Inside the carriage, Nan Qianyue glanced at the men on either side of her, then sighed and rubbed her forehead in exasperation.
"I already told you I have other things to do and won't be going back to the manor for the time being, so you don't need to see me off," Nan Qianyue said weakly.
Xiao Chen smiled. "Nan Nan is going to Wan Shi Lou to see Xie Yan Zhou, right?"
declarative sentence.
The moon, glaring angrily, retorted, "You're spying on me!"
Xiao Chen glanced at Qin Yi opposite him, "The guards heard it."
The southward migration was a time of silence, and the matter of the secret guards was forgotten.
"Since you heard that, you should know that I owe him a meal. I'll take advantage of his free time this afternoon to treat him to a meal."
"So you can all go down now." Nan Qianyue pointed to the door.
"Looks like he's not busy enough," Qin Yi said coldly.
Nan Qianyue took a deep breath and said, "As expected, it was you who found him the official position, and the work you put on him was also at your behest, wasn't it? That's going too far."
Qin Yi lowered his eyes and chose to remain silent.
"My lord, there is news." Ye Jian's voice rang out from outside the window.
Xiao Chen's expression darkened instantly. Prince Yu had been making quite a stir while he was away from Nanjing.
He underestimated Prince Yu.
"Go on with your work." Nan Qianyue waved her hand.
Xiao Chen composed himself and said, "Then you should go back early. I'll come find you again tomorrow."
Nanqianyue twitched the corner of her mouth but did not respond.
As Xiao Chen left, he gave Qin Yi a cold look.
Only the two of them remained in the carriage. Nan Qianyue nudged Qin Yi and said, "Your Highness must be quite busy with official duties. I won't keep you any longer. The door is over there." She pointed to the carriage door.
Qin Yi's eyes darkened. "Use me when you need me, and tell me to get lost when you don't?"
When he was about to leave, he was at a loss for words and lacked confidence. "I...I'm asking you to leave, not telling you to get lost."
Qin Yi didn't reply, but instead instructed the carriage door, "Go to the Prince's Mansion."
"Yes!" The man in green smiled apologetically at the coachman from the Prime Minister's residence, then snatched the reins.
Nanqianyue quickly grabbed his sleeve, "I'm not going to the Prince's Mansion."
Qin Yi grabbed her hand and raised an eyebrow slightly, "Since you won't let me take you home, then take me home."
Southward Migration Month: "..."
Upon hearing the mention of the Prince's Mansion, a month after the southward migration, she belatedly remembered Uncle Yan and asked, "You didn't do anything to Uncle Yan, did you?"
Qin Yi's smile vanished instantly. "He's not dead."
"You used torture?"
"Probably."
Nanqianyue was anxious, "What do you mean by 'should'? The person is with you, don't you know?"
Qin Yi stared into her eyes. "My men are not freeloaders. If I have to do everything myself, what's the point of keeping them around?"
"Didn't they tell you whether torture was used or not?"
"I only care about the result."
Nan Qianyue angrily shook off his hand, "Even if it's the result you want, Uncle Yan would never tell you, even if he dies."
"He said so."
Nan Qianyue was stunned. "Huh? You told me? Impossible!"
Yan Bo is completely loyal to Xiao Chen and would never betray him.
Qin Yi grabbed her hand again, gently squeezing it in his palm. He liked squeezing it. "He revealed the spies that Prince Yu of Nan Jing had planted in half of Dongling."
"Prince Yu of Nanjing?" Nan Qianyue looked bewildered.
Qin Yi said softly, "He is the Crown Prince of Nan Jing's greatest enemy in Nan Jing."
Nan Qianyue quickly realized that Yan Bo was clever, using Qin Yi to help Xiao Chen eliminate his rivals.
But wait, Qin Yi knows everything!
"Since you know these aren't Xiao Chen's people, are you still going to keep pressing Uncle Yan for answers?" Nan Qianyue asked cautiously.
Qin Yi gazed at her quietly, remaining silent for a long time before speaking gently, "Try to coax me, and maybe if I'm happy, I'll let him go."
He was just saying it casually, knowing full well that Nanqianyue wouldn't lie to him, and might even scold him.
But when his arms were grabbed, he froze.
Her soft voice rang in his ears, "Please, please let Uncle Yan go. He's an old man and can't take any more trouble. Don't you value loyalty and filial piety the most? You just have different stances. If you had a choice, you would definitely take Uncle Yan under your command. Please!"
The driver in blue rubbed the goosebumps on his arms.
Well, the girl from two years ago is back, and she's using the same trick again, which always works on her husband.
Qin Yi pursed her lips, her face appearing calm, but her heart had already melted into a puddle of water.
Nan Qianyue gently shook his arm, "You're the best~ Please, please let Uncle Yan go~!"
Qin Yi slowly turned his head, his deep eyes burning with intensity, his eyes reddening, his voice slightly hoarse, "Yue'er, you're finally back."
Nanqianyue paused slightly, then broke into a bright smile, "I've always been me!"
Qin Yi was infected by her smile, and the corners of his lips also turned up. "Yes, you've always been you."
"Then can you release Uncle Yan?" She rested her chin on his shoulder, her lips slightly upturned, her eyes pleading.
Qin Yi's Adam's apple bobbed uncontrollably, his voice growing increasingly hoarse, "Can you kiss me?"
He understood everything, knew she wasn't genuinely affectionate with him, but so what? He was willing to be deceived by her, to enjoy her deception, just like two years ago.
"Then lower your head." Nan Qianyue was quite reckless; she had kissed Qin Yi so many times already, one more time wouldn't make a difference.
Qin Yi lowered his head and even closed his eyes in a very cooperative manner.
Nanqianyue released his arm, instead putting her arms around his neck, and lifted her chin to kiss the corner of his lips.
Just as she was about to leave, her waist was grabbed tightly, and she was pulled into the man's broad arms.
His burning gaze fell on her lips, then he pressed them together, deepening the kiss.
Nanqianyue pushed him away and then let go of his hand, going limp in his arms and letting him kiss her.
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