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The news of the wedding was still fresh in Prince Mo's mansion. Gu Qingli followed behind Xiao Yixiu into the bridal chamber and slammed the door.

"Actually, you did it on purpose, right?" Gu Qing Li cut straight to the point, staring at Xiao Yi Xiu.

Xiao Yixiu took out another handkerchief from nowhere and coughed lightly. His eyes were calm like still water. "What did Princess say? I don't understand."

"I have carefully observed this entire journey. The prince's mansion is heavily guarded. If you hadn't deliberately let down your guard, would I have arrived at the manor so easily before?"

Xiao Yi Xiu stared at her with a smile on his face, but there was no trace of a smile in his eyes.

"Esteemed wangfei, it's not a good thing to be too smart a woman for This King. This King prefers obedient women." His voice was light and elegant, filled with a trace of chilliness. A woman who dared to read his mind was a threat if she stayed by his side.

She noticed that Xiao Yixiu's gaze fluctuated, a trace of undetectable killing intent flashing through his eyes.

Did he begin to doubt her identity?

Gu Qingli quickly determined that this King Mo's steps were shaky. His eyes were dim, his armor bed was slightly green, and his breathing was shallow. It could be seen that he had been bedridden for years with a strange illness.

However, his mind was very profound. If he really wanted to kill someone, he might as well strike first to gain the upper hand!

In the blink of an eye, the two of them had developed from exchanging glances to exchanging killing intent.

Gu Qingli suddenly took a step forward and struck out with her killing blow, aiming straight for Xiao Yi Xiu's heart. However, she soon discovered that this body was not as fast or as fast as she wanted it to be.

Following the sound of the broken windows, three more black-clothed shadow guards silently appeared within the room and attacked her at the same time.

Very quickly, the bound Gu Qing Li was brought before him.

"Kneel!"

After the shadow guard kicked her in the leg, she had to kneel.

"There's no need to be so rough with the princess." With a light wave of his hand, the three shadow guards disappeared from the room as if they had arrived.

He leaned forward and sat down in the chair in front of her. He put out his forefinger to feel her chin and looked at it with interest, his dark eyes unwavering and unfathomable.

Right now, he wasn't in a hurry to get rid of her. This Gu Qing Li before him clearly had a big problem with her. His agility in battle and his decisiveness in killing made him have a whole new level of respect for her.

"Speak, who are you?" When he placed his finger on her, he could tell from the feel of her skin that she wasn't wearing a human skin mask, nor was she using a disguise pill. So this was clearly Gu Qingli herself.

"I am Gu Qingli, the direct daughter of Prime Minister Gu Chaoran."

"Prime Minister Gu's training is not bad. The wangfei has good skills." Xiao Yi Xiu's brows were raised slightly, and his eyes curved slightly. If it wasn't for that cold and merciless gaze, Gu Qing Li would have been completely captivated by his smile.

However, she was very clear that this elegant and refined man in front of her only had a good-looking face, and his bones were blacker than anyone else.

"When my deceased mother was still alive, she had hired a master for me. She taught me martial arts for a while, but it was just a flowery martial arts training."

"Your father did not mention this to This King."

"He doesn't care about me." She had deduced this from the fact that her original body had been forced to marry her. This Prince Mo was only half alive, and her original body had gone over to the scum man on their wedding night. It was clear that she couldn't bear her father's love.

From Xiao Yixiu's noncommittal expression, she knew this was correct.

His fingers slid slowly down her chin, and she felt her throat tighten as his fingers closed around her. His eyes grew darker and darker, and she could not catch a hint of emotion.

"As long as you promise to let me live, I won't say a word about what happened tonight." It was difficult for her to breathe as she struggled to speak. At this moment, it was more important for her to stay alive. This man was really going to kill her!

"But This King feels that it's safer to be dead." His smile deepened.

"A dead wangfei is of no use to you and you still have to spend your time and effort to explain it to your father. If the three emperors were to add insult to injury at a time like this, wouldn't it be difficult for you to deal with them?"

"Huh?"

Xiao Yi Xiu looked at her without batting an eyelid. Their eyes met, and the silent confrontation seemed as if sparks would burst in the air.

Actually, this wangfei was quite interesting, wasn't she? Xiao Yi Xiu thought to himself as he slowly took out a porcelain bottle from his sleeve and poured out a pill into his palm.

