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Xie Jingxi had not seen Fang Ziqing for a long time, and every time she saw him, she would feel slightly awkward. Although the two of them had befriended each other, they still felt uncomfortable.

Fang Ziqing opened his mouth first, "Looks like your life is not bad."

Xie Jingxi smiled, "Mn, luckily, you're still the same as always."

Fang Ziqing laughed self-deprecatingly, "You are indeed the same as always. Since Ye Qing married and gave you trouble, you will have to bear a lot of burden from now on."

I didn't expect her to marry into my family, not that I'm giving her any trouble, but I have to remind you, her life is not up to me to be good or bad, it still depends on her. Of course, I'll do my best to help her when I can.

Fang Ziqing knew that she had good intentions, and there was gratitude in his words, "I will stop mentioning the old matters, but as her brother, I am still very grateful to you for not taking into account the past. This is a day that she has chosen, and it must be her own doing, whether it is good or bad, I cannot blame anyone else."

Xie Jingxi was surprised in her heart, she had always wanted to ask why Fang Ziqing would agree to Fang Wanqing's marriage, so it turned out that she respected her own choice. Since it was Fang Wanqing herself who had made the decision, then there was really nothing much to say.

After being busy until the afternoon, there were basically no major events, and when Aunt Fang brought him to the Second Court, there would not be any ruckus. However, Gu Heng still did not show himself, and Xie Jingxi believed that it was not because of Fang Wanqing, but rather, there was really something going on. Gu Heng should have known about it, but if she suddenly stayed in Gu Heng's room that night, could it be that Gu Heng was the real Gu Heng? Could it be that Gu Heng was secretly involved with the crown prince?

What about the fact that the Marquis knew about it, and what about the fact that the His Majesty was aware of it? And there was a title of Prince Yin of the Marquis Anfeng Palace added into the muddy water, the moment the His Majesty sensed any clues, he would probably be done for. Or maybe the Marquis was not even of the same mind as Gu Heng? The father and son duo had their own plans, what were they up to?

After dinner, Xie Jingxi was afraid that Lady Zeng would complain again, so she went over to the front yard to take a look. Lady Zeng was indeed unhappy, Gu Heng still hadn't come back yet, do you remember that he had to marry an aunt today?

"I really am going to be angered to death by him." Lady Zeng rubbed her forehead, "What is he trying to do, he can't possibly stay hidden forever, right?"

"Mother, don't think about that for now. Since I've agreed to let Miss Fang in, I won't stay cold. Maybe I really do have business with her, since I've already entered. It doesn't matter whether it's a day or two earlier or later."

"Can't we just drag this on for a day? He really doesn't give us any face at all. How can we tell Miss Fang what to do?"

Xie Jingxi sighed, right now, no one could care so much about how an aunt should act. Lady Zeng was her son's husband's first wife, and she couldn't even figure it out clearly from the bottom of her heart, so she really didn't know what to say.

When he came out, he looked at the sky and couldn't help but sigh. It was already so late, Gu Heng still had not returned, so she invited Senior Servant Liu to the second room to take a look, and said that Second Young Mistress had already fallen asleep, and the lights in the Aunt Fang's room had also turned off. Only then did Xie Jingxi relax, and did she not cause any trouble.

Xie Jingxi walked alone in the courtyard. Because she was familiar with the road, there were no burning lights, and their courtyard was at the innermost part of the Marquis Mansion, as he would walk past the flower garden. At this time, there were practically no people there, and she could clearly hear the footsteps of almost no one.

Suddenly, a strong force suddenly came from her arm. Xie Jingxi first smelled a dense smell of alcohol, and then, while she was still immersed in why this person's smell was so familiar with it, she was subconsciously dragged to the back of the fake mountain rocks in the courtyard.

"Gu Heng, you …"

Xie Jingxi did not expect it to be him, I wonder if anyone saw it, thinking how could he be so reckless, "There is someone in the courtyard, what words do you have to say?"

"Xi." The stench of alcohol on Gu Heng's body was thick, and it was unknown if he was awake or not, but these two words clearly conveyed the profoundness of his words.

Xie Jingxi didn't know what to say, because she understood the depression and desire in her words. She was begging her, begging her to give him a chance to speak, she never knew that Gu Heng would one day yearn for one thing, but she still couldn't be merciful.

"Gu Heng, listen to me, this is not the place to talk. What happened?

However, his current state was obviously not one where he needed to say anything, instead, he wanted to vent. Xie Jingxi was afraid that if someone were to suddenly pass by outside, she would have to listen carefully.

