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One second to remember [Brushstroke Pavilion] [Free of charge, read the wonderful novel!]

"You agree?" Xiao Huan Xi raised her head, the joy in her eyes was almost palpable.

"I agree, but don't forget, your father and big brother might not agree. If you want to follow Chu Junyi without a proper title, the next thing to do is to find a way to get their consent."

Xiao Huan Xi suddenly stood up and wiped the tears off her face. "It's none of your business. I know what to do."

Thinking that she could finally stay by Chu Junyi's side, Xiao Hanxi couldn't help but feel excited. She immediately went out to find Xiao Jingran and Xiao Feng to ask for their permission.

Watching her leaving, an icy glint flashed across Shen Ninghua's eyes. "You've schemed against me many times, now it's time for me to take revenge."

Chu Junyi's eyes were calm, and a tinge of gloom could be seen in them. "Ninghua, you're willing to let her stay by my side?"

Shen Ninghua raised her head and looked at him. Her eyes no longer had that calmness from before, but instead, she did not say a word.

Chu Junyi was infuriated, and she couldn't suppress the rage in her voice.

"Are you using me as a bargaining chip? I wholeheartedly want to marry you, my heart is filled with you, I never thought that you would take me in as a concubine in the future, and for a moment of peace, you want to push me to another woman! What kind of waves could Xiao Huan Xi create? We can't suppress it with just you? "So what if you know my identity? If worst comes to worst, you will expose it in advance and waste some effort to set it up. It would be better than spending your days in ruckus!"

Shen Ninghua lowered her gaze, her thick eyelashes covering up the emotions in her eyes.

Seeing that she didn't answer, Chu Junyi felt even more pained than before. She scoffed coldly, "I've always felt that you didn't believe me wholeheartedly, but I always thought I'd be able to warm you up after seeing you again. But you actually took me in as a concubine before we were even married. Haha, how virtuous!"

Chu Junyi could only feel her heart sinking deeper and deeper. She felt as if someone had dived into a cold pond. He gritted his teeth. "I won't keep Xiao Huan Xi by my side. It's no use if you agree. I'll marry her out of the capital. This matter …"

Shen Ninghua interrupted him, "No."

Chu Junyi gritted her teeth, her eyes filled with pain. "No?" Do you really want me to marry her? "

"Marry her?" Shen Ninghua walked up to Chu Junyi and stared into her eyes. "You wish!"

Chu Junyi was stunned. "You …"

Shen Ninghua's eyes were filled with absolute coldness.

"Back then, when she framed me, I said that I would expel her from the capital. At that time, you were still inextricably linked to the Xiao family and could not come out on your own. Now that you have been bestowed the title of the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Imperial Family and have also received the Emperor's treasured sword, even Xiao JingRan cannot easily shake you. In that case, I naturally cannot simply chase her out of the capital. "

"What do you mean?"

Shen Ninghua raised her eyes. "I didn't say it clearly enough?" You and I will become husband and wife in the future, and we need to understand each other's feelings, but there needs to be a limit to that. She has plotted against me multiple times, schemed against my life, and even almost ruined my innocence.

Shen Ninghua sneered. She had never been a kind person. Although she could endure for the sake of achieving her goal, there was a limit to her tolerance. An eye for an eye was her style. Xiao Huan Xi was planning to destroy her innocence, so she had to return it multiple times!

Chu Junyi paused, feeling a surge of sadness and happiness. He didn't know how to react. "Ninghua, what's your plan?"

Shen Ninghua approached Chu Junyi with a secretive smile on his face. "Were you agitated?"

A pleasant fragrance wafted into her nose and filled her heart. Chu Junyi couldn't resist extending her arm to pull her into her embrace.

Shen Ninghua easily evaded his embrace as the smile in her eyes became more and more obvious. "And you're going to blame me for using you as a bargaining chip?"

"Didn't I just become muddle-headed from your anger? I thought …"

"Do you really think that I would give you a concubine that's worth ten rooms and eight rooms? Do you think that I don't care about you, so …" "Sad!"

"Who asked you to be so serious just now. It's understandable that I misunderstood you." Chu Junyi held Shen Ninghua back, not allowing her to dodge back and forth. "Ninghua, I was so heartbroken just now. You're not going to make it up to me?"

"Hmph, this is Xiao Huan Xi's place. Are you sure you want me to compensate you here?"

Chu Junyi's heart skipped a beat when she thought of Xiao Huan Xi. She picked Shen Ninghua up in her arms and leapt out of the room.

After returning to the Princess' mansion, Shen Ninghua directly entered her room and sat on the soft couch to rest. She had just received the news from the bluebird and rushed over to the Xiao family.

Chu Junyi sat beside her. "What do you think I should do to make it up to you, Ning Hua?"

Shen Ninghua got up and took out a purse from beside the bed. She handed it to him and asked, "Is this enough?"

"Bag?" You embroidered it yourself? " There was a bush of orchids embroidered on the bag. It was lush and verdant and exceptionally pleasing to the eyes. There was also a faint fragrance coming out from it.

"Mm, I'll give it to you for self-defense."

"Body protection?"

I naturally have to take precautions. The antidote in this bag can usually help to alleviate the effects of the poison, it can also help to delay the onset of the poison, and even if you are infected with the aphrodisiac, you can still stay awake for a period of time, which is enough for you to escape.

