Chapter 91 - 90: They Never Even Had Skin-to-Skin Contact
"I heard that Little Master Xue is skilled in mimicry," Shen Yinning gracefully bowed, "I dare to ask for a favor from you, Little Master Xue."
Xue Ling teased, "What kind of favor, that even the Crown Prince cannot help with, but you must ask me?"
Shen Yinning recounted the story of Bai Shuangshuang, and Xue Ling mused, "All the commotion in the world is for profit, all the hustle is for gain. If Miss Shen is asking for my help, you should present the necessary attitude."
Shen Yinning calmly said, "Isn’t it true that the Second Miss of your Xue Family is discussing marriage with Shen Xinglei? The Duke Mansion and the Minister’s Mansion want to form a strong alliance, but this marriage is inappropriate. Shen Xinglei already has an outside woman at the border, and even has an elder illegitimate son. That woman is not easy to deal with; she is conspiring with Shen Xinglei to drug the Second Miss Xue’s tea, making her infertile, and forcing her to raise the outside woman’s children for life. Your Xue Family is being plotted against, which shows how hateful my second cousin can be."
"Are you using this secret to trade for my help?" Xue Ling laughed, his red robe appearing both sinister and charming in the snowy night, "But Miss Shen, whether Xue Qingqing lives or dies, is it any of my concern? Whether the Minister’s Mansion is being schemed against or not, is it any of my business?! My parents didn’t care for me, so why should I consider things for them?!"
Shen Yinning raised an eyebrow.
She hadn’t expected Xue Ling to have such shallow feelings toward the Xue Minister’s Mansion.
Indeed, he is such a callous and vicious person that he dares to plot regicide openly; how could he care about his parents?
She continued, "Then, how about using Mianmian’s preferences as an exchange, would that work?"
"Shen Yinning, are you being foolish?!" Xue Ling’s smile turned colder, "Xue Mianmian is my maid, why would I care about a maid’s preferences? Whatever she likes, she must serve me for life anyway!"
Shen Yinning clearly caught the fluctuation in his eyes.