Chapter 89 You Compensate Me
Xue An was terrified upon hearing this. Not only was he doomed, but he feared that the Xue family would also be implicated. He kowtowed like crazy, his forehead pounding against the ground with a thumping sound, and begged, "Your Majesty, please spare me! I will never do this again. Young Prince, please spare me! I truly know I was wrong. From now on, I will kowtow to you and Young Master Qing Yi. Please forgive me."
Seeing this, Ye Qingyu was almost frightened enough, so he started to plead for Xue An: "Uncle Emperor, although Young Master Xue had the intention of secretly harming the Northwest Palace, he was also deceived. I only hope that Young Master Xue can truly repent in the future. Please, Uncle Emperor, for the Empress's sake, forgive him this time."
"Hmph! Did you hear that? Qingyu is pleading for you! Today I will spare you this time for his sake, otherwise no one can stop me from pleading for mercy! If you let me know what you are planning in the future, not only will I not spare you, but you, the Xue family, will have to be careful too!" Emperor Chu threatened. His meaning was very clear. If Xue An tried to assassinate the little prince of the Northwest again, not only would the Xue family be in trouble, but his own aunt, the queen, would also be implicated!
"Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Young Prince! I won't dare do it again, never again!" Xue An kowtowed as if he had been pardoned, his forehead red and swollen. Chen Yan found a coat worn by the servants of the villa and threw it to Xue An.
Xue An quickly put down the leaves in his hand and wrapped his clothes around himself with trembling hands.
The King of Chu finally spared Xue An. After all, he was a member of the Xue family. Most importantly, Xue An knew nothing. He thought that all these things happened because he had offended the Little Prince of the Northwest.
Now that even the Emperor of Chu had given the decision to the Little Prince of the Northwest, what could Xue An do? Moreover, judging by what had just happened, if the Little Prince of the Northwest didn't plead for him, he might have caused big trouble for the Xue family! He wouldn't dare tell Uncle Xue about this, let alone complain to the Queen. He could only silently endure the grievances of today.
"Okay, let's leave it at that. If you mention what happened today to others, I will settle accounts with your Xue family." The King of Chu continued to threaten.
"Your Majesty, rest assured. I will definitely not tell anyone. I won't tell anyone even if you kill me." Xue An repeatedly assured that he would not tell anyone even if he was asked to. Otherwise, he would either be beaten to death by his father or become a laughing stock among the children of the noble families in the capital.
"Yes." Emperor Chu waved his hand and let Xue An leave.
"Qingyu, can you go back to the palace with me?" asked the Emperor of Chu.
"I...Uncle Emperor, I still have something to do. I will go to the palace when I am done." Ye Qingyu was worried about Qing Yi who left in a huff, and no one knew where he went.
"Well, Chen Yan, let's go." Emperor Chu also left with Chen Yan.
Only Ye Qingyu was left standing there, alone, beside him was the barking black dog on the stone in the middle of the water dungeon. The black dog was chained to the stone, and perhaps because of fear of the water around it, it kept barking.
Ye Qingyu looked at the poor black dog and couldn't help but feel pity. How could Qing Yi come up with such bizarre and stupid ideas to punish Xue An?
He wanted to let the black dog go, but when he thought of his usual fear of dogs, he hesitated. He subconsciously looked around: Where had Qingyi gone? Qingfeng was not there, and Qingqing was not there either.
Ye Qingyu stood there quietly, with no one around, only the barking of the black dog and the sound of his own breathing. After an unknown amount of time, a voice suddenly came from the side: "You've been standing for a long time, aren't you tired?"
It was Qing Yi. He hadn't gone far in the first place. He had been hanging on a tree branch, watching Ye Qingyu from afar. At this moment, the Ye Qingyu in his eyes was dressed in flowing white, with an upright figure and an elegant temperament, but also with a hint of loneliness.
"Are you angry?" Ye Qingyu did not respond to Qing Yi's words immediately, but continued to stare at the increasingly agitated black dog in front of him, as if the black dog's situation could allow him to temporarily avoid Qing Yi's gaze.
"Well, you even pleaded with Xue An, why don't you release that security guard? He really has no intention of harming me." Qing Yi said sullenly.
"The emperor wants to kill him, even if he is innocent, so he must die. Dying here is better than dying at home." Ye Qingyu said lightly, "And Xue An cannot die. The emperor does not want to kill him, and he will not kill him."
"Xiao Ye, I heard everything. Didn't the Emperor Chu ask for your opinion? If you say not to kill him, he won't die." Qing Yi continued to argue, unwilling to believe that Xiao Ye was someone who disregarded other people's lives.
"The art of ruling is not what you see on the surface. The emperor is just asking, not letting me decide." Ye Qingyu sighed helplessly. He knew very well the complexity and cruelty of the palace. Some things were not as simple as they seemed.
"I don't understand!" Qing Yi still said sullenly.
"It's okay if you don't understand. You have to trust me, Qingyi." Ye Qingyu finally turned his gaze away from the black dog and looked at Qingyi beside him. He was a man who loved to laugh, but at this moment there was no smile on his face. His handsome face was filled with dissatisfaction.
"Alas, of course I believe you. I just think his death was too unjust." Qing Yi sighed, a hint of helplessness in his tone. He really didn't understand the imperial skills that Xiao Ye was talking about, but he believed in Xiao Ye and believed that Xiao Ye must have his reasons for doing so.
"Well, then smile. I don't like you looking sad." Ye Qingyu couldn't help but say as he looked at Qing Yi's depressed look.
"Haha~" Qing Yi deliberately forced out a fake smile and asked, "Is this okay?"
"Ugly!" Ye Qingyu gave a simple and straightforward evaluation.
"Hey, Xiao Ye, how many times have you said I'm ugly? This hero is handsome and dashing, recognized as the most handsome man in the Demon Cult, how can I be ugly? Besides, if I were ugly, how could you, the young prince of the Northwest, like me?" Qing Yi dispelled the unhappiness in his heart and returned to his usual unrestrained and uninhibited appearance. He narrowed his slender eyes slightly and looked at Ye Qingyu with a teasing smile on his lips.
He remembered what Qingqing had said to him before: "The young prince is really good to you, even better than you are to him." A warm feeling surged in his heart, and his eyes looked at Ye Qingyu more gently.
"It's barely acceptable." Ye Qingyu smiled slightly. Qing Yi felt bewitched by her beauty again. He subconsciously glanced around and found that there was no one except a black dog looking at them pitifully.
"You compensate me." Qing Yi suddenly lowered his voice and whispered in Ye Qingyu's ear. The warm breath sprayed on Ye Qingyu's ear, making the ears of the little prince of the northwest blush instantly.
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