The princess is killing like crazy again

"Your Highness is an excellent horseman. Shao Yan admires you very much." Li Yaozhi said.

Xiao Yurong tilted his head to look at Li Yaozhi, raised his chin slightly, and said without any modesty: "Of course."

Their team only lost by one point, so it was an honorable defeat.

Li Yaozhi's horsemanship is also among the best, but when the two teams played polo, Xiao Yurong and the others had much more tacit understanding.

Wang Wanru and Xiao Yucheng had already run down, and excitedly pulled Xiao Yurong to tell them about the excitement that had just happened.

Xiao Yuxie was standing on the balcony, watching with his eyes half closed.

"It's such a pity that Princess Rong was born a girl." Prime Minister Li stroked his beard and sighed.

Huo Zhao said, "Yu'er lives freely and is the most dazzling pearl of Chu Le."

Liu Pinjue half-closed his eyes, staring thoughtfully at Xiao Yurong's energetic face, tapping the table lightly with his fingertips.

Wang Fuxuan was also looking at Xiao Yurong. Her red dress, her raised eyebrows, and her smile were all like a punishment, so bright that it was frightening.

"Master." The subordinate came forward and asked, "Do you want to arrange singing and dancing?"

"Yeah." Wang Fuxuan nodded slightly.

Dancers and singers came up one after another, and danced to the sound of drums and music. The young men, who had been so excited just now, also sat down and watched.

"A spring feast, a cup of green wine and a song. I bow and make three wishes: one is that my husband lives a thousand years, two is that I am always healthy, and three is that we can be like the swallows on the beam, and see each other every year."

At the spring banquet, the guests all drink a glass of green wine and watch the singing and dancing again.

Xiao Yurong not only won back Ye Xing, but also won the prize. He walked to Wang Fuxuan in high spirits and handed Ye Xing to him, "I won it back. What prize do you want? I'll get it for you."

"No need." Wang Fuxuan curled his lips, "I'll leave it with you first when Ye Xing wakes up."

"Ah?" Xiao Yurong was stunned.

Wang Fuxuan said, "Just consider it as a return gift of the jade statue."

Xiao Yurong was amazed: "Patriarch Wang regarded the night awakening as a return gift, how generous."

"When did the princess become so cautious? Just take it." Wang Fuxuan lowered his eyes, "You are good at archery, so if you get close to me, you'd better be more cautious."

"Give Ye Xing to me to protect myself. You are so kind to me, senior brother." Xiao Yurong said with some joking in his voice and did not refuse. He put Ye Xing into his sleeve.

Wang Fuxuan is the third son of the Wang family, but he killed so many people that only Wang Wanru was left in his family. Everyone is afraid of him because he is so decisive in killing at such a young age. Only Xiao Yurong knows that he is a poor little boy who can help her embroider.

Wang Fuxuan turned his face slightly and coughed softly: "Sit down first."

Xiao Yurong had just sat down, still feeling hot, and picked up the wine jar to drink it all in one gulp, but his brother next to him glanced at him indifferently.

"Cold wine is harmful to your health. You just finished playing polo, so drink less." Xiao Yuxie said.

Xiao Yurong drank half a sip and then put down the wine bottle awkwardly. Li Yaozhi smiled helplessly and handed a handkerchief to Xiao Yurong to wipe the sweat off his face.

Taking the handkerchief and listening to the melodious singing and music, Xiao Yurong looked at Li Yaozhi, "I remember that you can also sing this song."

"If Your Highness wants to listen, Shao Yan will play it for you in the evening." Li Yaozhi smiled.

"Chen Sanyuan again, what are Shao Yan's three wishes?" Xiao Yurong raised an eyebrow.

Li Yaozhi said: "I wish Your Highness a thousand years of life, I wish Your Highness good health, and I wish that we can be like the swallows on the beam, and see each other every year."

All three of them came to ask Xiao Yurong for help.

