Watching Chi Yan leave in a huff, Lord Liu then approached Chi Jingyu. He glanced at the bloodstain on Chi Jingyu's chest and was immediately shocked:
"Minister, what can I say about the way you've handled this! If Her Majesty the Empress investigates, how are we supposed to explain ourselves?"
He could never have imagined that there was such a complicated love-hate relationship involved.
Now look what happened! No matter how careful he was, he still managed to offend Chi Yan!
Chi Jingyu's face was ashen, and after a long while he coldly curled his lips: "Don't worry, Lord Liu, it won't implicate you."
After saying that, he turned and left.
Lord Liu glared, then clenched his teeth with a hint of frustration:
Bah, that's easy for you to say!
...
Shen Tangning was carried onto the carriage by Chi Yan. Seeing that he still had a cold face, she consciously moved to the side and sat down.
She caught a glimpse of the dirt on his clothes and her brow twitched.
Oh no, I must have gotten too close and accidentally smeared the blood from my hand on him!
Well, that's great, they've come to us willingly.
She couldn't help but close her eyes again, trying to deceive herself.
"Why are you sitting so far away from me?" Chi Yan asked irritably as he moved closer to her. The carriage was so spacious, yet he insisted on sitting next to her to feel comfortable.
Shen Tangning shifted uncomfortably, sitting stiffly with her neck hunched, too guilty to meet his gaze.
Chi Yan scrutinized her expression and lazily asked, "Aren't your hands sticky and uncomfortable?"
She stared at me in astonishment, her eyes wide as if to say: How did you know?
He raised an eyebrow, pulling her hand over as he scoffed, "I'm not blind, there's such a big bloodstain on Chi Jingyu's chest."
He patiently wiped her hands with a handkerchief. Blood was already dirty, and the thought that it was Chi Jingyu's blood made him feel even more disgusted.
Only after wiping it clean did he relax.
Shen Tangning coughed lightly, and out of conscience, she still reminded her, "You have some on your clothes too."
Chi Yan glanced down, then raised an eyebrow: "Are you deliberately trying to make things difficult for me?"
She looked around without saying a word, and he sighed, "Never mind, go back and change."
Thinking back to what had just happened, his eyes turned cold: "If I had arrived any later, who knows what outrageous things Chi Jingyu might have done!"
Shen Tangning paused: "I had already instructed Xueqing that if I had not returned within an hour, she should take my token to the palace to request an audience with the Empress."
The other party came with great force, so she had to be on guard and had planned her escape route in advance, but she really did not expect Chi Jingyu to appear.
"Now it seems that the eldest princess is suspected of treason and collusion with the enemy, and is inextricably linked to Chi Jingyu."
She also bears some responsibility for this matter. If it weren't for her, the Princess and Jiang Zhijing wouldn't have had much interaction, and she wouldn't have had to bear this blame.
But then again, if His Majesty is determined to seduce the Eldest Princess, even if it's not for this reason, there must be other reasons.
“Treason requires evidence; it cannot be convicted simply by making empty statements,” Chi Yan said in a deep voice.
As they were talking, they arrived at the palace.
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