Spring Courtyard Forbidden Pet

"You came."

"If it weren't for Ye Zhen, you probably wouldn't have come all the way to me."

A bloody dagger was placed on the low table in front of Meng Qianru, and she was wiping the blood off her hands with a clean towel. Because the blood had dried, her fingers were all red.

But there was no trace of impatience on her face. She repeated the same action over and over again like an emotionless wooden machine.

The moment Li Xun stepped into her palace gate, his whole body was filled with cruelty.

The inner palace was littered with corpses and blood, but her place was kept clean; neither the Crown Prince nor Prince Yu's men had touched her.

Li Xun was too lazy to investigate what role she played in these things, and just asked through gritted teeth, "Where is Ye Zhen?"

Meng Qianru paused and tried to force out a smile, "Why don't you ask me if I'm okay? The palace is in such a mess, aren't you worried about me at all?"

She tilted her head and looked at the man carefully. She had placed her hopes on him since she returned from the border.

Ye Zhen was right. Whether it was really Li Xuan'an or not was not that important. He was the imperial teacher and was valued by His Majesty. He could support himself and the Meng family.

In fact, although he has been a little indifferent to me over the years, but...

But what else?

Meng Qianru had no idea that he was special to her. For a moment, her eyes became a little flustered and she wiped her hands more vigorously.

Li Xun looked around the room and found the carpet was a bit messy. He clenched his fists and said in a cold voice, "I'll ask again, where is Ye Zhen!"

The tone was full of warning.

This was the first time Meng Qianru saw him so angry, and it was all because of Ye Zhen. Thinking about what Ye Zhen had just said, she felt like she was being excluded.

After all, she felt that she and he had a past, and they had been getting along for so many years. However, this confidence was shattered when she found out that he was not Li Xuan'an.

At that moment, she panicked. If there was no friendship in childhood, how could she compare with Ye Zhen?

Meng Qianru finally realized that what she cared about was competing with Ye Zhen, not finding the real Li Xuan to prove that she was the one he liked.

Thinking about this clearly, she felt that she had lost another level.

"Someone rescued her, I didn't see it clearly." Meng Qianru mustered up the courage to look at Li Xun. Facing his murderous intent, she suddenly felt a lot of evil thoughts in her heart.

"She has made a backup plan. I have to say that even I admire her thoughtfulness." She clapped her hands, revealing the silver bracelet on her wrist that should have belonged to Ye Zhen. "She doesn't need you to worry about her, and you don't have to save her."

When Li Xun saw the silver bracelet, his heart trembled and his internal injuries were stimulated. He supported himself on the door frame with one hand to stand firmly, but he still frowned because of the pain.

Seeing this, Meng Qianru deliberately pulled up her sleeves and shook the silver bracelet, "Don't look at me like that. She left this for me to return to you."

The fingers that Li Xun was covering his chest bent a little bit, and the lines on his face became very tense.

"Don't believe it?" Meng Qianru raised her eyebrows, with a mocking look in her eyes, "She was very disappointed when she found out that you were not the Second Master of the Marquisate and that you had deceived her feelings and trust."

"She said that she originally wanted to marry you partly because you treated her well, and partly because she wanted to show off in front of Li Chengge. There's no reason to refuse such a good thing that kills two birds with one stone."

"What a pity... You are nothing, and you might even be convicted for deceiving His Majesty. She finally got her freedom, how can she accompany you to hell?"

"She also said that her mother asked them to live well, so she couldn't follow you."

Meng Qianru spoke very slowly, each word sounded like a huge rock falling down, and each sentence seemed to have been rehearsed many times. She even felt sad for him when she said this.

Just like the real thing.

Li Xun's eyes were red, "Shut up!"

"I don't believe a word of it!"

Li Xun didn't believe that Ye Zhen would abandon him because of his status, but deception and trust... his slightly trembling shoulders betrayed his heart.

His shameful life story was like the biggest dark cloud in the sky, which was an eyesore to anyone who saw it. He had many opportunities to confess to her, but he didn't have the courage.

Meng Qianru was not in a hurry and continued slowly, "It's up to you whether you believe it or not. I'm just telling you what she said."

"Originally, the prince asked me to detain her and use her to threaten you when necessary. At first, she firmly stated that she would not betray you and would rather commit suicide than let us threaten you with her."

"But later, I found out that Yinxiang was bribed by Prince Yu, so I killed her."

"She saw blood... her tone is not as firm as before." Meng Qianru kept smiling, and her previous mockery turned into heartache for him. "She probably doesn't want to give up on you, but she wants to live freely more."

Then he sighed, "I thought her feelings for you were so genuine."

This is no different from stabbing Li Xun's wound with a thin needle.

"And I... am actually sandwiched between the Crown Prince and Prince Yu. My goal is just to save your life and leave a way out for the friendship we have had over the years."

"Since she is willing to leave him, no, she is cruel enough to let you go, then there is no need for me to touch her."

Meng Qianru threw away the dagger and the bloody handkerchief, tried to take two steps forward, and found that he did not resist. Her brows relaxed, "You see, I killed Yinxiang because I was afraid that she would inform Prince Yu."

"Second Master, I didn't lie to you."

"At this point, why should I lie to you?"

"If you are the one who walked out of the Warm Heart Pavilion, then the Crown Prince and Prince Yu will have no hope, and I can't escape either. Why would I lie to you at this time?"

She was a little anxious. "Ye Zhen has always been meticulous. I don't know when she arranged for someone to rescue her, but that person did rescue her."

"She left your silver bracelet behind, saying... that she wanted you to stop looking for her."

"She wants to live a quiet and free life."

Li Xun stood there motionless, and suddenly felt an unprecedented pain all over his body.

No, he doesn't believe it.

Li Xun stretched out his palm, and a silver sword suddenly appeared, pointing directly at Meng Qianru's forehead, shocking her. "You can make it more realistic."

Meng Qianru was forced to stand still. She was actually shocked that he trusted Ye Zhen to such an extent! But her eyes were full of fear and clear sadness. "The Crown Prince and Prince Yu are using me and guarding against me. It's impossible for me to arrange for someone to take her out of the palace."

"Moreover, if they find Ye Zhen, they will definitely do whatever it takes to capture her and threaten you."

"Second Master, I know you are sad, but the truth is as I said. You know how many people I know in the Qing Sect, so how could someone take her away and have the ability that you can't track down."

Meng Qianru's heartfelt look stung Li Xun's eyes. He had indeed tried to sense it more than once, but the fact was that the energy was blocked either near or far, and he could not break through.

This feeling of powerlessness almost drove him crazy.

Meng Qianru handed over the silver bracelet and said, "I've said it before, no one in this world will treat you better than me."

"I don't mind your unknown identity, and you don't have to hate me for colluding with the Crown Prince and Prince Yu. Let's be like before. If you are happy, talk to me. If you are unhappy, I will silently protect you. Okay?"

This was the first time Meng Qianru had begged someone for help since she was named a princess, putting aside all her pride and dignity.

She wanted so badly, so badly to have a home.

"I don't mind whether His Majesty will let you be the Imperial Master in the future. We can go back to the Qing Sect together, or go wherever you want." Meng Qianru cried, almost kneeling down to him, "Don't reject me."