Chapter 120

"Tang Kexin, just who are you?" Ye Lan Jue's eyes looked at her, and he suddenly asked.

Even if it was a man, there were very few people who could analyze the military manual so thoroughly and comment so well. However, this woman actually spoke with such clarity.

At this moment, he was truly shocked.

Hearing his words, Tang Ke's heart froze. He had asked the question just now, but she had subconsciously answered, forgetting that this was ancient times. It was impossible for ancient women to understand such things.

His face was right in front of hers, very close, very close. His aura slowly spread out on her face, a bit itchy, a bit hot, and Tang Kexin subconsciously wanted to avoid it, but behind her was the carriage. There was no escape, she could only stand there stiffly, letting his aura envelop her.

"Your Highness's questions are contradictory. Your Highness clearly knows that I am Tang Kexin, but you still ask who I am?" Tang Kexin secretly let out a breath of relief. She did her best to calm herself down so that she wouldn't reveal anything out of the ordinary.

It was obvious that the Third Prince was already suspicious of her, and she really wasn't the real Tang Kexin.

However, this body was Tang Kexin's after all. Even if the third prince suspected her, there was no proof that she wasn't the real Tang Kexin.

"Are you really Tang Kexin?" Ye Lan looked at her with despair, frowning slightly. In the past, Tang Kexin was a fool, and this was something everyone knew. A fool definitely didn't know anything, not a single thing, but she had suddenly recovered, so how could she understand so much?

"If not, then who does His Highness think the commoner is?" Tang Ke Xin blinked and decided to pretend to be innocent. In any case, the third prince couldn't find any evidence.

"This prince feels that you are not the real Tang Kexin." Ye Lanjue stared straight at her, wanting to see if there was anything strange on her face. However, it was clear that Tang Ke Xin had become a bit more cautious and didn't reveal anything out of the ordinary on his face.

He did suspect her from the very beginning. Actually, he suspected that she wasn't the real Tang Kexin, but it was clear that she looked exactly the same as before. Otherwise, the empress would have seen through her long ago.

She just changed her personality.

"Actually, I really am not." Tang Kexin was still a bit nervous when she met his gaze. She changed her mind and said with a serious expression.

Ye Lanjue's eyes clearly flashed, the corner of his mouth slightly pursed. He didn't say anything, clearly waiting for her to continue speaking.

"Actually, this commoner isn't a human. This commoner is a ghost, a female ghost. She's the kind of person that sneaks into a man's room in the middle of the night and stealthily absorbs the yang energy …" Tang Ke knew that the Third Prince wasn't like Ye Lanchen and wasn't easily fooled. Her answer was completely wrong, so she might as well say something in the middle of the night to divert the question.

"You did." However, when Ye Lanji heard her say this, he suddenly opened his mouth, and faintly smiled meaningfully at her.

"…" Tang Kexin's words suddenly stopped. Her eyes unconsciously widened as she looked at her, her heart trembling.

He had originally come up with a few casual lines just to fool the other party, but who would have thought that he would accept it in such a manner?

What, what did he mean?

Was he talking about the temple?

Could it be that the man from that night was him?

However, the crown prince had clearly said that the person that night was the crown prince. Furthermore, the crown prince knew about the matters regarding the jade pendant as well as the wounds on her shoulder.

What was going on? Who was that man from that night?

However, at this moment, the carriage suddenly stopped. The Prime Minister's Estate had already arrived.

"Your Highness, we've arrived at the Prime Minister's Estate." Below the horse carriage, a respectful voice was transmitted over, but Ye Lanjue's expression slightly darkened.

This carriage hadn't stopped since long ago, late at night. Yet, it had stopped at this very moment. Couldn't the famous legends have circled around the Prime Minister's Estate a few more times?

Tang Ke Xin saw that the carriage had stopped. Without waiting for her to speak, he quickly got up and ran to the front of the carriage. Then, he directly got off.

After getting off the carriage, she steadied herself and turned to look at Ye Lanjue, "Many thanks to Your Highness for sending me back."

Ye Lanjue's face was clearly somewhat gloomy, he didn't say anything. 'Thank you?' She really didn't see the slightest bit of gratitude from her.

When he thought of her actions, he felt angry. He knew that one day, he would be angered to death by this woman.

"Famous disciple, return to the manor." The Third Prince's eyes swept over Tang Kexin and then he put down the carriage's curtain.

"Yes." The famous scholar naturally noticed that his master's tone was a little off. He didn't dare to hesitate in the slightest, and so he respectfully complied.

After seeing the carriage leave, Tang Kexin also turned around and walked toward the Prime Minister's Estate.

However, Mu Shaoyi suddenly walked out from the side before he could enter the Prime Minister's Estate.

