Mercenary Princess - Chapter 158
Looking at Rongyue, whose body was covered in quills like a hedgehog, Tuoba Chen smiled bitterly and sadly lowered his hands. It turned out that they had become so estranged.
"Mistress, I didn't mean to steal your daughter, I just... sigh, never mind, saying more will only annoy you more..."
He bent down and picked up Rongyue and Gouwa together.
"What are you doing!"
"You're injured."
"Put me down!"
"You're hurt, mistress."
"damn you!"
With one hand free, Rongyue raised her hand high, her face dark.
Tuoba Chen smiled as he looked at Rong Yue, seemingly oblivious to the gust of wind from the slap coming down on him. His starry eyes were fixed on Rong Yue, his gaze so tender it seemed like it could melt hearts.
The palm strike stopped a fraction of an inch from the jade-like surface.
Frustrated, Rongyue lowered her hand and glared resentfully at Tuoba Chen, who was grinning like a cat that had stolen fish, before turning her face away in annoyance.
"Put me down, don't bother, I'm not going back to the palace with you."
Her smile remained, but a fleeting stiffness was unmistakable: "Give me a reason."
"I don't need a man."
"I am your husband."
“But I had a child with someone else.” Turning her face, Rongyue stared intently into Tuoba Chen’s eyes, leaving him no room to dodge.
He stopped walking.
Clearly, Rongyue noticed that the large hand on her waist suddenly withdrew.
Her starry eyes flickered slightly as she turned her head slightly to avoid Rongyue's piercing gaze: "I don't mind..."
No, your eyes tell me you mind.
Men really are creatures of duplicity!
With a cold laugh, Rongyue reached out and pressed his pressure points, trying to break free from his hold.
Grasping Rongyue's hand, enveloping her slender, soft fingers in his broad palm, Tuoba Chen looked earnestly into Rongyue's icy, penetrating almond-shaped eyes: "Little San, listen to me, Little San. My unease shows I love you, I care about you! A woman I deeply love has given birth to another man's child—tell me, how many men in this world wouldn't mind? But Little San, don't worry, because I love you, I will try my best to suppress this unease in my heart and won't let it affect our relationship. Little San, from now on, I promise I will treat you as well as ever, no, a thousand times better than before, just asking that you let go of this matter and stop holding a grudge, okay?"
Rongyue remained silent, only casting a complex and unreadable gaze at Gouwa, who was staring at her blankly with his almond-shaped eyes.
"Don't worry, mistress. As for this child, I will treat her like my own daughter and will never let her suffer the slightest grievance..."
"Crown Princess, Crown Princess! Father, I want to hold the Crown Princess!" When Tuoba Hao saw Gouwa, he blinked his big phoenix eyes first, and then ran over with a look of surprise, jumping around Tuoba Chen and shouting that he wanted to hold Gouwa.
His face changed instantly.
A slap landed hard on Tuoba Chen's neck, and Rongyue twisted her body, struggling desperately to get down.
Suddenly realizing another reason why Rongyue wouldn't return to the palace with him, and knowing she had misunderstood, Tuoba Chen, enduring the pain in his neck, held Rongyue tightly, refusing to let go, and hurriedly explained, "Listen to me, mistress, it's not like that, it's not what you think..."
"I don't care what you say!"
"Mistress, listen to me..."
"What do you have to say! I won't listen! Let me go!!"
"The mistress..."
"Let go of my sister!" With an angry roar, a white figure rushed over and started punching and kicking Tuoba Chen: "You bastard, let go of my sister!"
"You audacious scoundrel!" the soldier shouted, stepping forward and quickly subduing the unruly Dongfang Yao.
The atmosphere instantly became eerie.
Apart from the bewildered and ignorant Dongfang Yao, who was angrily twisting and roaring under the control of Canjun, the rest of the people present remained silent, standing more and more obsequiously and cautiously in this suffocating atmosphere, as if they could also foresee the astonishing destructive power hidden in this atmosphere.
Biting her lower lip tightly, Rongyue wasn't unaware of Tuoba Chen's gloomy and sinister face, nor had she missed the fleeting ruthlessness in his gaze towards Dongfang Yao. Yet, she dared not utter a single word in Dongfang Yao's defense, not even half a word. She dared not risk assuming that Tuoba Chen was still the same Chen who had always been so tolerant of her. After all, he was now the Emperor. Having held such a high position for so many years, she truly dared not say that he remained unchanged. If she spoke rashly, Dongfang Yao's situation would likely become even more perilous…
What should have been the time it takes to drink a cup of tea felt like an eternity to Rongyue.
Just when she thought she was about to suffocate in this oppressive atmosphere, Tuoba Chen spoke softly, but his seemingly playful tone concealed a chilling coldness that Rong Yue had never heard before: "Mistress, is this what you call not needing a man?"
Becoming emperor really changes everything...
Taking a deep breath, Rongyue said indifferently, "You're wrong. He's not my man, he's my brother."
"Younger brother?" He still savored the word with amusement, sometimes chuckling softly, sometimes nodding in apparent agreement, and sometimes raising his handsome eyebrows to look at Dongfang Yao with a faint smile... But in the end, it all boiled down to two emotionless words: "Is that so?"
Beneath his calm gaze lay Rongyue's shock at his reaction.
With a calm expression, he looked at Dongfang Yao in front of him and scolded her in an elder's tone, "Xiao Yao, stop fooling around!"
Stopping struggling, Dongfang Yao looked at Rongyue, who had a serious expression, with a wronged expression: "But sister, he bullied you!" She pointed at Tuoba Chen, who was holding Rongyue.
"Brother didn't bully me, he was just playing around with me. Xiaoyao, how many times have I told you to be polite to others? Why don't you listen to me! Quick, apologize to your brother."
"elder sister……"
"Hurry up, don't make me angry."