615 Marriage Exchange (2)
Just because they were allies on the surface, they could be completely honest with each other? Why did Xie Jingxing think that she would not betray him?
Xie Jingxing did not notice the surprise on Shen Miao’s face. He said, “Huangfu Hao might find trouble with you. Leave what you can’t solve to Gao Yang.”
Shen Miao had an inexplicably strange feeling. She felt… like her husband was reminding her to be careful before he left home. Shen Miao was shocked by her thoughts and said in a panic, “Got it.”
Xie Jingxing was a little puzzled by Shen Miao’s panicked reaction, but he did not ask about it. He said a few more words and left.
After Xie Jing left, Shen Miao sat under the candlelight and inexplicably felt her cheeks burning. Every time she spoke to Xie Jingxing these few days, she felt that something was wrong.
Xie Jingxing left Shen Miao’s place and returned to his mansion. He happened to see Gao Yang and Ji Yushu there, feeding the white tiger. Xie Jingxing glanced at him and said unhappily, “Stop feeding it.”
“Jiaojiao likes it,” Ji Yushu said.
The veins on Xie Jingxing’s forehead twitched. “Don’t call it by its name.”
Ji Yushu immediately felt a chill running down his spine. He stood up and silently retreated to the side.
Gao Yang was used to Xie Jingxing doting on this white tiger very much, but only Ji Yushu was bold enough to play with it all day long. He walked to Xie Jingxing’s side and said, “Everything is set.”
“I’ll set off tomorrow.” Xie Jingxing glanced at him. “While I’m gone, I’ll leave the matters in the capital to you.”
Gao Yang looked at him. “Don’t worry, I’ll definitely help you keep Fifth Miss Shen safe.”
“But not in a too obvious way,” Xie Jingxing said indifferently.
Gao Yang was speechless. Xie Jingxing was really too fickle. For example, yesterday, Pei Lang wrote a letter to Shen Miao, the gist of which was that he wanted Shen Miao to be wary of Huangfu Hao and Fu Xiuyi. In the end, he reminded Shen Miao to stay away from Xie Jingxing. Xie Jingxing asked Gao Yang to copy Pei Lang’s handwriting and write a new letter. What was even more unbelievable was that Xie Jingxing erased the last sentence in the letter and asked Gao Yang to add that if Shen Miao was in any trouble, she could look to Prince Rui for help.
“I understand.” Gao Yang waved his fan and said, “In other words, if she causes a mess, I’ll clean it up. If she kills someone, I’ll take the bullet, right?”
“Don’t worry.” Xie Jingxing smiled and said, “She’ll be too busy with the upcoming marriage in the Shen family for the time being to kill anyone.”
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After that night, Xie Jingxing did not appear again. Shen Miao knew that Prince Rui could not stay in the capital for nothing. If Huangfu Hao stayed until now because first, he wanted to investigate the cause of Princess Ming An’s death, and second, he wanted to form an alliance with Ming Qi, then Xie Jingxing must be up to something too.
Time passed quickly. Soon, it was time for Shen Yue to get married.
The eighth day of December was an auspicious day. The eldest son of the Minister Counsellor was going to marry the second daughter of the Shen family, Shen Yue.
Although the current Shen family was not as good as before because the first branch split up from it two years ago and the incidents relating to Shen Yuan and Shen Gui, the minister counselor had a wide range of friends in the imperial court, so this marriage was quite an important event.