Forced love, an inescapable fate

Mu Qingli saw Jiang Ci standing at the door with a grim expression on his face. She was a little confused. But from Jiang Ci's perspective, their actions at this moment seemed particularly intimate.

Wanyue stood outside the door trembling with fear, her face already pale. She could clearly feel that her master was very angry at the moment.

But shouldn't he be in the palace at this time? Why did he come here early today?

What Wanyue didn't know was that after Jiang Ci knew that Su Minsheng had left, he also left the palace. That was why he saw the slightly intimate behavior between Mu Qingli and Su Minsheng just now.

Mu Qingli had never seen this side of Jiang Ci before. In the past, he was always gentle and polite in front of her, but at this moment, his face was gloomy and his eyes seemed to be filled with ice. Mu Qingli felt that the person in front of her was particularly unfamiliar for a moment, and she had an illusion that Jiang Ci's eyes looked at her as if she had done something shameful.

Seeing that Su Minsheng's hands were still on her shoulders, she realized that she was indeed a little close to Su Minsheng at this time, and this action might cause some misunderstandings if others saw it. But in all honesty, he was just helping her lie down.

She realized that Jiang Ci might have misunderstood because of this, and just as she was about to speak, she heard Su Minsheng's voice.

"I'm sorry, Sixth Prince, I may not be able to greet you right now. Ali needs someone to take care of her."

After saying that, he gave Jiang Ci a provocative look. He didn't take Jiang Ci's warning look seriously at all.

This time, he will not run away, and he will never let go of the person he likes.

Mu Qingli was about to open her mouth to explain when she saw Su Minsheng had already turned his head. His tone was unusually gentle: "Lie down obediently. It takes a hundred days for a broken bone to heal. Besides, you know how serious your injury is. You still need to rest more in the future. I have written a new prescription for you. I will ask Miss Wanyue to get the medicine for you later. I have been distracted by some things recently and have not been able to come to see you in time. I will come every day from now on. Ah Li, you don’t mind my bothering you, right?"

Mu Qingli's vision was blocked by Su Minsheng, and she could not see Jiang Ci's expression at the moment, but she could not refute what Su Minsheng said, so she had to agree.

"How could that be? Brother Su, you are too polite."

"That's good."

Jiang Ci heard the conversation between the two and left with a cold face.

Seeing people leave, Su Minsheng just sneered in his heart.

"He really thinks I'm a pushover. I haven't even settled the score with him for tricking me into joining the Imperial Hospital. Perhaps he thinks I don't know who's behind all those recent rumors in the capital praising his medical prowess. He really went to great lengths to prevent me from seeing Ah Li."

Mu Qingli was still annoyed as to why he hadn't explained it just now, but now that everyone had left, she had no choice but to wait until they met again to explain it to him.

Wan Yue followed Jiang Ci trembling with fear, hating that Bai Yu was not here at this time. Seeing how gloomy her master's face was just now, was she going to have to explain herself today?

But Su Minsheng still wants to provoke him. Isn't this adding fuel to the fire?

I thought he was a good person and wanted to match him with the princess, but who knew that this person would provoke others regardless of the occasion. How could he dare to do that in the situation just now?

Seeing her master walking towards the study, Wan Yue felt even more uneasy and could only beg Bai Yu to come and rescue her in time.

Jiang Ci entered the study, stood in front of the table, with his back to Wanyue, and simply asked her: "Lin Wanyue, how many times has this happened? Do you know you are wrong?"

This was the first time he called her by her full name. Wan Yue felt her breath catch and she knelt down at his feet.

"Your Highness, I know I was wrong. Please punish me."

"Punishment?" Jiang Ci sneered.

"How do you think I should punish you? I don't care what you said to Su Minsheng the night you left Dongli Town. I was grateful that you followed my elder sister, so I tolerated you in everything. I didn't expect you to go even further, forgetting your duties as a secret guard, being disloyal, and ignoring my orders. How do you think I should punish you for what you did?"

Wan Yue lowered her head, cold sweat already slowly dripping down her forehead. As a secret guard, she could most directly feel the murderous intent around her. At this moment, she had no doubt that Jiang Ci wanted to kill her, because the strong murderous intent had already filled the study.

Only then did she feel scared. She had indeed been lax over the years. As secret guards, executing orders was the meaning of their existence, but she had ignored her master's orders time and time again. This was enough to cost her life.

She didn't dare speak, but her body was obviously shaking.

Jiang Ci's eyes were filled with rage, the scene just now seemed to be frozen in his mind, and his palms were clenched tightly.

Only after receiving the deep command did Bai Yu, who was hiding outside the door, hurried over.

"Come in now! As the leader of the Dark Guard Battalion, you will take charge of your own people. Just kill this traitorous subordinate."

Bai Yu's face was full of disbelief. When he learned that Wan Yue brought Su Minsheng into the mansion, he knew that something was wrong. And as luck would have it, his master had seen it. But in this situation, he could only improvise.

He then knelt on the ground and said, "Your Highness, I was not disciplined enough. If there is any punishment, it should be me. Wanyue is wrong, but considering that she has taken care of the princess for the past few years, even if she has no merit, she has worked hard. Please forgive her. I will bear the responsibility for her mistakes. If Your Highness wants to kill someone, it should be me."

Hearing this, Jiang Ci laughed instead of getting angry. He turned around and looked down at the two people kneeling on the ground.

"You are so infatuated with her, but ask her if she appreciates it? Bai Yu, you are infatuated with the wrong person after all."

Bai Yu felt a lump in his throat.

He didn't expect that his feelings for Wanyue would be expressed so bluntly by his master.

I wanted to say something, but I felt like my throat was blocked by something, making it a bit uncomfortable.

Indeed, he had hinted to Wanyue many times over the years, but Wanyue had never responded to him, so that his enthusiasm was always extinguished by her.

But even if Wanyue didn't respond to his feelings, he couldn't just watch her die.

Bai Yu knelt down and took a step forward, begging, "Your Highness, considering we have known each other for so many years, please forgive Wan Yue. I will bear the responsibility for her mistakes."

Jiang Ci sneered, "So, you're willing to die for her?"

"My subordinate is willing."

Bai Yu's answer was clear and direct, leaving Wan Yue, who was completely dumbfounded, with her mouth wide open, not knowing how to respond.

"Well, if that's the case, then you can kill yourself. You will bear the blame for Wanyue's mistake."

"Okay, I understand. Thank you, Your Highness, for your assistance."