Chapter 83 Can you take me home?

The fireworks are brilliant and the starry sky is bright.

The guests and servants all crowded into the front yard. The winding corridor was deserted, and only a tall, slender black figure could be seen passing by, holding the girl.

Song Lingyi felt a little uncomfortable, but she was not drunk to the point of passing out. She knew how ambiguous their posture was. If others saw it, it would definitely cause trouble.

The silent atmosphere gradually made her anxious.

After a long moment, Song Lingyi said weakly, "...Can we not go to the front yard? There are so many people there."

She originally thought that Xiao Mingyi would definitely ignore her request, but as soon as she finished speaking, he stopped for the first time and put her down to sit on the window of the curved corridor.

The cave window was about six feet above the ground. Song Lingyi looked up at the pair of dark and vicious eyes. Before her brain could react, the man in front of her approached again.

Knowing that the girl was scared, even to the point of having disordered breathing, he still leaned over, supporting himself with his hands on either side of her body, staring at her coldly with his black eyes, and an extremely aggressive aura swept over her like an overwhelming force.

The girl's legs suddenly felt weak and she lowered her head.

Feeling the nervousness of the person in his arms, Xiao Mingyi laughed sarcastically: "With just this little guts, you still dare to play tricks on me?"

The ideas are naive and the methods are immature.

He holds great power, and the court is full of cunning and scheming jackals and tigers. If he does not have some cunning and skills, how can he govern the country and keep his throne?

"……I don't."

"Have you forgotten that there is something else you haven't told me?" Xiao Mingyi explained calmly.

“…”

What's up?

The thing about tricking him out of town?

Being questioned so aggressively, the girl's eyes turned red, but she suppressed the discomfort in her body and whispered, "I shouldn't have let the beggar spread false information and shouldn't have tricked you into going to Wonju."

Xiao Mingyi narrowed his dark eyes slightly, obviously dissatisfied with her answer. He tightened his hands around her waist and even rubbed it roughly, causing the girl's delicate body to tremble.

"What else?"

besides?

what else?

Running away secretly?

Perhaps it was the alcohol that was causing the girl's confusion, but she felt a bit more courageous. Taking a deep breath of cold air, she said, "I don't think running away was wrong. Even if it happened again, I would still run."

Not only is he unwilling to marry her, but he also keeps pressuring her. This is really bullying.

Xiao Mingyi's eyes dimmed and he felt a tightness in his chest.

It was right for her to choose to go to Beijing to live with her relatives, but she should have discussed it with him instead of running away on her own initiative. However, after just a few months, she got engaged to another man and did not take him seriously at all.

"Besides..." Song Lingyi suddenly looked up, her dark eyes sparkling as she looked at him. "You didn't tell me your true identity either. Everyone knows it except me. Am I the only one who is wrong?"

Xiao Mingyi felt a sudden pain in his heart when asked this question, and his breathing became slightly choked.

He raised his hand to push the loose hair behind her ears, and said in a softer voice, "The situation was tense at the time, and I had no choice."

But the girl did not listen to his words. She just pursed her lips, and her throat felt more and more uncomfortable, as if something dirty was surging.

Seeing that she kept her head down and didn't say anything, Xiao Mingyi gradually lost his patience. He was clearly going to call her to account, but why did he end up coaxing her?

He raised his hand and pinched the girl's chin, forcing her to look up.

"Cancel the marriage with the Pei family."

“…”

The girl frowned, only focused on suppressing the uncomfortable feeling in her throat, and did not hear clearly what he said.

But in Xiao Mingyi's eyes, this reaction was a clear rejection and protest.

Without waiting for her to answer, Xiao Mingyi took her hands and put them around himself, then leaned closer.

The slightly cool lips touched.

Song Lingyi pressed her fingers against his shoulders, trembling slightly. At the last moment, she suddenly broke free from his shackles and vomited freely, not noticing that the man in front of her had a gloomy face.

The discomfort in her throat finally eased a little, and she whispered, "I want to drink some water."

The fireworks show in the front yard is about to end, and she must rush back before then, otherwise if her uncle sends someone to look for her and sees her and the prince entangled in an unclear relationship, she will never be able to wash herself clean even if she jumps into the Yellow River.

This winding corridor was secluded, and the servants were all gathered in the front yard entertaining guests, so few people came. She said she wanted to drink water, and the only person who could fetch it was Xiao Mingyi.

In the past, if anyone dared to spit in front of him, he would be held accountable for his impoliteness.

Xiao Mingyi's blood boiled. He looked at her coldly for a long moment and said, "Wait."

As soon as the figure in the black robe turned the corner, Song Lingyi couldn't wait to jump out of the window and ran to the other end of the curved corridor despite feeling dizzy.

The closer you get to the front yard, the more lively the atmosphere becomes.

By then, the fireworks show had ended, and a group of young men surrounded Chu Ruiheng and walked towards the bridal chamber to make trouble. Lu Qian was among them.

Song Lingyi leaned against the porch pillar with her head down, waiting for them to pass.

"Lingyi?"

Suddenly, a familiar male voice came from behind, and the girl slowly turned around.

Pei Zhao was standing not far away, looking at her tenderly, and said, "I couldn't find you just now. How come you are here?"

The girl blinked, her spirit a little drooping.

"...The front yard was crowded and stuffy. I drank some fruit wine and felt a little uncomfortable, so I came to the backyard for a walk."

Hearing her say she wasn't feeling well, Pei Zhao walked up to her, reached out and touched her forehead, frowning slightly. "She should be fine. I'll have someone bring you a bowl of sobering soup."

"Need not."

Song Lingyi was afraid of meeting Xiao Mingyi again, so having Pei Zhao by her side was at least safer.

"I want to go home, can you take me home?"

Seeing the girl's listless appearance, like a flower bud wet by morning dew, Pei Zhao smiled faintly: "Of course, but I have to send someone to tell the Duke, so that they don't worry."

"Thank you for your help, Brother Jianzhi."

Hearing the girl's name, Pei Zhao's eyes trembled slightly, and the smile in his eyes became more gentle.

In the dimness of the winding corridor, the bamboo curtains swayed. Xiao Mingyi looked coldly at the backs of the two people as they left, with a flickering light in his eyes.

After a long time, a dark shadow came over.

"Your Highness, why are you here? Where is Miss Ali?" Xuanfeng also reeked of alcohol and didn't notice the impending storm on the Crown Prince's face.

"Go and check the second son of the Pei family again." Xiao Mingyi's voice was cold.

After three years in Danyang County, he had forgotten that there was such a person in Kyoto.

"ah?"

Xuan Feng was stunned for a moment, then replied, "Yes!"

…

In the wide alley next to the Chu Mansion, a carriage with a lantern with the word "Pei" hanging on it rumbled into the long street.

The light in the carriage was dim. The girl leaned against the wall with her eyes closed, feeling a thousand worries in her heart.

With Xiao Mingyi's personality, she would definitely not let it go so easily. When she thought of the upcoming engagement banquet, she became very panicked and anxious.

The girl frowned, breathed heavily, and had many small expressions.

Pei Zhao shook his head and laughed: "Lingyi, are you worried about something?"

Hearing this, the girl froze for a moment, then slowly opened her eyes and looked at him, her brows slightly furrowed.

"If, I mean if..." she hesitated and began, "if someone shamelessly pursues me, what would you do?"