It's all that bitch Shen Lixue's fault. If she hadn't tricked Prince An into coming here, how could he have seen his own pathetic state...
Shen Yingxue glared hatefully at Shen Lixue, and was unwillingly lifted up.
Two officers stepped forward and took Mu Zhengnan away. Mu Zhengnan looked back at Shen Lixue, whose blue dress fluttered in the firelight. Her beautiful face was more dazzling than the moon in the sky, and her dark eyes shone like stars in the sky. She was fresh, indifferent, and kept people at a distance.
A bitter smile played on his lips. Why hadn't he noticed her excellence before? If he had known she was so perfect, so captivating, back in Qingzhou, he might not have been so ruthless in killing her…
"Don't just stand there, let's go!" The officers put shackles on Mu Zhengnan and dragged him back to the prison.
After bidding farewell to Dongfang Heng, the Shuntian Prefecture officials and soldiers returned, leaving only Shen Lixue, Dongfang Heng, and Ye Qianlong on the site.
Shen Lixue looked at Ye Qianlong: "Qianlong, why were you so angry just now?" Ye Qianlong was standing next to Shen Lixue. When he broke their arms and legs, she clearly felt that he was angry.
"They used me to hurt you, I'm sorry!" Ye Qianlong lowered his head and spoke softly, as if he had done something wrong and was apologizing to someone with remorse. He just wanted to find her, but he didn't expect it to cause her trouble.
"You're too naive, that's why you fell for their tricks. Be smarter in the future and don't trust others so easily!" Shen Lixue said with a smile.
Zhuang Kexin and Shen Yingxue's plan succeeded. Besides their cunning, Ye Qianlong was too naive and trusting. In this scheme, they harmed Shen Lixue, while Ye Qianlong was unharmed. If they had wanted to harm Ye Qianlong, given his sensibility, he would have been seriously injured even if he didn't die.
"Then I'll only listen to you from now on!" Shen Lixue didn't blame him. Ye Qianlong was very happy, his smile was radiant, and his eyes were as clear as a spring!
Shen Lixue: "..." This sounds so ambiguous!
"Ye Qianlong, why are you here at Qingyan?" Dongfang Heng interrupted coldly, his gaze falling on Ye Qianlong's hand gripping Shen Lixue's sleeve, a hint of coldness flashing in his sharp eyes.
"It was my father who sent me here to gain experience!" Ye Qianlong answered softly, her eyes clear.
"Where are your bodyguards?" Dongfang Heng asked again. The Crown Prince of Xiliang was out on a training mission, so he would definitely have bodyguards by his side.
"Many days ago, we got separated." When talking about the separated guards, Ye Qianlong's eyes were calm and without any ripples.
"How did they get separated?" That's the key question.
"I don't know either. That night, around midnight, I couldn't sleep, so I went out for a walk. When I returned to the inn at dawn, they were all gone!" A dazed look flashed in Ye Qianlong's eyes, as if he really didn't know why the guards had disappeared.
Shen Lixue frowned: The secret guards of the Western Liang royal family are all very powerful. If they discovered that Ye Qianlong was missing and went out to look for him, they would definitely come back. But the fact is that they have disappeared without a trace. There is only one possibility: they were all killed. Ye Qianlong went out for a stroll and escaped death.
Who is so bold as to assassinate the Crown Prince of Xiliang? And who is so powerful as to kill the Xiliang secret guards?
"Ye Qianlong, you can leave now!" Dongfang Heng coldly dismissed him, his eyes deep and unfathomable. Ye Qianlong seemed to know nothing at all.
"Qianlong, I'll take you to the inn!" Shen Lixue smiled brightly. The night was deep, and a cold wind blew by, bringing a chill. They couldn't stay in this empty place any longer.
"I don't want to stay at an inn, and you don't even come to see me!" He was all alone, bored and lonely! Ye Qianlong muttered, as if afraid that Shen Lixue would abandon him, he gripped her sleeve tightly with his large hand, his eyes clear: "Lixue, I'll go with you, wherever you stay, I'll stay."
Witty Remarks 073: Jealousy strikes again, a beating of the unruly servant.
The surrounding temperature instantly dropped to zero. Shen Lixue felt an invisible cold wind sweep by, and the chill seeped into her skin through her clothes, making her whole body shudder.
"Ye Qianlong, Shen Lixue is a woman, and you are a man. Men and women should not be too close. How can you live together?" Dongfang Heng said in a low voice, but Shen Lixue felt that his voice contained a hint of gritted teeth.
“If I don’t follow her, she will disappear!” Ye Qianlong answered confidently, gripping Shen Lixue’s sleeve even tighter.
