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"Yes, that pearl is your sister? Is she a princess? " Yun Qixi opened her mouth to break the silence.

Shan Liancheng looked over, his pitch black eyes flashed with a mischievous look, and he said, "She's the woman that you spoke of earlier, a girl that was hiding a treasure."

Last night, when she lied on top of the Jewel Pavilion's wall, the woman that Shan Liancheng hugged in his arms saw was also wearing goose yellow. Shan Baozhu, this so called Jewel Pavilion, was named after Shan Baozhu.

She never knew that Shan Liancheng actually had a sister. No wonder when she had threatened him with a woman, he hadn't been afraid in the slightest. He had even laughed so arrogantly. Even more exasperating was the fact that he had not told her the truth when he finished laughing.

"Then why are you sneaking around like a little thief?" Yun Qixi was both embarrassed and unconvinced.

Maybe the little thief had made Shan Liancheng feel uncomfortable hearing her, as he frowned and looked at her.

"What about you? Not sleeping in the middle of the night, sneaking around with Master, and even climbing up the wall, could it be that he went up to admire the moon? "

Yun Qixi cut her throat, "Don't be so narcissistic, I just want to see the mysterious Jewel Pavilion and see how many gold, silver, and gems are hidden there. Who would have thought that the so-called Jewel Pavilion is not hiding any gems, but only named because of the princess' name."

"Just taking a look?" Shan Liancheng looked over.

"Otherwise?" Yun Qixi looked straight into his eyes, feeling a little guilty for some reason.

Shan Liancheng didn't seem to think that the reason behind this would actually be like this. After a while, a smile actually surfaced on his face. There seemed to be two words written in the gaze she was given.

Weird!

Thinking about how she was chased by a large group of bodyguards and ran around the mountain, Yun Qixi felt embarrassed and pushed him.

"Hey, why are you laughing?"

Seeing her distress, not only did Shan Liancheng not smile, the curve of his lips became even more pronounced.

"You're still laughing?" Yun Qixi slammed the table, she was almost going crazy.

Shan Liancheng suddenly extended his hand out and grabbed her chin, preventing her blushing face from moving. He sized her up with an indifferent gaze, and only spat out one word.

"Stupid."

Yun Qixi slapped his hand away and retorted, "You're the fool."

Shan Liancheng took this opportunity to retract his hand, but his gaze was still fixed on her face, "You're stupid and smart."

Yun Qixi rolled her eyes at him, "What do you mean stupid and smart? Either you are stupid or you are smart. I belong to the one word, smart. If it wasn't for the clever me being able to adapt, how are you prepared to answer the Emperor's question? "

Shan Liancheng replied, "No need to explain."

"If you don't explain, won't you admit that you've cheated on me? The consequences will be very serious. "

"Do you think that with just your words, Royal Father will believe me? "Innocent!"

Yun Qixi was a little confused, "What do you mean? You mean the Emperor doesn't believe you? The emperor doesn't believe that I was the one who cured you? But didn't he not pursue the matter afterwards? "

"Not pursuing the matter does not mean that you believe me." Shan Liancheng's expression darkened. At first, it was as if the relaxed smile on his face had never existed.

Yes, although Shan Ye did not pursue the matter any further, it did not mean that he believed it. The reason why he did not ask anymore, was probably because he did not want to hurt Imperial Concubine's heart. Since ancient times, Emperor Qing had always been suspicious of his own son.

Recalling that it was all because of him, Yun Qixi felt a little guilty. "Erm, have I caused you a lot of trouble?"

Shan Liancheng looked at her, and said without a trace of tactfulness, "Yes."

Yun Qixi was depressed. She knew that since Shan Liancheng had returned from the battle, he must have had some sort of ulterior motive to disguise himself as a cripple. According to her analysis, maybe it was to avoid wars between brothers and show weakness. Or perhaps it was just like the four words he had written in his study. But she still remembered that the signboard on his study door said 'Quiet And Steadfast'.

All of this had been accumulated over time. Quiet And Steadfast, which of these were his true thoughts? Or could it be said that he was also conflicted?

"I'm sorry." Thinking about the severity of the issue, Yun Qixi quietly apologized.

Under normal circumstances, it would be difficult for Yun Qixi to utter these words. When she had first bandaged Shan Liancheng's wound, she saw how severely injured he was and how much blood he had lost, and felt quite guilty.

"Actually, you can just stand by and watch. I-I didn't ask you to save me either." Yun Qixi muttered even more quietly, trying to clear up her responsibilities.

After saying so, she lowered her eyes, feeling a bit guilty. Only from the corner of his eyes, he saw Shan Liancheng slowly standing up and walking towards her.

"Is this grandpa being nosy?" His tone didn't sound too good.

Yun Qixi raised her head, facing Shan Liancheng's confused gaze, she laughed as if she was seeking death: "Actually, you really like to meddle in other people's business."

