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8_890Peaceful Prince's Residence Surrounded by a circle of guards, Su Peijiu sat in the carriage, feeling that Jun Ye Su had already lost his patience.
But it didn't matter; now that Jun Liuji was in her hands, she would find a way to extract information about the Linglong Spine from her sooner or later.
Just as she was about to lower the curtain, she paused and saw a figure in white standing outside the palace gate, leaning against the railing, looking over at her with a relaxed demeanor.
It was as if he were a husband waiting for his wife to return home. Su Peijiu felt her face heat up slightly and hurriedly let go of the curtain. At that moment, the carriage had slowly come to a stop at the palace gate.
She was just about to lift the curtain when she saw a slender hand pull it open for her. A pair of deep, ocean-like eyes gazed at her: "You're back? Tired?"
Su Peijiu cleared her throat to mask her awkwardness: "Um, I'm back... How come you're outside?"
Qi Yuchen smiled and reached out to take her delicate hand: "I wanted to see you as soon as you got home, so I came out to wait."
Su Peijiu responded with a couple of "ohs" and obediently followed his hand down from the carriage, lowering her head as she walked past the guards toward the main gate. Just as she was about to enter, two gleaming swords suddenly blocked her path, instantly scaring away any shyness she had.
"What the hell?!" She frowned at the weapons blocking her way.
"Please present your Jade Tablet to prove your identity."
Qi Yuchen stood silently, his narrowed peach blossom eyes slowly gathering a murderous intent.
Su Peijiu let out a cold laugh, pulling her hand away from Qi Yuchen's grasp and looking at the guard who spoke: "Are you saying that This King needs to show a Jade Tablet to enter his own palace?"
"This is His Majesty's order; please do not make it difficult for us," the guard said expressionlessly, reciting official words.
Taking a deep breath, Su Peijiu slowly pulled a Jade Tablet from her sleeve and slammed it down in front of the guard: "Open your eyes and see clearly!" With that, she stepped over the Jade Tablet and walked into the main gate.
Once inside the living room, she began to stomp her feet in anger: "That damned Jun Ye Su, ungrateful bastard! He really thinks too highly of himself! I could have sent you up there back then; I can just as easily bring you down now! How dare he pull this on me! Ahhh!!"
Qi Yuchen saw her getting increasingly angry, already starting to speak without thinking, but did not intervene. When she had vented enough, he poured a cup of tea and handed it over: "Are you thirsty?"
Su Peijiu then realized he was also there and awkwardly accepted the tea.
"Um... just now, ha..."
Qi Yuchen smiled gently and patted her head, nodding: "I understand."
Jun Ye Su dared to embarrass her; did he think he was invincible? He concealed the killing intent in his eyes and instead smiled warmly as he embraced her: "I understand everything, so you can feel free to do what you want to do."
That day, Su Peijiu suddenly remembered the Silver Dove who had come to see her the day before and called someone over to ask: "How is Consort Silver doing in the palace?"
The subordinate looked surprised, and Su Peijiu felt something was off: "Is she not doing well?" No way! The last time she saw her, she still seemed like a person of high status; how could she have fallen so low in just a few days? Or had her whereabouts been discovered by Jun Ye Su, so...?
However, what the subordinate said next completely shocked her.
"There is indeed a Consort Silver in the Crimson Kingdom, but she passed away two months ago. The current emperor feared that her illness might be contagious, so he even burned down her sleeping quarters."
Two months ago... that was exactly when!
Two months ago, a maid had given her a note with a drawing of a silver dove on it and the words, "Does what sister said back then still count?"
At that time, there were too many things happening, so she completely forgot about it and didn't have time to see her. Since she had already passed away two months ago, who was it that she saw a few days ago at the Peaceful Prince's Residence?
Su Peijiu suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.
That person must have been Silver Dove. There was no way it could have been someone else in disguise; her intuition told her so!
She complexly waved her hand to send her subordinates away, recalling a book that Silver Dove had given her at that time, and hurried to find it. However, after searching for a while, she couldn't find it. She remembered placing the book in the study, so why couldn't she find it now?
Just as Su Peijiu was puzzled about why the book had disappeared, she failed to notice a woman dressed extravagantly in a bamboo grove outside the study, smiling eerily at her. The woman's face bore an uncanny resemblance to hers, almost identical! Under the bright Bright Day, the woman's complexion appeared gray and lifeless, devoid of any vitality.
………………
In the fourth year of the Crimson Kingdom, many officials in the court were brutally murdered by a notorious bandit known as "Killer." Their heads were left in the center of the room, and a blood-written message was left behind: "Those who feast on the bones and blood of the people shall be killed without mercy!"
The emperor was shocked and extremely enraged, sending people to investigate thoroughly, causing chaos in Chang'an.
The first to be investigated was Prince Ping'an, as all the murdered officials were those she had reported previously. Regardless of whether Prince Ping'an was the mastermind or not, in order to appease the restless hearts of the court officials, the emperor imprisoned him. Unexpectedly, this angered the common people, who spontaneously gathered outside the royal city gate to petition for Prince Ping'an's release with blood-written letters.
