Yan Li got promoted again.
This time, however, no one in the palace felt any envy, jealousy, or hatred towards her. Instead, they were all tense, as if they were looking at some kind of prisoner, and were just short of chaining her up.
Can't you be a little more ambitious? Wen Shaoxing is a prince, after all. Does he have to worry about not finding someone to marry him?
Even if there isn't any, you can still make a splash by throwing money at it.
Yan Li forgot that whether or not someone wanted Wen Shaoxing was not important to the group of people who remained by Wen Shaoxing's side; what mattered was that Wen Shaoxing wanted her.
So clear and decisive, without any hesitation.
Yan Li stood in the corridor, leaning against a pillar, and sighed as she looked at the busy people in the mansion. Just as she was about to turn around and go inside, the elusive Liu Xing appeared once again.
He reached out and stopped Yan Li, who was about to leave.
"Yan Li," Liu Xing said, his expression complicated, as if he had thought of something. He opened his mouth, but his voice was barely audible. "You haven't done anything to betray your master, have you?"
Clearly, no one told Liu Xing the truth. He went to Yan Li like a fool, fearing that she was two-timing him and deceiving the prince's feelings.
"What?"
Yan Li felt a buzzing sound in her ears, but couldn't hear anything clearly.
"Yan Li, I don't have time to joke with you. You haven't done anything to betray the Prince, have you?"
Liu Xing thought Yan Li was deliberately being evasive, so this time she raised her voice several octaves, determined to make sure she heard every single word clearly.
Yan Li was extremely glad that she hadn't drunk any water, otherwise she would have choked to death by those words.
"I've already sacrificed myself, what could I possibly do to betray the Prince?"
Still somewhat distraught, Yan Li sighed, "Who else has to be my assassin, serving as both their master's blade and now their confidante?"
"The key point is that the monthly payment hasn't increased."
"Do you think the prince might be possessed by an evil spirit? Why don't we go find a temple with many worshippers and pray to exorcise the evil spirit?"
Yan Li became more and more excited as she spoke, and even her eyes became bright and lively, unlike the lifeless look she had just had.
But Liu Xing's expression kept changing, and he even gave Yan Li a few meaningful glances, but Yan Li didn't notice at all, until a clear, cold voice rang out.
"It seems that Ah Li has a lot of opinions about me?" Wen Shaoxing stood only a few steps away from Yan Li. Even though he couldn't see her face, he could still accurately sense her excited emotions.
If he were truly just possessed by an evil spirit, she would probably be overjoyed.
Unfortunately, he knew perfectly well that he was not possessed, but instead allowed himself to be drawn by that emotion, keeping her by his side.
Yan Li didn't dare to move. Her lips were slightly pursed as she looked at Liu Xing as if he were some kind of traitor, yet he didn't even warn her.
Liu Xing thought to himself how innocent he was. His eyes were practically rolling back, and he hadn't stopped making those little movements. She hadn't even noticed anything was wrong. What could he do?
At this moment, he dared not stay any longer. Looking at Yan Li, who had suddenly become obedient, and then at his own prince, he finally tiptoed without hesitation and ran out of their sight.
He didn't want the prince to misunderstand and think he had instigated it.
Yan Li was very excited to see Liu Xing fly away, but this excitement did not last long before a certain acupoint on her back was suddenly pressed.
Yan Li was unable to move and could not break through this broken acupoint.
She couldn't help but think of what the assassin in the water dungeon had said, which wasn't entirely without reason.
A moment later, Yan Li realized that her hand was being held by someone behind her. Wen Shaoxing wrapped his arms around Yan Li's waist, pulled her into his embrace, and whispered in her ear:
"Why are you so quiet? Weren't you having a great time talking to him just now?"
"Or is it that Ali just doesn't have anything to talk to me about?"
The scorching heat enveloped Yan Li, and even though both of them were wearing layers upon layers of clothing, Yan Li felt a strange, skin-to-skin sensation.
It was as if her whole body was glued to him.
Wen Shaoxing held Yan Li's hand tightly in his own, straightened her body, and gently pinched her chin with his other hand. His eyes were calm, but they contained hidden waves, like giant waves at sea, which would sweep people into the deep sea, leaving them with no way to escape.
"Your Highness, I was just joking. Your Highness is exceptionally talented, handsome, and learned. It is my... "
Before he could finish speaking, Wen Shaoxing suddenly covered Yan Li's mouth.
"Didn't I tell you that Ali doesn't need to refer to herself as a subordinate?" Wen Shaoxing slowly leaned closer, staring at the person in front of him, a slight smile playing on his lips. "From now on..."
"Ali, just call me Aji."
It was quiet and secluded, with few people around.
Yan Li couldn't help but suspect that Wen Shaoxing was someone no one loved, and the pursuit of his memories seemed to confirm this.
Wen Shaoxing's existence seems to be merely an accident left behind by the old emperor; if it had been any earlier, he might have died in the womb.
His current situation truly reflects the word 'loneliness'.
A short while later, the hand that had been covering Yan Li's lips slowly moved away and then covered her eyes.
Yan Li, whose vision suddenly went black, couldn't help but tense up, and even her breathing subconsciously slowed down a few beats.
"Don't be nervous, Ah Li, you can breathe." Seeing Yan Li's face getting redder and redder, Wen Shaoxing couldn't help but chuckle.
Doesn't she know she can breathe?
She was nervous and scared. The last time she saw Wen Shaoxing covering someone's eyes was when he was gouging out someone's eyes, and it was bloody, yet he was still laughing.
Seeing such a scene once is enough to make one remember it for a lifetime; just thinking about it makes one's blood run cold.
It's fortunate that the system can't participate, otherwise it would definitely jump out and say a few words:
You didn't say that when you were opening your heart to people.
That scene was no better than gouging out someone's eyes.
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