For example, last night, he had saved her, but what happened in the hot spring had somewhat damaged his lofty image in the hearts of his subordinates. For example, today, he had also saved her by allowing her hand to be bitten by a Little Xue.

Shan Liancheng slightly frowned. Not only was he not grateful, he even used the word meddling to evaluate his actions of saving her.

Shan Liancheng's gaze slowly moved from her feet all the way to her face, sizing his up with a hint of disdain.

"With your thin legs, if you were to enter the mouth of the Little Xue, what would you be left with?"

Yun Qixi instantly felt that her chest was suddenly blocked.

A slender pole? She really did not expect such harsh words to come out from the mouth of this aloof and cold grandpa in front of her.

However, his words seemed to make sense.

Looking at her sullen expression, Shan Liancheng's brows furrowed, as if she was in a much better mood. Yun Qixi could see that provoking her was her pleasure.

"How much is one of your legs, do you think?" Shan Liancheng suddenly said this, then Yun Qixi was stunned.

She saw that he had saved her and did not care about the money anymore. Did he even care about her?

"What does grandpa mean by this?" Yun Qixi ground her teeth, "With my thin legs, I have no oil at all, and you still want to squeeze me? There's no oil, there's no meat, there's no bone, and it tastes good? "I didn't even bother to save your hands."

She clearly wanted to angrily retort, but when she spoke, there was a trace of grievance. It could only be said that his heart was tired when he met such a person who was even more meticulous than an accountant.

"This injury came because of you, that's what you should do." Shan Liancheng said as a matter of fact.

Yun Qixi held her breath in her heart. It wasn't easy for her to regain her normal breathing rhythm, so she was prepared to sincerely and earnestly talk to this master about this matter.

"Master, tell me, is there a problem with your Prince Jin Palace's finances? Or did you misappropriate the military report and have a huge deficit that can't be filled? You told me in secret that I promised not to tell anyone else and that I could give you some advice along the way. "

Shan Liancheng lifted his chin and looked at her calmly.

This was the only bad thing about Shan Liancheng standing up, and that was that she could only look up at him. People said that a 45 degree angle was the perfect angle, and now she believed it. Although this guy was very infuriating, from her point of view, his sharp and distinct facial features were so perfect. As far as the matter was concerned, his handsome appearance was an indisputable fact.

"I already have an idea." Shan Liancheng suddenly said.

"What rotten idea?" Yun Qixi asked back quickly without even thinking.

The corner of Shan Liancheng's mouth slightly quirked, her expression had a hint of faint sinister intent, causing Yun Qixi to suddenly have a bad premonition in her heart. His thin lips slightly parted as he enunciated each word, "Bring back all those that owe me?"

The meaning of her words was unclear, but Yun Qixi had automatically sat down with a worried look on her face.

"How? They may also be broke. "

Shan Liancheng leaned in close to her, staring at her with his dark eyes.

"Then repay the debt with your own body." The voice that was as rich as wine was slightly hoarse, yet also faintly mischievous.

"You … "Shameless!" Yun Qixi clenched his teeth and glared at him.

"It's only right that a debt should be paid back?" Shan Liancheng was still as natural as ever.

Yun Qixi laughed, "It is only natural for one to repay debts with money, and it is indeed reasonable. But, as for who owes who, you must first find out. There's another fact that you have to understand. The one the Emperor betrothed is the Miss Er of the Duke's Palace. I'm not the one it is.

Seeing Shan Liancheng was startled, Yun Qixi sighed, and said sincerely: "Tell me, why do you insist on making things difficult for me? We don't have any deep grudges, do we? With my skinny body, it doesn't feel good? "

In order to reach her goal, Yun Qixi had even harmed herself.

Shan Liancheng raised his eyebrows and stared at her, "What do you want to feel as an imperial physician?"

"What?" Imperial Physician Li? " Didn't this mean that he would repay the debt with his own body?

Had she misunderstood?

Seeing her speechless expression, a trace of a smile flashed past Shan Liancheng's eyes.

Yun Qixi became angry from the embarrassment and shouted loudly, "Hey, you, you're doing this on purpose!" As she spoke, she punched out.

Hiss! Shan Liancheng inhaled a breath of cold air, and frowned. At the same time, he saw that blood was seeping out from the wound he had wrapped up, he quickly retracted his hand and anxiously said, "Right, sorry, I didn't do it on purpose."

Shan Liancheng slowly opened his eyes that were shut due to the pain, he quietly stared at her and suddenly asked, "You want to murder your husband?"

Uh!

Yun Qixi reflexively raised her hand to attack again. However, she did not dodge, as if she knew that she did not dare to continue the attack.

Cough cough!

Suddenly, two coughs sounded out at the door, and Yun Qixi did not retract her hand that was raised, and looked towards the door to see Shan Ziyin standing there with his hands behind his back, looking at him, as though he had been standing there for a long time.

Yun Qixi's heart thumped, she immediately thought of something. She couldn't have listened to her say that she was not a Miss Er from the Duke's Palace, right?