Chapter 36 Chapter 36 What has caught the prince's eye about me? I...

The man's eyes held a smile, but his voice was cold.

His fingertips carelessly caressed the throbbing pulse on her wrist. Biezhi's body tensed slightly as he caressed her back and forth, clearly sensing his anger, her spine stiffening.

Do they know each other well? Why are you so fierce?

Biezhi couldn't help but grumble inwardly. She slowly withdrew her wrist, meeting the man's dark gaze again. She pursed her lips and replied in a low, unconvincing voice, "I still cherish my life."

Although she occasionally said that death is all, why bother worrying so much, but when she was truly defeated and in danger, she ran faster than anyone else.

Fu Huaiqing observed her reaction, and the slight trembling of her eyelashes betrayed her own loss of control, expressing her fear. The moment he let go, she would flee.

His eyes darkened, and his fingertips, loosening their grip slightly, suddenly dropped, clamping down on the girl's palm as it was about to break free.

Biezhi frowned in pain.

Confused, she slowly called out, "Your Highness?"

Fu Huaiqing's gaze fixed on her silently, his large hand tightening a little. After a moment's stare, he asked, "You once said I was a bit fierce. Do you still think so?"

"Ah..." Biezhi didn't know why he suddenly brought up the events of days ago. A glance at her tightly grasped hand, she quickly shook her head and said righteously, "No, absolutely not. Your Highness is the most understanding person I've ever met."

Fu Huaiqing: "..."

For some reason, even though the words were meant to be pleasant, they stung him.

Fu Huaiqing lowered his gaze, remained silent for a moment, then released his hand.

Instantly, Biezhi felt a sense of rebirth.

She instinctively put her hands behind her back, then, realizing what she had done in front of Prince Su, gave an awkward smile.

An anxious and bitter smile fell on her face. Fu Huaiqing frowned, and his larynx rolled several times as he followed her words: "That's good. If the lady is afraid of me, I will have a headache."

Biezhi didn't understand, and didn't ask too much, for fear of asking too many questions and making mistakes.

But it was obvious that Prince Su didn't intend to let her go. A faint smile flashed across his face. He looked at her and spoke slowly: "After all, if the person he loves is afraid of him, I think no one in the world can stand it."

The moment the words fell, Biezhi was frightened and hiccuped.

She seemed to be a little confused about what people were saying.

Where did the person he loved come from?

Who was the person Prince Su loved -

her?

Prince Su liked her?

What a joke!

Her almond-shaped eyes widened slightly, Biezhi finding it inconceivable. She couldn't care less; even death or torture wouldn't be unacceptable. She steeled herself and made up an excuse: "I suddenly remembered that Xu Wenche seems to have a meeting tonight, so I can't stay here long. I hope the prince and the emperor will allow me to investigate."

She lowered her eyes, not daring to look any further. The moment she caught Prince Su's nod, she hurriedly bowed, turned, and fled.

Fu Huaiqing frowned as he watched Biezhi flee.

He'd been prepared for her to be startled, but he hadn't expected such a violent reaction.

Having witnessed everything, Fu Mingzhan concealed his surprise and asked, "Should we still practice?"

Fu Huaiqing looked at him, "Someone, take the Emperor back to the palace."

"Or should we practice!" Fu Mingzhan quickly grabbed his brother's thigh. He had finally made it out of the palace, and he didn't want to be sent back to face the empty palace alone before he had even spent much time there. An idea suddenly struck him: "If Brother likes that girl, I have a plan."

Fu Huaiqing paused and glanced at him.

Fu Mingzhan silently let go, sighing helplessly, and followed closely behind his brother. When the figure in front of him suddenly stopped, he suddenly bumped into them in a state of annoyance. Before he could even touch his forehead, a man's calm voice echoed in his ear.

He asked, "What plan?"

Jiang Yue, who was following behind, twitched his eyelids, thinking that his master was simply desperate. The Emperor was only ten years old. Not only would he not know how to pursue a girl, he probably didn't even understand the relationship between men and women.

