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Not long after he entered the room, a knock sounded on the door.

Qian Yi opened the door, only to see the butler holding a lacquered tray, he looked at the butler, the butler understood, and said: "The prince did not return to the palace to eat tonight, this old servant thought that since the prince has returned, he must be hungry, so he brought some pastries, and invited you to have a taste."

Qian Yi expressionlessly nodded his head, and took the lacquer plate from the butler's hands, and said: "I'll be troubling you, Butler."

The steward smiled and said, "This is within my responsibility. However, the pastries on the lacquer plate were not arranged by this old servant. Someone had specially come to the manor and made a fire to eat with the prince."

Before Qian Yi could react, a sentence floated out from inside the room: "Come in and speak."

Qian Yi and the butler looked at each other, and then the butler stepped into the room.

Within the room, there was someone with flowing black hair. With just a single glance, he felt that his gaze could no longer shift away from that person.

The butler bowed. Shen Hancheng waved his hand, "I heard what butler said just now. Did the pastry maker say anything?"

With regards to Shen Hancheng not asking who did it, the butler did not look surprised at all. He replied: "That person said that this is a pastry for making amends, this is his kind intentions."

"Apologize?" Shen Hancheng's mouth formed a smile, and his expression was as beautiful as a painting, "Bring it over."

Qian Yi handed over the lacquer plate, and the exquisite pastries that were placed on the lacquer plate popped into his eyes. Shen Hancheng casually picked up a piece of cake that had remaining warmth in his hand, and as his eyes flickered, he asked: "What else did he say?"

The steward narrowed his eyes as a memory surged into his mind.

Looking at the freshly baked pastries on the lacquer plate, the butler looked at the young man who was washing his hands and asked: "What does City Lord Su mean by this?"

He originally thought that Su Jinruo asking for something would be difficult, but he didn't expect that Su Jinruo would just ask him to borrow some ingredients from the kitchen.

Now that the congee had been baked, the smell was sweet but the butler did not understand why Su Jinruo was so busy today.

Su Jinruo said: "Butler, don't worry. This is Jinruo's apology cake, Jinruo is willing to use his life to guarantee that the pastry will be safe. It is Jinruo's fault for provoking the Duke today, because Jinruo wanted to ask the butler to pass the pastry to him. As for whether the Duke is willing to eat it or not, it will be up to the Duke to decide. "

"If you do not like these pastries and throw them away, then your achievement of working hard for an hour will be meaningless, City Lord Su …"

After a moment of silence, Su Jinruo opened his mouth and said: "Whether or not there's meaning, Jinruo has already done it, and has a clear conscience. As for your choice, Jinruo does not have much of an impact on it."

The butler retracted his train of thought and after thinking for a moment, he said to Shen Hancheng: That person did not say much about it, but before he left, that person told me that the prince might not have any food tonight, and did not have anything else.

In the palace, there was no one who liked Master, nor was there anyone whom Master wanted to meet.

The moment they left the main hall, Master first went to Ning Xiaoyao's palace before going to his own office to handle some matters. He didn't want anyone to disturb him.

In the past four years, there had been no less than a hundred similar incidents. He had long since gotten used to his master's style of doing things.

Lifting his eyes, looking at the corner of Shen Hancheng's lips which were slightly raised, Qian Yi had a heavy expression. Just as he was about to say something, he heard Shen Hancheng say, "This duke even wanted to take this opportunity to make him feel guilty and owe me a favor, but he has already taken the initiative.

The charming smile on her lips became even more intense. Just as Shen Hancheng was about to eat the muffin in her hands, Qian Yi suddenly stopped her, "Master, you can't …"

As if he did not hear the strong revulsion in Qian Yi's tone, Shen Hancheng put the muffin into his mouth and started to eat it slowly.

"Master —"

Looking at Shen Hancheng who ate the pastries without hesitation, the butler said to Qian Yi: "When that person was making the pastries, this old servant was there all along, and this old servant had even personally tasted it before. Guard Qian Yi, do not worry."

The meaning behind his words was that the creator of this pastry did not have a chance to do anything to it, or put anything in it.

He had also eaten them before, and they were still alive and well up till now. It was enough for him to see the cake. There was no problem with that.

Hearing this, Qian Yi finally became silent. At this time, a figure entered's Seventh Prince's Mansion and a moment later, a message was sent to Shen Hancheng's ears.

The corner of Shen Hancheng's mouth slightly turned cold, then burst into laughter, "You're the one who set this up, and you're still willing to appear …"

It was already deep into the night when Su Jinruo returned to the Qian Mo Garden. After bathing and changing his clothes, he laid on the bed to rest.

Not long after, along with a slight wind, the candlelight suddenly flickered.

Su Jinruo suddenly opened his eyes, but at that moment, the candlelight suddenly extinguished.

The entire room instantly sank into darkness, revealing a flowery window. Only a faint moonlight was left on the ground.

The dagger in her hand suddenly clenched tightly, Su Jinruo's eyes were pitch black and still, she flipped herself off the bed and spoke indifferently:

"It is already the third fragment of the night, why have you come …"

Dry... Before he could even finish his sentence, a lifeless figure entered the room and stretched out a hand towards Su Jinruo.

