Chapter 196 From now on, I have nothing to do with you...
These past few days, Xiyan felt frightened and unable to sleep or eat.
She had a premonition that the peaceful days were coming to an end.
Sure enough, at nightfall, she heard shocking news:
Su Wan, the daughter of the Prime Minister, was abducted by bandits and taken to a wild graveyard on her way to Shuiyue Temple to burn incense on the Dragon Boat Festival. Her innocence was completely destroyed.
What is even more incredible is that when the guards from the Prince's Mansion arrived, the bandits who had defiled her were all killed by a sword and their bodies were left exposed in a wild grave.
When this incident happened, Emperor Helian Cong was furious and ordered the Ministry of Justice to arrest the real culprit.
The daughter of the Su family was so depressed that she wanted to hang herself and then jump into a well to commit suicide. The queen felt sorry for her niece and went to the prime minister's residence overnight. Helian Feng, as Su Wan's fiancé, had to go to the residence to comfort her even though he was unwilling.
Somehow, the moment Xiyan heard the news, she guessed that the mastermind behind this must be Xiao Nanyan.
She didn't think about how much Xiao Nanyue liked her and how much he wanted to avenge her, but after all, she was once his woman. Su Wan came up with that sinister idea. With Xiao Nanyue's personality, he would take revenge, so Su Wan would not have a good ending.
Moreover, Xiao Nanyue's move dragged Helian Feng into trouble, making him unable to back down. It would be wrong to cancel the marriage or not.
As for those "bandits", they were nothing more than bandits whose lives Xiao Nanyue paid for. If they completed this mission, they would live to the end.
A cold wind suddenly blew outside the window, and the shadows of bamboos danced wildly on the paper window like snakes.
Tonight, the prince's bedroom was too quiet. Perhaps it was because Helian Feng was not in the mansion. She was just a maid and would soon recover, so there was no need for the maids to stay with her all the time.
Xiyan saw that it was almost two o'clock in the morning and felt a little tired.
These days, she always felt a little sick and often sleepy.
I had slept for two hours during the day, but my whole body was still weak and powerless. Perhaps this injury had really damaged my vitality.
She shook her head, suppressed her surging thoughts, and blew out the candle on the desk.
The gauze curtain fluttered slightly, and she had just untied the belt of her skirt when a pair of big hands suddenly reached out from behind and put their arms around her waist.
"ah!"
Xiyan let out a low cry and subconsciously slapped back with her hand, but her wrist was clamped by the other party.
"It's only been over a month since we last met, and you don't recognize me?"
The familiar scent of cold plum blossoms wrapped in the chill of night dew blew towards her face, and the man's fingertips caressed the skin around her waist through a thin layer of clothing.
The blood in Xiyan's body seemed to be frozen, and fear came over her like a tide.
She turned around suddenly and saw clearly with the help of the dim lamp in the corner of the wall. Xiao Nanyue's stern face suddenly appeared in front of her. Although his eyes were as cold as before, they could not hide the undercurrents in his eyes.
Xiyan's anger suddenly overwhelmed her fear——
This man always weaves a cage again when she is about to relax.
“Let go!”
She gritted her teeth and growled, pushing his chest desperately, but he held her tighter, squeezing her wrists so tightly that her eyes ached with pain.
Xiao Nanyan remained unmoved and let her struggle.
Xiyan was so angry that she suddenly opened her mouth and bit his arm. When the taste of blood exploded between her lips and teeth, he did not avoid it. He just let her vent quietly, but there was no sign of wanting to let her go.
"Do you hate me so much?"
He suddenly chuckled, pinched her chin with his fingertips, and forced her to look up:
"You bite so hard?"
There was a turbulent tide in those dark pupils, but when he saw the tears in the corners of her eyes, a barely perceptible look of astonishment flashed across his eyes.
Xiyan gasped for breath, his blood still lingering on the tip of her tongue. She slowly raised her eyes, but her gaze was as cold as ice:
"Your Majesty, didn't you personally insert that sharp arrow into my body and then hand me over to the Crown Prince? If that's the case, why come again?"
Xiao Nanyan's Adam's apple moved slightly, and he pressed his fingertips precisely on her wound through her clothes, rubbing it gently:
"Does it still hurt? That's just a temporary solution. Otherwise, you..."
"Xiyan is of humble status, just a plaything. It's only natural that the prince would get tired of her."
She interrupted him, her voice as soft as broken glass.
"Do you have to humiliate yourself like this?" Xiao Nanyue's brows suddenly tightened, and he pinched her chin with his fingertips.
"This is not what I said, it was said by the prince himself!"
Xiyan's eyes were blazing:
"In the past, Xiyan was your slave. Now you are giving her away. Xiyan has paid a heavy price. Are you still unwilling to accept this?"
Xiao Nanyan's eyes were filled with darkness:
"What do you want?"
"Over the years, I have fought through blood and fire, killing many for you. I have repaid the favor I deserve. I do not hate you for stabbing me with that arrow. Now, I only want my freedom!"
Xiao Nanyan raised his eyebrows: "Oh?"
"Now that you have sent this servant away in public, it will be difficult to take her back."
"So?" There was a layer of ice in Xiao Nanyue's voice.
Xi Yan looked straight at him, a hint of sweetness rising in her throat:
"Please, Your Majesty, grant me the antidote to the Chi Zhong Gu. From now on, I will have nothing to do with you..."
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