Upon hearing this, a cold look fell in his eyes, and he glared at me, saying, “Are you done talking? If you don’t want to go to the palace together, I’ll leave first!”
I hurriedly stopped him, saying, “No, we must go together!”
“Always separating would definitely invite gossip!
That guy impatiently urged, “Then hurry up!”
“I know!” I reluctantly responded, quickly grabbing clothes from the rack and putting them on, not forgetting to remind him, “Wait for me, okay!”
He impatiently glanced at me, didn’t answer, and directly walked out the door…
On the way to the palace, that guy maintained a sullen face. I couldn’t help teasing him, “Hey, are you nervous?”
He glared at me fiercely and said, “Shut up!”
I unwillingly pursed my lips and muttered softly, “It’s just meeting an old lover. What’s the big deal…”
Suddenly, a woman’s innate gossip nature took over, and I couldn’t help but squeeze closer to him, raising an eyebrow and asking, “Hey, honestly, how many girls have you been with so far?”
“Been with?” He frowned and looked at me.
I seriously nodded and explained, “I mean, how many girls have you liked, been in a relationship with?”
He quickly turned away, coldly throwing out two words, “None!”
“Really?” I blinked disbelievingly, looking at him with disdain. “You can’t be serious?”
The Crown Prince hasn’t been with a single woman?
This guy is too dishonest.
If he really hasn’t been with anyone, then what about Miss Qinghan?
This guy is too despicable, having been to her bed and now trying to deny it!
I said disdainfully: “If you really haven’t done anything, how do you explain why your jade pendant ended up on her bed?”
That guy didn’t speak. Just when I thought he wouldn’t explain, I heard him say: “I gave it to her. With this jade pendant, one can freely enter any place in Cheng Yin country. I thought she had already taken it away, but unexpectedly…”
Doesn’t this jade pendant essentially serve as a pass for an entire country, just as valuable as the emperor’s golden token?
Damn, this guy is truly love-struck, actually giving away something so precious so casually…
I couldn’t help but ask curiously: “So why didn’t she want it?”
A hint of confusion appeared in Qi Chenxuan’s eyes as he said: “I don’t know! Initially, she broke into the Prince’s residence at night for this jade pendant! I promised her that as long as she stayed in the Prince’s residence for half a year, I would gift her the pendant…”
I gradually understood: “So, this was the reason she stayed in Yingyuan! Does this mean you already knew she was from Jing Yue country?”
That guy remained silent, which was tantamount to an admission!
Daring to stake a country’s safety as a bet, I suddenly admired his courage and couldn’t help but pat his shoulder: “Aren’t you afraid she might use the pendant to do something harmful to Cheng Yin country?”
He responded indifferently: “In gambling, winning and losing are inevitable. If one is afraid of losing and doesn’t dare to bet, then he will never win in his lifetime, right?”
…
“Is that so?”
Qi Chenxuan couldn’t help but murmur, his expression becoming dazed.
Seeing him looking lost over another woman, I felt inexplicably unhappy and secretly curled my lips: “Why not ask her directly? Surely the noble Prince doesn’t lack the courage to do that?”
Qi Chenxuan remained silent, and I couldn’t be bothered to say more. We entered the palace silently.
Qi Chenxuan was indeed here for someone named Qing Han.
After briefly paying respects to the Emperor and Empress, he went alone to the Wan Ying Palace arranged for guests to find someone.
Curious, and wanting to observe their interaction, I secretly followed behind him.
I turned around impatiently, irritated by his interruption, but when I saw his face, my movement froze midair. I stared with wide eyes in disbelief: “How is it you?”
In front of me, Lan Qiye’s handsome face enlarged before my eyes. Although a big smile hung on his face, it made me feel an endless chill.
“What, seeing me is so surprising?” Lan Qiye innocently lifted the corner of his mouth, but a hint of evil lurked within his smile.
I quickly suppressed my panic, maintaining a stern expression and feigning composure: “Sorry, Ximo is not familiar with the Wang, so please address me as a concubine in the future!”
“Concubine?”
He couldn’t help raising an eyebrow, speaking with a tone of regret: “Such a cute person, only sealed as a small concubine. It seems your Prince Cheng Yun has no eye for talent!”
I immediately coldened my expression: “Please mind your words. Criticizing a woman’s husband in front of her is extremely disrespectful.”
Looking at this guy’s appearance, I don’t know what kind of evil scheme he’s plotting in his mind.
I dismissively curled my lips and said, “I’m sorry, although I would also like to visit your country, unfortunately, my lord will definitely not agree!”
Lan Qiye pulled at the corner of his mouth and said coolly, “Is that so? I don’t think so!”
“What do you mean?” I couldn’t help but narrow my eyes and ask.
Lan Qiye laughed lightly, “In my opinion, your crown prince only has our Qinghan Holy Lady in his heart. As for you, the crown prince’s secondary consort, he seems to have completely disregarded you!”
I couldn’t help but glare at him unhappily and said, “I have a great relationship with my crown prince. Childish attempts to sow discord like yours are useless!”
“Is that so?”
That guy raised his eyebrows uncaringly and said with a seductive smile, “Then I’d like to see for myself!”
“Hey, what are you trying to do?”
Before I could fully react, he directly pulled me towards the pavilion. Realizing what he wanted to do, I couldn’t help but struggle, “Hey, Lan Qiye, stop causing trouble, quickly let me go!”
But that guy completely ignored me, only releasing me after pulling me in front of Qi Chenxuan and that person called Qinghan, casually greeting Qi Chenxuan, “I suppose this is the crown prince of Cheng Yin Kingdom? Indeed, he’s handsome and imposing. I wonder what important matter brings you to meet our Jing Yue Kingdom’s Holy Lady?”
“
Qi Chenxuan glanced at me, his face slightly annoyed, then calmly turned to Lan Qiye, “Your Majesty is overthinking. I was slightly unwell yesterday and couldn’t accompany you, so I’m here today to apologize. However, you were not present, so your country’s Holy Lady came to meet me instead.”
Then he changed his tone, with a hint of sharpness, “But why are you with my secondary consort?”
Lan Qiye looked at me leisurely and said, “This question is better answered by the secondary consort herself.”
I couldn’t help but glare at him, then replied playing dumb, “I, I was just wandering around. I didn’t expect to unknowingly walk to this side and happened to meet the king of Jing Yue Kingdom. We chatted casually, and then seeing you all here, I thought I’d come and say hello! Well, you continue your conversation, I’ll go explore elsewhere.”
Qi Chenxuan said coldly, “No need. I’ll go back with you. I’m here to greet the king of Jing Yue Kingdom to avoid being accused of our Cheng Yin Kingdom being discourteous. Since I’ve now met the king himself, I should leave.”
In excitement, I couldn’t help blurting out, “But you’ve just met Miss Qinghan!”
The moment the words left my mouth, I wished I could bite off my own tongue. With this statement, anyone could guess that I wasn’t just passing by, but had clearly been paying attention to them for a long time…
……
You have too many questions
Fortunately, no one exposed or pursued the matter further. Qi Chenxuan, with a cold face, directly pulled me out of the pavilion.