Fu Mingzhan perked up instantly: "They say even a strong woman is afraid of being pestered by a man. Brother, just cling to her relentlessly, and you'll definitely make her open up!"

After hearing this, Fu Huaiqing simply asked, "Where did you learn this?"

"From a book." Fu Mingzhan was overjoyed at the thought of being able to stay outside the palace for a while.

Upon hearing this, Fu Huaiqing's eyes grew slightly colder. He glanced at Jiang Yue and ordered, "Send him back."

Fu Mingzhan's smiling face froze, confused as to why his brother had suddenly changed his mind.

Before he even returned to the palace, all the servants in the bedroom had been replaced, leaving only the guards he had chosen to follow him since childhood.

Biezhi, fleeing in panic, stopped three miles from the palace, panting and looking back to see if anyone was following her. Once she was sure no one was following, she leaned against the wall, breathing slowly.

Biezhi was terrified by Prince Su.

He could have loved anyone, why would he have loved himself?

It was simply terrifying.

Biezhi took a long moment to recover, increasingly feeling that she was in a dangerous and treacherous environment. Suddenly, she thought of Jiran, whose mind was pure as a thorn.

Xu Wenche had indeed no plans for the night; she had simply found an excuse to escape. Fortunately, Prince Su hadn't pursued the matter.

Biezhi counted on her fingers, realizing that half an hour had only elapsed as long as a cup of tea. She pondered and happily decided to have Prince Su's men guard Xu Wenche for her, as compensation for scaring her. Then, with brisk steps, she walked along the stone path toward Jiran's thatched cottage.

Fu Huaiqing was already waiting for her there.

Sitting on a bamboo platform beneath the eaves, he could glimpse the young girl bounding towards him from a distance. He could clearly sense her joy, which was much better than when they had been at the palace. As

Biezhi ran out of the palace street, the shadow guards arrived at the study to report. The road she subconsciously ran towards was the one that led to the Vermillion Bird Gate.

Just in case, the shadow guard immediately reported to Fu Huaiqing.

Fu Huaiqing, who had disguised himself, arrived not much earlier than Biezhi. As soon as he arrived at the thatched cottage, the shadow guard came to report that Biezhi had already set foot on the bluestone road.

Biezhi's eyes were sharp when she saw Jiran weaving a straw hat under the eaves. Her steps couldn't help but lighten up a bit. She trotted all the way to the thatched cottage, and saw him fiddling with the straw hat with his eyes downcast. When she was about fifty steps away from him, she hurriedly stopped and tiptoed around the road.

Taking advantage of Jiran's inability to hear, Biezhi approached from his side, bent down slightly, and immediately leaned in front of him. When she saw the surprise in the man's calm eyes as she wished, she laughed happily.

The light and pleasant laughter like wind chimes drifted in with the wind. Fu Huaiqing was a little distracted, staring blankly at the girl with a smile as beautiful as a flower.

Biezhi sat beside him casually, glanced at the pile of straw hats under the eaves, pointed at the hats and then at him: "Are you going to sell them yourself?"

Fu Huaiqing, as before, stared down at her movements for a long moment before nodding.

"If I didn't have a mission, I'd go with you." Biezhi rested her hands behind her back, gazing up at the starry sky. Knowing that he couldn't hear her worries and wouldn't let them sink into his heart, she spoke slowly, "I suddenly feel a little overwhelmed."

In Fu Huaiqing's memory, Biezhi was always full of energy; he had never seen her so bewildered. His expression froze slightly, and he thoughtfully set his straw hat aside, staring at her in silence.

Fortunately, Biezhi's depression lasted less than half a breath. She seemed to remember something, and the light in her eyes suddenly condensed into a ball. She curled her palms into fists and angrily said, "It's all their fault!"

"We've known each other for less than two weeks, and the number of times we've met can be counted on one hand. He's saying he's attracted to me? I think he's just attracted

to me because of my beauty—" Biezhi suddenly remembered that she'd wanted to get to know Ji Ran because of his looks, and it felt like she'd accidentally cursed herself too.

She remained silent for a moment, then changed the subject, saying, "Of course, it's human nature to like men and women with outstanding looks."

