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Shen Qingci laughed. The laughter was clear and melodious, yet it was filled with endless coldness and smugness.
"That's good." She looked at Liu Ruolan with the same gaze she would give a prey that had already fallen into a spider's web and could no longer escape. "Since you've agreed, then you can do whatever I say."
"What happened today," her voice suddenly turned sharp, filled with an undeniable threat, "I also hope you... won't tell anyone."
"I have quite a few of my spies around you."
"If you had leaked even the slightest word, you probably wouldn't have survived until Huo Yunzhan died."
Liu Ruolan's body trembled violently!
She gritted her teeth, her eyes, which had long lost all their former luster, filled with terror and resentment!
Shen Qingci waved his hand, and Yuanbao immediately stepped forward and took Liu Ruolan, who had already lost her soul, away.
She walked towards the outside of the prison, and as soon as she stepped out of the cold and damp passage, she suddenly felt as if a cold gaze was fixed on her from the shadows!
That gaze, filled with undisguised resentment and murderous intent, made her feel like she had a thorn in her side!
Shen Qingci paused almost imperceptibly.
She slowly lifted her eyelids and, seemingly unintentionally, glanced in the direction from which the gaze was coming.
She then withdrew her gaze and stepped out of the prison gate.
Outside the prison, all was already deathly silent.
The cold moonlight, like mercury, poured down, illuminating the icy bluestone path in a pale white.
An ordinary blue cloth carriage was quietly parked in the shadows not far away.
Shen Qingci looked at the carriage, and a faint smile slowly appeared on her lips.
She strode forward, lifted the carriage curtain, and saw Chu Jichen sitting in the carriage, waiting for her.
She boarded the carriage, her voice filled with just the right amount of surprise: "Why are you here so late?"
Chu Jichen sighed softly, his deep phoenix eyes filled with grievance and dissatisfaction: "So... even the Princess knows it's late."
"It's so late," his voice was filled with sorrow, "yet the princess is here, 'secretly meeting' her ex-husband, leaving me alone in the manor, lonely and cold. Naturally, I couldn't bear to leave her, so I came to pick her up."
Shen Qingci's lips twitched uncontrollably.
He knew perfectly well that Huo Yunzhan in the prison that day was an imposter, and that her main target today was Liu Ruolan.
“The best opera troupe in the capital,” she said, her voice full of sarcasm, “should invite Your Highness to perform. If you do, you’ll surely become the star of the show.”
Upon hearing this, Chu Jichen chuckled and said, "Then forget it."
"If one day I really have to perform on stage, I can only sing for the Princess alone."
As he spoke, he reached out and grasped her slightly cool fingertips, then sighed deeply, "It's already late autumn. Without Qingqing, it's really a bit chilly in bed at night."
Shen Qingci's eyebrows slowly curved upwards: "It will be soon."
Although she only said those three words, Chu Jichen immediately understood what she meant by "soon".
Chu Jichen nodded, his deep eyes filled with tenderness: "I'll be done soon on my end too."
“Wait…wait until all this is over,” his voice became hoarse and ambiguous, “this king…has only one wish.”
Shen Qingci turned her head to look at him and asked, "What is your wish?"
Chu Jichen's lips curled into a half-smile, and his dark eyes held an undisguised, burning desire.
"My wish is..." He slowly leaned closer to her and whispered in her ear, "to lock Qingqing in a room for seven days and seven nights."
"Until Qingqing conceives my child."
Upon hearing this, Shen Qingci couldn't help but roll her eyes.
This person... is utterly irresponsible!
But in her heart, she couldn't help but think:
If it were Chu Jichen's side, it could indeed be resolved very quickly...
Once this matter is resolved, it will be impossible for Chu Jichen to have any peace and quiet.
After all, both her desire for "resolve" and Chu Jichen's desire for "resolve" should include eliminating Emperor Yongming.
Even if Emperor Yongming is eliminated, the country cannot be without a ruler for a day, so the throne still needs to be occupied.
And this person, besides Chu Jichen, she... didn't think of anyone else.
If, by then, Chu Jichen truly becomes emperor…
Shen Qingci's eyelashes trembled slightly, uncontrollably.
I'm afraid I won't have that much time to spend with her anymore.
Although nowadays, Chu Jichen and she are pretty much busy with their own things.
But things will probably be different then.
and……
Shen Qingci's eyelashes trembled violently once again.
Furthermore, since ancient times, the imperial harem has typically consisted of three palaces, six courtyards, and seventy-two concubines.
What she and he will be like then is still... unknown.
Thinking of this, Shen Qingci couldn't help but feel a sense of loss that was hard to explain.
She bit her lower lip tightly, forcibly changing the subject: "When I came out of the prison just now, I felt like someone was watching me."
“That look,” a cold look of disgust flashed in her eyes, “made me feel uncomfortable.”
Chu Jichen's gaze instantly darkened!
He immediately raised his voice to call out, "Yuanbao!"
Shen Qingci reached out and pressed his hand down.
"It's alright." She slowly shook her head. "I have many guards around me, so that person can only watch from a distance and can't really do anything to me."
“Besides,” a calculating glint flashed in her eyes, “I’m putting on this show tonight for people to see.”
"I just wanted to tell them that Huo Yunzhan in this prison is real."
"I also want to tell them that I plan to have Liu Ruolan kill Huo Yunzhan with her own hands. If they have any plans, they'll have to make arrangements in advance."
Chu Jichen's thin lips pressed tightly together.
He nodded and agreed.
A chilling killing intent flashed silently in those deep phoenix eyes.
Chu Jichen held her hand, his fingertips gently caressing the delicate back of her hand, and finally suppressed the surging killing intent.
They traveled in silence and soon returned to the Regent's Palace.
As soon as she stepped into the main courtyard, Shen Qingci stopped in her tracks. She frowned, her voice carrying a hint of barely perceptible disgust: "I was just in a place like the Heavenly Prison, and I feel like I have some unclean things on me. I want to take a bath first to get rid of the bad luck."
Chu Jichen responded with an "okay," and then instructed his servants to prepare hot water.
Waiting for the hot water to be delivered to the bedroom, Shen Qingci turned around and went into the bathroom.
Amidst the rising steam, the bedroom door was gently closed.
The gentle smile on Chu Jichen's face vanished instantly, replaced by an icy chill.
“Yuanbao.” His voice was deep, as if it had been chilled to the bone.
Yuanbao's figure appeared silently behind him immediately.
"Investigate." Chu Jichen's voice was devoid of any warmth. "Whose forces have secretly arrived around the Heavenly Prison tonight?"
“Once we find out,” a chilling killing intent flashed in his eyes, “we’ll deal with them immediately.”
"Make it cleaner."
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