He Jiuniang disliked this title, gave him a warning look, and then pushed the door open to go inside.
Behind the screen in the private room, a middle-aged man stood with his hands behind his back, facing away from the door, so He Jiuniang couldn't see what he looked like.
However, judging from his tall and straight figure, and the fact that his hair was still completely black, plus what Madam Yan said about how much he resembled Xun Wang, it was enough to show that this man was not bad-looking.
He Jiuniang didn't give him any face at all, and didn't care what he looked like. After entering, she sat down on her own and took a piece of the delicious pastry on the table.
Xun Wang hadn't expected He Jiu Niang to be such a carefree person, which seemed somewhat different from what his men had found out. So he stopped putting on airs, turned around, and sat down opposite He Jiu Niang.
He wasn't too much of a scoundrel; he wasn't wearing a mask, and his face, which looked very similar to He Jiuniang's, came into He Jiuniang's view.
With just one glance, He Jiuniang could tell how fake the playboy persona he had deliberately presented to the old emperor in his youth was. Such a healthy person could never be a womanizing playboy.
King Xun narrowed his eyes. Although he had heard that his daughter looked somewhat like him, he did not expect her to look so much like him, more like his other children than his other children.
Moreover, her beauty is quite flamboyant, but that's just her personality, which shows that she's a person who doesn't care about details.
With just one glance, disregarding He Jiuniang's abilities, Xun Wang was very satisfied with this daughter, and even somewhat regretted that if he had kept her by his side to raise her back then, she might be even more outstanding now.
"You're really brave."
He opened his mouth with a smile, looking every bit the loving father.
He Jiuniang glanced at him and said disdainfully, "Stop talking nonsense and get to the point."
Xun Wang was taken aback. Over the years, no one had ever dared to speak to him like that, and his other children had always been careful to coax him.
For him, He Jiuniang was undoubtedly the most special one.
Moreover, it seems that he is currently the most capable one, which is exactly what he needs.
“You should already know that I am your father…”
"Stop! You're not worthy to say these things to me. I can be a beggar's daughter, or a madman's daughter, but I will never be your daughter. If you asked to meet me today just to claim kinship and take advantage of me, then forget about it."
As He Jiuniang spoke, she got up to leave, since she had already achieved her goal in coming here.
"Don't you want to have your own family?"
"Putting aside the fact that you haven't raised me, you're still an exiled criminal. Why would I bring you back and drag myself down with you? Don't you think I look incredibly foolish?"
He Jiuniang looked at him with a mocking expression, thinking that this person was not very bright. But if he really wasn't very bright, how could he have planned so much behind the scenes?
"This status won't last long. Soon, I can make you a highly respected woman in Bei Yan."
His confident demeanor made He Jiuniang suspicious of the extent of his backing, and she couldn't help but become wary.
But soon she smiled again and asked, "Tell me, what do you want me to do for you?"
"No need, you don't need to do anything. I simply like you as my daughter and want to acknowledge you as my daughter, that's all."
Xun Wang's voice was gentle, his smile was warm, and he seemed more sincere than anyone else.
If He Jiuniang were brain-dead, she would definitely be moved, after all, the fatherly love she had lacked for more than 20 years was overflowing in this moment.
He probably realized that He Jiuniang wouldn't believe him, so he added, "Don't worry, my goal is the whole world. I have a token of an ancient treasure. If you can make the right choice, you won't have to worry about your future."
A token of an ancient treasure?
He Jiuniang paused, for it was something like the Pangu Jade.
The map of Nantai and the Pangu Jade of Beiyan are both in He Jiuniang's hands, so what is in Xun Wang's hands?
Is it Dongting or Xiteng?
What could it be?
However, she didn't believe it entirely; perhaps the old man was just trying to trick her.
She didn't reply and quickly left.
"Master, aren't you planning to recruit Miss into the army?"
After He Jiuniang left, a person emerged from the shadows beside her, looking at Xun Wang with a puzzled expression.
"There's no need. Seeing her today is just to give her another option."
At this point, Xun Wang twitched the corner of his mouth. He was always very sincere towards his partners.
The subordinates didn't quite understand, but they felt that their master's actions must be correct.
However, what Xun Wang did not expect was that his only act of kindness would bring him utter destruction.
He Jiuniang couldn't help but sneer as she left the teahouse. She had placed a tracking incense on Xun Wang, so she would know where he was even if he ran to the ends of the earth.
Thinking about it this way, it's not such a bad deal that I got disgusted by Xun Wang after coming out.
After that, she went directly to Lu Baichuan and told him about her trip to see Xun Wang.
"The fact that the Prince himself is in the capital, but there is no news at all about his place of exile, further confirms our previous suspicions. Now we just need to see what information Prince Jing can find out."
He Jiu Niang hadn't expected that the Prince would want to see her so openly in the capital. She had originally hoped that the Prince would cause him some trouble, but the Prince was completely out of her control.
That old bastard Wang is much more difficult to deal with than I imagined.
If he dares to show up, he has the means to make a clean getaway, and who knows if there are any Dongting people secretly hiding around.
How exactly did that old man get in touch with Dongting? The most outrageous thing is, he even used blood ties?
Lu Baichuan listened to her rambling on without saying a word. He Jiuniang talked for a long time, and seeing that he didn't react, she was about to question him about whether he hadn't been listening to her when she was met with a gloomy face.
He Jiuniang suddenly felt a little guilty: "Why are you looking at me like that?"
Lu Baichuan took a deep breath to calm himself down before saying, "It's nothing. I just think it's dangerous for you to see him alone. Tell me in advance next time, and I'll go with you."
When he first heard her say that, Lu Baichuan was very worried. Although he knew her abilities, it was his dereliction of duty to let his wife take the risk alone.
Feeling guilty, He Jiuniang's attitude softened considerably. She leaned closer, wrapped her arms around his neck, and said coquettishly, "Oh, I'm perfectly fine, aren't I? Don't you know my abilities? Nothing will happen."
"It's better to be safe than sorry."
Lu Baichuan insisted, "From now on, I will send people to follow you secretly, so that at least we can know your whereabouts."
They called it protection, but in reality, it was surveillance.
If it were anyone else, He Jiuniang would have cracked his head open, but with Lu Baichuan, He Jiuniang was not only not angry, but also very happy.
Her husband cares about her, so let her go!
"Okay, okay, don't be angry anymore, give me a smile!"
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