Your Highness, it's time for the ball.
Li Jiancheng smiled and glanced at Ling Chenfeng, then stood up with a glass of red wine in his hand.
He walked gracefully toward Li Mu.
Miss Li, it's time for the ball. Would you have the honor of dancing the opening dance with me?
Yes, the words were already out in the open, and Li Mu had no choice but to agree.
Li Jiancheng extended his hand in a gentlemanly manner, and Li Mu glanced at him and extended his hand as well. The music started, and Li Jiancheng led Li Mu to begin the first song of the banquet ball.
Qin Yin's gaze remained fixed on Li Mu, who was at the center of the ball. Her graceful and elegant dance moves accentuated her noble and charming demeanor.
The dance was so beautiful that it captivated the viewer.
Under Li Jiancheng's influence, Li Mu spun around continuously.
Li Jiancheng panicked as he watched the people dancing gracefully in front of him.
In Li Jiancheng's mind, power and women were worlds apart.
However, the moment Li Mu placed his hand on him, he felt a strange sensation in his heart; he felt that his mindset had changed.
Li Jiancheng suddenly felt that someone should share supreme power with him.
Thinking of this, he looked at Li Mu with infinite tenderness in his eyes.
This gaze was not one of infinite tenderness in Li Mu's eyes; instead, it gave Li Mu a feeling of confusion, bewilderment, and a chill down her spine.
When the song ended, Li Mu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
At this moment, applause broke out.
Mi Xi, sitting below the stage, secretly gritted her teeth and stared at Li Mu, who was walking off the stage, with extreme hatred in her eyes.
Oh no!
Oh no!
The sudden shout startled a group of high-ranking people at the banquet, who all looked curiously in one direction.
A guard rushed in, looking flustered.
Bold.
What are you doing in such a hurry?
Reporting to His Highness the Crown Prince.
The guard knelt down at Li Jiancheng's feet with a look of fear on his face.
explain.
Li Jiancheng lowered his eyes, his gaze turning cold, and gave the order.
Your Highness, the patrol troops outside the imperial city just reported that they found a person covered in wounds.
oh?
Is that all?
yes.
Bring them up so I can see who has the ability to enter the imperial city.
yes.
The guards received the order and knelt on the ground, retreating backwards.
Not long after, two soldiers carried in a man whose entire body was covered in sores that not a single patch of skin was intact.
Is he dead or alive?
Reporting to Your Highness, the man is still breathing.
Bring it up.
Li Jiancheng gave the order expressionlessly.
yes.
Four soldiers carried in a man whose condition was unclear.
At Li Jiancheng's signal, the soldiers released the half-dead man.
The moment he was released, the half-dead man collapsed on the ground like a lump of mud, barely breathing.
Li Hongyun returned, led by a guard, and looked at the people on the ground with some confusion.
Is this a new trend in banquets?
Li Hongyun thought to himself.
Li Jiancheng smiled slightly when he saw Li Hongyun.
Please take a seat, Master Li.
Li Hongyun bowed and returned to his seat.
After seeing Li Hongyun return to his seat, Li Jiancheng looked at the man again, walked around him once, and then returned to his original seat.
Tell me, who are you?
I am a bodyguard.
The half-dead man managed to utter four words with difficulty, his voice as eerie as a bellows.
Whose secret guards dare to break into the imperial city at night?
Li Jiancheng waited for a long time but the man didn't speak again, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes.
explain.
The chilling voice reached the ears of the guard, making him involuntarily shudder.
The guard didn't speak, but his eyes glanced subtly in Qin Yin's direction.
Li Jiancheng's lips curled up, and he followed the gaze in Qin Yin's direction.
Qin Yin casually swirled his wine glass and then elegantly sipped the red wine inside.
Princess Li Xiaorui, standing beside him, stared at Qin Yin with an expression of adoration.
Just as Li Jiancheng looked at Qin Yin, the half-dead guard lying on the ground suddenly sprang up. No one knew where he produced a dagger, which gleamed coldly. Before the soldier could react, he committed suicide, even in death looking in Qin Yin's direction.
This elicited screams from the ladies and young women attending the banquet today.
Li Jiancheng glanced at the dead guard and simply waved his hand dismissively.
The soldiers received orders and carried it away.
I'm so sorry this happened, spoiling the enjoyment of Uncle and everyone else. The banquet has to be ended early, please go home.
The banquet ended early, and everyone stood up, bowed in unison, and then filed out. Li Mu followed Li Hongyun toward the banquet exit.
Qin Yin was about to leave with his men when Li Jiancheng stopped him.
Patriarch Qin, please wait.
Qin Yin stopped and turned around.
Qin Yun and the others who came with Qin Yin also stopped and looked at Qin Yin.
You all go outside and wait for me, Qin Yin.
Upon hearing this, the group didn't speak, but simply nodded and left with the others.
Is something the matter, Your Highness?
Second Uncle, what do you think we should do about today's events?
Li Jiancheng looked at Qin Yin with a forced smile and asked.
How does Your Highness intend to handle this?
Who does my second uncle think was responsible for this?
Who does Your Highness believe to be responsible?
The air around the two of them was chillingly cold. They didn't speak, but just stood there staring at each other silently.
After a long while, Li Jiancheng was finally defeated.
"Hahaha," Li Jiancheng burst into laughter.
I called you, Second Uncle, because of Xiao Rui. Xiao Rui admires you greatly. I wonder what your impression of her is?
Li Xiaorui was also gazing at Qin Yin with fascination, eagerly anticipating the answer he desired.
Qin Yin looked at Li Xiaorui.
Li Xiaorui stared intently at Qin Yin, who was looking at her, her heart pounding as if it would burst out of her chest.
"Please say yes, please say yes, please say yes!" Li Xiaorui cried out frantically in her heart.
"Your Highness, I, Qin Yin, am not the right person for you. You should give up that idea as soon as possible." With these words, Qin Yin turned and strode away.
As Qin Yin uttered those cold words, Li Xiaorui seemed to deflate like a punctured balloon, swaying weakly. Fortunately, the maid beside her caught her quickly.
Brother Wang, Brother Wang, my good Brother Wang, I like Uncle Qin, I want Uncle Qin, my good Brother Wang, you have to help me!
Li Xiaorui tugged at Li Jiancheng's clothes and shook him incessantly.
That's enough. Shouting like that is beneath your dignity. Have you forgotten all your manners?
Li Xiaorui calmed down after being reprimanded by Li Jiancheng.
Li Xiaorui stopped arguing and looked at Li Jiancheng with teary eyes.
Li Jiancheng was very annoyed by Li Xiaorui's appearance. "Alright, be normal. In a few days, it will be a good time to ride horses, won't it?"
Li Xiaorui's eyes lit up, and she nodded hurriedly.
Yes, yes, Brother Wang is right. I knew Brother Wang was the best to me.
Okay, I have other things to do. Go do whatever you need to do and get out of my sight as soon as possible.
Li Xiaorui cheerfully bowed to Li Jiancheng and floated away like a child.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
