"Assassins?" Shen Mingzhu wasn't afraid. When she was young, her father didn't have a solid foundation. There were many people who wanted to gain power and tried to kidnap Shen Mingzhu to threaten him.
However, no one had ever succeeded.
She subconsciously looked at Li Xiyu who was sitting beside her, but saw that Li Xiyu had already stood up and subconsciously protected her in front of her, comforting her softly, "Don't be afraid, Zhaozhao."
Shen Mingzhu's eyes turned hot and she answered in a low voice.
There were sounds of fighting outside the boat. Shen Mingzhu would naturally not do anything without preparation. So when she made an appointment with Li Xiyu to meet here, there were people guarding outside early on, and there were several boats beside them with guards on them.
She didn't expect that someone would really make a move.
Shen Mingzhu lowered her eyes and thought, thinking about who was making the move and whether the target was Li Xiyu or her.
The sound of fighting outside weakened. Shen Mingzhu seemed to hear someone call Young Master Xie in a low voice, so she subconsciously looked up.
The next second, the curtain was lifted by a pair of distinct knuckles, and then a familiar face was revealed, frowning at her and saying, "Shen... Your Highness, are you okay?"
Shen Mingzhu was shocked and said, "Xie Lang, why are you here?"
Hearing this, Xie Lang showed no emotion on his face and said to Shen Mingzhu, "I passed by and saw someone making a move on the water, so I came to join in the fun. I didn't expect it to be your fun."
Shen Mingzhu: "..."
Who would pass by here?
She carefully scanned Xie Lang up and down and saw the dazzling blood on his blue clothes. Shen Mingzhu's heart trembled violently.
Before Shen Mingzhu could say anything, Xie Lang saw the worry in her eyes and was actually happy in his heart. He said, "Don't be afraid. It's not my blood."
After saying that, looking at Shen Mingzhu, he couldn't help but add, "For those people outside, even if there are ten more, they are no match for me."
Shen Mingzhu gave him a look.
Seeing the worry on Shen Mingzhu's face disappear, Xie Lang suddenly regretted saying that he was okay. He should have said that he was injured. Maybe he could let Shen Mingzhu take care of him at that time.
"Zhaozhao, is this your consort?"
A gentle voice came. Xie Lang suddenly came back to his senses and only then did he notice that there was a woman sitting behind Shen Mingzhu. When she saw him, she showed a polite and alienated smile on her face.
"Yes, Sister Xiyu, this is Xie Lang."
Xiyu, was it Li Xiyu?
Xie Lang was shocked and quickly put away the expression on his face. He said to Li Xiyu somewhat nervously, "This is the first time we've met. Hello, Miss Li."
Li Xiyu didn't plan to pay attention to Xie Lang at first. She knew that the person in front of her had a bad reputation. He was a famous good-for-nothing in the capital city, and he even made Zhaozhao marry down and be laughed at. But now that she saw him, it didn't seem to be the case?
Looking at Shen Mingzhu's expression, Li Xiyu understood. She nodded slightly to Xie Lang and said, "This is the first time we've met. Thank you, Young Master Xie, for taking care of Zhaozhao on weekdays."
Seeing Xie Lang show such a nervous expression for the first time, Shen Mingzhu couldn't help but find it funny in her heart. She stood there and admired it for a few moments before she said to relieve the situation, "Sit down first. After the outside is cleaned up, we'll change to another place."
Xie Lang hesitated to speak and looked at Shen Mingzhu. Then he sat down beside her. He put his hands on his knees like a little daughter-in-law. His nervousness was almost overflowing.
Li Xiyu naturally saw the smile in Shen Mingzhu's eyes, so she was also a little relieved in her heart. At least Zhaozhao was accompanied by someone now and wasn't alone. She was relieved.
Seeing Xie Lang sitting there, Shen Mingzhu reached out her hand to brush away the broken hair on his forehead. Looking at his bright eyes and the sweat on his forehead left from the fight just now, she patiently took out a handkerchief and gently wiped the sweat on his forehead.
