Fan Ziruo continued, "He said he would teach Ziruo how to write a novel, but after coming here these past few days, he took advantage of her and left without even asking about the novel. He doesn't care how well Ziruo is writing it."
Being too strong-willed has both advantages and disadvantages.
The advantage is that they provide strong support, but the disadvantage is that they are currently being criticized and unable to retaliate.
He Yunxiao quickly tried to salvage the situation, saying, "How's Ziruo's novel writing going these past few days? Let me see it."
"No."
He Yunxiao: ...
Although Fan Ziruo refused, He Yunxiao wasn't stupid enough to actually not watch it.
These women are all two-faced; when they say "I won't give it to you," they mean you should "quickly coax me."
After coaxing him for a while, Fan Ziruo couldn't resist He Yunxiao's constant whispers and finally showed him the novel.
Fan Ziruo wrote slowly and hadn't written much in the past few days. He Yunxiao, on the other hand, seized the opportunity to read carefully, evaluate thoroughly, and praise highly. The matter was finally over.
Fan Ziruo wasn't unreasonable. She knew He Yunxiao was busy with Daqi Bank's affairs and was actually quite understanding of him. She had simply used the novel as an excuse to emphasize her presence to him. After emphasizing it and seeing his genuine concern, Fan Ziruo was naturally satisfied.
"Speak," Fan Ziruo said to He Yunxiao.
"What did you say?" He Yunxiao asked instinctively.
“You came this morning, and you’re here again now. There must be something you want to say. And it must be something important that even you yourself are unsure about.”
He Yunxiao: ...
Fortunately, I took the initiative to tell Ziruo; otherwise, with Ziruo's intelligence, she wouldn't have been able to hide anything from me. (www.cascoo.net)
Although Fan Ziruo's words were right, He Yunxiao, who was well-versed in women's psychology, chose not to admit it at first. Instead, he tried to get close to her while saying, "It's nothing, I just missed Ziruo, that's all."
"Really?" Fan Ziruo didn't believe it.
"Really." He Yunxiao nodded, then changed the subject, "Actually, there is a little thing."
"Didn't the young master say he was just here to see Ziruo and had nothing else to do? Ziruo took it seriously, and now Ziruo doesn't want to hear anything else."
Without thinking twice, He Yunxiao put his arm around her waist and said, "My dear Ziruo, give me a kiss."
After saying that, he moved closer to her fair and tender face.
Fan Ziruo's face was tickled by He Yunxiao's kisses. She knew that He Yunxiao was using a legitimate reason to retaliate against her for not listening to him.
"Alright, alright, just say what you need to say."
He Yunxiao sighed and actually released Fan Ziruo's soft body with both hands. Not only that, but he also did not sit close to her, but kept a distance from her.
This made Fan Ziruo, who was used to close contact with He Yunxiao, suddenly feel very uncomfortable.
She felt inexplicably apprehensive, fearing that He Yunxiao no longer liked her.
Her mind raced, and Fan Ziruo instantly considered every possible possibility of a lack of intimacy.
He Yunxiao was in low spirits at the moment, while Fan Ziruo's emotions were easily manipulated by He Yunxiao due to the high level of favorability, turning from being very good to being worried and uneasy.
Fan Ziruo had a vague feeling that He Yunxiao was about to say something important.
At this moment, she even took the initiative to hold He Yunxiao's hand, no longer calling him "He Yunxiao" or "Young Master," but directly addressing him as "Husband," clearly expressing her attitude of sharing life and death with him and remaining faithful until death.
"Husband, has something happened?"
When it came to the life and death of Sister Jiang and himself, He Yunxiao put on a superb acting performance.
“Madam, nothing serious has happened. It’s just that we have no choice but to ask you to make do with this.”
Fan Ziruo's favorability rating has increased from 101 to 103.
Holding He Yunxiao's hand firmly, Fan Ziruo said, "Ziruo is not afraid of being wronged."
He Yunxiao understood that the only way to resolve the conflict between his wife (Jiang Wuyou) and his mother (Fan Ziruo) was to clarify the stakes.
Unlike Nan Zhu, who would be moved to tears by Sister Jiang's experiences and readily agree, Fan Ziruo would never do that. The only way to get her to agree to Sister Jiang moving into the Marquis's residence was to tell her Sister Jiang's true identity.
Let her come to the conclusion herself that the spies need to be placed under the protection of the Marquis's mansion.
At the same time, he must try his best to obscure any emotional connection between himself and Sister Jiang, leaving only a purely self-interested relationship between them.
Only in this way can we succeed.
“Ziruo,” He Yunxiao said slowly, “before we talk about this, I need you to promise me that this matter is important and cannot be told to anyone else.”
Fan Ziruo said very simply, "I guarantee it."
That's how trust works. You can trust someone without saying a few words, but you won't trust someone no matter how much they talk.
He Yunxiao naturally believed in Fan Ziruo. Putting aside her personality, just looking at her current 103% favorability rating, she was absolutely trustworthy.
After briefly explaining Jiang Wuyou's identity, value, and importance to Fan Ziruo, He Yunxiao added at the end: "Ziruo, if what she says is true, that Yinjing is not peaceful and that Qi and Yan will go to war, then letting her stay at Chunfeng Tower will be too dangerous. If she sides with Qi, her life will be threatened by spies from other Yan states. Therefore, I want to bring her to the Marquis's residence, protect her, and then slowly extract information that is beneficial to our Great Qi from her."
After He Yunxiao's antics, Fan Ziruo naturally couldn't conclude that Jiang Wuyou shouldn't stay at the Marquis's residence. In fact, given the current situation, letting her stay at the Marquis's residence was indeed a very appropriate choice.
"Husband, why don't you ask the imperial court to handle this matter?"
He Yunxiao had already prepared his words: "Not everyone in the imperial court is a good person. I don't trust them."
Fan Ziruo was not involved in court politics, but the fact that the court was divided was common knowledge throughout Yinjing. In addition, there was indeed a risk of being infiltrated by the Yan Kingdom, so it was reasonable for He Yunxiao not to rely on anyone in the court.
This matter is completely reasonable and logically sound, but Fan Ziruo just feels that something is not quite right.
She knew her husband was a womanizer, so why did this female spy happen to be a beautiful courtesan? And why did she have to live in the Marquis's mansion and spend every day with her husband?
Everything was too coincidental.
It's as if it were arranged by fate.
Although Fan Ziruo's affection for He Yunxiao far exceeded that for Nanzhu, she did not completely believe what He Yunxiao said, unlike Nanzhu.
Fan Ziruo still remembered how He Yunxiao had pretended to like studying and to take the imperial examination in order to deceive her and get close to her at the academy.
He Yunxiao himself admitted to this, and he cleverly chose to confess on the day of the confession, at a romantic sunset, on the second floor of a tavern, waiting for her to be ready before giving him her body, feelings, soul, and everything else.
He's so wicked that even knowing the truth, I can't bring myself to scold him!
Fan Ziruo had doubts, but she knew the importance of national affairs, so she had no choice but to agree to let Jiang Wuyou stay at the Marquis's residence for a few days to see how things went.
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