readsfreenovel Chapter 244: The Beauty Trap is Actually a Lure to Kill
Chapter 244: The Beauty Trap is Actually a Lure to Kill
There were many ambiguous words in Shu Xuanhe's speech, so Ran Qianxi didn't notice anything wrong, but Li Zhengzhong reacted.
"Is the intention of the King of Shen also the intention of the little marquis?"
For a moment, the two looked at each other, and for some reason one could sense a quarrel between two opposing forces.
Shu Xuanhe: "Marriage is a matter of parents' orders and matchmaker's words. My thoughts are the same as Han'er's."
Li Zhengzhong smiled faintly, took out a new cup and poured him a cup of tea.
"Prince Shen has the order of his parents as you said, and Ah Qian and I also have the matchmaker's words of Dean Ran and his wife."
Before Shu Xuanhe could speak again, he continued what he had not finished saying.
"If the young marquis truly loves A Qian and A Qian is willing to marry him, I will not force him. But if the prince wants to use the young marquis as an excuse to get close to A Qian, I will have to speculate."
There were three people in the pavilion, two of them were playing guessing games, leaving Ran Qianxi the only one who was confused.
She accidentally raised her head and found that Shu Xuanhe had been looking at her, his eyes and smile were so intriguing. At the same time, she also found something wrong.
"I have no interest in finding this good man."
Hearing his pointed words, Ran Qianxi, whose brain was working fast, suddenly widened her eyes.
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
Seeing her excited expression, Shu Xuanhe Yixiao did not respond to her.
The next day—
Just after the hour of Si, the heavy snow had stopped and Ran Qianxi was stopped on her way back to the Ran Mansion.
The guard looked like he was wearing gorgeous clothes, not like someone from an ordinary merchant. He first bowed politely and then said, "Miss Ran, the King of Shen wants to see you."
Ran Qianxi looked at him impatiently and had no intention of keeping the appointment. Her wedding date was approaching and she was not in the mood to make friends with anyone else.
"No time."
Seeing her going away, the guards followed her and stopped her.
"Second Miss, please don't make things difficult for your subordinates."
"I already said I'm busy. If he has anything to do, he can come to my house to find me. I'm not in the mood to go over there."
Seeing that the guard was speechless, before he could say anything else, Shu Xuanhe's voice came from the carriage not far away.
"My king's robes have not been washed yet, Second Lady."
He used a fan to lift the curtain of the carriage. His face was evil and charming but not feminine. There was a cinnabar flower on his forehead, and a fire phoenix was embroidered on his olive green robe. The cuffs, hem and collar were all decorated with a touch of scarlet. He seemed to care more about his appearance than in the past few days.
Ran Qianxi pouted impatiently and said, "Then bring it back and I'll have the servants wash it."
"Since the Second Miss has used it, why should we let others do it?"
At this moment, Ran Qianxi finally couldn't hold it back anymore and her anger exploded in an instant.
"Are you sick? Is being a prince so idle? Are you farting from idleness?"
Hearing the dirty words, Shu Xuanhe did not get angry but slowly got out of the car.
"Being unreasonable is usually what men say about their partners. Miss Second is saying this to me now. Is this a hint?"
Ran Qianxi was stunned and immediately reached out to stop him from continuing.
"Okay, okay, I don't want to say any more. I'll just wash it for you. Here you go."
Shu Xuanhe took a few steps forward and said, "Let's go to the palace to take a shower."
At this moment, she didn't want to say a word. She was just thinking about how to get rid of this plague god. She walked onto the carriage helplessly, and Shu Xuan and Yixiao followed with their hands behind their backs.
Two people sat side by side in the car. Shu Xuanhe and Ziruo were stroking the fan, and gusts of cold wind blew into Ran Qianxi's sleeves.
"Stop shaking it, it's winter."
He raised the corner of his mouth without showing any expression, and continued to fan unscrupulously.
"Since it is a gift from the Second Miss, I will naturally use it every day."
Ran Qianxi glanced at him without responding, and Shu Xuanhe then put down the fan.
"Are you cold?"
"Nonsense is definitely cold."
