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"Are you okay?" Xie Zimo saw that both the man in black and Lu Shaoheng had left, so he walked out.

"He wants to kill me?" The words Baili Kui Xue blurted out caused Xie Zimo's heart to tremble.

That wasn't him, it was a fake. However, even if it was a fake, it might not necessarily be real. Because …

Lu Shaoheng wasn't the only prince in the palace all those years ago. At that time, the princess of Anduo, who had married into the palace, had given birth to a prince. He was Lu Hongqiao's blood relative, named Lu Liuchuan. Lu Liuchuan died very soon after he was born, but that wasn't really the case. No one knew for sure.

This was because everyone in the palace had said that Liu Gexi had killed many of her imperial concubines' sons in order to make her child a Crown Prince. The prince who was born to the princess of Anduo was one of them. The name Liuchuan was given to him by Lu Hongqiao, who had named him before he was born. However, the day he was born, the news of his death came.

Xie Zimo originally wanted to use the identity of this person who had already been lost to seek revenge, and then, at the end, get rid of the suspicion. But, was the real Liuchuan still alive?

A terrifying thought popped up in Xie Zimo's mind.

If he wasn't wrong. The real Liuchuan is not actually dead. Perhaps, when he was rumored to have died, he was taken away by Anduin's Brashen. That was why, that day, Liuchuan had appeared within the borders of the Anduo Country and attempted to assassinate them. He was probably planning to use his status as the King of Liuchuan to raise a rebellion and put Liuchuan in the throne of the Kingdom of Liuchuan.

It was truly one stone and two birds with one bird!

"Don't be afraid, I won't let anyone hurt you." Xie Zimo held a hundred li of the fragrant snow, allowing her to gradually calm down. Like a docile sheep, he leaned into his embrace.

This kind of sweet snow made Xie Zimo worried. He was worried. One lie after another, when would they spread? Baili Xiang Xue was actually a sensitive and fragile person. She couldn't accept others betraying and deceiving her. If one day she found out that everything was wrapped in lies and deceit, would she leave?

Once you lie, it's hard to turn back, because once you have the first lie, there's a second, a third, a fourth, and then, there's no end to it. Liars, whether they were good or bad, they were all lies. Even if he were to speak them, he would not be able to take them back.

Sometimes, Xie Zimo would be very envious of Lu Shaoheng. Despite his arrogance, he had never put anything in his eyes. But Lu Shaoheng wasn't lying.

He was a proud and aloof king. A person like him did not need to lie, did not need to hide anything from anyone.

Perhaps once he took over Lu Shaoheng's position, he would be able to put an end to the lie. But when would that day come?

"Xie Zimo, I know that person. He said that he likes me, but today, he wants to kill me. Why is that?" Baili Xiang Xue suddenly felt very uneasy. She suddenly discovered that Liuchuan was like a mystery, erratic and unpredictable. She said, "One day, will you do the same to me?"

"No!" No matter what happens, I will not face your blade head on. " The gentle breeze stirred up the ambiguous unease, turning it into a magnificent cloud on the horizon. Under the pavilion, their gazes intersected.

As it turns out, there are many times where the more we want to guard something, the easier it is for us to lose it.

Xie Zimo lowered his head and kissed her forehead. The expression in his eyes was ethereal, filled with an indifferent sadness.

I'm sorry, I'm making you uncomfortable...

By the time Lu Shaoheng had chased him halfway up the mountain, the man in black was already nowhere to be seen. When he thought about how the sweet snow of the hundred li was still in the pavilion, afraid that she would encounter danger, he turned around and went back.

When he returned to the pavilion, Xie Zimo had already left. Lu Shaoheng looked at Kui Xue and asked, "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine."

"Let's return to the palace. It's not safe here."

"Mm. Alright."

The two of them had different thoughts in their minds as they descended the mountain together.

Under the setting sun, the main street was painted with an orange lacquer, and the buildings were scattered everywhere. It was a bustling scene.

A young man performing well on the street caught her attention.

"I want to take him in as my apprentice." The corners of the sweet snow lips slightly raised, slightly thinking. Seeing that the person beside her was hesitating, she turned around and walked away. "If you don't agree, then forget it."

"Anything you want is fine." It was rare to see Baili Kui Xue's smile, so Lu Shaoheng grabbed her wrist and pulled her back. He smiled and tried to kiss the person in front of him, but was pushed away.

Kui Xue sneered and took Yu Wen away.