"This matter seems to have escalated quite a bit," Resolute Stone habitually touched his wooden mask on his face while looking at someone leisurely playing with straw in their cell.
That person scoffed disdainfully: "What does it have to do with me?"
"At least so many people have died; aren't you going to do something? Are you just going to let them dump this mess on you?" As the main person responsible for this incident, Resolute Stone came under the pretense of questioning but was actually there to enjoy the spectacle.
Su Peijiu tossed aside the straw core in her hand, looked up at that person, then turned her gaze away in disgust. Every time she saw that mask, she felt an urge to stab him.
"It's not like it's being dumped on you; why are you getting so worked up? Can our noble National Master and Chancellor please handle some real business instead of bothering This King during his peaceful time in prison?"
Seeing that he was being dismissed, Resolute Stone showed no sign of realization and simply sat down beside Su Peijiu: "No way, I need to interrogate you properly."
"Get lost!" was met with a handful of straw thrown at him...
Who is the most idle person in the world?
Aside from Resolute Stone, there was another person—Qi Yuchen and Qi Mo.
Our Desolate King also didn't know what means he used, but on the second day after Su Peijiu was imprisoned, he entered her cell wearing a prisoner's outfit, startling her so much that the bun she was biting fell to the ground.
“How did you get in here?” She walked over with tear-filled eyes and grabbed his sleeve.
“There is an ancient saying: 'A wife follows her husband.' Since you are here, how could I not come?” He glanced at the bothersome handcuffs, and with a surge of inner strength, the handcuffs turned to powder. In Su Peijiu's astonishment, he pulled her into his embrace.
Resolute Stone sat nearby, and the moment Qi Yuchen entered, his expression changed. He spoke sarcastically, “Is this the new male pet of Prince Ping'an?”
Just as Su Peijiu was about to get angry and slap him, she saw the originally clear and bright man burying his head shyly in her neck: “Is this how my lord introduces me to others?”
Su Peijiu was petrified...
Then her head was gently tapped: “If my lady enjoys this kind of intimacy, then you can follow me from now on; I will comply with you. However, outside these walls, let’s avoid such couple's play. With three thousand rivers of weak water, my lady only takes one ladle from me, right?”
Su Peijiu didn’t know if it was that pair of bright black eyes that tempted her or something else; she couldn’t help but nod.
Resolute Stone's expression had completely turned cold. He stood up and chuckled lightly: “With Prince Ping'an's lovers all around, even if this young man is infatuated, he cannot monopolize this garden of spring.”
Qi Yuchen held Su Peijiu tightly in his arms: “With lovers everywhere, it shows my lady has this charm. Is it possible that even the Chancellor is under my lady's skirt?”
Resolute Stone was left speechless; once this person became shameless, he was invincible. He thought he wasn’t a match for this thick-skinned man and left with a remark: “Since you like someone else's worn-out shoe, please feel free.”
Just as he turned away, a wave of murderous intent surged from behind him. This familiar killing intent instantly triggered his memories. Before he could speak, he heard a cold voice behind him: “Repeat what you just said!”
Resolute Stone's originally lazy eyes gradually lit up with excitement. He slowly turned around and found that Su Peijiu had already fainted on the couch. He shrugged disdainfully at Qi Yuchen: “What? Are there some words you don't want her to hear? This is something everyone knows; no matter how you hide it, it can't be concealed.”
"She is the kind of woman I know better than anyone else, so don't you dare meddle!" A strong gust of wind rushed past Resolute Stone's cheek. Even though Resolute Stone reacted quickly, he couldn't avoid having his mask broken, leaving a gap on his face, and he hurriedly covered it.
Qi Yuchen sneered, "Someone who doesn't even dare to show their face dares to criticize others' lives? Isn't that ridiculous?"
With his mask broken, Resolute Stone felt calmer. He curled his lips into a wicked grin and said, "This face is only for my future wife to see. Do you, a big man, want to be a guest beneath my true self? If Prince Ping'an doesn't mind, then I certainly won't care too much."
Qi Yuchen was disgusted by him and coldly glared, his pupils flashing azure. "Filthy scum!" Another two gusts of wind rushed past.
This time, Resolute Stone learned his lesson and successfully avoided Ling Kong's attack. He raised his hand to stop the fight. "It's not satisfying to fight in a cell. I haven't encountered an opponent like you in a long time. How about we set a time for a proper sparring session?"
Qi Yuchen shot him a disdainful glance but remained silent.
Seeing this, Resolute Stone continued, "I know you were at the Royal Banquet. Last time you broke one of my masks, and now you've broken another. I don't ask for compensation, but at least accompany me for a sparring session, how about it?"
Qi Yuchen silently turned away, holding Su Peijiu in his arms, then released her pressure point. Resolute Stone only saw her blink once before her bright black eyes locked onto him, her gaze shifting from clear transparency to one filled with sparks.
"Resolute Stone, you old bastard! How dare you call me a worn-out shoe! You unwanted old bastard—!" Su Peijiu flew up and grabbed Resolute Stone's hair, tearing it away.
Strangely enough, at the moment Resolute Stone was caught, he could have pushed this crazy woman away. However, he suddenly stiffened, and by the time he could recover, a handful of his hair had already been yanked out.
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