Su Jinruo seemed to be prepared for this as he dodged to the side and used his dagger to stab in the direction of the person.

Unexpectedly, the person who came along with her wrist, took the dagger away, Su Jinruo's eyes turned cold, her hand followed his big palm and suddenly grabbed onto the person's sleeve.

In a split-second, she pondered over whether she should make a move and get rid of him in the future …

The person took the opportunity to wave her sleeve and clasp her wrist with a backhand.

As though he was sure that Su Jinruo would subconsciously struggle, the person who came forward lightly but undoubtedly pressed down on her legs.

Su Jinruo and the incoming person's body, in a weird inverted posture, was in a deadlock in the air.

The person said softly, "It's This King."

As the indifferent and familiar voice entered his ears, a glint flashed across Su Jinruo's eyes. Doubt arose in his heart, and the foot that was being forcefully suppressed in midair couldn't help but drop.

But in that moment, Shen Hancheng did not know that Su Jinruo would let go of his defense, and that he did not even have time to retract the foot that was pressing on her leg.

's entire person was holding onto Shen Hancheng's weight. His body could not bear the weight and so...

Su Jinruo's body was pressed down by Shen Hancheng, causing him to fall straight towards the bed behind him.

For a moment, both of them froze.

The night was intoxicated as the two of them stuck tightly to each other's bodies within the quiet room. Their gazes met due to the dim light, however, and they were unable to see the peculiar emotions that flickered within each other's eyes.

The youth's slender wrist was buckled to the point that he couldn't move at all. A scorching aura landed on his face. Although she had been a woman in disguise for eighteen years, this was the first time she was so close to a man.

Su Jinruo's body felt unwell as she pushed Shen Hancheng who was pressed down on top of her, "Your Royal Highness, please open up …"

Shen Hancheng's gaze was firmly fixated on Su Jinruo, the expression in his eyes darkening, as he said in a low and deep voice, "City Lord Su's body, is truly slender and weak. I'm afraid ordinary women aren't even one tenth of City Lord Su's body …"

If not for the fact that he knew Shen Hancheng could not even approach the body of a woman, hearing Shen Hancheng's words, Su Jinruo would probably have treated Shen Hancheng as a playboy like Shen Fengzhi.

How could a dignified prince suppress an official's body so that he wouldn't open his mouth? Furthermore, he even praised her soft body in front of an official?

What's more …

Only today did this official prove himself to be a man, and now he was comparing her to a woman.

Breaking free from the shackled hand, in the dark night, Su Jinruo looked in Shen Hancheng's direction, and spoke with a cold tone.

"Some things come to a conclusion when the dust falls. Your highness, there is no need to dwell on those illusory things …"

Regarding his own identity, Su Jinruo knew how certain Shen Hancheng was that she was a woman.

And now that she was able to approach him and he was safe and sound, how surprised should he be …

Today, he didn't believe that his own injured hand would be fine when it touched him. Thus, he pulled himself into his bosom and personally placed his hands on his own face, seeking confirmation once more.

In the eyes of the crowd, these actions were perhaps an indescribable and ambiguous matter.

In her eyes, it was just a test!

Hearing that, Shen Hancheng laughed silently.

For some unknown reason, he still did not stand up, and said to Su Jinruo:

"This king does not like to be tangled. Today, all of this is because of City Lord Su. He used a few pieces of cake the size of sesame seeds to cover this king up. Could it be that City Lord Su … Aren't you afraid that This King will still vent his anger on you...? "

"This official believes that Your Highness is definitely not someone who would cause trouble for no reason." Su Jinruo spoke extremely quickly, and replied almost without thinking.

Oh –

Shen Hancheng raised his eyebrows, and suddenly smiled. "City Lord Su really does know this king, then the pastries … At least, you can enter This King's eyes. "

The meaning behind his words was that he wouldn't cause trouble for her?

The explanation he had prepared was now useless?

The light in Su Jinruo's eyes flickered, and the weight that was pressing down on her suddenly disappeared. Shen Hancheng turned and stood with his hands behind his back.

After standing up, Su Jinruo tidied up his slightly loose clothes and hair, and then lit the candle once more.

The candlelight lit up, and when Su Jinruo turned to look, he saw that Shen Hancheng's line of sight was faintly moving towards the study table by her side.

The book was filled with trivial matters for her to deal with, some of which involved the internal affairs of the imperial court.

Shen Hancheng's arrival was something that she had never expected, nor was she prepared in the slightest, not to mention that she had placed all these important things properly …

Her heart tensed, Su Jinruo tilted her body, blocking Shen Hancheng's line of sight. She laughed: "Your Highness, you have come here late at night, do you have something to discuss?"

Shen Hancheng withdrew his gaze, lazily glanced at Su Jinruo, and said: "Yesterday, with the cooperation of the City Lord Su, this king's people followed the person who set the trap to his mansion."

Hearing that, Su Jinruo pursed her lips, with a calm expression, she looked at Shen Hancheng and asked: "I wonder, who was the person who planned this?"

"If this duke were to say that that person is the Prime Minister Su, the father of the City Lord Su …" Shen Hancheng stared into Su Jinruo's eyes, "Would City Lord Su believe it?"