"It's just you and me here. Can't I tell whether you are hiding from me or not?" Chu Dichi sighed softly.
"Xiaojiu, you don't believe me."
Just now, she must have thought that he would use that package of "soft and gentle" on her.
Chu Li's face stiffened slightly.
In fact, he was upright, but she doubted him with a mean heart...
"You know what? I actually don't like doing this kind of thing." He lifted up his robe and sat down on the steps next to him.
"When I was very young, the King of Chu fed me a sterilizing poison. Over the years, I have never touched a woman, nor have I married a concubine, and I don't like sex."
Chu Li stood there, looking at him in shock.
is that so?
But at the beginning, he clearly...
"I won't force you to do this kind of thing in the future."
"After experiencing life and death, I have come to terms with many things. You are my lost treasure. From now on, I will never let you shed a single tear."
The breeze was blowing gently, and the man's gentle voice was like a warm breeze, gently caressing his face and penetrating into his eyebrows.
"I came to Jiangnan this time to visit you, not to force you."
Chu Li's breathing became tight:
"You've never said anything like this to me before..."
Or, why should he, a conceited and arrogant person like him who acts in a swift and decisive manner, need to explain himself to others?
"People change, Xiaojiu."
Chu Dichi looked at her and said, "Can you tell me now why you are hiding in Jiangnan? You are alive but you didn't tell me?"
"I……"
Chu Li looked at him and he was extremely gentle, as if he was having a good chat with her.
She couldn't help feeling confused.
"I... don't like the square palace. I don't want to live in the calculations of open and secret schemes anymore. I'm also afraid..."
"What are you afraid of?"
"Afraid……"
She bit her lower lip and looked at him hesitantly.
"Are you afraid that I will bully you?" Chu Dichi asked, "Have I ever bullied you since the fire in Zhaolan Palace and you faked your death and left?"
Chu Li shook his head.
"But do you know that it is a very unwise decision to just walk away?" Chu Di said slowly, "You are hiding here. Do you not want your mother? Do you not want your eighth brother? Do you not want all your family and friends?"
Chu Li naturally wanted it.
But she was forced to this point.
She had no choice.
Ultimately, she was just afraid of him.
He was too strong and always bullied her in the past, causing her to be unable to afford to offend him and have to hide from him. Now he suddenly changed his temper and stopped bullying her, which caught her off guard.
"When a person has power, he should make the best use of it to his own benefit. This is the wise thing to do."
"You didn't use your power to live a peaceful life, reunite with your mother and brother, and be upright. Instead, you can only hide here and be bullied by a small prefect. You have been a prince for nothing all these years."
Chu Li's throat choked, feeling a little embarrassed:
"At that time, I was poisoned by the life and death Gu. After I was buried, my master saved me. I was worried that if I came back to life, and I was a woman, it would implicate my mother, so I hid in Jiangnan City!"
Chu Dichi nodded in understanding:
"Then what?"
"Then, a flower-stealing thief appeared in Jiangnan City, and I happened to run into Mu Xue. Mu Xue told Mu Yu, and we planned to pretend to get married to trap the thief, but you came unexpectedly."
"there is none left?"
"No more."
Chu Dichi's eyebrows softened slightly: "Don't be afraid, I'm here, your identity is easy to arrange. The former Ninth Prince is dead, I will arrange a new identity for you, so that you can live openly and return to the imperial capital to visit your relatives."
Chu Li immediately said:
"But many people in the Imperial City know me. They know that I am the Ninth Prince."
"You are who I say you are."
The man said in a deep voice:
"The most difficult things in the world must be done from the easy; the most important things in the world must be done from the details."
"You have me, Prince Xian, Concubine Wen, and so many powerful people. You have such good cards in your hand. You will win no matter how you play. Tell me, what are you afraid of?"
Chu Li's breathing tightened and he stared at him in a daze.
He didn't come to question or bully her, but to pave the way for her and relieve her worries.
She always thought that the person she feared the most was him, because he was in the imperial capital, so she didn't dare to go back.
But he has changed.
Then what's the point of her hiding?
She didn't have to hide.
She was far away in Jiangnan, away from her hometown. Although she lived a comfortable life, she would always worry about her mother's leg disease when she was alone every night. Did her eighth brother, the emperor, be afraid of ghosts? Would the eunuch who was on night watch still care about her? She was worried...
Looking at the man's gentle face, Chu Li's defensiveness slowly began to crack, and he explained:
"Uncle, I thought you would be cruel to me. I was afraid that you would not let me go like before... I didn't mean to hide the news that I was still alive from you..."
Chu Di smiled and sighed: "I don't blame you."
Sitting on the steps, he stretched out his hands and said, "Come here, I want a hug."
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