The Killer's Cleansing Manual

Chapter 149 Princess Throws Bait

Only Yue was left outside the princess's tent, guarding the door. Seeing Lin Shanjuan coming back from afar, he breathed a sigh of relief and came over to help her hold the horse.

"His Highness is still awake, waiting for his husband."

Lin Shanjuan nodded and looked at the tent: "Okay, you can go to sleep first. There shouldn't be anything to do tonight."

Yue Liu responded and went back. Lin Shanjuan took a few steps into the tent and saw a faint light on the table. Qi Zhaomian raised his head when he heard the voice, and stood up involuntarily the moment he saw her.

"Go back..."

The rest of his words were cut off by Lin Shanjuan's strong hug: "...What's wrong?"

Lin Shanjuan shook his head against her neck: "Nothing, I just saw you were worried about me, so I told you I'm back."

Qi Zhaomian chuckled: "You have no shame. Who said I was worried about you?"

Lin Shanjuan also laughed with her, and the laughter circled around Qi Zhaomian's heart, gentle and lingering.

"Shall we talk here or in bed?" Lin Shanjuan asked.

She swore that her mind was pure now and she was not thinking about anything.

But this sentence doesn't sound pure at all.

Qi Zhaomian's ears turned slightly red. He raised his head in her arms and looked at her: "Aren't you tired? Why do you always think about these things?"

Lin Shanjuan was a little embarrassed by her serious question, so he simply asked back: "Are you tired?"

Qi Zhaomian bit his lower lip and said, "Go take a shower."

She didn't give a direct answer, and Lin Shanjuan probably guessed what she meant. He didn't ask any more questions, just agreed and went to take a shower.

After taking a shower, the two lay together, and Lin Shanjuan told her what happened during the day.

"...Chang Lingyue is already in the Qingzheng Division prison. The plan is going smoothly, but there is one thing I don't understand."

Qi Zhaomian placed his hand on her lower abdomen and responded softly: "Well, go ahead."

"It was before entering the Pass. The Imperial Guards escorted the Duke of Xingguo to Tianmen Pass, but Chang Lingyue's men stopped them, and the Imperial Guards handed him over directly to them. I remember the Imperial Guards' mission was to escort people directly to their doorsteps, right?"

Qi Zhaomian narrowed his eyes slightly, and after thinking for a while, he chuckled softly: "The Imperial Guards of the Hunting Palace will temporarily follow Ye Lang's orders. I believe he wants to cooperate with Chang Lingyue, so he asked the Imperial Guards to hand over the people at the Tianmen Pass in advance."

Ye Lang.

Lin Shanjuan couldn't help but feel a little worried about Ye Xi: "But if he does this, won't he cause trouble for the General's Mansion?"

Qi Zhaomian nudged her and said, "The Ye family has been loyal to the emperor and patriotic for generations. They have made an indelible contribution to the prosperity of Jingguo for so many years. Therefore, I will give Ye Lang a chance for the sake of his military achievements and the Qingcang Army. I will not punish him easily and disappoint General Ye. After all, he only has this one son."

Lin Shanjuan nodded, and an idea came to his mind - but what if Ye Lang doesn't listen to the advice and keeps going down the wrong path?

After hearing her silence for a long time, Qi Zhaomian finally decided to leave this warm embrace temporarily. He raised his head slightly and looked at her: "Are you unhappy? Or do you still feel that I still have feelings for him..."

Lin Shanjuan's way of interrupting her was very direct - she kissed Qi Zhaomian on the lips like a chicken pecking at rice.

"No, I was just wondering if Ye Xi would be implicated in the end if he kept doing wrong things without knowing why."

Qi Zhaomian stared at her for a while, and only after making sure that there was nothing wrong with her did he lie back down with peace of mind.

"I won't resort to the practice of collective punishment. Ye Lang's mistakes are his own, and have nothing to do with anyone else. If he makes a serious mistake, I will no longer tolerate him, nor will I implicate anyone else."

Lin Shanjuan kissed her forehead gently: "You are so understanding. Mianmian is really understanding and righteous. You are amazing."

