Chapter 279: Imperial Tutor, You Promised to Marry Me

Chapter 279: Imperial Tutor, You Promised to Marry Me

"These items aren't very valuable. Why don't you return them?" Ruo Xi Baby looked at Ci Xin and said.

"Does Xiao Xi'er like them? If not, let's auction them off. As a man, I don't need these things," Ci Xin replied.

Ruo Xi Baby pouted, thinking to herself that Little Heart was quite mischievous, once again shifting the girls' resentment onto her.

"Imperial Tutor Ci Xin, these are gifts we gave you. You can handle them as you see fit. If you don't like them, I can find something else you might prefer later," one of the girls said.

"Yes, Imperial Tutor Ci Xin, we are all sincere. If you think these aren't good enough, we can find better ones for you," another girl chimed in.

The girls all stepped forward, each wanting to say a word to the Imperial Tutor.

"Imperial Tutor, you weren't like this before. When you came to Yunzhou city in the past, you always played with us. Why not this time? Is it because the Princess is here? You seem to really like the Princess's child. Could it be..."

A woman, with a good figure and decent demeanor, spoke up. However, her eyes carried a sharp, almost vicious look when she glanced at Ruo Xi Baby. Her boldness made both Xiaoyue and Wen Xu turn their heads to look at her.

"Miss Qian, your words sound like you're tattling to the Princess, suggesting that when I visited Yunzhou in the past, I never did anything serious and only engaged in frivolous activities," Ci Xin said calmly.

When Ci Xin spoke without smiling, his aura was quite intimidating. He coldly glanced at the woman, then turned to leave, holding the little girl in his arms.

"Imperial Tutor, three years ago when you passed through Yunzhou, you said that if one day I remained unmarried and you were still single, you would consider marrying me!" the woman said.

"Oh, and so?" Ci Xin asked.

"Spreading affection everywhere, huh? Little Heart, you're such a scoundrel. Maybe I should remove you from the stepfather candidate list!" Ruo Xi Baby pouted, her expression filled with disdain.

Ci Xin glanced at Xiaoyue, who had turned her head to look at Wan Yu, who had just stood up. He smirked at the woman and said, "Imperial Tutor here took on a disciple half a year ago. This disciple is my life now. Everything must prioritize my disciple. If my disciple agrees, then I won't consider anything else."

"Imperial Tutor promised to marry you?" A fierce-looking girl stepped forward and said, "Miss Qian, you sure have some nerve! The Imperial Tutor once told me that if my Zhao family donated a million gold to help flood victims, and if after three years he remained unmarried and I was still single, he would consider marrying me!"

Xiaoyue, hearing all this, turned to look at Ci Xin, her lips twitching.

Hongmei and Nanny Gui also turned to look at him. Hongmei sighed deeply. Deep down, she really hoped the Imperial Tutor and the Princess could be together. After all, the Imperial Tutor was skilled in martial arts, held a high status, and no one in the court dared to provoke him.

Imperial Doctor Wen was good, but his status was still a bit lower. If the Princess were to be with Imperial Doctor Wen, could he really protect her well?

But the Imperial Tutor's current situation left even Hongmei speechless.

Nanny Gui, being more experienced, looked at the women around the Imperial Tutor and shook her head with a bitter smile. "It's all because the Imperial Tutor's face is just too handsome."

Whoever saw him for the first time would be so struck by his beauty that they would forget what they were supposed to be doing.

Even Nanny Gui was no exception.

The first time she saw him, he wasn't yet the Imperial Tutor. He had just descended from Cangming Mountain and came to the Imperial City with the Princess for fun.

Nanny Gui had thought that Prince Xiao Yin was the most handsome man in Great Wei, and no one could surpass him.

Little did she know, when she saw Ci Xin, she realized there was always someone more extraordinary.

The Imperial Tutor's beauty was so stunning that even someone of her age couldn't help but want to take a second look.

No matter the age or gender, everyone loves to see something beautiful!

The Imperial Tutor's beauty, paired with the Princess, would truly make a perfect match!

Back then, when Ci Xin followed the princess down the mountain to play, everyone thought that the princess and this man were destined to be a couple.

Little did they know...

Thinking of this, Nanny Gui gazed at her princess, her eyes brimming with endless sorrow.

Six years passed, and the dynasty changed. They lived in constant fear in the palace, enduring hardships.

"No, the Imperial Tutor promised to return and marry me!"

"Where? The Imperial Tutor said he would come back to marry me!"

Suddenly, a young woman emerged, holding a jade pendant, saying, "The Imperial Tutor himself gave this to me. He said he would come to marry me!"

"Jade pendant?" Ci Xin looked at the pendant and shook his head, "This is not my possession, miss. You must have been misled!"

"But this was really given to me by you, Imperial Tutor. Don't you remember? You had someone deliver it to me." The woman said, lowering her head, "And the very next day, you visited my room!"

"Uh..." All present turned their attention from the chess master and looked at the Imperial Tutor and the girl.

"When and where did this happen?" Ci Xin asked.

Xiaoyue glanced at Ci Xin, remembering the incident in Su County, where they had to use a child's urine to detoxify the townsfolk.

And Ci Xin...

"It happened in my backyard, where you even kissed me. But you departed hastily that day," the woman said.

"On which day did this occur?" Ci Xin asked again.

"It was on August 16th, three years ago!" the girl said.

Upon hearing August 16th, everyone fell silent.

Even Xiaoyue and Ci Xin stood in silence, gazing at the girl.

The girl, however, seemed unaware, looking at Ci Xin with a flushed face.

"Three years ago, August 16th..."

"That day, he was at the general's residence, discussing matters with me. How could he appear before you?" Xiaoyue said from the side.

"Ah, Princess, weren't you with General Shangguan at that time..." The girl looked up at Xiaoyao, incredulous.

"As the princess, I am married to Shangguan Jinghong, but the matters of the Great Wei Empire are also the concerns of my family. Is it not permissible for the Imperial Tutor to confer with me? Besides, have you forgotten? When the Great Wei was founded, the emperor brought 30,000 soldiers into the city, and those soldiers were under Shangguan Jinghong's command!"

After speaking, Xiaoyue looked at everyone and said, "The Imperial Tutor and I strive to stabilize the precarious Great Wei and secure the imperial power, not to engage in the convoluted affairs you speak of. Three years ago, it was a time of internal and external strife, with the people suffering. There was no space for such petty affairs!"

"But, Princess, weren't you in a daze back then? I heard you were drugged by the Shangguan family!" Miss Qian said.

"Don't you know that my family, the Wens, have always been close to the emperor and the empress dowager? How could we stand by and watch the princess be harmed? Besides, the princess and I have been like siblings since childhood. I couldn't bear to see her poisoned!" Wen Xu said.