Qu Qingxi held the jade pendant in her hand, feeling inexplicably heavy.
"Keep it. If I need anything in the future, I'll just let you know, and you can make the arrangements," Qu Qingxi said, declining He Liufeng's offer.
He already had Qinglan Pavilion, and its influence was considerable. Moreover, he wanted to personally teach the Crown Prince and Ren Nuanyun a lesson today.
More importantly, Ren Nuanyun has a system. If someone else were to face her, who knows what unexpected things might happen?
"Take this and it will make things easier for you. Just do it directly without having to come and ask me how."
“You are a very opinionated person. You can do things directly without worrying about others. If you encounter any problems that you can’t handle, I will step in to clean up the mess for you.” He Liufeng held Qu Qingxi’s hand.
Faced with He Liufeng's frankness, Qu Qingxi was somewhat at a loss. After thinking it over, Qu Qingxi accepted the jade pendant. It was a token of He Liufeng's goodwill. She would accept it for now and decide whether to use it later.
"By the way, did you hold off the people from the Jingzhao Yin's side today?" Qu Qingxi asked again.
The commotion at the Crown Prince's residence today must have been known to the Prefect of the Capital by now. But I was there for so long that I only heard the rhythmic footsteps when I was about to leave.
Besides He Liufeng, Qu Qingxi couldn't think of anyone else who would help her.
"Yes, we managed to stall them for a while." He Liufeng nodded. If he hadn't managed to stop them, the people from the Jingzhao Prefecture would probably have arrived at the Crown Prince's residence long ago. However, He Liufeng also knew that even if the people from the Jingzhao Prefecture arrived, Qu Qingxi would have a way to leave.
She has absolute strength.
"They didn't find us today, did they?" He Liufeng asked with some concern.
He also noticed that Qu Qingxi was not disguised today; she simply tied her hair up and wore a black face mask. If someone knew her well, they would easily recognize her.
"You don't need to worry about that. Ren Nuanyun may know my identity, but she has no evidence. Even if she says that I did it, who would believe her?"
Qu Qingxi smiled. Ren Nuanyun had a system, and she was so close at the time, so it was understandable that she would be detected.
However, if Ren Nuanyun were to say that she was the one who attacked the Crown Prince's residence tonight, who would believe her?
So many people died in the Crown Prince's mansion, and they were all highly skilled in martial arts. How could I, a weak woman, have such great abilities?
“That makes sense, but it’s still better to be careful.” He Liufeng nodded thoughtfully. He thought the same as Qu Qingxi: even if Ren Nuanyun said that the person tonight was Qu Qingxi, who would believe it?
His princess is so delicate and frail, how could she possibly commit murder?
"Shall we go back now?" Qu Qingxi tentatively asked He Liufeng.
She still had some doubts. Even if he was going to give her the jade pendant from Cuiwei Pavilion, he didn't necessarily have to bring her here. Wouldn't it have been the same if he gave it to her at the Prince's Mansion?
“Let’s not go back now. The people from the Jingzhao Prefecture have investigated the Crown Prince’s residence, and such a big thing happened there. The capital will definitely be under martial law. If we go out now, we’re very likely to be discovered.” He Liufeng shook his head.
"What should we do then? Are we going to stay here tonight?" Qu Qingxi frowned as she looked at the only place in the room where people could sleep, a soft couch that could barely fit one person.
He Liufeng followed Qu Qingxi's gaze, a faint smile appearing on his handsome face. "I won't take you here. I'll take you somewhere else."
After He Liufeng finished speaking, he stood up, took Qu Qingxi's hand, and the two walked to the west wall, where a luminous pearl was embedded. He Liufeng turned the luminous pearl three times to the left, then three times to the right, and then pressed it down hard.
Suddenly, a tunnel appeared on the ground. Qu Qingxi raised her eyebrows and looked at He Liufeng in surprise. She really didn't expect that there would be a secret passage here. But where does this secret passage lead?
He Liufeng led Qu Qingxi inside. The passageway was very long, and after walking for about fifteen minutes, they came to a fork in the road.
He Liufeng stopped and explained to Qu Qingxi, "The right side leads to Guiyun Tower, and the left side leads to the Prince's Mansion."
After saying that, he pulled Qu Qingxi to the left without hesitation.
After walking for about fifteen minutes, the two arrived at a hidden door. He Liufeng pressed a protrusion on the right side, and the hidden door opened.
Qu Qingxi went outside and discovered that the secret passage led directly to He Liufeng's study, and the secret door was the bookshelf in He Liufeng's study.
After the two people came out, the bookshelf slowly closed, and the secret passage disappeared as if it had never existed.
Qu Qingxi was somewhat amazed that He Liufeng had such a scheme. Guiyun Tower and Cuiwei Pavilion were both He Liufeng's properties, so no matter where something happened in the future, they could leave through this secret passage.
As Qu Qingxi was thinking, suddenly, a commotion came from outside. The two looked at each other, and He Liufeng took off his outer clothes, revealing his white inner garment, and walked towards the door.
Qu Qingxi quickly took off her outer clothes, and to avoid leaving any marks on them, she threw all her clothes, along with the clothes He Liufeng had just taken off, into her spatial storage.
Little did they know that this very act would save two lives.
He Liufeng opened the door and saw Ling Mu with his men in the courtyard.
"What happened?" He Liufeng pretended not to know anything, frowning as he looked at the people in the courtyard.
"Your Highness? What are you doing here?" Ling Mu was taken aback. Wasn't the prince supposed to be staying in the princess's room tonight? How did he suddenly appear in his courtyard?
He Liufeng simply looked at Ling Mu indifferently. Ling Mu immediately realized what he was doing. How dare he question the prince! So he quickly answered He Liufeng's question.
"Your Highness, something has happened at the Crown Prince's residence. Just now, someone almost wiped out the entire Crown Prince's family." Ling Mu said, still feeling lingering fear.
When he first heard the news, he didn't believe it. He suspected that the messenger had misrepresented the information. What did it mean that the Crown Prince's residence was almost wiped out?
This is utterly absurd. Why doesn't he just say that the emperor has been replaced?
However, after he inquired further, he learned that all the guards in the Crown Prince's residence and the Crown Prince's secret guards had been killed, and even the Crown Prince and Ren Nuanyun had been severely beaten.
Ling Mu immediately became alert. Since this person dared to kill people at the Crown Prince's residence, it was possible that he would come to the Prince's residence as well. So he immediately got up, gathered his men, and began patrolling the Prince's residence, fearing that the person might not have killed enough people and would turn around and come to the Prince's residence again, since the distance between the Crown Prince's residence and the Prince's residence was not very far.
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