42 CHAPTER 42 : Stupid Second Prince

"Ha~", Li Xi Rui sighed. 'This is too much', she thought. After avoiding three events that will lead to her family's destruction, she didn't expect to be entangled with the royalty again. 'It's troublesome!', she thought. The emperor wouldn't suddenly make that decision! What actually has been going on?.

Furrowing her brows she sat in her courtyard. 'The heroine will be coming back to the capital soon', it should be around the same time in her last lifetime. 'That Mu Jiu Jiu!', she couldn't help but loathes on that woman. She really hopes that woman will stayed far away from her this time. If she didn't, she will really not be courteous to her anymore!

Initially, Li Xi Rui was not a good tempered woman. If anyone scheme against her, naturally she will fight back! But after her transmigration, she learns to do it quietly. As a daughter of the left prime minister, no one would openly dares to fight her, but behind her, all those smiling faces and praises become a mockery with the accompanying faces twisted like an ugly raisin.

One of her most vocal enemy is Miss Wei. 'A woman's mind is fickle', she thought. She too falls into that category. She at first hates Long Jie very much, but now, she could actually get along with him. How is that not a fickle thing to do? Now she had been entangled further with him.

"Miss, Second prince is here", Xiao Xi announced. Her miss had been absent minded after the edict, so she is now really concerned.

Li Xi Rui's ear twitched! 'He is here?!', suddenly she felt angry!

"Not seeing him! Tell him I'm not available!", Li Xi Rui snapped! He is still a part of the royal family!

Xiao Xi is shocked. Her miss had never lost her temper these few months, but today she actually is mad. 'Doesn't miss and second prince get along well these days?', Xiao Xi is puzzled. But of course, she still relayed her miss's refusal.

"Miss!! Second Prince left this note!", Xiao Xi ran back to her courtyard. Handing out the note to Li Xi Rui, Xiao Xi thought her miss will read it at once. But never had she expected her miss would even get mad at an innocent piece of paper.

"Not reading it! Burn it or shred it to pieces!", Li Xi Rui watch that hateful piece of paper.

'Miss, it's an innocent victim, please don't get mad', looking at the letter in her hand, she walks to burn the letter.

*Cough* A man stepped in front of Li Xi Rui. Her temper flared.

"What are you doing here?! Get out now, I didn't want to see you!", Li Xi Rui flings off the things near her.

A tea cup flew~

Long Jie caught it.

A pastry flew~

Long Jie eats it.

More pastries flew~

He gathered it in his hand.

Suddenly a tea pot also follows its predecessor~

Long Jie couldn't catch it as both his hand is occupied at the moment. He successfully dodges it but the content spilled on his hand.

Time freezes~

"Stupid! Why didn't you dodge that liquid!", Li Xi Rui ran to Long Jie's side and look at that red burn mark.

"You should have dodged it better! It looks like your martial art skills is not that great!", she continue reprimanded him as she blew on that spot and held his hand carefully.

"My hands are full. I was surprised", Long Jie blurted as he look at Li Xi Rui's attempt to soothe his burn hand. 'It was her who threw that teapot, but she actually reprimanded him? Isn't that a contradiction?', he thought.

Furthermore, his martial art skill is top notch! It's just he couldn't bear to let go the pastries Li Xi Rui had made.

"Does it still hurt?", Li Xi Rui tone become gentle.

"En", he nodded. It is actually not painful. Such a small burn, he wouldn't even feel hurt. He is a general, used to bloody battles and even as a Qilin Sect Master, this is nothing to him.Even so, he nodded because this is the first time Li Xi Rui initiate the first contact with him apart from that night in the hut of course.

Letting himself being pulled to the stone table, he sat down on the chair in front of her. He had just come to explain things to Li Xi Rui. When she refused to see him, he flew above the stone wall to her courtyard. Never would he ever think the girl he thought had changed, releases her temper once more. This is her. A beautiful-unrestrained lady he enjoyed bickering with. He couldn't help but smiled. It seems like his Xi Rui has not changed.

Meanwhile, the hidden guards have seen all the 'activities' in front of them. As a hidden guard, they should protect their master from danger, even if the danger is from a teapot! But Long Jie's warning glance had made them freeze in their spot. 'Master, you taste is too heavy ah!', the hidden guards could only stayed hidden.