Chapter 46 Chapter 46 Will I Eat You?
“Boom, boom, boom——” Chen Qing could almost hear his own heartbeat.
"Bang."
Li Daoxuan threw a few documents onto the desk and was about to take a step forward when he suddenly stopped.
He glanced at the empty space behind the desk. The spot where the chair should have been was now empty. So he went back outside and asked someone to bring a stool.
Chen Qing had thought about running away at this moment, but the only door was blocked by several people, and the warehouse was visible at a glance. This was the only place she could hide, so she was forced to freeze and stay still.
Soon the man came back. While waiting for a stool, he leaned on the desk and picked up a file, flipping through it carefully.
For a moment, the atmosphere was extremely quiet, with only the occasional sound of pages rubbing against each other.
Chen Qing hoped that this guy would leave quickly, and raised his hand to wipe away the sweat that had gathered on his chin.
On such a hot day, staying in this airless document room makes people feel like being roasted in a hot furnace, as if the skin on their bodies is about to be melted by the heat.
What was even worse was that she had been curled up in a non-moving position for a long time, and her back was almost completely soaked with sweat.
Chen Qing kept cursing in his heart, this bastard didn't come earlier or later, but had to wait until now.
Little did she know that the "bastard" she was talking about was holding the documents, but his eyes fell on the ground, where a piece of green robe suddenly appeared.
Soon the jailer came in carrying a royal chair. "Your Highness, this is the chair you requested."
A faint smile played across Li Daoxuan's lips. He leaned forward, stepped on the exposed part of his robe, pointed inside and said, "Put it in."
Shen Qing held his breath.
It was not just because of his words "put it in", but also because of his foot that landed on her robe.
The jailer received the order and moved the heavy armchair with great difficulty, grunting as he moved inside. Every step he took was on the heart of Chen Qing, and he moved slowly in rhythm with her heartbeat.
Finally, just as Shen Qing was in agony, Li Daoxuan, perhaps seeing the jailer struggling to move the body, said compassionately, "Forget it, just leave it here."
The jailer put down the armchair, his tense expression relaxed, "Thank you, Your Highness."
Li Daoxuan raised his finger and a page of paper was turned over.
Seeing the jailer still standing there motionless, he said, "What are you still standing there for? Get out."
"Oh, yes! Yes! I'll take my leave!" The jailer retreated quickly.
The room suddenly fell silent.
Chen Qing moved her sore eyes, wanting to look outside to see if his feet were still stepping on her robe. As a result, as soon as she opened her eyelids, she was caught off guard and bumped into a pair of slightly closed peach blossom eyes.
“Hmm—”
The exclamation that was about to come out of his mouth was suppressed in his throat.
Li Daoxuan covered her mouth with one hand and grabbed her collar with the other, dragging her out. The force was so great that Shen Qing's body flew into the air. She only felt a sense of weightlessness. When she landed, their eyes met.
He actually lifted her up and made her sit on the desk, at the same height as him, while her neck was loosely held in his hand.
Seeing that it was a familiar face, Li Daoxuan's original vigilance turned into an ambiguous look in his eyes. He stretched out his tone and said in a long tone: "Tell me, Madam Shen. Ordinary people are not allowed to enter the Dali Temple. Why did a delicate young lady like you come here? Could it be... that you have bad intentions?"
Chen Qing slapped his hand away and made an ambiguous sound, "Stop pretending to be stupid. Your Highness knows exactly what I am doing here. Why are you pretending to be so hypocritical?" Seeing that he had seen through her, Chen Qing simply gave up and said with all his arrogance.
Perhaps if he had found her out earlier, she would have been frightened and worried, but under the torture of this bad weather, Chen Qing gradually became irritable.
Considering the foot he had stepped on her Lanpao earlier, she was afraid that he had discovered her at that time, but due to his evil taste, he deliberately did not see through it, waiting for the cat to play with the mouse and wasting her time.
Li Daoxuan looked at her angry expression, a smile in his eyes, and said with his hands folded, "Oh... then let's put this topic aside. However, trespassing into the Dali Temple is a serious crime. I am here to arrest you today. Do you admit it?"
Chen Qing frowned, "Why should I admit it? Besides, I came here today because..."
"Is there something wrong?" the guy asked when he saw that she suddenly remained silent.
Shen Qing suddenly lost her voice, "Nothing."
She wanted to say that she came here at the request of the Dali Temple Minister to collect evil spirits to calm Liu Niangzi's soul, but what evil spirits could there be in the document library?
What's more, Liu's mother and Liu Siqing made an exception and allowed an outsider like himself to enter, which was already a crime of harboring a criminal. And in front of him was King Cang. If he said this, he would undoubtedly be admitting his crime in person.
Her brain was almost confused by the sweltering heat and she almost went bewildered.
Chen Qing shut up, but Li Daoxuan was unhappy.
He said, "Why, you feel guilty and become mute?"
"Hmph." Chen Qing turned his head away.
Seeing that she was like a cat being strangled, she suddenly became obedient. Li Daoxuan wanted to play with her again. He suddenly turned around and left. When he reached the door, he said, "Master Qinglan."
Shi Qinglan, who was waiting at the warehouse door, heard the noise and hurried in.
Chen Qing suppressed the urge to curse, slid down from the desk, and crawled under it again. With the previous lesson in mind, he did not forget to pull his Lanpao in and hug it.
Li Daoxuan glanced over there, then turned to Shi Qinglan and said, "I feel like this document room is getting quite hot and stuffy. Please ask someone to get some ice."
