// "Are you going to meet that vicious woman Hai Tian?" Qi Jinghan ran forward and grabbed Qi Jingyuan's sleeve, asking anxiously. His unstable mood showed how difficult it was for him to catch up with Qi Jingyuan just now!

"So what?" Qi Jingyuan did not avoid the question when asked by his brother. He just crossed his arms and sneered, his sinister eyes already shooting towards the direction of the abandoned palace!

"Brother, Hai Tian obviously has bad intentions! You must not fall into her trap!" Seeing Qi Jingyuan's unusual calmness, Qi Jinghan's thick eyebrows suddenly frowned, and he became even more worried about Qi Jingyuan's actions!

It has been about two months since Qi Jingyuan last mentioned that he wanted to join forces with the Palace of the Sea King. During this period, Qi Jingyuan was busy with state affairs and had never set foot in the abandoned palace, let alone summoned Hai Tian. He thought that he had forgotten that there was someone named Hai Tian in the Prince's Mansion, but he didn't expect that he was going to meet that vicious woman again today. Qi Jinghan was really puzzled!

"Tenth brother, when have you seen me do something without confidence? What's more, if Hai Tian was not still useful, do you think I would keep someone who eats for free in my Prince's Mansion?" Facing Qi Jinghan's worry and anxiety, Qi Jingyuan spoke coldly, and the look in his eyes had already formed a layer of ice, which was even more frightening than the cold outside!

Hearing this, Qi Jinghan nodded immediately, but then hurriedly said, "Brother, have you forgotten the last time Hai Tian helped Qi Jingxuan force you? Perhaps the two of them have already formed an alliance? They are just waiting for us to jump in. It seems that they are teaming up with you, but maybe Qi Jingxuan will stab us in the back! Didn't you see how smug he looked today?"

Qi Jinghan is now growing rapidly in a tense situation. Especially after Qi Jingyuan was injured, Qi Jinghan has lost his childishness and gradually become steady and reliable. However, his intention to protect Qi Jingyuan has not changed!

Hearing Qi Jinghan's remarks and analysis, a faint smile gradually emerged in Qi Jingyuan's eyes. Although he did not speak, the coldness on his face dissipated a little!

"Tenth brother, if you can hide what you are thinking on your face, you will definitely achieve something!" Raising his hand and patting Qi Jinghan's arm, Qi Jingyuan nodded at him, then picked up the steps he had just stopped and continued walking towards the abandoned palace!

A strange expression appeared on Qi Jinghan's face. They were originally discussing Hai Tian's affairs, so why did he get involved?

Not daring to be negligent, seeing Qi Jingyuan walking away again, Qi Jinghan immediately put away the confusion on his face and hurried to catch up!

'boom'!

The main door of the abandoned palace was kicked open with force, and the cold air rushed into the palace, which was not warm to begin with, as the door opened!

A ray of sunlight shone into the dim hall through the open main door. Several people saw Hai Tian sitting elegantly on a tiger-skin-covered armchair, looking at Qi Jingyuan who walked in with a sneer on her face!

"There's no wind today, so how did His Royal Highness the Crown Prince get here? Am I seeing things?" Unafraid of the cold air pouring in, Hai Tian dignifiedly pulled her mink coat closer around her body, spoke in a cold and sarcastic voice, and her eyes, which she shot towards Qi Jingyuan, were filled with cruel hatred!

"Haitian, why don't you bow to the prince when you see him? You are so rude. Do you really think that this prince's mansion is the palace of King Hai of Western Chu?" Seeing the sneer in Hai Tian's eyes, Qi Jinghan was furious and shouted at Hai Tian!

"Hmph!" Unexpectedly, Hai Tian just snorted coldly, and glanced at Qi Jinghan with cold eyes of disdain. Then she sarcastically said, "Tenth brother, I am the Crown Princess, why don't you bow? Is this the upbringing of you Northern Qi people?"

"Has the Crown Prince acknowledged you as the Crown Princess? Hai Tian, ​​don't try to scare me with the tricks you use to fool others! Do you really think that you are getting married to enjoy wealth and glory?" Unexpectedly, Qi Jinghan has been completely transformed. During the days of protecting Qi Jingyuan, his eloquence has made great progress, and he refuted Hai Tian in a few words!

