Chu Qingxuan cracked her fingers, making a snapping sound, her eyes fixed intently on Shangguan Li.
Seeing this, Shangguan Li raised an eyebrow and continued to tease Chu Qingxuan, saying, "Is the Princess blushing?"
"Or has the princess fallen for me?"
"Pah!" Chu Qingxuan snorted coldly, "Jealous? Don't even think about it. And I'm not afraid to tell you, I will never fall in love with anyone again in my life, not anyone."
She has already lost her life; the price is too high.
I have no idea what the next time will be.
Chu Qingxuan avoided this thing at all costs.
After Chu Qingxuan finished speaking, a hint of surprise flashed in Shangguan Lifeng's phoenix eyes. He smiled slightly, his phoenix eyes deep and unfathomable. "Is Your Highness suffering from heartbreak?"
"However..." Shangguan Li glanced at Chu Qingxuan, "you little kid, you've had someone you liked before?"
Chu Qingxuan is not tall; when she stands next to Shangguan Li, she only reaches his shoulder. Coupled with her youthful face, she looks to be only eleven or twelve years old.
That's why Shangguan Li called Chu Qingxuan a child.
Chu Qingxuan was displeased to be called a child. "Can't I be precocious?"
"Alright~ But can Your Highness tell me who that person is? I'll go teach him a lesson for you."
Chu Qingxuan grinned and chuckled, then her smile faded as she refused Shangguan Li's request, "I refuse."
Shangguan Li: "..."
Only you would dare to treat me like this.
While the two remained silent, someone knocked on the door. It was Bai Chen, a trusted confidant of Shangguan Li.
"Your Highness, someone from the palace has come and says you need to come to the palace."
Shangguan Li stood up, straightened his slightly disheveled clothes, and said, "I'm coming."
Shangguan Li glanced at Chu Qingxuan, then opened the door and left.
Chu Qingxuan also got up. For some reason, she felt that something must have happened when someone from the palace came to see Shangguan Li.
Chu Qingxuan's guess was correct. This time, Shangguan Li was summoned to the palace to lead troops into battle. As for when he would return, no one could say for sure.
The day before the expedition, Shangguan Li came to Chu Qingxuan's room and made some arrangements.
"If you need anything, you can ask An Yue. She is someone who serves my mother. If you trust me, then try to trust her as well."
Chu Qingxuan hummed in agreement, then stared at Shangguan Li and said, "Shangguan Li, you could have refused to go to war, why didn't you?"
Shangguan Li gave a cold laugh, "If I miss this opportunity, I'm afraid I'll never have another chance to compete with Shangguan Chen for that position."
This time, Bai Wan'er got engaged, and General Bai was getting old; he didn't want to miss his daughter's wedding.
Apart from him, no one else in the court was willing to go on the expedition.
Upon hearing this, Chu Qingxuan tentatively asked, "Is that position really that important to you? Or is it just that you care about power?"
Shangguan Li sneered again and said his thoughts, "Just because my mother was a palace maid, everyone in the world looks down on me. My mother said when she was alive that only by standing at the top will others not look down on you, or rather, dare not underestimate you."
Shangguan Li's eyes grew even more resolute. "Therefore, I must obtain that position."
"Does it include paying with one's life?" Chu Qingxuan asked again.
Shangguan Li chuckled, "How could you possibly get that position without paying something in return?"
Chu Qingxuan: "..."
Indeed, that position is what most people dream of.
The same applies to rights; Shangguan Li pursued rights for his own sake.
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