A perfect smile appeared on Shen Ningzhu's face.

"I was bored and wanted to make this for Your Highness. But then I thought, Your Highness is so noble, how could he wear such a worthless and vulgar thing? So... Hey? Your Highness, you..."

Cracks appeared on the surface of Chen Ningzhu.

Jiang Xuanyan slowly raised his hand, pinched the red bracelet between his fingertips, and played with it leisurely.

Shen Ningzhu: ...

Hey, you're a living, ugly man, why are you still holding it?

Shen Ningzhu's chest felt stuffy, and his eyes inadvertently fell on his hands.

The hand looked extremely noble, with long, slender fingers and distinct joints, and the skin was flawless white jade.

But it was this hand that easily stabbed the dagger into the chest of the beautiful female prisoner, pushing it in little by little, and then holding the handle and slowly turning it around before pulling it out.

Shen Ningzhu recalled the horrible scene again.

Jiang Xuanyan lowered his head indifferently and wiped his bloody fingers. The snow-white skin and bright red blood seemed as indifferent to him as if it were a common occurrence.

The phoenix eyes contained countless pieces of ice, with the corners of the eyes lazily raised, suddenly appearing sharp and eerie.

Shen Ningzhu shuddered suddenly when she saw it, and staggered back a few steps.

This action instantly attracted Jiang Xuanyan's attention. He glanced at her, and the temperature in his eyes suddenly turned cold.

The soap boots moved, stepping heavily on the marble floor, and the body approached Shen Ningzhu. The cold and thin lips were slightly pursed, close to her ear, spraying a warm and cool breath.

"Zhuzhu~~~Are you afraid of being alone?"

The voice was charming yet eerie, making people feel a chill to the bone.

Shen Ningzhu felt a strong murderous intent rising from his body and quickly shook his head. The other party twitched the corner of his mouth sarcastically.

"Oh? Then why are you hiding, huh?"

He stroked her slender waist with his big hand, pinched it slowly, and then suddenly pulled her into his arms, with his other hand touching her cheek.

He gently scraped her skin with his fingertips, caressing it slowly and subtly.

Wherever it passed, it caused a tingling shiver.

Finally, the slender knuckles stopped on the slender and white swan neck, slightly increasing the force.

His smile was warm, but his eyes, as dark and deep as an ancient well, were gloomy, and there was clearly no warmth in them.

He was like the god of death, giving people an invisible sense of oppression. Shen Ningzhu couldn't help feeling afraid.

With what he did, he still had the nerve to ask others why they were hiding? Shen Ningzhu was so scared that her heart was pounding, and she wanted to run away and get away from this damn sick girl.

Just when Shen Ningzhu was about to collapse, the other party suddenly let her go.

He lightly stroked the collar of his clothes embroidered with delicate cloud patterns, flicked off the non-existent dust, raised his head, and glanced at her with a cold and seductive look.

"Chen Ningzhu, I know exactly how true and false your words were. I can tell you clearly that the princess is not your enemy, and she will be gone in a few days. So, please stay quiet."

"Don't try to use those dirty thoughts to speculate about me and her, so as not to ruin her reputation. Do you understand?"

???

It turns out that this dog man is not easy to fool.

He even said she was dirty. She thought he was the dirty one, and his whole family was dirty. Humph.

However, since he saw through her scheme, he didn't expose her or punish her. It seems that this guy is not without merit.

In this case, Shen Ningzhu was too lazy to pretend with him.

"Brother Yan, you saw it too. She didn't even leave the courtyard today. She was the one who came here and bullied me first. I fought back only to protect myself."

Jiang Xuanyan nodded.

"The princess is doing this for my own good, not against you. You should stay in your own courtyard for the next few days and don't go out for the time being. I will make arrangements for the princess. Also, I have to go on a long journey."

"It will probably take about half a month to return to the capital. During this time, you should behave yourself and don't let anyone find fault with you. Otherwise, with your annoying personality, no one will care about you if something goes wrong."

Chen Ningzhu was overjoyed.

The dog man is going out?

Then could she find a way to escape death? Thinking of this, Shen Ningzhu couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth. Great, good move, hurry up and leave.

"Are you happy that I'm going out?"

A gloomy voice suddenly rang in her ears, and Shen Ningzhu was so scared that she came back to her senses. She didn't dare to think about it anymore. This man was too sensitive. He noticed her as soon as she had some thoughts.

"No, no, no, I..."

She answered so quickly that it was obvious that she had something to hide, but it didn't matter. He didn't have time to figure out a woman's thoughts.

"Two maids and two servants will be here in a little while. While I'm away, they'll stay by your side and monitor your every move."

This was all he could do, and the rest was up to her.

After saying that, he left without looking back.

Chen Ningzhu felt amused. This arrogant girl arranged someone to protect her but called it supervision.

She cursed the bracelet she had braided for being ugly, but she didn't put it down after picking it up, and just took it with her when she left.

No, idiot, what are you thinking, that is a murderous devil, how dare you laugh at him? Chen Ningzhu, I think you have really had enough of life.

He slapped himself twice and quickly regained his composure.

…

Not far from the pavilion, seeing that her sisters were safe, Liu Zhiyi smiled with relief and found a deserted place to continue eating melon seeds.

After a while, there was a noise behind me.

Hearing the familiar footsteps, Liu Zhiyi couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth. He continued to eat melon seeds without looking back.

“Ahem—”

"Hey, you bitch, didn't you hear me coming?"

Liu Zhiyi rolled his eyes to the sky, turned around, put on a perfect smile, and bowed respectfully to him.

"Meet Master Pei."

"you……"

When had she become so polite? She hadn't been like this before. Now, it made him feel strange, as if there had been a strange estrangement between them.

He doesn't like this feeling.

Could it be that he met his master and successfully stayed by his side, getting what he wanted, so he no longer needed to ask him for help.

Oh, it was all his fault for being too soft-hearted and agreeing to help her so easily. He should have delayed it for a while longer.

"Ahem, yes, I'm going out with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in a few days, and it might take a long time for me to come back. I came to see you before I leave. By the way, do you have anything to say to me?"

When Liu Zhiyi heard this, she didn't even bother to eat the melon seeds.

"You guys are going out? How long and when are you leaving?"

Could she possibly run away with Zhuzhu? Thinking of this, Liu Zhiyi felt excited.

Pei Yunchu was stunned for a moment, his eyes narrowed, and he said in a deep voice, "Are you happy to hear that I'm leaving?"