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Within a quiet courtyard.

"Mistress, are you sure it's this woman? Do you need me to investigate more carefully? "

The black-clothed man respectfully knelt in front of the bed and looked at the azure-dressed man sitting on it.

The man looked to be in his twenties. He had starry eyebrows, sharp eyes, and a warm jade-like aura around him.

He was staring at Shen Zhu who was lying on the bed with all his concentration, his eyes were gloomy and unreadable.

"Talking too much!" Xiao Mo's smile slowly faded, "This is all wrong, just apologize with your death! From the day Rong Yin first arrived, he had secretly followed her and that little girl Mu Qingling. They kept on calling each other Big Sister, and they were even very close.

Jifeng was embarrassed: "Master's eyes were scary just now!"

The man lifted his hand to stroke the woman's hair.

"She's called Shen Zhu, right? It's a good name! "

Xiao Mo evaluated as he muttered to himself, "So the one who is engaged to me is you, you're not bad looking."

"Mistress, you are the ruler of an empire. Even if this woman is a Eldest Princess, she has married and had children before. She really isn't worthy of you."

"Gale, you've been talking a lot lately!"

Xiao Mo was slightly displeased as he looked coldly at Gale, who was kneeling on the ground.

"This subordinate would not dare." Gale quickly kowtowed and admitted his mistake.

"Come out with me and take a look, your little tail."

Xiao Mo retracted his warning gaze and returned back to his usual demeanor. He stood up, tidied his clothes, and slowly walked out of the room.

Tail?

When Gale stood up, he felt that his legs had gone soft. He was so focused on bringing Shen Zhu back that he didn't even notice anyone following him.

In the courtyard, Ada had been tied up and thrown to the ground.

"Want to take her away?"

Xiao Mo looked at Ada who was lying on the ground, gritting her teeth.

"Despicable scumbag, let my wife go!"

Ada struggled angrily.

"Despicable person? The first time someone called me that, I forgave you! " Xiao Mo sneered, "However, you can't take her away."

Xiao Mo: "Guess, you think you can make it out?"

Ada felt a chill in her heart. She hated herself for not being as skilled as others.

"Gale, deal with it!"

Gale hesitated for a moment, then asked tentatively: "Master, this person belongs to Su Zongwen, do you think …"

"Release the tiger back into the mountain?" Xiao Mo asked.

"This place isn't Master's territory after all, a person's life …"

The wind was afraid of causing trouble. The Ming clan wasn't someone to be trifled with.

"What do you want me to tell you to do?"

Xiao Mo's killing intent suddenly appeared, causing people to shiver when they saw it.

Gale lowered his head. "I don't dare."

He winked at his men, who dragged Ada toward the backyard.

Gale: "Sweat medicine, don't let him get away!"

He had been by his master's side for so many years, he could tell what an order was with just a glance …

Why talk so much today?

Gale thought to himself.

Within the room.

Shen Zhu opened his eyes in a daze, and saw the dim golden cloth above his head. He wanted to sit up, but found that he was powerless.

Where is this place?

Why was she here?

Shen Zhu closed his eyes and thought back to what had just happened — —

She only remembered one person putting a handkerchief to her nose and mouth and then losing consciousness.

How long has she been asleep?

With great difficulty, she turned her head to look at the window. Although she could not see what was outside, judging from the light, it should have already been sunset!

After so long, her family must have already known that she had gone missing. She had to go back!

Just as Shen Zhu thought this, she heard the sound of footsteps coming from afar.

She quickly closed her eyes, pretending that she was never awake.

"Creak!"

The door opened as Xiao Mo walked in with dinner in his hands.

"Still not awake? Could it be that Gale's boy's estimation was wrong? "

He set his supper on the table and walked over to the bed.

Shen Zhu tried his best to remain calm, but his body couldn't stop trembling because of fear.

Xiao Mo sat on the side of the bed and looked down at Shen Zhu carefully with a slight smile.

He was already awake and pretending!

He leaned forward until the tips of their noses were almost touching.

Shen Zhu naturally sensed his approach and the breath he was exhaling. She panicked and quickly opened her eyes.

Their gazes met —

Shen Zhu was shocked by this man's beautiful face that could topple nations. Especially his eyes, they were extremely alluring.

