Shen Zhiyi quickly waved her hand: "How could that be?"

"Li Zhiyin and the Imperial Concubine are plotting to kill me. I'm not stupid, how could I possibly go to the capital with them?"

“Look, I even threw away the teacup he used.”

She pointed at Dui'er.

Dui'er, holding a teacup, was startled when she saw Qingyuan's expression and nodded vigorously.

"Yes, yes! This servant will take it and throw it away right away!"

"Throw it far, far away!"

She ran away with the plate in her hand.

Shen Zhiyi breathed a sigh of relief.

Turning around, she saw that Qingyuan's expression had softened slightly, but he still looked gloomy, and her heart skipped a beat.

She paused, tugged at his sleeve, shook it, and said coquettishly, "Don't overthink it."

"I am your wife, how could I possibly leave with another man?"

"Even if I were to be forced to leave Jiangnan one day, I would take you with me."

Qingyuan looked at her fingertips, which were pinching the hem of her clothes.

Slender and fair-skinned.

It gleams with an almost transparent sheen in the sunlight.

His heart felt as if it were being tugged.

His gaze shifted upwards, fixed intently on her, as he stubbornly asked, "Where do you go, will you take me with you?"

"Mmm." Shen Zhiyi smiled, picked up a fallen flower from the hem of his clothes, and repeated softly, "No matter where I go, I will take you with me."

Qingyuan then suppressed his anger and bent down to hug her.

Don't lie to me.

He closed his eyes, inhaling the fragrance of her hair, and slowly tightened his arms around her, holding her tightly in his embrace.

"We mermaids love only one person in our entire lives."

"I will never tolerate betrayal or deception from my partner."

"Since you have agreed to my request, you can only love me and only have me by your side."

"If I break my promise..."

He didn't say anything more.

Shen Zhiyi was stunned, her heart pounding with anxiety.

To love only one person in one's entire life?

Betrayal and deception will never be tolerated.

If he knew that I had toyed with his feelings and tricked him out of his mermaid pearl...

What will happen?

Her breathing became slightly erratic, and she was almost sweating profusely. Her throat was dry as she said, "Then... what if one day you find out that I lied to you?"

What do you intend to do?

The arms wrapped around her waist suddenly tightened.

Shen Zhiyi was forced to look up and meet his deep gaze.

“If you dare to break your promise, Qingqing…” Qingyuan looked at her and said slowly, word by word, “I will definitely make you suffer the most terrible punishment from the deep sea…”

Shen Zhiyi's face turned deathly pale instantly.

“So…” Qingyuan raised his hand and gently touched her stiff cheek, but there was a chilling coldness in his eyes.

A slight smile played on his lips.

She asked softly, "Would Qingqing lie to me?"

Shen Zhiyi's pupils contracted slightly in fright, her lips trembled, and she subconsciously swallowed, blurting out, "No way!"

Of course not!

She hugged him, hiding her true feelings, and laughed awkwardly, "You are my husband, why would I lie to you?"

Her heart pounded like a drum, and her eyes darted around frantically.

broken……

If he found out she had lied to him, wouldn't he tear her to pieces and throw her into the sea to feed the fish?!

This was the worst punishment she could imagine.

If it's even more terrifying than this...

no……

Shen Zhiyi was so startled that she shuddered.

The shark pearls have been mostly harvested.

The most urgent thing right now is to save your life!

She has to run!

*

The capital city, the imperial palace.

The imperial concubine received the secret letter and was furious.

"This Shen Zhiyi dared to refuse the offering of the luminous pearl! And he even colluded with the mermaids to murder my nephew!"

"What audacity!"

In his letter, Li Zhiyin sought help, saying that he had taken a liking to Shen Zhiyi, but needed an ancestral artifact to take the life of the mermaid and avenge Li Xianchuan.

Does he think she can't see it?

Her half-brother was clearly bewitched by beauty!

The imperial concubine was disappointed in her son's lack of ambition.

When the maid Nianchu heard the words "mermaid," her hand trembled and she knocked the teacup to the ground.

Snap—

The porcelain shards shattered.

Nianchu turned pale with fright, her legs went weak, and she hurriedly knelt down.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me! Your Majesty, please forgive me!"

She lowered her head, her body trembling uncontrollably.

I never expected to hear about Qingyuan again in this second life.

In her past life, she was just an ordinary pearl diver.

Because she saved Qingyuan's life, he repaid her kindness by giving her many mermaid pearls.

She sold those mermaid pearls and lived a life of plenty in Jiangnan.

No more wandering and toiling.

But her good fortune didn't last long. She offended someone, and Qingyuan suggested that he take her back to the deep sea with him.

How could she agree!

How could a mere mortal like her endure life at sea?

Therefore, they refused in every possible way.

But Qingyuan seemed to have gone mad. He not only dragged her back, but also built a huge palace on the seabed and imprisoned her inside.

The seabed is so lonely and so cold.

Add to that a mermaid with such a strange temper, and she's really going crazy!

To be reborn.

She tried every possible way to avoid him.

I used up all my money to experience the most bustling life in the capital.

By a twist of fate, she became a maid in the maternal family of the Imperial Concubine.

Later, he followed her into the palace.

I never heard from Qingyuan again.

But now...

He appeared again.

Nianchu was so frightened that she trembled.

The imperial concubine, who was looking for a place to vent her anger, kicked him!

"Clumsy thing, what use are you to me?!"

She was still not satisfied.

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