A teasing voice rang out beside Shen Yunjiao.
She turned her head in surprise and saw Yelü Qi, whom she hadn't seen for several days.
Yelü Qi was wearing a wide-sleeved brocade robe from Dayong. The close-fitting fabric outlined his slender figure and lean waist. His face was as if carved by a knife, so perfect that it was impeccable. His azure eyes seemed to contain thousands of stars under the moonlight, and he looked at Shen Yunjiao with indescribable affection.
"Yelü Qi, what are you doing here?" Shen Yunjiao asked blankly.
Yelü Qi lowered his head, chuckled softly, and looked deeply at Shen Yunjiao before saying, "I am going back to the Northern Hu tomorrow, so I have to come here today to borrow some military strength from the Emperor."
Shen Yunjiao knew that Yelü Qi would definitely face a fierce battle upon returning to the Northern Hu. She looked at Yelü Qi earnestly and said, "Then Yunjiao wishes Your Highness a resounding victory."
Yelü Qi said with a smile, "I am absolutely confident that once I return to the Northern Hu, I will be able to immediately launch a direct attack on the capital. If you come with me, you can send your blessings when I win. Wouldn't that be even better?"
Looking at his tall and imposing face, Shen Yunjiao smiled and said, "The journey to the Northern Barbarians is too far, so it's not convenient for me to go. It wouldn't be right for the Second Prince to bring along an idle person when he's leading troops into battle."
Yelü Qi slowly suppressed his smile and asked in a deep voice, "Do you still harbor wishful thinking about Xiao Huaijin?"
"Wishful thinking?" Shen Yunjiao raised an eyebrow, repeated it, and then smiled, saying, "I didn't—"
“He’s going to hold a talent show in three days,” Yelü Qi interrupted Shen Yunjiao, saying coolly. “You don’t know, do you? He’s going to hold a talent show in three days to recruit unmarried noble ladies from the capital. Even my sister, Luo Lan, will be participating.”
“He clearly doesn’t want you anymore, so why are you still pursuing him? Why not come back to Beihu with me? I can swear an oath of blood on the day I ascend the throne, so that the whole world will know that I, Yelü Qi, will only marry Shen Yunjiao.”
As soon as she said it, Shen Yunjiao was slightly lost in thought. She was very familiar with these words; it seemed that Xiao Huaijin had said them before.
"Shen Yunjiao, believe me, I am not the same as him." Yelü Qi noticed her absent-mindedness and reached out to touch Shen Yunjiao's face.
Shen Yunjiao snapped out of her daze, took a few steps back without making a sound, and smiled sweetly, "Yunjiao thanks Your Highness the Second Prince for your kindness."
"However, whether Xiao Huaijin gets married or not has nothing to do with whether I stay in Dayong or not."
Yelü Qi looked into Shen Yunjiao's smiling eyes, and after a long while, said in a more serious tone, "You don't belong here."
Hearing this, Shen Yunjiao's heart skipped a beat, but she remained calm and asked with a smile, "What?"
"From the first moment I saw you, I knew you didn't belong in Dayong. You are free-spirited and will never follow the path of an ordinary young lady. If you come with me, I can let you display your talents and do whatever you want."
After hearing this, Shen Yunjiao shook her head with a smile. Just as she was about to speak, an unexpected voice rang out from behind her.
"She's already said she won't. Does the Second Prince of the Northern Barbarians not understand the Dayong dialect?"
Upon hearing this, Yelü Qi's expression immediately changed.
Shen Yunjiao was stunned for a moment. Just as she was about to turn around and bow, she felt her waist lighten. A fair and jade-like hand wrapped around her waist and gently pulled her aside.
Shen Yunjiao's heart pounded violently. When she turned her head, she saw Xiao Huaijin, dressed in white, standing beside her.
He was handsome, with striking features, and his stature was even taller than Yelü Qi, who came from the Northern Hu.
Xiao Huaijin had the same gentle smile that Shen Yunjiao knew so well. He looked at Yelü Qi and asked with a smile, "I thought the Second Prince would go directly to the main room to find me, but I didn't expect the Second Prince to be bothering someone else here."
Xiao Huaijin smiled and slowly withdrew his hand from Shen Yunjiao's waist, but he remained very close to her, maintaining a forceful possessive posture.
Xiao Huaijin couldn't stand staying in the room any longer; he was curious about what Shen Yunjiao and Yan Shiman would talk about.
Late at night, a man and a woman chatting alone outside is bound to make people's imaginations run wild.
Moreover, Shen Yunjiao was so alluring that it was inevitable that Yan Shiman would develop lustful thoughts while they were chatting.
The more Xiao Huaijin thought about it, the more anxious he became.
Finally, unable to contain his frustration, he kicked open the door and went back downstairs.
Instead of witnessing the conversation between Shen Yunjiao and Shi Man, they witnessed Yelü Qi's heartfelt confession.
He walked forward almost without thinking, pulling Shen Yunjiao away until she was far away from Yelü Qi, only then did Xiao Huaijin's anger subside.
Yelü Qi's gaze fell on Xiao Huaijin's handsome face, his beautiful eyes shining brightly, revealing a hint of dark blue light in the darkness.
Xiao Huaijin found Yelü Qi's expression rather annoying and immediately frowned. However, he heard Yelü Qi say with a smile, "Your Majesty, may you live a long and peaceful life. I merely wish to invite Miss Shen to accompany me to the Northern Barbarians."
Xiao Huaijin replied coldly, "She won't go with you, give up."
Yelü Qi laughed heartily, the azure in his eyes deepening even more, and lowered his voice, saying, "That's why I'm begging her, Shen Yunjiao, don't you want to live a new life in a different place?"
"In Beihu, no one cares what you've done, and no one will ask you to do anything. Don't you yearn for that kind of freedom?"
After saying that, he looked straight at Shen Yunjiao.
Shen Yunjiao was somewhat dazed, and after hearing these words, she felt a little wavering in her heart.
To be fair, Yelü Qi was quite eloquent, even more so than the servants in her clinic.
Seeing her expression, Xiao Huaijin feared that Shen Yunjiao had been persuaded by Yelü Qi, and hurriedly said, "Yelü Qi, what right do you have to take her away?"
Yelü Qi snorted, blinked his azure eyes, and said in a tone that was both a sigh and a smile, "Doesn't Your Majesty understand? You are the last person who has the right to speak right now."
He said, enunciating each word clearly, "Hasn't His Majesty changed his mind? A person who has changed his mind has no right to speak here."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Huaijin's mind went blank, and he naturally couldn't answer.
"Alright."
Shen Yunjiao finally spoke, forcing a smile at Xiao Huaijin, "It's late, Your Majesty, please go back first."
Of course she knew that Xiao Huaijin didn't want a long-term relationship with her.
She also knew that Xiao Huaijin would begin the imperial concubine selection in three days and would marry several women into his harem at the same time.
He had no recollection of the promises he had made to her before.
Since that's the case, she won't pester him, nor will she give Xiao Huaijin any hope that she still likes him.
"Your Majesty, could you allow me and Yelü Qi to speak alone?"
"Let's talk alone?" Xiao Huaijin put on his usual gentle smile and said softly, "Shen Yunjiao, you want to go with him? Just because of these unrealistic verbal promises he made to you, you want to go with him?"
How could you be so casual?
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