Chapter 250 Questioning
"Make a scene?" Chen Yanqing laughed self-deprecatingly. "I just want you to look at me, is that so hard?"
Li Yuanzhao looked down at him, his tone extremely impatient, "Isn't it enough that I make you stay by my side day and night, serving me?"
"Not enough! Not enough at all!" Chen Yanqing suddenly raised his voice, full of resentment. "Why can I only be a guard, and not stand openly by your side? Why?"
"What? You think being my bodyguard is beneath you?" Li Yuanzhao's tone turned cold.
Chen Yanqing: "I thought that you kept me by your side as your bodyguard because you cared about me. I never expected that from beginning to end, you only had you to use and be wary of me!"
His tone was mournful, like that of a wronged husband.
"Enough!" Li Yuanzhao abruptly interrupted him, his voice filled with suppressed anger. "Have you gone mad today? How dare you speak to me like that?"
"I've gone mad, you've driven me mad!" Chen Yanqing glared at her with bloodshot eyes. "Li Yuanzhao, what's on your mind? So cold-blooded, I can't warm you up no matter what I do!"
He paused, as if suddenly realizing something, and a mocking smile curled at the corner of his lips: "Oh, no! In your heart, there is only power."
"Power! Power! Power!" he roared over and over again. "Is power really that important?"
"Is it so important that you're willing to scheme against and exploit everyone around you? Is it so important that you're willing to repeatedly hurt those who are truly kind to you?"
Liu Jinzhang devoted himself to her, but in the end, his entire family died tragically.
Li Yuanyou poured his heart out to her, but she imprisoned him in a temple.
And then there's him, serving her side, risking his life for her time and again, shielding her from open attacks and hidden dangers, only to be met with fear and exploitation in return.
These people were sincere to her, but she ignored them and trampled their sincerity underfoot time and time again.
In her nineteen years of life, Li Yuanzhao had never heard anyone point at her nose and question her so sternly.
She found it so absurd that she wanted to laugh.
She is destined to be a lonely woman in a high position for the rest of her life.
emotion?
To her, it was nothing more than a burden that hindered her progress.
She never asked for anything, nor did she ever crave anything.
sincere?
If she had truly believed those two words, she would have long since turned into dust under Li Ye's imperial machinations and amidst the treacherous machinations of his court officials, leaving no trace of her remains.
She asked disdainfully, "Chen Yanqing, what right do you have to act so high and mighty in front of me?"
What makes him comparable to her?
In order to ascend the throne, she devoted herself to her studies for more than a decade, never slacking off for a single day.
Since entering the imperial court, I have worked tirelessly day and night, proceeding cautiously at every step, as if walking on thin ice...
What does he have?
However, it was only through the so-called "Way of Heaven" that he received divine protection, which not only granted him the status of a prince but also made him immortal!
What she had to painstakingly and schemingly obtain was readily available to him.
He had never experienced her hardships or her desperate situations, so what right did he have to stand here, acting like a victim, questioning her right and wrong?
How ridiculous!
Chen Yanqing stiffened his neck, his eyes bloodshot. "What qualifications do I have? Doesn't Your Highness know?"
"Your identity, your status, everything you possess now—whose does it truly belong to? Do I need to spell it out for you?"
Li Yuanzhao's eyes narrowed slightly, and his tone instantly turned dangerous: "You knew everything?"
"Yes, I know everything, I know everything!"
Chen Yanqing spoke wildly, his tone even carrying a hint of vengeful satisfaction.
Although Chen Yanqing did not explicitly say what he knew, Li Yuanzhao knew it perfectly well.
He finally realized that he was the true prince born of Shen Lang.
It seems she really underestimated him.
“Chen Yanqing, I originally wanted to let you go and give you a good place to go. But now, you've brought everything up yourself…”
She hadn't finished speaking, but the murderous intent in her eyes was already unmistakable.
Chen Yanqing, however, was not afraid and retorted, "What? Does Your Highness intend to kill me again?"
Upon hearing this, Li Yuanzhao immediately reached out and grabbed his neck, the force almost crushing his throat bones.
A feeling of suffocation instantly overwhelmed Chen Yanqing, and her cheeks flushed red.
But he didn't dodge or struggle. Instead, he tilted his head slightly and stared straight at Li Yuanzhao.
His voice was hoarse as he struggled to speak, "Unfortunately... I also know... I won't die!"
He's figured it out, he's figured it all out!
All that had happened before made him realize that he might not just be lucky, but rather that he was blessed by God.
That's why he was able to escape death so many times, miraculously surviving poison, assassination attempts, and being stabbed in the heart, and even his wounds healed several times faster than the average person.
The reason why Li Yuanzhao, who clearly regarded him as a thorn in his side, did not kill him was also this.
Because of her! She can't kill him at all!!!
Not only did they not kill him, they also kept him by their side as a "living shield."
From the moment he started following her, all the injuries he suffered, the poison he drank, and the knives he shielded from all proved that this woman had known all along.
He remained foolishly immersed in his love for her, finding it sweet and irrevocably infatuated.
Li Yuanzhao's fingers gripping his neck suddenly stiffened, a fleeting look of astonishment flashing across his face.
She hadn't expected that he even knew she "couldn't die."
The murderous intent in her eyes grew stronger, and her fingertips tightened even more.
Chen Yanqing's breathing became even more difficult, his face turned from red to bluish-purple, and even a trace of dark red blood foam spilled from the corner of his mouth.
But there was no fear in his eyes, he just stared intently at Li Yuanzhao.
It seemed as if they were trying to find even the slightest bit of reluctance in her cold expression.
But no, this woman only had the determination to kill him!
Just then, a thunderclap suddenly ripped through the night sky, causing the roof tiles to tremble slightly.
Just like the day they first met.
A strange smile slowly crept up Chen Yanqing's bloodied lips, as if to say: Look, even the heavens are protecting me, you can't kill me.
Looking at his appearance and listening to the continuous thunder outside the window, the murderous intent surging in Li Yuanzhao's eyes gradually subsided.
She slowly concealed all emotions on her face, loosened her grip, and withdrew her hand.
As fresh air rushed into his throat, Chen Yanqing clutched his neck and coughed violently.
Li Yuanzhao looked at him expressionlessly, "Chen Yanqing, now that you know all this, you should understand that we will only be mortal enemies for life."
"But I never intended to compete with you or fight you for anything!" Chen Yanqing quickly retorted after recovering.
"I've thought it all through! I'm willing to give up my status as a prince so that you can be the emperor in peace! I only ask to be your consort! I don't care how many concubines you have! As long as I can stay by your side, that's enough."
"Why don't you want me even after I've gone through all this?!"
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