Chu Junyi sniffed the bag and said happily, "My wife is going to protect your innocence now."

Shen Ninghua raised her teacup and took a sip, "In the future, if you are forced to take a concubine, that is a matter of the future. Naturally, I won't block my path because of this.

The smile on Chu Junyi's face became more obvious, "Yes, that is true."

"Xiao Huan Xi hasn't returned for the whole night. She still hasn't realized what this means, and is waiting for her to spread the news. The more she makes a scene, the harder it will be for it to come to an end. " She just waited to see the results.

At this time, in the Xiao Residence, Xiao Feng tightly gripped the sword at her waist. She wished that she could pull it out and directly strike the kneeling and sobbing Xiao Hengxi: "Are you crazy? You're still thinking of marrying Chu Junyi? "

Xiao Huan Xi sobbed uncontrollably as she laid on Xiao Jingran's knees. "Father, please agree. Shen Ninghua has already agreed. She said that she can let me stay by big brother Jun Yi's side. I'll fulfill her wish with just a few words."

Xiao Jingran was so angry that his face turned purple, "Huan Xi, you're my, Xiao Jingran's, daughter, the direct descendant of the Xiao family. You want to be Chu Junyi's concubine?"

"Father, I don't want my identity. I don't want anything. I just want Brother Jun Yi."

"No!" "As long as I'm alive, you can forget about marrying Chu Junyi!"

"Why? Father, you weren't like this before. Why did you suddenly change like this?" Xiao Huan Xi's eyes were filled with disbelief.

Today, in front of all the officials, he had been forced into a corner by Shen Ninghua. How could Huan Xi be a match for such a scheming woman? She would probably be tortured to death in a few days.

"Huan Xi, what kind of man do you want? Why must you insist on finding Chu Junyi? He is now the censor of the left, and his status is no less than your father's. Just pretend that you don't have him in the future."

Xiao Feng blinked and sighed to herself.

The maid by the side quickly supported her, "Miss, please don't be like this. The old master must be angry and confused, but he definitely doesn't want to see you sad. After all, you are the old master's only daughter, and it's like his life is at stake. If anything happens to you, won't the old master go crazy?"

"Father has gone mad!" After returning to her own courtyard, Xiao Huan Xi slammed the porcelain bottle on the table onto the ground. She was so angry that she was shaking non-stop.

The maidservant stepped forward carefully, "Miss, please don't be sad anymore. If you get too angry, Master will regret it then."

"He will regret it …" Xiao Huan Xi's eyes lit up as she stood up, "Go find me a rope!"

"Miss?" The maid turned pale with fright.

"Go quickly!" Xiao Huan Xi's face was filled with savagery as she shouted.

The maid gritted her teeth and walked out with a face full of worry. As she left the room, the worry on her face disappeared without a trace. She then revealed a faint smile and brought the rope back.

Xiao Huan Xi ordered the maid to tie the rope and put the rope around her neck. "Go call my father and big brother. Tell them that if they don't agree to my request, then I'll hang myself."

The maid ran out in a flurry and shouted from the courtyard, "Master, Eldest Young Master, it's bad, Miss is hanging herself!"

In the front yard, Xiao Jingran had originally wanted to follow Xiao Huan Xi and give her some advice, but before she could do so, the other wives suddenly came over to see if she was alright. She had just sat down, but before she could say anything, the maid's voice rang out.

"What's going on?"

"Yeah, why did you hang yourself when you were fine?"

Xiao Feng stood up and was about to go out to stop the maid from shouting, but the maid immediately rushed in. "Old Master, Eldest Young Master, Eldest Miss said that if you don't agree to her marrying Young Master Jun Yi, there's no meaning in her living. She hanged herself!"

When Xiao Jingran heard this, his vision immediately turned black and he ran out without caring about anything else.

The other wives also stood up, looked at each other, and followed.

Xiao Huan Xi had been pretending when she heard the commotion from outside and suddenly kicked the chair away. However, he didn't expect that when he kicked it away, his feet slipped and he fell to the ground.

A maidservant hurried over to help her up, "Miss, Old Master and the rest did not come this quickly. Please sit down and rest first."

Xiao Huan Xi waited for a while, but didn't see anyone. She dejectedly sat at the side and rubbed her ankle, "I accidentally sprained my leg. What bad luck."

The maidservant hurriedly served the tea, "Miss, let's drink a cup of tea first."

Xiao Jingran over and saw Xiao Huan Xi sitting at the table drinking tea. She suddenly stood in place.

Xiao Huan Xi quickly stood up, "Father, you …"

Before he could finish his words, he saw the few ladies who had followed him in, and their expressions changed, "This … "What's going on?"

Seeing this scene, someone immediately mocked: "I was wondering what kind of big event happened. It seems like Miss Xiao is in a very good mood. We don't need to comfort her any longer, so we will take our leave."

"Yeah, this elder brother who can make a ruckus and marry his own brother who hadn't returned for a single night is quite energetic."

"Yeah, it would be great if he really went out for love. I didn't expect him to be acting after being frightened for such a long time. Seriously..."

"The most pitiful one might be Princess Zhao Hua. If someone who doesn't know the truth hears about this, they might have some bad words to say about the princess. After all, Miss Xiao wants to stir up trouble for those who are not married off to her husband, Prince Consort!"