However, Hai Tian has never been a pushover. In addition, Qi Jingyuan's treatment of her these days has already made her feel angry. Seeing Qi Jinghan's disrespect for her, the sneer on her face instantly disappeared, and she said sullenly and sarcastically, "Why, the Tenth Prince doesn't plan to recognize me as his sister-in-law? Is he waiting for Rong Rong to become the Crown Princess? But Rong Rong, like me, is from Western Chu. What's more, she is just the daughter of a lowly merchant. What qualifications does she have to be compared with me? Moreover, she is now Emperor Yugan's 'Noble Consort Rong'. I'm afraid she is no longer a virgin. You actually want to make such a slut the Crown Prince..."

'Snap!'

Unfortunately, before Hai Tian could finish her words, Qi Jingyuan slapped her right cheek with his Qi. Her snow-white and delicate face instantly became red and swollen, and a stream of bright red blood slowly flowed from the corner of her lips...

"Qi Jingyuan, you lunatic! Are you still a man? You even hit a woman!" Hai Tian suddenly put her hands on her painful and burning cheeks, and yelled at Qi Jingyuan hysterically with hatred in her eyes. If the guards on both sides had not stopped her, she would have pounced on Qi Jingyuan and beaten him!

"I never said I wouldn't hit a woman!" Qi Jingyuan took a step forward and grabbed Hai Tian's pointed jaw with one hand. He stared at the flushed Hai Tian with a gloomy look in his eyes and said cruelly, "Besides, in my eyes, you are not even worthy of being an ant! If you want to live, shut your mouth, otherwise I'm afraid I will strangle you to death!"

Seeing Qi Jingyuan treat her like this upon meeting her, Hai Tian desperately twisted her body, trying to break free from Qi Jingyuan's hold. Unfortunately, the more she resisted, the more forceful Qi Jingyuan's grip became. It was not until Hai Tian opened her mouth helplessly that she immediately came to her senses. How could she forget Qi Jingyuan's cruelty? He showed no mercy to his own brothers, so how could he show mercy to her? The brutality Qi Jingyuan had treated her two months ago suddenly surfaced in Hai Tian's mind. For a moment, Hai Tian gradually stopped struggling, but her beautiful eyes, which looked directly at Qi Jingyuan, were filled with endless anger!

"It seems that you have some brains!" Seeing that Hai Tian understood, Qi Jingyuan sneered and threw her away, letting Hai Tian fall to the ground unsteadily. He took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and wiped his hands carefully, as if he was very disgusted with touching Hai Tian just now!

Seeing him like this, Hai Tian, ​​for the first time in her life, refrained from mocking him. Instead, she spoke coldly, "Since the Crown Prince dislikes me so much, why bother coming here? Isn't the Crown Prince afraid of angering me and letting the entire Western Chu and Northern Qi know his intentions? By then, not only will Concubine Rong have to die to prove her innocence, I'm afraid the Crown Prince will also be unable to escape the public's condemnation! By then, the Crown Prince's position will be changing hands. In my opinion, the Tenth Prince, with his impulsive personality, is unfit to be the Crown Prince!"

But the answer to Hai Tian was the handkerchief in Qi Jingyuan's hand. Qi Jingyuan threw the handkerchief at Hai Tian's face and then sneered, "Since I'm not afraid of you knowing, I naturally don't care if others know! Just like I never follow any gentlemanly manners when it comes to women!"

Unexpectedly, Qi Jingyuan's arrogance was ingrained in his bones, and his unpredictable nature made Hai Tian secretly annoyed. However, she also knew that Qi Jingyuan did have the ability, so she could only endure the humiliation she suffered today. Hai Tian slowly stood up, looking at Qi Jingyuan with cold eyes, biting her tongue and saying, "I wonder what important matter has brought you here, Prince? You are not incompetent in court affairs, so you come to ridicule a woman like me!"

Seeing Hai Tian insulting Qi Jingyuan in this way, Qi Jinghan's eyes were full of disgust and disdain, but he did not make any sarcastic remarks at this time. He just stood aside and protected Qi Jingyuan!

"Since you know about my affairs, you should also tell me about the specific plan of the Sea Palace! I believe Hai Quan has already told you the plan!" Qi Jingyuan did not beat around the bush at all, and pointed out the most sensitive issue as soon as he opened his mouth!

Hearing this, Hai Tian's gaze turned to Qi Jinghan who was standing beside her, but she found that Qi Jinghan's expression was so calm that no clues could be seen. So she could only turn to Qi Jingyuan. Her delicate eyebrows were slightly furrowed, but in her heart she was judging Qi Jingyuan's sincerity in joining forces with her!