Xiao Yurong laughed when he heard this: "Among the people around me, you are the best at talking."

Xiao Yuxie glanced at the two people who were laughing and lowering their heads, and his eyes darkened. Judging from this, the Li family was unwilling to marry the princess, but Li Yaozhi himself did not seem to resist.

The Wang family's banquet was truly spectacular, with many celebrities gathered. Xiao Yurong not only met old friends from his previous life, but also won the polo championship.

After returning to the princess's mansion in high spirits, Xiao Yurong calmed down and thought for a moment. He felt that the most important thing was to regain control of the military power.

In her previous life, she was given military power because Xiao Yuxie loved her, so he tacitly allowed her to do whatever she wanted and let her lead the Jinwu Guards and Qianniu Guards. When the army was defeated, Xiao Yuxie even handed over the Imperial Guards to her before he personally led the army.

But in his previous life, Xiao Yuxie was the emperor, and now he is still the prince.

Xiao Yurong supported his chin and stared at the lights in a trance.

"Your Highness." A coat was covered on Xiao Yurong's shoulders. She came back to her senses and Li Yaozhi's eyes were gentle.

"Although it is spring, don't catch a cold." Li Yaozhi said gently.

This scene reappeared before her eyes, as if it were a lifetime ago. Xiao Yurong was stunned for a moment, then came to her senses and curled her lips, "Shao Yan."

She said half jokingly and half seriously, "You come and go in Princess Zhaoyang's mansion as if you were in an empty house. The servants in my mansion all call you Young Master politely when they see you. You serve us day and night. I don't know what rumors have spread outside. Those who know say that you are a staff member of the Princess' mansion, and those who don't think you are my lover."

"Does Your Highness care?" Li Yaozhi half-knelt beside Xiao Yurong, holding her cold hand, and asked seriously with his eyes raised.

Xiao Yurong smiled: "I don't care about this kind of reputation. But you, a young master from an aristocratic family with the best appearance and character, are rumored to be a concubine. Don't you feel wronged?"

Li Yaozhi also smiled: "Your Highness doesn't care, Shao Yan is happy with it."

Xiao Yurong couldn't help but be distracted. After all, the relationship between her and Li Yaozhi was so complicated that they had already been entangled.

She knew that Li Yaozhi would not hurt her, but in his previous life, Li Yaozhi did not want the Xiao Dynasty to continue to exist because the struggle between the royal family and the aristocratic families was intensifying.

Her childhood sweetheart may seem kind and harmless, but in fact he is a master strategist who can make decisions from thousands of miles away. He can manipulate the chessboard behind the scenes and add fuel to the fire to destroy the Xiao Dynasty.

Although Li Yaozhi had planned everything out, he probably didn't expect that Xiao Yurong would also die with him in the end.

"Your Highness is worried." Li Yaozhi looked at Xiao Yurong's eyebrows tenderly, "Shao Yan is willing to share your worries."

Xiao Yurong paused and raised an eyebrow, "Let's play a game of hands?"

Li Yaozhi smiled and said, "Yes."

So Xiao Yurong played the black pieces and Li Yaozhi played the white pieces, and the two played against each other.

"Your Highness, do you want to seize power?" Li Yaozhi asked. He said such shocking words calmly.

Xiao Yurong raised his eyebrows slightly, "Shao Yan knows me."

Li Yaozhi said as he played chess without losing, "Your Highness needs military power to make plans."

"Of course." Xiao Yurong replied.

"If there are cases of favoritism, abuse of power, corruption and bribery, Your Highness can request to be ordered to search and confiscate the criminals, and you can recruit Qianniu Guards and Jinwu Guards." Li Yaozhi said.

Interesting. Xiao Yurong made a move, thinking, "But this abuse of power, corruption and bribery did not happen."

The white pieces immediately chased and blocked the black pieces. Li Yaozhi smiled and said, "If Your Highness wants it, why don't you just make it happen?"

