"Then I'll take my leave! I hope the Eighth Prince will go to the Prime Minister's residence to propose marriage as soon as possible!" Shen Qianmo left directly without waiting for Shangguan Che's reply.
"The Demon Palace Master is indeed elusive. It's said that the Demon Palace Master is exceptionally elegant, but I wonder why she wears a mask." Shangguan Jin muttered to Shen Qianmo's retreating figure.
"Shengge." Shen Qianmo returned to the alley where she had rescued Shangguan Jin. At this moment, all the men in black had disappeared, and even the bodies of the guards were gone. Only the leader of the men in black was still standing in the same spot, with the black mask on his face removed. It was Shengge.
"Palace Master." Sheng Ge's voice was cold, and she was also very aloof. Standing in front of Shen Qianmo, she was like an ice sculpture.
"Is everything cleaned up?" Shen Qianmo asked coldly. Today's events were all a play she orchestrated. She deliberately sent Shengge to assassinate Shangguan Jin, pretending it was Shangguan Che who did it, all to leave Shangguan Jin no way out and force him to deal with Shangguan Che.
"Hmm," Shengge replied coldly as always.
"I'm not trying to be mean, but if you keep being this cold and aloof, I'm afraid no girl will dare to like you." Shen Qianmo looked at Sheng Ge. He was quite a handsome man, but if he didn't change his icy nature, which girl would dare to approach him?
"If it's not there, then it's not there." Sheng Ge remained indifferent, even towards Shen Qianmo.
Shen Qianmo was quite helpless. Since going to the Demon Palace, Shenge was the only person she didn't find troublesome or frightening. Her cunning and ruthlessness even gave the old palace master a headache.
"Alright, you can go now!" Shen Qianmo felt extremely bored. She had tried various methods, but none of them could change Sheng Ge's unchanging icy face.
"Yes." Shengge didn't hesitate at all, disappearing from Shen Qianmo's sight in a flash.
Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Crown Prince is Playing Tricks? He's Asking for Death!
"Miss, I want to eat candied hawthorns!" Qianqian skipped and hopped beside Shen Qianmo. She had been cooped up in the Prime Minister's residence for a long time and was finally able to come out and play.
"I eat it every time, and I never get tired of it." Shen Qianmo smiled and tapped Qianqian's nose, then bought her a string of candied hawthorns, which Qianqian happily began to eat.
"Isn't this the third young lady of the Prime Minister's residence?" A gentle voice, tinged with a hint of lewdness, rang out.
Shen Qianmo looked up and saw that the person was wearing bright yellow clothes and had gentle features. He should have looked like a handsome man, but the lewd smile on his lips ruined the impression.
The newcomer was none other than the current Crown Prince, Shangguan Ye, who was currently looking Qianqian up and down with a lecherous expression.
"Your Highness, Qianmo greets Your Highness." Shen Qianmo nodded slightly to Shangguan Ye, which was considered a form of greeting.
“Miss, there’s no need for such formalities. I think your maid is quite pretty; why not give her to me?” Shangguan Ye glanced at Qianqian and said with a smile.
Thinking to himself, he realized that the Prime Minister's residence was indeed full of beauties. He had been completely captivated by Shen Qianxin when he saw her at the Hundred Families Banquet, and he couldn't wait to propose marriage. If it weren't for his father forcing him to study the art of governing the country and preventing him from leaving the palace, he would have already gone to the Prime Minister's residence to propose marriage.
Now, this maid is so beautiful, and she looks so cute eating candied hawthorns. Why not take her back to the manor as a concubine? Thinking of this, Shangguan Ye revealed a lewd smile.
"I don't want to follow you! You pervert!" Qianqian said, hiding behind Shen Qianmo as she saw Shangguan Ye staring at her with a dazed look on his face.
"How dare you insult me, the Crown Prince! Are you out of your mind?! Obediently come back to the palace with me, and I will treat you well. If you don't come back with me, don't blame me for being impolite!" Shangguan Ye's expression changed upon hearing Qianqian's words, and he spoke to her with a hint of threat.
"How does Your Highness intend to be impolite?" Shen Qianmo raised an eyebrow, her eyes darkening, and a meaningful smile appeared on her lips.
