freenovelworld Chapter 281 After the rain, the sky clears!
Chapter 281 After the rain, the sky clears!
After Duanmu Chuze helped her prepare the handkerchief, Mu Xin Nuan quickly snatched it away and started doing it herself. At this moment, she had no doubt that this man would directly take the handkerchief and wipe her face; that would be far too intimate.
A hint of regret flashed in Duanmu Chuze's eyes, but he also watched her wipe the object with great fascination, as if he were watching someone skillfully polish a priceless treasure.
"Anuan, don't you think you should have something to say to me today?"
Mu Xin Nuan thought about it for a moment. Today's events were indeed a bit complicated, but after sorting them out a little, she understood the general outline.
"Well, Your Highness, actually..."
"Call me Aze."
"Uh?"
"I said call me Aze, and call me Your Highness, it sounds awkward to me. Or do you want me to kiss you until you're unconscious before you start calling me that?"
Mu Xin Nuan's face, which had just returned to normal, suddenly flushed red.
After a long pause, she whispered, "The Prince of Ming's intentions are crystal clear. I think they intend to use Yang Yu'er as a pawn today. However, the Crown Princess isn't stupid. How could she possibly keep the unfavored Yang Yu'er by Duanmu Chen's side?"
"That's true! My eldest sister-in-law has always been meticulous, so naturally she wouldn't be able to hide these little tricks of Princess Ming's. However, I think she seems quite satisfied with you today."
“Me? No way!” Mu Xin Nuan shook her head confidently. “His Highness Changsun will soon be coming of age, and the Crown Princess will not allow him to choose someone my age as his wife or concubine.”
"How do you know it won't happen? Don't forget that the Mu family is at its peak right now! Besides, I noticed that the way that boy looked at you today was strange. There's a high chance that once we get back today, he'll go and beg the Crown Princess to arrange for you to marry him."
When Duanmu Chuze said this, his voice was exceptionally cold. Mu Xin Nuan felt a chill run down her spine just listening to it.
"You want to marry him?"
It was a voice that was normally incredibly gentle, but to Mu Xin Nuan at that moment, it carried a chilling undertone. She shook her head violently, "Of course not!"
"Oh!" she drawled, with a slight upward inflection. "That's good then!"
"What's so good about it? Didn't you say he would plead with the Crown Princess?"
"It's no use begging! Your marriage has already been arranged by my father and mother. You are my wife, and you can only be mine."
"You?" Mu Xin Nuan was slightly taken aback. She really didn't expect that Duanmu Chu Ze could be so thoughtful. He had already revealed the truth to the Emperor and Empress in advance?
"No way!" Mu Xin Nuan shook her head. "How could you? What if they think I seduced you, or tried to seduce you? What would that be like?"
Duanmu Chuze chuckled, "Little Anuan, I want to ask you, what's the difference between seduction and allure?"
Mu Xin Nuan was anxious, but these were not the kinds of things that could be said to her alone. She stamped her foot and, in a fit of pique, decided to leave again.
Before she could take a step, Duanmu Chuze pulled her into his arms, and the two sat together on the daybed.
"Don't worry! Before I went to war, I asked my father for a decree, saying that I had taken a liking to the eldest daughter of the Mu family, Anuan, and asked him to keep her for me. If I don't return in three to five years, she will not allow me to marry someone else. If I don't come back alive in this life, then she will be lucky to have gotten rid of this jinx."
Upon hearing this, Mu Xin Nuan felt as if a giant wave was surging within her, and she could not express it in words.
These words, though not romantic, sounded exceptionally pleasant to the ear at that moment!
"You...you didn't expect that you would..."
“There are many things you can’t imagine. I told you I would protect you, but you’ve never believed me! I know I was wrong before, I never showed my true self to anyone, and I never told you who I was. It’s understandable that you’re angry with me. But little Anuan, there’s one thing you must remember.”
"What?" Mu Xin Nuan asked, somewhat dumbfounded.
"No matter how angry you are with me, you must not abandon me! You must not say anything like 'I hate you'! You must not say that you don't care about me!"
Mu Xin Nuan lowered her eyelids, her small mouth was tightly pursed, and her hands had covered her ears without her noticing, but she still couldn't stop the clear and melodious voice from bewitching her ears.
Duanmu Chuze carefully removed her hand, then gently blew warm breath into her ear, "Do you want me to say it again?"
It's itchy and tingly!
Mu Xin Nuan felt goosebumps all over half of her body, then shuddered and shook her head vigorously, "No need to say anything more, I heard you."
"That's good. Now, answer me: is it possible?"
Mu Xin Nuan thought for a while, then saw the expectation and determination in his eyes, and unconsciously nodded.
"Alright. I've already apologized to you, so can you please stop pursuing the matter I concealed from you?"
"Alright, let bygones be bygones. I won't bring it up again."
"how about you?"
"What am I?"
Duanmu Chuze felt his heart clench with anger! How could this heartless little thing forget what she said in such a short time?
Seeing his somewhat annoyed expression, Mu Xin Nuan finally reacted quickly!
"You mean Duanmu Chen's matter?"
Duanmu Chuze finally calmed down and said in a sinister tone, "Otherwise what?"
"I've only met him a few times, and I don't think I have anything that would interest him. Besides, didn't you see how many girls were giving him flirtatious glances today? Of course, I noticed that quite a few were also giving you flirtatious glances!"
"Is Ah Nuan jealous?"
Mu Xin Nuan rolled her eyes rather inelegantly and ignored him.
"Anuan, didn't I say last time that you can leave the matter of Prince Ming to me? As for Mu Xinyao in your household, I will have someone investigate as soon as possible to find out what kind of trump card she has that makes Prince Ming value her so much, and even come up with the idea of having the Duchess of Anguo take her in as his goddaughter?"
"Yes. I also think Mu Xinyao's trump card must be very complicated. I always feel that she is like a completely different person, a completely different person from when she was a child!"
A strange glint flashed in Duanmu Chuze's eyes. Of course they were different! Because their bodies housed completely different souls!
This was something Duanmu Chuze had confirmed ever since he learned about the cross-stitch. However, he was very curious about what Mu Xinyao, the woman who had transmigrated, was trying to do.