The girl sitting in the center seat had a childish face, clear features, and not-so-fair skin with a healthy glow.
She smiled at Chu Nanfeng, who looked frustrated, and said slowly, "Does your cousin believe what I asked him before?"
"Ah Man, Jinxiu had her own reasons. She was afraid that your father would be embarrassed. She was doing this for the peace between Bei'an and Da Zhou."
Even though he had doubts in his heart, he still instinctively protected Su Jinxiu. However, after he finished speaking, when he looked at Ah Man again, he no longer had the confidence he had before.
Ah Man didn't say anything, but just looked at Chu Nanfeng with compassion. The bitterness and sympathy in her eyes were like needles, piercing into Chu Nanfeng's heart.
Ah Man knew best that Chu Nanfeng had invested his all in the relationship between Su Jinxiu and Chu Nanfeng. For Su Jinxiu, he could even abandon his own family. However, such a sacrifice was met with Su Jinxiu's hesitation.
What's even more tragic is that Su Jinxiu's hesitation might have been fake, and she had already made other plans.
"It turns out that in the eyes of the Imperial Sister Jinxiu, my cousin is not as good as our father, and even less so than the peace between the two countries."
The mocking words fell into Chu Nanfeng's ears, like a sharp knife cutting through his heart.
When the two of them were in love in Bei'an, Jinxiu said that he was her whole world.
So, was that just a sweet talk when in love? Chu Nanfeng couldn't help but laugh at himself in his heart, because of Su Jinxiu's words, he was so excited that he couldn't sleep in the middle of the night.
"Cousin, the reason I'm telling you this is because I know some inside information. Maybe we all misjudged the emperor sister."
Although she is not sure what Chu Nanfeng is thinking now, Ah Man still decides to take a gamble.
He was betting on his cousin's deepest doubts, the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, his mother and his own status in his cousin's heart.
"I'm not completely sure, but if the Bei'an royal family has any plans, they will target..."
Ah Man didn't finish her words, but everyone knew that if a tree stands out in the forest, it will be destroyed by the wind. The Queen, Ah Man, and the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion have received too much protection from the Emperor, and there are too many people who are jealous and want to destroy them.
"Jinxiu won't. The person she loves is me, so she won't target my relatives."
Protecting Su Jinxiu seemed to have become an instinct. After Ah Man said this, he just wanted to tell Ah Man that Su Jinxiu would not be their enemy.
However, after saying these words of defense, he fell silent, because he was not sure whether Su Jinxiu was still the pure and kind girl in his heart.
The seed of doubt was planted by Ah Man, but Su Jinxiu's attitude made the seed in his heart take root and sprout...
Ah Man didn't say anything, but just looked at Chu Nanfeng without blinking, which made Chu Nanfeng feel very uncomfortable and panicked in his heart.
"Ah Man, you know Jinxiu's kindness best. She may feel a little inferior because of the emperor's neglect, but she will never repay kindness with hatred."
It's still an explanation, but the more I explain, the less confident I feel.
Ah Man just looked at Chu Nanfeng without expressing any opinion. However, she made Chu Nanfeng feel uneasy.
Before coming to Da Zhou, he was indeed prepared to elope with Su Jinxiu, but that was because the impact of elopement would not be too great, and his aunt and Jinxiu were fully capable of protecting the Zhenguo Mansion.
However, if Su Jinxiu really came with a purpose, then he would have no choice but to abandon her and protect his home and his loved ones first.
Chu Nanfeng has always been very clear about this.
So, when Ah Man didn't speak, he couldn't help thinking about his conversations with Su Jinxiu. He wanted to use these conversations to prove Su Jinxiu's innocence, but the evidence was not sufficient and even full of loopholes.
For many things and many people, we cannot see any loopholes because we firmly believe in them, but if we have doubts in our hearts, then there will be many loopholes.
(End of this chapter)