Spring Courtyard Forbidden Pet

Zhaoning Palace.

Yin Xiang whispered something in Meng Qianru's ear. Seeing Meng Qianru's smile deepen, Ye Zhen's heart sank. She didn't know what was going on with Li Xuan.

She kept comforting herself that Li Xuan was good at predicting things and was always well organized, and would definitely be able to turn danger into safety. Right now, she had to find a way to escape, otherwise if she was really used to threaten him, and if something really happened, Ye Zhen would never forgive herself in her life.

She slowed down, "Since the princess said he is not the real Li Xuan, then why did you tie me up? Letting me be deceived by him, wouldn't the end be more satisfying for you?"

A cold smile appeared on Meng Qianru's lips. "He played with my feelings and efforts. How could I let him go so easily?"

"Now when I think about how I'm sincere to him, but he treats me like a fool, I want to kill him!"

Meng Qianru's nails dug deeply into her palms, her face twisted with hatred, her eyes bloodshot, like a wild beast that had just escaped from a cage. Even though Ye Zhen was used to the ups and downs of life, her heart was still cold.

But Ye Zhen couldn't retreat.

She looked at Meng Qianru steadily. She was the only one left in the Meng family. She tried every means to make the people and the emperor think of her, but she knew that it was not a long-term solution. As time went by, there would always be someone more virtuous to replace her.

She wanted to ensure the honor of being respected, and marrying the imperial teacher was the best choice.

Ye Zhen tried her best to make her voice sound calm, "No matter what the princess's purpose is for wanting to be accepted by him, it is undeniable that after so many years, the princess really likes him."

How could anyone not like Li Xuan, a person as noble and cold as Li Xuan, who is like a banished immortal?

In her previous life, even a woman like Ye Xue who was unwilling to live a dull life had thought about living a good life with him.

Sure enough, when Meng Qianru heard this, a trace of melancholy flashed across her face.

Seeing this, Ye Zhen felt relieved. "The princess has no family. Everything she said and did over the years was for him. You gave him your hope and future. Do you really have the heart to let him be schemed against by the prince?"

Meng Qianru said nothing and clenched her handkerchief tightly.

"Let's take a step back. If the prince succeeds, are you sure he can give you a safe and carefree life like Your Majesty?"

"Or does the princess feel that she has the ability to check and balance the crown prince and the queen?"

Meng Qianru's eyelashes trembled, her eyes were cold, "Shut up!"

"If General Meng were still alive, he would definitely not want the princess to become the prince's accomplice. The Meng family army is a hero who died fighting for the country, the people, and your majesty. Has the princess ever thought that what she did today would bring shame to them?"

Every word Ye Zhen said burned into Meng Qianru's heart like a branding iron. Her father and brother were her lingering thoughts, and she lived on their glory every day.

At this moment, she was really panicked.

But Ye Zhen also made her completely angry and embarrassed, and she slapped her in the face, causing a burning pain on her left cheek. The sharp nails scratched her delicate skin, and the bright red blood fell on Ye Zhen's chest.

She took a breath and said, "It's not too late for you to turn back now, Princess."

Meng Qianru looked down at Ye Zhen from above. The calmness on Ye Zhen's face and the gem-like luster in his black eyes made her very unhappy.

In the past, she thought Ye Zhen was an immoral and unclean woman who must have used seductive means to seduce Li Xuan, but now she realized that Ye Zhen was different from other women.

She was trapped here, neither crying nor making a fuss nor begging for mercy, nor did she use Li Xuan's feelings for her to stimulate or coerce herself.

Even though he was in such an embarrassing situation, he was still able to remain calm and touch the soft spot in his heart, trying to convince himself and find a way out for Li Xuan'an.

This reminded her of the time when she was captured by the enemy. She was only ten years old at the time and was so scared that she wet her pants. The soldiers surrounded her and laughed at her, humiliating her like a cat or a dog, and even called her the names of the Meng family army and her father and brother.

Before that, she was a noble lady spoiled by her father and brother. Because she had practiced horse riding and archery since she was young, she felt that she was superior to those noble ladies who only knew how to embroider.

But that day she realized that she was no different from those sheep. Even if she had the courage to bite her tongue and commit suicide, she would bring discredit to the wisdom of her father and brother.

She couldn't die, at least not in a cowardly way.

The two days and two nights of being captured will be a shadow that Meng Qianru will never be able to get out of in her entire life.

They tore the Meng family army captives alive in front of her, drank their blood, and cooked their flesh. She shrank back as she watched the soldiers who used to protect her on horseback and shoot arrows having their heads cut off and hung on flagpoles.

Even now I feel my stomach churning when I think about it.

She cried, begged, was teased to crawl under someone's crotch, and was also teased to strip like a military prostitute.

The leader pinched her chin, smiled and spit in her face, and cursed her in the half-fluent Da Zhou dialect, "Coward of the Meng family!"

"I will let you grow up here, let all the soldiers who were humiliated by the Meng family army be your men, let you give birth to many children, and they will be our slaves for generations!"

Meng Qianru was extremely scared. She knew at that time that no matter how humble she was, those people would not let her go.

So she killed the leader, cut off his head, and ran back to the border overnight.

It was also because of the spirits of her father and brothers in heaven that allowed her to return to the Great Zhou.

She was praised by the emperor, gained the trust of General Meng, and praised by the people of the Great Zhou. Over the years, no woman could surpass her in popularity.

But right now, Ye Zhen's appearance made her uneasy.

She smiled grimly and scratched the cut on Ye Zhen's face with her nails again. The stinging pain made Ye Zhen tremble.

"I will consider your words."

Ye Zhen felt relieved and was about to raise the stakes when Meng Qianru suddenly pulled out a dagger from her sleeve and said, "Only if you die."

"If you're alive, what would happen if I gave him a chance? Am I going to watch you two live together?"

Ye Zhen's throat tightened and she felt the cold blade against her warm neck, and her face turned pale instantly.

That's great. How come I've ended up in a dead end?

Hey.

Meng Qianru said slowly, "Li Chengge can prove that he is not Li Xuan'an. This princess can use the same method to prove that he is Li Xuan'an. When things are settled, he will still be the high and mighty imperial master. Even if he never marries this princess, he will never marry anyone else."

When she said this, there was a strange light in her eyes, which made Ye Zhen's breathing tighten. This woman was crazy.

No, she's just crazy.

"You like him so much, you should be willing to exchange your life for his, right?"

"Besides, this county lord forgives you. After you die, he will remember you for the rest of his life. Death is the best memory, because throughout his life, he will only remember your kindness."

"It's not like being married and being together month after month, there will always be a day when you get tired of each other."

Ye Zhen listened and inexplicably felt that it made some sense.

She laughed at herself, "So, this is why the princess would rather he never marry you?"

Meng Qianru raised her eyebrows, which was considered as her agreement.

Ye Zhen let out a breath without leaving a trace, her palms were covered with cold sweat. According to her personality and style in her previous life, she would have been very cautious in front of this madman.

But in this life, things were different from the moment she hugged Li Xuan'an's neck in the attic.

Knowing the consequences of angering Meng Qianru, she still said in a resolute voice, "I am different from the princess. I like him so much that I want to spend my whole life with him. I dare to face any conflicts that may arise in the rest of my life with him."

"I'm not afraid of getting tired of each other."

Meng Qianru's pupils dilated little by little, as if her heart and throat were being pinched by a hand.