Chapter 34: Exposed (2) [VIP]
A pair of starry eyes stared straight at the beautiful figure before him. Feng Yan seemed to have changed his usual teasing attitude and looked at her seriously, muttering, "I have never teased the princess. I only hope that the princess's wish will be fulfilled. Heaven and earth can bear witness to my loyalty..."
Although this Fu Zhao Zuo Shi had offended her many times, he was indeed loyal. The fact that the cause of Sun Zhong's death had not yet been discovered could be attributed to him.
He was just a poor man who coveted her beauty and wanted to see her so much that he was willing to light a cigarette.
He deceived her and brought her here because he thought about her day and night and missed her so much that he went crazy.
"Look at you, you look so sick. What can you do for me right now?" She smiled softly, her jade fingers touching his chest. With a gentle push, he stumbled back. "Why don't you go back and heal your wounds? Then, bring the Ninth Prince to me, and I'll consider you a great service."
"By then, the princess will be my subordinate..." Remembering the old promise, Feng Yan couldn't suppress the desire in his heart, with a faint smile on the corner of his lips.
If she could really get rid of the Ninth Prince Chu Yanshuo, then what would be the harm in giving him everything... She had no real intentions; these were just her means of trapping the man, and she had no further feelings for him.
Chu Qingluo chuckled softly, then quietly approached him and whispered in his ear, "But the Ninth Prince is surrounded by numerous guards. You can't even get close to him."
Feng Yan suddenly understood the hidden meaning and nodded. A cold light flashed in his eyes, as if he had regarded the Ninth Prince of Daning as a thorn in his side. "I understand. I will take a risk for the princess."
If he could use all his tricks to take the Ninth Prince's life, she would be his.
"I never keep idle people. At most I will let you rest for another half a month. No matter whether you recover or not, you should do your best for Fu Zhao." She curled her lips coldly, no longer willing to say any more in this forest, and wanted to go down the mountain and return to her room.
After all, there is someone waiting, waiting for her to express her feelings and wait for her to give an answer.
She wanted to turn back along the mountain road, but Feng Yan stood weakly in front of her, not moving an inch, as if he still had something to say, so she listened quietly to what this person had to say.
His hands trembled slightly, and Feng Yan's whole body trembled with it. He chuckled sickly and pursed his lips in an awkward manner, "Princess, could you please grant me your wish... and let me hug you again..."
It was just to get closer to her again. Chu Qingluo smiled coldly, and felt that Feng Yan's humble request was not unreasonable, so she took a few steps forward.
Only when she got closer could she smell a hint of alcohol on him.
"Have you been drinking?" She frowned slightly, as if she was very displeased with this smell.
Seeing her disdain in his eyes, Feng Yan sneered at himself for a few moments, but he didn't answer her question. Instead, he pleaded in a low voice, "I am completely devoted to the princess. Just like last time, I will not hurt her in the slightest."
Seeing the situation, she did not hesitate, but leaned into the man's arms with a cold look on her face, letting him hold her tightly, feeling his trembling heart calm down.
"Thank you, Princess..."
Feeling satisfied at this moment, Feng Yan gently stroked the delicate woman's black hair, then gently embraced her in his arms, lowering his forehead slightly, wanting to bury it in her neck.
After all, he never touched an inch of her delicate skin.
If she didn't want to, he wouldn't dare act rashly. Since she was his master, he always had to listen to her.
"You're really getting more and more demanding. Your greed is insatiable and endless..." Chu Qingluo suddenly laughed, feeling that this Left Envoy was both ridiculous and pathetic. She whispered and put her arms around the man's waist again, "I hurt you too deeply before. It's my fault."
She had long since given up on love, and the only thing in her heart was the cold word "revenge".
"Princess...Princess..."
The beauty in his arms responded for the first time, and Feng Yan was immediately flustered. He protected her like a treasure and kept whispering to her.
Feeling that the man in front of her was too surprised, she smiled coldly, her words overflowing with endless chillingness: "Why, it wasn't you who asked me to fulfill this?"
Feng Yan embraced her again with a half-smile, his cracked lips slightly parted, his voice low and distant: "My heart belongs to the princess. I am willing to go through fire and blood for her, and risk my life..."
Thinking back that he had followed her for five years, Chu Qingluo suddenly felt that time was passing by so quickly and so many years had passed without her noticing.
"I know what you want, but I can't agree to it right now."
"I belong to no one but the vanished Long Kingdom," she said, then walked away distantly, her cold words dissipating in the night wind. "I won't punish you tonight. Go away."
She was used to pretending in front of others, but when she shed her outer shell, all that was left was a broken body and hatred that gnawed at people's hearts.
If she doesn't resolve this hatred, she will live in hatred all day long, and it's likely that the knot in her heart will be hard to get rid of, and she won't be able to hold on for long.
The moonlight is like a thin layer of frost covering the mansion, and like light smoke lingering around the corners of the walls and eaves, making the palace lanterns on the corridors bright and clear, and quietly setting off the elegant night.
Before returning to the dormitory, the cold and snowy shadow on the stairs caught her eyes. Chu Qingluo walked forward gently and softly and pushed the door lightly.
She lowered her eyes and smiled sweetly, not looking at the gentleman for long. She spoke softly, "Sir, you are waiting here. Aren't you afraid of being seen and spread rumors?"
