Yan Li's straightforwardness left Wen Shaoxing stunned.

But for Yan Li, it was perfectly normal.

"Is it not allowed?"

"Didn't you ask me about my wish? Well, my wish is that you grant me three wishes."

Is it okay now?

Yan Li was not the type to obediently follow the rules. If she weren't worried that Wen Shaoxing wouldn't leave her any wishes, she would have wanted seventeen or eighteen.

Wen Shaoxing clearly hadn't expected to fall into his own trap. He looked at Yan Li, who was expecting his agreement, and said quietly, "Ah Li, you've broken the rules."

That's a foul.

"So, do you agree to grant my three wishes?" As she spoke, Yan Li tugged at the chains binding her. "You've already imprisoned me in this dark room, but why can't you even let me make a wish openly?"

Provocation tactic.

But Wen Shaoxing actually fell for it.

Three it is fine. It's worth it to have Ali who is willing to stay by his side.

He gritted his teeth, "What does Ali want?"

Seeing Wen Shaoxing compromise, Yan Li thought for a moment, and that unformed idea popped up again: "Well, since you don't want to be the emperor, how about we find someone else to be the emperor?"

“I’m not comfortable with him sitting in that position.”

Wen Shaoxing frowned slightly, but did not speak; his thoughts had already wandered far away.

It turned out that she really wanted Wen Ziyu dead, not that she wanted to use this opportunity to leave him, as he had guessed.

So it turns out that what she was worried about was him.

Yan Li had no idea what Wen Shaoxing was imagining. She looked up, and after seeing his relatively normal expression by the light of the oil lamp, she continued:

"Well, the second one is peace and stability in the world. Didn't you want to take me traveling? I've been thinking about it, and being able to run away with Aji is indeed more interesting than staying in the palace."

"They can also live longer."

"If the world could always be peaceful and stable, that would be even better. We wouldn't have to hide here and there. We could go wherever we wanted without worrying about accidentally losing our lives one day."

As she talked about the future with Wen Shaoxing, she also secretly harbored her own thoughts, but unexpectedly, she heard a soft laugh in her ear.

Yan Li immediately fell silent. If it weren't for the inappropriate occasion, she would have liked to pat Wen Shaoxing on the shoulder: Brother, stop laughing. It's really hard for me to say anything more when you're like this.

Did something she said trigger something painful in his memory?

His smile was so chilling, like the venomous snake that had recently crawled around her neck, ready to bite her at any moment.

Does he still remember that she was his newlywed wife?

Yan Li was somewhat worried that he would kill her in this dark room where no one knew her.

"Is that really what Ali thinks?"

Upon hearing the second wish, Wen Shaoxing seemed to come back to his senses. The dark light in his eyes became even deeper. He kneaded the soft flesh of her waist with his fingertips and couldn't help but kiss Yan Li's lips again.

It's soft and sweet, and he likes it very much.

If he could, he would love to keep her locked up like this for the rest of his life, letting the chains bind her, so that she could only see him and hear his voice day and night.

But she'll be unhappy.

He had only imprisoned her for a few hours when she saw him again. She changed her mind and never mentioned making him emperor again, instead chatting with him about the wonderful things outside.

She seemed afraid that he would really lock her up in this dark and sunless place.

How adorable!

It made him somewhat want to break his promise.

Upon hearing this, Yan Li nodded without hesitation. Just as she was about to say a few more words, Wen Shaoxing silenced her with his mouth.

He remained as domineering as ever.

"Is world stability really that important?" After an unknown amount of time, Wen Shaoxing stopped, gazing at those rosy lips, his eyes darkening slightly: "Ah Li,"

"You're being a bit greedy."

Yan Li was slightly stunned and couldn't recover for a while. Looking at Wen Shaoxing, who was still smiling in front of her, her heart was pounding louder and louder.

Greed? In his eyes, her desire for world peace was greed.

No, absolutely not.

In the airtight, dark room, the oil lamp flickered again, lengthening Wen Shaoxing's shadow and concealing his expression in the darkness.

She couldn't tell whether Wen Shaoxing's words were a joke or not.

Yan Li was stunned by his gaze and inexplicably wanted to get away from him. Her hand unconsciously groped on the bed sheets.

My heart, however, had already begun screaming wildly.

Where is her sword?

Where is her dagger?

Wen Shaoxing seemed oblivious to the panic in Yan Li's eyes, remaining calm and composed. "Ah Li, even if the world is in turmoil and there is no safe haven, I will protect you and not let you hide and live in fear."

"Wen Ji, what exactly do you want?" Thinking of the three-day agreement, she finally couldn't help but ask, asking the question that should have been the first thing she asked him after he entered the room.

However, this problem is like a switch to open a door.

"Perhaps it destroyed everything he cared about." Wen Shaoxing's eyes darkened further, his low, husky voice echoing in the dark room: "Ah Li, do you know how many times I've thought, how much better it would be if I weren't a cripple?"

"If my leg was just an accidental fall, if he hadn't poisoned me, if he hadn't started that fire..."

What does it matter if he hates his mother? No matter how much he hates that she doesn't love him, he never thought of killing her. She is still his mother.

Just when everything was starting to get better, she was about to accept him, even hugging him and cooking him dinner herself, but the fire relentlessly ignited.

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