bayedsolid Chapter 326: Shaved Head?
Chapter 326: Shaved Head?
Mu Xin Nuan was indeed a different person.
“Anuan, when it comes to matters of the heart, there’s no right or wrong. Just like these past few days, when the Emperor’s decree of marriage came down, several girls got so angry that they wanted to commit suicide, saying they wouldn’t marry anyone but me! Do you think I’m going to take pity on them and marry them all?”
Mu Xin Nuan was stunned. What kind of girl would be so desperate as to try to kill herself for him?
Seeing Mu Xin Nuan's somewhat incredulous gaze, Duanmu Chuze sighed softly, his voice gradually softening.
"Anuan, don't take all the pain of others upon yourself, as if all the blame lies with you! You are only human, how can you bear so much? Besides, Chu Rong liking you is not your fault, it only proves your excellence and outstanding qualities. How can you talk about faults?"
Mu Xin Nuan was temporarily convinced by his words. It seemed that, as he said, if several men were in love with her, she would have to marry them? What kind of person would that make her?
However, upon further reflection, Mu Xin Nuan felt that something was amiss.
“Chu Rong is different from others. If I had no feelings for him from the beginning, I should have expressed them to him. Now, instead, I have only made him sad and upset, which is my fault.”
"Isn't he also listening to Madam Chu and starting to look for a wife for himself? What do you have to feel guilty about?"
"Really?" Mu Xin Nuan felt that Chu Rong was acting strangely today. It was impossible for him to just let it go like this. She felt that there was an unknown emotion surging in Chu Rong's eyes.
Suddenly, something occurred to Mu Xin Nuan, and she became genuinely worried. "Do you think he might hate you because of this? What if he helps Prince Ming again?"
"What are you thinking? Would Chu Rong be the kind of person who can't distinguish between public and private matters?"
After hearing what he said, Mu Xin Nuan felt that what she had just said was indeed too rash. Wasn't this insulting Chu Rong's character?
"That's true, I was too hasty just now."
"You're just worrying too much. Alright, it's nothing, stop overthinking. Instead, think about it properly. We're getting married in two years, and now that we're engaged, shouldn't you sew me a dress first?"
"Uh?"
"What do you mean, 'uh'? I'm your future husband. It's perfectly normal for you to make me a dress by hand, isn't it?" Duanmu Chuze couldn't help but laugh and cry when he saw her somewhat bewildered look. He reached out and tapped her forehead. "I don't know what you've been thinking about these days. Why don't you think about me?"
Mu Xin Nuan was perhaps a little stunned by his question, and blurted out, "How do you know I haven't been thinking about you?"
As soon as she finished speaking, she looked up again and met Duanmu Chuze's gaze, which held a mixture of surprise and amusement. She suddenly realized that she might have said something wrong.
"Really? You really missed me?"
Mu Xin Nuan blushed slightly and turned her head away from him. "It's fake. Why would I be thinking about you for no reason?"
Duanmu Chuze chuckled a few times, clearly in a good mood. Although the strength of his arms around her did not loosen, it was noticeably softer and no longer so stiff.
"Anuan, be good, call me Aze again."
Duanmu Chuze leaned close to Mu Xinnuan's ear, his tone somewhat ambiguous, his voice low and seductive.
Mu Xin Nuan's face flushed instantly, feeling burning hot. She shrank back uncomfortably, saying, "You, you shouldn't talk nonsense."
"What nonsense are you talking about? Didn't you say it so smoothly before? Come on, say it again."
Because of Duanmu Chuze's teasing, Mu Xinnuan had forgotten most of what had happened with Chu Rong earlier.
"By the way, how did you deal with the previous rumors about me?"
Mu Xin Nuan suddenly remembered that after this incident, the rumors seemed to have disappeared overnight, but she was really curious about how they disappeared!
This matter must have been the work of Duanmu Chuze, but how did he manage to do it so without leaving a trace?
"You've only offended a handful of people, do I even need to tell you?"
Mu Xin Nuan got angry as soon as she heard this!
What does it mean to offend someone?
She reached out and shoved Duanmu Chuze aside. "You really have a conscience! Tell me yourself, how many suitors have you attracted? How many young ladies in the capital haven't taken a liking to you? And now you're saying I've offended someone? Fine, I'll handle it myself, you don't need to worry about it."
Mu Xin Nuan made a move to leave, but Duanmu Chu Ze pulled her back again. "Alright, alright, it's all my fault, right? Don't worry, everything's settled. As for Yang Yu'er and the others, all they've got is for me to have their heads shaved. They won't be able to leave the house for three to five months!"
what?
Mu Xin Nuan stared wide-eyed. "You shaved your head?"
"you?"
"How about that? Aren't I smart? They wouldn't dare to spread this around, would they? Aren't they afraid of losing face?"
Mu Xin Nuan couldn't help but admire Duanmu Chu Ze's tricks for playing pranks; it was truly unexpected that he could come up with such a method.
"Anuan, I've thought of a way to get Mu Xinyao married off as soon as possible. It should be in the next few days. Just don't help her out again when that happens."
Mu Xin Nuan hesitated for a moment, "Mu Xin Yao and Jin Hui have teamed up, which might be detrimental to Prince Jin. You know their character and scheming nature. Is what we're doing really a good thing?"
What Mu Xin Nuan actually wanted to say was that Jin Hui had been coveting the position of the Marquis's heir for a long time. If he and Mu Xin Yao joined forces and really killed Jin Yang, wouldn't she and Duanmu Chu Ze become accomplices?
In doing so, she would be indirectly responsible for the death of Prince Jin, just like in her previous life, which was not what she wanted to see.
"Do you think Jin Yang is so easy to deal with? Besides, what kind of person is Mu Xinyao after marrying into the family? The Marquis of Dingyuan's mansion has a proper Marquis's wife and a legitimate wife of the heir. What trouble does she, a mere concubine's wife, think she can cause?"
“But…” Mu Xin Nuan still had some uncertainty, “The reason why Mu Xin Yao has been defeated by me time and time again is because I understand her and know her personality. I know how she will take the next three or four steps after every step she takes. Once she goes to the Dingyuan Marquis’s mansion, I’m afraid even Madam Jin and the young mistress may not be able to defeat her.”
Upon hearing this, Duanmu Chuze chuckled repeatedly, which made Mu Xinnuan somewhat uncertain.