Chapter 197 Part 2 - Aristocratic Families (Part 2) (1/2)

Chapter 197: Aristocratic Families (Part 2)

“You still have secrets from me?” She deliberately asked.

“Don’t you also have secrets from me?” Xie Jing Xing said.

She paused. Xie Jing Xing loosen his hands and stared at her eyes with the corners of his lips hooked up but his eyes were firmly locked onto her and made her somewhat breathless.

He said, “How about exchanging? My secrets for your secrets?”

Shen Miao’s heart violently trembled but she reacted very quickly and turned her head over, “I then do not want to know your secrets.”

Xie Jing Xing gave an “oh” before laughing, “Anyways you have the ability to investigate it correct?”

Shen Miao turned her head back and did not speak while looking at him.

Xie Jing Xing said lazily, “You have the ability to investigate my secrets. For your secrets… Do you think I would know or not?”

In a sudden moment, Shen Miao was in a somewhat confused state.

The secret she had was the secret of her past life. But she had no courage to tell it to anyone that even to Shen Qiu, Shen Xin and Luo Xue Yan, she remained silent over it and dare not reveal a single trace of it.

Not to mention when one spoke of such strange matter, would one consider her as crazy? One feared that no one would believe her when she said it and was even more afraid that others would look at her differently.

Too stupid. Too weak. Killed her own children and family. Would they blame her? Shen Miao dare not try.

Then if Xie Jing Xing knew that she had married before and also became Fu Xiu Yi’s wife and even put in effort for Fu Xiu Yi’s empire, how would he view her?

Shen Miao had thought that she would not care about how others would look at her but at this moment she suddenly felt fearful. She did not want Xie Jing Xing to look at her like how he would to an enemy.

Her strange expressions were all seen by Xie Jing Xing. Xie Jing Xing’s eyes were deepen but he sighed and held her in his embrace.

“I do not like to force. If you do not want others to know, I will not ask.” He said.

“But don’t let me wait for too long.”

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Upon returning to the residence of Prince Rui of First Rank, Xie Jing Xing quickly went out again. He would always have many things and Shen Miao did not ask about it. Currently she was not even clear about the situation in Great Liang. The explanation that Xie Jing Xing gave her about the Lu and Ye families made her understand that Great Liang and Ming Qi was not that different. Even though it looked on the surface that the country was rich and the citizen was at peace, but one feared that there were many undercurrents that were moving under the peace. It seemed that because Great Liang was even bigger, there were more people who had more ambitions.

After all, from Emperor Yong Le’s and Xie Jing Xing’s attitude towards their father, it was very strange. It seemed that there were many origin to this too. Shen Miao thought of Ming Qi when she first met Xie Jing Xing, Xie Jing Xing seemed to be searching for something all around. It was also the same in the General residence and just nice encountered her setting up a fire in the ancestral hall. In the secret chambers of Prince Yu, Xie Jing Xing and Gao Yang seemed to have gotten something.

But what exactly was that thing?

Shen Miao had thought that it was a kind of map on military defence but thinking about it, the map of military defence would most likely not be placed in the secret chambers of Prince Yu of First Rank. As to what exactly it is, at the moment it was not known.

Thinking about it, she thought about another thing.

Pei Lang had followed Xie Jing Xing’s entourage all the way to Great Liang. The main reason to let him come to Great Liang, was to avoid Fu Xiu Yi’s pursuit. She also brought Liu Ying along and settled her down but Pei Lang… Pei Lang looked honest but he had a proud heart and initially it was because of Liu Ying, he then worked for her but after being suspected by Fu Xiu Yi, he protected her with the cost of his life and made Shen Miao unable to request Pei Lang to do anything for her in the future.

At the end, Shen Miao stood up and walked out of the room as she had decided to talk to Pei Lang.

Pei Lang’s room was arranged at the very last room of the east side of the residence of Prince Rui. The environment was not bad and the residence of Prince Rui of First Rank was originally very big, so it was not a difficult thing to allocate a courtyard out and Pei Lang was well treated. It was just that one did not know it was done on purpose or deliberate, from where Shen Miao was staying, it was the furthest distance in the entire residence of Prince Rui.

When Shen Miao arrived at Pei Lang’s courtyard, Pei lang was sitting in the middle of the courtyard playing chess. There were two green clad maid that was standing by his side and they had appearances like the flowers and moon. Both of them kept on drinking tea with Pei Lang and their gaze was on Pei Lang. Even though there was restraint, there were some inexplicable meaning behind.

When this scene fell into Shen Miao’s eyes, she felt it was very weird. Her steps stopped as she looked from afar as she remembered some matters in the past lifetime.

In the last lifetime, Pei Lang’s talent and learning was unbounded and thus when Fu Xiu Yi finally ascended to the throne, he promoted him to be the National Advisor. Pei Lang was good looking and when he wore the black robes, he had an appearance of being aloof from world affairs and indeed had some air like those immortals. The officials in court knew that he was deeply trusted by Fu Xiu Yi and would not dare to be his enemy. Pei Lang was considered well known throughout Ming Qi.

However he was very young and good looking. Fu Xiu Yi had schemed and tried to bestow some high ranking official’s daughter to be his wife but it was rejected tactfully by Pei Lang. This kind of genius most likely had his own temperament. Fu Xiu Yi thought that Pei Lang did not like others to arrange for him and thus let him be. When Shen Miao had not yet went to the Qin country as a hostage, she had a good relationship with Pei Lang and had also asked if he had any young lady in his heart.

At that time, how did Pei lang responded?

Shen Miao had a dazed expression.

Pei Lang said, “Your Ladyship, this official’s aspiration is not in this.” The words ‘aspiration is not in this’ seemed to be a way that defeats one’s purpose but in fact showed clearly Pei Lang’s attitude. Pei Lang was very sound that when helping Fu Xiu Yi make a decision, he would be able to rule out any possibility of emotions and ensure that the result would not be unexpected.

Speaking of it, till Shen Miao died in the last lifetime, Pei Lang had always been single and one had never heard of any young lady that he was interested in.

At this moment Pei Lang was standing together with two females but Shen Miao felt somewhat awkward. Even in Guang Wen Tang, Pei Lang had attracted a lot of female students by the virtue of his one style. He was at the right age now which made others think more.