Chapter 53: Quarrel (1) [VIP]

"Your Majesty gave it to me," he replied calmly, his sleeves waving as he walked leisurely towards the palace gate. "It's useless for me to keep it, so I'll give it to you."

The sword bestowed by His Majesty...

Killing the prince with this sword would surely relieve a lot of hatred. She sneered and followed him: "Assassinating the prince with the sword given by Emperor Xuanlong is really interesting."

Jade flowers are flying in the courtyard, and beautiful flowers are competing for beauty, but there is no gentleness and elegance under the pavilions.

Presumably after listening to her advice, Master Sheng decided to return to the Qintang to study the Qin carefully. Chu Qingluo retracted her gaze, and when she glanced at another place, doubts arose again.

Sheng Youzhang was seen walking out of the mansion in court robes. Judging from his attire, he would probably never return to the Siyue Mansion after leaving.

She watched for a while, then casually asked the gentleman beside her, "Master Sheng, why are you wearing palace clothes when you go out?"

With a cold gaze, Qu Hanjin nodded slightly and replied calmly, "He has asked for leave and needs to go to the palace to see the emperor today."

"It seems that he won't stay in this Music Bureau for long."

Entering the palace to meet the emperor meant that the top scholar would soon enter the court and would no longer have time to stay here. She had wanted to take advantage of him, but now it seemed that they really parted ways on bad terms.

Although I feel regretful, I don’t feel sorry.

If she couldn't have both Mr. Sheng and Mr. Qu, she would definitely choose Mr. Qu.

A solemn figure on the side watched from afar for a long time, then said something inexplicably: "After he leaves, no one will disturb you, and I, the master, will have some peace and quiet."

How can the gentleman be left in peace without anyone disturbing her...

Chu Qingluo didn't understand it, and didn't think about it any further. Seeing that the master had already got on the carriage in front of the mansion, she hurriedly followed him in.

The unique sound of imperial bells resounded in the alleyway again, and the wheels of the carriage rumbled, as if they had been given instructions. The coachman rode the horse steadily, going even faster than usual.

No one spoke in the carriage, and it fell into silence for a while. Qu Hanjin looked at the bright and beautiful woman with a tired look on her face, then he lightly spread his sleeves and took her into his arms.

"You can take a break now." He said softly, adjusting his posture so that she could take a nap.

After hearing this, she felt really tired. Chu Qingluo did not resist. She lowered the sharpness in her eyes and leaned into the master's arms and fell asleep peacefully.

"If you arrive, Master must call me..."

Gazing at the woman sleeping peacefully, he hesitated and asked softly, "Just now... did you find your teacher strange?"

What he meant was that he was in a state of panic when helping her to remove the aphrodisiac, which delayed him for some time.

"I am already yours, so why should I be surprised..."

She smiled sweetly upon hearing this, and moved closer, lowering her eyelashes as she whispered, "It's just about the marriage that Miss Xu mentioned..."

"No need to think too much."

Qu Hanjin frowned slightly and interrupted the words. He saw the pretty girl in his arms with her eyes closed, looking like she was half asleep. She looked so delicate and graceful that it made him feel very sorry for her.

His gaze fell quietly ahead, his eyes darkened, and he spoke solemnly.

"Qu swears that he will not marry anyone other than Qing Luo in this life."

She didn't know why she asked about Miss Xu. She knew that the master would not agree, and she and Miss Meng had also tried to comfort her, so why did she still make such a mistake...

Chu Qingluo didn't hear clearly, and her thoughts became fuzzy. After saying this, she fell into a deep sleep: "Sir, you are originally noble and pure, but why do you always think about marrying a girl..."

"I never thought about it before, but now I think about it day and night..."

After a few moments of silence, he suddenly chuckled at himself. When he answered, he saw that she had closed her eyes and was asleep, unable to hear anything else.

The Daning Palace still stands majestically. The palace gate opens slightly, and the red walls and red pillars come into view. The palace is full of carved beams and painted rafters, full of luxury and solemnity.

The carriage slowly drove into the palace gate, passed smoothly along the palace road, and headed straight for the East Palace.

In stark contrast to the surrounding palaces, all the palace guards inside and outside the East Palace had been withdrawn, just as the Ninth Prince had said.

Only the prince and the helpless princess were left in the palace.

A few gusts of cold wind blew the leaves off the branches. The prince knelt dejectedly in the hall, drinking until he was drunk. It seemed that he no longer cared why the attendants he saw every day left, but only thought that His Majesty was extremely disappointed in him.

He had originally wanted to get drunk and never wake up from his deep sleep, but he heard silent footsteps, each step making him feel uneasy. Prince Chu Yanjing looked up at the sound, and in an instant he sobered up.

What arrived was Mr. Qu and a woman holding a long sword.

The prince must have seen this person before. When they were in Shuxue Tower, Princess Muxiao took them away without permission. If I remember correctly, this woman should be the master's personal maid.

There was a cold light on the sword tip, and the blade made a sharp sound as it swept across the ground, the sound was so loud that it made people tremble.

This posture clearly shows that he is here to take my life.

Chu Yanjing opened his eyes slightly in surprise, and began to tremble involuntarily, but he couldn't move his steps because of the trembling.

"Without a single guard, the East Palace is so desolate..."

Chu Qingluo gazed around the palace, her eyes casting a glance at every corner. She could only sigh that things and people had changed, as if it were a lifetime ago. "When I visited this palace before, it was full of splendor and majesty. What a pity..."

