"Thank you, Your Highness, for your help," Cheng Xiran said with a grateful look on her face.
Helian Duo replied calmly, "I just don't want the newspaper to be delayed because of your personal issues."
"You!" Cheng Xiran gritted her teeth in anger. All the gratitude she had just felt towards Helian Duo vanished at this moment.
"You'd better behave yourself recently. They clearly want you to stop," Helian Duo kindly reminded her, finding her angry look quite amusing.
Cheng Xiran understood what he meant. She waved her hand and replied, "It's okay. All they can do is play these petty tricks of framing others. This actually gives me a new idea."
"A new idea? What do you mean?" Helian Duo looked at Cheng Xiran in confusion.
"Hehe, you'll know when you read *Anecdotes of the Capital* in a few days," Cheng Xiran said with a mischievous smile. Then she skipped towards her room. How dare they target her? They had just walked right into her trap.
Seeing that she was safe and sound, Helian Duo finally felt relieved. After returning to the prince's mansion, he ran into Xue Lianyu head - on. The latter quickly stepped forward when he saw Helian Duo coming back. "I heard you rushed to the prime minister's mansion. Were you going to be a hero and save the beauty?"
How did this guy get the news so quickly? He had to conduct a thorough investigation in the mansion tomorrow.
Helian Duo didn't even glance at Xue Lianyu and walked straight into the hall. "If you have time, manage Feiyu Mountain Villa well. Don't come to me all the time."
"What you said is not right. I'm just concerned about my brother's marriage," Xue Lianyu said, peeping at Helian Duo and grinning wickedly. "I've never seen you care so much about anyone. Tell me, do you have feelings for that little girl?"
Helian Duo frowned and pushed Xue Lianyu away. He said in a deep voice, "Don't talk nonsense. How could I have feelings for her? It's just that I have a stake in *Anecdotes of the Capital*. I don't want to lose money."
"Oh," Xue Lianyu flipped around and sat on a stool, gently fanning himself with his folding fan. "When did you ever care about money? Come on, we're good brothers. Don't hide anything from me."
"If you have nothing to do, just get out of here. Don't keep dangling in front of me," Helian Duo said impatiently. Then he ignored Xue Lianyu and went straight to his study.
Xue Lianyu was left alone in the hall. He put away his previous smile, and his face turned gloomy. It seemed that this woman was still a bit useful.
At night, the weak candle flame flickered. A gust of wind blew in through the half - open window, making Cheng Xiran shiver.
Seeing this, Zhuque brought her a cup of hot tea and said softly, "Miss, it's late. Go to bed."
Cheng Xiran took the hot tea and took a sip. Only then did she feel a bit warmer. "It's okay. I'm almost done writing. I finally got this inspiration. I don't want to forget it after sleeping."
Zhuque couldn't help but feel curious. She leaned over to see what was written on the paper. Immediately, her face darkened, and she quickly stopped Cheng Xiran. "Miss, this won't do. If this gets out, Master will be angry when he hears about it."
"Let him be angry. There's no name mentioned here. Only those who have a guilty conscience will be afraid. What are you afraid of?" Cheng Xiran didn't care at all. Instead, she wrote even more vigorously.
"Miss, writing about the affairs in the mansion like this won't sit well with the madam either. How about we write a different story?" Zhuque was really scared. Liu had tried to harm Miss several times. If Miss wrote all these things out for others to see, Liu would surely resent her even more.