C852 852 can't let Old Nine grow crooked

That was probably how Yan Yuan felt about Liu Ruo Qing.

This was the best he could do for Yan Yuan. How far they could go in the future, was not something he cared about.

"Moreover, Ye Man's target is her. Since she has left us, it would be safer for us, no?"

Qin Xuan chuckled, he then returned to the cold and detached man from before, the man who had been sharpened by the royal power struggle.

Qian Wei didn't understand what Qin Xuan was thinking, it was just that his words made Qian Wei a little suspicious.

Was it really because the Prince said that he was afraid that the Lady Liu would implicate them, that he allowed her to follow him?

Because they were in a rush to get back to Jindu, Yan Yuan and the other two, as well as the men that Yan Jue had brought with him, didn't delay much on the way there, and immediately rushed back to Jindu.

Liu Ruo Qing's body was a little overwhelmed, but in order to not delay her journey, she did not tell Yan Yuan and the others.

By the time they arrived at Jindu, ten days had already passed, and there were already five days ahead of schedule.

After getting off the horse, the three of them walked towards the King Jing Palace.

"Your Royal Highness, you're back!"

When Housekeeper Xu saw Yan Yuan, he was overjoyed and immediately went forward. However, he heard Yan Yuan say: "Send someone to invite Sixth Prince over."

"Yes."

Seeing that Yan Yuan's expression was normal, the butler heaved a sigh of relief. When he walked past Liu Ruo Qing's side, his footsteps paused, and his face revealed slight surprise.

He remembered that this person was one of Prince Duan's bodyguards. Previously, he came to King Jing Palace with King Duan, so he had some impression of him.

He didn't know why, but the little guard gave him a very familiar feeling, but he couldn't remember who it was.

If he wasn't by King Duan's side now, why would he follow him back to the mansion?

Although Housekeeper Xu was a little puzzled, he didn't ask too much, so he personally made a trip to Prince Rui's Palace.

When the butler went to the Prince Rui's Palace to invite Yan Xiao, Yan Jue and Liu Ruo Qing was waiting in the hall of the King Jing Palace with Yan Yuan.

Maybe because he did not have any rest during the journey, Liu Ruo Qing felt that his legs were weak, all the strength in his body was gone, his legs could not support his legs at all.

She stood in place without moving. Originally, she wanted to find a seat, but she was afraid that if she lifted her foot, she would be able to directly throw herself onto the ground.

Yan Yuan noticed that something was off about her, his brows furrowed for a bit, before he asked: "What's wrong?"

Liu Ruo Qing raised his head, meeting Yan Yuan's questioning gaze, as well as the faint worry that leaked out from his eyes, his heart tensed up for a moment, and he immediately shook his head.

"Reporting to Your Highness, this lowly one is fine."

Yan Yuan's brows furrowed because of her reply. He had obviously heard the weak aura in her voice.

He subconsciously wanted to get up and help her up, but then he suddenly thought of something and sat back down. He pointed to the chair to the right of the hall and said to her, "Sit down and talk."

Liu Ruo Qing, "..."

She also wanted to go, but her legs were so weak that she didn't even dare to move.

Raising her head to look at Yan Yuan, she saw that Yan Yuan's gaze was fixated on her face, causing her to panic in her heart. She quickly retracted his gaze, "Thank you very much, Your Highness."

Gritting her teeth, she walked to the edge of the chair and took a deep breath. She tried to stabilize herself, but she was still disappointed.

Just as she raised her right leg, because she was unable to stand steadily, she pounced towards the chair that Yan Yuan was pointing at.

The corner of Yan Yuan's eyes flashed, without even the slightest of pause, his entire person shot up like an arrow that had left the bow, directly blocking her waist and pulling her towards his side. Only then did he avoid having her forehead collide into the corner of the chair.

Liu Ruo Qing was truly frightened, even though she did not have much strength, she was grabbing onto Yan Yuan's arm without letting go.

She was not the only one who was scared, even Yan Yuan was frightened to the point that he couldn't even stand steadily, and fell down. But the feeling he had right now was as if his cherished treasure was about to be destroyed, even though it had protected him, his heartbeat still did not calm down.

Other than the two of them, the other person who was scared was Yan Jue.

He watched his brother's actions with his own eyes. He was so fast that he didn't even have the time to blink before he rushed forward.

How could he not know that his little brother was so compassionate to the point that a dignified duke would personally support a little guard?

If this little guard wasn't a man, he really would have gone astray.

Yan Jue stared dumbfoundedly at the two people in front of him who had yet to recover from their shock. His mouth was wide open, and he was unable to say anything for a long while.

But then again, this little guard really did look like … A bit of a mom. If it was a girl, then she would truly look like a celestial person.

More beautiful than Ruo Qing …

Pui! What was he thinking?

How could this Niu surnamed person be compared with Ruo Qing?

Yan Jue felt that he must have been scared silly by his brother's actions just now, that's why he tied a little guard and his brother's heart point together.

Liu Ruo Qing had finally recovered from the shock and realized that she was holding Yan Yuan's arm, almost hugging him. She took a deep breath and quickly pulled away from Yan Yuan's embrace.

"Thank you for saving us, your highness."

"Yes."

Yan Yuan only replied coldly, he kept his distance from her and thought of his previous reaction, and his brows furrowed.

What was wrong with him? Why are you so nervous about a guard!

Yan Jue sat at the side, holding a cup of tea offered by a servant, the lid of the cup rubbing against the rim, he watched his little brother and the little guard doing an awkward thing, and sighed in his heart.

This awkward appearance was like that of an ambiguous man and woman.

Now that Ruo Qing had already been dead for more than half a year, he secretly hoped that her brother would be able to walk out from the sorrow of Ruo Qing's death, and be able to form a new relationship with him.

But it can't be a man.

Although the Easternum was open to the public, it was not open to the popularity of men. If the people in the imperial court found out that the great King Jing had set his eyes on a man, it would be extremely bad for Ninth Brother's reputation.

No! He absolutely could not let Ol 'Nine grow crooked.

This guy, was definitely because of Ruo Qing's death.

Just as his imagination was running wild, Yan Xiao came over. Seeing Liu Ruo Qing sitting in the hall, her expression did not change, and she only thought that he was an outsider visiting the Duke's Mansion.

Liu Ruo Qing sat on the chair for a while, and felt a little better. When she saw Yan Xiao coming in, she immediately stood up from the chair.

When these words came out, Yan Yuan, Yan Xiao and the other two all looked at her with different colours in their eyes.