Venomous Empress Reborn

775 Marrying You (6)

Shen Dongling also wanted to see who was smarter between her and Shen Miao. It was much more interesting to fight with Shen Miao than Shen Yue.

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At this moment, Shen Miao, who was being schemed against by Shen Dongling, was playing chess with Xie Jingxing in the room.

Xie Jingxing played a good game of chess. Unlike Shen Miao, who was playing steadily and strategizing every step, Xie Jingxing seemed to be able to tell at a glance what the chess pieces she had long set up were for. Wherever Shen Miao landed her piece, Xie Jingxing would find a way to corner the piece. After playing for more than an hour, the battle was in a deadlock.

In her previous life, Shen Miao had trained hard in chess just so she could have something to talk about with Fu Xiuyi. She was not the best, but she was at least unrivaled in the palace. However, playing with Xie Jingxing, she was always at a disadvantage.

Seeing that Xie Jingxing had eaten a few more of her pieces, Shen Miao said, “I’m tired. I’m not going to play anymore.”

“You don’t want to or you can’t?” Xie Jingxing said, “Beg me and I’ll teach you.”

Shen Miao was so angry that she almost laughed. He came over in the middle of the night just to play chess with her. It was only because Shen Miao had a good temper that she didn’t kick Xie Jingxing out. She said, “Thank you, but I don’t want to.” She did not intend to be a chess master. Why would she want to learn it? She was a little surprised that Xie Jingxing was so good at chess. He was outstanding on the battlefield, but she had never heard of him being especially good at anything else. However, on second thought, this person controlled the world in his hands. Playing chess was probably nothing to him.

She asked, “Have you found enough men?”

Two days later was the day Shen Miao would visit Shen Dongling. This was the first time she and Xie Jingxing had worked together to scheme against the crown prince. If word got out, it would probably make people shiver. However, Shen Miao did not think much of it. She had once given birth to a crown prince herself. She really did not think that the status of the crown prince was unattainable. Xie Jingxing was even more so. His brother was the emperor, and the crown prince was his nephew.

“Don’t worry, nothing will go wrong.” Xie Jingxing said, “Your carriage has also been arranged. Do you really want to go?” He frowned. “You can choose not to go.”

“Why not?” Shen Miao smiled. “If I go, they will only make the show more realistic, but in the end, they will realize that they were wrong from the beginning. Won’t it be more interesting?”

Xie Jingxing said with a faint smile, “Are you that ruthless?”

“Am I?” Shen Miao asked.

“You sure are.” He nodded, his eyes as clear as water, and his thin lips curled up slightly. “But I like it.”

Shen Miao was speechless.

Ever since that night, the way Xie Jingxing talked to Shen Miao had been getting more and more flippant. However, he still treated her very respectfully. Shen Miao was not used to someone suddenly forcing his way into her life, but she had to admit that with Xie Jingxing around, many things became much easier. It was as if what she had spent a lot of effort to do in the past could be done effortlessly now.

However, if she continued to rely on him like this, it would still make her feel uneasy. Shen Miao had yet to learn how to trust a person, or rather, a man. She was brave and smart, but in terms of love, she was once severely injured, so if she had to do it again, she would be as clumsy as a child.

Xie Jingxing stared at her casually, his eyes dark, thinking about something. There was a chess piece beside him. The girl sat there dignified and gentle. The light made her gentle and graceful, like a blooming lotus.

His face was handsome, and his dark eyes were as deep as the night. He looked at her thoughtfully for a while before suddenly smiling.

“After this matter is settled, I’ll marry you, Shen Jiaojiao.”