My Lord, the princess doesn't want you anymore.

Cui Hongjing said word by word: "It was obviously me who was divorced by the princess."

"Ah..." There was another uproar in the crowd, "This is Prince Jing? Prince Jing actually said in public that he was divorced by the princess?"

Mei Xueer felt as if her heart skipped two beats.

She looked in disbelief at the Dog Prince in front of her, who was dressed in a black brocade robe.

She had always thought that she had really let go of all the past, and that she could remain calm even when she saw him at the palace banquet.

But at this moment, her heart was in turmoil.

"It was obviously me who was divorced by the princess." How much courage did the dog prince have to say this in front of everyone.

Just to support her and help her out?

But I don't need it! I can handle green tea like Liu Damazi by myself.

Humph, the Dog Prince is full of conspiracy and plot. I wonder what he is up to now.

"Since my third brother is here, it seems that I am no longer needed here." Cui Hongqi smiled calmly and brushed his sleeves elegantly, "Zixuan, let's go and release the Kongming lanterns."

"Brother Prince Qi?" Liu Feifei was anxious and wanted to follow him.

Cui Hongjing put his hand in front of her and said, "Ms. Liu said something wrong and should apologize."

Liu Feifei looked at Cui Hongqi for help.

But Cui Hongqi glanced at her, then looked at Cui Hongjing, without any expression, and left.

Liu Feifei felt a chill in her heart and wanted to chase after her brother, Prince Qi, but Cui Hongjing kept stopping her.

She vented all her resentment on Cui Hongjing.

"What do you want?" She looked at him with contempt.

This prince has never been favored, so she doesn't need to be too afraid of him.

Cui Hongjing's face darkened a little more: "Miss Liu, could it be that Miss Liu doesn't understand what I said?"

Liu Feifei sneered, "Does Prince Jing want to make an enemy of the Princess and the Zhongde Marquis' Mansion?"

Cui Hongjing had no expression on his face. He pulled her hands behind her back and said, "I'll say it again. I apologize!"

Liu Feifei's eyes popped out of her head in pain. After a long while, she reluctantly whispered, "I'm sorry."

"Don't apologize to the king, but to Miss Mei."

Liu Feifei looked at Mei Xueer, squeaked for a long time, and said through gritted teeth, "I'm sorry, I just said it nonsense."

After saying that, she covered her face and ran away crying.

Only then did Cui Hongjing look at Mei Xueer.

Mei Xueer bit her lip, completely unaware of what she was thinking.

She stared at him, her mind blank.

A trace of heartache flashed across Cui Hongjing's eyes.

When he told the emperor about divorcing her, he had already thought about the harm it might cause her.

But when he actually saw her being laughed at and ridiculed because of this, he had a different feeling.

He knew he shouldn't show up, but he couldn't control his body.

"Xue'er, let's go." Mei Jiayun sighed.

Mei Xueer looked up at Cui Hongjing and turned around.

Cui Hongjing watched her leave steadily.

From beginning to end, the two did not say a word.

it's dark.

By the river, Cui Hongqi looked at the water surface that was shining brightly under the lights and said casually: "Go and deal with that family of three."

"Yes!"

Then he added, "Go and completely destroy Liu Feifei's face!"

"..." Zixuan couldn't help but remind, "Prince, that's the eldest princess's daughter!"

"Okay, you are right to remind me." Cui Hongqi suddenly smiled.

His smile was indescribably gentle and peaceful. "For the sake of the eldest princess, break another leg of hers!"

"what?"

"Why don't you go quickly?!"

As soon as Zixuan left, Cui Hongqi's expression changed.

The veins on his forehead throbbed, and his facial features suddenly twisted, then became painful.

His mind was filled with the merlin in the palace.

Bright red plum blossoms and pure white snow.

On the snow under Merlin, a woman was lying motionless.

Her body was covered with white snow and blood-red petals.

