Su Qingci sneered, "He's wishful thinking."
She colluded with political enemies and made deals with Yan Xuanye, causing the foreign enemies to attack Puzhou of Nanchang State and harm the people around Puzhou. She lied to the emperor and tacitly allowed Yan Xuanye to abduct her, just to achieve her own goals.
How can such a person be qualified to be the king of a country?
Su Qingci: "You promised him a request, why did you go back on your word?"
Yan Xuanye laughed and said, "He is just wishful thinking."
"The Pei family is a group of civil officials. They don't have any army, soldiers, or weapons. They want me to help them take the throne. Isn't that a blatant plot against me? They want my soldiers and people to shed blood for them."
"He wants to take over the world without having to fight a single soldier."
"Tell me, how can there be such a good thing in this world?"
This was also something that Su Qingci couldn't understand. The Pei family was granted the title of marquis, and Pei Ji was the eldest son. He could have inherited the title of marquis, which was already wealth and honor that ordinary people could never obtain in their lifetime. Why did he have to collude with political enemies and insist on sitting on that position?
How could Yan Xuanye waste his efforts in conquering Nanchang Kingdom for him and then hand over the throne to someone else?
Pei Ji must be dreaming.
At first, she thought Pei Ji was a gentle, elegant, clean and refined man. When she thought about how she had plotted against him and wanted to marry him, Su Qingci felt a pang of fear.
Fortunately, Lu Huan saw through her feelings, opened his heart to her and told her everything, and was willing to go to the Su family to ask for her hand in marriage, otherwise she might have really walked herself into a den of tigers and wolves.
"You broke your promise to Pei Ji, aren't you afraid that he will retaliate against you?" she asked.
Yan Xuanye seemed to have heard something funny, "Why should I be afraid of him?"
"He is a weak civil official. I am the only prince of Fengyuan State. My uncle has no son. I will inherit my uncle's throne in the future."
"The people of Fengyuan are all my subjects. I have a million soldiers. Why would I be afraid of him?"
This was the first time Su Qingci heard him call himself "Gu" in front of him.
In the past, Su Qingci only thought that he was a lecher who liked to seek pleasure from women and was extremely shameless.
Although she had heard many glorious deeds of Yan Xuanye from Lu Huan, she still despised and looked down on him.
It was just because he had such a bad first impression on Su Qingci. In Su Qingci's heart, he was just a dissolute and lustful person.
It was not until this moment that Yan Xuanye spoke out so unscrupulously, proving that he was the brave and skilled Prince Yan who could win battles thousands of miles away and was feared by everyone as described by Lu Huan.
He has a very high status and great power. He is dismissive of other people and other things and does not take them seriously at all.
Su Qingci suddenly felt a little at a loss. What could she do in front of such a powerful man who would do anything to achieve his goals and was fearless?
She was exactly the kind of person he described - someone who was powerless and could only talk.
What should I do to escape from him safely?
Seeing her dumbfounded look, Yan Xuanye thought that she was shocked by his own strength. After all, which woman doesn't want to find a strong man to be her backer and be loved well?
Yan Xuanye continued to talk non-stop, describing his own might, "What's more, I'm not even afraid of Prince Ning."
"Prince Ning at least has his own fiefdom and army. Under his influence, the people of Youzhou have long been disgusted with your emperor. Even without my support and instigation, they would have returned sooner or later."
He grabbed Su Qingci's waist and pressed her to sit on his lap. He moved closer and closer, and said to him with a determined smile, "I'm not afraid of Prince Ning, who has soldiers and weapons, so why would I be afraid of a mere Pei Ji?"
"Besides, it was me who instigated Prince Ning to send troops to attack Yizhou."
Seeing Su Qingci's shocked look, he smiled and said, "You didn't expect that."
"I told him that I would send troops to help him seize the throne. The conditions for exchange are that you be handed over to me and that our two countries do not go to war. There are no other requirements."
"Tell me, how could he not be moved by such a good thing?"
Su Qingci struggled to get down, but was no match for the man's powerful strength and was forcibly shackled in his arms. "You actually deceived so many people."
Yan Xuanye sneered, "They are just stupid. They believed me so easily."
"I just want them to make Nanchang Kingdom as chaotic as possible so that I can snatch you away. That's why I pretended to make a deal with Prince Ning."
"Is your man great?" He had a flattering smile on his face.
"Aren't you happy to be remembered like this?"
Su Qingci could see that he was very happy.
He smiled and waited for her praise.
Su Qingci could see the word desire in his eyes. Perhaps, he wanted more than just praise, but something else as well.
Su Qingci turned her head away angrily, not wanting to look at him.
He felt that he should be happy to be remembered by others, but Su Qingci only felt sad.
Yan Xuanye was not angry. He thought she was shy, or maybe she was trying to refuse but still wanted to.
"I really like the way you look when you're both embarrassed and angry. It's so cute."
"I've asked the maids to prepare clothes and hot water for you. You can take a good bath. Don't wait for me tonight. I have things to do."
After saying that, he released the big hands that were stuck on her waist, and Su Qingci was finally freed.
Who wants to wait for him?
She would sneak away while he was away, Su Qingci thought.
But Yan Xuanye seemed to have guessed her thoughts. "Don't even think about running away. There are more than a dozen guards outside the tent. Even if you have the chance and the ability to escape, once you get outside, you'll probably be mistaken for a spy from the Nanchang Kingdom."
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