"Blame it on your stupidity! How dare you make a move on Qianqian!" Shen Qianmo looked at Shangguan Ye's cold corpse without any emotion in her eyes. She took out the corpse-dissolving water from her sleeve and gently poured it on Shangguan Ye's body. Shangguan Ye immediately turned into a puddle of clear water.
Let His Highness the Crown Prince, the Prime Minister's eldest daughter, and his second wife all disappear together. A playful and languid smile curled at the corners of Shen Qianmo's lips.
"Qianqian, pretend to faint first. I'll go back to the manor and ask my father to come and pick you up." Shen Qianmo's gaze softened as she looked at Qianqian.
"Yes, Miss." Although Qianqian didn't understand why Shen Qianmo didn't just take her away, she knew that Shen Qianmo must have her reasons for doing so.
Shen Qianmo patted Qianqian's head and left the Crown Prince's residence, preparing to return home. The reason she didn't take Qianqian with her was that it would arouse suspicion. Before the Crown Prince mysteriously disappeared, he had taken Qianqian back to his room. How could Qianqian have returned to the Prime Minister's residence unharmed, while the Crown Prince had vanished?
Chapter Twenty-Nine: Encountering the Blood Demon Again
"My Mo'er is really quick."
As Shen Qianmo left the Crown Prince's residence, a red figure blocked her way in an alley.
She couldn't help but look up at his face. Just by hearing his charming yet domineering voice and seeing his tall and slender figure, she knew who it was.
"Is the Lord of the Enchanting Blood Pavilion bored and has nothing better to do?" Shen Qianmo raised her lazy eyes and looked at the Enchanting Blood Pavilion with a half-smile.
"I took time out of my busy schedule to come see Mo'er, and Mo'er doesn't appreciate it." Mei Xue smiled wickedly, revealing a hurt expression as she looked at Shen Qianmo.
"I doubt Qianmo possesses such great charm. Is the Blood Demon Lord here for a collaboration?" Shen Qianmo raised her eyes to look at Blood Demon, her dark eyes revealing nothing of her thoughts, a lazy and wicked smile playing on her lips.
"I just came to see you." Upon hearing Shen Qianmo's words, Mei Xue's face turned serious. She placed her hands on Shen Qianmo's shoulders and said each word carefully.
A hint of surprise appeared in Shen Qianmo's eyes as she let Meixue hold her shoulders.
"What, Mo'er, are you moved by me?" Mei Xue saw Shen Qianmo looking at him with surprise, and his wicked smile widened. He reached out and gently flicked the tip of Shen Qianmo's nose.
"Touched?! Just because of one sentence?! Lord Meixue is underestimating Qianmo too much." Shen Qianmo regained her senses, a sarcastic smile appearing on her face as she looked at Meixue.
In her previous life, she was deceived by Shangguan Che's tenderness and lies. How could she possibly lose her heart because of a single sentence in this life?
But why didn't she resist when Meixue pressed down on her shoulder? Why did she feel sweet and warm when Meixue flicked her nose?
Impossible! There was absolutely no way she could fall in love with the man before her. He harbored too many secrets. The mysterious Blood Demon Tower alone was already beyond her control; how could she possibly develop feelings for him?
“Very well! I don’t need your gratitude, what I need is your love!” Looking at the somewhat stubborn woman in front of him, Mei Xue’s heart was touched, and he said domineeringly yet tenderly.
The woman before him was so strong and confident, yet he sensed a vulnerability and insecurity hidden deep within her. The woman before him was so cold-blooded and ruthless, yet he knew she possessed a soft and kind heart. The woman before him was so cunning, yet he saw a naiveté within her.
This woman, though not possessing breathtaking beauty, had something that could touch his heart. He admitted that he had fallen in love with her. Perhaps it was from the first time he saw her on the mountain path that he was already captivated.
He vowed that one day, he would make this woman fall in love with him.
"Lord Meixue, please don't joke around." When Shen Qianmo heard Meixue's words, she was momentarily stunned, but then revealed an indifferent smile.
“I have already killed the Crown Prince. The drama of the two kings vying for the throne will soon begin. I hope that the Enchanting Blood Tower can also secretly help Shangguan Jin first. After Shangguan Che and the Prime Minister’s Mansion are doomed, the Demon Palace will withdraw all its forces that were supporting Shangguan Jin as agreed.” Shen Qianmo saw the momentary disappointment in the Enchanting Blood Tower’s eyes. She looked away and spoke calmly about the cooperation.
