Yuan Bohua held Zhou Qiongyue's hand tightly and said coquettishly, "Let's go back then! I didn't sleep well last night."
Zhou Qiongyue could only nod in a daze and let Yuan Bohua lead her/support her to walk. Her legs were just a little weak from sitting for too long, and she was definitely not scared.
At this moment, Zhou Qiongyue really just wanted Gulan to support her. She also gave Gulan a few glances, but Gulan could only pretend not to see.
After all, Gulan was afraid of angering the prince. What if the prince did the same to their princess?
Gulan and the others were also panicked at this time. They didn't expect that the prince, who usually looked gentle and calm, could be so scary when he went crazy.
Yuan Bohua looked at the princess who dared to be angry but not to speak, and he thought that this princess was also very cute. He squeezed Zhou Qiongyue's hand and asked, "Princess, are you afraid of me?"
Zhou Qiongyue wanted to nod, but she was a little afraid, so she could only say stubbornly, "How could I be afraid of the prince?"
Yuan Bohua glanced at the stubborn Zhou Qiongyue with amusement and asked, "Really?"
"Yes!" Zhou Qiongyue nodded hurriedly without any hesitation.
When Yuan Bohua heard the princess say this, he laughed even more happily, "Hey, why are your hands wet?"
Zhou Qiongyue...had never met someone so lacking in emotional intelligence. She could only take a deep breath and put on a fake smile again. "Your Highness, don't you look at the sun in the sky? I'm feeling hot."
After Zhou Qiongyue finished speaking, she pretended to fan herself a few times with the handkerchief in her hand.
Yuan Bohua quickly echoed Zhou Qiongyue's words, "A brave and kind woman like the princess must not be afraid of me."
He was also afraid that he would really make Zhou Qiongyue angry. After all, he was the one who was in the wrong now. He still smiled and praised her to prove that he had emotional intelligence.
Not only that, Yuan Bohua also took a folding fan from his attendant Fang Fu and used it to fan the princess.
As for Wu Wu, he might already be queuing up to get Meng Po soup.
Zhou Qiongyue looked at Yuan Bohua, who thought he was smiling gently. In fact, she wanted to say, "Brother, you'd better stop smiling. Smiling with blood all over your body is not scary enough."
But she was also a little timid, so she could only swallow the words that were on the tip of her tongue and let Yuan Bohua help her into the carriage.
Originally, Zhou Qiongyue thought Yuan Bohua had simply helped her up, and that he would ride a horse or a carriage. However, what Zhou Qiongyue had not expected was that Yuan Bohua would follow right up.
Zhou Qiongyue blurted out her question, "Your Majesty doesn't ride a horse?"
"It's so hot outside, Princess, how can you bear to let me ride a horse? And Princess, look at my outfit, is it suitable for riding a horse?" Yuan Bohua said as he sat down next to Zhou Qiongyue.
Zhou Qiongyue took a look at Yuan Bohua and found him quite scary.
Zhou Qiongyue could only make small talk, "If we just leave like this, will anything be okay?"
"Don't worry, Lord Lu will only let Miss Lu die of illness. Lord Lu dare not let everyone know that he has become an enemy of me. Once he is exposed, I don't need to do anything, because there are many people who want to please me." Yuan Bohua held Zhou Qiongyue's hand and explained patiently.
He said so, but he didn't intend to keep Lu Likun and his family in Yuan'an any longer. Isn't there a saying that goes, "You're not afraid of thieves stealing, but you're afraid of thieves thinking about it"? He didn't want to capsize in the ditch of Lord Lu.
In fact, he wanted to cut the weeds completely, but when he glanced at the princess next to him, he could only sigh in his heart. He felt that the princess might not accept him doing this.
Zhou Qiongyue felt Yuan Bohua's burning gaze. She couldn't pretend to be ignorant, so she could only ask, "Why are you looking at me like that, Your Highness?"
Yuan Bohua said the most frightening words in the most gentle tone, "I'm wondering, if I want to wipe out the roots, what will the princess think?"
Zhou Qiongyue opened her eyes wide in disbelief. "What do you mean by wiping out the roots? Are you talking about the people in the Lu Mansion?"
Yuan Bohua just looked at Zhou Qiongyue, neither saying yes nor no.
Zhou Qiongyue's first reaction was to think, "Is this guy crazy?" There were so many people in the Lu Mansion... Finally, she looked at Yuan Bohua's unhappy face and was afraid that this guy would make a big fuss if he didn't get what he wanted.
She compromised, "Why don't you just punish Lord Lu's family and stop taking your anger out on others?"
When Zhou Qiongyue said this, Yuan Bohua's eyes lit up instantly. He excitedly reached out and pulled Zhou Qiongyue, who was standing by the carriage window, towards him. "As expected, the princess has won my heart."
"Ah, my clothes." Zhou Qiongyue was really angry now. How could she wear this set of clothes if it was stained with Yuan Bohua's blood?
Yuan Bohua was not angry either. He smiled and hugged Zhou Qiongyue, "I will have someone make it for you again. Even if you want an exact copy, that's fine."
Although the dress Zhou Qiongyue was wearing looked to be made of fine material and was likely quite expensive, Yuan Bohua said that as he came from a wealthy family, he didn't care.
Yuan Bohua originally thought that the princess would think he was cruel and ruthless, but he didn't expect the princess to be so accepting.
Before Zhou Qiongyue could say anything, Yuan Bohua stuffed a ten thousand tael silver note into her hand and said, "Use it to make some clothes. Now, can you let me hold you for a while?"
Zhou Qiongyue looked at the silver in her hand. She didn't really like silver, she just wanted to comfort this guy for a while. Yes, that's it.
Yuan Bohua looked at the compromised Zhou Qiongyue, with a smile as smug as it could be. Of course, this smile was from an angle that Zhou Qiongyue couldn't see.
Zhou Qiongyue had never felt the journey back to the palace was so long, and time passed so slowly. As soon as the carriage pulled into the palace and stopped, Zhou Qiongyue quickly jumped out. "Your Highness, please go to the front yard and clean up first! I haven't had breakfast yet, so I'll take my leave now."
Zhou Qiongyue didn't wait for Yuan Bohua's reaction and left with his men. It was more like a flight than a retreat.
Zhou Qiongyue's movements were so fast that Yuan Bohua was stunned for a moment. By the time he reacted, the person had already walked away.
In fact, Yuan Bohua wanted to say, "He didn't have breakfast either."
But now everyone had run away, so he could only take them to the front yard. After all, he still had to deal with the follow-up matters.
Yuan Bohua looked at the direction where the princess left. He was still worried about Zhou Qiongyue. After all, she was such a kind person. But Yuan Bohua did not regret it. He did not want to pretend in front of Yue'er forever.
Yuan Bohua didn't chase after her, but only instructed Fang Fu beside him, "Send someone to ask the imperial physician to prescribe some tranquilizer suitable for women, and send it to the princess later. Remember not to let anyone else get involved."
Fang Fu quickly agreed and went to handle the matter personally. He now completely understood the princess's position in the prince's mind. After all, only the princess would dare to pluck the feathers from the tiger's mouth.
Yuan Bohua stood there for a while and looked in the direction Zhou Qiongyue left before taking his men to the front yard.
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