"Look at this scene, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince must have shouted himself hoarse, but not a single palace guard came to protect him, right?"

She suddenly sneered, with a hint of sarcasm on her lips, and her long sword lightly swept past and stopped in front of the prince.

Chu Yanjing raised his hand and pointed at the person in front of him, his eyes widened in panic.

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Who is she...

She seemed to have long forgotten how carefree she was when she was the Princess of Long State... She had died long ago by then.

On the day when the country was destroyed, she had protected Ruan Ling, the concubine she had loved, but now she is just Chu Qingluo, who carries the hatred.

"Thanks to you, I don't even know who I am, hahahahaha..." She suddenly laughed sadly, wanting to vent a little of the hatred that she had hidden for many years on the crown prince.

, was destroyed by Daning..."

"Who do you think I am?" Chu Qingluo sneered coldly at this. She placed her sword against the prince's chest and looked down at him from above. "Tell me, if you're right, I'll let you live a few more moments."

She had a smile on her face, but there was a chill in her eyes, as if she could grind the person in her eyes into ashes and still not feel relieved.

Opening up the dusty memories, she could guess who it was that kept calling her "this palace" at her age.

Only the princess of the Long Dynasty, whose country was destroyed, would think of avenging this hatred. The prince suddenly widened his eyes and looked at this bright and charming girl in disbelief. His whole body trembled even more violently, and his face was terrified.

"You are... you are Longguo..." Chu Yanjing's lips trembled, his face was extremely pale, and he spoke after a long while.

"You...you're not dead..."

Hearing this, her smile widened, her eyes filled with sinister intent, and she spoke slowly, "Yes, not only am I not dead, I'm also going on a killing spree within these palace walls..."

"None of you can escape."

She squatted down leisurely and pretended to speak in a low voice, and the resentment that surged in her heart quietly turned into cruelty.

Once the prince knew her hatred, she would no longer be allowed to stay in the world.

"You... when did you sneak into Qin Ji's group..." Chu Yanjing looked at Mr. Qu beside him in surprise. He seemed to understand a little, but not quite. "When did you enter the Music Bureau..."

Looking at the calm and composed young man a few steps away, the prince suddenly realized that Mr. Qu, who had always been upright and knew nothing about the struggles in the court, was actually condoning and letting it go. His face was extremely horrified.

This prince was truly ridiculous. He knew her purpose and still wanted to know how she managed to hide among the mountains and rivers. Chu Qingluo couldn't stop laughing. Glancing at the time, she suddenly showed a look of regret: "I wanted to have a few words with you, but the time to go to the underworld has come. It seems you won't be able to hear it."

"You can go meet Sun Chong..."

She finally uttered a few words and swung her sword down fiercely, and blood splattered all over the walls in an instant.

The prince stared fiercely with his eyes, stammered twice, and then fell to the ground, with bright red blood suddenly spreading everywhere.

There was a dead silence in the East Palace, with occasional sobbing sounds drifting out from the bedroom.

The prince is dead, and the only one left is the princess who only wants to survive.

Chu Qingluo walked slowly into the hall, dragging her sword, her eyes cold and calm, and indeed saw a woman curled up in the corner.

The woman caught a glimpse of the sword light, and tears began to fall from her eyes. She shrank back in fear, as if she wanted to bury herself in the wall.

"Crown Princess Cheng Shuanglan once came with the princess to the Music Bureau to plead for mercy," she whispered the woman's name, then smiled cruelly. She walked up to the woman, her cold expression still lingering. "It's a pity, I can't keep you."

"Please, Princess, show mercy and spare Shuanglan's life..." Seeing the situation, the Crown Princess was panicked and suddenly knelt down, kowtowed to her in despair, looking timid and begging humbly.

"Shuanglan doesn't want to die..."

Seeing that she showed no sympathy, Cheng Shuanglan looked at the silent gentleman again and whispered in a trembling voice: "I beg Mr. Qu to have mercy. Shuanglan has told you about my misfortune in this life. Mr. Qu is so magnanimous. Could you please show some mercy..."

"Shuanglan is desperate..."

The woman's face was filled with sorrow and she was crying like a pear blossom in the rain, but she couldn't arouse the slightest sympathy.

With a flash of cold light, the sharp sword cut the throat. The narrow corner of the wall was instantly dyed red, and the incessant sobbing stopped.

From then on, the East Palace fell into complete deathly silence.

"It's an eyesore." Chu Qingluo sheathed the sword without even wiping the blood off it. She turned around indifferently and walked out of the bedroom.

Her palace dress was stained with blood. She stopped and looked up at the vast blue sky, curled the corners of her lips slightly, and felt an immense joy in her heart.

She said nothing for a long time and wanted to get back in the carriage to go back to her mansion.

Qu Hanjin followed him without saying a word from beginning to end. After pondering for a moment, he calmly said, "The Crown Princess is the daughter of Prime Minister Liu. She was forced into marriage by imperial decree and has suffered a lifetime of hardship. You don't need to kill her."

She stopped dead in her tracks when she heard the words, realizing the hidden meaning behind the teacher's words. She couldn't help but ask in a cold voice, "Teacher, are you moved by pity and think that the student is too cruel?"

"They broke into the city, but didn't let anyone go..." The voice seemed to break and disperse in the wind. Chu Qingluo smiled sadly, and the memories of the past were covered by a chill.

"They didn't even let an innocent person go, so why should I be soft-hearted..."