Fu Huaiqing smiled helplessly, watching her spirited expression as she chattered away, clearly having been holding back for a long time and not knowing who to talk to. The sight of Ji Ran brought a burst of bitterness.

"But I didn't take that big leap to the point of falling in love all at once. He dared to say he liked me. Did he know I liked handsome men?" Biezhi paused.

Honestly, Prince Su's looks were indeed exceptional. Her reasoning suddenly became shaky, her anger weakening. "Yes, he's handsome, but does he know his voice is truly unpleasant?"

Fu Huaiqing: "..."

She spoke so loudly that of course he heard it.

Even if he pretended to be deaf, he could still hear it clearly.

"A guy who's attracted by beauty." She curled her lips. "Just give him a mute potion to make him mute." "

Fu Huaiqing, with a hint of smile in his eyes, suddenly heard this, frowned slightly, and glanced at her.

Biezhi was holding her breath. If she didn't dare, she would have argued with him on the spot: "What exactly is it about me that caught his eye? Can't I change it?"

Fu Huaiqing: "..."

The more Biezhi thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong. Whether it was Prince Su or her fake brother, they both expressed similar intentions on the same day. She frowned and made a diagnosis: "It seems that they both don't have normal brains."

Fu Huaiqing, who was diagnosed as one of the mentally abnormal ones, had a slightly stagnant expression. She seemed not to mention him, but in fact, every word she said was referring to him.

Fu Huaiqing wanted to pry open her brain and take a good look at what made her conclude that she was abnormal. If he was abnormal, could it be that her childhood sweetheart was normal?

"Oh, and my senior brother. "Biezhi suddenly remembered.

In an instant, Fu Huaiqing felt a little better, but she felt depressed.

If he couldn't get any good from Biezhi, they would certainly not get any good either.

Of course, if only one person could get good, it could only be him.

When it came to this, Biezhi was not as indignant as before, but sighed deeply, and said after a while: "Wouldn't it be better to treat them as senior brothers and sisters?"

"Compared to the two of them, I don't know how to face my senior brother." She tilted her head against her knees, looked up at Ji Ran with fluctuating eyes, and was silent for a moment: "They are both strangers to me, and two and a half moon bridges are their own ways, but my senior brother is not."

To her, her senior brother is not a family member but better than a family member.

"If I had known, I would not have asked my senior brother to help investigate the whereabouts of those people. "

The wound on Jing Qing's arm flashed before Biezhi's eyes. He was in Youxu Pavilion, and his arm was as important to him as his life. If there was a regret pill in the world that could turn back time, she would definitely take a handful of it.

She sighed again, "And the master seems to have assigned him another task, and he will leave Beijing in two days."

Fu Huaiqing did assign a task to Jing Qing, and it was decided as early as ten days ago. He looked at Biezhi, whose eyes suddenly fell three or four points, and pursed his thin lips.

There is absolutely no reason to take back the order that has been given.

He looked at her solemnly for a long time, wondering whether to postpone the task for ten days or half a month, when he saw her sit up straight.

Biezhi decided: "I will go to see the master tomorrow. "

Fu Huaiqing was silent. He didn't plan to go to Xianyun Tower tomorrow.

However, if she took the initiative to look for him ,

it was not impossible for him to go.

"Talk to the master about the task in the hands of senior brother, and see if it can be postponed for a while. If he disagrees--" Biezhi pondered for a long time, and whispered: "Just hit him to death."

Fu Huaiqing's hand on his knee froze, and the corners of his mouth opened slightly, looking at her hesitantly.

"Evil profiteer!" Biezhi raised his eyes and looked at Ji Ran, who had been looking at her silently, and complained to him: "Senior brother went out for nearly seven months last time. He finally completed the task and returned to Beijing. It is reasonable to have half a month to a month of rest time, but he was assigned

another task in less than ten days. " "He is simply inhumane." She suddenly felt that it was normal for the master not to marry and have children. "How can an inhuman profiteer know how to treat the women he likes? He must scare away every woman he meets. "

If I were the woman he liked, I would not only be the first to run, I would also take others with me!"