"The Blood Demon Tower will cooperate with all the Demon Palace's actions." Blood Demon's obsidian-like eyes became deep and unreadable, and the smile on his lips froze as he spoke to Shen Qianmo.
"Then Qianmo will take her leave." Shen Qianmo tried her best to maintain a smile on her face and calmly turned away. But in that instant, she felt her heart skip a beat.
Why did she feel heartache when she saw the disappointment in his eyes? Why did she feel reluctant to let him go as they walked away?
"Mo'er, I will let you accept me slowly. I don't know what you must have been through in the past to make you unwilling to open your heart. But now that you have entered my heart, I must enter yours as well." Mei Xue watched Shen Qianmo's graceful departure, a confident smile curving her lips, her eyes radiating an air of triumph.
Shen Qianmo returned to the Prime Minister's residence and immediately pretended to be flustered, running to Shen Lingyun's room.
"Father, Father!" Shen Qianmo called out to Shen Lingyun with anxious eyes.
"What is it now?" Shen Lingyun was already troubled by the deaths of Yin Youlan and Shen Qianyu, and seeing Shen Qianmo's hurried appearance, he couldn't help but say impatiently.
"Qianqian has been captured by His Highness the Crown Prince!" Shen Qianmo naturally understood Shen Lingyun's thoughts at this moment.
Yin Youlan and Shen Qianyu disappeared inexplicably, and they couldn't get any answers from Su Luoyan. Shen Lingyun probably thought they were dead as well.
Yin Youlan's death is irrelevant; with Shen Lingyun's ruthlessness, he won't be sad. The key issue is Shen Qianyu's death, and she is now a bargaining chip to control Shangguan Che. This is the real reason for Shen Lingyun's troubles.
"The Crown Prince has kidnapped Qianqian?" Shen Lingyun raised his eyes and looked at Shen Qianmo, thinking to himself, "This Crown Prince is known for his lust; he must have taken a fancy to Qianqian's beauty."
"Yes! Father, please hurry and save Qianqian!" Shen Qianmo still anxiously held Shen Lingyun's hand.
"So what if she's taken away! She's just a maid." Shen Lingyun patiently comforted her, but in his heart he was calculating that although it was only a matter of time before he lost his position as crown prince, it was best not to offend him for now. No one knew what would happen in the future, and keeping Qianqian by the crown prince's side might not be a bad thing.
“Father, how could you be so confused! The Eighth Prince and the Third Prince are now irreconcilable enemies with the Crown Prince. It’s one thing for the Crown Prince to have taken Qianqian away, but it’s another that the Eighth Prince and the Third Prince have misunderstood that our Prime Minister’s Mansion is deliberately befriending the Crown Prince and supporting him. This is going to be a huge problem!” Shen Qianmo said, grabbing Shen Lingyun’s sleeve.
“That makes sense.” Shen Lingyun realized the seriousness of the matter after Shen Qianmo’s words. He looked at his unassuming daughter, who had grown up in the mountains, with some surprise.
How much more does this daughter know that he doesn't? First, her performance of "The Kingdom" was stunning, and now she seems to have such a clear understanding of the affairs of state and the political situation.
A calculating glint flashed in her eyes. Now that Shen Qianyu had disappeared, she was most likely dead. And the Third Prince's infatuation with Shen Qianyu was merely because of a song about the country. If Shen Qianmo were married to the Third Prince, it would be the same thing, since that song about the country was originally played by her.
"Father, what's wrong?" Shen Qianmo looked at the scheming in Shen Lingyun's eyes, wondering what this old fox was up to now.
"It's nothing! Father will go with you to the Crown Prince's residence to demand the person!" Shen Lingyun patted Shen Qianmo's head, revealing a loving father's expression.
Chapter Thirty: The Crown Prince's Disappearance
Shen Qianmo obediently followed behind Shen Lingyun to the Crown Prince's residence.
Shen Qianmo looked at Shen Lingyun's tall figure and a sarcastic smile appeared on her lips.
In her previous life, she believed that her father was like heaven, always protecting her. But she never expected that her beloved father would push her into a pit of fire and then blame her for not playing her role as a pawn properly.
I wonder what kind of interesting expression such a shrewd and calculating father would have when he saw the Crown Prince's mysterious disappearance. With the Crown Prince dead, the struggle for the throne between the Third Prince and the Eighth Prince will likely intensify. And she, in fact, is happy to see it happen.
"Your Excellency, His Highness the Crown Prince is resting." The guard at the door said respectfully when he saw Shen Lingyun arrive, with a hint of unease in his eyes.