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At that time, neither she nor he could have imagined that three months later, Crown Prince Li Song would also appear in that peach blossom grove.
When he saw Yuan Qing, Li Song confidently and domineeringly extended his hand to her, saying, "Come back to the Eastern Palace with me."
When she refused, Li Song coldly smiled with his phoenix eyes. "If you do not come back with me, I will set this place ablaze."
Yuan Qing leaned against Cui Hu's chest and softly said, " Mr. Cui, I am not the Crown Prince's woman; I have always kept our promise."
On that day, she could return to the Eastern Palace with him for the sake of the people around her, but within the Eastern Palace, he was utterly helpless against a woman who did not even care for her own life.
"I know," Cui Hu said gently as he looked at her, his eyes filled with warmth.
When he saw her in the Eastern Palace, he had tentatively asked the Crown Prince if she was his consort. The Crown Prince frowned and remained silent; at that moment, he understood the answer.
However, just thinking about the complex expression on the Crown Prince's face as he looked at Yuan Qing made Cui Hu furrow his brow with concern. "The Crown Prince seems to care about you a lot."
Yuan Qing gazed at the flickering lantern flowers and firmly replied, "I will find a way to make him let me go. Mr. Cui, this time, you must wait for me."
"Alright." Cui Hu's eyes sparkled with joy as he held her tighter.
As soon as Yuan Qing stepped out of Nuanching Pavilion, she saw consort Li strolling through the garden with a group of maidens.
She respectfully greeted them and attempted to move on when consort Li enthusiastically pulled her into the Octagonal Pavilion to rest.
As soon as she sat down, consort Li summoned someone to bring over exquisite pastries and poured a cup of sweet Osmanthus Wine, handing it to her. "The Princess said that my sister has no relatives in this palace and asked me to take good care of you. She also mentioned that you are not an ordinary person, so I came here to apologize. If I have done anything wrong in the past, please don’t take it to heart."
"Your Highness is being too polite. Humble Woman feels anxious. It’s just that Humble Woman is not well, and the doctor has advised me against drinking alcohol."
"Not advisable doesn’t mean you can’t. Just take a sip to ease my mind; a little should be fine." consort Li urged enthusiastically, but suddenly her hand slipped, and the Glass Cup fell to the ground, shattering into pieces.
"You... If you won’t forgive me, that’s one thing, but why break the Imperial Gift's Glass Cup? That’s a serious offense; no one can bear the consequences!" consort Li smiled as she called over several eunuchs. "Come on, drag this person who disrespects the imperial authority away and give her thirty strokes of the rod!"
As Yuan Qing was taken away by the eunuchs, she remained calm, not shouting or protesting, even wearing a faint smile.
To consort Li, that smile felt like mockery.
She glared at Yuan Qing's composed figure with jealousy and anger, shouting, "Execute her! I want her executed!"
When Li Song appeared in the courtyard, Yuan Qing had already been beaten unconscious.
Her teeth were clenched tightly, with fresh blood trickling down from the corner of her mouth.
Her back was lacerated, the bright red contrasting sharply against her pale skin, making it all the more striking.
Li Song took a deep breath, suppressing his inner fury as he slowly walked over and carried her back to Nuanching Pavilion.
"Why won’t you take better care of yourself?" he murmured. She was clearly an intelligent and composed woman; why did she always have to end up in such a wretched state?
Should she say that she was too harsh on herself, or that she was too calculating in her intentions towards him?
"If Your Highness truly cares for me, please let me leave the palace."
Yuan Qing clutched the bedclothes tightly, speaking each word with a faint voice, "Your Highness should understand that the struggles within the palace will never cease; this kind of life is not suitable for me."
"What if I refuse?" Li Song sat at the edge of the bed, gripping her small hand tightly, his expression growing increasingly somber.
"Then perhaps next time, Humble Woman will truly be executed by the staff. Your Highness is busy with state affairs and cannot always protect me..."
"Enough!" Li Song interrupted her, his gaze icy. "Are you threatening to take your own life? Are you so eager to leave me? Very well, I shall grant your wish and see how well you fare outside! Liang Si, Liang Yan, immediately take this woman out of the Eastern Palace and throw her wherever she wishes to go!"
The maids on either side were so frightened that they fell to their knees with a thud, as Li Song stormed out, furious.
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