Whether it was out of personal affection or his goals, Chu Heye would never allow An Xingzhi's words to come true.
Seeing An Xingzhi about to get into the carriage again, he couldn't help but hug her tightly and coaxed, "Xingzhi, I'm even willing to give you my life! Just don't say those angry words about never seeing each other again!"
He hugged too tightly. An Xingzhi felt as if her body was about to fall apart.
"Your Highness the Third Prince, let go of me."
But in Chu Heye's ears, it sounded like she still refused to forgive him. So he held her even tighter.
In the tug - of - war, there was a "tear" sound. The button on An Xingzhi's neck was torn off.
An Xingzhi was both ashamed and angry. "Your Highness the Third Prince!"
But unexpectedly, Chu Heye kept on chattering, "Xingzhi, I've already told my mother concubine about your feelings. She won't be angry with you anymore."
He naturally didn't care about such a trivial matter!
In his opinion, An Xingzhi would be his princess in the future. It was just a button on her neck that fell off. Even if her outer robe fell off completely, he had the right to see it!
An Xingzhi covered her face. "Does Your Highness the Third Prince really think so little of Xingzhi?"
Her voice was intermittent. Maybe because her body ached so much, she really shed tears on this pretext.
A bit of annoyance welled up in Chu Heye's heart. He just wanted to know Lord An's opinion.
But he didn't expect An Xingzhi to keep crying and making a fuss. She didn't know when to stop while she was ahead.
She wasn't like this on normal days.
She was always well - behaved, gentle and generous. Why was she so abnormal today?
Chu Heye tried to reach out and touch An Xingzhi, but his eyes suddenly slid down to her fair, slender neck.
There were large patches of red and purple marks!
As a prince, there had been special palace servants teaching him about sexual matters. How could he not understand these marks?
He changed his gentle touch to a fierce tug, and his eyes became even more fierce. "An Xingzhi, what are these on your neck?"
Ning Yuwan had used this trick before. At that time, An Xingzhi was also shocked, but it turned out to be a false alarm in the end.
She calmed her mind, looking surprised and innocent. "Maybe when I was dancing, some flower petals got in."
At the banquet just now, although it was only for a short while, she did go up to dance.
And when she was dancing, there were indeed people specially scattering flower petals.
But the fierceness in Chu Heye's eyes didn't subside at all. Instead, he became even more irritable. "Really flower petals?"
An Xingzhi nodded, blaming him for making a fuss. "Cousin, why don't you believe Xingzhi?"
But Chu Heye's fingers had already touched her neck, wiping and feeling. Then he gritted his teeth and said, "It's not flower petals! An Xingzhi, where did you go after you left the Chenggong Palace?"
After he comforted his mother concubine, he immediately left the Chenggong Palace to look for An Xingzhi.
Unexpectedly, the palace servants reported that she had left long ago.
He searched for a long time but couldn't find her.
It turned out that An Xingzhi had secretly hooked up with someone in that short period of time!
Maybe a suspicion arose in his heart. Chu Heye took a closer look at An Xingzhi and found that there was a bit more charm in her eyes than before.
Only then did An Xingzhi feel shocked. It was too late to turn back and glare at An Ruoqian!
It turned out that there had been marks on her neck all along. It was just that at first, they were really covered by the peony petals.
Later, Ning Yuwan moved the peony petals away, and the marks were faintly revealed.
But at the palace banquet, everyone's attention was on Empress Chu and Yan Zhao's human - skin lantern.
Coupled with the obvious separation of seats, no one noticed.
It was just that now her clothes were loose, and Chu Heye was getting closer, so these marks were finally discovered.
Damn it!
An Ruoqian clearly knew about it long ago but never reminded her!
She was deliberately watching her make a fool of herself!
An Xingzhi bit her lower lip. Unfortunately, her anger was not seen by An Ruoqian, who had lowered the carriage curtain.
