Chapter 25 She Lied
He Yanli knew without a doubt what was going on beneath Qiao Wanyan's delicate and frightened appearance.
Seeing her running towards He Zhiyu, he pulled her back.
The prince's guards drew their swords and pointed them at him. For a moment, the air became extremely cold.
He Yanli was not afraid at all. He gently stroked Qiao Wanyan's head with his big hand and asked provocatively, "What are you going to do, my brother? Are you going to kill me?"
He Zhiyu frowned, "Let her go, or don't blame me for being rude."
He Yanli smiled and said, "I just like others to be rude to me. How are you going to be rude to me, brother? Are you going to kill me?"
After he finished speaking, he set his sights on Qiao Wanyan, and stroked her hair gently as if he were petting a kitten or a puppy. "I was just catching up with her. Why are you so excited, brother?"
"Brother, have you forgotten that she and I have known each other for many years?"
He Zhiyu frowned, how could he not know? Not only him, but the whole capital knew that Qiao Wanyan and He Yanli were childhood sweethearts. They had never been engaged, but it was no different from being engaged.
Everyone knew that Qiao Wanyan would marry him in the future, but no one expected that something like this would happen afterwards.
He Zhiyu glanced at her and felt a little strange. But seeing her anxious and helpless look, hoping that he could rescue her, he couldn't bear it.
"She's so scared of you, is she like she's reminiscing about the past with you?"
He Yanli did not answer but asked: "My royal brother, in what capacity do you protect her like this?"
After the words were spoken, the air suddenly became quiet.
He Zhiyu was silent for a moment, glanced at Qiao Wanyan who lowered her eyes in disappointment, and said in a deep voice: "As the crown prince, I will not let you bully innocent women at will."
He Yanli was obviously a little surprised by his answer.
A hint of interest flashed across Qiao Wanyan's lowered eyes. The prince let the whole capital know his feelings. She thought the prince would say that he was his future brother-in-law.
She took advantage of He Yanli's inattention and ran towards the prince. This time, she did not play hard to get like she did before, leaving him a chance to catch her. Instead, she quickly hid behind the prince.
"Your Highness, have I caused you any trouble?" Qiao Wanyan lowered her eyes, "But I...but I am still very happy that Your Highness would look for me."
Qiao Wanyan's voice was very soft, as soft as a feather brushing across the heart, making people's scalp numb.
She carefully pulled He Zhiyu's sleeve and looked at him with tears in her eyes, "Your Highness, please don't misunderstand me. I am indeed reminiscing about the past with Prince Jing. I hope Your Highness will not have any quarrels with the prince because of me."
He Zhiyu sighed inwardly, she was so kind.
She was clearly bullied by He Yanli, but she was afraid of a dispute between him and He Yanli and compromised. In this case, he would not let her feel embarrassed.
"Don't be afraid, I'm here."
He Yanli frowned, "Are you blind?"
Jing Yuan stood up, "How dare the prince speak to His Highness like this?!"
He Zhiyu waved his hand, "You all can go out. Since we are reminiscing about the past, I think King Jing doesn't mind me chatting with you. Tonight is New Year's Eve, Jingyuan, go and have someone prepare a New Year's Eve dinner. Let's spend this New Year's Eve together."
On the rooftop of the tall building diagonally opposite, Lu Jinye looked for a long time and saw several people eating the New Year's Eve dinner in harmony.
He looked away, tut, boring.
Jing Yuan and Mo Xiao stood at the door and looked at the three people inside. It should have been a lively New Year's Eve banquet, but the three people inside were silent.
The two of them looked away at the same time, looked at each other and then rolled their eyes at each other.
Qiao Wanyan really didn't expect that there would be one more person at the New Year's Eve banquet that she had prepared for many days. She glanced at the two people's gloomy faces and sighed helplessly in her heart.
What's the matter?
Those who were going to get married before and those who want to get married now all sit at the same table.
Qiao Wanyan pursed her lips. If she tried to flirt with the prince at this time, the mad dog He Yanli would probably ruin her plans without hesitation, right?
"I already know that you sent the 5,000 dan of grain. This amount of grain has solved Qingzhou's difficulties overnight. Your grandfather has made such a great contribution. I will definitely report to my father and reward him."
Qiao Wanyan blinked her bright and clear eyes, and seemed to hesitate. After a moment, she responded softly, "My grandfather and I are happy to be able to help those in need, even if we are unknown."
He Zhiyu asked: "It's almost the end of the year and the journey is dangerous and unsafe. Why do you want to deliver the food in person?"
Qiao Wanyan paused, lowered her eyes and said in a voice as light as a mosquito, "Because I want to see..."
"Because she is willing to endure hardship." He Yanli interrupted her before she finished speaking.
Qiao Wanyan turned her head and glanced at him.
He Zhiyu didn't say anything. He could probably guess what the unfinished words were. She came here regardless of the danger, and wanted to secretly give him the dumplings she made by herself to eat, but she wouldn't do this just for the person her sister loved.
She lied.
She lied when she said she let herself go.
"Bang." A sharp sound suddenly came from outside.
Even with the windows closed, one could still see the brilliant colors outside. Qiao Wanyan stood up, walked to the window, opened it, and watched the fireworks rising and blooming in the air outside. She felt no excitement at all.
But on her face, she put on a cheerful smile, turned around and pointed outside with great interest, "It's fireworks, come and see!"
He Zhiyu had a gentle look on his face, but He Yanli had a sarcastic smile on his face.
She can really act out the innocent look.
In order to please her, he personally prepared a fireworks feast. He thought she would be as happy and excited as those other women when she saw the fireworks, but she just took a look and went into the house, and even asked the maid to close the window because of the noise.
He Yanli lowered his eyes and looked at the two people's backs at the window, and the wine glass in his hand shattered.
The porcelain shard scratched the palm of his hand and blood dripped down his skin, but it was not his hand that felt the pain.
If he seized the position of crown prince and He Zhiyu was deposed, would Qiao Wanyan abandon him without hesitation just as she abandoned herself?
In this case, will He Zhiyu still think that she is a gentle and kind person?
He Yanli thought of this and suddenly laughed, his eyes full of madness and expectation.
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