Ye Xuanling suddenly spoke up: "Sixth Brother! Keeping her alive might be useful!"
What do you mean?
“When she appeared, there were strange celestial phenomena, and her strange clothes made her clearly not one of our Lingqi people. Moreover, Father Emperor is still unaware of Sister Murong's disappearance. Keeping her around might be useful…”
Ye Lisheng narrowed his thoughtful fox-like eyes: "Then what does Eighth Brother say we should do?"
Ye Xuanling's eyes flickered, a smile playing on them: "Sixth Brother already knows the answer in his heart, why bother asking me?"
A smile played on his lips, and he was in high spirits. The two men seemed to see a glimmer of hope in him as well.
Sure enough, the hand that held destiny waved its hand and said, "Get down! Be more careful next time!"
The two men were moved to tears, repeatedly expressing their gratitude: "Thank you, Your Highness, for sparing our lives...!" When they tried to get up, they found their legs were already weak, and their backs were soaked with cold sweat.
Outside the Prince's mansion, there was now a scene of wailing and lamentation.
Seeing that knocking on the door went unanswered, a sudden idea struck her, and she remembered the domineering methods of those gossipy old women in TV dramas.
The prince sat down heavily at the main gate, slapping his thigh and sobbing. It was a pitiful sight. He kept muttering and inciting everyone: "Come and see! This bastard abandoned his wife and children! He used to sweet-talk me with all sorts of words! Now he's tired of me and has kicked me out..." The more he talked, the more excited he became.
Passersby were genuinely startled by my words. Although they were worried that the icy prince might come out and eat them, some of the bolder ones stopped to watch.
Seeing the growing crowd, he couldn't help but mentally give a victory sign. To stay here, he'd completely abandoned all pretense of dignity, continuing to whine and sob, "You promised to marry me in a grand wedding procession..."
"I never imagined that Prince Anyang would be this kind of person!" Her words completely ignited the public's indignation, and they all condemned Ye Lisheng.
While crying, she listened intently to the plan conceived for herself: "Prince Anyang seems to hold a very high position; staying here should be safe for him."
"Always acting so cold and aloof, I thought she was some kind of high-minded person!"
"Girl, don't be afraid, we will definitely help you get justice!" And just like that, poor Ye Lisheng became a man who abandoned his wife and children.
The personal guard, Ling Ran, had already reported the truth about his master's reputation being ruined. Ye Lisheng's face was already ashen, and his teeth were grinding together: "You damned woman, you've got some skills!"
Suddenly, a smile appeared on his lips, and his expression gradually softened, causing Ye Xuanling to silently pray for herself.
"Creak..."
The moment the door opened, a chill swept in, and the dangerous aura made everyone instinctively take a few steps back. I, fearless of death and driven by the will to survive, pressed forward.
She grabbed Ye Junlin's leg and said, "This time, you won't abandon me again."
Ye Lisheng was startled by my actions, and his face was full of black lines with anger. He barely suppressed the volcano that was about to erupt and said, "How could I bear to abandon you? I have served you with fine clothes and delicacies every day, but as soon as I returned from the war, you actually cheated on me. Tell me, what am I supposed to do with you?"
I was completely dumbfounded. With just a few words, he had shifted the blame back onto me. I cursed him inwardly, and was about to retort when he grabbed my waist. My heart pounded wildly, and I instinctively pressed my ear against his chest, listening to his vibrant heartbeat.
Ye Lisheng looked disgusted but couldn't push her away. He was usually very proud and couldn't let a woman ruin his reputation.
He leaned close to his ear and threatened menacingly, "If you don't want to die, get off me right now."
Startled, I quickly looked up, putting a few meters between myself and him, muttering, "Wasn't it you who picked me up first?"
He heard every word I said, gave me a threatening look, and I immediately made a gesture to shut my mouth.
Before entering, I glanced at the onlookers. It was the height of July, yet the wind felt colder than a winter's day, causing them to flee in terror.
I looked completely bewildered: "What's wrong with everyone?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Xuanling leaned closer and made a stern gesture towards me.
Finally, having achieved his goal of entering the Prince of Anyang's mansion, he couldn't contain his joy and made a victory sign. Intending to express his gratitude and then talk things over, he felt a gust of wind brush past his ear. When he came to, he found himself suspended in mid-air, a feeling of suffocation washing over him. Struggling to pry open the hand gripping his neck, he managed to utter a few indistinct words: "Prince...bastard..."
Ye Xuanling was startled by his sudden action and hurriedly said, "Sixth Brother, you mustn't kill her!"
He suppressed his anger, loosened his grip, and fell down. After being freed, he gasped for fresh air, his eyeballs popping out one by one, looking pitiful and pathetic!
"Are you alright?" Ye Xuanling asked with concern.
I was so angry I could have punched him. In a fit of rage, I aimed at his long, slender hand and bit down hard. The two brothers were startled: "You damned woman, let go of my mouth right now!"
At that moment, I couldn't hear anything. I had always been loved and pampered by my parents; when had I ever suffered any injustice? The more I wanted to bite, the harder I bit.
Ye Lisheng, in pain, tried to shake me off, and with a forceful movement, shoved me against the wall. The powerful impact caused me to temporarily lose consciousness. My hand scratched the broken flowerpot, and blood dripped onto the withered flower stems.
Ye Lisheng looked at the hand that had been bitten and was bleeding with a pained expression.
"Hahaha!" Ye Xuanling couldn't help but laugh, but a sharp glare made him immediately shut his mouth!
"Bring her to your residence immediately!"
Ye Xuanling was not about to agree. He had only just arrived and he had already angered this "ice prince" repeatedly. He was eager to see what would happen next!
So he pretended to be stupid and said, "Sixth Brother, I have something to attend to, so I'll be leaving now!" After saying that, he gave me a sympathetic look while I was still unconscious, and then slipped away as fast as he could.
Left with nowhere to vent his anger, Ye Lisheng roared, "Ling Ran, throw this woman into the maid's quarters!" He glared at me fiercely.
Many years ago, Lingqi's crops were ravaged by locusts. Just when Ye Liming was at his wits' end, a man claiming to be a traveler named Wang Qiaochuan appeared.
Dressed in a white robe, he somehow managed to drive away the locusts, relieving everyone's immediate crisis.
Furthermore, his ability to predict events several days in the future solved problems for many who sought to reap the benefits without sowing, leading to an increasing number of people praising him.
Since his arrival, the weather has been favorable year after year, which earned him Ye Liming's attention. From then on, his doorstep was always crowded with people seeking his divination. Ye Liming then promoted him to the palace and bestowed upon him the title of "Celestial Master's Mansion."
The sky was shrouded in darkness, obscuring even the stars and moon, and a thick fog enveloped the surroundings.
In a forgotten corner of the Prince Anyang's Palace, a few withered leaves rapidly fell from a withered flower stem.
Just then, the withered flower stem turned green again, sprouted green leaves and buds in an instant, and then slowly opened its petals.
A miraculous scene, like "dead trees coming back to life," occurred in an instant. Red light shimmered around the flowers, and they bloomed more and more vibrantly, becoming more and more beautiful...
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