The chess game reached a dead end. Xiao Yurong frowned and thought for a long time. There was no way back, so he could only make another move.

Only after making the move did I realize that it was a bad move, but once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back.

Li Yaozhi observed Xiao Yurong's expression and laughed, "Your Highness can regret your move."

"Do you still think of me as a child? No regrets on your move." Xiao Yurong waved his hand.

Li Yaozhi smiled but said nothing. When they were young and playing chess, Xiao Yurong would do anything to win, and he always let Xiao Yurong have seven pieces.

But now he has learned to be smart and knows how to lose without making a fuss.

After a few more rounds of game, Li Yaozhi threw out the bait, which was eaten by Xiao Yurong.

"Are you letting me do this on purpose?" Xiao Yurong supported his chin with his hand.

"When in danger, you must give up." Li Yaozhi smiled and shook his head, holding the chess piece, "Give up the pieces early, so that you can stop the loss in time."

"Shao Yan, to you, do I also need to be abandoned when in danger?" Xiao Yurong said.

Hearing this, Li Yaozhi raised his eyes to look at her. She had her eyes lowered, her eyes sparkling. The night was as cool as water, and the moonlight sprinkled on her waterfall-like black hair, making her fair, frail face look even more beautiful.

She died of hemorrhage after giving birth to her two sons, so his Highness has always been in poor health.

Stunned for a moment, Li Yaozhi hesitated before making his move.

Xiao Yurong curled the corners of his lips as if mocking himself, "You are more cruel than I thought."

"But I won't give up." She raised her eyes and looked at Li Yaozhi, "I won't give up like this, I want rouge color, I want a foolproof plan, I want the whole world to rise and fall for me."

Li Yaozhi lost his focus and the white piece landed where it shouldn't have been.

Xiao Yurong made another move, and the situation was locked. "Shao Yan, you are confused."

How could he not be upset? The defeat was certain, Li Yaozhi smiled and said, "One wrong move, and the whole game is ruined."

"I shouldn't have won you, it's just that you made the wrong move." Xiao Yurong's eyes were cunning, and the words he just said seemed to be for the purpose of winning the game.

Li Yaozhi carefully observed Xiao Yurong's expression, which seemed to show nothing unusual. "Your Highness is an excellent chess player. Shao Yan is willing to admit defeat."

"After so many years, your eloquence and charm are still the same as before." Xiao Yurong smiled and leaned closer to Li Yaozhi. She touched his nose lightly with her fingertips in the air. "Bright moon and clear wind, Shao Yan is born with such jade complexion. No wonder they say you are my concubine."

"Your Highness, what you said is really putting Shao Yan on the spot." Li Yaozhi smiled and shook his head, "It is clear that Your Highness is the most beautiful woman in Yujing, Jin Zhaoyucui."

Xiao Yurong came close to him, her nose touching his, "No matter how beautiful a person is, if you look at them day and night, you will get tired of them. Shao Yan, you are not tired of serving me, are you?"

Li Yaozhi had always been courteous and considerate, and he treated Xiao Yurong with a special kind of intimacy, but in the end he never overstepped the boundaries, acting out of emotion but remaining within the bounds of propriety.

When Xiao Yurong came closer, Li Yaozhi lowered his eyes and didn't look at her, but his ears felt hot.

"Shao Yan, ah Shao Yan, you really are..." Xiao Yurong laughed out loud, with a rich breath.

She turned around and was about to leave, but Li Yaozhi hugged her waist from behind.

Li Yaozhi gently rested his chin on her shoulder, his soft breath brushing her neck and shoulders, brushing her temples, "Your Highness, why do you always tease me?"

When Xiao Yurong was teasing, she was aggressive. Now Li Yaozhi was serious, but embarrassed. He quickly thought of a way to settle the score: "Who is teasing whom? I heard that my father had revealed that he wanted to arrange a marriage for you and me, and you fell ill overnight. What does it mean? Do you think you don't like me?"