Instead, she was grabbed by the shoulders by Chu Heye. "An Xingzhi, did you... be with another man..."
He didn't finish the rest of the sentence, but his angry eyes seemed to pierce through An Xingzhi.
"Cousin, you're hurting me!"
Her body was already sore. Coupled with Chu Heye's merciless grip at this moment, there were faint tears in An Xingzhi's eyes.
"Xingzhi is allergic to lilies. She accidentally ate the lily and lotus root soup at the banquet!"
Her voice was full of grievance. "Xingzhi is very disappointed. Cousin not only didn't comfort Xingzhi but also suspected that Xingzhi had done something disgraceful!"
Immediately, she broke free and pushed Chu Heye away. "Cousin, let's not see each other again in the future. Xingzhi doesn't want to be looked down upon anymore!"
Enduring the pain all over her body, An Xingzhi got into the carriage, leaving Chu Heye remorseful in place.
Only then did Chu Heye suddenly realize. He remembered that An Xingzhi couldn't eat lilies since childhood.
Every time she accidentally ate them, she would break out in rashes and itch all over. If she scratched accidentally, there would be red and purple patches.
Thinking like this, when he looked again, he really thought that the marks on An Xingzhi's body were caused by the allergy.
He was extremely annoyed in his heart. He had actually wrongly blamed Xingzhi.
She had always been a kind and virtuous woman, but he had maliciously suspected her.
Chu Heye stood outside the carriage. "Xingzhi, it was cousin who was wrong!"
Avoiding the sarcastic look from An Ruoqian, An Xingzhi said to the coachman, "Go back to the mansion!"
She was good at grasping Chu Heye's mind. At this moment, she was even more determined not to look back.
Coincidentally, Chu Heye was just like this. Although he couldn't follow the carriage and make a scene, he was still dejected and remorseful.
"You're really good at pretending!"
An Ruoqian curled her lips, exuding a malicious aura.
An Xingzhi felt uncomfortable in her heart and took a slight step back. "An Ruoqian, didn't you say you didn't want to disgrace our grandfather? Why didn't you tell me there were marks on my neck?"
But after all, she lacked confidence, and her voice was weak and tiny.
An Ruoqian just gave her a cold look, which made cold sweat break out on her back.
"Just because I wiped your ass once, do you think I'll help you every time? An Xingzhi, where do you get so much nerve? If I were you, I'd be smarter and not offend the enemy who has your handle!"
She regarded herself as an "enemy", which meant she didn't plan to be really on the same side as An Xingzhi.
An Xingzhi pinched her palm and forced herself to endure it.
"Are you my enemy or Ning Yuwan's enemy?"
She couldn't help asking this question after all.
If An Ruoqian was her enemy, then in the palace, why did she use the so - called "master's" talisman paper and still save her?
An Ruoqian smiled faintly. "I'm just keeping you for a bit of use!"
Soon, An Xingzhi would know the first step of her "use".
After the carriage had traveled dozens of miles, it was stopped by An Ruoqian again.
There was a strange glint in her eyes. "Walk back by yourself."
An Xingzhi looked at her in disbelief. "What did you say?"
"I told you to walk back by yourself!"
This scene seemed vaguely familiar. An Xingzhi's face turned pale. She suddenly remembered what she had done to An Ruoqian.
"An Ruoqian, I was wrong about what happened before, but I'm not feeling well today. I can't walk back."
An Ruoqian smiled faintly. "Did you ever listen to my explanation before? It's already kind of me to listen to one more word from you today. Get out!"
She suddenly changed her face, which made An Xingzhi feel terrified. She could only slowly get out of the carriage.
Behind her was the endless night, and she couldn't help but feel afraid in her heart.
"An Ruoqian, don't leave me. I'm scared!"
It was An Ruoqian's cold voice from inside the carriage. "Don't worry. I naturally won't leave you. I'll watch you walk back to the mansion with my own eyes!"