"Haha, then I won't fan you."
After saying that, he took out a cloak from the dark box and put it on her. She was startled and immediately dodged.
"Hey, please don't use it on me. I have to wash another one."
Shu Xuanhe was stunned for a second, then smiled lightly, and put the cloak on her anyway, without saying another word along the way.
Prince Shen's Palace
The air outside the courtyard was freezing cold. Ran Qianxi walked towards the backyard with resentment, cursing under her breath.
"Boil some water, I'll wash you."
In front of the main hall, Shu Xuanhe smiled faintly, looked at her stubborn back and shook his head impatiently.
"I just remembered that the cloak has been washed."
Hearing this, Ran Qianxi suddenly turned around, her anger rising to the sky!
"Then why don't you let me come and play with me!"
He walked forward a few steps with his hands behind his back, slowly pushed her against the door, and spoke in a threatening manner.
"Yes~ let me play~"
The two looked at each other in silence. Seeing that she did not overreact, Shu Xuanhe grabbed her wrists and handcuffed them against the door.
Ran Qianxi frowned slightly, and it lasted for a long time. Shu Xuanhe suddenly kissed her neck!
"My grass!"
She was so frightened that she pushed him away, and because she was too anxious she used so much force that although he did not stumble and fall, the fan in his hand fell to the ground.
"You went through so much trouble to get me here because you wanted to have sex with me!"
Shu Xuanhe did not get angry and still smiled nonchalantly.
"Second Miss is scared?"
"I admit that you still have your charm and it's easy for people to have wild thoughts about you, but you can't forcefully take a woman away from me!"
Shu Xuanhe chuckled, picked up the fan, turned around and sat on the chair in front of the hall.
"Isn't the Second Miss a wanderer in the mortal world?"
Hearing his unexpected answer, Ran Qianxi instantly felt insulted!
"A wanderer in the world of mortals is not a prostitute, right?"
Even at this point, Shu Xuanhe still showed no sign of being angry, and still had an intriguing smile on his face.
"In that case, I am sorry for being rude. Miss, please go back."
After being ordered to leave, Ran Qianxi became even angrier and walked up to him and grabbed his collar.
"You really think I'm a whore!"
"No, since the Second Miss is unwilling to cooperate, how can I bear to force her?"
Ran Qianxi let go of her hand in angrily, and pointed hard, as if poking into his chest!
"Like father, like son. Your son is exactly like you!"
"Hahaha, does that mean the Second Miss has changed her mind and wants to have a one-night stand with me?"
"Fuck you, I'll save your sister!"
She turned around angrily, but after taking a few steps, she ran into Liu Xun and Lu Weien, and was immediately confused.
"Why are you two here?"
Liu Xun was also full of suspicion when he saw her.
"Xi'er? We are here on business."
As loyal ministers, they naturally had to share Baili Yong's worries, and the emperor only had one person to worry about.
Because of the price Tan Qianhuan paid for reversing time and space, his official career is now coming to an end little by little, and the officials in the court are naturally divided into two factions.
Shu Xuanhe seems to be not doing his job properly, but he is the adviser of the late emperor. It is precisely because of the changes that Baili Yong ordered people to invite him back to the imperial city with the purpose of dealing with Tan Qianhuan.
Xie Ying is the emperor's brother-in-law. In order to show the royal benevolence, he naturally cannot show up in public with Lu Weian. So Liu Xun, whom Baili Yong trusts the most, became the initiator.
Although Prince Shen does not have many troops, most of the old ministers in the court give him face and are on good terms with Xu Yuanchao. When Baili Yong learns of the conflict between him and Tan Qianhuan, he will naturally take advantage of it.
"What business?"
Hearing her question, Shu Xuanhe stood up and walked over.
"If it's official business, how can you tell the Second Miss?"
Ran Qianxi didn't pay much attention to it. She had no idea that Shu Xuanhe's seemingly unwise beauty trap was actually a wise move.
Shu Xuanhe advocated using Ran Qianxi as bait to lure Tan Qianhuan to death, but others strongly opposed it, so the matter has been at a standstill. This time they came to discuss the killing plan again.