The two walked on the carved jade bridge. Their shadows were long because of the setting sun, and from time to time, they would interweave with each other. However, the two of them were consciously separated by a distance, not too far away, but they would never get to know each other well.
"Thank you so much for sending Qian''Er back, Crown Prince."
The two of them walked in silence, causing her to feel slightly stifled. The court ladies that passed by all bowed to them, but Li Yichen only waved his hand. Even the most ordinary action was suffused with an incomparably noble aura.
"No need." Li Yifen obviously didn''t want to talk to her any longer. His thousand year old face didn''t have the slightest flaw.
Having touched a nail, Shangguan Qian naturally wouldn''t continue to look for trouble. Without batting an eye, he let out a long breath, and walked forward without distractions in his mind. Luckily, Li Yichen had slowed down his pace, and if he wanted to make things difficult for her, he could actually humiliate her.
The two of them turned a corner and coincidentally bumped into Li Fengyi who was walking towards them. Li Fengyi seemed to be in a hurry and had something important to do. However, he was probably heading towards the empress''s direction.
Shangguan Qian''er covered the puzzlement in his eyes, and revealed a faint smile. As the Crown Prince took a step forward, she naturally did not need to speak, instead he just waited for the Crown Prince to speak first.
Only now did Li Fengyi notice that they were here as well. He gave a slight bow to the crown prince before glancing at Shangguan Qian, obviously wanting to know why she was with the crown prince.
The Crown Prince was not willing to speak, but she did not want to take the blame. Especially since she was staying by his side with ulterior motives, if he thought that she was close to the Crown Prince, then whatever he did in the future would be tied down.
"Qian''er just came from the empress''s place. The empress''s heart hurts. Seeing the sky darken, I asked the crown prince to send Qian''er back. I wonder if Third Prince …"
There was no need to say too much. The three of them understood what was going on and directly explained the situation to the people who wanted to listen. They didn''t even know how they were going to arrange it.
Li Fengyi naturally believed in her explanation. After all, it was understandable, and what she had said just now had moved him a little. This woman had a gentle and generous heart, but no matter how intelligent he was, he was still just a woman.
A hint of disdain flashed in his eyes, but Shangguan Qian could still see it clearly.
She was well aware of how ruthless this man was. In his eyes, she had completely disregarded her own status. Bind was actually a very lowly method. However, in her past life, she might have been like this. In this life, she had merely come here to collect debt.
The Crown Prince, who was standing beside him, saw that he was silent and coughed lightly. He looked emotionless as usual. He looked at the sky and said, "It''s getting late."
Indeed, it was already very late. To come to the empress''s palace at such a late hour, I''m afraid …
The palace doors were about to be locked, and Li Fengyi had his own mansion, so naturally he couldn''t stay in the palace. Unless it was the Emperor''s permission, his actions this time were truly different from usual.
"The empress has ordered someone to lock Senya up."
Li Fengyi''s voice contained a trace of anxiety, causing others to be unable to see through his intentions.
As for Shangguan Qian''er, he only pursed his lips. With such concern and sincerity, he actually told him to be in such a hurry. It was likely that Sen Ya was part of his plan.
It wasn''t that she didn''t know Sen Ya''s feelings for him. Even if Li Fengyi married Sen Ya in her previous life, she still wouldn''t be able to hate this woman. However, it seemed that Li Fengyi was still somewhat concerned for Sen Ya.
She wouldn''t hate him, only Li Fengyi. She also hated herself for being so stupid, which was why she was played around by Li Fengyi.
"Why?"
In fact, the Crown Prince had already anticipated what was going on, but he still calmly opened his mouth. He knew his third brother very well, and he was also just like himself, a desire for power was in his bones. How could a man like this mess up for a girl.
As he thought up to this point, he turned to look at Shangguan Qian, who was still bowing his head.
At this moment, Li Fengyi had already shown some impatience on his face. He wasn''t a reckless person. The person who acted without thinking of the consequences was someone who was caught off guard. He thought the empress would still be wary of him, but he didn''t expect her to be captured so soon.
Covering the impatience in her heart, she replied faintly, "Sen Ya is the Princess of Turkic."
Then he continued, "Since the crown prince has nothing else to do, then younger brother will take his leave first."
As he said that, he prepared to leave, but Shangguan Qian called out to him.
"What else is there?" Suppressing the unhappiness in her heart, he stared at her and said word by word.
Shangguan Qian, however, did not seem to see the unhappiness in his eyes. Smiling sweetly, he looked around them and said, "Third Prince, please reconsider."
Before he could say anything, she continued to speak, "Third Prince, the empress rested after Qian''Er and the crown prince left. But now …" Raising his head to look at the red horizon, it was obvious that it was too late.
"What''s more, although Sen Ya is a princess of a Turk, the Third Prince can be at ease with this matter. Even though the empress has captured her, she will definitely not suffer any grievances. The empress can only …" They are just worried about the eighth prince. "
Shangguan Qian''er''s words made a lot of sense, and with a worried look on his face, it was hard for them not to believe his.
