With two whooshing sounds, a cold wind streaked past his ears.
It was clearly a hot summer day, yet Yun Qixi felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave, the hairs all over her body standing up.
When everything calmed down, she stiffened her neck and slowly shifted her gaze. She saw two darts, one on the left and one on the right, nailed to the bamboo poles on her left and one on the right.
One of the darts had even brushed the hair on her ears, she could feel it clearly. If they deviated even a little bit, they would have to cut off her ears even if they didn't want to wipe her neck.
Yun Qixi stood stiffly in place, as if she had forgotten to even breathe.
Not far away, a wheelchair slowly turned over.
Even though the sunlight was shining down on him, he still didn't seem to feel any warmth at all. With a cold face, he stared at Yun Qixi with an unfriendly gaze, as if he was staring at an intruder who had barged into his territory.
The moment he came, he would put up a show of force to her, right? However, this only further strengthened her conviction that she couldn't marry him.
Men who went to war were used to swinging their swords and guns, and liked to solve problems with force. If there was any conflict, they would lose their lives just by throwing away their darts. How could they live happily?
Yun Qixi slowly calmed down and comforted the ten thousand beasts in her mind that were still restless. She reached out to the bamboo at her side to remove the dart, placed it between her two fingers, and smiled as she looked over.
"Prince Jin is really skilled, you have played the darts pretty well, I presume using the sword (base) is also first-rate?"
Although he didn't understand her sharp words, from her faint smile, he knew that she wasn't speaking good words. Thus, she successfully saw Shan Liancheng's eyes darken again.
Just as she was about to move her leg forward, a tall figure suddenly appeared in front of her.
"Miss, your highness isn't seeing any guests today." While talking, Ge Feng's chest was moving up and down anxiously, it seemed like he had rushed here in a hurry.
"Won't we meet again if you don't see me?" Yun Qixi looked at him, amused.
Ge Feng knew that his mouth was blunt, but he couldn't say anything. He just stood in front of her and vowed to never let her go.
Seeing that Ge Feng was even more serious and nervous, Yun Qixi swiped the dart in his hand onto the bamboo at the side and asked with a slow smile.
"Ge Feng, can I eat your Highness?"
Ge Feng lowered his eyes, did not look at her, and did not speak any further. However, he was still determined to stop her.
"Ge Feng, you may leave first." Shan Liancheng suddenly said coldly.
Hearing this, Ge Feng slowly lowered his hand. He knew that he had failed his duty, looked at Shan Liancheng guiltily, then turned and left.
After Ge Feng left, Yun Qixi thought of her purpose for coming here, and after adjusting her state of mind, she walked towards Shan Liancheng while holding onto the bamboo.
Shan Liancheng turned the wheelchair, his back facing her, and said indifferently: "Training is not done overnight, it's useless to look for me."
Cough cough!
Yun Qixi almost choked to death on her saliva as she stared at him in disbelief.
"Who wants to train with you?" Words cannot be seen by others, so please don't be so superficial, alright? "
In order to communicate more, Yun Qixi jumped a few steps closer to Shan Liancheng.
Shan Liancheng turned his head to the side, and his gaze landed on her leg, then slowly shifted to her face.
"What is it? Did you climb over the wall last night? " Her tone was neither cold nor hot, but it sounded like she knew her very well.
Yun Qixi embarrassedly coughed, rubbed her nose and self-deprecatingly said, "Climbing over a wall is my forte, I wouldn't want to end up like this. This matter is a long story, it's fine if it's not a long story. In short, I have successfully survived a crisis. Just prepare the silver and wait for me to collect it. "
"The deadline has not arrived and nothing has been set yet." Shan Liancheng said lightly.
"Damn, can you not have a jinx? I guess you're just hoping that my identity will be exposed, so you can save it, right? I say, you are a dignified First Prince, can you not be so tight-lipped? "Pay attention to your identity."
In the face of her mockery, Shan Liancheng's expression did not change. He narrowed his eyes and stared at the row of flying darts in an orderly fashion, the topic of his words suddenly changing, "You came to the Prince Jin Palace alone, are you not afraid of suspicion?"
Yun Qixi curled her lips, trying to make herself look as decent as possible.
"Aren't I in an emergency right now? You've read the letter. Other than commenting on my words, you don't have a clear attitude either. Aren't my heart at ease?"
Shan Liancheng did not say anything, he only raised his hand and threw another dart out. He cut off a piece of bamboo leaf and nailed it to a bamboo pole in the distance. From Yun Qixi's point of view, all that could be seen was his cold and emotionless profile, which was completely indifferent.
Yun Qixi was getting anxious, "Hey, say something, this has something to do with you, okay? Say, why do you think your dad likes to mess around with mandarin ducks and ducks? This is marriage, not a game. How can you be so mischievous? "
"Did you suffer Royal Father's orders?" Shan Liancheng suddenly said coldly, his expression did not look good.
