After the eldest daughter was reborn, the whole family knelt down and begged for forgiveness

Meeting the man's familiar deep gaze, Xiao Xuetang couldn't help but shudder.

The originally charming atmosphere disappeared in an instant, and the familiar, dense and creepy feeling rose up on her back again.

To get from the palace to Shuiyunju Villa, one needs to cross most of Kyoto, and the carriage has not arrived yet.

As if sensing Xiao Xuetang's uneasiness, Lin Xun poured her a cup of tea.

His fingers are long and slender, with distinct joints. If it weren't for the thin calluses on the finger joints, such a pair of beautiful hands would not look like martial arts calluses, but more like the hands of a scholar.

But it was this pair of hands that held the world's military power and acted ruthlessly, making countless noble families tremble in fear.

At this moment, he was pushing a celadon teacup in front of her.

The tea was already cold, but Xiao Xuetang had been so nervous that she hadn't drunk much water all day, so she drank it all in one gulp.

Xiao Xuetang's gaze towards Lin Xun changed again and again. First, he was incredulous, then suddenly realized, and finally came to a conclusion...

Lin Xun is playing the long game to catch the big fish!

And she, Xiao Xuetang, was the fish that Lin Xun caught...

Lin Xun was less than thirty years old, but he was already powerful enough to overwhelm the government and intimidate those cunning and treacherous people like Prime Minister Wang. It was impossible for him to do it just by brute force...

His scheming and calculations were no less than those of Prime Minister Wang and Xiao Yi. How could such a person help her repeatedly without asking for anything in return?

If it was because Lin Xun needed her to detoxify him, but there were so many talented people in the Regent's Mansion, and Lin Xun was not the type to be controlled by others...

Would he really obey her orders regarding the detoxification?

Moreover, she had previously worked with Lin Xun to clearly state the three conditions for detoxifying him. What Lin Xun had done for her in the past two days had obviously exceeded the scope of the contract.

So Lin Xun did so much, what could be worth his plotting against her, unless it was for...

"You were quite talkative in front of Xiao Yu and Lin Shaoshu just now, why are you silent in front of me?"

Xiao Xuetang looked at Lin Xun with a puzzled look...

She had been arguing with Lin Shaoshu and the others for such a long time, but Lin Xun remained silent in the carriage and listened from beginning to end.

How could she not know that the Regent also had a habit of eavesdropping!

Lin Xun only saw the little girl in front of him with her peach blossom eyes wide open, looking angry but not able to speak. Even if she didn't say it out loud, he didn't know what she was thinking about him. He felt like laughing for some reason and teased her deliberately: "The injury shouldn't have hurt your throat, right?"

of course not!

Xiao Xuetang snorted and said, "I'm not the kind of person who would really seek death just to break off the engagement."

She had already died for Lin Shaoshu once. If she lived again, she would never make the same stupid mistake again.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but touch her neck.

The wound on her neck had been bandaged again with clean gauze, done by the Regent, whose bandaging technique was much better than hers.

Lin Xun also followed her gaze and gently twisted his index finger and thumb, as if the warm touch was still lingering.

When I was bandaging her wound just now, no matter how careful I was, I still touched the skin around her.

That slender and fragile neck was exposed in front of him without reservation.

Under the dim light in the carriage, it shone with a white jade-like luster, and the blood on the wound looked like a red thread wrapped around the neck, with a kind of decadent beauty.

He remembered that in his dream, she seemed to prefer red jewelry, which was dazzling and charming against her snow-white skin.

Lin Xun's eyes darkened. In this cramped carriage, she carried an unknown sweet fragrance, making this quiet summer night slightly restless...

But on the surface, he still sat upright, and even smoothed out the wrinkles that Xiao Xuetang had accidentally left on his collar one by one, looking very superior and keeping strangers away.

When talking about what happened in Wenyuan Pavilion today, Lin Xun remembered the girl's resolute gesture of holding the sword across her neck. He asked with a gloomy look, "You are not an impulsive person. Why did you risk angering His Majesty and commit suicide in Wenyuan Pavilion today? It was planned long ago."

His tone was calm, not in a questioning tone, but a tone of certainty.

For some reason, Xiao Xuetang could sense a sense of revenge in his tone...

Just like today in the inner hall, when he broke Mu Yan's soft sword with just two fingertips, Xiao Xuetang felt a chill on his back and dared not hide it!

"Today, I did it on purpose..."

"The engagement between Lin Shaoshu and I was granted by the late emperor. The current emperor has great respect for the late emperor. Even though Lin Shaoshu made a mistake today, the emperor and even the ministers in the court will definitely complain if the engagement is cancelled. Therefore, the person who tied the bell must be found to untie it. To be on the safe side, I need to ask the late emperor to come out so that the relationship between Lin Shaoshu and I can be completely severed."

Lin Xun understood and said, "So, your solution is to take out the jade pendant given by the late emperor."

Xiao Xuetang hummed and said, "The Pisces jade pendant given by the late emperor, Xiao Yu and I each hold half. If I only take out half of the jade pendant, I'm afraid the Queen Mother or Lin Shaoshu and the others might still find loopholes. Since we want to cancel the engagement, I must make sure it's foolproof!"

He would not strike easily, but once he did, he would kill his prey with one strike...

In this respect, they are exactly the same!

Even if there was no such dream, perhaps they were destined to be together.

Lin Xun admired her careful thinking and careful planning, but...

"Xiao Yu is your elder brother from the same mother. If you want to cancel the engagement, he will not stand idly by."

Why use such a drastic measure?

Xiao Xuetang was silent for a moment before speaking, "Because I don't believe him..."

The lessons of escaping death several times in the previous life made Xiao Xuetang realize that one should not easily entrust his life to others, even if they are someone you consider to be your closest relative.

Not to mention Xiao Yu, who was at odds with her in the previous life and whose mind is treacherous and unpredictable in this life.

So Xiao Xuetang did not beg Xiao Yu, but chose to force Xiao Yu to hand over the Pisces jade pendant to save him.

After all, Xiao Xuetang has already drawn his sword in front of the emperor today. If there is no satisfactory ending, Xiao Yu will be implicated.

So... every step in today's game was carefully planned and was completely under Xiao Xuetang's control!

She only suffered a little physical pain in exchange for the complete removal of the shackles on her body, which was worth it...

When saying these words, Xiao Xuetang's eyes sparkled, like a child sharing a successful prank with a close friend.

Perhaps Xiao Xuetang herself did not realize that compared to Lin Shaoshu, Xiao Yu and others who were entangled with her in her previous life, with grudges and love, she was less disguised in front of Lin Xun and closer to her true self.

After hearing this, Lin Xun was silent for a long time, then he sighed and said, "Little lunatic..."

Xiao Xuetang...

It was truly an honor for her to be so 'praised' by the notorious Regent.

The carriage soon arrived at Shuiyunju. At this moment, Xiao Xuetang suddenly realized that he seemed to have forgotten something...