"What do you mean by sharing?" Xiao Yanqing asked.

But she didn't answer. Instead, she left with a warm smile.

He quickly grabbed her hand, "Hey! Don't run around!"

"Don't let go!" If I hadn't been watching her the whole time, she would have disappeared in the blink of an eye.

His strong palm held her hand, and the warmth enveloped her heart.

"Okay." She agreed obediently.

He didn't realize that this response was more genuine and tender than any other time.

Suddenly, her eyes were drawn to the joy that was stirring nearby. "Lion dance?"

"I haven't seen it yet, Yan Qing, let's go quickly."

He was inadvertently led by her, and she took his hand and walked with him.

He protected her by her side. Why did he feel such warmth and happiness from her?

They played until the end, and then she went back with him satisfied.

She had fallen asleep in the carriage, she leaned on his shoulder, their clasped hands had long since separated, but how could she let go of the hand that was gripping her heart?

He had long noticed that this bond tugged at his heart and disturbed his thoughts.

He told himself that as long as Jiang Qingyu entered the Huanxiang Pavilion, he would just let her act according to his plan.

Step by step, she becomes an oiran, obediently greets guests, and meets Jiang Mo, so that he can see her clearly, understand her purpose, and control her.

But now, not only has the mystery not become clear, but it has become more and more mysterious.

He realized that he couldn't see her clearly, and perhaps he could only wait for her to reveal the secrets and hidden purposes behind her.

"Brother, what happened?" Xiao Wenshu saw the carriage returning home and hurried out to greet it.

He held her as she slept, and subconsciously lowered his voice, "Yeah, it worked."

"That's good."

"What's wrong with Qingyu?" Xiao Wenshu asked with concern.

"I was tired from playing and fell asleep."

"So that's how it is." Xiao Wenshu finally breathed a sigh of relief, "It looks like we should have a lot of fun today."

"Rest early, we'll talk about it tomorrow."

"Yes, brother."

Xiao Wenshu looked at his brother who was holding her. He clearly remembered that his brother never liked anyone to get close to him except those he was close to.

He had always thought it was a special case, but now it seems that it is not the case.

Brother, what exactly do you want Qingyu to do?

……

After Yue Xi, the time was almost up and she had recovered, but Xiao Yanqing did not mention anything about returning to Huanxiang Pavilion.

"Your Highness, are you going to focus on future plans?" She asked him in the study with him.

Hearing her question, his writing hand stopped where it was.

She rested her finger on her chin, watching his reaction expectantly.

"Jiang Qingyu, do you want to go back to the Jiang Mansion?" He put down the pen in his hand, and acted coldly as if nothing had happened. No one could detect the emotion in his heart.

"Why does Your Highness ask this?" She was puzzled.

"You just need answers?"

"Your Highness said, I have no choice."

"Now." He looked at her expression, hoping to get her answer.

She looked slightly startled, then smiled gently.

Xiao Yanqing said that she had it, does this mean that he gave her the power? I wonder if this is a test or something else?

However, since it was Xiao Yanqing, she absolutely could not give him the chance to regret.

"Your Highness, don't do anything that will make you regret. If you are not willing, why bother convincing yourself?"

She didn't point it out, but he understood the hidden meaning in her words.

"No matter what the consequences are, do you really not regret it?"

"No regrets." Her firm will has never changed, and she is as ruthless as ever.

"it is good."

"In two days, you will perform on stage at the Huanxiang Pavilion party," he explained.

"Okay." She nodded.

However, when she saw Xiao Yanqing opening the book again, she vaguely realized something.

"Your Highness, won't you tell Hua Niang and let her make preparations?" she asked deliberately.

"I will have someone tell her."

As someone who loved to observe, she understood what he meant and smiled slightly.

"So, Your Highness is testing my sincerity?"

He looked up suddenly and denied, "No."

"That's my determination?"

"No." He denied again.

The smile on her lips turned quite deep, "Your Highness, you don't have to lie to me. I understand."

Now, she could capture his heartstrings with just a casual ambiguous smile, and she didn't seem to mind his temptations and his sinister strategies.

"No!" He denied it with a slightly heavier tone.

He stood up and walked to her. "I will follow your wishes, if you..."

"Brother, Qingyu." Xiao Wenshu suddenly walked in and interrupted them.

Seeing the way they looked at each other and the strange atmosphere in the air, Xiao Wenshu realized that he shouldn't have come in now.

"What's wrong?" Xiao Wenshu asked carefully.

"Nothing." He was a little annoyed by being interrupted.

She also stood up and lowered her eyes to think about the current situation. "Your Highness, this alone may not be enough. There should be a perfect reason."

"Go ahead."

"Your Highness doesn't seem to be involved yet," she reminded.

"It seems to be true." Xiao Wenshu responded first.

"If you want to sever ties with me, it would be inappropriate to just avoid me." Seeing that Xiao Yanqing had not taken any action, she understood that he wanted to break off relations with her.

As for Xiao Yanqing, it was not that he had not thought about it, but to do so would mean that not only would he ruthlessly break off relations with her openly, but he would even have to... become her enemy.

"Why not let Wen Shu go?" she gestured.

"How to do it?" Xiao Wenshu asked.

She looked at him, signaling his opinion.

"As you wish." He responded casually. Since she didn't care, why should he think so much.

"it is good."

"Then, what should we do?" Xiao Wenshu didn't understand what they meant.

"According to the original situation, Your Highness had already killed me, but found out that I was still alive. What would you do?"

"I'm looking for you to find out the reason." Xiao Wenshu explained the situation.

"That's right, Wen Shu, secretly find Hua Niang and tell her that His Highness is paying a large sum of money to see me." She explained the plan in one sentence.

"Remember, you must leave a flaw, but it can't be too obvious."

"So that's how it is. It's just to let Jiang Zhuo know that brother has already set off." Xiao Wenshu suddenly realized.

"Yes."

But Xiao Wenshu still had some doubts, "But Qingyu, are you so sure that Jiang Zhuo will be fooled? What if he doesn't believe it?"

"Haha, whether he believes it or not, he will definitely not take the risk, let alone let His Highness contact me."

"why?"

"Because..." Her pupils, which were filled with burning heat, looked at him in silence.

"Jiang Zhuo can't predict what unknown things will happen when His Highness sees me, which will make him wary." Just like their current relationship.

"Okay, then I'll go prepare it." Xiao Wenshu turned around and did it.

"Does your highness think this is a good idea?"

He examined her at this moment with his sunken eyes. Compared with that day of Yue Xi, she was like two different people.

An innocent and cheerful little girl, and a madman who is dark to the core and willing to risk his life.

"Very good." He uttered these two words woodenly, without revealing any emotion.

"Then Your Highness, please wait and see." She turned and prepared to leave.

But he held her hand and said, "Aren't you afraid?"

Looking back, she noticed a certain emotion flashing in his eyes.

"If I'm afraid, should I be willing to give up? I've been a coward in the first half of my life, and it's impossible for me to be a coward in the second half."

"Don't you know that it will never happen?"

He slowly let go of her hand and watched her leave.

Yes, it is because of her that she captures his heart time and time again, and it is this madness in her bones that keeps her alive in his hands.

Why, now I don't want her to be like this? Why?

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