"Hehehe, I just thought it was some lecherous scoundrel who dared to break into my boudoir."
Lin Yuxin laughed awkwardly.
[Who knew the Regent would break into a woman's boudoir at night? But what's Li Xiaochen doing here? Could it be that he's taken a fancy to my beauty? No, no, no, I may be a bit of a womanizer, but it's just talk. If he really did it, I'd be scared!!]
Lin Yuxin's mind raced with wild thoughts. She couldn't figure out what the regent was here for, because it didn't seem like something a regent would do.
"I wonder what business Your Highness has with me?"
Lin Yuxin subtly moved her head back and asked cautiously.
Seeing her cautious manner, Li Xiaochen loosened his grip and released her.
Then, straightening his clothes, he stood up and sat at the round table in the room, patted the table with his hand, and said in a cold voice:
"Sit down. I have important business with you."
Seeing his expression, Lin Yuxin knew he really had something important to say, so she immediately felt less afraid, walked over, sat down, and asked:
"Speak! It's only been a day, and the Prince has already come looking for you. What brings you here?"
"I've sent people to investigate what you told me. The envoy sent to our country by the Qi Kingdom this time is the Third Prince, Qu Shubai. Accompanying him, besides a second-rank official, is a princess, known as Princess Chenfu."
Li Xiaochen directly told Wang Yu the information he had been asking him to investigate that day. He didn't know what he was thinking, but he just came over. It seemed like something was missing if he didn't listen to what this girl had to say.
"Princess Chenfu? Is there no one else?"
Lin Yuxin frowned and asked.
"No."
Li Xiaochen looked at her and shook his head.
Lin Yuxin stroked her chin, deep in thought.
[Princess Chenfu, if it was her, no wonder the assassination succeeded. This Princess Chenfu's real name is Liu Qingyan. She was originally the daughter of a fifth-rank official, but through her own abilities, the emperor made an exception and promoted her to princess.]
She later successfully helped the over-forty-year-old King Qi ascend the throne. The king originally wanted to bestow upon her the title of princess, but she refused. This woman wielded immense power in the state of Qi.
However, this woman actually had another purpose in coming to their Xia Kingdom to attend the state banquet…!
Thinking of this, Lin Yuxin looked up at the man sitting opposite her, her eyes filled with undisguised disdain.
At first, based on the plot, I thought this woman was there to kill the emperor, and Li Xiaochen was only injured while saving him. Now it seems the emperor was implicated because of this man—a handsome man is a curse! Li Xiaochen, oh Li Xiaochen! If you hadn't rejected her so thoroughly before, would she have bothered to kill you?
[If she can't have it, she'll destroy it. This woman is incredibly ruthless, and her eyes are so numerous they could form an anthill. It seems saving this prince won't be easy this time!]
[If all else fails, she could have the man feign injury and poisoning, then she could revive him. She has plenty of good medicine anyway.]
Li Xiao sat there silently, watching Lin Yuxin's expressive face, sometimes frowning, sometimes gritting her teeth, sometimes pouting—it was really amusing.
However, this was on the condition that he hadn't heard what the girl was thinking. He frowned. What was going on? When did he meet this Princess Chenfu?
Moreover, when he heard that this girl wanted him to get hurt first, he wanted to hit her.
"What are you thinking about? Why are you making those faces?"
Li Xiaochen interrupted Lin Yuxin's wild thoughts directly.
"Huh? Oh, I wasn't thinking about anything!"
Lin Yuxin came to her senses and said awkwardly.
What are your thoughts on Princess Chenfu?
Li Xiaochen asked again.
"Your Highness, Princess Chenfu has a rather eccentric personality, and she is a special case in Qi. Your Highness should be careful."
Helpless, Lin Yuxin could only offer a tactful reminder.
[This woman is too troublesome. Her identity is so special, and we can't touch her. It seems that in the story, the State of Qi attacked our country because of her. If all else fails, Your Highness, why don't you offer yourself to her? Sacrifice yourself for the benefit of both nations!]
Lin Yuxin had already considered the worst-case scenario in her mind, but she couldn't say it out loud, fearing that Li Xiaochen would silence her.
Li Xiaochen gritted his teeth. That brat!
Suddenly, Li Xiaochen reached out and grabbed Lin Yuxin's arm, pulling her into his arms and holding her captive.
"Ah! Your Highness!"
Lin Yuxin was stunned. When she came to her senses, she was already in Li Xiaochen's arms. What was Li Xiaochen going to do?
Lin Yuxin tried to struggle to get up, but found that Li Xiaochen's two hands were like two mountains, making her unable to move at all.
"Your Highness? What exactly do you want? You didn't come all this way so late just to harass me, did you?"
Lin Yuxin looked at Li Xiaochen expressionlessly and asked.
"I'm not doing anything, but I'm just very curious. You care about me so much, afraid that I'll be seduced by other women. Could it be that you're in love with me?"
Li Xiaochen raised one hand, pinched Lin Yuxin's chin, and held her head still, slowly bringing his face closer to Lin Yuxin's face.
"???"
Narcissism is a disease, and it needs to be treated.
Lin Yuxin rolled her eyes, but since she was being controlled, she didn't dare to say anything, so she could only laugh awkwardly:
"Your Highness is a hero of the Xia Kingdom. Who in the entire Xia Kingdom doesn't admire you? If you go out, all those noble ladies will be fighting tooth and nail to marry you! Hehehe!"
"And what about you?"
Li Xiaochen didn't let her off the hook and pressed her for an answer.
"Me? What about me? Heh!!"
Lin Yuxin pretended to be stupid.
Li Xiaochen just looked at her without asking any more questions.
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