Crossing the Passenger Sacrifice

"That's trouble..." Before Li Huoyue could finish his words, he suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves in the distance.

There are only two people in the palace who are allowed by the emperor to ride horses: one is the crown prince and the other is the eldest princess.

Li Huoyue breathed a sigh of relief and hoped that the eldest princess could come and take care of the situation.

Li Huoyue stopped breathing halfway and clenched his back teeth even tighter.

"Miss Li, what a coincidence! What are you doing here? Why don't you accompany me for a cup of tea?"

The man had a noble and fair face, and a red dot on his forehead was his unique mark.

He sat on the horse, looking at Li Huoyue steadily. He asked questions, but his eyes revealed "If you want to die, just refuse and try."

Li Huoyue smiled slightly.

Damn, there’s not even one normal person in this family!

Li Huoyue was not familiar with the prince. They had only met once or twice in childhood. But from his tone now, it seemed as if they were old acquaintances.

"Your Highness, what a coincidence..."

The prince immediately interrupted and said, "I know why you came to Wuxia Palace today. Don't worry, it's just a cup of tea. It's nothing serious."

It's almost evening, what kind of tea should I drink?

The prince's tone was firm and decisive. Li Huoyue didn't dare to do anything more. He glanced at the palace maid beside him and felt a little worried.

It would have been fine if he had not gone, but he ended up going with the prince. Would that woman be so angry that she would immediately go to Li's house with sticks and thugs to beat him up?

After all, it seemed that the Sixth Princess' leg was broken because of the Crown Prince.

"Tell that disabled person that I am the one who took the person away, and tell her not to cause trouble to irrelevant people. If she dares to do anything, she should stop crying and accusing me of disregarding the relationship between brothers and sisters." The prince saw Li Huoyue's concerns and spoke arrogantly on horseback, completely disregarding the Sixth Princess's face.

The palace maid looked at Li Huoyue with a questioning look in her eyes.

Li Huoyue smiled bitterly.

You really think highly of her. Is it her who can decide where to go?

The prince was getting impatient waiting on the side, and without caring about Li Huoyue's attitude, he directly dragged her onto the horse's back and laid her horizontally in front of him like cargo. Li Huoyue felt as if her abdomen was hit by a heavy object, and a dull pain spread, causing her to curse in her heart due to the pain.

Li Huoyue originally wanted to turn over and sit up by himself, as the prince's restraint was not enough. But after thinking about it, he felt that if he accidentally angered this wild dog, it would be more trouble than gain.

Enduring the severe pain in her abdomen, she tried to keep her balance to prevent herself from being thrown off the horse.

Compared with the physical pain, Li Huoyue actually hated this kind of uncompromising power more.

She could beat the prince, so what?

If she wanted to continue living in the South and wanted her family to be safe, she had to endure it. Being able to beat a prince was nothing.

Fortunately, Changqiu Palace and Wuxia Palace are located at two symmetrical points on the center line, so it doesn’t take much time to ride straight there.

After about a quarter of an hour, the prince stopped in front of the palace gate. The pull of the reins caused the horse to stop suddenly, and its front hooves inevitably lifted off the ground. Li Huoyue felt himself fly into the air for a moment, and then fell back heavily.

Li Huoyue said nothing, as if he had lost his vocal cords.

"Oh, you're quite resilient!" The prince dismounted from his horse, laughing.

The laughter was not only a sign of watching the show, but also showed that he was doing it on purpose.

Li Huoyue also jumped off the horse immediately, with her head hanging upside down, which made her look very unhappy. "Your Highness, you are too kind."

Knowing that he did it on purpose, Li Huoyue couldn't do anything.

"Let's go, Miss Li." The prince entered the palace first, and a palace servant immediately came forward to hold a basin for washing his hands and serve him.

Li Huoyue also followed suit and used another silver basin to wash his hands. During this time, all the palace servants did not dare to look up. They all seemed to have a natural love for studying the ground. They kept their heads down and did not dare to breathe too loudly.

The prince sat down in the main seat in the main hall, and Li Huoyue sat in the first guest seat below. As soon as they sat down, someone carefully served them tea, along with a plate of fresh fruits and delicious-looking snacks.

After the prince dismissed everyone, he said:

"Try this tea, what do you think?"

Li Huoyue didn't want to drink tea in the first place, and after seeing him drive everyone away, he didn't want to drink it even more.

However, she did not dare to displease the prince, so she pretended to pick up the teacup, lifted the lid, sniffed it gently, and praised, "Good tea."

The prince took a sip himself and said sarcastically, "I didn't expect you to be someone who likes to give people a perfunctory treatment."

Who has time to treat you perfunctorily?

Li Huoyue put down the teacup and said, "Your Majesty, thank you for your compliment. May I ask why you are looking for me?"

"Didn't the emperor grant you an official position? Why do you keep calling me a commoner girl?"

Li Huoyue felt that the prince's address to His Majesty was a little strange, but it was reasonable. "Your Majesty has not officially issued an order yet, so I dare not be too ostentatious."

"You are quite cautious." The prince snorted coldly.

Li Huoyue was like a machine, and replied expressionlessly: "Your Highness, you are too kind."

The prince put down the teacup unhappily, "Do you have any other words?"

This time, Li Huoyue simply said nothing and just shook his head.

"You must be very angry." The prince raised his legs, put them on the armrests of the chair, and sat there lazily, "But you can't do anything to me, because I am the prince."

His words were proud, mean, and realistic.

He threw a grape at Li Huoyue, but Li Huoyue dodged it.

"I heard that you also advocate killing the emperor first, right?" He threw another grape at Li Huoyue, "You also want to kill the prince?"

Li Huoyue's mind was in a mess because of these words. A purple grape hit her cheek and she subconsciously reached out to catch it.

The moment Li Huoyue caught the grapes, he crushed them. The sticky juice spurted out from between his fingers, and the remaining flesh rotted in his palm. Li Huoyue rinsed them with the tea at hand in disgust.

"This is my palace. Can you just pour the tea on the floor?"

After washing her hands, Li Huoyue took out a small square towel and wiped her hands, and replied: "The Crown Prince is very generous and will never bother with a common girl."

The prince asked with a smile: "Which sentence are you answering?"

"The prince will answer whatever sentence you think is appropriate."

Ever since Li Huoyue took a lesson from Mrs. Jin, he has been training himself to control his emotions at any time. He would even deliberately think of some annoying things and then control his breathing.

At this moment, Li Huoyue calmed down his emotions again and then began to think about the problem.

The prince is different from the emperor, and the content of the prince’s chat is about the alliance. He did not refer to himself as "I" but "I".

Li Huoyue's answer made the prince laugh out loud, "How dare I argue with you? Don't turn around and kill me too."

"…Your Highness is too kind."

After laughing, the prince suddenly changed his expression and became serious. He looked at Li Huoyue with the same eyes as the maid who looked at the Sixth Princess just now, and said, "Li Huoyue, think it over before you answer. Are you sure you want to kill the emperor?"