What Bad Intentions can the Yandere Crown Prince have?-Chapter 275 - 271: She Can’t Pretend to Be the One I Like
Tang Xiaobai was startled by this answer.
Isn’t it the light of righteousness? Why is there so much talk of killing and fighting?
Qin Rong thought for a moment and then said with a smile, "If it’s a girl, I might spare her life, but if it’s a man, I’ll kill him!"
Tang Xiaobai listened and felt inexplicably strange.
"A man who looks like Miss Qin is just Young Master Qin, isn’t it?" someone chimed in unexpectedly.
Tao Fen, who had passed by without anyone noticing, happily joined in on the conversation: "You’re all family, why all the talk of fighting?"
Tang Xiaobai was at a loss whether to laugh or cry and was about to explain when she suddenly saw Li Mu walking over with that girl who made her feel uneasy trailing behind him.
Unlike Chen Xiaolian, who looked down like a delicate white flower, this one boldly lifted her head, her gaze fervently following Li Mu.
Tang Xiaobai frowned and gave Qin Rong a look.
Someone is after your brother, aren’t you going to do something?
Qin Rong raised an eyebrow.
Can I do anything about it?
Tang Xiaobai was about to signal again when her view was suddenly blocked.
"What are you talking about?" Li Mu asked mildly.
Tang Xiaobai was delighted to see him leave that girl without hesitation, pulling him along with a cheerful smile: "Guessing what you found out."
Li Mu softened his gaze: "Not much—"
"This, this girl..." Tao Fen exclaimed in shock, looking between the girl following Li Mu and Tang Xiaobai, utterly incredulous.
"She’s not a little girl; she’s already fourteen," Qin Rong corrected.
Tao Fen was even more shocked: "Fourteen? How is she shorter than Second Miss?"
"Not only is she shorter than our Second Miss, but she’s also more spoiled. She wouldn’t speak unless Young Master Qin himself questioned her," Qin Rong said with a chuckle.
Tao Fen’s face fell immediately; without naming names, he said coolly, "You can’t indulge her."
"If Young Master Qin wants to indulge her, let him—" Qin Rong was about to make more sarcastic comments when Tang Xiaobai interrupted.
"I asked Ah Xiao to question her," Tang Xiaobai explained, "I thought she was young and it wouldn’t hurt to coax her a little," she tilted her face to ask Li Mu, "Did you find out about her background?"
Li Mu’s lips curled slightly: "Since she’s not mute, if you want to know anything, you can ask her yourself," he glanced at the girl, "If she doesn’t speak, let Yingying use some measures."
The girl’s face turned pale again, though this time she didn’t seek help from Li Mu.
Tang Xiaobai giggled and said, "Let Sister Qin ask. She’s more skilled at this!"
When Li Mu heard the words "Sister Qin," his brow furrowed slightly. He glanced at Qin Rong and said, "We’re going to discuss matters with the other generals later; would you like to listen in?"
He was asking Tang Xiaobai.
When he discussed matters with the generals, if Tang Xiaobai happened to be there, she would listen from behind a screen. If not, she wouldn’t specifically go over.
Tang Xiaobai wasn’t very interested this time: "Since the Turkic army has retreated, I might as well go out for a stroll." It had been a while since she’d worked.
Li Mu didn’t insist: "Let Mo Huan accompany you."
After seeing Tang Xiaobai off, Li Mu and Qin Rong walked back together.
The Central Army Tent was always reserved for Prince Jin, so most of the discussions with the generals happened in Li Mu’s tent.
After entering the tent, the other generals had not yet arrived.
Li Mu turned to Qin Rong and suddenly asked, "Do you have a brother?"
Qin Rong raised an eyebrow: "Yes!"
"From what you say, it seems you know you don’t look like him."
Qin Rong recalled what she had just said to Miss Tang and smiled: "I didn’t think about that when I said it just now."
"You don’t seem in a hurry to find him."
"Wouldn’t it be more dangerous to find him now?" Qin Rong smiled strangely, "When Your Highness is firmly seated in the Eastern Palace, those who should return will."
...
Once she handed the girl who looked like her over to Qin Rong, Tang Xiaobai didn’t pay her any more mind.
However, after setting out in the afternoon, news reached Tang Xiaobai’s ears.
"...Miss Qin still couldn’t get her to speak; she claimed to have amnesia," reported Tao Fen, who inexplicably had some animosity toward the girl and spoke with disdain, "Amnesia, but she remembers she’s fourteen? She just refuses to talk!"
"I heard she spoke when Young Master Qin asked?" Gu Hui turned his face and asked meaningfully.
Tao Fen snorted: "Clearly, she’s up to no good!"
The fact that she was up to no good didn’t surprise Tang Xiaobai, so she asked, "Did Miss Qin use any measures?"
If they were really targeting their young master, some measures should definitely be used.
"Used some," Tao Fen said with a helpless expression, "but you can’t exactly break someone’s arms and legs, can you?"
Tang Xiaobai’s heart sank.
Qin Rong surely had some limits; although she wouldn’t go as far as breaking limbs, she’d definitely make it unpleasant for them.
The other party still didn’t reveal any information.
Either she was truly innocent, or she was truly formidable.
This made things a bit difficult.
Gu Hui seemed to reach the same realization, and with furrowed brows, he said, "Perhaps she really is a weak girl, so harsh methods should be used carefully," he paused, and a barely perceptible hint of schadenfreude appeared on his refined and handsome face, "Since Qin Xiao managed to get her to talk, why not let him continue questioning?"
"What’s there to ask?" Tang Xiaobai sneered, "If she’s innocent, she’s just someone unrelated to us. If she’s not innocent, she has her own agenda. Shouldn’t she be the anxious one? Why should we let her take advantage of us?"
Gu Hui was taken aback by her words.
Tao Fen gave her a thumbs up: "Second Miss, what keen insight!"
...
Tang Xiaobai didn’t really have such keen insight; it was all made up on the spot, mainly because she didn’t want the young master to continue questioning her.
"I think she just wants to get close to you and attract your attention!" Tang Xiaobai said.
During the day when marching, the young master didn’t walk with her, so when they met at night, Tang Xiaobai specially warned him, "You better not get distracted just because she’s a girl!"
No matter what her background was, it made no sense that she would only talk when the young master questioned her.
Hmmph!
Li Mu was a bit puzzled: "Why would I get distracted just because she’s a girl?"
Tang Xiaobai was momentarily at a loss for words.
How could she put it?
The young master was still an innocent young lad...
She organized her thoughts and then spoke again: "If someone with ulterior motives pretends to be the kind you like, making you let your guard down—"
"The kind I like?" his eyes briefly scanned her face, his lips curved up in a teasing smile.
Tang Xiaobai blushed, but her tone remained serious: "Pretends to be the kind you like, deliberately trying to please you, being entirely obedient to you, wouldn’t that make you happy?" 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎
Li Mu couldn’t help but laugh: "Those things are already there."
The kind she thought he liked, trying to please him, being entirely obedient to him, all those things that brought him joy and happiness, she already had them.
Whatever others did was just imitating in vain.
But even with his reassurance, she still looked worried.
Li Mu began to ponder.
Soon, a possibility came to his mind.
His Ah Jiao, she must be jealous!
Li Mu couldn’t help but smile: "She can’t pretend to be what I like. There’s only one Ah Jiao..."