"Prince's attitude really makes me doubt your sincerity! How can you tell me about the Sea Palace? I even suspect that the Prince has ill intentions and wants to use the Sea Palace to attack Western Chu again. Such an act of treason, does the Prince think that I will be so foolish as to submit? By then, both the country and the beauties will be in the hands of the Prince, and I and my family will become rats crossing the street!" Qi Jingyuan's attitude was too ambiguous, making Hai Tian unsure in her heart, especially since this man would often go back on his words unless he really cared about someone he cared about. This made Hai Tian more vigilant, and the anger in his eyes disappeared, but an extra layer of defense was added!

Seeing Hai Tian being so cautious, Qi Jingyuan reversed his previous rage and spoke calmly, yet coldly, "It seems that Princess Heshun was the first to propose the alliance! What's the matter, Princess, do you want to go back on your word? I don't mind. I can find others without the Sea Prince's Palace. However, the princess's life cannot be saved! After all, I cannot place a spy in my own Prince's Palace! Now that Western Chu is facing internal and external troubles, I believe that even if a princess who married into the alliance died, Emperor Yugan would not rashly send troops to Northern Qi!"

The cold eyes reflected the thousand-year-old black ice, which made Hai Tian's heart chill, but she did not speak immediately under Qi Jingyuan's pressure. Her tightly furrowed brows showed her conflict at the moment, and her eyes were fixed on the cold-blooded Qi Jingyuan in front of her, and her mind was quickly sorting out the clues of all the things!

Recalling the contents of the note she had just burned, Hai Tian pondered for a moment and then slowly asked, "I wonder why the Crown Prince suddenly mentioned this?"

"We are just getting what we need from each other! Didn't the princess know this long ago? Why bother asking?" Qi Jingyuan glanced at Hai Tian's tentative expression and replied tactfully!

After hearing Qi Jingyuan's reply, Hai Tian's face suddenly darkened, and she immediately said, "In that case, Your Highness, please wait a few more days. I need to think carefully about this!"

After he finished speaking, Hai Tian turned around and prepared to leave the hall and return to the bedroom!

"What? The daughter of the King of the Sea is so cowardly and fickle? If your father knew about this, he would be so ashamed and angry! She can't even handle such a small matter, no wonder she can't take down Chu Feiyang!" Unexpectedly, Qi Jingyuan made a sarcastic remark. His face did not show any anger because of Hai Tian's indirect rejection. His gloomy voice mocked Hai Tian's cowardice!

Upon hearing this, Hai Tian's face paled slightly, and she stopped in her tracks. Turning to Qi Jingyuan with a cold look, she sneered, "Prince, please at least show some sincerity! If you despise me so much, why did you agree to my previous proposal? Furthermore, if the Crown Prince takes Rong Rong back, I'll be divorced, which doesn't seem to benefit me at all! By then, the Crown Prince will have a beautiful wife by his side, while I'll be in a precarious situation. Do you think I'll give up the position of Crown Princess for nothing?"

Yun Qianmeng, whose engagement was broken off by Jiang Muchen, received Chu Feiyang's wholehearted love, but this also stopped her from marrying Chu Feiyang!

And Rong Rong, the daughter of a businessman, was able to be snatched away by Qi Jingyuan after marrying Emperor Yugan, and even threatened her position as the Crown Princess from thousands of miles away!

Apart from her identity as the princess of the Sea Palace, Hai Tian was also a woman. Seeing other women so happy, her heart was filled with hatred and jealousy, even though one of these two men had no intention of being with her and she was unintentional about the other!

Hearing Hai Tian's words, Qi Jingyuan smiled devilishly and waved his hand. Everyone, including Qi Jinghan, immediately left the abandoned hall. Qi Jingyuan flashed in front of Hai Tian and lightly lifted her chin with his right hand. In a teasing tone different from the previous one, he sneered, "Why, you can't stand the loneliness after only two months of being frozen out?"

Hai Tian opened her eyes wide and looked at Qi Jingyuan who was so close to her. Although he was smiling, the coldness in his eyes had never faded. The fingers that touched her skin were extremely cold, which made Hai Tian shudder all over. A layer of cold sweat could not help but seep out of her back. Her lips were powerless to refute under Qi Jingyuan's direct gaze. She could only stare at the expression on Qi Jingyuan's face in horror...