"You … You get up. " Shen Zhu slowly turned his head to the side and said awkwardly.

Xiao Mo saw that her ears were slightly red, so he smiled and stood up with his arms crossed in front of his chest.

With a smile on his face, he watched as Shen Zhu slowly got up.

Shen Zhu still did not have much strength left in him, and only after expending a great amount of effort did he manage to get up.

"Who are you?"

"Xiao Mo, your husband."

Xiao Mo emphasized the words "husband".

The corner of Shen Zhu's mouth twitched, and he rolled his eyes in his heart. He felt that the person in front of him had a good appearance, and that there was something wrong with his head.

"I am already married. Young Master Xiao should give up."

Xiao Mo laughed, "Who said that a woman can only marry one man in her entire life? Can't you just be friends with him? "

"Impossible!"

Shen Zhu rejected him instinctively. The person in front of him was too dangerous. His body moved back to put some distance between them.

"You and I have been engaged since we were young. We brought it out from a mother's womb. The reason why I came all the way here to find you is because I want to keep my promise.

Xiao Mo faked displeasure, and his tone was not as good as hers.

Shen Zhu was confused. When did she get engaged to this man?

It's not a delusion, is it?

"Have you seen Mu Qingling before? You are her elder sister, someone who is engaged to me. "

Xiao Mo saw that the way she was looking at him was getting more and more strange, and explained.

"Why do all of you say that I'm her sister?"

Shen Zhu felt a headache coming on. So it turned out that the cause of this disaster was actually Mu Qingling, then wouldn't she be able to leave this place as long as she denied her identity?

"You and... You and Empress Mu look exactly the same, Mu Qingling will not recognize the wrong person, and I will not recognize the wrong person. "

In fact, Xiao Mo had only seen Empress Mu once when he was just ten years old. He had long forgotten about her face, and only remembered that the Eldest Princess he had an engagement with had been lost.

He had been busy these past few years with the struggle for the throne, and now that the dust had settled, it was time to find the Eldest Princess!

Shen Zhu opened his eyes wide, although he kept trying to console himself, telling himself that the things are the same and the people are similar, it was too much of a coincidence.

When many coincidences were added together, it was no longer a coincidence!

~ Is I really that Eldest Princess?

She felt confused.

Xiao Mo raised his eyebrows, and brought the dinner over for Shen Zhu to eat.

"Hungry? "To eat."

He picked up a bowl of lotus seed soup and placed it next to her mouth. "You just woke up. Drink something first."

Shen Zhu was still extremely vigilant. He looked at Xiao Mo, then at the lotus seed soup in front of him, closed his mouth and turned his head to the side.

"Afraid of being poisoned?" Xiao Mo was helpless, he took a small sip, "There's no poison, drink."

Shen Zhu remained unmoved.

"If you don't drink it, don't blame me …"

The light in Xiao Mo's eyes darkened, the unhappiness in his heart quickly faded as a strange smile slowly rose from the corner of his mouth.

"I'll drink."

Shen Zhu gritted his teeth.

Forget it. I'll just die then!

She grabbed the lotus seed soup and drank it in a few gulps.

"The maidservant will help you take a good bath later. You should rest."

Shen Zhu was very tactful, he accepted the bowl of food without any hesitation and observed Xiao Mo from the corner of his eyes as he ate.

This man didn't seem to have any ill intentions towards her. He just wanted to marry her?

"Am I good-looking?"

Only now did Shen Zhu realize that he had been looking in Xiao Mo's direction when he was distracted.

"Not good!"

She ate a few more bites, then put the bowl down.

"There's no other way. You want to marry me?"

Xiao Mo raised his hand and knocked twice, and a servant walked in.

"Mistress."

"This is Chun Ying. From now on, she will serve you." Xiao Mo introduced.

Shen Zhu looked at her, Chun Ying was very good-looking, but somehow felt that she was different from a normal servant girl.

"Alright, Chun Ying, help her take a bath and rest. Protect her well."

After Xiao Mo finished giving orders, he turned towards Shen Zhu and quickly pinched her face.

"Lecher!" Shen Zhu covered his face and scolded.

"Hahaha." Xiao Mo got up and left while laughing loudly.