Chapter 17
According to the rules, not going on stage meant admitting defeat. The examiner was about to announce Su Hao’s victory, but Su Hao raised his hand to stop him. “I’m willing to wait for another incense stick of time. Even if it’s admitting defeat, it has to be done face to face.”
Su Hao was a man of integrity and righteousness. He valued and respected the assessment greatly.
If he wanted to win, he had to win fair and square.
There was admiration in the eyes of the examiner, and he immediately sent someone to find Su Jinxuan.
Chu Jinling supported his head with both hands and sighed. “Sigh, Su Jinxuan is too gutless. Imperial Uncle, I lost!”
To think that he had bet a lot of money on the gambling game!
Chu Yihan’s eyes were calm, and there wasn’t a hint of joy in them.
However, when Mo Qi returned to his side, he became spirited, “How is it?”
Mo Qi recalled what he had seen and the corners of his mouth twitched. “Miss Su kidnapped Su Jinxuan.”
The corners of Chu Yihan’s lips curled up, and his smiling eyes were seductive. “Beautiful!”
As expected of her, Su Yingxue!
“What is it? Su Jinxuan was kidnapped? Hey, Imperial Uncle, she’s cheating! I can’t accept my defeat!” Chu Jinling immediately wanted to save his bet.
“Miss Su kidnapped Su Jinxuan when he was escaping,” Mo Qi replied coldly.
“What? That guy is so gutless! He didn’t even go on stage and even tried to escape?”
Chu Jinling covered his face in frustration. He regretted that he had bet on such a useless piece of trash!
Roar!
He had spent so much money!
After a while, Su Yingxue returned to her seat. In the arena, someone jogged to the competitor and presented Su Jinxuan’s letter of surrender. The examiner was extremely disdainful.
He looked at Su Hao again, and his eyes were filled with admiration, “Su Hao wins the last round!”
Cheers rang out in the Wangjiang Tower. Wu Ruofei, who had been kneeling for four hours, could not help but jump up. “Brother Su is the best… Ah!”
Her legs went numb and she fell to the side.
Wu Jinyan supported her, but she hit her twice. “Go away! You cheap slave! Don’t touch me!”
“Alright.”
Wu Jinyan retreated. There was no joy or anger on her delicate and pretty face.
Initially, Su Yingxue had not noticed her, but when Su Hao walked onto the viewing platform, his gaze landed on her first. Su Yingxue couldn’t help but be surprised.
With a deliberate sense of alienation, Wu Jinyan retreated into the crowd so that Su Hao could not see her very quickly.
Su Yingxue stood not far away, and he took the lead to walk in front of her.
There was still a thin layer of sweat on Su Hao’s forehead. Someone eagerly offered him a handkerchief and said shyly, “General Su, wipe your sweat.”
“Thank you.” Su Hao replied politely but did not reach out to take it.
He walked in front of Su Yingxue and asked her, “Sister, did you bring a towel?”
“Yes, big brother. It’s been hard on you!”
Su Yingxue took out a towel and personally wiped Su Hao’s sweat. The two of them had a deep relationship as siblings, and many people present were envious.
Chu Jinling’s nose immediately smelled something sour.
He looked at Chu Yihan and saw that his face was cold, and there was a cold look in his eyes. He tried to court death. “Imperial Uncle, are you jealous?” That’s her biological brother!”
This jealousy was a little unreasonable!
Chu Yihan snorted coldly and left with a flick of his sleeve. He held the jade pendant in his hand, wishing he could crush it to pieces. After taking two steps, his movements became much gentler.
Su Hao wiped his sweat and said a few words to Su Yingxue. He was originally going to thank Chu Yihan.
However, he and Chu Jinling had already left.
Su Hao couldn’t help but frown. “The Ninth Prince left so quickly.”
At the mention of Chu Yihan, Su Yingxue wanted to roll her eyes. “Brother, why are you looking for him?”
“His Highness previously rewarded me with the Blood Clotting Grass to help me heal and also gave you three ginseng. He treated us extremely generously and we should kowtow to thank him,” Su Hao said calmly.
“He gave you that Blood Clotting Grass?” Su Yingxue frowned slightly, and the doubt in her heart deepened.
She had no interactions with Chu Yihan in her previous life, but meeting him in this life, she felt as if she was being cursed by him. He even wore her jade pendant and dangled it in front of her eyes!
“Forget it. Let’s thank him if there’s a chance in the future. Brother, go and change!”
When Su Yingxue saw Su Hao covered in sweat, she immediately turned her attention to him.
Su Hao nodded and left under everyone’s admiring gazes.
Su Yingxue noticed that after he left, Wu Jinyan also disappeared.
She quietly took a detour around the general’s resting place and met up with Zhilan at the door. Zhilan whispered, “Second Young Master hasn’t woken up yet. Don’t worry, Miss.”
Su Yingxue asked, “Has the manor made any arrangements?”
Zhilan nodded, “Old Madam Zhang is an elder in the Marquis’s Manor. Miss, you’ve been treating her well, so she will definitely do things properly for you.”
After everything was arranged, Su Yingxue prepared to go in and wait for Su Hao.
As she was walking down the stairs, she stepped on something soft. She picked it up and saw that it was an exquisite embroidered sachet that was emitting a faint floral fragrance.
Su Yingxue walked closer and could hear the voices of a man and a woman talking inside.
“Yan’er, you’re here. You know my feelings, so why are you avoiding me?”
“General, please have some self-respect. I have self-awareness, and I’m of humble origin, so I don’t dare to have any delusions. Your future will definitely be limitless with your victory today. I wish you a happy and healthy life.”
“Yan’er!”
Su Hao chased after Wu Jinyan and grabbed her hand, but he saw Su Yingxue and her servant at the door.
Su Yingxue coughed lightly.
Wu Jinyan took the opportunity to break free from Su Hao and left in a hurry.
Su Yingxue stood at the entrance and could vaguely hear the servant girl’s voice outside. “Wu Jinyan, where the hell have you been? If you don’t want to return to the manor, don’t ever go back!”
Wu Jinyan quickened her pace.
Su Hao stood on the spot and looked at his empty hand. His eyes were filled with pain.
Su Yingxue walked to his side and patted his shoulder. “Brother, don’t be sad. Here, Miss Wu gave it to you.”
“This is…” Su Hao took a look. There was a “Su” character embroidered on the sachet, but he recognized that it was Wu Jinyan’s work!
“I’m in Yan’er’s heart. I’m going to find her!”
Su Hao, who had always been calm, revealed a trace of anxiety.
“Brother, don’t chase after her. Miss Wu doesn’t want to be involved with you in public, so she came up with this plan. If you chase after her rashly, you’ll harm her.” Su Yingxue advised.
“How did you know?” Su Hao didn’t know much about the Inner Residence, but he didn’t believe that Wu Jinyan didn’t have him in her heart at all.
“That’s right, Miss. You just picked up this sachet. How do you know that Miss Wu was going to give it to the Eldest Young Master? How would you know that she did not want the Eldest Young Master to look for her?” Zhilan puffed up her cheeks, and her watery eyes were filled with curiosity.
Su Yingxue smiled faintly. “Miss Wu has a strong heart and is neither servile nor overbearing. She knew that I would come to find Brother, so she deliberately threw the sachet on the ground and waited for me to pick it up for Brother. As for why she doesn’t want Brother to look for her…”
Su Yingxue looked at Su Hao with regret in her eyes. “Brother, you’re the first son of the Marquis’s Manor. You have a noble status and a bright future. Miss Wu’s status doesn’t match you.”