What Bad Intentions can the Yandere Crown Prince have?-Chapter 317 - 313: There Will Be No One Else But You
How should one answer an "if" question?
Tang Xiaobai decided to throw the question back: "If someone else had brought you out of the West Wing and treated you with all kindness, would you have married her?"
"No!" Li Mu answered without even thinking.
But after answering, he was taken aback.
No, was his current unwillingness.
Unwilling to replace her with someone else.
But if it happened again, who could be sure it truly wouldn’t?
It’s just, at that time, it was precisely her who appeared.
He couldn’t believe there would be anyone else appearing besides her.
"There will be no one else," he emphasized again.
Tang Xiaobai nodded: "Yes, besides you, there will be no one else."
"Why did you mistake me for Qin Xiao?"
"Because you’re good-looking!" Tang Xiaobai answered without hesitation, "In my dream, Qin Xiao was very handsome, and when I saw you, I just felt it had to be you!"
After hearing this, the little ancestor’s fair face turned slightly red, and his expression was utterly soft.
His pair of eyes were moist, looking at her as if longing for something.
He instantly softened, his eyes moistly gazing at her, as if yearning for something.
"No way!" Tang Xiaobai whispered sharply, blushing, and glanced outside nervously.
Her father and brother were staring without blinking!
She was too embarrassed to even exchange affectionate glances, let alone take any actions.
Being watched by parents while discussing romance is so awkward...
"Will Ah Jiao still marry me?" he asked softly.
Tang Xiaobai lowered her head, her face flushed: "You seemed so proud just now, ask my dad and brother if they’ll agree first!"
"If they don’t agree, you can elope with me."
Tang Xiaobai immediately glared at him: "Speak properly! No extremes allowed!"
"Ah Jiao..." he whimpered, feeling wronged.
Tang Xiaobai snorted: "If they don’t agree, I’ll persuade them, who’s talking about eloping with you!"
He suddenly laughed, a hint of springtime in his brows and eyes.
"Ah Jiao..." he called softly, completely disregarding the two outside still watching, reaching out to grab her hand.
Tang Xiaobai quickly hid her hands behind her back and glared at him: "I’m going back! Quickly find shoes and socks for me!"
Li Mu’s eyes flickered: "I’ll have someone go back to the Duke Yan Mansion to get them."
Tang Xiaobai glared at him again: "Who are you kidding? The Eastern Palace has no palace maids? Can’t even find a pair of shoes and socks for a girl?"
Li Mu had to order someone to fetch the shoes and socks.
Turning back, he saw the girl sitting daintily and softly on his bed, yet he couldn’t even touch her little hands, making Li Mu feel somewhat distressful. After thinking about it, he said, "Don’t go yet, let me show you around the Eastern Palace?"
"Some other day," Tang Xiaobai refused, "Today’s arrival was improper, if we delay going out, who knows what they’ll say."
After saying this, seeing his downcast expression, she softly consoled: "Why rush? Won’t there be plenty of chances in the future?"
His eyes suddenly lit up: "Shall I visit you at the Duke Yan Mansion tomorrow?"
Tang Xiaobai glared at him: "You intruded into our inner courtyard today, if you come tomorrow, won’t you make my family angry again? Don’t come over for a while!"
Hearing this, the little ancestor became unhappy again: "Why can Qin Rong stay at the Duke Yan Mansion?"
Tang Xiaobai smiled wryly: "I got injured today, he brought me back."
"It’s not like there wasn’t anyone else, why him?"
Tang Xiaobai savored the jealousy, realizing: "So you already knew Qin Rong was male?"
After asking this, Tang Xiaobai sighed involuntarily.
She’d been hit with too many shocks today.
A female lead novel, with the female lead no longer present, it wasn’t just a character breakdown, the entire world seemed shattered.
Speaking of which, it was quite miraculous.
Xin Yi disguised as a man was quickly found out.
But Qin Rong had been disguised as a girl for so many years, already sixteen or seventeen, yet no one discovered it.
