Forced to be a third person: I turned around and left the palace to marry a villain

Yet, there he stood now, a smile on his face, clearly enjoying the surprise on her face.

"Please take a seat."

Qu Tingyun pointed to the empty seat next to him and said, "We haven't seen you before, so how should we address you?"

"My surname is Shangguan, my given name is Chen. I am from the Northern Xi royal family and I am the son of Shangguan Jin. Because my father suddenly fell ill, my trip was delayed and I didn't arrive until last night."

Hearing this, the four people present were a little surprised, and each of them was thinking different things in their minds.

"You are also from the Beixi royal family? In that case, you and Li Xin should know each other."

Xiao Yichen looked at Li Xin and said, with doubt in his eyes. Li Xin's shocked look made him feel strange, as if he was completely unaware of it.

"My father suddenly became ill, and the doctors were unable to determine his recovery time. In order to take care of my father, I stayed in the palace and asked Li Xin to come first. Fortunately, my father recovered quickly, and I was able to set off."

Shangguan Chen explained, looking at Li Xin at the same time.

But Li Xin avoided his gaze and concentrated on picking food for Xiao Ruoxin and feeding her. When Xiao Ruoxin had almost finished eating, he took her away from the table.

Qu Tingyun and Xiao Yichen noticed her abnormality and exchanged glances. It was obvious that Li Xin was more vigilant towards Shangguan Chen than she was three months ago.

"Sister Li, you haven't eaten anything, aren't you hungry?"

After returning to the room, Xiao Ruoxin sat on the chair, sipped the centrifugally brewed tea, and asked.

"I'm not hungry, don't worry about me." Li Xing replied gently. The tea smelled delicious. Li Xing's cooking skills were getting better and better, Xiao Ruoxin thought.

Li Xing smiled at her, but in his heart he was thinking about how to deal with Shangguan Chen.

This person always has a clear purpose in doing things. This time he took the initiative to approach Qu Tingyun and the others, probably to deal with the Xiao brothers and sisters.

"No." After thinking for a while, her expression became serious and she stood up.

Seeing her serious expression, Xiao Ruoxin felt very worried.

"Sister Li, what happened? Do you need me to ask my brother the emperor and brother Qu for help?" She said, putting down the teacup and was about to walk out.

The centrifugal look on her face made her feel that the matter was very serious, and it seemed necessary to go to Brother Qu and Brother Huang for help.

"Where are you going, Miss Xiao?" Xiao Ruoxin moved too quickly, and before Li Xin could stop her, she bumped into Shangguan Chen who was walking in.

Shangguan Chen supported Xiao Ruoxin, who was about to fall, and looked down at her with an elusive smile in his eyes.

Xiao Ruoxin looked up and looked at him, and suddenly felt a chill. He was smiling, but she always felt uncomfortable.

"Xin'er!"

Upon seeing this, Li Xin immediately rushed over, stood in front of Xiao Ruoxin and protected her.

"Sister Li?" Xiao Ruoxin looked at her back and felt that Li Xing seemed a little unusual today.

She exuded a cold aura, and there was even a hint of threat in her eyes, which was completely different from her usual gentle demeanor.

Faced with such alienation, Xiao Ruoxin felt at a loss.

"Xin'er, go back to your room. Don't come out no matter what noise you hear." Li Xin didn't turn around, but stared at Shangguan Chen and gave the order.

"But..." Xiao Ruoxin wanted to say something.

"Xin'er!" Li Xin's voice suddenly became louder, which scared Xiao Ruoxin and she stood there motionless.

Li Xin turned back and said in a low voice: "Be obedient."

Xiao Ruoxin looked at her, nodded slightly, then turned back to her room and closed the door gently.

"Follow me." Li Xin walked in front of Shangguan Chen with a stern tone.

Shangguan Chen sneered and glanced at the closed door, as if he had noticed something.

Suddenly, a cunning look flashed in his eyes, and he raised his hand, and a small flying knife flew straight towards the little face sticking out from the crack in the door!

The sound of metal colliding was heard, and Li Xin quickly pulled out her dagger to block the flying knife, and murderous aura spread around her.

She approached Shangguan Chen, with the dagger lightly against his throat. There was also a thin needle hidden in her hand. With a slight push, Shangguan Chen could be unable to move.

"You're fighting me for a goal, Li Xin. You're becoming more and more interesting." Shangguan Chen lowered his head to meet Li Xin's cold gaze, a weird smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.

"Let's go, or I don't mind teaching you a lesson here."

Li Xin knew that fighting with Shangguan Chen would only result in mutual losses, but she couldn't let him endanger Xin'er's safety.

Shangguan Chen snorted coldly, took a step back, and raised his hands: "Okay, I'll listen to you."

Li Xin put away his weapon and walked away from Xiao Ruoxin with Shangguan Chen. When they reached a secluded place, Li Xin suddenly swung his hand and slapped Shangguan Chen in the face.

The crisp sound echoed.

"Are you angry because I touched your target, or because I didn't do what you said?" Shangguan Chen touched his slapped cheek and asked calmly, as if the slap was just a breeze.

There was a hint of excitement in his eyes.

"I said, I will complete the task, and you don't need to interfere!" Li Feng shook his hands and said coldly.

Shangguan Chen raised his eyebrows: "Really? But just now I saw you were very caring towards that girl, you didn't look like you were going to attack her."

The scene in the cafeteria, the intimate interaction between Li Xin and the girl, ignited a rage in his heart, as if he wanted to tear Xiao Ruoxin into pieces.

"The Xiao brothers and sisters are the legitimate bloodline of the Beiling royal family. They are not someone who can be easily dealt with!" he reminded himself.

In order to protect Xin'er from Shangguan Chen, she is willing to pay any price.

However, Changle Mountain is now firmly controlled by the Tieyun Army of Qian State, and the mother of the Xiao brothers and sisters, Princess Changle, is the legitimate wife of Qian State.

If something unexpected happened to them, they would not be able to fight against tens of thousands of Tieyun soldiers with their own strength. Such an idea was nothing but a pipe dream.

"Oh? So what are your plans?"

Shangguan Chen asked, with a hint of curiosity in his tone: "You know the situation here so well, you must have already come up with a plan.

Why don't you tell me what's going on? Maybe I can help you."

He knew that as long as Li Xin successfully completed the task, he would immediately agree to betroth her to him. In order to make this happen as soon as possible, Shangguan Chen would naturally do his best to help her.

"You don't have to worry about my affairs."

Li Xin decisively refused: "This is the last time I warn you, Shangguan Chen, stay away from the Xiao brothers and sisters, and don't interfere in their affairs anymore.

If you dare to attack any of them, I will never let you off easily!"

"You can ask me not to interfere, but you have to prove that you really have a way to get rid of the brother and sister. Otherwise, how can I believe that your plan is real?" Shangguan Chen responded.

In just three months, Li Xin's sharpness seemed to be gradually worn away by that naive girl.

In Shangguan Chen's opinion, Li Xin should be a cold-blooded and decisive assassin, and only she is worthy of being his woman.

"What if I don't tell you?" Li Xin asked back.