C283 I will give Your Highness an explanation

It was not that he did not sense Liu Tian Xin's determination to die at that moment.

He just didn't think that she would be so cruel as to ask him to kill her with his own hands.

"Liu Tian Xin, Liu Tian Xin..."

A hoarse voice, that carried too much pain came out from Yan Yuan's mouth.

Inside King Jing Palace, two black figures borrowed the moonlight to climb over the tall walls of the palace and enter the east yard.

Liu Ruo Qing pushed open the door to Xiao Yue's room, removed the mask cloth from her face and turned to look at the pale Xiao Yue behind him.

"Aren't you going to take off your veil, Xiao Yue?"

Liu Ruo Qing looked at Xiao Yue with a sharp gaze, and asked with a cold voice.

Xiao Yue took off the mask cloth, her pale face devoid of any color.

"Lady Liu."

"Thank you for saving me today." She whispered as she looked at Liu Ruo Qing with grateful eyes.

"There's no need to thank me. The one who deserves to be thanked is Yan Yuan."

When he thought about the look in Yan Yuan's eyes when he looked at her in the palace, and the moment his hand drew blood on her arm, Liu Ruo Qing's heart ached to the point that it was twisted.

Xiao Yue laughed bitterly. In front of Liu Ruo Qing, she no longer hid anything and said: "If it wasn't for the prince recognizing you, do you think he would have let me go?"

Xiao Yue's words made Liu Ruo Qing's heart tighten even more.

"Xiao Yue, who exactly are you, and what are you infiltrating the Imperial Palace for?"

Liu Ruo Qing looked straight at Xiao Yue and asked.

Xiao Yue's gaze flashed, avoiding Liu Ruo Qing's aggressive gaze.

Ye Zichen let out a long sigh, while his eyes were filled with uncontrollable sadness and helplessness.

"Lady Liu, I can't tell you who I am, but please believe me. I won't harm you."

"No?"

Liu Ruo Qing laughed coldly, "Do you know that if you were to be captured by the Imperial Guards and sent to Kaiser tonight, I would be at a loss of what to say?"

Xiao Yue did not speak, so she could not refute anything for herself.

She had no choice in this matter.

She could only complete the mission that she had been assigned to her, and General Chu could not watch him die in the prison either.

Liu Ruo Qing looked at her, and after a long while, said: "If you don't want to tell me your identity, I won't force you, but this is the last time, you can't barge into the palace anymore, Yan Yuan probably doesn't know it's you, you better quietly stay in King Jing Palace as your servant, and don't do anything else."

Xiao Yue wanted to say something, but stopped herself when she reached her mouth.

"I understand, Lady Liu. I am truly sorry about this matter."

Liu Ruo Qing did not say anything, and walked out with a dark expression.

After tonight, she would be completely exposed in front of Yan Yuan, the only thing missing was her own confession.

"Lady Liu."

Just as Liu Ruo Qing was about to open the door, Xiao Yue called out to her.

"What else is there?"

Liu Ruo Qing did not turn back, but only asked with a cold voice.

"The prince …"

"As for the prince, I will give him an explanation, so you don't need to worry about it."

She turned her head to look at Xiao Yue, and there was no longer the warmth she had towards him in her eyes, there was only coldness and unfamiliarity.

"This is your last chance. I won't save you a second time. If you don't want to implicate me, then do your best."

"Yes."

Liu Ruo Qing returned to her room and changed out of her clothes. Thinking of the look in Yan Yuan's eyes and his injured arm, her heart started to hurt.

"I wonder if his injuries are serious."

The next day.

The fact that an assassin had once again intruded into the palace enraged the Kaiser.

"Now, what kind of place is our imperial palace? Assassins can come and go as they please. What are you Imperial Guards doing?"

"Your humble servant has failed in his duty. Please punish me, your majesty."

The leader of the imperial guards, Xiao Yan, knelt in front of the hall without attempting to defend himself.

He had indeed failed in his duty this time.

In less than half a month's time, he had been breached twice, and last night, he had even injured the Prince Jing.

Yan Shuo waved his hand at Xiao Yan, "Go down and bring back the thirty big boards."

"Thank you, your majesty."

Xiao Yan did not dare to retort as he forcibly went down to claim the thirty plates.

Yan Shuo then turned to look at the officials, "If there is nothing else, let's withdraw from the court."

"Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"

After all the officials had retreated from Zhaoming Palace, Yan Shuo got down from the dragon throne and walked in front of Yan Yuan, "Royal Uncle, your arm is injured, rest in the Duke Palace for the next few days, don't go to the Imperial Court anymore."

"Yes, thank you, your majesty."

Yan Yuan's expression was clearly a little dejected. On his indifferent face, there was no emotion, but his eyes were completely dark and gloomy.

After leaving the Zhaoming Palace, Yan Yuan did not return to the Violet Palace. Instead, he left the palace gate and returned to the King Jing Palace.

On the way back from the palace, Yan Yuan kept thinking about what else he could ask Liu Ruo Qing when he saw her.

Many answers had already formed in his mind. He only wanted her to personally tell him, but he also knew that she wasn't willing.

"Prince, you're back."

"Yes."

He answered with a heavy tone and looked in the direction of the East Garden, asking, "Is the wangfei in the palace?"

When he asked this question, he was instantly shocked.

Obviously, when he had let her leave with that black-clothed assassin yesterday, he hadn't even thought about whether she would directly leave the estate because she had been discovered by him and go to a place he couldn't find.

"The princess is in the East District."

The butler was surprised to see the flash of panic in Yan Yuan's eyes.

After receiving the butler's reply, Yan Yuan heaved a sigh of relief. Then, he quickly headed to the east yard.

The moment he stepped into the Eastern Courtyard's gate, he saw Liu Ruo Qing sitting in front of the carp pond with the heartlock in his hands, staring at the water in a daze.

Suppressing his anger, he walked towards the carp pond.

The rhythmic sound of footsteps came from behind him, bringing Liu Ruo Qing back to her senses. She did not need to turn around to know who it was that had arrived.

Liu Ruo Qing held onto the heartlock's power and tightened it. As the sound of footsteps drew closer, her heart became more and more restless.

Finally, Yan Yuan stood by her side, silently looking at her with his deep eyes.

Since last night, Liu Ruo Qing had already prepared to be punished by Yan Yuan, so when Yan Yuan stood by her side, her mood was extremely calm. He looked at Yan Yuan with eyes so calm that not a single ripple could be seen.

"Prince, you're back."

The corner of her mouth had a touch of a faint smile as she calmly looked at Yan Yuan with her eyes.

Looking at those eyes, Yan Yuan naturally thought of last night, the pair of black pupils on the mask cloth that had yet to be covered.

In the dark night, the palm wind that was calmly welcoming him was waiting to die in his hands.