The night breeze blowing from the river gently brushed Cui Hongqi's face, feeling a little cool.

The coolness gradually restored his complexion to normal. His eyes fell on the endless darkness behind the glittering light on the river surface, and he muttered to himself, "All those who bullied her deserve to die!"

"Your Highness." In the darkness, another person hurried over and whispered something in his ear.

"What did you say? Are you serious?" Cui Hongqi's usually gentle face was full of shock and fanaticism. Without saying another word, he turned around and left.

……

The banks of Xiangxi River are very lively during the Lantern Festival.

Along the winding river bank, men and women, all dressed in fancy clothes, walked in groups of three or five or two, lighting river lanterns.

They held the river lanterns they had chosen in their hands, lit them carefully, placed them gently into the water, clasped their hands together, closed their eyes slightly, and made a pious wish.

Only when they saw the river lanterns slowly moving towards the center of the river and swimming away into the distance did they reluctantly get up and leave, some of them even couldn't stop looking back.

Soon, the Xiangxi River was filled with colorful river lanterns, like stars in the sky, crowded together and twinkling.

The river lanterns also illuminate the various colorful painted boats on the water, which are decorated magnificently.

On weekdays, these pleasure boats are mostly places where prostitutes dance and wine flow, and the girls flirt with each other, and are full of commercial smiles and feminine compliments.

Today is the Lantern Festival. Perhaps to show off their style and quality, some boats have changed their decorations. At least on the surface, they are decorated with lights and colorful lanterns, and are filled with joy, singing and dancing.

Some are as popular as a young woman with heavy makeup and passion, some are as elegant and graceful as a young lady who is willing to accept but refuses, and some are just splendid just to show that they are rich...

Those artists who played the piano and sang naturally had very good business. They hardly had any free time and performed hard in private rooms and chartered boats.

As for those girls who "sell their bodies but not their skills", they are experiencing the best times of the year.

Li Mo had taken off the eye-catching red robe, changed into night clothes, and covered his face with a black cloth.

In the darkness, his charming fox eyes reflected the lights outside the window, ruthless yet a bit cunning.

"Sir!" There was another light knock outside the window. "Du Zheng has reached the shore, and he has changed his appearance, pretending to be a benefactor."

He really came...

Li Mo sighed deeply: It seems that Du Zheng is really going all out and is determined to fight to the death.

He tightened the black cloth on his face and said, "Knock him out! In any case, don't let him get on board."

After saying that, he turned over and jumped out of the window, climbed up to the second floor, and then quietly went around the stern to the opposite side.

Facing the river, under the window of the room at the end, he clung to the hull like a gecko, quietly waiting for his prey.

He held his breath and sensed the situation in the cabin for a moment. After confirming that there were only two people inside, he turned over and jumped in.

Before his body hit the ground, a chilly metallic air broke through the air and was already in front of him.

Li Mo twisted his body and dodged the sword.

He looked at the well-dressed and fearless Prince of Chang with disdain, and then his eyes fell on the guard holding a sword to protect his master. He smiled contemptuously, "You, are the master who is said to be the fifth best in Changguo?"

The man answered him with the sword in his hand.

However, this fifth-ranked master from Changguo could not even last twenty moves in front of Li Mo.

Li Mo nonchalantly wiped the blood off the soft sword in his hand, and his eyes slowly moved from the corpse on the ground to the Prince of Changguo.

The moment the guard fell, Prince Changguo could no longer remain calm.

This expert bodyguard that he had finally obtained, just died... so easily?

His face suddenly turned pale, and he tried his best to keep his voice from shaking, maintaining the image of a prince, "Who are you?"

Li Mo wrapped the soft sword back around his waist and reached out to tear off the black cloth on his face.

Upon seeing that absolutely beautiful face and that rascally smile, the Crown Prince of Changguo gasped and could not help but take two steps back.

Li Mo chuckled and took two steps forward, "Your Highness the Crown Prince, you won't fail to recognize me, right?"