C11 Let's Make a Deal.

“Your Royal Highness, how about we make a deal?”

Bei Yuan Chen was in a good mood. He looked at her and nodded. He wanted to see what else she could do.

“Since the imperial edict has been given, how about we work together and not interfere with each other?” In short, if the imperial edict couldn’t be rejected, then he would walk his own path and she would walk her own path.

“What if I don’t want to work together?”

“…” Su Zijin’s words were stuck in her throat. She looked up and stared at him. When she saw the interest in his eyes, she remembered that she was talking to the Prince Regent who was feared by everyone. She swallowed her words and thought, “This Prince Regent is really like the rumors say!”

Su Zijin took a deep breath and said, “Then what does Your Royal Highness want?”

“Let’s do as you say.” He looked away and smiled. He looked at the other side and said, “Is there anything else, Miss Su?”

“No…”

“Then how about we go back?”

“Okay.”

Su Zijin was confused. She couldn’t figure out what Bei Yuan Chen was thinking about. It made her feel uneasy.

She lowered her head and walked in the back. She didn’t see the smile in Bei Yuan Chen’s eyes.

There were many passersby who saw them. She was the only woman who dared to get close to the Prince Regent. The rumors in the Imperial City were everywhere and it caused a lot of reactions.

Some days ago, the reason why Crown Prince Chu of the Southern Marquis Estate and her had broken off their engagement was brought up again.

"The rumors say that the Prince Regent is not interested in women, and no one can get within three meters of him!"

"I saw it with my own eyes that the Su family's young lady was standing in front of him and talking to him. The distance between them was less than three meters."

"Could it be that the Prince Regent has taken a fancy to the Su family's young lady, so the Emperor has granted her marriage?"

"If that's the case, Crown Prince Chu is wronged…"

"You dare to talk about the Prince Regent's tongue. Are you not afraid of death?"

Someone picked up a bowl and drank a mouthful of wine, then mustered some courage and said, "We were just talking in private!"

"That's right. Hey, can you tell us what you saw that day?"

Someone sighed and walked away. He shook his head at those who were not afraid of death.

In the past, if someone dared to say anything about the Prince Regent, the outcome would not have been good. Since the warning was ignored, he did not want to risk his life!

The rumors in the capital were secretly spread. Su Zijin, one of the people involved, held her chin with both hands and leaned on the stone table outside the courtyard in a daze.

Shen Xiyue came over after she returned and looked at Su Mu'er with a questioning gaze.

Su Mu'er shook her head. "The young lady has been sitting for a long time since she came back from outside. I don't know what happened." Logically speaking, she should be fine since she was completely unharmed when she returned.

Shen Xiyue frowned and hesitated to go in. She did not expect Su Zijin to notice it. She looked up and asked, "Mother, is there anything?"

“It’s nothing. Mother just wanted to know how your discussion with His Royal Highness went.”

“It’s nothing. I just had a discussion with him.”

She thought for a long time but couldn’t figure out why Bei Yuan Chen would reject her at one moment and agree to her request at the next. She decided to keep it to herself and put it aside.

“A discussion?”

“Don’t worry, Mother. It’s really nothing.” She looked at Shen Xiyue with some doubts in her eyes. She told her the general situation with a smile, and then she felt slightly relieved.

Su Zijin chatted with Shen Xiyue for a while before she went back to her room.