Chapter 384 Your Highness, you've started smelling fragrance again…
His intimate gestures even made Li Qinglu feel a little flustered.
"Your Highness, if someone sees us..."
Duan Rongshi turned his head to look at Zhui Yu and the others not far away.
"If they can't even handle this small matter, what use are they to me?"
Not far away, Zhuiyu suddenly shuddered.
"You guys, get out of here."
"At the slightest sign of trouble, immediately evacuate the person."
"Over there, keep a tight watch! Don't let anyone see His Highness and the young lady!"
"yes!"
Several figures scattered in the grass and disappeared in an instant.
Li Qingluo's heart was still pounding wildly.
Although the two of them had already pledged their love, it was still not official and proper. At this moment, Li Qingluo felt an absurd sense of 'cheating'.
Wow—that's actually quite exciting.
However, since things had come to this point, Li Qingluo simply turned to the side and suddenly took the initiative to hug Duan Rongshi.
She nestled gently against him and said sincerely, "I know you've had a hard time."
"Of course I miss you too."
"Could you let me know what you're planning to do in the future?"
"For example, this bandit suppression, could it be that I only learned about it after your great victory, just like everyone else?"
She looked up and gazed at him intently.
There was even a hint of pleading in his eyes.
Duan Rongshi could hardly bear Li Qingluo like this.
Is she actually taking the initiative to act coquettishly towards him?
He had initially thought he didn't like such a clingy woman.
But it turns out that all preferences change because of her.
What is she like?
He prefers certain types of women.
Duan Rongshi raised a large hand and gently cupped half of her face.
He lowered his head, touched her forehead, and smiled gently: "Alright, I promise you."
The two exchanged a smile; many words were unnecessary, yet they spoke volumes.
Suddenly, Li Qinglu sniffed.
"Your Highness, you've started using incense again..."
She sighed helplessly, then thought, "But Zulya should be suffering from the poison by now, right?"
Before the two could even get intimate, Sha Wu arrived first: "Miss, that Zhong Liulang has also crossed the river to the other side."
Li Qingluo immediately straightened up.
She had already planned to take this opportunity to teach this person a lesson again today.
Unexpectedly, Duan Rongshi spoke first, saying, "How about I show you a good show too?"
Here, Cui Jiuniang and her two companions emerged from the woods, while the camp remained calm and peaceful.
But the Empress has disappeared without a trace.
Clearly, it was the Crown Prince's men who secretly sent Pei Zixuan to a place unknown to anyone and then informed the Empress.
Cui Shiyi Niang was still very nervous.
Back in his seat, he didn't even dare to go over to his mother.
Seeing her like this, Cui Jiuniang felt that she was really disappointing, so she simply took her away from the hunting ground and returned to the Nanshan Villa.
"Ninth Sister, how can you be so bold?"
"Aren't you afraid of my mother?"
"If Father finds out about this again..."
Eleventh Sister was in a panic.
Cui Jiuniang, however, was still leisurely sipping her tea: "So what if you know?"
They never considered themselves, anyway.
Although she was considering the interests of the entire family, Cui Jiuniang's heart had already slowly grown cold.
She was nothing more than a pawn in the Cui family's game... And who, even a single person, would truly think about Cui Jiu Niang's own life?
Seeing that Li Qingluo was able to struggle and forge her own path, Cui Jiuniang felt truly envious.
Thinking of Li Qingluo, she quickly got up and burned the letter she had written to her yesterday to ashes.
Their correspondence never ceased.
After Li Qingluo helped Cui Jiuniang break off her engagement with Li Kechuan, the two had become close confidants.
Cui Jiuniang was betrothed to the Duke of Pei's family. Although the title sounded like "the heir apparent's wife," she was still a second wife.
Cui Jiuniang, unable to control her own marriage, was naturally very distressed.
But she's getting married into the Duke Pei's mansion next month.
However, she had heard a lot about the shady dealings and scandals of the Duke Pei's mansion, including the horrifying story of a dungeon in the mansion where many female corpses were found.
How could she not want to escape again?
However, it's really hard to find any fault with Pei Jingzhe.
She secretly tried to trip him up quite a bit, but he was not interested in women, gambling, or any other vices. Moreover, he was always respectful and attentive to the Cui family.
I heard he did very well in the Ministry of War.
He is the most promising young man among the younger generation of the Pei family.
Such a man is extremely rare in this world.
Cui Jiuniang should have been content to wait for her marriage.
It wasn't until Li Qingluo sent a letter asking her to help probe Cui Shiyi Niang about what exactly happened at the Zhaohua Palace pond during the palace banquet on the fifth night that things became clear.
On the night of the palace banquet, Cui Jiuniang also heard about two important events.
It is said that Pan Li was pushed into the lake by Princess Qinyu and drowned, but then she came back to life.
There was also the twelfth daughter of the Duke of Pei's mansion, who was murdered and her body dumped in the courtyard of the Duke of Pei's mansion.
The thought of this made Cui Jiuniang feel restless and uneasy.
At the beginning of the National Day holiday, he was still hesitant and unwilling to speak.
