At night, Su Ningxin was calculating her account books under the lamp. The money she had distributed from the Chamber of Commerce over the years, plus the rewards she received from time to time in the palace and the things she finally moved from the emperor's private treasury, was a large sum. She had to You need to sort it out carefully to see what can be brought into the prince's palace as dowry.
When she was looking dizzy, she suddenly heard the sound of fighting coming from outside. The sound must have been deliberately lowered, and ordinary people would not notice it. However, she has been practicing martial arts for many years, and she still has this acumen. , not to mention the fight was on her roof.
Su Ningxin dropped the charcoal in her hand, got up and strode out to investigate. She wanted to see which blind assassin dared to go to Tai Sui's head and cause trouble
Walking to the yard and looking up at the roof, there was no one there. They should have heard Su Ningxin's footsteps hidden in the shadows, but they could hear Su Ningxin's footsteps, and Su Ningxin could also feel the sound of the roof. Most of the eyes were on him.
Su Ningxin looked at the yard and saw that no one was outside, then she said, "You stepped on the tiles until they crackled, and you still looked at me so that I couldn't hear you? Come out, it won't look good if you are caught by the soldiers." .”
The two people on the roof did not admit that they had been discovered, but they just scolded each other in their hearts at the same time, "If you are not good at martial arts, how dare you explore the boudoir at night? If you make trouble to hurt yourself, you must beat him to death if you have the chance."
Seeing that there was still no movement on the roof, Su Ningxin squinted her eyes. She could probably guess who the person was, but she didn't want to reveal that she knew martial arts, so she could only continue, "Shuangbai, go arrest them." ."
Shuangbai, who also heard the sound and came out to take a look, had been watching for a long time. After hearing Su Ningxin's order, he immediately flew up to the roof. After a few moves with the two men, he was invincible. If it weren't for those two men, they always used tricks to sneak up on them. The opponent was subdued after two frosty attacks.
Fortunately, Shuangbai didn't hesitate to fight. After letting them show their figures, he flew back and stood next to Su Ningxin. The two people no longer dodge when they were exposed, but also followed down and stood opposite Su Ningxin.
Su Ningxin looked at the two people opposite her with a calm expression. One was Shen Zhao from Uncle Taiping's Mansion. His appearance was expected by Su Ningxin. After he recognized her in the mourning hall that day, Su Ningxin knew that he was He won't give up, and he can be considered patient if he can endure it until today to explore his true and falsehood.
But there was another person who surprised Su Ningxin. He was Chu Jihan, the eldest son of Prince An County.
[Isn’t he a sick man? He is so good at martial arts, is it so hard to bully even sick Yangzi now?]
Listening to what Su Ningxin was thinking, Chu Jihan's hand shaking the folding fan paused inaudibly, tears streaming down his face, wondering whether he was burdened by the rumors, and what kind of unsavory image he would have in the future wife's mind.
Fortunately, Chu Jihan didn't know that his reputation was instilled in Su Ningxin by the emperor and queen, and he didn't know that Su Ningxin was looking forward to his untimely death every day. Otherwise, Chu Jihan wouldn't know how heartbroken he would be. .
After looking at them for a moment, Su Ningxin asked, "Who are you two, and why did you sneak into the Hou Mansion in the middle of the night? What do you want?"
Chu Jihan was the first to introduce himself, trying to leave a good impression on Su Ningxin, "I am Chu Jihan, the eldest son of Prince Anjun. I met Miss Su once at the gate of the palace. I wonder if the girl still remembers it." ?”
[Of course I remember it. Who wouldn’t take a few glances at that pretty face of yours?]
The corner of Chu Jihan's mouth twitched, and he ignored the name "Little Pretty Face". At least Miss Su remembered him, which is a good thing, right
Although she was thinking this, the duplicitous Su Ningxin replied, "Before entering the palace, I was nervous and didn't dare to look too much. I don't remember the prince. I hope the prince will forgive me. I don't know why the prince came to my courtyard?"
Chu Jihan: "..." Sure enough, it was still the familiar Su Ningxin, without a word of truth in her mouth.
But Chu Jihan was still happy in his heart. It didn't matter if he didn't say this. It was just a means of self-protection. Anyway, he could hear her inner thoughts, which was called telepathy. They were indeed a match made in heaven.
"The emperor issued an imperial edict today, granting marriage to us. I thought we should meet each other before the marriage. It is not a blind marriage." Chu Jihan said warmly, imitating Shen Qing's tone. He felt that Su Ning His heart should like people like Shen Qing, so he can just pretend for a while. At worst, he will pretend for the rest of his life.
Shen Qing died to save herself, and now she wants to marry Su Ningxin. So what if she takes care of her for the rest of her life instead of Shen Qing
Before Su Ningxin could answer, Shen Zhao on the side mocked, "It's just an imperial edict. There's no decision to get married. How are you different from those flower pickers by sneaking into the girl's yard like this?"
Naturally, Chu Jihan would not tolerate him, and immediately gave him a look of contempt, "Who are you? Didn't you also sneak into the girl's yard? Miss Su and I have an engagement, but you don't, right? No way. Is he really a flower picker?"
As the leader of the Dragon Guard, Chu Jihan knew the officials and their families very well. Of course he knew that the person in front of him was Prince Taiping Shen Zhao. However, Prince Anjun had just arrived in the capital not long ago, so naturally he shouldn't know, so he did this. explain.
"You..." Shen Zhao was about to speak angrily, but then he thought about it. Shen Qing was his biological sister, but as the eldest daughter of the Su family, she really had nothing to do with him.
So Shen Zhao said, "I am the guardian of the Hou Mansion, and I specialize in guarding against villains who climb over the walls." Shen Zhao said the word villain very clearly, and at the same time, he stared at Chu. Ji Han was afraid that others wouldn't know that he was talking about him.
Chu Jihan did not expose Shen Zhao's lie. After all, it was related to Su Ning's reputation. It would not be good for her to tell the truth. Chu Jihan just gave Shen Zhao a warning look, "Since you are the guardian of the hospital, you should protect it well." Go to the Marquis Mansion instead of a grown man running into the girl’s yard in the backyard.”
Su Ningxin saw that something was not going right, so she said, "The prince is an outsider, please go down."
Shen Zhao was silent for a moment, and finally left unwillingly, disappearing into the night in a blink of an eye.
But Chu Jihan, who stayed where he was, was wagging his tail to the sky. Did you see that Miss Su said that he was not an outsider and that he was approving their marriage
"If the prince came here and only wanted to see me once, then he has seen me now. Please come back, prince. After all, it is unreasonable. The prince must not do this again in the future." Su Ningxin said in a deep voice.
But Chu Jihan didn't want to leave just like that, and said quickly, "Miss Su, I think we can chat more and get to know each other, so as not to still be like strangers when we get married."
Regardless of everything else, the fact that she is a sick young man who is not going to die soon must be explained clearly. This excuse is just to deceive outsiders. She must not let Miss Su get married with full of unwillingness and sadness.
(End of chapter)