"Xi, you don't even want to talk to me anymore?" Gu Heng continued to hold onto her arm, but lowered his head in pain, "Don't worry, I've seen it before when I came, there won't be anyone here."

Xie Jingxi sighed, "I'm not going to ask you where you're going today, you probably have your own business too. But when the Aunt Fang enters, you should be more worried about your mother's feelings, and taking a look at her is good. Also, I hope that when you're free in the future, don't come looking for me, you have your responsibilities, and that you won't disappoint too many people."

Gu Heng suddenly raised his head and looked at her, his eyes scarlet red, "Do you have to be so cruel to me? You clearly know that I only have you in my heart, and you're the only one who can speak to me about these responsibilities, what Aunt Fang, I don't even want them, but I can't do anything about it, I can only allow them to add a woman to my room, but I can't allow myself to say another word to the woman I like. Do you know how much pain that is?

Gu Heng suddenly hugged her when he lost control of his actions, pushed her against the stone wall, then lowered his head and kissed her. Xie Jingxi's mind was blank, she subconsciously clenched her teeth tightly, the smell of blood was in her mouth, causing her to retreat in pain. She took the chance to slap him without thinking, stunning Gu Heng.

Xie Jingxi suppressed the anger in her heart, and looked at him fiercely: "Gu Heng, you must disappoint me!"

Gu Heng was startled for a moment before he started chuckling. He wiped the blood off the corner of his lips, looking like he did not care, "Disappointed? Hehe, in any case, in your heart, I'm already like that, so I don't care. In any case, I won't let go.

Gu Heng seemed to be a completely different person as he came closer to her in a charming and dangerous manner, and stared at her with eyes that were inching closer and closer, "Do you think that Gu Yun can protect you for the rest of your life? What has he been doing to tell you?

Xie Jingxi stared at him defensively, "That's between him and me, I don't need you to worry about me, our life or death has nothing to do with you."

Gu Heng looked at her dangerously, his fingers caressing her lips, but he was dodged by her. He laughed lowly: "Did you hear what I said? I've said before, I understand you the best, I will wait for you to come to my side, from now on I want to live for myself. What I want and what I don't want, no one can force me, including you!"

Xie Jingxi was simply unable to endure it any longer, and coldly laughed: "Then just you wait."

She pushed him away, but this time Gu Heng did not stop her. Instead, he stood where he was and watched her leaving, a dangerous look in his eyes.

However, no one noticed that behind the trees and flowers not far away, there was a pair of cold and dangerous eyes staring at them from behind. Fang Wanqing tightly gripped the branches beside him.

and the others were all there at night, so naturally, not only were Sheng Luan and the others there, they were also celebrating with their wine and meat. King Jin drank a bit too high today, his alcohol tolerance had always been a mystery, and always, when he wanted to get drunk, he would be drunk like mud, but when he wanted to wake up, he would instantly, and sometimes, even Gu Yun was not sure if he was really drunk.

But today, it seemed that King Jin had really drunk too much, he did not say anything unnecessary, but had just drank a few mouthfuls, and had not rejected anyone. At first, he felt that King Jin must have been addicted to alcohol, and had seized the opportunity to drink once, then followed his lead, and slowly drank until he realised that it did not seem like it was the case.

Gu Yun was the only one in the group who was still conscious. He glanced at King Jin and asked, "Are you sure you can do it?

Feng Li patted Gu Yun's shoulder, "King Jin is suddenly so deep, I think it's very scary. I think we should leave first and give it to you, Xuanchen. Oh, next time remember to bring your wife along, it's very interesting."

Gu Yun kicked him, "Scram."

Feng Li shouted loudly as he bounced away, "Hey, you're not being particular about this, you've dirtied my clothes."

Sheng Luan worriedly looked at King Jin, "Xuanchen, how about you advise me?

"Let him drink. It's rare for him to be so happy. He won't die."

How could he not be happy? The crown prince had gone and removed half of the heavy burden that had weighed on his heart for many years, and more importantly, the lives of countless people had been taken away. No one knew better than King Jin what the consequences of failure would be.

King Jin suddenly grabbed Gu Yun's hand, closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

Everything was condensed into these unfinished words, so Gu Yun naturally heard it. He made an exception and poured himself a cup of wine, touching the King Jin's hand and then raising his head to drink it, saying meaningfully, "You can't relax, the crown prince's old nest hasn't been lifted yet."