Duke Jing's younger sister

Xiao Wenhao chuckled, his eyes were dark and cold, like an abyss of water that was bottomless, exuding a bone-chilling chill in the sunlight.

"Mr. Shen may have misunderstood. I and Miss Shen San just happened to meet here. Since we met, it means we are destined to meet. I am just inviting Miss Shen San to have a cup of tea."

"Oh?"

Shen Beiqi had a cold expression, not afraid at all and was quite skeptical about the prince's words.

He glanced at Shen Li behind him and asked softly, "Ali, is what the Crown Prince said true?"

Shen Li pondered for a moment and replied, "Brother, my sister and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did meet by chance. We just drank a cup of tea, nothing else."

Now that the step has been given, both sides must step down. Otherwise, if the stalemate continues, neither side will gain any benefit.

Shen Beiqi smiled, and was able to bend and stretch. He immediately bowed to the prince and apologized, "It was my misunderstanding that offended Your Highness. Please forgive me."

The Crown Prince's smile did not reach his eyes. "Don't blame those who don't know. Shen Qing is just worried and confused. What crime has he committed?"

"Thank you, Your Highness, for not blaming me, but having said that..."

The young man paused and smiled softly, his calm tone carrying a hint of barely perceptible solemnity.

"My sister is a boudoir girl after all. It is against the rules for her to be in the same room with Your Highness, a man and a woman. If Your Highness wants to invite her for tea next time, you might as well ask me to accompany you. I will definitely be there!"

The smile on Xiao Wenhao's lips gradually turned cold.

Shen Beiqi was obviously warning him to stay away from Shen Li in the future! It was simply lawless!

The lawless man glanced deeply at the prince's gloomy face, turned around, pulled Shen Li, and strode out of the yard.

Xiao Wenhao stood on the steps, his eyes following the figures of the crowd until they completely disappeared outside the door, and the smile between his eyebrows instantly disappeared.

What an arrogant Duke Jingguo!

If I can't get his support, I absolutely cannot let him live in this world!

Shen Li followed Shen Beiqi and walked slowly out of the alley, but her heart was in turmoil. She wondered how her brother could have found her way here.

Could it be that he always knew what she wanted to do?

She originally thought that their encounter yesterday by the Jiangyang Lake was just a chance encounter, but now it seemed that he must have already sent people to watch her every move.

So, he was spying on her!?

Thinking of this, Shen Li couldn't help feeling a little angry. She immediately stopped and stared at his back, refusing to move forward.

Feeling the burning gaze coming from behind, Shen Beiqi paused and turned around, looking at her quietly for a moment, and told Yue Yang, "You go back first."

"Yes."

Yue Yang led everyone away first. Xing Ping also realized that the two of them must have something to say, so she tactfully stepped back a few steps and hid at the corner of the alley.

In the narrow and dark alley, there were only two people, standing a few steps apart, looking at each other.

After a long silence, Shen Beiqi spoke lightly, but there seemed to be a hint of blame in his tone.

"What, are you angry?"

Shen Li glared at him, anger evident in her eyes, and didn't want to talk to him.

"Do you know if there is any danger in the hospital?"

He took a step toward her.

"Are you sure that if you encounter danger, you can escape unscathed?"

"Or do you want to bet that you'll always be so lucky that I can come and save you?"

The tip of the black boot stopped when it was two or three steps away from her, and the tall and slender figure completely enveloped her.

Shen Li was speechless.

He was right. This time she was indeed careless and did not expect the prince to be in the courtyard.

Or, even if there is no prince, there will always be other dangers.

She is just a weak woman who has no ability to protect herself. It is indeed not wise for her to rashly put herself in unknown danger.

After all, she spent most of her time in the inner house. Although she was wary of others, she could not guess what they were thinking or how vicious they could be.

Once bitten, one will be afraid of ropes for ten years. If it happens again, she will never act rashly again.

She knew clearly that she was wrong, but she was angry that he sent people to follow him secretly, and she was unwilling to admit her mistake.

"Then how did you know I was here?" she asked, "Did you send someone to follow me?"

"That's right!"

Shen Li was startled, "...You answered so straightforwardly?"

Shen Beiqi laughed, "I am worried about your safety, so I sent someone to protect you at all times. What's so shameful about that?"

It's not wrong to say that, but if she gets angry again, it will seem like she doesn't know what's good for her, but...

"Then do you know why I'm looking for Chang Si?"

He looked at her for a moment and said, "Of course."

Shen Li was completely speechless.

I thought I had hidden it very well, but I didn't expect that I would be just like the Monkey King in the shadow play, who could not jump out of the Five Finger Mountain of Buddha no matter how much he turned.

The handsome Buddha in front of her slowly approached her and whispered, "I will help you with whatever you want to do."

"Anything is fine?" Shen Li looked at him blankly, "Including murder and arson?"

He smiled faintly, his beautiful peach blossom eyes sparkling with light, like a vortex of temptation and addiction, "There is no need for you to do murder or arson."

Shen Beiqi glanced meaningfully at the end of the alley and said, "You should stay away from the Crown Prince in the future. Even though he already has a Crown Princess, it's inevitable that he will have some bad intentions towards you."

Of course she knows.

The prince wanted to win over Shen Beiqi, but he couldn't let the legitimate daughter of the Shen family be a concubine, so he turned his attention to her, his adopted daughter.

However, she and Luo Cheng had already agreed that she would come to propose marriage in three days, so there was nothing to worry about.

But she still responded, "I know."

He raised his hand again and gently tucked the loose hair on her forehead behind her ears. This intimate and ambiguous gesture made her eyelids jump and she hurriedly took a step back.

The alley was narrow to begin with, only wide enough for two people to walk side by side.

When she stepped back like this, her back hit the wall. He put his hand behind her head in time to prevent her from hitting the wall.

But...this makes things even more...wrong.

He rested one arm on the wall and placed the other hand on the back of her head, his arms forming a small circle to trap her inside.

Moreover, not only did he not show any intention of increasing the distance, but he took another step forward.

Xingping looked at it from afar, her mouth immediately opened wide, and she quickly turned around, "Amitabha, don't look at, don't listen to, don't see anything indecent!"

Such a close distance made her vaguely recall that night.

The moonlight is like water and the bonfire is bright.

He and she snuggled in the corner of the tent, he spoke softly in her ear, the heat of his breath rising to her cheeks.

She just felt her ears burning. He was not drunk at the moment, so what was he doing?

"Brother, you...stay away." She pushed him gently.

Looking at her cherry-red cheeks, he curled the corners of his lips slightly and whispered, "From now on, you have to remember one thing."