Yu Xuan was hiding in an alley not far away. She watched Yu Wen follow Mo Juxue as she left. She grinned slyly, went around an alley, and ran towards the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Hearing the door to Lu Shaoheng's room, Yu Jing, who had long since returned to the inn with Lin Xuan, rushed in.

He pushed open the door and looked at the man sitting in front of the window.

The man's eyes were filled with indifference towards the world as he gazed into the distance. His black hair was tied into a crown as he walked through the jade hairpin. He was dressed in a black robe embroidered with red plums as he hung down the curtain by the window.

The man in front of the window curled his lips slightly, glancing at Yu Jing as if he were a sovereign descending upon the world.

"Jing Er? You were looking for me? What's the matter? " A deep voice resounded in the slightly trembling air.

"Your majesty, do you love Jing`er?" Yu Jing asked with her eyes filled with hope, waiting for Lu Shaoheng to give her a satisfactory answer.

"Of course, you're my concubine. How could I not love you?" Lu Shaoheng asked in a light and natural tone. Her tone was low and even, just like when she treated Lin Xuan, just like when she killed him. He was always lukewarm, to anyone, to anything, whether it was loving a person or killing a person.

"Then, why did you treat Luo Ying so well? Why didn't you do to me what you did to her? Why did you... From start to finish, he didn't touch me? Are we not husband and wife? Why do we not resemble each other at all? " Lu Shaoheng couldn't help but frown at Yu Jing's hysteria.

He loved Serenity, but it was the love of siblings. Although he knew that Yu Jing's love for him was not the same as his love for her. But he hated the day when such feelings would deteriorate. What he wanted was only a pure and innocent Jing'er who would act like a spoiled child and listen to him.

"What are you trying to say?" A light landing sound rang out. Lu Shaoheng walked down the window towards Yu Jing, then stood in front of her, looking down at her.

"Love a person, shouldn't you make a connection? "Jing Er is no longer that young lady in the emperor's eyes. Doesn't the emperor understand this sort of thing?"

"So, you mean, you want to get married?" Lu Shaoheng's face was as cold as an ice sculpture, emitting a cold and terrible aura.

The gentleness and tenderness he had once given to Yu Jing was now gone. So it turns out that the women of the world are all the same ignorant fools. They all desire to obtain the favor of the Emperor, regardless of whether the ending is good or bad, they all want to sink into the quagmire of contention.

"I... I... But... He just wanted to know, the emperor's love for Jing Er … How was it different from Luo Ying? "The way the emperor looks at her is different from the way he looks at Jing Er." Yu Jing lowered her head, her face red. Lu Shaoheng's direct question made it impossible for her to answer directly.

In the past, Yujing had never thought that, as the emperor's woman, she needed to sleep in the same bed as the emperor. She felt that Yan Fei was right. If she was still like a child, she only knew that there would be a day when she would be replaced by someone when she made a ruckus beside Lu Shaoheng. Sooner or later, in Lu Shaoheng's eyes, there would only be Luo Ying. So, she had to act. She had to keep Lu Shaoheng's heart, even if Lu Shaoheng's heart never belonged to anyone.

"Jing Er, I hope that Jing Er will be Jing'er. If you want to change the current situation, then in my eyes, you are no different from Yan Fei Wu. Is this the ending that you want?" Lu Shaoheng lifted Yu Jing's face and stared into those almond-shaped eyes. His gaze was sharp like a blade, cruel and mocking.

"Therefore, don't compare yourself to Luoying because you cannot be compared to her." Lu Shaoheng let go and sneered. Because Luo Ying was his prey and Jing Er wasn't, she was still the person he wanted.

Yu Jing retreated a few steps, turned around, and bumped into Lin Xuan, who had just walked in. She lowered her head, covered her mouth, and walked around while rubbing shoulders with Lin Xuan.

Lin Xuan, who originally had the bearing of a scholar, became even paler from his injuries. He watched Yu Jing run away before shifting his gaze to Lu Shaoheng. "Your Majesty, beauties are all trouble …"

Lin Xuan suddenly kneeled to the ground and stopped talking.

The flying fan landed heavily on his leg.

Lin Xuan kneeled down spasmodically, not daring to raise his head. He didn't dare to look Lu Shaoheng in the eye with indifference.

"I don't like people pointing fingers. Go pack your things and return to the palace tomorrow." Lu Shaoheng's voice was ice-cold as he spoke.

Lin Xuan nodded his head. He forced himself up and left Lu Shaoheng's room, closing the door behind him.