"It seems that I was right!"

"Tear..." Before the previous sentence was finished, the sound of silk being torn rang out in the silent hall...

"Ah..." A burst of screams suddenly rang out. Hai Tian instantly waved away Qi Jingyuan's hand and stepped back, quickly escaping from Qi Jingyuan's control. She held the torn collar of her clothes tightly in front of her chest with both hands, and accused Qi Jingyuan with hatred in her eyes, "Qi Jingyuan, you are simply a complete lunatic! Only someone like you would be obsessed with a woman like Rong Rong!"

Qi Jingyuan, however, did not take any further action. He stood in front of Hai Tian with his arms folded across his chest, his eyes full of contempt and disgust, yet he also admired Hai Tian's embarrassment. He sneered cheerfully, "It seems that the princess is also very unwilling! So why bother to act like such a shrew? In my eyes, you are a vicious woman! In this world, I'm afraid no one would sincerely treat a vicious woman like you. Therefore, you have no right to be a shrew! And don't use this ugly face to accuse me. You don't even have the qualifications!"

"You..." Hai Tian was so angry that if she hadn't protected her clothes, she would have slapped Qi Jingyuan's vicious face!

"My patience is limited, speak quickly!" He took a step forward, but frightened Hai Tian so much that she took three steps back. Qi Jingyuan looked at her futile struggle coldly and sneered in his heart!

Hai Tian looked at Qi Jingyuan at this moment. She would be lying if she said she wasn't afraid. Especially those bloodthirsty eyes were always staring at her, as if to tear her apart. She was filled with shame and indignation, but she had to immediately pull out a sealed letter from her sleeve and hand it to Qi Jingyuan. "Everything is written in this letter!"

After receiving the letter, Qi Jingyuan was not in a hurry to open it. Instead, he played with it in his hands, his eyes still fixed on Hai Tian, ​​and left a message: "I believe the Queen Mother will come to visit the princess often in the near future!"

After he finished speaking, Qi Jingyuan turned and left, leaving Hai Tian, ​​pale-faced, slumped on the ground, clutching her clothes. Her heart was in turmoil because of Qi Jingyuan's last words. It wasn't until the chill of the earth seeped into her heart and lungs that Hai Tian stood up, hugging her upper body with her arms tightly. The look of jealousy still couldn't be concealed on her pale face. She quickly walked to a corner, pulled out a flare of an extremely rare color from her sleeve, and shot it into the clear sky...

"Brother, are you okay?" Seeing Qi Jingyuan coming out, Qi Jinghan immediately stepped forward and nervously checked Qi Jingyuan's body with his eyes. After confirming that he was safe and sound, he breathed a sigh of relief!

"Go back!" Qi Jingyuan put away the envelope in his hand and took Qi Jinghan to his own hall!

When Qi Jinghan saw Qi Jingyuan leaving, he turned around and looked into the abandoned palace, then chased after Qi Jingyuan full of doubts!

"Brother, was that envelope just now the plan of the Sea Palace? Nothing happened in the palace just now?" He was guarding outside the palace just now, so of course he heard Hai Tian's screams, but he didn't want his brother to sacrifice his own happiness in order to join forces with the Sea Palace! In particular, he noticed Qi Jingyuan's action of putting the envelope into his sleeve just now, which made Qi Jinghan frown and ask. In his heart, he always disapproved of his brother joining forces with the Sea Palace. Putting aside Hai Tian's vicious heart, which of the Sea King and the Haijun Prince in the Sea Palace is a good person?

What's more, both of them have led troops and fought in wars. Although they are not as famous as Chu Feiyang in recent years, they are also well-known figures in Western Chu. What if they are plotting something, wouldn't his brother be walking into a wolf's den?

Qi Jingyuan, noticing Qi Jinghan's curiosity, pulled out the envelope from his sleeve and threw it to Qi Jinghan, saying calmly, "If you're curious, open it and take a look!"

Qi Jinghan was also stunned by Qi Jingyuan's actions. He then narrowly caught the envelope that was about to fall to the ground and opened it to take a closer look. His expression suddenly became solemn. He pointed at the contents of the letter and said, "This is... How can they be so bold?"

Seeing the shock in Qi Jinghan's eyes, Qi Jingyuan just smiled without saying anything. He then turned and walked across the hall to his study, leaving Qi Jinghan, who was full of surprise, staring at his back in confusion...