She accidentally flirted with the villain and was fiercely criticized as the regent for forcibly mar

Xiao Che's mind flashed to that cunning yet naive face, whose smile was bright and radiant. Even if she wore brightly colored gemstone jewelry, it wouldn't overshadow her. If she wore jewelry with a warm and smooth texture, it would add to her pretty and soft look, which would suit her charming and naive nature!

The kingfisher feather inlay would suit her well; her features exude an air of nobility!

She's just not suited to wearing those with pendants. They're meant to restrain behavior, but with her erratic and unruly nature, wearing them would only make her look foolish all the time!

Thinking this, Xiao Che's lips unconsciously curled into a smile.

Out of the corner of her eye, she glanced at the half-finished teacup on the surface of the water and met her own "kind" smile. Her expression froze for a moment, as if she had been caught doing something wrong, and she immediately switched to a cold face.

"I'm so busy with state affairs, how dare you ask me to pick out jewelry for her!"

Having followed his master for over ten years, how could Shi'an not understand his master's arrogance?

"Miss Jiang has rendered a great service this time, eliminating a malignant tumor for us. The fact that His Highness personally prepared a gift of gratitude shows how much he values ​​her!"

Xiao Che snorted but didn't say anything.

A bird with black feathers fluttered its wings and landed on Shi'an's shoulder.

They are trained to deliver messages. They look ordinary, but they are very alert, extremely fast, and better able to avoid being watched or monitored than pigeons.

He reached up and removed the thin tube from the bird's ankle, poured out the note, carefully examined it to ensure that the letter was free of poison and harm, and then knocked on the window.

"Master, this is a message from Eleven Crane."

Xiao Che's hand reached out from under the carriage curtain.

The note landed in his palm.

Retract, unfold.

The very first sentence made his eyes instantly turn icy cold: On the first day after the prince left, Miss Jiang used the wine left behind by the prince to ask a mysterious old woman to treat the eldest daughter of the Duke of Shao's mansion for facial treatment.

The second sentence: Miss Jiang said that the Prince and Duke Shao are equally matched.

The hand gripping the note tightened suddenly: "You dare say you only asked me for the wine because of that other man! The moment I left, you couldn't wait to meet him, and you even compared me to him!"

"That heartless wretch is utterly despicable!"

But then I saw the last two sentences.

The coldness on his face dissipated.

The sentence, "The master left without saying goodbye, and Miss Jiang was heartbroken," is a poignant reminder of this.

As Miss Jiang said, "My love for you is as clear as the sun and moon!"

Xiao Che gave a haughty snort: "When it comes to being a smooth talker, if she says she's number one, no one dares to say they're number two!"

Shi'an listened to the alternating anger and laughter inside and wondered if his master was having a fit of hysteria!

At the same time, I am amazed by Miss Jiang's amazing skills. She was able to make the Regent, who would remain calm even if Mount Tai collapsed in front of him, change his emotions three times in a single breath!

But he couldn't agree more with the prince's assessment.

He had seen countless people who were cowardly, obsequious, or even shouting before their death in front of him, but so far, he had only ever seen one person who combined all three traits of being fierce, cowardly, and obsequious: Miss Jiang!

Unique!

"Is Miss Jiang thinking of me?"

Xiao Che chuckled coldly: "Is that something you should be asking?"

Shi An touched his nose and chuckled: "..." You guessed right! Anyway, judging from what I've seen, he clearly misses Miss Jiang, otherwise he wouldn't have brought up such things about girls!

Xiao Che lowered his head and continued reading the contents of the paper.

Eleven Crane's letter was disjointed, with no connection between sentences, like a record of key points in a private notebook.

But he was already used to it and didn't seem to find it difficult.

Another line: Madam Jiang was tormented by excruciating pain, and Miss Jiang cried.

Xiao Che frowned.

The little coward cried?

Why?

Why shed tears for someone who isn't worth it when you clearly have no feelings for Madam Jiang anymore?

After a moment's thought, he came to a conclusion.

That little coward isn't suffering, he's clearly having fun!

The next sentence: Miss Jiang wanted to fake her death to escape, and asked her subordinates to help her.

Xiao Che's brows furrowed, and his fingertips tapped lightly on the soft pillow with gold thread entwining branches. Why would a weak and frivolous young woman pretend to be dead instead of staying at home?

Are you going to meet someone who can't be on the floor?

Or are they doing something that can't be brought to light?

Anyone else, even the shrewd and calculating Grand Tutor Cui, would be able to guess seven or eight parts of the other party's intentions if they knew what the other party was going to do. But this little coward...

She did things in ways that were too unexpected, and her thoughts were very different from those of normal people. He couldn't figure out what she was going to do.

I'm also very curious about how many secrets she still holds in her head.

"Grind the ink."

Thirteen Huo, who was sitting in the front room, responded and pushed the door open to go in.

Lay out the paper, prepare the brush, and grind the ink.

The movements were swift and efficient.

Xiao Che picked up his brush, dipped it in ink, and wrote a sentence on a tiny piece of paper: Obey her orders, protect her life, and report back on her movements at any time.

He rolled up the paper, stuffed it into the tapped tube, and stretched out his hand again: "Pass it back to Eleven Crane."

Shi'an accepted it.

The little black sparrow, which was eating bait in his palm, rolled over and turned its legs toward him.

Shi An smiled, praised it as "clever," tied the thin tube back on, and patted it: "Go!"

The carriage curtain was lifted by a corner by the night wind.

As Xiao Che watched the little black sparrow flap its wings and fly north, he felt a strange urge to return to the capital as soon as possible.

It's a very strange feeling, one I've never had before.

Only the last two sentences remained on the note.

I'm a little reluctant to finish watching it, what's going on?

But to avoid missing any important information, he decided to finish reading it now.

The penultimate line: Miss Jiang went to Tao Yang Bookstore and entered the inner garden, where the guards were so tight that she couldn't hear the conversation. She left with a worried expression, but came out looking relaxed and at ease.

Xiao Che's eyes were deep and intense.

He knew that Tao Yang Bookstore had a secret: an intelligence network that used literature as a cover to commit murder, and he also knew who the mastermind behind it was.

They planted people to monitor the situation, but found no connection between the people in the bookstore and the Cui faction. Since there was no need for conflict, they didn't take any action against them.

The coward went in with a worried look on his face, but came out looking relaxed, clearly having accomplished what he wanted to do.

Borrowing money from him must be for the assassins he hired, and the purpose should be to ensure that Jiang Huai can successfully travel from Jiangnan to the capital.

But how could she be sure that Jiang Huai would be in danger on his way back to Beijing?

How could a young woman like her know that such a place was a place where people would kill to protect others?

Was this action a genuine expression of the situation, or was it a performance put on for him because he knew that Eleven Crane was watching him from the shadows?

Xiao Che increasingly felt that she was shrouded in a thick, impenetrable fog, and that she knew far more than he had thought.

It's more like a pair of eyes standing high above, surveying the whole situation, orchestrating and changing the situation in the capital, and indeed the entire Great Zhou!

If she truly doesn't take sides with anyone, that's fine.

If they become enemies, it will definitely not be a good thing for him!

So what was her purpose in deliberately getting close to him?

Seeking refuge?

Or is there another purpose?

"This is getting more and more interesting!"

The last sentence on the letter reads: "Miss Jiang doesn't like dogs."

Xiao Che pondered.

This little coward doesn't like dogs, so does he like cats? Rabbits?