"The one standing in front of you now is no longer Jiang Yaoniang, we are no longer in Qingshui Town. If you can pass the exam, you have a smart mind. Can't you see the situation clearly?"

She continued, "I can't marry you, even if there is no Princess' Mansion, there is also the Gao family. The Gao family's eldest daughter is deeply in love with you. Gao people frequently extend olive branches to you. You turn your face but fight the Xie family with the little prince. What will the Gao family think, what will the Gao family think? Do you think the Xie family will risk making enemies with the Gao family and really agree to your proposal?"

Seeing that he was just looking at him and didn't speak, Xie Songhua felt a little embarrassed, "So, give up! The sooner..."

"Is this what you mean?" Chen Liu suddenly interrupted her, "How did you think from the bottom of your heart?"

Xie Songhua nodded seriously, "Yes."

"Why?" Chen Liu's eyes locked her eyes firmly, leaving her inescapable.

"What else is this why..."

"Why are you different from before?" Chen Liu interrupted her again, but the question asked caught Xie Songhua off guard.

"Yao Niang, what did you experience in the past six months after returning to the Xie family?" Chen Liu stepped closer to her. "From the reunion, I found that you have changed a lot. Yao Niang used to be not so sensible, nor so calm. When she encounters something, she will be afraid, cry, and curse... Yao Niang, what's wrong with you?"

Xie Songhua finally understood why Chen Liu always felt a little sad when he looked at her.

That was his secret concern, but she had never understood it. Even though she had all the memories, she was not that person.

Xie Songhua sighed softly in his heart, but could only sigh as if he was a pity.

She packed her emotions, raised her chin, and smiled at him, "It's not that much, but people always grow, especially when the environment in which she is in has changed drastically, I just grew up, so what about you?"

Xie Songhua finally seized the initiative in his words, "You have now arrived in the capital and entered the officialdom, and have changed from a scholar to a courtier in my Daqi Dynasty. Are you ready?"

Such a question was also beyond Chen Liu's expectations. He stared at the girl in front of him without answering for a moment.

"Chen Liu, you study hard for you, not for you alone. You have your parents and your family behind you. Have you forgotten how they worked in the scorching sun and cold wind when you were sitting in the school?"

These words made Chen Liu even more speechless, and when he looked at Xie Songhua, a trace of helpless depressedness finally appeared in his eyes.

Xie Songhua felt unbearable. Even though Chen Liu looked so mature, he was still a young man under 20 years old.

She thought about it and patted his arm gently, "I know you care about me, and I know what you want, but now that we have come to this point, things are not something you can control. We should all live better, for those who care about us and care about us, right?"

Chen Liu slowly lowered his eyes, and after a while, he looked up at her again, "So what about you? Are you really going to marry that little prince? He doesn't really care about you."

"I know." Xie Songhua showed him a relaxed smile, "I don't know. You want to protect me, I am very moved, but don't forget who my daughter is, I am the legitimate daughter of the second servant of the dynasty, and my grandfather was the imperial teacher.

With this point, it will not be so easy for the little prince to marry me. In fact, in comparison, I am safer than you. Although there are limited choices, at least I still have some choices."

She didn't say this. With Chen Liu's intelligence, how could she not understand it?

Chen Liu finally raised his eyes again. This time, there was a little sadness in his eyes, "After all, I'm sorry for you."

Where do you start with this?

Xie Songhua waved his hand quickly, "No! Don't think so, no one has let anyone down, it's just that it's not suitable now..."

But Chen Liu obviously did not listen to her words. He took a step back and then said seriously: "But you will always be the Yao Niang I know, and I will try to become stronger."

After saying that, he turned around and left without waiting for Xie Songhua to say anything.

Xie Songhua looked at his back and looked at his slightly stiff right hand, feeling mixed.

"So you have a favorite partner! Then why do you want to cooperate with me?"

When Ye Rongshi's voice appeared, she was startled, but she looked up and found that he was on the roof hidden behind the bushes.

"When did you...you come?" He said that, looking at the direction where Chen Liu left, "You have heard it?"

"I'm not deaf, and you didn't whisper, how could I not hear it?"

After saying that, he jumped off the roof, but he was not careful and stepped on the drainage ditch beside him. If Xie Songhua hadn't helped him, he might have fallen directly.

"What are you doing?"

Faced with Xie Songhua's cold and indifferent attitude, Ye Rongshi was a little unhappy, "Is this a little conscience good? I stole it from home. Didn't I hear that the little prince went to the palace to marry you?"

Seeing that she was still faint, Ye Rongshi couldn't help staring at her carefully, "What's your attitude? Chen Liu can't save you. Why don't you ask me for help?"

These words made Xie Songhua stop, "Do you have a way?"

"I'm thinking today, or..." He looked a little unspeakable, so he leaned closer, "Or we'll... be shameless and make a big deal?"

Xie Songhua's expectation suddenly froze on his face, "You are really good at giving advice!"

"I'll marry you!" Ye Rongshi saw that she was going to go back to Yanchuntai, so he hurriedly chased him, "And after you get married, I will definitely help you! I won't ask my family to slander you."

Xie Songhua felt that he was just here to get involved, "Forget it, if such a thing happened, your mother would make me scared, and you still want to ruin my reputation! If you really get married, I'm afraid that even setting rules will cause me to lose my skin."

Ye Rongshi had no choice but to sigh.

Xie Songhua had no choice but to laugh, "Okay, okay, you really want to marry me, we are not going to be able to do business, no matter what, you and I are friends who keep secrets for each other! Don't get involved in my marriage, so as not to scare your parents."

When talking about the British Duke and his wife, Ye Rongshi hesitated for a moment, and bowed to her seriously, "I apologize for my parents' breaking the contract."

Xie Songhua looked at him, hesitated for a moment before nodding and said, "Okay! I accept it."

"real?"

She nodded very seriously, "Well! So, this matter ends here. No matter what, I wish you a smooth marriage!"

But Xie Songhua didn't expect that when he comforted Ye Rong, Xie Wenhua on the other side became restless.

During this period, he was the most uneasy person in the whole mansion. He came back from a fight with someone in the camp a while ago. He should have been staying at home for a while, but he ran out again when he had nothing to do.

As for where he went, even An didn't know, and said that he just went to live at his comrades' house.

As for who this comrade is, God knows.

Who would have thought that he would have heard about this guy again, but he actually fought with the little prince, and it was well known that it was just to fight for a brothel!
Chapter completed!