When Tang Ke saw that it was him, he became somewhat baffled. Why was he here?

Waiting for her?

"But Xinxin, was it His Highness who sent you back just now?" Mu Shaoyi looked at Tang Kexin as his lips moved. He asked with a hesitant expression.

"Yes, that's right." Tang Ke didn't hide anything. Mu Shaoyi must have been here just now, so she naturally saw it clearly. Moreover, she didn't feel the need to hide this matter from Mu Shaoyi.

"But in your heart, have you fallen for His Highness?" Hearing Tang Kexin's reply, Mu Shaoyi's eyes flashed. When he spoke again, his voice seemed to contain a hint of worry.

Tang Kexin could hear the worry in his voice, but she didn't understand why.

And he asked her if she liked His Highness?

She likes His Highness? How is this possible?

It was impossible for her to fall in love with the Third Prince, just like the Third Prince would never fall in love with her.

"What are you trying to say?" Tang Kexin directly asked. The current Mu Shaoyi didn't have his usual imposing manner.

"But heart, if you like His Highness, I advise you to give up early. Actually, His Highness, he …" Mu Shaoyi started to speak but stopped in his tracks, as if he was in a difficult situation.

Tang Kexin slightly frowned as she looked at him with a puzzled expression.

"This matter concerns the third prince's privacy. I shouldn't have told you about it, but I don't want to see you …" Mu Shaoyi said in a staccato manner. It was obvious that he was struggling at the bottom of his heart.

Tang Kexin's eyes flashed as she suddenly thought of a possibility.

"Actually, His Highness has some bad habits that are against women, so you'd better stay away from him." It was also at this moment that Mu Shaoyi finally spoke as if he had made up his mind.

However, Mu Shaoyi didn't directly say it.

The corner of Tang Ke's mouth twitched as he thought back to what happened that night. It was obvious that Mu Shaoyi had truly misunderstood.

Under the circumstances, the Third Prince did it on purpose, so it was normal for Mu Shaoyi to misunderstand. This was something that she had thought of a long time ago.

However, Mu Shaoyi wasn't bad this time and actually didn't spread this matter. Moreover, he didn't say much when he told her about it.

Regardless of whether it was because he was afraid of His Highness or for some other reason, at least he kept this matter a secret for His Highness, even though it wasn't really what he saw.

"Oh." "Yes," Tang Ke Xin replied softly. No one knew better than her about what had happened that night.

"But heart, you have to believe me. I'm not spouting nonsense, and I'm not intentionally trying to make things dark out of fear that you might cancel the engagement. I'm truly worried for you." Mu Shaoyi saw Tang Ke Xin's reaction and thought that she didn't believe him, so he hurriedly spoke again.

"Yes, I know. Is there anything else?" Tang Kexin slightly nodded her head as she raised it to look at him. This was because Mu Shaoyi's attitude had changed. Naturally, her attitude had also changed as it was no longer as sharp as before.

"I, I did come today for one more thing." Mu Shaoyi was stunned for a moment and then lowered his voice slightly.

"What is it?" Tang Kexin had just casually asked that question, so she didn't think that she really had something up her sleeve.

"My jade pendant is missing." Mu Shaoyu paused for a moment before he let out a sigh. His face was filled with a serious expression.

When Tang Kexin heard his words, her eyes flashed.

She knew better than anyone that his jade pendant had disappeared because she was the one who had taken it.

Her original plan had been to steal the jade pendant from the Mu Estate that night and return it the next day.

It was just that she did not expect to find another jade pendant in her room that night, so she did not dare to act rashly.

The next day, the crown prince found her and said those words. She was even more afraid of taking the risk.

Thus, the jade pendant was still hidden in her room.

She really felt a little overboard when it came to this matter. After all, it was the family heirloom of the Mu family.

However, why would Mu Shaoyi come to find her at this moment?

She could tell that Mu Shaoyi didn't know that she had stolen his jade pendant.

"But, can you give me your jade pendant? If my father finds out that I've lost my jade pendant, he definitely won't let me off." Mu Shaoyi didn't wait for Tang Kexin to ask.

Tang Ke's heart skipped a beat. In fact, she could understand why he would make such a request.

However, if she were to give him the jade pendant now, then she would have no reason to return the other jade pendant. She did not want to covet their family heirloom.

Moreover, now that she had given him the jade pendant, he could use the jade pendant to force her hand in marriage later on. That would be a very troublesome matter.

Furthermore, someone had suddenly returned the jade that night. She was not sure who it was yet. I wonder what that person's purpose is? Therefore, she did not know whether she would bring about any unnecessary trouble by doing so.

Right now, she had more than enough trouble. She really didn't want to cause any more trouble.