"Seeing how agitated you are, young lady, could it be..." Yelü Qi approached her, his gaze burning with danger, his deep voice, tinged with amusement, reaching Shen Yunjiao's ears, "...that you also want to try it with me?"

Shen Yunjiao's brows furrowed and her heart pounded; a surge of anger welled up within her.

This pervert is actually harassing her?

"Who do you think you are? You dare to challenge me?" Shen Yunjiao replied coldly, her left hand slowly reaching towards her waist, unnoticed by Yelü Qi.

Inside were the poisoned needles she needed to save her life.

Yelü Qi raised an eyebrow, his cool thumb brushing against Shen Yunjiao's lips: "Whether you're worthy or not, you'll know once you try. I'm far more experienced than the Crown Prince."

"Don't touch my girl!"

Seeing that the man wanted to get close to Shen Yunjiao, Fu Xia, who was standing to the side, immediately rushed over to push him away.

"ah!"

Before Shen Yunjiao could react, she saw Fuxia being pushed hard by the hilt of the knife by the Northern Hu man, falling heavily to the ground and crying out in pain.

"Fu Xia!" Shen Yunjiao cried out with heartache, her eyes blazing with two angry flames.

You pervert, you asked for this.

Shen Yunjiao revealed the silver needle hidden between her index and middle fingers and swiftly stabbed it into the neck of the Northern Hu man.

Unexpectedly, the man reacted very quickly, and was able to subconsciously turn to the side to dodge Shen Yunjiao's attack, and almost at the same moment, he grabbed her wrist.

Yelü Qi tightened his grip on Shen Yunjiao's hand slightly.

She cried out in pain, and the two silver needles in her hand fell to the ground almost without making a sound.

Yelü Qi then pulled her into his arms.

A strange, cold fragrance wafted over, and Shen Yunjiao belatedly realized that she had actually been firmly protected by the perverted man.

Not only that, the man's eyelashes were half-lowered, and his voice carried a hint of excitement.

"Are all women in Dayong so fierce? If they can't win an argument, they resort to underhanded tactics?"

"Let me go!" Shen Yunjiao tried to push the man away, but unfortunately, her size and strength were far inferior to his.

"I'll let go if you apologize to me," Yelü Qi said with a slight smile. "You called me a dissolute person. Those words were so hurtful. I almost cried after hearing them."

Shen Yunjiao was speechless, but she didn't want to continue arguing with this perverted man, so she could only blurt out, "I'm sorry, I spoke without thinking, please—"

"Shen Yunjiao?"

A familiar, clear male voice rang out from behind her, interrupting Shen Yunjiao's next words.

Shen Yunjiao's expression immediately changed, and she turned around abruptly.

Xiao Huaijin was standing not far away, his hands behind his back, looking at her with an expression as cold as frost.

He had come over to check on Yelü Qi after hearing the woman's voice, thinking that Yelü Qi had encountered some trouble.

Unexpectedly, he caught him embracing a woman.

The woman's hair was styled in a cloud-like updo, her eyebrows as green as mountains, her eyes filled with autumn water, and for some reason, the corners of her eyes were slightly red. Her face was tinged with a light, rosy blush.

Anyone who saw her would say that she was a rare and stunning beauty.

But ironically, this beauty turned out to be Shen Yunjiao.

Shen Yunjiao and Yelü Qi are embracing?

Xiao Huaijin felt a sharp pain in his chest. He tried his best to remain calm and strode up to Yelü Qi.

When Yelü Qi saw the Crown Prince approaching, he smiled and released his grip on Shen Yunjiao.

Shen Yunjiao immediately escaped from his embrace, but in her panic, her feet got caught on each other, and she staggered several steps unsteadily.

Xiao Huaijin immediately reached out to protect her, preventing her from making intimate contact with the ground.

"Be careful." Xiao Huaijin's chest rose and fell slightly, as if he was trying his best to suppress something.

Yelü Qi watched with great interest the two men's familiar embracing posture.

So it turns out the Crown Prince and this girl were having an affair.

That's really fun.

"Your Highness, why don't you introduce yourself to me?" Yelü Qi asked, arms crossed and phoenix eyes slightly narrowed.

After standing up straight, Shen Yunjiao consciously distanced herself from Xiao Huaijin. She didn't have time to see Xiao Huaijin's expression and didn't know that because of her estrangement, Xiao Huaijin, who originally had clear blue eyes and distant eyebrows, suddenly transformed into a fierce demon. His brows furrowed and he was enough to make people tremble with fear.

“Your Highness, I do not know this person,” Shen Yunjiao said through gritted teeth in a trembling voice. “This person is unknowingly immoral and I hope Your Highness will discipline him.”

After saying this, Shen Yunjiao bowed and was about to leave when Yelü Qi replied with a smile, "You were quite curious in the bamboo forest just now, how did it become my fault?"

"You!" Shen Yunjiao glared angrily, but inadvertently caught a glimpse of Xiao Huaijin's cold, frosty expression with his brows furrowed.

"Your Highness, are you alright?" Shen Yunjiao frowned and asked softly.

Xiao Huaijin felt his blood surging. He glanced at Shen Yunjiao with a deep look, then said to Yelü Qi, "Second Prince, this is Prime Minister Shen's daughter, Shen Yunjiao."

They actually ignored themselves...?

Shen Yunjiao's eyes trembled slightly, and she pursed her lips, remaining silent.

"The daughter of Prime Minister Shen?" Yelü Qi smiled and looked at Shen Yunjiao. "Then I was really too impolite just now. I am Yelü Qi, the second prince of the Northern Hu."

Although Shen Yunjiao's expression remained indifferent, her heart suddenly began to pound wildly.

He is Yelü Qi?

That decisive and valiant prince of the Northern Hu?

Shen Yunjiao was surprised. In the original text, the Second Prince's ending was very heroic. He was betrayed by his own brother and besieged in a border city without being rescued. In order to protect the lives of his five thousand soldiers and hundreds of civilians, he chose to die a heroic death and exchange his life for peace.

A generation of war god has fallen.

When Shen Yunjiao read this part, she even shed a few tears for the poor second prince.

Now he's actually telling himself that the pervert in front of him is the great Second Prince?

Shen Yunjiao expressed her inability to accept it.

Seeing Shen Yunjiao, who remained silent but secretly observed Yelü Qi, Xiao Huaijin's anger intensified, and his lips tightened.

Do you like him that much?

My eyes were practically glued to the screen!

Yelü Qi rarely found himself in such an awkward situation. Just as he smiled and was about to speak, a girl's clear, bell-like laughter came from behind him.

"Brother, Yuzhi, why did you two sneak out behind my back?"

The three people who had suddenly stood up all turned their gazes toward the distance.

Shen Yunjiao was the first to notice how the woman addressed them.

Yu Zhi?

Is this another name for Xiao Huaijin?

The girl walked over gracefully, like a summer fairy, every move she made brimming with life and energy.

As she got closer, she discovered that there was actually a woman standing next to her brother and the prince.

Loran made no attempt to hide the surprise and curiosity in her eyes. Seeing that Xiao Huaijin's expression was somewhat tense, she quickly said, "So, the brothers are chatting with the beauty here."

She smiled, clenched her fist, placed it on her left chest, lowered her eyes, and bowed obediently to Shen Yunjiao. "Greetings, sister. I am Princess Yelü Luolan from the Northern Hu."

Her demeanor was elegant, and her temperament naturally exuded an innate nobility.

Shen Yunjiao couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "Sure enough, no princess is ever ugly."

However, compared to this princess, Xiao Anle is still prettier.

Moreover, why did she call herself "sister" as soon as she opened her mouth?