Chapter 63: Your Majesty, I obey your command. The curtain was suddenly lifted...
The curtain was suddenly opened, and Li Funing walked in, covered in dust, with a frosty look between his brows.
"The princess has such a big secret." He spoke in a low voice, his eyes like blades, piercing straight at Song Youning.
He approached step by step, his eyes locked on her slightest evasion. His voice was low, his emotions unrecognizable. "Your Highness, since you want to drive me away," he paused, pulling out the secret letter from the Prince of Zhenbei from his sleeve and gently placing it on the table, "you are using such a clumsy trick to lure me back. What is your intention?"
These words were like red-hot charcoal, burning Song Youning's heart.
She did acquiesce to Xiao Lin's approach, and even deliberately let the news reach him. She simply wanted to use a "rival in love" to provoke him to come back and stay away from the vortex that was about to be caused by the Three Kingdoms Alliance.
But she didn't want him to think that she really had anything going on with Xiao Lin.
"When did I ever ask you to come here?" She forced herself to remain calm, turning her head away from him. "Lord Li, you are being too sentimental. The border is bitterly cold, and who I associate with is none of your business."
"What for?"
Li Funing chuckled softly, but the smile didn't reach his eyes. He raised his hand, his fingertips almost touching her trembling eyelashes. His voice dropped even lower, carrying a dangerous tone. "Your Highness, you know that every time you say one thing and mean another, your eyes will evade, just like now."
He leaned too close, and the cool air from his body mixed with the wind and dust enveloped her. Song Youning felt it was difficult to breathe, and the carefully constructed defense lines were crumbling.
She couldn't let him get involved. The Three Kingdoms War was imminent, and her father's attitude was ambiguous. If he got too involved with her at this time, he would become a target of public criticism. But...but she missed him so much that her heart ached.
She wanted him to come back and be with her.
"Li Funing, go away..." Her voice was choked with an imperceptible sob. She reached out to push him away, but he gently held her wrist.
He stared at the struggling tears in her eyes, and all his negative speculations disappeared at this moment.
It’s not that he doesn’t understand her concerns, he’s just angry that she wants to bear it all by herself.
"Your Highness," his tone was unprecedentedly gentle and firm, "Do you think that by pushing me away, you are protecting me?"
He raised his other hand and brushed the slightly messy hair on her temples, his eyes burning and penetrating.
"I understand you don't want me to get caught up in the Three Kingdoms conflict. But have you ever considered that my position in the imperial court has never been based on seeking profit and avoiding harm?"
His fingertips were warm, ironing her slightly cold wrist. "I will protect your kingdom with you. I will weather your disaster with you."
"As for this letter," he glanced at the table, his tone filled with disdain and arrogance, "next time if you want to provoke me to come back, you don't need to borrow someone else's help."
He leaned over and whispered in her ear, his breath hot:
"You only need to say 'Li Funing, I miss you'. Even if we are thousands of miles apart, I will return to you without delay."
Song Youning stared at him blankly, all the hard shell of disguise collapsed at this moment, and his eyes turned red instantly.
When Li Funing saw her like this, the last bit of depression in his heart dissipated, leaving only pity.
He gently held her in his arms, sighed, and spoke with a doting tone of resignation:
"Never mind. Your Highness the Princess went to so much trouble, didn't she just want me to come back?"
"Minister, I obey your command."
——End of this article——
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