Every time the prince opens his eyes, he sees

Lu Yaoyao stood there, looking at the direction Liu Wenxuan left, feeling mixed emotions.

She knew that she did this to protect him and prevent him from being drawn into a deeper vortex.

But at the same time, she also felt an indescribable guilt and pain, because she knew clearly that she had hurt another innocent relationship.

"Are you satisfied?" Lu Yaoyao turned around and looked at Xie Qingchen coldly, her eyes filled with anger and helplessness. "Are you satisfied? Seeing me treat him like this, are you feeling very proud?"

Xie Qingchen watched her vent her anger, his heart ache beyond measure, yet he still had to pretend to be ruthless and indifferent. He pinched her chin and said harshly, "You're not even one tenth as cruel to him as you were to me back then. Yaoyao, do you know how it felt to watch you leave so suddenly twice, leaving no trace of your body? It was heartbreaking. Do you understand the pain you feel?"

Of course Lu Yaoyao understood, and she also felt sorry for him, but they were all pawns controlled by fate and had no choice.

"So, Lu Yaoyao, I'm telling you, don't even think about asking me to let you go. You're already my woman, don't even think about escaping from me in this life."

Lu Yaoyao sneered and said nothing more.

She knew that it was impossible to reason with this man.

He was now so overwhelmed that he couldn't listen to anyone.

Just as Lu Yaoyao expected, Xie Qingchen used the same tactics to deal with her: threats, imprisonment...

Changning waited for several days, but there was no movement.

My royal brother, you won’t go back on your word and refuse to help me deal with that country woman, right?

The day to get the antidote was approaching, and she didn't want to kowtow in front of Lu Yaoyao, so she came to see the emperor first.

The emperor is still handling government affairs and has not come yet.

Changning and he were born of the same mother. When they were both down and out when they were little, they got a piece of cake, but Changning refused to eat it and insisted on giving it to Xie Qingchen.

Therefore, Xie Qingchen treated her with special favor after he ascended the throne.

The servants around him also knew that the princess was favored, so they did not dare to stop Changning from building the palace where the emperor lived as if it were her own palace.

Soon Changning discovered that a door was locked.

"Why is this room locked? What valuables are kept in there?"

As soon as she finished speaking, a response came from inside, "It's me."

Compared to the unpredictable and sinister Xie Qingchen, Lu Yaoyao would rather face the simple, unruly and reckless Changning.

"who are you?"

Chang Ning asked subconsciously, and soon she realized, "You are Lu Yaoyao."

"it's me."

"Someone, open the door." Changning shouted.

"No." The guard beside him said quickly, "The emperor has ordered that no one is allowed to enter except him and the people who deliver meals to him."

"You little dog slave, don't you even allow me to do that? I think you are tired of living, how dare you stop me."

Princess Changning's eyes were wide open with anger, and she swung the golden whip in her hand, almost hitting the gate guard in the face. He was so scared that he stepped back repeatedly and dared not say anything.

The door was opened. Changning pushed it open and strode into the room. He glanced around sharply and soon saw Lu Yaoyao on the bed.

She asked in surprise, "Why are you here? Tell me!"

"Then you should ask your good brother, the Emperor?" Lu Yaoyao smiled calmly, sitting on the simple wooden bed, her expression calm, "It was he who imprisoned me."

Chang Ning clearly didn't believe it. She approached Lu Yaoyao and angrily said, "Impossible! A country girl dreaming of attaching herself to my royal brother is simply wishful thinking."

"If you think it's not true, why don't you let me go now? Then I'll owe the princess a favor."

"Impossible. My royal brother is so wise and intelligent, how could he be deceived by you?" Changning's face was full of disbelief.

At this moment, footsteps were heard outside the door, and the figure of Emperor Xie Qingchen appeared at the door. His eyes were deep, and when he swept over Lu Yaoyao, there was a hint of imperceptible tenderness, but when he looked at Changning, he regained his former majesty.

"Changning, why are you here?"

Chang Ning's momentum weakened a bit when he saw his brother coming, but he still refused to give in and said, "Brother, what's going on with her? Do you really want to marry her?"

"Didn't you ask me to marry her? I fulfilled your wish, so why are you unhappy now?"

His face was very dark. Why was there no one to bless him?

"Changning... Changning was just joking. My royal brother, this person is treacherous and cunning, full of tricks. You must not fall for her tricks and be bewitched by her."

Xie Qingchen's eyes darkened. "I know how to act properly. Please withdraw and return to your own palace."

Changning bit her lip. Although she was unwilling, she did not dare to disobey her brother's order. She had to leave in disappointment. Before leaving, she did not forget to glare at Lu Yaoyao.

After Chang Ning's figure completely disappeared, Xie Qingchen slowly walked up to Lu Yaoyao and said in a low voice, mixed with a subtle concern, "Yaoyao, she didn't do anything to you, did she?"

"If she bullies and insults me, would you be willing to kill her for me?"

"nature."

Lu Yaoyao looked incredulous.

Can he really do it?

She had heard gossip before that the current emperor, Xie Qingchen and Changning, were born of the same mother and had supported each other when they were young.

It is said that when the two were down and out, Changning got a piece of cake and was verbally insulted and beaten by the eunuchs. She did not eat a single bite of the cake she had worked so hard to get, but broke it off one bite after another, and fed it to the sick Xie Qingchen with water.

She is definitely a replica of her Savior, except that Changning is her younger sister.

"If you can be happier, it doesn't matter if you take my life, let alone Changning. I know she made you angry and bullied you before. I will avenge you, okay?"

"no need."

Lu Yaoyao's mind is not on Changning at all now.

"Xie Qingchen, are you planning to keep me locked up forever?"

"If necessary, I will do it."

"You know, there's more than just love in my world. I have a sick and haggard mother. I need to complete my mission and return to her as soon as possible. She's still waiting for me to take care of her."

"If you keep preventing me from completing my mission, I won't be able to return to the real world, and my mom is dead. Do you think I can survive?"

"So what do you want me to do? Watch someone else marry you? Be with you and live happily ever after?"

"Or would you rather watch me die? Think about it carefully, Xie Qingchen, do you want to fulfill my wish, or do you want to fight to the death?"

Upon hearing this, Xie Qingchen frowned, and a hint of struggle and pain flashed in his eyes.

He knew that what Lu Yaoyao said was true and she was not trying to scare him. She said this calmly, as if she had thought it over carefully last night.

Her world is filled with concerns and responsibilities that he cannot touch.

This heaviness made him start to question whether his actions were correct and whether they could really bring her happiness.

"Yaoyao, do you think you can threaten me?" His words seemed cruel, but also revealed a bit of hesitation.

"Is this a threat? If I can't see him for one day, can I not see him for one or two months?"

"Xie Qingchen, please think about it carefully. I don't want to see you now. Can you please leave?"