Chapter 156 Princess Xinyue
"Assassination?"
Su Yunyao's eyes lit up, and her fingers gripping his collar tightened. "Who did you kill? Men and women? How many?"
"Princess." Xuan Qing sighed helplessly, "I cannot tell you."
"You can't tell whether it was a man or a woman? Then it seems he must have assassinated a woman." Su Yunyao nodded thoughtfully and said with certainty, "Then it must be."
"No."
Xuan Qing panicked instantly, and even his voice was much louder than before.
He seemed to be afraid that the princess would really misunderstand him, so he repeated it again.
"Princess, really not."
Su Yunyao's lips curled up, and she traced the edge of his mask with one hand. "No, then no, why are you so excited?"
Xuan Qing: ...
He put Su Yunyao back into the bathtub and was about to turn around and leave.
Su Yunyao reached out and grabbed his wrist. "It was raining last night. Did you stay outside the whole time?"
Xuan Qing's body stiffened noticeably. He clearly felt as if there was a ball of fire. Seeing the princess pulling his wrist, the fire quickly spread to his whole body. A tingling sensation like an electric current swept through all his senses.
His voice was a little hoarse, and the last syllable trembled slightly. "The Emperor has asked me to protect the princess closely. Naturally, I will not leave just because it rains."
"Did you get caught in the rain?" Su Yunyao glanced at his body indifferently.
Xuan Qing was stunned for a long time before he slowly nodded and said, "Yeah."
"Take off your clothes and come in. This princess will let you bathe together."
What?
Xuan Qing's eyes widened almost instantly, "Princess, what are you talking about?"
"Which word didn't you understand?" Su Yunyao tightened her grip on his wrist. "Tell me, and I'll explain it to you."
Xuan Qing felt like he was about to explode. His mind was confused and there was a blank for a moment.
He clearly felt that his heart was about to jump out of his throat.
"Princess, no."
"Why not?" Su Yunyao's hand slid into his palm and her fingertips gently grasped it.
Just a very light touch.
Xuan Qing's whole body couldn't help but shudder, "I don't know."
Su Yunyao looked at him dumbfounded and couldn't help laughing, "If you don't take off your clothes and come in, the water in the tub will get cold."
Xuan Qing's lips twitched, "I'll go get the princess some hot water."
"No need." Su Yunyao raised a sly smile at the corner of her lips, grabbed his hand, and pulled him to the bathtub: "This princess held you to sleep that night and thought you were warm enough. If you come in, the water won't be cold anymore."
Xuan Qing's face turned pale with fear, and he knelt on the ground. "Princess, please stop teasing me. Lord Lu is staying at the Princess's residence tonight. If the Princess wants someone to sleep with her, I can help her call Lord Lu over."
Su Yunyao's smile faded a bit when she heard this. "You're quite nice. Last time at the Huguo Temple, you said you'd help me and invite Huo Xiao over. Today at the Princess's Mansion, you're inviting Lu Mingfeng over too. What benefits did you receive from them? You're always thinking about them. Did you receive any benefits from them?"
"No." Xuan Qing denied it flatly, and to show his sincerity, he raised three fingers, "I definitely don't have it."
"Oh, so there isn't one!" Su Yunyao seemed moved by his sincerity and nodded in approval. "Since there isn't one, it means you don't want to get close to me, and you don't like me getting close to you. In that case, then go back to your tree. Tomorrow I'll tell my brother to find someone else to protect me. You're free now."
"Princess." Xuan Qing raised his head suddenly, "I don't want to be close to you, Princess. I don't want to be close to you."
"Hmm?" Su Yunyao raised her eyes and glanced at him, her tone dragging out. "So you are attracted to this princess?"
Xuan Qing lowered his head again, clenched his hands into fists at his sides, and stopped talking.
Princess Xinyue?
This was something he had never dared to think about.
The princess was of such a noble status and was deeply favored by the emperor.
It was only during the time he was with her that he understood.
Be it General Huo or Lu Siqing, neither of them bowed down to the princess just because of her status as the eldest princess.
It’s just because of the eldest princess.
Normally, she only seems to be enjoying herself and indulging in male beauty.
In fact, when she really encounters problems, she is rational and calm, brave and resourceful.
Xijing would be without her.
I am afraid that at this moment, General Huo and his 100,000-strong army will repeat the same mistakes they made five years ago.
It’s hard to say what will happen next.
With her own strength, she scared away the thousands of soldiers led by Sang Ye.
How many women in the world can do this?
And he...
He is just a highly regarded Xuanyi Guard.
The first rule of the Xuanyi Guard is that they cannot marry and have children.
Xuanyi Guards must not be emotional, and must not leave themselves with any weaknesses, otherwise they will let down the emperor's many years of cultivation.
"Princess, one more Xuanqing by your side is not too many, and one less Xuanqing is not too few. I am content to be able to stay by your side and protect you. I dare not have any thoughts of usurping power."
Su Yunyao couldn't see the expression on Xuanqing's face when he said these words under the mask.
But every word he spoke was sonorous and his mind was made up.
"Trespassing?"
Su Yunyao seemed to have grasped the key point and repeated his words.
"These two words are not accurate. If we say usurpation, it must be when the person being usurped feels that they have been usurped. In this case, it seems like you are rejecting this princess. Disobedience is more accurate."
Disobedience!
Xuan Qing's eyebrows trembled. The word "disobedience" is a serious crime.
He folded his arms over his chest and bowed again, saying, "I am at your disposal, Princess."
"Oh."
Su Yunyao chuckled, "You mean I can punish you however I want?"
"The princess is the monarch and I am the minister. I will naturally obey the princess's orders." Xuan Qing said sincerely.
Su Yunyao's eyes darkened, and the teasing look on her face faded a bit. "Then why did you refuse when I asked you to bathe with me just now?"
Xuan Qing lowered his head and knelt there in silence.
It seemed as if the princess had never spoken to him in such a tone before.
Not only him, even General Huo and Lord Lu wouldn't do that.
This tone.
It seemed that the princess would only speak in such a cold tone to people she hated or disliked.
For example, Shen Qiu Nian, Lord Shen.
It seemed like every time the princess spoke to him, she always used such a cold and impatient tone.
Everyone knows how much the princess admired Lord Shen.
How much the princess hated him now.
It seemed that it was difficult for Lord Shen to even see the princess.
Even a first-rank minister is like this.
He is just a small Xuanyi Guard.
Xuan Qing's heart suddenly panicked. The princess had just said that she didn't need him to protect her in the future. It seemed that she was not joking with him, nor was she threatening him.
And just at that moment, like Lord Shen, he could no longer catch her eye.
Thinking of this, Xuan Qing's hand unconsciously fell on his belt...
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