Shi Qinglan bowed silently and said, "Yes, Your Highness." After that, he retreated respectfully.
Seeing that Shi Qinglan was sent away by him, Chen Qing slammed the table and popped his head out, staring at him expressionlessly.
After playing tricks on the guy, Li Daoxuan walked straight to the desk, picked up a document, sat on the armchair and began to read it.
After his interruption, Chen Qing suddenly remembered the important reason why he came here. He paused and bent down to pick up the documents hidden on the ground.
Seeing him place two books on the desk, Shen Qing couldn't help but glance at them. Seeing that the date and nature of the case were similar to the one in her hand, she frowned and asked him, "Why are you checking these? Do you really want to get involved in this matter?"
I thought he took the prayer flags just to piss her off, but I never thought he actually took it to heart.
Li Daoxuan looked puzzled: "You can manage it, but I can't?"
Choked by his words, Chen Qing heard him say with a puzzled look on his face: "Chen Qing, who do you think I am? I am a prince after all. Do I have to watch a big monster being born and let it cholera the Li Dynasty and do nothing about it?"
Chen Qing forced a smile, "Of course not."
Li Daoxuan knew she didn't believe him when he saw her fake smile, so he continued to flip through the documents in his hand without saying a word.
Anyway, his reputation in Chang'an is mixed, and it is probably the same in her eyes. It doesn't matter whether she explains it or not.
After flipping through one book, he found that it clearly explained the appearance of the deceased, where he died, and where his grave was. The description did not match the Baishuisha he had seen, so he put the book down and picked up another one from the desk.
Seeing that he suddenly became serious, Chen Qing lost interest in bickering with him, and leaned obediently against the desk, flipping through the documents in his hand.
Seeing her serious attitude, Li Daoxuan asked, "The White Water Demon is so dangerous. Why don't you go find your brother instead of going through all the trouble to come here and suffer?"
Chen Qing curled her lips and said, "The appearance of Baishuisha is inexplicable, there must be someone behind it. Besides, you also saw that someone on the pleasure boat wanted to murder me that day. Brother only focused on getting rid of the monster, not knowing that this move would risk alerting the enemy. It would be better to find Baishuisha's body first, and then slowly investigate the root cause." She said half-heartedly.
Although it is possible to get rid of the Baishui evil without looking for the corpse, the price to pay is much greater. Chen Qing cannot bear to let his senior brother take the risk.
Li Daoxuan fell silent again.
Chen Qing couldn't help but look up and saw that the other party had already started reading the documents seriously.
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Just when he was halfway through reading, a voice came from outside the storehouse: "Your Highness, I have sent someone to bring some ice."
Li Daoxuan didn't even raise his head, "This king doesn't want it anymore, you guys deal with it yourselves."
Everyone outside the door looked at each other in confusion. Shi Qinglan and several jailers held the ice basin and did not move for a long time.
At this time, a highly qualified official stroked his long beard and said with a smile: "Master Shaoqing, His Highness is asking you to use this ice yourselves."
Seeing the puzzled expressions on everyone's faces, the official explained, "Your Highness came here a year ago. It was winter then, and the hair was tangled and uncomfortable. Your Highness sent the guard at the warehouse to fetch some warming coal, but he suddenly said he didn't want it anymore and told them to do with it as they pleased."
"You know, prison duty is hard work. You have to endure the cold in winter and the scorching heat in summer. Not everyone can afford warm coal and cool ice. So, since that incident, Your Highness has sent people to regularly deliver warm coal and cool ice for us public officials to use."
Even so, Liangbing was an extremely precious thing in the Li Dynasty. Even if people had it, they were reluctant to use it.
The official said, "Your Highness's grace, you can accept it with peace of mind."
Shi Qinglan was shocked, and his impression of Li Daoxuan changed for a moment. He originally thought that King Cang was just as the rumors said, always doing his own thing, unruly and throwing all the rules and regulations behind his head. He never thought that he had such a humane side.
Then he and the other jailers suddenly realized what was going on. They wiped the sweat from their foreheads, bent down towards the warehouse door and said loudly: "Thank you, Your Highness, for your grace!"
Another voice came from the document library: "I am here. You do not need to appear here before the hour of You."
"yes!"
Chen Qing didn't know the reason. Seeing that he asked for ice but didn't use it, he couldn't help but wipe his sweat and said, "What a weird guy."
Li Daoxuan paused rubbing the pages of the book, looked up at her, and said, "Madam Shen, is it hot?"
Chen Qing: "I think you should know whether it's hot or not."
Li Daoxuan added fuel to the fire with an appropriate tone of voice, "Unfortunately, I have mastered the art in Dongshan Temple, and now my internal strength is still good, not afraid of cold or heat. I just don't know if Madam Shen's poorly learned swordsmanship can withstand the heat."
“…”
Li Daoxuan suddenly smiled mysteriously and waved his hand, saying, "Come here."
Chen Qing was full of suspicion: "What?"
Li Daoxuan: "Come over and you'll know."
Chen Qing hesitated and refused to move, fearing that he was planning something bad.
Seeing that she was hesitant to move, Li Daoxuan quickly lost all his patience and simply stood up and strode forward.
Chen Qing retreated repeatedly, pointing at him and saying, "What are you doing? I'm warning you not to come over here!"
"Will I eat you?"
Li Daoxuan grabbed her outstretched hand.
"ah--"
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