On the other side, Yanyang Kingdom
In another guest room of the Dali Temple, Murong Yan sat on a chair, quietly listening to the conversation between Xu Wanrong and Murong Yao opposite him, and his eyes became more and more sympathetic when he looked at Liu Zhang.
He sighed and said, "Your childhood sweetheart is really good at manipulating men. No wonder a master like Yin Xie fell at her hands."
Liu Zhang pursed his lips and remained silent, frowning as he listened carefully to the conversation between her and Murong Yao, afraid of missing any details.
Murong Yan glanced at the serious Liu Zhang and said jokingly, "Eh? You really don't like her anymore? Are you scared after seeing her other side? Has her destroyed your faith and broken your heart?"
"Your Highness!" Liu Zhang interrupted him with a dark look on his face. "Please don't interfere with my investigation, okay?"
"Oh, what's so nice about it? It's nothing more than some tricks to ask my third brother to protect her. Could it be that Lord Liu is deeply sympathetic to her explanation and regrets using a knife to kill someone?"
Liu Zhang snorted lightly and said disdainfully: "She never tells the truth. She kills everyone on purpose. No one coerces her at all."
Murong Yan spread his hands, "Then it's good that Lord Liu has seen the truth. He should turn over a new leaf as soon as possible and stop giving his infatuation to someone who is not worthy."
Liu Zhang replied calmly, "Yeah, I know."
"Let's go, stop listening to these things that are ruining your mood. I'll treat you to tea... Look at me, such a good thing, we should go drink." Murong Yan slapped his head, then stood up and pulled up Liu Zhang's sleeve, urging him, "Let's go, drink, no tea."
"Isn't Your Highness curious about her motive for murder?"
"I'm curious, but she won't tell me the truth. Instead of wasting time here, why don't we go get some drinks and discuss our previous deal in detail?"
Liu Zhang nodded slightly, straightened his robe and followed Murong Yan out of the Dali Temple.
Although they said they were going to drink, the two of them still found a quiet private room in the teahouse and ordered a pot of wine.
"I know that Lord Liu doesn't like to drink, so I ordered a pot of wine with a mild taste. Please have a taste, Lord Liu." Murong Yan poured him a glass of wine and motioned him to taste it.
Liu Zhang picked up the wine glass, and the rich aroma of wine penetrated his nose. He took a sip, and the mellow taste was tinged with a hint of sweetness. "The taste is very unique, not as pungent as other drinks."
"It's made in the southern border, brewed with fresh taro. It's called Zhixun Sweet Wine. It has a light and sweet taste, and even if you drink a lot, you'll only get a little tipsy. It's perfect for someone like Lord Liu who's self-disciplined and doesn't like drinking."
"From the southern border." Liu Zhang sipped the wine carefully. The slight alcohol warmed his body, and the sweet taste made him feel happy.
Murong Yan also took a sip and said quietly, "The wine in the Southern Territory is just like the people in the Southern Territory. It's clear, sweet, and refreshing. You can drink a lot without getting drunk."
Liu Zhang looked at Murong Yan with a rosy face, and a smile finally appeared on his tense face, "Your Highness the Crown Prince really knows everything."
"Then let me guess who is the princess that Master Liu has been longing for?"
"Um?"
Murongyan blinked, her gentle voice full of laughter, "Could it be Miss A Rao from the Marquis' Mansion? I can't believe that Lord Liu would like such a dull girl."
Liu Zhang pursed his lips and said nothing. He gently put down his wine glass and changed the subject, "Let's continue discussing the previous deal."
"Don't worry, let's talk about Miss A Rao first."
"Miss Jiang, what's there to talk about?"
Murong Yan smiled and praised, "Although Miss A Rao's looks and family background aren't as good as your childhood sweetheart, Miss Xu, she's no ordinary guard at the Marquis' Mansion. Her father is a director of the Southern Territory Chamber of Commerce, and her mother is a disciple of Yan Lin, a renowned medical practitioner. Her brothers are some of whom are engaged in business, some are doctors, and some serve in the military. Her family background is spotless."
"Yeah." Liu Zhang changed his sitting position, a gentle smile appeared on his face, and he looked at Murong Yan with interest.
"Although the little girl looks dull, she's actually kind-hearted, well-behaved, and clever. Ah Xu didn't like her much before and often tried every possible way to avoid her. But she never had any bad intentions or tricks, and always followed him loyally without any complaints."
"Mumu, haha, Your Highness the Crown Prince is really good at description." After drinking a few glasses of sweet wine, a blush appeared on Liu Zhang's face, and his thoughts seemed to drift away.
That night, he met Xu Wanrong who was in a hurry. He chatted with her happily and gave her the books he had been searching for for a long time but had not even had time to read.
But she sent him away very perfunctorily. If he had not been worried about Xu Wanrong going home alone and followed her quietly, he would not have seen her throwing the book away in disgust.
Lost, he picked up the book and sadly returned to the carriage. He sent the servants away, wanting to be alone and calm down, searching through his memory for details of her caring for him, and forcing himself to explain her perfunctory attitude...
However, at this moment, a girl wearing a North Sea dance costume broke into his carriage, threw him to the ground without saying a word, and covered his mouth.
She seemed to be avoiding someone, her nervous heartbeat accompanied by blood constantly oozing from her shoulder, wetting his shoulder.
Hearing the footsteps getting farther and farther away, she suddenly pulled off her belt, said "help me", and began to kiss herself passionately.
As the warm body and soft lips pressed against his own, the distracting thoughts in his heart were released along with the desire.
Mixed with the smell of blood, there was also a sweet and fragrant scent of osmanthus that penetrated her nose. He responded to her passionate kiss and saved her from her urgent need.
But the tenderness of that night made him feel that he had betrayed Xu Wanrong, and he was extremely upset and blamed himself. That wanton dancer had taken advantage of his depression and raped him!
But when he saw the bright red on the carriage mat, his heart was in turmoil...
When he saw her again, the wooden girl was even wearing his own clothes, but she didn't recognize him at all.
She was thrown roughly to the ground, her face pale and spitting blood. He was slightly shocked, but more of it was anger and shame...
After confirming the murderer, he felt Xu Wanrong's cruelty. The extremely cold expression on her face when the book was thrown away suddenly appeared in front of him, so disgusted, so strange!
It turned out that he had never met the eldest daughter of the Xu family, and had always lived in the unrealistic fantasy of having a gentle and kind childhood sweetheart...
He initially hated A Rao and wanted revenge and vent his anger. He was even unwilling to accept the fact that his childhood sweetheart was a cold-blooded killer, and unwilling to accept that A Rao had been drugged by Xu Wanrong and had no choice but to have sex with him...
He ignored A Rao's injury and forced her to suffer, trying to calm himself down and escape from the facts by releasing his desires.
That day, A Rao clutched his arm and cried bitterly, begging him to let her go, saying that she would go back to protect her prince without hesitation. He suddenly felt particularly distressed and jealous of Shen Xu, and his desire to snatch A Rao from Shen Xu became extremely strong.
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