After exchanging a glance, Xia Tong pursed her lips and said in a light voice, "There is no such thing as having the best of both worlds in this world. What else can the emperor not ask for now?"
Some things are just personal choices. The hero didn't want to offend Gu Qin, so he chose the throne. What's the point of saying these things now? Maybe he just feels embarrassed, after all, she almost married him.
"You know what I want." His eyes were burning.
Xia Tong looked a little strange, and suddenly lowered her head, "I don't understand, and I don't want to understand. It's getting late, so I'll take my leave first."
After saying that, she walked out of the door directly. The shopkeeper behind her quickly followed her and protected her closely, fearing that any accidents would happen.
Looking at the beautiful figure that was gradually leaving, Xiao Jing put his hands behind his back with a deep gaze. What Gu Qin could give her, he could also give her, so why was she so dismissive? Was he really not as good as that evil villain?
As soon as they left the teahouse, Xifeng and the other man came back. It seemed that they did not expect the princess to return so soon. Before they could ask more questions, they saw that the shopkeeper looked very bad, which showed that something must have happened inside.
After getting on the carriage, Xia Tong leaned against the carriage while eating and asked the people outside: "Xifeng, do you like a woman's beautiful appearance, or do you like a personality that matches yours?"
Xia Tong thought about it and felt that apart from her face, there was nothing outstanding about her. So what was the male lead hinting at in a sarcastic way?
Xifeng, who was driving the car, paused, not knowing how to answer for a moment. He glanced at Fangyu beside him and suddenly said, "Appearance is important, but a compatible personality is more important. It's like a dish. A beautiful presentation can certainly add a lot of color to the dish, but the taste is actually the most important. Otherwise, even if the food looks good, it will be hard to swallow if it doesn't suit your appetite."
I never knew Xifeng knew so much about this aspect, no wonder he could seduce her Fangyu. Xia Tong smiled and said nothing more. In fact, she also liked Gu Qin's face, but what she liked more was his hypocritical character. Every time he said he would throw her into a snake cave, he is still fine now. He only knows how to scare people.
The carriage was moving slowly on the busy street, and pedestrians were avoiding and making way for it. One look at the material of the carriage showed that the people inside were either high-ranking officials or royal relatives, and ordinary people like them could not afford to offend them.
The shouts of hawkers were heard everywhere, but at this moment, a group of "ordinary people" holding swords suddenly jumped out of the crowd one after another and attacked the people in the carriage.
"Ah! There's an assassin!"
The sudden situation frightened the people on the street so much that they immediately scattered like frightened birds and beasts. Xifeng outside the carriage just sharpened his eyes, drew his sword, and the sharp sword energy slashed across the neck of an assassin, while the other assassins still swarmed up.
Xia Tong inside also knew what had happened, but didn't dare to look outside. It was indeed a bad day to go out today.
Xifeng did not leave the carriage, because the secret guards following behind also rushed out instantly, and those assassins could not get close to the carriage at all. It was not until Fangyu beside him suddenly fell down with a scream that he immediately jumped up and grabbed her.
But in a moment, a masked man in black suddenly jumped onto the carriage. As the curtain was suddenly opened, Xia Tong was startled by the sudden appearance of the person, but when she met that familiar pair of eyes, her expression suddenly tensed.
The man in black seemed to want to take her away, and the dagger in his hand was instantly against her neck. Xia Tong just stared at him and suddenly said, "Remember that Your Highness seems to owe me a bet."
The black-clothed man's eyes changed slightly, but in a flash, a sharp sword energy suddenly stabbed towards him from behind. He rolled over and jumped out of the carriage.
But the sword energy seemed to be unstoppable and instantly struck Xia Tong's arm, leaving a bloody cut. Xifeng's face outside changed drastically.
Seeing that they could not catch the person, the assassins retreated one after another. Soon the patrolling imperial guards came over and asked the princess if she was okay when they saw the bodies on the ground.
"I didn't mean it. Damn it!" Xifeng frowned with a guilty look on his face.
Seeing that the assassins outside had retreated, Xia Tong also breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't care about the wound on her arm. In fact, it was only half a finger long. She could just go back and bandage it. Look how scared Xifeng was. She was not that fragile.
"It won't be too late to apologize after you return home."
Hearing this, Xifeng hurriedly drove back home, but his heart was still full of self-blame for having hurt the princess.
When they returned home, Fang Yu had to bandage her first. When the court doctor arrived, Gu Qin followed closely. When he saw the gauze on Xia Tong's arm, his face turned dark.
The atmosphere in the room was extremely depressing. The court doctor said tremblingly, "Your Highness, the princess only suffered some skin injuries, and they are not serious. As long as she doesn't touch water, the scabs will form soon."
"Just some superficial injuries?" Gu Qin glanced at the people in the room coldly, "A bunch of rubbish!"
"Your subordinates deserve to die!"
Xifeng knelt down immediately, and the secret guards did the same. Even Fangyu and Qing'er knelt on the ground. Xia Tong on the bed was also a little frightened. After this battle, she knew that she would never be able to leave the house again.
"Get lost." Gu Qin didn't even want to look at them.
Knowing that they would be punished, the group retreated silently. When there were only two people left in the room, Xia Tong huddled there in fear and dared not speak. It was not that she did not want to plead for Xifeng and the others, but she could hardly protect herself.
Walking to the bedside step by step, looking at the cowering woman, Gu Qin leaned over and pulled up her injured arm, his eyes obscure and difficult to understand, "The king should go out with you today."
Unexpectedly, he did not blame her, but blamed himself. Xia Tong immediately shook her head guiltily, held his hot big hand and whispered: "I was ignorant. I knew that it was not peaceful outside and I should have thought about going out. For the sake of the child, even if I have to stay at home for ten months, what does it matter? Don't worry, I will never think about going out again in the future."
That little face was full of self-blame. Gu Qin's eyes flashed, and he knew that this woman would only give in to soft tactics and not to hard ones. In this case, she would definitely not think about going out again.
"Does it hurt?" He stroked the white gauze gently, his voice softening. This woman never gave him peace of mind.
Xia Tong took the initiative to move closer to the other person's arms, hugged his waist and murmured: "I'm not that fragile."
At this point, he suddenly raised his head and said, "I saw Xiao Ming. He was the one who wanted to kidnap me. Fortunately, Xifeng beat him back. So can you punish them less severely?"
Knowing that Gu Qin must manage his subordinates, Xia Tong knew that his methods were always cruel. Even Xifeng would not be able to withstand it. Moreover, Xiao Ming was really disgusting. It was not enough that he kidnapped her last time. Now he wanted to repeat the same trick. It seemed that she could only stay in the mansion for the next few months. Doing nothing was better than dying.
"If anyone can get close to you, what's the point of having them?" He looked a little cold.
Xia Tong lowered her head and said nothing more, always feeling that there was something else the other person was saying.
Sure enough, the next moment the man suddenly pulled the person in his arms away, and with a sullen face, he opened his thin lips slightly: "What did you say to him today?"
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