Not long after.
The sound of footsteps came.
Zhong Yan stood in front of the bookshelf, turned his head and looked around, watching every move of the person coming.
Xia Xinzhu, dressed in a plain green waistband and brocade robe, walked in quickly, followed by the personal maid named 'Liu Fei'.
The two of them were unaware of Zhong Yan's presence and walked to the desk. One sat down and quickly read through the files, while the other helped organize them.
"Princess, there is a group of bandits gathered in Shizhu Mountain. They often go down the mountain to do evil and disturb the people. The Keqing Mansion has been dragging its feet. How about I take the troops there?"
"Tomorrow I will go to the guest house, and you can prepare a gift."
The maid paused for a moment and then said in silence: "We don't have many resources anymore. Wen Tailai and Xia Wenxuan are greedy. They should give gifts every time in response to their responsibilities!"
"Just hold on, you'll have money when you harvest the prayer beads at the end of the year."
"..."
The two of them were talking and handling official business, during which a maid brought ginseng tea.
Until it was ugly, a group of maids brought buckets of hot water one after another.
The maid said: "Princess, it's getting late. Let's take a bath and rest."
Xia Xinzhu pinched his eyebrows and said "yes" and stood up, and the maid helped to undress.
After the two of them moved, Xia Xinzhu revealed a proud white body that made people's blood flow.
Zhong Yan: "..."
When I don't exist?
The materials are very good, and it is more majestic than this hall!
"No need to wait, I want to think of something, you can go back to practice."
"yes."
Xia Xinzhu walked barefoot to the bedroom, while the maid led the maids back.
Zhong Yan blinked his eyes. He had been busy all day. Apart from morning exercises, he had not gone to class today. He felt a burning sensation in his stomach and cursed secretly.
"It's a habit..."
Tempting though.
But he doesn’t have a penchant for voyeurism, and if he wants to watch, it’s fair and square.
About a stick of incense passed.
The bathing beauty wrapped herself in a white bath towel, rubbed her wet hair, and returned to the study again. There were still water drops hanging on her white and tender skin exposed to the air.
Hiss~ That’s it!
Sudden.
Xia Xinzhu paused, her beautiful eyes widened, the towel tied around her waist fell to the ground, and she looked at the man who had appeared in front of the bookshelf at some unknown time.
"you you……"
If you don't come out, she hurriedly covers her chest, but feels it's inappropriate, and reaches down with one hand.
After scurrying around, he reacted slowly, waved his hand, rolled up the dress from the storage bag on the table and quickly wrapped it up.
Zhong Yan watched quietly, half-smiling but not smiling.
Xia Xinzhu's pretty face turned red and she was extremely embarrassed and angry.
"When did you come in?!"
During the ups and downs, she felt a chill in her heart. Not only was the city lord's palace airtight, it was also guarded at all levels, so she could actually come in quietly.
And it's still under the nose of the second-level foundation builder.
His cultivation level is higher than mine!
Xia Xinzhu confirmed this fact.
Zhong Yan smiled and said: "City Lord Xia is truly a stunning beauty in the world, which makes someone's heart flutter!"
It's okay not to mention it. As soon as she said it, her face turned red again, and she forced herself to calm down and said in a cold voice: "What are you doing here? If you break into the city lord's mansion at night, I can order you to be captured and killed right now! Even if you are stronger than me Strong, can it withstand thousands of elite soldiers in the mansion?!"
Zhong Yan didn't take it seriously, stepped forward and sat on the desk, and a fragrance came into his nose.
Xia Xinzhu took two steps back. Feeling that he was losing his momentum again, he stopped and looked at each other with a frosty look on his face.
"Princess Ruishuang will not forget it, right? Why has there been no follow-up to the cooperation between you and me?"
Ruishuang is Xia Xinzhu's title. She raised her eyebrows lightly and said, "I've already given you the weapon!"
Zhong Yan curled his lips: "It's just three thousand crossbows. Although it's troublesome, I can get it on the black market or in the army. Do you think it's worth the convenience I give you? Or should Wan Tang cooperate with the Water Transport Gang? Not powerful enough?"
Xia Xinzhu was silent. In the past six months or so, the two major mortal forces in the city have indeed cooperated with each other, saving her a lot of trouble. She pursed her lips and said: "Princess Lishu is willing to marry you, but you don't want it!"