She praised him so much that he was dizzy. Qi Zhaomian looked at her warily: "What are you going to do?"

Lin Shanjuan was amused by her vigilant look: "Nothing, just sleeping."

She pulled the quilt over herself tightly, but Qi Zhaomian had already left her arms because of his previous vigilance.

Now thinking about going back...

"...It's still cold in the mountains at night." She reminded in a low voice.

Lin Shanjuan pretended not to understand and agreed, "Yes, fortunately the quilt is thick, you should cover yourself tightly."

She seemed to hear Her Royal Highness the Princess let out a very soft "tsk" and quickly covered her mouth to prevent herself from laughing out loud.

After a few seconds, seeing that Lin Shanjuan still didn't move, Qi Zhaomian pulled the quilt down a little bit - "hiss..."

Sure enough, this time the person behind him moved quickly, and the next second, his body was embraced by warm arms and pulled into Lin Shanjuan's arms.

"Little pig, why don't you cover yourself with a blanket even though you know you're cold?"

Qi Zhaomian raised the corners of his lips, feeling good, but he also had to take her address into consideration.

"No one dares to call me that. Do you want to be dragged out and beaten?"

Lin Shanjuan didn't explain and hugged her tightly: "Woof woof woof."

Qi Zhaomian was slightly stunned, and suddenly remembered a long time ago, when she was upset and locked herself in the study, and told Xiao'er "no one is allowed to disturb her", this man insisted on coming to deliver food.

Also "Woof woof woof". Cute.

"Where did the puppy come from?" she asked cheerfully.

Lin Shanjuan rubbed the back of her neck: "Your puppy."

Qi Zhaomian couldn't help laughing: "How disgusting. It sounds like you are a smooth talker."

Lin Shanjuan defended himself: "If you need me to prove it to you physically, then we can sleep late tonight."

Qi Zhaomian blushed and held her hand: "I'm tired, go to sleep."

Lin Shanjuan chuckled and kissed her earlobe: "Good night, sleep."

Qi Zhaomian found a comfortable position in her arms and snuggled into her arms: "Well, good night."

-

The next day, the five-day autumn hunt ended. After rewards were given according to merit, Ye Lang, who had caught the most prey, of course received the most generous reward.

Everyone immediately began to echo and praise him, saying things like "unparalleled in loyalty and bravery" and "unparalleled hero", which made Lin Shanjuan almost listen to it.

Seeing that she kept scratching her ears, Qi Zhaomian thought that there was something itchy that she couldn't scratch, so he naturally reached out and pinched her ears and helped her rub them.

Lin Shanjuan leaned against her comfortably and enjoyed the beauty's ear-pinching service.

Ye Lang didn't care about these people's compliments. He looked around and finally saw the two people. He snorted in his heart.

Sure enough, what the Grand Tutor said was right. Now Zhaozhao already hated her so much that he pulled her ears in public. He must be very dissatisfied with her!

Humph, let’s see how long you can be so proud. This position will be mine sooner or later!

He turned his head angrily and heard Ji Shihan's polite words. Just as he was about to reply, he looked up and saw Ye Xi staring at him with no emotion.

The smile that Ye Lang had just revealed was frozen and he turned away with a gloomy face.

Ji Shihan turned back in confusion and met Ye Xi's gaze. Although Ye Xi said nothing, there was obvious warning and caution in her eyes.

Ji Shihan admitted that she was far better than Ye Lang, but so what? The late emperor had appointed Ye Lang as the successor of the Ye family. She, Ye Xi, was just a princess without real power. General Ye would definitely prefer his only son.

This time, the treasure I bet on is definitely the right answer. So what if Ye Xi is excellent? Without soldiers and power, he is just a soldier.

The two of them disliked each other. Ye Xi rolled his eyes at him and looked away first.

Ji Shihan didn't expect that she would dare to be so blatantly hostile to him, but she had already turned away, and Ye Xi couldn't see him even if he rolled his eyes, so he could only sulk.

This Ye Xi! How abominable!