But how could she possibly hide it from herself?
Cui Jiuniang used a trick, and she honestly confessed.
The truth shocked Cui Jiuniang.
Princess Qinyu actually possessed the Crown Prince's token!
Now, Pei Zixuan, who is now Consort Jing, also has feelings for the Crown Prince.
Li Qingluo's letter arrived a second time soon after.
This time, she asked her again, "Do you want to annul the engagement again?"
Of course Cui Jiuniang wanted to!
Moreover, she wants to take back control of her life and wants to return to Fujian.
She didn't even want to marry any other man in Jinling City.
These fierce, life-or-death, treacherous, bloodless battles are utterly disgusting.
Therefore, she colluded with Li Qingluo and Pan Li to bring about Pei Zixuan's exposure.
She guessed that there must be one of the princess's entourage as well.
As for who Li Qinglu could persuade, she had no idea.
Moreover, this was originally a favor I owed to Li Qingluo.
It should have been returned to her.
The Pei family was already in a difficult situation, but with the arrival of a noble lady in the palace, things were finally looking up.
But what if this noble lady falls down and never recovers?
Will the head of the Cui family, who is also their eldest uncle, be able to see clearly this time and quickly remove himself from the Pei family's den of wolves?
Cui Jiuniang was preoccupied with her own thoughts.
Meanwhile, Li Qingluo and her group had reached the woods on the other side of the river and spotted the bear.
It was an extremely large brown bear.
Although it had been hit by several arrows and was even bound by ropes, it was still struggling desperately, frantically trying to break free of its restraints.
It simply stood up and casually slapped anyone who tried to approach it to the ground.
Then, with one kick, the man burst into a red and white mess.
The eldest princess pointed angrily at the giant brown bear: "Pull—"
"Give it to me, and I'll take it down!"
"You beast! How dare you take a life! Today, I will personally skin you alive!"
It must be said that the eldest princess is quite spirited.
If she were a man, Duan Rongyin would not be where he is today.
Duan Rongyin, on the contrary, kept his distance.
Although he was holding a bow and arrow, he kept talking to the Crown Princess beside him.
A flash of disgust crossed the Crown Princess's eyes, though it quickly disappeared, but her impatience was unmistakable.
Suddenly, she turned her horse around and, accompanied by palace servants, left without looking back.
Duan Rongyin lost control and shouted, "Crown Princess!"
"Su Miaoyu! You come back here!"
The Crown Princess personally rode her horse and disappeared from everyone's sight in the blink of an eye.
Li Qingluo suddenly felt that the Crown Princess might be an interesting person.
But this brown bear was clearly riddled with bullet holes, so why was it still able to stand up so stubbornly?
Everything in the world has a spirit.
Whether human or animal, obsession always has its cause.
Li Qingluo was very curious, so she rode her horse around to the side with Duan Rongshi.
"Your Highness, what do you see there?" Li Qingluo suddenly grabbed Duan Rongshi's sleeve and pointed to a small gap that occasionally peeked out from behind the brown bear.
That was the brown bear's den under the old tree roots.
Duan Rongshi: "It's a bear cub."
There were even bear cubs in that bear den.
Li Qingluo was deeply moved.
Even animals know to protect their offspring.
Just then, a loud "Bang!" rang out.
The brown bear was finally brought down.
The guards immediately pounced on it and started stabbing its neck repeatedly.
Blood gushed out instantly like a stream.
A river of blood flowed beneath their feet.
Li Qinglu gave Sha Wu a signal, and Sha Wu darted into the bear's den in the blink of an eye.
Then, he picked up the bear cub.
"There were bear cubs?"
Princess Nanping ran over excitedly, "I want it! I want it!"
Zhong Liulang asked ingratiatingly, "Your Highness, how about we use this bear cub's fur to make you a winter foot mat?"
Everyone laughed and joked, extremely excited about hunting down a brown bear and even capturing a bear cub.
However, Sha Wu deftly avoided Nanping and returned to Li Qingluo's side.
Duan Rongshi reached out, picked up the bear cub, and held it in his arms.
"Sister, could you give me this bear?"
The princess waved her hand dismissively: "What's the harm? Take it!"
Although Nanping was somewhat disappointed, he did not dare to try to snatch it from his fifth uncle.
He could only watch helplessly as that furry little thing became the Fifth Prince's uncle.
Zhong Liulang muttered under his breath, "He's just a beast. Are we really going to keep this bear cub around?"
Duan Rongshi: "Slap him in the face."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhuiyu flew away and delivered a resounding slap to Zhong Liulang's face in front of everyone.
The Zhong family of the Marquis of Wenchang's mansion had almost all of its sons who, upon reaching adulthood, held official positions in the imperial court.
Therefore, the Zhong family's power is now at its zenith in the entire city of Jinling, and their strength should not be underestimated.
But unfortunately, Zhong Liulang didn't realize he had messed with the wrong person.
They've offended Duan Rongshi, the Yama King who dares to kill anyone.
"How dare you disrespect our prince? Do you have a death wish?"
Zhuiyu held the knife to Zhong Liulang's neck.
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