Zhong Yan took a closer look at her face. It was white, tender and firm, as smooth as jade, and he smiled and said, "I like you."
Xia Xinzhu's cheeks turned red, and he turned his face away and said, "I have no plans to get married."
Zhong Yansha nodded politely, glanced at her proud chest and said: "It is said that Princess Ruishuang has a heart for the people of the world and is willing to sacrifice her life to benefit the people. That's it, it's just a good word!"
The thing that he was most proud of was belittled. Xia Xinzhu was angry and asked, "What does this have to do with my personal marriage?"
Zhong Yan smiled, played with the pen holder, and said lazily and casually: "Nowadays, the situation in all countries is in chaos. The wars in Wei State are intermittent. The original five-nation allied forces have also begun to attack each other. Your old father said five years ago that I have abdicated and a new king has not been established yet, so what’s the point?”
"In the past few years, the harvest of prayer beads has been great and has been widely circulated. The Keqing Mansion has fully implemented it. You were a disciple of the Chiyang Sect and were highly valued by the fourth prince. You don't know what it means, right?"
"Three years? Five years? Or ten years? When the war comes to Qingyang City, how sure are you that you can protect the safety of the people in this city?"
"There are tens of thousands of people in the school grounds in the northern suburbs, and an army from any nearby city can kill them all in half a day!"
Zhong Yan snorted and mocked: "You still have the world in mind! Like a clown, it's extremely ridiculous!"
Xia Xinzhu's face was livid, and his chest was heaving with anger, but he had to admit the facts said by the other party. He had agreed to deploy a large army to station in Shunyi, but he had various reasons to shirk it. The more than 10,000 additional troops and horses were all planned by her.
I was about to say something to rebut, but I heard a confused sentence: "You are not a fish, how do you know the joy of fish?"
Zhong Yan glanced at her and continued: "The fourth prince has a reputation as a virtuous man, a kindhearted man, and a wise man. Those are just rumors. You are not him. How do you know he can become a wise king?"
“There are many cases where the appearance is different and the rumors are contrary to the reality.”
"Like me, if we didn't meet today, when would you know my true cultivation? How would you know that I have the ability to protect Qingyang from falling?"
"For you, besides me, who else can understand your sincerity and sincere consideration for the people? Even Liu Fei beside you, does she agree with your proposition from the bottom of her heart?"
Xia Xinzhu was startled and couldn't help but ask: "Do you understand?"
Zhong Yan did not answer, but smiled and said, "Are you feeling tired? The feeling of not being able to do what you want is still not understood by others."
"But in fact, you are far worse than Qin Ben."
"Unless there is absolute rights to support it, your ideas will only be incompatible with the world and become a laughing stock."
"And although I can't let Qin Ben assist the fourth prince, I can help you secretly. At least, this Qingyang City is as stable as a mountain."
Xia Xinzhu looked at each other: "The condition is that I marry you?"
Zhong Yan smiled and said, "I didn't say that, I just said that I have a crush on you."
"..." Xia Xinzhu was stunned for a moment, then his face turned red: "What do you mean? Let me be your secret lover?!"
She got married as soon as she got married, but she was the princess of the current dynasty. How was this any different from humiliation?
"Don't even think about it!"
Zhong Yan stood up abruptly and hugged her into his arms, his energy surging.
Xia Xinzhu struggled to resist but to no avail. Looking at the handsome face so close, his heart was beating wildly and panic flashed in his eyes. He didn't know whether he had forgotten it or what, but he didn't yell for anyone.
Zhong Yan looked down and sneered: "So, you see, am I right? The so-called caring for the world and sacrificing one's life for the people is just a high-sounding rumor. You can't give up even a little bit of skin and humiliation, let alone everything including your wealth and life?"
Xia Xinzhu's beautiful eyes widened, her eyelashes trembled, and she was stunned.
Oh my god, this evil thief is back again. Miraculously, I can't refute him.
sophistry!
Nonsense!
"Hmm~"
Just as her thoughts were wandering around looking for words, her mind went blank the next moment.
Because someone lowered his head and pursed his sweet thin lips.
Under the attack of painful claws and eloquent words.
Not a moment.
The stunning city lord surrendered in the midst of refusing to return the favor.
Zhong Yan moved to plow the court and sweep the holes, and embarked on the journey.
Ten thousand words are omitted here.
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