sts and turns he had experienced today, or perhaps the excitement had gotten to him, or maybe it was the blood loss that left Li Chen somewhat powerless. Either way, this night, Li Chen just held Zhao...Chapter 16: Do You Want to Be Mine

Seeing the Ninth Prince about to lift the curtain and expose the secret between Zhao Qinglan and Li Chen, Zhao Qinglan felt as if her breath would stop at any moment.

If the Ninth Prince really saw this scene, what could Li Chen and I do besides killing him to silence him

Li Chen, Li Chen!

Zhao Qinglan nervously looked at Li Chen, hoping he could come up with a way to stop the Ninth Prince.

She never thought she would one day have to rely on Li Chen to help her.

And Li Chen... At this moment, his hands didn't stop. Instead, he untied Zhao Qinglan's inner garment and bodice strings.

Feeling a sudden release of tension, Zhao Qinglan's eyes widened.

Right now, she truly suspects that Li Chen was a sex demon in his past life.

She felt an urge, a real impulse, to just throw caution to the wind and fight this bastard tooth and nail.

Let's all die together!

Outside, the Ninth Prince's hand had already reached past the curtain. With just a lift, he could see everything inside the bedroom.

Just then, Zhao Qinglan suddenly felt light on her body, and Li Chen had actually gotten off her.

So, when the Ninth Prince pushed open the curtain, he saw the Empress lying on the soft bed, her face flushed red with embarrassment, while Crown Prince Li Chen knelt on the ground, picking up the shards of a teacup.

This scene looks normal.

But the Ninth Prince felt something was off.

Perhaps it was because the mother's complexion was unusually flushed, a redness he had never seen before.

Perhaps it was because the breaths of the mothers and princes were all so hurried...

"Are you done looking"

Li Chen held the two pieces of a teacup, calmly addressing the Ninth Prince.

Li Chen's indifferent gaze fell on him, and the Ninth Prince shivered all over, as if he had returned to the nightmare of the day when Li Chen almost killed him.

His lips were dry, his eyes wide with panic, he stammered, "Look, look enough."

"Enough looking! Get out!"

Li Chen let out a shout, scaring the Ninth Prince so badly that his knees almost buckled and he fell to the ground.

"Yes, I'm sorry!"

Zhao Qinglan looked at the Ninth Prince on the ground, filled with disappointment.

Without saying anything else, just this courage alone sets these two apart. How can such a reckless Ninth Prince possibly hold things together

Will the Ninth Prince ever have the courage to stand face-to-face with Li Chen openly and honestly one day

Under a heavy heart, Zhao Qinglan waved her hand and said: "The Ninth Prince's book is not yet finished. Go outside and continue reciting it. This palace will listen... Crown Prince, you should return to the East Palace first. Night has fallen, and it's inappropriate for you to stay in Fengxi Palace any longer."

Li Chen glanced at Zhao Qinglan, but saw that Zhao Qinglan's face and eyes were incredibly indifferent.

Obviously, if Li Chen tried to force her to stay any longer, he would only completely anger her.

Thinking about this, Li Chen bowed slightly and said, "Then I will take my leave."

"Having said that, he leaned closer to Zhao Qinglan's ear and whispered, "We'll continue this another time."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Qinglan trembled, her entire body tensing up.

After Li Chen finished speaking, he gently exhaled into Zhao Qinglan's ear and then left contentedly.

Looking at Li Chen leave, Zhao Qinglan sighed softly and got up from the soft bed.

As soon as she got up, she felt something was wrong with her upper body. She instinctively reached out and pulled at it, only to realize that her undergarment had vanished without a trace.

Zhao Qinglan didn't even need to think to know where her undergarment was now. Shame and anger welled up in her, making her stomp her foot furiously. She wished she could immediately have Li Chen brought back to be punished a thousand times over.

Back on the sedan chair returning to the East Palace, Li Chen twirled a fine silk bellyband in his hand, a light smile playing on his lips, his face full of smug satisfaction.

Upon returning to the East Palace, Li Chen went straight to Zhao Rui's bedroom.

The fire that had been lit within him by Zhao Qinglan that night was in dire need of an outlet.

Though night had fallen, Zhao Rui remained awake, sitting at her desk, staring intently at a small vial and a piece of paper.

These two things were secretly brought in from the Prime Minister's residence not long ago. The message on it was simple.

This medicine is colorless and tasteless. After taking it, one will die within a hundred days, and even the gods cannot save them. There's nothing to be found.

Follow orders.

Zhao Rui knew that this medicine was sent in by Zhao Xuanji, asking her to give it to Li Chen. Although there were no explicit orders for her to do so immediately, Zhao Rui had a feeling that the day was approaching.

Otherwise, Zhao Xuanji would not have risked sending the medicine in advance.

She hated Li Chen with all her being, but he was the Crown Prince of the Qin Empire after all, and even more so, the Regent Prince. To assassinate the Regent Prince... that would be a crime enough to shake the heavens.

Zhao Rui dared not.

Caught between two sides, Zhao Rui felt deeply conflicted and troubled. She got up and hid the medicine and note in a secret compartment under her bed, hoping to out of sight, out of mind.

Just as I had finished these tasks, the door to the palace chamber was pushed open.

"Who"

Zhao Rui turned around warily, but Li Chen, with a smile, scooped her up and threw her onto the bed.

"Do you miss me"ved by Li Chen's side and knew that Li Chen was a frugal person in his daily life, immediately wanted to speak when she saw a ginseng root as thick as her thumb in her soup bowl. ...“These were made...