Chapter 152 What if I insist on asking?
"come over!"
Song Lingyi acted like a young lady, with her chin slightly raised and her brows and eyes stern. Chu Yizhou was frightened and had no choice but to squat beside the golden railing with a bitter face.
"Miss Song, I think A Qian is a good guy and a good match for you. Why don't you just give in to him?" This saved A Qian from worrying about her all day long.
"What's the difference between suitable and unsuitable? He and I are brother and sister!"
"My cousin." Chu Yizhou added tremblingly.
Song Lingyi pinched her eyebrows with her long fingers, too lazy to argue with him about this.
The golden cage was very strong, and there was no way to get out without the key. Now he could only rely on Chu Yizhou's help. The Chu family was dependent on the Duke's Mansion. He was willing to listen to Lu Qian's words, not only out of brotherly love, but also to rely on his uncle's relationship to enter the officialdom in the future.
Thinking about it this way, Song Lingyi had a rough idea in her mind.
He narrowed his eyes and smiled, softening his attitude: "Mr. Chu, do you have the key to the golden cage?"
Chu Yizhou's eyes dodged and he turned his head away: "No." He would rather pretend that there was nothing.
It is better to offend Miss Song than to offend A Qian's ancestor.
It seems this guy is a pushover. Song Lingyi's eyes turned slightly, and she grabbed his collar tightly, threatening him, "No, you want me to obey Lu Qian? Fine, I'll tell Lu Qian you neglected me later, and after I get out, I'll tell my uncle you bullied me!"
"No!" Chu Yizhou was really anxious.
Why are these brother and sister each more difficult to deal with than the other?
Song Lingyi snorted coldly: "Don't think that nothing will happen if you offend me. Why do you think Lu Qian would do this?"
Chu Yizhou blinked and said nothing.
"Because the Crown Prince has taken a fancy to me, my uncle dared not offend the royal family, so he naturally had to put Lu Qian in a difficult position. I returned to Huaizhou City to pay my respects to my parents and to tell them the good news. Lu Qian is trying to make things a fait accompli and prevent me from entering the palace. If the Crown Prince knew, who would he blame?"
Chu Yizhou was so stunned by the endless stream of lies that he shook his head. He didn't know whether to be shocked that the prince was fond of Song Lingyi, or to be shocked that Lu Qian was so audacious that he dared to snatch a woman from the prince.
"Of course it's you!" Song Lingyi said seriously, "The Duke's Mansion is prominent, and Lu Qian is the only child. The Crown Prince will certainly not bother with him, but you are different. You are aiding and abetting the evil, and the Chu family will be implicated by you."
“…”
Chu Yizhou looked shocked and confused. He held it in for a long time before uttering, "But I didn't know that beforehand!"
"It's okay, it's still not too late for you to let me go now." Song Lingyi raised her eyebrows.
"Wait."
Chu Yizhou regained his composure and asked tentatively, "How come I've never heard of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince proposing marriage to the Duke's Mansion? You didn't make this up to trick me, did you?"
Hey, not too stupid.
Song Lingyi sneered and said in a pretentious tone, "I'm an orphan without a father or a mother. If Lu Qian wants to marry me, it's just a matter of asking. Why did you do this without telling the Lu family? Use your brain and think carefully. Did I lie to you?"
"..." Chu Yizhou fell silent again.
"As long as you let me go today, when I marry into the palace and become the Crown Princess, I will definitely receive benefits from you."
Hearing this, Chu Yizhou's eyebrows twitched slightly. He looked up at Song Lingyi, and seeing that she looked serious and didn't seem to be lying, he began to waver in his heart.
"real?"
Song Lingyi suppressed the corners of her mouth: "Of course!"
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Just as the sudden rain stopped, the two teams of cavalry met at the fork in the road at the foot of the mountain.
Du Xuan saw the leader clearly and was startled. He reined in his horse and asked, "Your Highness, why did you come here in person?"
The bamboo hat covered most of his face, revealing only half of his tall nose. Raindrops dripped down his chin, and his voice was a bit cold: "Have you found out the whereabouts of Miss Song?"
"Your Highness, I have been tracking them along the way and have just found out that there is a villa on the mountainside. The thieves can't run far with Miss Song. It is raining so heavily, and the only place they can hide nearby is that villa." Du Xuan said.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Mingyi immediately turned his horse around.
"Go to the other courtyard."
The rainy night made the air even colder, and the cavalry went up the mountain with torches in hand, making everyone panic.
Xiao Mingyi looked up at the dimly lit secluded courtyard on the hillside and ordered in a deep voice, "Find a way to lure the maids and servants away from the courtyard. I will go in and investigate personally."
It is close to the other courtyard and is sparsely populated.
The mountain breeze blew through the dim corridor, making a whistling sound.
Two stealthy black figures hunched over as they walked towards the door. The person in front suddenly stopped, and Song Lingyi bumped into his back. Feeling the pain, she asked, "What are you doing?!"
Chu Yizhou turned around and whispered, "The gate is guarded, we can't get out!"
"What about the other doors?"
"It's chained and I don't have the key."
Song Lingyi looked around and became more and more anxious.
The escape cannot be concealed for long. If Lu Qian catches up, it will not be so easy to escape again.
Thinking of this, she made up her mind: "Climb over the wall!"
"Ah?" Chu Yizhou was stunned. "This wall is over ten feet high! Are you trying to save your life?"
Song Lingyi did what she said. She pulled Chu Yizhou to the wall and asked him to squat down.
The two were not only clumsy, but also had no tacit understanding. They tried several times but failed to climb to the top of the wall. Chu Yizhou was so tired that he was out of breath and wanted to give up on the spot.
"Where are you going?"
The cold and thin voice came faintly with the night wind.
The two of them turned around at the same time and saw Lu Qian standing under the corridor, looking at them with deep and sinister eyes.
The surroundings suddenly fell into an eerie silence.
"Ah...Ah...A Qian?" Chu Yizhou was so scared that he stuttered and stood there in a daze.
Song Lingyi had not expected Lu Qian to come so soon. Her heart was beating like a drum. When she saw Lu Qian move slightly, she was like seeing a ghost and kicked Chu Yizhou several times.
"Hurry up! Hurry up!"
Looking at the tall figure walking slowly towards him, Chu Yizhou's heart was in turmoil. He gritted his teeth and suddenly pushed up the girl who was stepping on his shoulders.
"ah--"
Song Lingyi screamed, grabbed the wall tightly, and pushed up with her hands and feet.
The red wall was towering. She sat on the top of the wall and looked down, feeling terrified.
Lu Qian was also worried and rushed forward in two steps.
"Song Lingyi, come down quickly!"
"Lu Qian!" Song Lingyi took a deep breath and called out to him, "Don't pursue me. Maybe I didn't make it clear to you before. We are really not suitable for each other. Let's just be brother and sister."
"Brother and sister?"
Lu Qian lowered his eyes to savor it. There seemed to be clouds and ink surging in those auspicious phoenix eyes, and the atmosphere was silent again.
"What if I insist?"
"Then you're pushing me!"
The bone-chilling cold wind howled.
They were silent for two breaths. Song Lingyi glanced at the distance between the top of the wall and the ground, made up her mind, turned over and jumped off the wall.
The moment I landed, I felt a dull pain in my left foot and half of my body felt sore and numb.
But she didn't dare to waste time, so she quickly stood up and staggered down the mountain, holding on to the wall and tree trunks.
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