"How could it be?" Xie Chenghe smiled bitterly, "No matter how many times Xie apologizes, he can't make up for his mistake."

Yue Zhirou's eyes moved quickly, she covered her mouth and said with a smile: "Otherwise, if you agree to my request, we'll be settled?"

"What's the request? Girl, please feel free to ask for it. As long as Xie can do it, Xie will definitely be obliged to do it." Xie Chenghe said seriously.

"Well, I haven't thought about it yet." Yue Zhirou rubbed her head and blinked, "I owe it to you now, and I'll mention it to you when I think of it!"

Xie Chenghe bent down and bowed: "Xie is waiting for the girl at any time."

The conversation between the two ended here. Yue Zhirou was a girl and couldn't be out for too long, so she said a few polite words and left.

Xie Chenghe looked at Yue Zhirou's back, his expression dim and uncertain, the corners of his lips pursed slightly, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Sir, don't you go after her?" A frivolous and sarcastic voice sounded, "A talented man and a beautiful woman, who are both affectionate and righteous, do you want me to grant you a marriage?"

Xie Chenghe froze, as if he had been caught as a thief and panicked. He quickly looked back and saw Pei Annan and Ding Yueluo standing not far away, looking at him with a sneer.

"It's an unfortunate time for me to come." Pei Annan walked over with her chin raised, glanced at the direction Yue Zhirou left, and looked sideways at Xie Chenghe, "If I had come earlier, I could have pushed the boat forward and made this marriage happen."

Xie Chenghe swallowed in embarrassment. His normally clear mind was now a mess, and he couldn't say anything.

He just stared at Pei Annan blankly, with those words of "Sir" swirling in his mind.

She no longer called Xie Shi.

The only unique title in the past six years is gone again.

Xie Chenghe didn't speak, and Pei Annan wasn't in a hurry. She just looked at him with raised eyebrows, a faint smile hanging on the corner of her lips, but there was no trace of smile in her eyes.

After a long while, Xie Chenghe struggled to say: "Don't you also..."

Before he could finish speaking, he choked to himself and realized with annoyance that his mind was not clear. A blush of embarrassment crept up from his neck to his cheeks, and he was embarrassed for a moment.

Fortunately, Pei Annan didn't hear: "Huh?"

Xie Chenghe suppressed his heartbeat and said in a deep voice: "It's not what you think, I was telling her about Song Dan."

"Ha." Pei Annan's last smile disappeared, "Xie Chenghe, I have no ability at all. Do you want my national teacher to sell his looks to please women to solve the problem?"

"If you say that you and my concubine Yue Zhirou are secretly committed to each other for the rest of their lives, I will respect you as a man and grant you a marriage."

"You really go to any lengths to humiliate me!"

"Thankfully, I thought you and I had finally settled our differences."

After saying the last sentence, Pei Annan took Ding Yueluo and left without looking back, leaving Xie Chenghe standing there blankly, his head buzzing.

He opened his mouth to speak, but couldn't utter a syllable for a long time. It wasn't until Pei Annan could no longer be seen that he said dryly: "No... it's not like that."

When Yue Zhirou returned home, the first thing she did was to rush into Yue Jinyan's study, slap the table and look directly at her father: "Catch Liu San and send him to Xie Chenghe!"

Yue Jinyan sat in front of his desk, looking at the penholder that was slapped down by his precious daughter, and frowned: "What did you say?"

At this time, Yue Zhirou was not as gentle, petty, innocent and ignorant as she was in front of Xie Chenghe just now. Instead, she was full of calculation and shrewdness: "Just now in the palace, Xie Chenghe came to see me."

Yue Jinyan's face changed drastically: "He?"

Yue Zhirou nodded: "I'm afraid I'm already on Pei Annan's side. I took a preemptive strike and pushed everything onto Liu San, saying that you have Liu San under surveillance and can give it to him at any time."

Yue Jinyan breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the sound, but his brows were furrowed and there were a few more wrinkles on his face: "How come he... There were some rumors before, but I didn't believe it. How could such a proud person like him stand up?"

Next to that witch?"

Then he murmured: "The situation now is not the same as before. We need to make plans early...make plans early..."

Yue Zhirou was noncommittal: "Is there any news from the north?"

"New Year's Eve." Yue Jinyan nodded and asked, "Xie Chenghe, are you sure?"

Yue Zhirou shook her head and nodded again: "He still doesn't have that kind of interest in me, but it seems that he believes in me, and he made a promise and will promise me something."

"It's best if we can pull this person over. If we can't pull him over, we'll kill him as soon as possible." Yue Jinyan said with a sharp expression, "He has moved out of the palace. You just take this opportunity to have more contact with him."

Yue Zhirou's eyes flashed and she smiled obediently: "My daughter understands."

The Imperial Preceptor's Mansion has not been occupied for several months, but it is still well kept. The furniture and items that Pei Annan smashed when he led people to arrest Xie Chenghe were all replaced with better ones. It can be said that it was not taken care of.

Chen Yanshu took a sip of tea, clicked his tongue twice, and took another sip: "I have never had such good tea in my life, and you are so happy."

