His breathing paused for a moment, but he still spoke insincerely, "...again?"
Xue Zhiyi looked at him like this for a moment before sighing silently, "Even if you have doubts about me, my Lord, you should at least know that everyone has times when they are forced to do things against their will. Hasn't the Marquis of Lin'an ever experienced this?"
Speaking of this, Huo Wuyou remained silent.
After the death of his parents, in order to avoid being hunted down by the treacherous people, he had no choice but to keep a low profile. He repeatedly rejected the emperor's offer to let him join the government, and spent his days enjoying himself. He only started to investigate secretly when it was private.
Isn't this also beyond one's control?
Seeing that he was silent, Xue Zhiyi quietly observed his expression and said, "In the eyes of Marquis Lin'an, I am a daughter of the Xue family and have an inseparable relationship with them. No matter what, even for my own sake, I will not betray the Xue family. Therefore, even if Marquis Lin'an does not trust me, Zhiyi dare not harbor any resentment."
"It's just that." She sighed again: "I have nothing to prove now, I just want to ask the Marquis of Lin'an for one thing."
Xue Zhiyi said sincerely, "If one day I can convince the Marquis that I am not of the same ilk as the Xue family, then I hope the Marquis can lend me a hand and help me escape this quagmire of the Xue family."
She reached out and handed the neatly folded handkerchief to Huo Wuyou: "Just consider it as a token of my gratitude for uncovering the secret of the Wu Tan Zun and saving the Queen Mother from the pain of poisoning, okay?"
"Aren't you the same kind of people as the Xue family?" Huo Wuyou looked at her, not knowing what she was thinking.
Suddenly, he asked, "What about Gu Shichong?"
When he asked this question, Huo Wuyou knew that he had fallen into the trap again. Once again, he fell into the tears of this cunning woman.
But he still couldn't help but wait for Xue Zhiyi's answer with some anticipation.
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