The moment these words came out, not only were Xiao Jinse and Shen Lingyi shocked, but even the guards were taken aback.
Mainly because what she said was too strange.
It was as if the young master and the young lady had some secret affair.
The guards reacted the fastest because they were among those who searched the young lady’s courtyard that night.
But Shen Lingyi didn’t know about that. Hearing these words, her previously generous smile instantly froze, her face turned pale, and her expression became unpleasant. “What, what did you say?”
“Lingyi, don’t listen to her nonsense. My cousin wouldn’t have anything to do with her!” Xiao Jinse said, grabbing Shen Lingyi’s hand, while glaring at Zishu Sui.
After speaking, Xiao Jinse rushed in front of Zishu Sui, who took two steps back in fear. “Cousin, what, what are you going to do?”
Zishu Sui’s words were flustered. If not for Yinxing supporting her, how could her weak body withstand such a fright?
“You’re still pretending!” Xiao Jinse was filled with anger by her delicate appearance, so she wanted to deliver the slap she hadn’t managed to land last time.
Seeing Xiao Jinse’s angry face and the raised palm, Zishu Sui simply closed her eyes cooperatively and tilted her head slightly.
Hit me.
I’m going to cry again later.
That’s what she thought in her heart.
But before the slap could land, there was a “whoosh” sound, and a short arrow streaked across the sky, passing through the gap between the two and landing straight on the ground.
“Ah!” Xiao Jinse was frightened by the arrow that had just passed by and took a step back, almost falling.
Zishu Sui, on the other hand, stood still. When she opened her eyes and saw the arrow on the ground, she belatedly looked towards the second floor of the study.
“What’s going on!” From afar, the head guard stood by the window and asked loudly.
Zishu Sui glanced at him and then withdrew her gaze.
If it weren’t for Xiao Bi’an’s signal, how would the head guard dare to release an arrow in front of the Second Miss?
Although the guard had not accepted Shen Lingyi’s food box, he dared not neglect the jade pendant Zishu Sui mentioned. “Young Lady, please hand over the jade pendant you found to this subordinate. This subordinate will pass it on to the young master.”
The words “picked up” fell into the ears of several people, and Shen Lingyi’s face looked much better. “So, the young lady found it.”
Zishu Sui did not take out the jade pendant but looked towards the second floor and said firmly, “I want to see my cousin. Besides the jade pendant, there is something very important to say.”
As soon as she finished speaking, the head guard disappeared from the window.
The air became much quieter.
Then, Xiao Jinse’s exasperated voice rang out, “My cousin won’t see you. Give up on that thought!”
On the other side, the door of the study opened from the inside, and the head guard leaped down, landing in front of the group in a few breaths.
“Young Lady, please follow this subordinate.” The head guard nodded.
Zishu Sui glanced at the increasingly ugly expressions on the faces of the two young ladies beside her, pursed her lips, and followed.
Yinxing was left in place.
Behind her, she could still hear Xiao Jinse’s voice comforting Shen Lingyi.
First floor of the study.
Zishu Sui lifted her skirt and slowly stepped into the room, only to see Xiao Bi’an sitting at the table on the first floor, having lunch.
Her eyes lit up when she saw the table full of delicious food, and her stomach rumbled appropriately.
In the quiet study, the sound was both awkward and obvious.
When Xiao Bi’an looked up, she immediately lowered her head.
“Where’s the jade pendant?” He went straight to the point.
Zishu Sui reached out and fumbled around her waist for a while, moving very slowly.
Following her movements, Xiao Bi’an fixed his gaze on her waist, but when he saw that she couldn’t find the jade pendant after a long time, he couldn’t help but frown.
In the next moment, Zishu Sui took out the green jade pendant from her waist and asked in a clear voice, “Is it this one?”
“Bring it over.”
His voice was clear and cold. Although he no longer had the tension of the previous night, he still had no warmth.
It was as if he was a naturally ruthless person.
Zishu Sui took a few steps forward, naturally sat down opposite Xiao Bi’an, and then placed the jade pendant steadily on the table. “Was this jade pendant given to you by someone important, cousin?”
She spoke softly, but she heard Xiao Bi’an’s voice sink again—
“Did I ask you to sit?”
Hearing this, Zishu Sui looked up in surprise, seemingly puzzled. “Cousin, we’re family. Why can’t I even sit?”
But she didn’t get up.
Xiao Bi’an didn’t insist on her getting up, but only asked, “Why did you provoke them?”
“Cousin, how did you know?” Zishu Sui lowered her head, half shyly, but suddenly raised it again. “I just, just because my cousin was targeting me, so I wanted to contradict her. I was wrong. I shouldn’t have made up stories about my cousin.”
For some reason, Xiao Bi’an remembered what Cui Shi had said to him the previous night, so he asked, “Is reputation not important to you?”
Under his direct gaze, Zishu Sui nodded. “It’s important, but since I came to the capital from Pingting, whether my reputation is good or bad is not something I can decide.”
“Qi Sui.”
He suddenly called out “her” name.
Zishu Sui looked at him, her eyes widened slightly, but she didn’t hear Xiao Bi’an continue speaking.
The two were silent for a while, and then they heard Xiao Bi’an seem to remind her—
“Something very important.”
Oh, right.
Zishu Sui came in relying on “something very important.”
Her eyes were clear, and she looked at Xiao Bi’an very seriously. “Cousin, I don’t blame you.”
After saying this, Xiao Bi’an’s expression changed, as if he didn’t understand. “What do you mean?”
Her words were really puzzling. People who didn’t know would think that he was begging for forgiveness, and then she would say, “I don’t blame you.”
But how could Xiao Bi’an be in a position for others to blame?
The young lady in front of him seemed to not understand the dissatisfaction in his words at all. She said to herself—
“Because of the search and body search, I was sad for two days, but today I figured it out. Cousin, your identity is noble, so it’s right for you to be more suspicious, so you’re not wrong. I don’t blame you.”
After Zishu Sui finished speaking, she pretended not to see the change in Xiao Bi’an’s expression and even smiled at him.
She was just acting like she was being understanding.
Then, he asked coldly—
“Is this what you said was important?”
Like a calm question after being deceived, it was a sign of anger.