Zhan Ming was stunned for a moment.
Although his expression turned cold, he did not directly refuse Yun Shu.
Instead, his eyes narrowed into a slit as he scrutinized Yun Shu, as if pondering whether what she said was true or false.
Yun Shu stood with her hands behind her back.
From Zhan Ming's silence and scrutiny, she confirmed one thing.
For his own goals and interests, Zhan Ming was indeed capable of backstabbing.
Tsk, tsk, tsk.
Yun Yueyin had carefully considered her options, only to end up with a wolf who was both profit-driven and ruthless.
"Your Highness, please think it over. If you decide, act on it immediately, and I will fulfill my promise as soon as I see the results," Yun Shu said and then got into her carriage.
As Yun Shu's carriage gradually drove away.
Zhan Ming suddenly came to his senses.
"What a formidable Yun Shu, her heart is truly dark! She wants to use me to get rid of Yun Yueyin?"
However...
This matter was not entirely unfeasible...
He looked down at his hand. Lu Hao was helpless, and if his hand was not treated by that divine physician, it would remain black.
Therefore...
Gradually, an answer formed in Zhan Ming's mind.
Half an hour later.
The General's Mansion.
Yun Shu had just alighted from her carriage and was preparing to enter the mansion.
She suddenly noticed Yi Zixing standing nearby.
Her heart stirred. It seemed Yun Changfeng had already gone to the Marquis of Zhongyong's mansion and relayed her words to Yi Zixing.
Yi Zixing's eyes were a little red. He looked at Yun Shu as she approached, his lips tightly pressed.
He actually didn't know what to say.
He just wanted to see her.
Perhaps...
"Is what the Great General said true? Are you really already betrothed?" Yi Zixing finally asked.
Perhaps, only if she said it herself would he truly believe it.
The woman before him, with every smile, every gesture, every movement, effortlessly stirred his heart.
He didn't know when it started, but she had become irreplaceable in his heart.
He didn't know when it started that he couldn't let go of her and often thought of her.
Yun Shu sighed inwardly.
If there was one person she least wanted to hurt, it was Yi Zixing before her.
A good man with a sound moral compass and values.
"It's true," Yun Shu nodded.
Yi Zixing immediately clenched his hands again, his handsome face turning pale. "So it's true. May I know who that person is?"
"He's not in the capital, so Marquis Yi wouldn't know him. If he comes to the capital, I will introduce him to you," Yun Shu replied gently.
She didn't know when that person would appear.
In any case, she had three sons in this life, so she didn't really need a man.
It was just that she had hurt Yi Zixing's heart.
If it were five years ago, and she had transmigrated into a Yun Shu who wasn't pregnant, she might have considered being with Yi Zixing. After all, Yi Zixing was a wonderful person.
Yi Zixing's heart trembled. He forced a smile.
In his panic, he muttered a simple "good" and then left quickly.
After walking a distance, he accidentally stepped on a stone and stumbled, nearly falling.
But after steadying himself, he walked even faster.
He didn't want Yun Shu to see his embarrassment!
Nor did he want to make Yun Shu uncomfortable.
Watching Yi Zixing walk away, Yun Shu sighed inwardly.
...
This news soon reached Zhan Tianye.
"Are you sure?" Zhan Tianye's eyes sharpened, and a chill instantly permeated his entire being.
Qiu Lu's eyes widened in shock. "You must have misheard, right? How is that possible?!"
The masked man in black, however, spoke with absolute certainty. "Your servant did not mishear, it is indeed so. At that time, your servant was not far from the Marquis and the Great General and heard very clearly. Marquis Yi was greatly hit when he learned of this."
Qiu Lu immediately waved his hand at the man in black, dismissing him.
They had many spies in the capital.
Hidden in various mansions,
Like a pair of eyes, they collected many secrets.
However, they never expected that a secret from the Marquis of Zhongyong's mansion today would be that Miss Yun the Second was already betrothed!
No wonder Miss Yun the Second had kept her distance from His Highness after returning to the capital, unwilling to get too close, and even treated him coldly.
It wasn't playing hard to get.
It was genuinely because Miss Yun the Second already had someone else in her heart!
He looked at His Highness with trepidation.
This news was like a bolt from the blue!
"Your Highness, this..."
In Zhan Tianye's dark, unfathomable eyes, a inscrutable emotion seemed to be swirling.
After a long while.
Qiu Lu heard Zhan Tianye's command, "Go to the Qin Mansion."
"Ah?"
Why the sudden visit to Old Master Qin?
At this moment, outside the door, behind a large tree.
There were two little fellows. They were about to go look for their father.
They wanted to go to the General's mansion. They had agreed yesterday, but were told in the morning that their mother had gone to the palace. So, they decided to go early the next morning.
As a result.
"What's wrong?" Gu Xiaofeng looked at Zhan Xiaoli, who was blocking him from knocking on the door, with confusion.
Why had Zhan Xiaoli's expression suddenly become so serious?
And he seemed so shocked?
Zhan Xiaoli grabbed Gu Xiaofeng's hand and ran.
Only after reaching his room did he release Gu Xiaofeng's hand.
"What exactly happened?" Gu Xiaofeng furrowed his small brow, extremely curious.
Something must have happened!
Zhan Xiaoli paced the room twice, muttering to himself, "So, Mother doesn't like Marquis Yi, and doesn't like Father, because she likes someone else! We've never even met that person! And she's already betrothed!"
Gu Xiaofeng heard Zhan Xiaoli's words and his starry eyes widened in shock. "Mother likes someone else?"
"Yes!" Zhan Xiaoli nodded forcefully.
This news was too shocking for him!
Gu Xiaofeng blinked. Although he was also shocked, he tilted his head, looking confused. "Xiao Jing has always been with Mother. If Mother liked someone else and was betrothed, Xiao Jing would definitely know! But why would Xiao Jing say he wants Marquis Yi to be our father? Is the news false? Hey, how did you find out this news?"
"I heard them say it! You're right, Xiao Jing must know something, and the news might be false." Zhan Xiaoli quickly calmed down.
He once again became the cold and serious Zhan Xiaoli, like a little adult.
He really wanted his mother and father to be together!
Why was it so difficult?
...
Qin Mansion.
Old Master Qin was lounging with his legs crossed, cracking melon seeds in his hand.
Soon, a pile of melon seed shells accumulated beside him.
Before him was a chessboard.
He was playing chess with the mansion's steward.
He didn't know if it was because he was old, but his mind wasn't working quite as well.
He hadn't won this game for a long time.
He could only puff his nose in anger.
Seeing this, the steward was filled with trepidation, hesitating whether to let the Old Master win. But if he did, Old Master Qin, being as sharp as he was, would surely see through it, and then he would be even unhappier than he was now.