Xie Yunqi's eyes darkened, and he suddenly took a step forward, trapping her between the desk and himself. He even boldly raised his hand to support her tense jaw, speaking in a low voice.
"Your Highness is only half right."
"I did use a self-torture trick." He brushed his thumb across her tightly pursed lips, "But that sword was really meant to take my life."
"The assassins sent by Chu Hong used a deadly poison. If the imperial physician had arrived a moment later, I would be..."
Chu Qingluan's pupils shrank slightly.
She checked the injury and found that it was indeed directed at a vital part.
But what made her angry was that he actually risked his own life just to gamble and stay in the princess's mansion!
Seeing that her face was still cold, Xie Yunqi explained, "I later moved into the princess's mansion to investigate the case and also..."
"What too?" Chu Qingluan held her breath unconsciously.
Xie Yunqi suddenly lowered his head and sighed in her ear: "It's also selfishness at work."
These four words were like a drop of thick ink dropped into water, creating ripples in her heart.
Chu Qingluan stared at him, her voice revealing a hint of emotion.
“Is it worth it?”
In order to get close to her, he was willing to risk his life.
Xie Yunqi chuckled, and suddenly took her hand and pressed it to his heart: "Your Highness, why don't you feel it for yourself?"
I could feel his strong heartbeat in my palm, burning and hot.
"you--"
"Report——"
Before he finished speaking, the guard's voice suddenly rang out from outside the door: "Your Highness! Prefect Zhao and General Wu have brought troops to the post house, saying they want to capture the assassin and protect Your Highness!"
Xie Yunqi's eyes suddenly turned cold, and murderous aura emanated from his body.
After hearing this, Chu Qingluan chuckled and looked at him meaningfully:
"It seems that Minister Xie is a very competent 'scoundrel'. Even Prefect Zhao was alarmed."
Xie Yunqi's eyes darkened, and he suddenly took a step forward, reaching out to trap Chu Qingluan between the doorpost and his chest.
He lifted her chin with his slender fingers, and said in a dangerous tone, "Your Highness, you will have to pay the price for making fun of me like this."
Chu Qingluan's breathing stagnated, and before she could react, she saw Xie Yunqi's handsome face suddenly enlarged in front of her -
The next second, Xie Yunqi bit her neck lightly, not too hard or too lightly, with just the right amount of force, leaving an ambiguous red mark on her neck.
Chu Qingluan trembled all over and subconsciously grabbed his sleeve: "Xie Yunqi! You——"
But he stepped back a little and licked it with his tongue, still wanting to get more satisfied.
"This is a punishment for your highness for not knowing what is good for him."
"Next time! It won't be as simple as just taking a bite!"
Chu Qingluan's ears began to turn red, and she was about to pretend to be angry, but she saw him suddenly hold her hand and kiss her palm.
The soft lips pressed against her skin, causing Chu Qingluan's heartbeat to accelerate suddenly.
He looked up at her, his eyes surging with undercurrents: "This will be a punishment for Your Highness, for making me... so frightened."
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty?"
The guard's questioning voice came from outside the door again, breaking the delicate atmosphere between the two.
Chu Qingluan withdrew her hand and warned: "Don't do it again!"
Chu Qingluan turned and walked out the door. He didn't know if it was Xie Yunqi's illusion, but he actually detected a hint of escape from her footsteps.
Outside the gate, Zhao Dequan, Wu Yong and others were waiting with a team of soldiers. They were all armed with guns and armor, and the torches in their hands illuminated the entrance of the posthouse as bright as day.
“Your Highness!”
Seeing Chu Qingluan appear, Zhao Dequan immediately bowed, but his eyes kept glancing behind him.
"I have received a secret report that an assassin has sneaked into the post house with the intention of assassinating you, so I have summoned General Wu and all the soldiers to come and protect you!"
Chu Qingluan glanced coldly at everyone present. The commotion was so loud that there were many people gathered not far away to watch the fun.
She knew very well that Zhao Dequan was using the excuse of saving the emperor to confirm her stigma of having an affair with a man outside her family and having a bad moral character.
Chu Qingluan stood still like a mountain, her voice as cold as frost: "Everything is very peaceful here in the palace, please go back, Lord Zhao."
"this……"
Zhao Dequan and Wu Yong exchanged glances and quickly looked away.
At this time, Zhao Dequan stepped forward, bowed, and spoke in an earnest but sharp tone.
"Your Highness, Youzhou has been plagued by banditry recently, and the remnants of the White Lotus Sect are causing trouble. As the parent official of Youzhou, I have to act with caution!
If there really is a bad guy hiding in your Highness's mansion and he harms your body, I will be blamed even if I die!
Please allow the search to calm the people!"
He deliberately raised his voice so that the people around him could hear it clearly, obviously trying to force Chu Qingluan to submit.
Chu Qingluan's eyes suddenly turned cold and she clenched her hands tightly in her sleeves.
"Master Zhao, I have said that there is no need to search. Are you... questioning my words?"
When the last word was spoken, the air seemed to freeze.
The more Chu Qingluan refused to be searched, the more Zhao Dequan and others felt that she was guilty and they dared not search.
He still didn't give up. His eyes flickered and he suddenly caught a glimpse of the red mark on Chu Qingluan's neck. His eyes suddenly lit up!
"Your Highness!" Zhao Dequan suddenly raised his voice, pointed at Chu Qingluan's neck and said, "Your Highness, where did your injury come from?"
As an experienced person, Zhao Dequan knew what happened to the injury on her neck. His deliberate attempt to mislead the onlookers was just to cause misunderstanding.
Sure enough, when everyone saw this, they all leaned over to look and started talking.
"It's the dead of night, and the princess has scars on her body for no reason. Could it be that someone has really sneaked in?"
"What villain? Take a closer look. What does this red mark look like?"
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