"Swallow it, and let This King see the sincerity in your surrender."

She immediately sneered in her heart. Poison? I'm afraid there aren't many poisons in this world that she can't cure? However, she did not immediately agree. If she was wild with joy, it was hard to avoid him seeing that something was amiss.

She thought about it for a long time, then lowered her head and swallowed the pill with a heavy expression on her face.

Because her hands were tied, the pill was small and slippery, and swallowing it was difficult. The tip of her tongue inadvertently touched his palm, leaving behind a bit of wetness.

Xiao Yixiu's expression froze for a moment, but she didn't notice.

"Sleep by yourself tonight."

He didn't even look at her again, flicking his sleeves and walking away. He didn't even untie her hands.

Bastard Xiao Yi Xiu, sooner or later I'll tie you up as well! She cursed inwardly.

Fortunately, this wasn't too difficult for her. Given enough time, she was able to quickly untie herself.

Rubbing her wrist, which had a different blood circulation, she began to build up her pulse. Then she checked the look in her eyes and determined the poison.

Detoxicating the poison wasn't difficult at all. Just a few rare medicinal herbs were difficult to obtain.

When she thought about Xiao Yixiu's illness, she suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

His illness was obviously incurable. From his cold face and the sound of him coughing, he must have been afflicted with some sort of strange poison that corroded his heart and lungs.

If she could treat him, not only could she control his life vein, she could also use the power of the manor to gather the required medicines. It was truly a two sided plan.

As she thought about it, she couldn't help but snicker. She felt that she really was extremely quick-witted.

What she didn't know was that Xiao Yi Xiu was currently ordering the Prime Minister's Estate to investigate the situation regarding the wangfei.

On the morning of the same day, Gu Qingli was awakened by the sound of the door being pushed open. Last night, she had walked through the closed door of death again. She was truly tired to the point of falling asleep.

Seeing Xiao Yi Xiu walk in, she said coldly, "Your highness, aren't you being a little too casual? You don't even need to knock on the door to come in?"

Xiao Yi Xiu raised his eyebrows slightly. "I'm in my own mansion and I'm in my own room. Why is there a need to knock?"

Gu Qingli couldn't refute him and could only reply with a cold tone, "Your highness won't intentionally come back to see your wangfei get dressed and get out of bed, will you?"

"This King has only come to remind the wangfei to dress up well so that she can enter the palace later." He casually sat down on the seat facing her. "Is there even a need to watch an imperial concubine dress up …" "Not interested."

His next sentence made her want to die even more. "Last night, Imperial Concubine revealed even more of her new costume. This king has already seen it."

Gu Qingli closed her eyes for a moment, dissecting him in her heart. Then, she expressionlessly lifted up her blanket and put on her clothes to clean herself in front of him.

Wasn't it because he liked it? Letting him see it for himself wasn't as if he wasn't wearing anything.

Gu Qingli froze when she raised her brush to draw her eyebrows.

She knew everything, except that she had never used a brush before. Furthermore, the brush used to sweep her eyebrows was really thin and small. She had no idea how to hold it in her hands at all. Use this on your face... Would he draw Zhang Feimei? Staring at the vermicelli in front of her, she steeled herself and dipped a little.

"Esteemed wangfei's eyebrows …" Are you drawing a pig's head? " His indifferent tone was laced with obvious mockery.

Xiao Yixiu slowly walked forward and used a handkerchief to wipe away the two brooms she had drawn. Then, he lifted the eyebrow pencil and lightly swept it across her forehead. She involuntarily closed her eyes.

At such a close distance, she could smell the faint scent of medicine on his body and even his warm and cool breath. She subconsciously felt uncomfortable and wanted to retreat.

"Don't move."

His cold voice seemed to have an invisible force, causing her neck to stiffen. She only needed to lift her foot and place it back down.

"Are you done?" For so long she had begun to wonder what he had painted on her face.

His voice was still as cold as water. He picked up the mirror and looked at her. "Open your eyes."

Gu Qingli stared into the mirror for a moment. This distant mountain was filled with warmth, causing her eyes to shine like the stars. She forgot to refute the question about pigs.

Then he casually shook off the pen, wiped his hands with a handkerchief, and left it there.

Was she crazy? If she touched someone, she would wipe their hands. Was she a pile of sh * t?