Her voice softened. "They were all fake. They were used to trick him. I accepted the hairpin because it has another use."
"really?"
"Seriously." She said seriously, "I've never had any interest in Gu Shichong from the beginning. Even when we were engaged, I wanted to cancel it as soon as possible."
"Then kiss me."
As he spoke, he turned his face to the side with a wronged yet righteous look, and reached out to touch his cheek: "Here."
“…”
In an instant, the love and affection in Xue Zhiyi's heart disappeared into thin air.
She felt unnecessary guilt.
"I've come to tell you something important."
He still tilted his face: "How serious is it?"
"Recently, rumors about the princess have been rampant in the palace. Have you heard about it?"
Upon hearing this, Huo Wuyou's frivolous and playful expression disappeared almost instantly, replaced by a sinister and cold look.
Xue Zhiyi said, "I recently heard that Princess Anle and Prince Helian You of Beidi first met in the imperial garden. It's true that they didn't know each other until they fought. Since then, they have both harbored feelings for each other. The princess is very likely to marry into the Beidi clan. This is truly a wonderful story, a match made in heaven."
She said, sneering: "What do you think?"
Huo Wuyou's eyes seemed to gleam coldly. "It's not just the palace, it's even spread among the people. How could I not know? Helian You is over ten years older than A Yu. How can this be considered a good match?"
Xue Zhiyi tilted his head back, gently leaning against the bookshelf, and looked up at him: "Even if rumors spread, it takes time. The princess and Helian You first met only three days ago. Even if they want to spread rumors, it won't spread so quickly."
Meeting her eyes, Huo Wuyou said, "Such hasty rumor-mongering will only leave a thousand loopholes. It won't take long to find the rumor-monger."
Although there was a smile on his lips, his expression was as sharp as a blade: "I will make this person who spread rumors suffer the consequences."
Xue Zhiyi only sighed slightly: "Those who want to use such rumors to make the princess marry into the Northern Di clan are nothing more than a few groups of people."
As they were talking, Xue Zhiyi suddenly felt a warmth on her lips. She widened her eyes and saw Huo Wuyou suddenly raised his hand to cover her mouth.
Unsure what was going on, Huo Wuyou's eyes were cold and he made a gesture to silence her. He said softly, "Someone's coming."
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