Chapter 1211: Chapter 1211: You Finally Came

Even though he was scolded thoroughly by her, Zhao Junqi wasn’t truly annoyed.

After a moment of silence, he only looked at her coldly.

"Feel free to curse!"

"Tonight, you’ll be kneeling before me, begging for mercy!"

Xia Ruqing looked vigilant.

"What did you say?"

"What do you intend to do?"

Zhao Junqi sneered.

"What am I going to do? Naturally, I’m taking you to meet your flawless husband!"

He stared out the window for a while, and suddenly a mysterious smile appeared on his lips.

"Last time, letting him escape was my oversight!"

"This time..."

He chuckled coldly.

"None of them will get away!"

Xia Ruqing shivered at his ominous tone.

Goosebumps rose across her body, and in her heart, she sighed: Is this man a devil?

She didn’t ask again, and Zhao Junqi didn’t say anything further.

The carriage continued moving forward.

After another half a day, it gradually came to a stop as evening approached.

Zhao Junqi personally removed the black veil from before her eyes, and smiled faintly.

"Come down!"

The light stung Xia Ruqing’s eyes, and it took her a moment to adapt.

She got up and jumped down from the carriage.

While following him inside, she glanced around.

She saw it was a small, very rudimentary courtyard, with thatched eaves and a tile-roofed house, overgrown with weeds.

Xia Ruqing curled her lips and said sarcastically,

"Your taste is getting worse and worse!"

"A dignified Master Prince, living in a place like this?"

Zhao Junqi chuckled coolly.

"You shouldn’t be pitying me right now!"

"You should pity Zhao Junyao!"

"Because this place... will be his burial site!"

Xia Ruqing was even more puzzled.

"What do you mean!"

Zhao Junqi laughed wildly.

"Hahaha..."

"Qingqing, oh Qingqing, you truly are adorable!"

"Since you still don’t understand, I’ll tell you!"

With that, he stopped laughing, leaned close to her ear, and whispered in an extremely suggestive tone.

"I said, the kingdom and the beauty will eventually both be mine!"

"If you don’t believe it, just wait and see!"

Xia Ruqing’s expression turned cold, and she glanced around cautiously.

The house is intact!

The courtyard walls are intact!

He didn’t bring many people!

Then, how exactly does he plan to bring Zhao Junyao to his demise?

Zhao Junqi laughed loudly as he walked away.

Xia Ruqing reluctantly followed him inside, her mind racing with thoughts of this problem.

But after thinking all the way, she couldn’t come up with an answer.

In a moment of extreme anxiety, her eyes suddenly lit up.

Wait! Something was off about this place just now.

She quickly looked back.

She noticed that under the row of crude courtyard walls, there were no weeds at all.

Clearly, someone had dug here.

Dug?!!

Her expression gradually turned grave, and a conclusion she least wanted to consider emerged in her mind.

Gunpowder!

That’s right, it’s gunpowder, and Zhao Junqi has the support of Portland Country, so he could acquire gunpowder!

It’s over. If it really is gunpowder...

Xia Ruqing dared not think further, she rushed forward to confront him.

"Did you bury gunpowder?"

Zhao Junqi looked surprised.

"Oh my, Qingqing, how did you know?"

"Don’t worry, as long as you behave, I guarantee you’ll be safe and sound!"

Xia Ruqing was furious.

"You..."

"Despicable!"

Zhao Junqi was smug.

"Despicable? Haha, even at my most despicable, I’m better than those hypocritical scoundrels!"

Xia Ruqing was anxious.

"What exactly do you want? That’s all in the past!"

"Moreover, wasn’t that incident your father’s fault?"

Xia Ruqing feared nothing.

She only feared that Zhao Junyao would fall into his trap and lose the life he had barely regained.

He is the Emperor; if anything happens to him, chaos will ensue in the world!

At that time, who knows how many people would suffer. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Additionally, if Zhao Junqi takes the throne, she dares not imagine what the fate of the common people would be.

If it all comes down to her.

She would rather die herself, to let Zhao Junyao live!

Zhao Junqi ignored her and stormed off in anger.

Only Xia Ruqing was left, watched over by two strong maids.

...

That night.

Xia Ruqing rested in one of the tile-roofed rooms in the courtyard.

The conditions here were poor, the bed and wooden furniture inside were in disrepair, even the chairs were missing arms and legs.

Simply put, it was just short of a few cobwebs to resemble the dilapidated temples seen in old drama series.

In the past, Xia Ruqing would have surely been very disdainful.

But now, in this situation, she had no mood at all.

After a meal of coarse tea and simple fare, she hid in bed under the covers, thinking of a plan.

The two maids saw her ’asleep’, and swiftly closed the door behind them as they left.

In order to prevent her from escaping.

One stood at the door, and another beneath the window sill.

Xia Ruqing popped her head out to think, realizing the doors and windows were blocked, estimating that escaping would be impossible.

She covered her head again.

After weighing all the options around her.

She still felt that having Zhao Junyao alive offered more advantages.

’Perhaps I should commit suicide?’ she thought.

’Ever since I drugged Zhao Junqi last time, he had people search my body and room thoroughly!’

’The drugs were almost completely confiscated!’

’Fortunately, being astute, I dispersed the poison and didn’t store it in one place!’

’Now, I still have the last small packet of poison left, just enough to die once!’

Xia Ruqing touched her chest, feeling a comforting sense of safety!

But upon reconsideration.

No, wait!

If I die, Zhao Junyao still wouldn’t know.

He would still take the bait, he would still come!

Then, wouldn’t I have died in vain?

No, no!

Xia Ruqing shook her head vigorously.

She’s not afraid of death, but she’s afraid of dying in vain.

I need to think of another way.

However... after spending the entire day in the carriage, she was too exhausted.

Thinking for a while, she couldn’t come up with any good ideas and fell asleep in a daze.

...

The next day, early morning.

When Xia Ruqing woke up, she found herself already tied up.

Zhao Junqi was standing beside her, looking down at her.

He had a sinister smile on his lips.

"What do you want to do?"

Xia Ruqing looked at her tightly bound hands and feet, and was furious!

"Tsk tsk, you really are a beauty!"

"Even when you’re angry, you’re so beautiful!"

"No wonder I fell for you at first sight back then!"

Xia Ruqing was even more annoyed.

"Cut the crap, kill me or do whatever you want, just don’t look at me with that despicable gaze!"

"It disgusts me, ugh!"

"Oh dear!"

Zhao Junqi stood up and pinched her chin.

"Such a fierce beauty!"

"But..."

"I like it!"

He said as he leaned forward, attempting to kiss her.

Xia Ruqing screamed in fright.

"Ugh! You bastard! Get away from me!"

"If you dare touch me, I’ll kill you!"

She was so anxious that her eyes turned red, sweat beading on her nose, struggling desperately to escape.

But alas, tied with ropes, no matter how she moved, it was to no avail. Her fair arms were bruised to patches of white and blue.

Just as Zhao Junqi was about to kiss her,

suddenly a deep voice came through the wind.

"Let her go!"

This voice was too familiar, and Xia Ruqing’s tears fell instantly.

"Zhao Junyao, save me!"

Zhao Junqi also rose at this moment, narrowing his eyes slightly to look at him.

"You finally came!"