Dongfang Heng frowned deeply, his sharp eyes reflecting a fierce light that inspired awe.
"My home is in the capital, I won't disappear!" Shen Lixue frowned. Dongfang Heng was angry, and she had to explain to Ye Qianlong quickly, otherwise, if the two of them had a conflict, things would get out of control. However, Ye Qianlong was simple-minded, and there were many things that couldn't be explained to him.
“Then I’ll stay at your place. That way, I can make sure you don’t disappear!” Ye Qianlong offered his suggestion, his smile clean and his bright eyes clear and pure, without a trace of impurity. He simply wanted to look at Shen Lixue and had no other improper thoughts.
"No way!" Shen Lixue refused Ye Qianlong without hesitation. Shen Yingxue's arm was broken, and Lei Shi and Shen Minghui were definitely planning to cause her trouble. If she brought Ye Qianlong back to the Prime Minister's residence, Lei Shi and Shen Minghui would never let him, the culprit, go.
"Li Xue, do you hate me?" Ye Qianlong lowered his head, his voice soft and low, like an abandoned child, lonely, helpless, sad, and disappointed.
"No!" Shen Lixue frowned, thinking of the most suitable explanation: "I am a woman and you are a man. It's inconvenient for us to live under the same roof. You should stay at the inn. I will come to see you!"
"You said the same thing last time, but you didn't come to see me!" Ye Qianlong accused softly, his eyelids slightly lowered, as if he were feeling sad.
"It definitely won't happen this time, I keep my word!" Shen Lixue solemnly promised.
Ye Qianlong remained silent, his head bowed, his expression gloomy. His hand, which was tightly gripping Chen Lixue's sleeve, not only did not let go, but gripped it even tighter.
A cold wind blew by, seeping through her thin clothes and into her skin. Shen Lixue tightened her clothes, and then a warm coat was draped over her body, with a faint scent of pine resin wafting in the wind.
"Li Xue, here's my coat too!" Ye Qianlong did the same thing, hurriedly taking off his coat while his other hand held tightly to Shen Li Xue's sleeve.
"It's not particularly cold at night, an outer garment will suffice!" Dongfang Heng looked at Ye Qianlong, his sharp eyes as deep as a still pool: "Tonight, you will accompany me to the Holy King's Mansion!"
If he couldn't give Ye Qianlong a satisfactory answer, he would definitely hold onto Shen Lixue's sleeve and stand here until dawn. He didn't want to go to the inn, he couldn't go to the Prime Minister's residence, and Dongfang Heng didn't want him to go either. Only the Holy King's residence remained.
"The Holy King's Mansion? Your residence?" Ye Qianlong asked softly. Seeing Dongfang Heng nod, he refused decisively: "I'm not going!" Li Xue wasn't in his mansion, so what would he do there?
Dongfang Heng's sharp gaze shot coldly at Ye Qianlong like a blade: "If you're not going to the Holy King's Mansion, you can stand here until dawn!" With that, Dongfang Heng flicked his finger at Shen Lixue's sleeve, instantly tearing the silk fabric.
"Let's go!" Dongfang Heng grabbed Shen Lixue's wrist and pulled her forward quickly.
Shen Lixue wanted to stop and explain to Ye Qianlong, but then she thought that Ye Qianlong was very stubborn. If she couldn't persuade him, he would definitely stand there all night. Her departure with Dongfang Heng was just the right time to force Ye Qianlong to give up his obsession and follow her.
As Shen Lixue had expected, Dongfang Heng and Shen Lixue left. Ye Qianlong stared blankly at the half-sleeve in his hand for a moment, then quickly caught up: "Lixue, wait for me!"
Running a few steps, Ye Qianlong stood in front of Dongfang Heng and Shen Lixue. His pure eyes were filled with anxiety and sadness. After thinking it over and over again, as if he had made a great decision, he looked straight at Shen Lixue and asked, "Lixue, if I move to the Holy King's Mansion, will you come to see me?"
"Yes, I will come to see you when I have time!" Shen Lixue smiled gently, her smile warm and radiant!
"Alright, I'll go to the Holy King's Mansion!" Ye Qianlong said softly, stepped forward, and reached out to tug at Chen Lixue's sleeve again.
Dongfang Heng stepped forward, blocking Shen Lixue's path, his gaze sharp and his tone icy: "Ye Qianlong, men and women should not touch each other!"
"Then why were you able to hold her hand?" Ye Qianlong retorted indignantly. Dongfang Heng had been holding Li Xue's wrist tightly the whole time, so why couldn't he just grab her sleeve?