Peerless Heiress - Chapter 69
The empty study was soon left with only me and Dark Night.
Chapter 142: Grinding Teeth
An Ye held the token in his hand, head bowed, and remained silent.
"Speak," Dark Night said after waiting a while and seeing that I didn't speak.
Well-
"What did you say?" I blinked and grinned.
An Ye raised his head, looked at me, his eyes deep and unfathomable, and suddenly curled his lips into a smile, "Didn't you want to talk to me in private?"
"Uh," I choked for a moment, then quickly smiled and exaggeratedly looked like I was about to fall over, "Well, yes, yes, uh, speaking of which, Your Highness, you look so handsome in your dragon robe. I've never seen such a handsome man before."
An Ye's lips curled slightly, neither confirming nor denying.
"I never imagined that I would actually become friends with the Crown Prince." I continued to flatter him, my eyes crinkling into slits.
Haven't we met several times? Haven't we almost been killed several times but ultimately escaped? Didn't we swim in the lake together? To insist on the title of friend, surely a prince wouldn't be so petty as to refuse to acknowledge it? Since we're friends, a little offense shouldn't be taken too seriously, right? This young lady doesn't want to resort to underhanded tactics to escape too soon.
An Ye raised an eyebrow, neither denying it nor speaking indifferently, but asked, "What are you doing here?"
"I didn't do it on purpose." Seeing that his attitude was alright, I secretly breathed a sigh of relief and pouted, pretending to be aggrieved. "I was just looking for someone, but who knew that the roads in this palace were so winding and I got lost."
A few black lines appeared on Dark Night's forehead. "You've come all the way to the palace looking for someone? And how did you get in?"
Knowing I couldn't quite justify my statement, I said awkwardly, "Didn't we search the whole city and find nothing? Otherwise, I wouldn't have come." —Yeah, right.
As for how he got in, well… how should I put it? Will he blame Jin Ling for this?
Seeing my expression, An Ye knew exactly what was going on. He suddenly frowned and said coldly, "Jin Ling, did Jin Ling bring you in?"
"It's not his fault. I forced him. He's my apprentice, so he has no choice but to listen to me. If you're really angry and want to blame someone, then blame me." I quickly tried to defend my little apprentice.
"Hmph!" Dark Night flicked his sleeves and stormed off angrily.
An Ye walked to the table, sat down, and began flipping through the pile of memorials on it. He picked up his pen and began to review them, ignoring me completely, as if I didn't exist.
I stood there for a long time, but he still didn't even glance at me.
Ignoring me? Can I take this opportunity to slip away?
My eyes darted around, and I quietly began to move towards the door.
One step, two steps, three steps ﹏﹏
Haha, nothing's happening.
I took a few more steps, but there was still no movement. I couldn't help but chuckle, quickened my pace, and slipped to the door in a few strides. Just as I was about to run away in one go, a deep, authoritative voice suddenly rang out behind me, "Where are you going?"
I stumbled and almost fell. I clung to the doorpost, stammering, "Uh, I, I'm going to the restroom."
"Hmm?" Dark Night raised an eyebrow, not understanding.
I was so annoyed I almost bit my tongue, so I simply turned my head away and remained silent.
"Come in."
I slowly shuffled inside.
"You still haven't answered me, how did my token end up in your hands?" Dark Night sighed and asked.
Finally, he spoke. I breathed a sigh of relief, shrugged, and said very simply and directly, "I stole it."
The truth is right before his eyes; he probably already knew it all along, didn't he?
"Steal it? How dare you!" Dark Night's voice grew louder, but for some reason, I felt that there was no anger in his voice. Although he had a sullen face, there was no sign that he was about to get angry.
"Stealing the token and breaking into the palace at night. Jin Ling probably still has the secret passage map drawn by his mother, right? Tell me, how should I punish you?" An Ye's voice was laced with gritted teeth.
Chapter 143: Blushing
I flinched slightly, then chuckled and said, "Hehe, Your Highness, I know we've offended you. How about you pardon Jin Ling, and I'll take responsibility to atone for our sins?"
"You'll take responsibility?" Dark Night suddenly sneered. "How will you take responsibility?"
I thought for a moment, then said, "Your Highness, I just overheard you discussing Li Jinhuan, the owner of Chuyanlou. It seems to be quite troublesome. How about I handle this for you?"
Dark Night, or perhaps more accurately, the Crown Prince Yuwen Ke of the Tianxing Dynasty, raised an eyebrow upon hearing my words, indicating that I should speak frankly.
I smiled and smiled, "Your Highness, tell me first, how did the court affairs come to this? How did you all become so irreconcilable?"
Li Jinhuan's greed and the faction's cronyism have been long-standing issues. Although the Tianxing royal family is dissatisfied, they have always maintained a balance in the court and would not suddenly take such drastic measures to eliminate them. Why did they suddenly make such a strong decision this time?
If the royal family hadn't suddenly taken such drastic measures, it probably wouldn't have caused such a huge backlash, right?
Yuwen Ke paused, as if remembering something, a blush creeping onto his face, and turned his head away.
"Wow, Your Highness, why are you blushing?" I exclaimed in surprise.
Yuwen Ke was furious. "What's it to you? Speak up!"
I pursed my lips and muttered, "Fine, I won't say it then. What's the big deal?" Hmph, do you think I can't guess if you don't tell me? There are only two possibilities for why you're blushing: one is that you did something embarrassing that caused this consequence, and the other is that you chose beauty over power for some woman, which caused this backlash.
Thinking about it, my gaze became somewhat strange as I scrutinized Yuwen Ke from head to toe. Could this icy assassin really be the kind of person who would rather have a beauty than the throne? Hmm, not quite. So it must be the first possibility. He must have done something embarrassing that he couldn't clean up. Hmm, only I am so unlucky. It was only my second time trespassing into the palace, and I was caught by him. Not only was I scolded, but I also had to clean up his mess.
"Speak now!" Yuwen Ke roared, feeling uncomfortable under my gaze.