Of course she felt wronged. She was a modern woman who advocated freedom of marriage and paid attention to people, so how could she allow others to dictate her fate so casually? So what if it was noble? As long as they weren't willing, they would be feeling wronged.
She clearly thought so, but she couldn't be so honest. Otherwise, with this guy's arrogance, wouldn't the negotiation break up on bad terms?
Yun Qixi observed the situation and chuckled, "Of course it's not that I'm wronged, it's because I'm wronged you, Prince Jin. You're a high and mighty Prince, and I'm just a normal commoner.
"I still know my own limits." Shan Liancheng's tone was light.
Resisting the urge to explode, Yun Qixi laughed and said, "That's right, that's right."
Thinking about the meaning of Shan Liancheng's words, it was likely that he was extremely disdainful of the emperor's betrothal. This was exactly what she wanted. Of course, she had never thought that such a cold and aloof prince would have his eyes on such a rough woman like her.
After thinking for a while, Yun Qixi spoke again.
"About that, I've already offended the Emperor last time. After thinking about it, for my head that is no longer solid, it's better that you reject me in front of the Emperor. Also, if I refuse, then I'm afraid that your reputation will not be good. Why don't you go speak to the emperor this time and have him retract his orders? The reason is whatever you want. You can complain and despise me in front of the emperor. As long as I can dispel some of his thoughts, I don't mind sacrificing a little. "Hahaha!"
Her almost flattering attitude was something she loathed herself, but considering the pros and cons, it was worth it for her to sacrifice even a little bit for the sake of her freedom of marriage.
"Jun Wu Yi is lying, so won't This King anger him?"
Shan Liancheng's voice seemed to be infected by a layer of cold air. His face was black, as black as the prelude to a storm.
However, Yun Qixi was currently only thinking of how to make the Emperor retract his life, and she was blind to the changes in his expression. Listening to him say that, Yun Qixi laughed, "No matter what, you are still his son.
"Ge Feng." Shan Liancheng suddenly shouted.
He did not know where Ge Feng was waiting for him, but just as he finished speaking, he appeared right in front of him.
"See the guests out." Shan Liancheng said coldly as he slowly turned the wheelchair and left.
"Hey, you're leaving just like that?" Yun Qixi was a little confused, she had no idea what was going on.
"Miss Er, please."
Yun Qixi became anxious and shouted at Shan Liancheng's back, "No, you can't bear not to say it.
However, Shan Liancheng ignored her, and continued to walk further and further, leaving her with an indifferent back view.
Yun Qixi almost could not care about the injuries on her leg, and chased after her.
Just as she was about to lift his leg, Ge Feng saw through her motives with his astute eyes. He quickly raised his hand to block his, and coldly said once again, "Miss Er, please."
However, what caught him by surprise was that when he raised his hands, he heard Yun Qixi raise his voice and yell "Ouch!", followed by her knees bent, as she sat on the ground, hugging her legs in pain and started complaining loudly.
"Just leave, don't be so violent, okay? At least I'm wounded. Is this how your Prince Jin Palace treats guests? "
As she expected, Shan Liancheng still maintained his aloof personality. He did not slow down, nor did he turn back as he calmly walked further and further away.
A cold-blooded animal! Yun Qixi immediately gave him a new definition.
Ge Feng took a step back and stared at her in shock.
He hadn't even touched her hair, so how could he be so violent? He finally understood why Confucius said that only women and villains were hard to deal with! Especially this kind of thick-skinned girl.
"Ah, girl, what's wrong with you?" When Gu Yuan saw Yun Qixi sitting on the ground at the entrance of the bamboo garden, he was shocked and immediately ran over.
Yun Qixi did not forget to pout her lips and spoke with grievance, "On my leg, my injuries have gotten worse."
As she spoke, she deliberately pulled at her pants, revealing the bandaged wound.
"Why are your injuries so severe?" Gu Yuan asked in shock.
"This is a long story. Old Gu, I originally wanted to come down later to exchange medical knowledge with you, but I'm afraid I can't walk anymore." As Yun Qixi played the card of sympathy, she silently abandoned Gouzi.
She knew very well that Gu Yuan worshipped her acupuncture anesthetic.
Hearing that, Gu Yuan's heart was overjoyed, he anxiously thought of a way, and when he saw Ge Feng standing at the side, he immediately said: "Ge Feng, quickly bring the young lady to her room."
Yun Qixi had the same intention. As long as she stayed in the Prince Jin Palace, she would be able to find another opportunity to negotiate.
However, Ge Feng stood still in his original position, knowing full well that she was pretending.
Yun Qixi glanced at him and saw that he was standing there stiffly, her eyes full of vigilance, as if she was always on guard against her. She held back her laughter and sighed: "Sigh, it's better not to trouble yourself.
"How can that be?" Gu Yuan panicked.