Li Fengyi''s eyes darkened. He had really messed up with this matter. If he didn''t have to rely on that person, how could he care so much about that woman''s life and death, which almost caused him to reveal a huge flaw.
Thinking about it now, he felt a chill down his spine. If he were to barge into the empress''s chamber without a care for the empress, not to mention it would make the empress unhappy, just based on his concern for a Turkic princess and the enmity between the two countries, it was enough for him to be in the limelight.
In any case, he only promised that person that he would be fine. As for the days of imprisonment, it shouldn''t be a big deal.
Thinking up to here, his gaze towards Shangguan Qian''er became more refined, but Shangguan Qian had already expected him to size him up. He lifted his head abruptly, a faint smile still on his face, giving off an inexplicable sense of relief and comfort.
Besides coldly sweeping a glance at the two of them, the crown prince said indifferently, "In that case, I will return first."
Both of them saluted, and Shangguan Qian noticed a flash of unwillingness in Li Fengyi''s eyes, but he maintained a calm expression on his face.
"Alright, let''s go back." As he said that, he pulled Shangguan Qian''s hand.
His heart could not help but feel a wave of disgust, but he still restrained himself and quietly shifted the topic. "There are a lot of people in the palace."
Although they hadn''t finished speaking, their meaning was there. Many people in the palace had mixed expressions, and even though they were engaged, they weren''t married yet. Holding hands like this was really unreasonable, not to mention the fact that their statuses were very high.
As for Li Fengyi, he felt a wave of irritation, because he had a strange feeling that Qian''Er was getting further and further away from him. Although he was still pestering him, he had a nagging feeling that she wasn''t looking at him anymore.
Thinking about this, he was a little panicked. Although he had used most of Shangguan Qian''s power, but he could not accept such an outcome.
Ignoring her objections, he took her hand in his own. Her hand was very soft, very small, and his big hand was just enough to wrap around the whole thing.
Shangguan Qian Bei tried his best not to feel uncomfortable, but he did not shake off the hand, though his body stiffened involuntarily. Luckily, they were almost at the palace gates.
Unexpectedly, they had met so many, and upon seeing Ouyang Jin and Xue Xuan preparing to leave the palace, Shangguan Qian suddenly felt that this palace was actually not that big after all!
Apart from the Emperor, everyone who saw Ouyang Jin had to bow. Shangguan Qian only bowed slightly, then he stood to the side and lowered his head in silence.
"Imperial Advisor, this is …"
At this time, Li Fengyi had long since let go of Shangguan Qian''s hand, his face filled with a refined smile.
Ouyang Jin''s eyes flickered. Actually, he had seen the two of them together just now. He couldn''t help but feel a twinge of pain in his heart. Even if he could see a trace of unwillingness on Qian Jin''s face, he didn''t feel that bad.
"It''s nothing much, just His Majesty''s illness. This sovereign and Imperial Physician Xue went out to look for medicinal herbs."
Withdrawing his gaze from Shangguan Qian, he looked at Li Fengyi and said passively.
"That''s …"
"Third Prince, please take care. Time is of the essence. The two of us will be leaving first." After saying that, without even looking at him again, he bowed and entered the horse carriage. Out of the corner of his eyes, he glanced at Shangguan Qian, who was still bowing his head.
He was not giving any face, yet he made people feel helpless.
In the horse carriage, Shangguan Qian closed his beautiful eyes, his face still as calm as before, but in his heart he was secretly thinking, just what is Ouyang Jin doing? Since it was already so late, there was no way he would really go look for medicine.
He discovered that this man was really hard to see through. His entire being was like a bewitching mystery that attracted people to him, causing them to want to get closer. When they found themselves trapped inside, there was no way for them to escape.
Who in the world would drink tea in white if things went on like this?
In the blink of an eye, it was a BMW.
It was also the Linglong World.
He was referring to Ouyang Jin, right?
The horse carriage rolled on, ignoring the pain in his heart. How could he, an exiled immortal, climb up to the ground?
Looking at his back from afar, it was enough to make her feel ashamed of herself. This kind of peerlessly beautiful man was not someone she could afford to offend. She only wanted to wait for her revenge and then return to her own place to properly serve beside her royal father and mother.
Thinking of this, her heart grew calm. She had experienced two lifetimes, and had seen through everything. Even someone like Li Fengyi couldn''t believe her. How could the enigmatic Ouyang Jin dare to have any illusions?
Once inside the room, Cui Zhu came to greet him, her face still smiling the same simple and honest smile, "Miss, the hot water has been prepared."
She nodded her head slightly, but did not say anything unnecessary. In this world, the only people she could trust were her royal father and mother.
If Shang Guanmo was not her royal brother, then Cui Zhu, who was by her side, was also terrifying. Although she did not know what the purpose of Shang Guanmo was, she definitely had other intentions behind his actions.
After the bath, she did not ask Cui Zhu to wring her hair dry. She only put on some clothes and sat on the bed. She was reading a book, and the flickering candlelight even more accentuated her impeccable appearance. She was not a devastatingly beautiful woman, but her beauty was soothing.
She liked to read quietly, especially the military manuals and formations.