Time Travel: Pampered by the Aloof Prince-Chapter 25 - Don’t Want to Live with This Prince

After the danger had passed, Li Mingjue hurried into the room, and upon seeing that Qi Yu was unharmed, he barely concealed a sigh of relief.

Qi Yu picked up the arrow that had just missed her from the ground, looked at its tip, and frowned, “The arrow is poisoned.”

Li Mingjue’s expression turned even colder as he said sternly to Shiqi, who was kneeling on the ground, “Investigate this for your Prince!”

“Yes,” Shiqi and other Hidden Guards quickly dragged away the group of men in black lying on the ground.

Qi Yu glanced at Shen Nanxing, who was still kneeling on the ground, and hurried forward to help her up, “Get up quickly.”

Shen Nanxing’s lips barely moved, “Your servant did not spot the person on the wall immediately, putting the Princess in danger.”

“How is this your fault?” Qi Yu genuinely didn’t understand her thoughts.

Despite her efforts, she couldn’t help the woman to her feet, feeling quite helpless.

Li Mingjue, however, spoke indifferently, “Go and accept your punishment.”

“Yes.” Shen Nanxing bowed her head and slowly stood up to leave.

Qi Yu knew this was the rule of the Hidden Guard, and though she felt reluctant, she couldn’t argue with these ancient people who had been indoctrinated from a young age.

All she could do was shake Li Mingjue’s arm and plead for mercy for Shen Nanxing, “My Prince, can you not punish her?”

Li Mingjue replied coldly, “As a member of the Hidden Guard, it’s her duty to protect you.

Since she failed, she must be punished.”

Unable to persuade him, Qi Yu could only sulk privately.

Shen Xiheng, who had been merely a figure in the background for most of the day, couldn’t help but interject, “Mingjue, perhaps you could…

be lenient.”

He didn’t actually see anything wrong, but Qi Yu’s expression looked very self-blaming, so he couldn’t help but speak up.

Li Mingjue ignored him, turned his head to glance at the person who was upset with him, and explained, “If I don’t punish her, she will feel even worse.”

“So be it,” he sighed softly and made a gesture to the Hidden Guard in the corner, “Punish her lightly.”

Only then did Qi Yu deem to look up at him, murmuring, “That’s more like it.”

Li Mingjue shook his head helplessly and redirected their attention to the matter at hand, “This must be the doing of Li Ming’an.”

Daring to come to the Prince Residence to attempt assassination was audacious.

Other than Li Ming’an, who was dead set on destroying the Prince Qiu Residence, he couldn’t think of anyone else.

Qi Yu, thinking of that always sullen-looking Anran, scoffed, “Evil people will always do vile things.”

Shen Xiheng couldn’t hold back a short laugh; he liked that comment!

With both turning their heads to look at him, he touched his nose and tried to look serious, “Since Li Ming’an dared to send men to assassinate us at the Prince Qiu Residence, he must have other plans.”

Li Mingjue was thinking along the same lines, Li Ming’an never stopped until he achieved his goals.

Having failed the assassination, he would certainly think of other schemes.

Qi Yu wasn’t as tense as they were.

Li Ming’an was no different from Qi Anran; neither could do anything clever, only resorting to sneaky techniques like poisoning or assassination.

It wasn’t hard to guard against such tactics, though they were rather annoying.

At worst, she still had her space; had she not been afraid of performing a sudden disappearing act and getting caught, Qi Yu might have hidden there to save her life just now.

A moment later, Shiqi returned to report, “Reporting to the Prince and Princess, we have identified those men in black.

They are from Heifeng Hall.”

“Heifeng Hall?” Qi Yu raised her eyebrows upon hearing the name.

Before Shiqi could speak, Shen Xiheng explained to her, “Heifeng Hall is a Jianghu faction in the Huainan region, led by the highly skilled Hall Master Heifeng.

They engage mainly in robbery and plundering.”

Qi Yu nodded, “It seems Heifeng Hall isn’t anything decent.”

Shen Xiheng smiled, “The Princess is right.”

However, he was more worried about another matter.

“If Heifeng Hall has already colluded with Li Ming’an, I fear their intentions aren’t just limited to assassinating the Princess.”

Li Mingjue’s expression became serious as he furrowed his brow.

Li Ming’an’s goal was to eliminate him, and today’s events were just the beginning.

After a moment, he suddenly turned to Qi Yu, “Starting today, you will move back to the front courtyard and live with me.”

“What?” Qi Yu was stunned, seemingly not understanding his implication.

Li Mingjue gave her no chance to argue and decisively called over Li Bo, ordering, “Pack up the Princess’s belongings and bring them into my room.”

Upon hearing this, Li Bo’s previously gloomy face immediately brightened with a smile, and he hurriedly responded, “Yes, this servant will have someone take care of it right away.”

Thank heavens, the Prince has finally come to his senses!

Qi Yu blinked, she hadn’t misheard, had she?

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Did she understand that correctly?

Li Mingjue was actually asking her to move in and live with him?

Although she coveted his good looks, that was just talk.

If she really had to share a bed with Li Mingjue, she feared she wouldn’t be able to restrain herself!

As Qi Yu pictured this scene, she immediately shook her head at him, “Isn’t that unnecessary?

I’m fine living here by myself!”

Li Mingjue snorted discontentedly, “Don’t want to live with me?”

Did she know how many women in the capital city desired to climb into his bed?

She was the only one who was so unappreciative!

Qi Yu swallowed hard, having a handsome man to sleep with was, of course, a great opportunity, and she had no complaints about it.

But weren’t she and Li Mingjue just in a cooperative relationship?

Things seemed to be getting murkier.

Li Mingjue saw that she did not respond and just kept staring at the ground, his face grew even colder.

Was living with him such an unacceptable idea?

Did she even realize that from the day she became the Prince’s wife, she was destined to be his alone for life?

Shen Xiheng sat calmly sipping tea at the side, but the smile tugging at his lips betrayed his gossipy nature.

He had not expected his day at the Prince Qiu Residence to be this thrilling.

He lightly sniffed the tea aroma, casually fanning the flames, “Never thought the esteemed Prince could also face rejection one day.”

Li Mingjue glanced at him coldly and coldly uttered a few words, “Li Bo, see the guest out.”

Li Bo, suppressing his laughter, stepped forward and gestured Shen Xiheng out with a gesture of dismissal.

Having watched the show and teased his friend, Shen Xiheng left the Prince Residence in high spirits, his face smiling.

As he left, Qi Yu seemed to come to her senses and looked up.

Observing the now-empty courtyard, she clicked her tongue, the efficiency of the Prince Residence was quite high.

Well then, she looked up at the sky that was gradually darkening and sighed deeply within her heart.

It seemed tonight was destined to be a sleepless night.