If this isn’t a plot setting, what is?
"I only found out three days ago," Li Mu said, "he hid very deeply, never revealing to anyone."
Tang Xiaobai thought for a moment and said: "If he exposed his identity early, he would inevitably become a pawn in many games. Instead, like this, many assumed he was a girl, and they were unguarded."
Because Qin Rong was seen as a girl, many did not pay attention to her.
Including her father and brothers.
Even Li Xingyuan, when he distributed military power to Qin Rong, most thought he was bewitched by her beauty, either waiting to laugh or waiting to seize Qin Rong’s army after the joke ending.
This person was cunning enough, essentially pushing the little ancestor to take the hit, while he picked up the pieces behind.
Who knows how the little ancestor views him?
"Ah Jiao seems to know him well?"
The little ancestor had hardly glanced at Qin Rong, his accusations still aimed at her.
Tang Xiaobai found it both infuriating and amusing, showing her teeth in a playful grin: "I’m intelligent and clever, I know everyone very well!"
Li Mu couldn’t help but curl his lips, then solemnly pressed: "In the future, he’s not allowed to freely enter or exit the Duke Yan Mansion!"
"He couldn’t freely come and go before," Tang Xiaobai said with amusement, "Who’s like you, barging into my boudoir at will?"
"But you won’t let me go again..." he softly whispered, feeling wronged. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢
Tang Xiaobai "pffted" with laughter: "You silly! We can arrange to meet outside!"
This "silly" was said in a half-laughing, half-angry tone, teasingly sweet, leaving Li Mu a bit dazed.
Yet at this moment, there was a commotion outside the hall.
"Your Highness, Chief Eunuch Gao has arrived!"
The head of Inner Eunuchs is referred to as Chief Eunuch.
Chief Eunuch Gao Fu, a close associate of the emperor, naturally brought the emperor’s decree to the Eastern Palace:
"His Majesty orders the Crown Prince to promptly release the legitimate second daughter of Duke Yan, and not to offend the daughter of a meritorious subject!"
Tang Xiaobai listened while quickly putting on her shoes and socks.
As she got off the bed, she heard Gao Fu’s sarcastically inquire: "Could I ask where the Second Miss Tang is, Your Highness?"
What attitude is this?
Tang Xiaobai furrowed her brows and opened the palace doors: "I’m here!"
With a sweet and crisp voice, the bedroom door half-opened, revealing a young girl in a lotus-colored gauze shirt standing gracefully.
Everyone knew Duke Yan’s eldest daughter was of unmatched beauty, but the youngest daughter, despite people thinking she was still young, had already grown tall, her waist tied with a palace ribbon was slim and flexible, her stature a bit more upright than most girls, and her demeanor carried a hint of heroism.
The sisters were often compared, yet Gao Fu felt for a moment he couldn’t decide who was superior, leading him to envy Duke Yan.
Having one daughter was excellent, but having two, each had their unique merits.
Recalling his task, Gao Fu adopted a friendly tone: "Second Miss Tang may leave the palace with Duke Yan."
Tang Xiaobai bit her lip in frustration.
She could have left beforehand, but now it seemed like only because of the emperor’s decree that the Crown Prince reluctantly let her go.
Moreover, this matter had reached the point where the emperor intervened; who knows how many impeachment papers awaited the little ancestor tomorrow.
If she just left like this, where would the pride of the little ancestor, the Crown Prince, be?
But if she didn’t leave, where would the face of the Duke Yan Mansion go?
Both sides were dear to her...
"Did Gu ever say she could leave?" the Crown Prince coldly declared.
Tang Xiaobai was startled.
This...
"Does the Crown Prince intend to defy a decree?" Tang Shigong also spoke harshly.
"Little sister, come over here!" Tang Ziqian said while walking toward Tang Xiaobai.
Li Mu’s eyes narrowed: "Stop him!"
Blades flashed.
Then suddenly, there was a "thud."
Tang Xiaobai had knelt on the ground.
