to help her break off the engagement with Xiao Bicheng at any cost, but the only condition was that she stay away from Ye Wuque.
So what's the benefit for him?
He is wholeheartedly concerned about the country of Daye. He wonders if the court situation will be reshuffled after she breaks off her engagement with Xiao Bicheng?
It couldn't be that he would take such a big risk to help her just because he likes me, right?
Thinking of this possibility, Xie Zhuoning's heart skipped a beat.
But soon, she shook her head to deny it.
Although she kept asking him if he liked her, she was just teasing him.
Xiao Jinxuan is aloof and cold, how could he really fall in love with her?
So, she wanted to know what his motive was for talking to her about cooperation.
"It's not just for you, it's also for Daye." Xiao Jinxuan said, "The peace treaty has been finalized, but Ye Wuque is reluctant to leave. He has approached you several times, and no one knows if he has other intentions."
He had a lot of dealings with Ye Wuque during this period. That man had a demonic mind and a strange temper, and was definitely not a good person.
The little girl's background involves the Marquis of Zhenyang and hundreds of thousands of Zhenbei troops.
There must be no carelessness.
Xie Zhuoning immediately understood that it was all for the sake of Daye!
Sure enough, Xiao Jinxuan is still the same Xiao Jinxuan.
She breathed a sigh of relief and put her hand on her chest. "I was so scared. I thought you fell in love with me."
As soon as these words were spoken, a layer of iron blue haze instantly covered Xiao Jinxuan's brows.
It was as if an unknown rage rose from the bottom of his heart, making him want to kill someone.
What do you mean she was scared to death?
Is it a horrible thing that he fell in love with her?
"Master." Ling Xiao came in and whispered a few words in his ear.
Xiao Jinxuan's face darkened, and he stood up immediately. "I'll discuss the matter of breaking off the engagement in the long run. Wait for my news."
After saying this, he obviously had something urgent to do, and left with Ling Xiao in a hurry.
Xie Zhuoning watched him leave the box, and his smiling eyes instantly disappeared.
Are you waiting for his news?
Maybe I can't wait any longer.
She can cooperate with others and use each other, but she will never sit idly by and pin her hopes on any one person.
Not even Xiao Jinxuan can do it.
Xiao Jinxuan probably thought that she wanted to break off the engagement with Xiao Bicheng because of Bai Yingxue?
But what she wanted was not only to cancel the engagement, but also to send Xiao Bicheng to hell!
Coming out of the private room, Xie Zhuoning called Xia Ju, "Go and find out where Murong Yan is."
She kept thinking about Xiao Jinxuan's words and felt very worried.
Unexpectedly, before Xia Ju could even move, she saw Murong Yan stumbling in, all covered in dirt.
Xie Zhuoning hurried over to him, and glanced at him with a nervous and worried look, "Sir, are you injured?"
Fearing that she would be contaminated by his filth, Murong Yan blushed and took two steps back, "Miss, don't come over. I just fell into the mud and I'm not injured anywhere."
"You just fell into a ditch?" A look of surprise flashed across Xie Zhuoning's face.
She thought that Xiao Jinxuan knew that he was doing things for her behind her back, so he attacked him secretly.
Could it be that she misunderstood Xiao Jinxuan?
Murong Yan said embarrassedly: "On my way here, I saw a kitten fall into a mud ditch, and I wanted to pick it up."
As a result, he lost his balance and fell down, and it took him a lot of effort to climb out of the mud ditch.
Worried that she had waited too long and was getting anxious, he rushed here without even changing his clothes.
Xie Zhuoning breathed a sigh of relief, "I'm glad you're okay."
She asked the shopkeeper to open a room upstairs, prepare some hot water, and asked someone to buy a set of ready-made clothes.
Not long after, Murong Yan appeared in front of her, clean and refreshed.
"Miss, you called me here so urgently, is there something important?"