"Shao Yan dare not." Li Yaozhi lowered his eyes and said in a low voice.

Xiao Yurong was really angry at his refusal to explain, so she turned around and kicked him. He didn't dodge and took it head-on, leaving a mark on his clean and tidy clothes.

"Your Highness wants to climb the ladder, Shao Yan is willing to lend a hand." Li Yaozhi bowed his head.

He said: "Your Highness wants talented people, you can pay a lot of money to find them. No matter if there are any, as long as you spread the word, people will come."

Xiao Yurong's anger immediately subsided. Indeed, if she made her reputation of being courteous to the wise and eager to recruit talented people known to the public, then what would she be afraid of in the future when there would be no counselors or generals?

In later generations, the various clans fought each other in endless chaos and fell apart.

You finish singing and I take the stage, it's just a matter of taking turns to sit on the throne. This year, when it comes to my family, even Xiao Yurong doesn't know who will have the last laugh. As far as she guessed, it was probably Liu Pinjue.

The clan's ambition frightened the emperor. If she were the emperor, she would also be unable to sleep at night, wishing to kill the clan first and then get her revenge.

However, the clan is deeply rooted, and uprooting it would shake the foundation of the country, so it would be better to try to bring them under your command.

Xiao Yurong thought about it and set her sights on Li Yaozhi, her closest clan member...

Li Yaozhi smiled gently, "Would Shao Yan play the piano for His Highness?"

The young master of the Li family was the best in the art of playing the zither, and Xiao Yurong even remembered that Li Yaozhi in later generations had offered advice and used the music of the zither to command the rebels and thus captured seven cities in a row.

Xiao Yurong lowered her eyes, "I am tired today, you should go back first."

Li Yaozhi was stunned for a moment, his eyes showing confusion and soft sadness. Xiao Yurong was very different today.

But he still bid farewell to Xiao Yurong: "Yes, Your Highness, have a good dream."

It was already drizzling outside, and the spring tide was coming with rain in the evening. The handsome young man walked into the rain without an umbrella and passed through the beautiful bamboo forest next to him.

"Sir." Cuicui held an umbrella and caught up with Li Yaozhi, offering him an umbrella. "Princess, please take care of yourself, don't catch a cold."

Li Yaozhi lowered his eyes to look at the umbrella, standing in the bamboo forest. His green shirt was soaked with the wet spring rain, and his features were elegant and handsome.

After a moment's silence, he raised his eyes slightly and looked towards the bedroom window. Xiao Yurong was standing by the window, looking at him.

Xiao Yurong's eyes were complicated, then she lowered her eyes and smiled, like the answer to a mystery that was most difficult to interpret at this moment.

Li Yaozhi bowed as he always did, then took the umbrella and turned to leave.

Xiao Yurong also withdrew his gaze and walked towards the inner room.

Sometimes she wanted to let it go, but she was also angry that Li Yaozhi treated her as a piece on the chessboard.

But if you ask yourself, didn't she count them all as part of the chess game? Wasn't she ambitious and wanted both the world and their true love?

It's just that she is a cold-hearted person and takes herself too seriously.

It was clearly Li Yaozhi who was caught in the rain that night, but it was Xiao Yurong who fell ill. She was repeatedly immersed in the nightmare of her past life and could not sleep or eat.

Several people came and went to visit him, but Xiao Yurong's condition did not improve. Instead, he had a fever.

In a daze, Xiao Yurong heard her brother and uncle talking about her illness several times.

Huo Zhao got angry several times, taking his anger out on everyone from the imperial physician to the maid, but was persuaded by Xiao Yuxie every time.

Even Emperor Xiao came. He sat down beside the bed and looked at Xiao Yurong who was still dreaming. "Why haven't you recovered yet? Did the imperial physician say so?"

"It is said that Rongrong was worried too much and had nightmares, so she fell ill." Xiao Yuxie said.