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"What's your idea?" Xiao Jinzhi looked sideways at Qin Li.

The latter looked hesitant, but he quickly spoke: "Did His Highness forget about the boat painting? If it really doesn't work, why not spread some news about that matter, then..."

"Shut up!" Xiao Jinzhi's face suddenly darkened.

Qin Li's heart pounded and he immediately knelt down, "Your Highness, I know this is a bit despicable, but..."

But over the years, His Highness has rarely met a woman he likes, so he can't just watch her be with someone else!

"Qin Li, remember, Gu's reputation is her own choice. But life is not easy for women in this world, especially Chu Huanyan. Even if she doesn't like Gu, or even hates Gu, she will never You can use this kind of insulting method." Xiao Jinzhi frowned and looked at Qin Li with sharp and majestic eyes.

Qin Li had been following Xiao Jinzhi for many years, and this was almost the first time he saw him showing such an expression. Knowing that His Highness was really angry, Qin Li spoke immediately.

"Your Highness, I forgive you. I know I was wrong. I was just talking nonsense. I will never do it again in the future!"

"I will rarely punish you, but this time, go get thirty sticks yourself and sober up."

"Yes, I obey!" Qin Li quickly accepted the punishment.

……

Two days later, at noon, there was a tea house in the west of the city.

When Xiao Jinzhi received the message, Chu Huanyan was already waiting in the teahouse.

She changed back to a simple and elegant dress today and stood by the window, her figure half-hidden behind the window, but her eyes fell on the restaurant diagonally opposite.

The business in the restaurant is not very good on weekdays, and there are not many customers in the building, but it is quiet and quiet. It is a place carefully chosen by Lin Zeyuan.

From where Chu Huanyan stood, she could just see Lin Zeyuan and the man opposite him in the private room on the second floor of the restaurant.

"Has Your Highness seen the wooden box in Lin Zeyuan's hand? That is evidence of his bribery." Seeing Xiao Jinzhi standing next to her, Chu Huanyan turned her head and spoke to him.

This time Lin Zeyuan was looking for an official from the Ministry of Personnel. Although his status was lower than that of Hu Pingzhou, he had some connections in the court. He had old friends and relatives, so he was able to get along well.

As she expected, after Lin Zeyuan got into this relationship, he immediately wanted to bribe his way up the ladder. He obviously couldn't wait. Yesterday, he went to see the money lender and borrowed ten thousand taels of silver. .

"He was able to find this way, and it was because of your skill?" Xiao Jinzhi said with a smile, and his eyes fell on Chu Huanyan's face.

The latter curled his lips and said, "Your Highness guessed wrong this time. Lin Zeyuan's ability to find this person was not part of my plan."

She had indeed asked Xian Yue to quietly inquire about the officials above the court who could serve as connections. It's just that these things are not that easy to find out. Most of the people she can find are officials similar to Wang Qi.

Although these people can give Lin Zeyuan hope, they may not be able to make him so generous. Now this official of the Ministry of Personnel was found by Lin Zeyuan himself. It can be seen that he has indeed put in a lot of effort.

But thinking about it, Lin Zeyuan naturally couldn't bear the loss of support and trump card, and now that he was back on duty, and had to endure the ridicule of his colleagues in the Hanlin Academy every day.

Xiao Jinzhi smiled again, his peach blossom eyes resting between Chu Huanyan's eyebrows, and his tone was leisurely.

"Then according to Miss Chu's next plan, just arrest him alone. Today you sent someone to send a letter to invite him to come over, but there are other things."

"No, I just want His Highness to see it with his own eyes, so as not to distrust my daughter." Chu Huanyan shook her head.

"Of course I won't disbelieve Miss Chu." Xiao Jinzhi said without hesitation.

Chu Huanyan couldn't help but be startled when she heard this determined tone, and raised her eyes to meet Xiao Jinzhi's gaze.

When their eyes met, the expression on Xiao Jinzhi's face remained unchanged, but his heart beat involuntarily faster.

Chu Huanyan frowned slightly. Although Xiao Jinzhi still looked as carefree and smiling as before, and couldn't tell what was wrong, she always felt that Xiao Jinzhi had been a little strange since he came in just now.

Could it be that Xiao Jinzhi was... secretly planning to set a trap for himself?

As soon as this thought came out, Chu Huanyan frowned even more.

But soon, she secretly denied this guess in her heart.

Now she really couldn't think of anything worthy of Xiao Jinzhi's trap, not to mention that Xiao Jinzhi didn't look hostile.

After thinking for a moment, Chu Huanyan was about to ask, but the next moment, Xiao Jinzhi suddenly took a step closer to her, walked directly in front of her, and extended his hand.

Chu Huanyan was stunned and suddenly became defensive, but before she could react, she heard a "squeak" and Xiao Jinzhi reached out to close the window next to her.

"Although this angle is difficult to detect, you should be careful not to let Lin Zeyuan see it." Xiao Jinzhi looked down at Chu Huanyan and said with a smile.

The two were very close, so close that Chu Huanyan could clearly smell Xiao Jinzhi's scent.

There is a very refreshing smell of pine wood. I can't tell what kind of fragrance it is. It's like pines and cypresses stained with snow water in early spring when the ice and snow melt.

Chu Huanyan lowered her eyes and felt a little absent-minded. This smell was very different from what Xiao Jinzhi usually felt.

After Xiao Jinzhi spoke, he realized belatedly that because of his action of closing the window just now, he now felt like he was half-hugging Chu Huanyan in his arms.

The tips of his ears felt hot, and Xiao Jinzhi wanted to retreat, but looking at Chu Huanyan's lost expression, he couldn't help but restrain his breathing, stopped moving, and just looked at her.

"Miss Chu, in fact, she is alone..."

"Miss, it's almost time." A knock on the door of the private room interrupted Xiao Jinzhi's words.

Yun Chen stood at the door with a cold face, his wary eyes falling on Xiao Jinzhi.

Chu Huanyan came to her senses, took a step back, and distanced herself from Xiao Jinzhi.

Although she had nothing to do next, she glanced at Yun Chen and said to Xiao Jinzhi.

"Your Highness, I have something to do next, so I'll take my leave first. Lin Zeyuan's side..."

"Don't worry, Miss Chu. I will certainly not break my promise to you." Xiao Jinzhi said.

"Thank you, Your Highness." Chu Huanyan felt blessed and walked out of the private room.

Xiao Jinzhi's eyes followed Chu Huanyan's back. Just when she walked to the door, Yun Chen took a step calmly, blocking Xiao Jinzhi's sight.

"His Royal Highness, I take my leave." Yun Chen bowed his hands in a respectful salute, making it hard for anyone to make a mistake.

But when he met Xiao Jinzhi's eyes, the look in his eyes was one of understanding and defense, and even a hint of hostility.

Seeing Yun Chen's appearance, Xiao Jinzhi raised his eyebrows secretly.

I'm afraid that the real difficult love rival is this one!