Xie Chenghe ignored him and he kept talking to himself:

"Did you say that Yue Zhirou heard what Yue Jinyan said, or did she make it up herself? If it's the latter, it's too scary. Just because you go to her, she knows what you are going to say, and she can be one step ahead of you.

Straighten everything out and blame it all on Liu San?"

"The most important thing is that she can actually take the initiative and give Liu San to you?"

"But this is also the best choice. If the Yue family doesn't release Liu San, this matter will become a knife hanging over his head, Yue Jinyan. I guess they didn't expect you to come forward."

Chen Yanshu talked for a long time, but Xie Chenghe said nothing. He held the teacup in his hand and fed it to his mouth. He repeated it several times, but the tea did not decrease at all.

"What are you doing?" Chen Yanshu took his tea cup, "What are you thinking about?"

Xie Chenghe suddenly came back to his senses and nodded quickly:

"Oh, I think it's the latter. She shouldn't be as simple as she appears. It's not that the Yue family doesn't have sons, but Yue Jinyan loves this daughter the most and doesn't let her get married for several years. It's not without reason."

Chen Yanshu didn't answer, he just looked like "You're hiding something from me" and stared at Xie Chenghe with squinted eyes, making Xie Chenghe's body hairy.

"Ahem." Xie Chenghe continued to change the subject, "This is the best way to deal with this matter, otherwise both sides will suffer losses. She is not overwhelmed, but Yue Jinyan cannot confront someone head-on."

Chen Yanshu changed his posture and continued to stare at him.

"Uh..." Xie Chenghe tried harder, "No matter what, Yue Jinyan is a serious problem. The plan for now is to minimize all possible injuries. I will contact the Yue family more recently to prepare for emergencies."

Chen Yanshu still didn't respond, and just stared at Xie Chenghe, determined to make a hole in Xie Chenghe.

Xie Chenghe surrendered helplessly: "When I met Yue Zhirou today, she saw her."

"Getting angry?" Chen Yanshu raised his eyebrows.

Xie Chenghe nodded: "I said this was an insult to her."

"I had expected it." Chen Yanshu laughed instead, "Our Majesty is extremely intelligent and has the iron fist of a warrior. If you hadn't stopped her, I'm afraid she would have chosen to make the matter bigger and kill Yue Jinyan."

"But if this is the case, she will be at the forefront of the storm and lose the support of the people. She will hurt the enemy by a thousand, but she will suffer a loss of eight hundred. What a bad idea!"

In addition to the turmoil, Yue Jinyan was given another warning, why not?"

Chen Yanshu looked at him funny: "You are smart, but not smart enough."

"What do you mean?" Xie Chenghe didn't understand at all, "Besides, you clearly didn't like her murderous style at first. How come you understand her now?"

Chen Yanshu curled his lips: "Master Xie, the way you handle this matter is smart, but the way you handle this matter is not smart."

"According to your wishes, the best solution is to minimize the impact, give Yue Jinyan a warning, and be able to observe the Yue family's movements through Yue Zhirou."

"But have you ever thought that His Majesty is angry not because you don't have an iron fist, but because he doesn't want you to bend down?"

Chen Yanshu took another sip of tea and said quietly: "Master Xie has been with Your Majesty for so many years, how come you don't understand Your Majesty at all?"

Xie Chenghe was confused and said casually: "I don't understand her as well as you do. You have only known her for a long time. How can you understand her better than me?"

Chen Yanshu heard the disbelief in his words and smiled: "Master Xie, I have not been working for your majesty for a long time, so naturally I don't know your majesty as well as you do."

"Master Xie, just ask yourself, is it because you don't understand His Majesty, or do you not believe what you know about His Majesty?"

These words were so loud that they made Xie Chenghe's scalp numb. It was not until Chen Yanshu had left for several hours that he broke away from these words and gasped for air.

The scene when he first met Pei Annan reappeared in his mind. With a gentle push from his slender little hands, he murdered a palace maid.

He was completely confused and had no sleep all night.

The Qinzheng Building was brightly lit, and although the court was not in session, the memorials still had to be reviewed.

Pei Anan put down the ink pen and moved his neck, making a clicking sound.

Ding Yueluo came over and kneaded her, skillfully and precisely pressing her usual painful spots to help her relax.

"How about testing?" Ding Yueluo and Pei Anan chatted, "Are you satisfied?"

"Satisfied, of course." Pei Annan narrowed his eyes in comfort, like a cat taking a nap after eating and drinking. "It's just that I don't like him bending over to others."

She tried so hard, broke the stick, and used all kinds of punishments, but she still couldn't make Xie Chenghe bend over to her. Why was that Yue Zhirou?

If I had known earlier, I should have let her die of fear on that horse.

"Master Xie is very smart." Ding Yueluo's voice rose, "He won't bend down easily."

Pei Annan opened his eyes, full of shrewdness: "I know."

"But even if it's just a show, even if it's pretentious and submissive, I don't want to see it." He looked upset.

When Ding Yueluo heard this, her hand relaxed slightly, causing Pei Anan to frown.
Chapter completed!