The shadow of Su Xue beside me stood quietly, deep in thought. Suddenly, she was no longer afraid of losing her boudoir etiquette.
Since he said so, she couldn't refuse.
It was exactly the same as before. I saw him slowly walk into the elegant room, light a lamp, and listen to the gentleman's purpose of coming.
Young Master Qingyi in the room narrowed his eyes and asked about what he had seen during the day: "Did you go looking for Sheng Youzhang during the day?"
"Master Sheng said he was in love with him and that the rules Mr. Sheng had set were inappropriate. He also said that Mr. Sheng's actions were...ungentlemanly."
She answered with a casual smile, then suddenly turned her eyes and looked closely at the jade-like complexion.
"Admiration..." Qu Han muttered the word softly, looking at her without hesitation. He asked cautiously, "Did you agree?"
"Sir, do you want the student to accept the offer, or do you want to flatly refuse it?"
She suddenly asked back, approaching with great courage, and whispered, "I'll listen to you, sir..."
He paused for a moment after hearing this, and then calmly replied, "Think about it yourself. Love is a private matter. There's no need to ask me."
"What if I want to ask?" Chu Qingluo still had a smile on her face. Her words were aggressive and had a subtle temptation that forced him into having nowhere to go.
"I want to know what you are thinking, sir. Do you want me to agree or refuse..."
The beautiful woman approached without regard for etiquette. He could vaguely smell the slightest hint of alcohol, and his eyes suddenly darkened: "You smell of alcohol? Have you ever been drunk?"
But she was clearly sober as usual, and her eyes were especially clear, not like she had drunk sake. Other than that, that was...
She touched the drinkers nearby.
Qu Hanjin couldn't help but exude a slight chill, and the cold undercurrent buried deep in his heart was quietly surging.
"Sir, your concern has already exceeded the rules of the Music Bureau."
Overstepping the mark...
He turned a deaf ear to her, his cold and sinister eyes falling on her phoenix eyes, and then on her red lips that were so close to him.
It seemed as if a turbid emotion passed through his eyes, revealing the misty etiquette, and his heart was dark and could collapse at any time.
A strange emotion flowed through his deep and clear eyes. Qu Hanjin changed his usual demeanor, and a bit of madness surged in his eyes, but it was fleeting, and then he spoke coldly.
"The former Long Kingdom collapsed overnight, the prosperous capital was captured by Daning, the entire palace was slaughtered, blood flowed like a river, and everywhere was desolate."
"Daning massacred the entire Long Kingdom royal family, but never thought deeply about whether he had left anyone out." He spoke each word slowly, wanting her to hear it clearly, and to explain in detail the identity that she least wanted others to know.
"Princess Ruan Ling of Long State..."
After saying these words in a cold voice, Qu Hanjin lowered his eyes and suddenly chuckled, "Her body has not been found yet. There are only rumors that she died in the fire."
He remained motionless, then spoke in a slower tone, looking at her calmly: "But no one knows whether he died or not."
Listening to the true story of his life being told by the person from Daning, every word touched his heart, Chu Qingluo suddenly understood.
She couldn't recall when she accidentally revealed her identity.
Perhaps Mr. Qu was inherently unpredictable, and knowing that she had murdered Feng Yi and Sun Chong, it was possible that he was secretly investigating.
But he knew everything so easily, exposing her hidden hatred in front of her, making her extremely angry.
It seems that this person cannot be kept...
She regretted that she might have been negligent and let her husband know something he shouldn't have known, and the trap she had set before seemed to be in vain.
She wanted to capture the young man's heart, but didn't want others to see her past, especially her past that she didn't want to be mentioned.
Faced with such a hidden danger, she would definitely not show mercy.
"Sir, your guess is really accurate..." After hearing this, Chu Qingluo curled his lips slowly and took out a dagger from his sleeve. The dagger blade was shining with a cold light, and the faint light revealed a hint of chill under the lamplight.
"What a pity, the students can't keep the teacher."
She said it firmly, and without hesitation put the dagger to the young master's neck.
The force was not controlled, and blood immediately flowed down his neck. If he had struggled even a little bit, he would have died by now.
A dull pain came from her neck, and the smell of blood filled the air. Qu Hanjin looked at her solemnly and calmly, and said to her slowly, "Kill me, and alert the Ministry of Music. His Majesty will send people to investigate."
"If His Majesty were to target you, your covert forces wouldn't last more than a quarter of an hour."
His voice was clear, just like when he was teaching.
She felt that this person should not be underestimated. He could remain so calm at the moment of death. He was indeed a court official respected and admired by Emperor Daning.
"Then how do you think the students can escape unscathed, sir?"
Chu Qingluo smiled with interest, raised the blade and lightly touched the skin on his neck, as if she wanted to see the solemn and polite gentleman in front of her panic and resistance.
But he was as calm as usual.
She feigned dissatisfaction, her dark eyebrows slightly furrowed, and she moved the dagger to another part of the cold, snowy flesh that had not been stabbed: "Sir, you can't say it, but you know too much. Although I can't bear it, I have no choice but to kill you..."
After she finished speaking, she exerted force coldly.
There was also a dazzling crimson that spread and stained the white brocade robe, as if a touch of frost and snow had stained a large area of filth.
"Sir, are you really not going to hide?" Chu Qingluo smiled and moved closer. She was very happy with this. Her eyebrows were slightly curved and her expression was a little mocking.
"If you don't hide now, you'll die."
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