Xie Lang stayed there stupidly.
As Shen Mingzhu wished, she heard Xie Lang's voice in her heart.
[So Shen Mingzhu came to see Li Xiyu. It's really...]
[Fortunately, I thought she was going to see some pretty boy. The location she chose was quite remote, and she was assassinated. Sigh!]
Shen Mingzhu was stunned.
So Xie Lang followed her because he thought she was going to see a pretty boy?
Shen Mingzhu couldn't help but feel funny and crying in her heart. Looking at Xie Lang gradually becoming absent-minded, she began to think about an important question.
Should she pull Xie Lang onto the boat together and investigate her brother's matter together?
Shen Mingzhu hesitated for a moment and asked Xie Lang, "Since you're here, Xie Lang, what do you want to do?"
As she said that, Shen Mingzhu gently put her hand on Xie Lang's back of the hand and looked at him fixedly and asked, "Don't pretend to be stupid. What you mean is that you want to join this princess?"
Xie Lang's expression paused slightly and he subconsciously turned his eyes away as if he wanted to escape.
[Ah? So soon willing to take me? But if I agree too quickly like just now, will Shen Mingzhu think that I'm a free gift and then not cherish me?]
Xie Lang fell into deep thought.
At first, Shen Mingzhu looked at his expression and thought that he really didn't want to join. She didn't expect that after hearing Xie Lang's voice in his heart, she found that he was actually struggling with this.
"It seems that Young Master Xie should go back. This princess won't force others." Shen Mingzhu sighed pretending to be sad. After saying that to Xie Lang, she got up and nodded slightly to Li Xiyu, indicating that she should get up and leave.
Li Xiyu got up cooperatively. Although she wasn't familiar with Xie Lang, she knew Shen Mingzhu very well. Looking at her appearance, Li Xiyu knew that Xie Lang definitely couldn't escape.
Xie Lang didn't expect Shen Mingzhu's invitation to be like a joke. He hadn't thought clearly yet, and Shen Mingzhu quickly took it back. So the expression on his face almost couldn't hold on. Looking at Shen Mingzhu turning around, he gritted his teeth and grabbed her sleeve and said, "Shen Mingzhu! Can you be a little more patient with me!"
Hearing this, Shen Mingzhu's footsteps paused slightly. She turned around in surprise and said, "This princess thought that I was forcing others to do something difficult, so I planned to leave."
Xie Lang gritted his teeth and said with a smile that wasn't a smile, "If you were really forcing others to do something difficult, then I should be watching the fun on the shore now."
Looking at Xie Lang's appearance of gritting his teeth, Shen Mingzhu couldn't help but slightly hook her lips. The look in her eyes looking at him also couldn't help but bring a little smile.
...
After the outside was cleaned up, Shen Mingzhu took Xie Lang and Li Xiyu to the restaurant where they met originally.
This restaurant was originally a place where Shen Mingzhu, Li Xiyu and her brother often met when they left the palace. At first, she was worried that she would be reminded of the past, so she made an appointment on a small boat. Now, after going around in circles, she actually came back.
Xie Lang's joining wasn't a small matter. Shen Mingzhu naturally couldn't just open her mouth and ask others to pay. After a war of words between the two, they finally set the contract. Finally, they began to eat satisfactorily.
Li Xiyu had been covering her mouth and laughing beside her. Her face was full of a relaxed smile, as if the original haze didn't exist.
It seemed that Zhaozhao was doing well.
Li Xiyu thought that she originally thought that Shen Mingzhu would be with someone with a good temper like Zhou Chengyu. As a result, she finally married Xie Lang. At first, the combination of the two was probably a calculation, but now they had a sincere heart. It was really a coincidence.
Sighing, Li Xiyu asked, "Zhaozhao, when are you and the consort going to have a child?"