Shangguan Ye. I originally wanted to keep you around a little longer, but now you've actually messed with me? Well then, I'll do a good deed and get rid of this major thorn in Shangguan Che and Shangguan Jin's side as soon as possible.
"Hmph! If she doesn't submit to me, I'll sell her to a brothel!" Shangguan Ye revealed a sinister smile, then reached out to Qianqian's chin and laughed, "So, pretty maid, you'd better submit to me. With me, you can live a life of luxury."
"It seems His Highness the Crown Prince hasn't asked me yet!" Shen Qianmo's eyes darkened, and a murderous smile appeared on her lips. If they weren't on the street with so many people around, she would have already taken action.
"What? Does Miss San have any other objections?!" Shangguan Ye then turned his gaze to Shen Qianmo, whose ordinary face he found uninteresting.
Shangguan Ye looked at Shen Qianmo with a hint of criticism in his eyes, "Third Miss, are you perhaps envious that this maid has caught my eye? It doesn't matter, although Third Miss is plain-looking, I can still marry her as well!"
"I'm afraid His Highness the Crown Prince won't have that good fortune!" Shen Qianmo's lips curled into a bewitching smile, a hint of ruthlessness flashing in her eyes.
"Shen Qianmo! Don't push your luck. You're just the Prime Minister's daughter, but I'm the Crown Prince!" Shangguan Ye was angered by Shen Qianmo's tone, which carried a hint of ruthlessness.
Shen Qianmo stared coldly at Shangguan Ye. This Shangguan Ye was truly lecherous and utterly foolish. He had actually made an enemy of the Prime Minister's residence at this critical juncture. How could such a person possibly hold onto the position of Crown Prince?
"Guards! Take this young lady away from me!" Shangguan Ye saw that Shen Qianmo was silent and assumed that she was afraid of him, so he smugly ordered the gang of lackeys following behind him.
"Miss!" Qianqian stamped her foot, looking at her mistress with a wronged expression in her eyes.
"Qianqian, don't be afraid, Miss will be here soon. Just pretend to go with them." Seeing the grievance in Qianqian's eyes, Shen Qianmo softened her tone.
There are too many people and too much noise on the street right now, so it's not convenient to take action. I'll just have to make do with Qianqian for now.
"Yes, Qianqian, don't be afraid!" Qianqian stopped struggling after hearing her young mistress say that she would be rescued soon, and left with Shangguan Ye.
Shangguan Ye looked at Qianqian with longing and ordered his men to return to his residence immediately. He couldn't wait to enjoy the beauty's favor.
Shen Qianmo stared coldly at Shangguan Ye's retreating figure and quietly followed him.
"My little lady, I, the Crown Prince, am here to pamper you!" As soon as he returned to the Crown Prince's residence, Shangguan Ye dismissed all his attendants and took Qianqian back to his room.
"Your Highness." A clear, pure, and icy voice reached my ears.
"Shen Qianmo! How did you get in?" Shangguan Ye asked in surprise when he saw Shen Qianmo.
"Your Highness, you don't need to know how I got in. I'm here to take Qianqian away." Shen Qianmo still had a smile on her lips, but her eyes were cold. Qianqian had already run behind Shen Qianmo and made a face at Shangguan Ye.
Even if Shangguan Ye was slow to react, he had already realized that something was wrong.
I was so blinded by lust that I didn't notice the murderous aura emanating from this third young lady of the Prime Minister's mansion. Her gaze was so intense that it was impossible not to submit to her.
"Shen Qianmo, don't forget, I am the Crown Prince. Can't I even take a maid as a concubine?" Shangguan Ye was somewhat intimidated by Shen Qianmo's gaze, and his tone became less confident.
"I told you, I'm afraid His Highness the Crown Prince won't have that good fortune!" Shen Qianmo looked at Shangguan Ye with a half-smile, she had enough patience to listen to his last words.
"What do you mean by that!" Shangguan Ye glared at Shen Qianmo and asked coldly.
"What I mean is, you're not destined for that!" Shen Qianmo's ribbon from her sleeve mercilessly grazed Shangguan Ye's neck, and Shangguan Ye's eyes were filled with disbelief.
He probably never imagined that he, the crown prince, would be killed like this.