Yu Tanqi quickly pushed him away. Chi Li didn't expect her to be so strong and was almost knocked off his feet by her.
He looked at her in astonishment.
The girl's fair and pretty face was slightly cold, looking both familiar and unfamiliar.
The girl in his memory who was always elegant and delicate in green clothes, suddenly appeared in red clothes with snow-white skin. Her eyes were still lively and beautiful, but the coldness in her expression frightened and heartbroken him.
Chi Li was a little dazed. She had changed a lot, both in appearance and in her attitude towards him.
Even her strength was much greater than before.
"There are many people in the palace, so please be careful with your words and actions, Lord Chi." Yu Tanqi said lightly, suppressing his displeasure.
Chi Li bit his tongue hard, the bitter taste spread between his lips and teeth, and his heart ached.
"You call me Lord Chi."
He chuckled bitterly, his slender body trembling slightly, as if he had been hit hard by something and was almost unable to bear the weight.
"I thought you would miss me after not seeing each other for a long time."
He looked at Yu Tanqi closely, trying to see a hint of longing in her expression, but he was disappointed in the end.
"You've never thought about me?" Chi Li murmured, his body swaying as if he would fall to the ground at any time.
Yu Tanqi felt something was wrong and quickly whispered, "You're drunk. You should go get some rest. I've been out for a long time. I should go back."
She turned to leave, but he grabbed her wrist tightly.
"Don't go, don't go." He whispered almost begging.
The young man's palm was also thin, with protruding bones. He grabbed her wrist tightly, and the bones hurt her a little.
She wanted to shake him off, but he had anticipated her this time and used great force, so she couldn't break free from his shackles for a while.
"Are you crazy? Let me go." Yu Tanqi's temples were throbbing.
"Let my lady go."
Dan Hua immediately reached out and slapped Chi Li's arm that was holding Yu Tanqi, with such force that he was forced to let go.
Linlang quickly supported Yu Tanqi and looked at Chi Li angrily, "Master Chi, men and women should not touch each other. If others saw what you did today, have you ever thought about our young lady's reputation?"
Chi Li hurriedly shook his head: "I didn't, I just wanted to say a few more words to Sister Tan Qi..."
"Master Chi."
Jiang Shi quickly walked to Yu Tanqi's side, suppressed his anger and looked at Chi Li coldly, "Although you and my fiancée are not related, in order to avoid misunderstandings, it is better to address her politely."
Seeing Jiang Shi standing beside Yu Tanqi openly and confronting him in a protective manner, Chi Li's face turned pale and he was speechless.
He could only stare blankly at Yu Tanqi being carried away by Jiang Shi.
Both of them were dressed in red, with their sleeves intertwined, like two affectionate butterflies.
There were festive "囍" characters hanging around them. If you didn't know, you would think they were the hosts of today's wedding banquet.
Chi Li bit his lips tightly until he smelled blood, then he let go of them with a sense of loss.
Suddenly, a man walked up to him.
"Are you really unwilling? You two are childhood sweethearts who grew up together, but now she is so against you and allows another man who has known you no longer to stand by her side."
Every word of the young man's deep voice was like a knife tip, piercing his heart hard and leaving scars one after another.
Chi Li's face was as pale as paper.
He was very thin, with pale lips, and looked like he would collapse at any moment.
However, Yun Xuan didn't care about these.
His eyes were dark, the corners of his lips were slightly raised, and his low voice sounded like bewitching.
"You should have stayed in the capital, but because Jiang Shi was jealous of you and Yu Tanqi's childhood sweetheart relationship, you were sent to serve as an official in the provinces. You wasted nearly two years of your life away from home."
"It was precisely because you were away from the capital for two years and hadn't met or communicated with Yu Tanqi that Jiang Shi was able to overcome Yu Tanqi's defenses and even make her forget your existence."
"Jiang Shi is a hypocrite who is using his power to suppress your future. If I hadn't had someone report all your achievements to the emperor, I'm afraid you wouldn't be able to return to the capital until who knows when."
It is difficult to tell whether Yunxuan's words are true or false.
Chi Li looked at the direction where Yu Tanqi left, pursed his lips, and remained silent for a long time.
"I brought you to the palace for today's banquet so you could meet Yu Tanqi."
"You should know how important power is to a man."
"As long as you have power, are you still afraid that you won't be able to get her back to you?"
Finally, Chi Li's expression changed slightly. He looked at Yun Xuan and said in a low voice, "Can she really come back to me?"
Yun Xuan curled his lips and whispered, "Of course, power can give you everything you want."
Chi Li's eyes flickered slightly.
Yes, power can give him everything he wants.
He just wanted Jiang Shi to use his power to make him leave the capital for nearly two years.
He also has the power to make Yu Tanqi return to his side.
…
After Jiang Shi took Yu Tanqi out of Chi Li's sight, he did not send her back to the women's seat. Instead, he looked at her and asked, "What did Chi Li say to you?"
Yu Tanqi lowered his head. "It's nothing, really. Maybe it's been a while since we last met, and he wanted to catch up with me."
Jiang Shi frowned slightly. Seeing that her expression was a little off, he whispered softly, "Although he and you have known each other for many years, he is attracted to you. You are my fiancée. There are many people in the palace, and it is inevitable that someone will notice. It is better for you not to meet."
Yu Tanqi nodded gently: "I know, I didn't want to see him either, but he suddenly found me."
Jiang Shi said softly, "It's okay. I'll keep an eye on him and won't let him bother you again."
"Yeah." Yu Tanqi was a little absent-minded.
She knew that her current state was not good and it would be easy for Jiang Shi to see through it, but she couldn't help but let her wild thoughts run wild.
It was not just because of Chi Li’s sudden appearance, but also because of what Gao Shuya and Zhen Youshan said.
These are the questions she has been avoiding.
But as time goes by, she will soon have to face these problems one by one.
The original owner's father.
They had been corresponding for the past two years, but because the original owner had not seen her father for many years, she wrote to Yu's father in the same handwriting and tone as the original owner, and Yu's father never realized that the original owner was gone.
But what if we meet?
Even though he hadn't seen her for many years, after all, he had raised her in his arms for eleven years. Could Father Yu really not recognize his own daughter?
Yu Tanqi didn't dare to take any chances.
In the end, she didn't remember how she returned to the women's seat, or how she left the palace and returned to the Wu'an Marquis Mansion.
Until she was about to go to sleep, Jiang Shi held her face in his hands, and the young man's handsome face appeared in her eyes.
"Yu Tanqi."
This was the first time he called her by her full name so solemnly.
Her heart skipped a beat and her face turned pale, subconsciously thinking that her secret had been discovered.
Seeing her face turn pale, Jiang Shi quickly hugged her in his arms and coaxed her gently, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. I'm not trying to be mean to you. I just want you to pay attention to me and talk to me seriously."
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