lcionline Chapter 184 Showing Weakness
Chapter 184 Showing Weakness
The princess was not surprised to hear that a deposit was required first.
"Well, go to the accounting office and get five hundred taels first. I'll give you the rest after the matter is done."
The secret guard was hesitant and showed no intention of leaving.
The princess said impatiently, "Anything else? Just say it."
The secret guard lowered his head, feeling a little embarrassed at this moment, and said, "You may not know their rules, Princess. Most of the tasks they take require a deposit of two thousand taels before they are done. And every task is no less than two thousand. This price is a bit expensive. If you think it is not suitable, I will go and find another one for you?"
"Hmph!" The eldest princess looked a little embarrassed. She thought that the deposit of five hundred taels was enough to show that she valued them.
"Go get two thousand taels. As long as the matter is accomplished, any amount will do."
"Yes, my subordinate will go right away."
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Regent's Palace, Mo Yinan came to Luoyanju later.
Chu Qianyu had just finished washing up, without any makeup on her face, and was wearing a plain nightgown. When she saw Mo Yinan coming in, she was still sitting in front of the dressing table combing her long hair.
Mo Yinan was slightly embarrassed when he saw this, and wondered why the maid didn't inform him in advance. He originally thought that Chu Qianyu would be waiting for him in the room to tell him about the progress of the previous plan.
He took a few steps back and prepared to go out.
Chu Qianyu heard the voice and said slowly: "Now we are already husband and wife, Your Majesty, do you still want to be so distant with me? If so, it really makes me sad."
Mo Yinan was speechless, not knowing whether to retreat or advance.
"Please sit down, Your Majesty. I just happen to have something to tell you." Chu Qianyu put down the comb, stood up, walked to Mo Yinan and said softly.
After saying that, she slowly walked to the couch and half-lay down, propping her elbows on the table, raising her palms and resting her face on them, looking at him lazily.
Mo Yinan's nose still had a lingering scent of Chu Qianyu's scent just now. He was unconsciously a little absent-minded.
"Your Majesty? What are you thinking about?"
"Ok?"
Mo Yinan came back to his senses and a faint blush appeared on the tips of his ears.
Then he walked to a table some distance away from Chu Qianyu and sat down and said, "What do you want to say to me?"
"The prince came first, the prince said." Chu Qianyu half-closed his eyes and spoke softly.
Mo Yinan frowned slightly. He felt that the dormitory seemed to be getting a little hot. He swallowed unconsciously, looked down with his eyes drooping, and said, "The spy sent over said that Ye Qingyan went to find the princess. The princess then sent someone to look for the people from Xuanyue Sect. So I just happened to come and ask you..."
Before he could finish, Chu Qianyu placed her index finger between her lips and said with a 'hush' sound, "Let me guess. Your Majesty, do you want to know if anyone from Xuanyue Sect has come to see me?"
"Is it coming by light boat?"
Mo Yinan had a feeling of being seen through and having no place to hide.
Actually, it would be enough to send Yin Ling to deliver these words, but he thought of Xuan Yue Sect and that strange-looking man. For some reason, he came here without any control.
However, he still took a deep breath secretly, raised his head and looked directly at Chu Qianyu without showing any abnormality on his face, and said slowly and calmly: "I don't care who comes from Xuanyue Sect. I just need to know the result."
"Oh~" Chu Qianyu stretched out the last syllable and looked at him with interest.
"Your Majesty, do you really not want to know who came to see me earlier?"
"No. Since you said so, then of course the people from Xuanyue Sect have been here. It seems that just as you guessed, the princess's people went to look for them."
After saying this, he sighed softly, as if he felt a little itchy in his heart.
Then he asked, "How could you guess so accurately? Will the princess look for someone from Xuanyue Sect?"
Chu Qianyu changed her posture, raised her hand, picked up the teacup beside her and took a sip, then put it back in place, but the half of her snow-white arm that was exposed was not covered by the action.
She stared at Mo Yinan without blinking, her eyes were clear, and her voice was soft, "How difficult is this? Your Majesty, don't forget about the Situ family."
"Are you saying that the secret guards beside the princess are from the Situ family?"
Chu Qianmei nodded slightly to indicate that he was right.
"No wonder you are so relaxed, as if everything is under your control."
"Your Highness is wrong. I was just gambling. If Ye Qingyan had taken the antidote obediently, then the following events would not have happened."
"Yeah. It's her own fault."
Mo Yinan stood up after he finished speaking.
Seeing this, Chu Qianyu also sat up straight and asked, "Your Majesty, are you still leaving so late?"
"What else? You should be clear about the relationship between us."
Chu Qianyu lowered her head, feeling a little aggrieved, and said with a trembling voice: "Your Highness, I'm afraid you don't know how the servants in the mansion are talking about me now. If this continues, the truth will come out. I'm afraid my father and mother will know about it soon."
"Although we have reached a consensus, I am interested in you. Since I am marrying you, I also want to live a good life with you until we grow old together."
Mo Yinan paused, then said in a cold voice: "I don't have any feelings for you. If you don't want to divorce, you can just be the regent princess. I will give you enough face outside. If you still want something else, I'm sorry I can't do anything."
After saying this, Mo Yinan walked forward without looking back, stopped at the door and continued, "I think you are capable of handling what you just said. Go to bed early."
Then without listening to Chu Qianyu's words, he opened the door and walked out.
After everyone left, Chu Qianyu hummed angrily.
He stood up, walked to the table, picked up the book Leng Qingzhou had given him, threw it on the ground and stomped on it twice.
He said angrily, "What a crappy book. It's useless."
With his hands on his hips, he looked at the book on the ground that was almost torn apart by being stepped on, snorted, picked it up and threw it into the box.
Then he sat on the bed, still feeling a little angry, muttering to himself: "This person really has a heart of stone. She was so humble just now, but he was not moved at all. Humph! I don't believe it. There is still something I can't take."
Chu Qianyu was getting angrier and angrier as she thought about it. Thinking of her actions just now, she felt very embarrassed. She pulled up the quilt and got into bed, wrapping herself tightly, forcing herself not to think about those things.
After Mo Yinan returned to his courtyard, he still felt a little uncomfortable. He called Yin Ling and asked, "Did anyone from Xuanyue Sect come here today?"
Yin Ling was stunned at first, then quickly replied: "Your Majesty, someone from Xuanyue Sect did come earlier. It was a man. I wanted to tell you, but you were already on the way to Luoyan Residence. I thought the princess would tell you, so I didn't say anything."
Mo Yinan's face darkened when he heard this, and the air around him became a little cold.
Yin Ling sensed something was wrong, took a step back, and began to tremble with fear.
"Go away. If there are any men going to the princess again, come and report to me immediately!" Mo Yinan said in a cold voice.
"Yes." Yin Ling agreed and ran out.
It seemed that Leng Qingzhou had left not long before he went to Luoyan Residence. Thinking of her clothes just now, could it be that she met Leng Qingzhou like this?