kvmb Chapter 252 Threat
Chapter 252 Threat
While helping Chun'er to wash and change Xiao Mo's clothes, Shen Yun quietly reported to her the information she had found out before being locked up by Qi Yue.
"Miss, at the court this morning, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince proposed that His Royal Highness Prince Chen go and redress the injustices done to the small tribes of Nanzhou that have repeatedly invaded our borders, and the Emperor agreed."
"What? At this critical moment, how could the emperor agree to let Qi Minxiu lead the troops to war?"
Xiao Mo turned her head in shock and looked at her: "How many soldiers did he bring?"
Shen Yun frowned and thought for a moment, then froze for a moment. "I heard the Emperor originally sent 50,000 men, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince reduced it to 10,000."
"Ten thousand?" Xiao Mo became increasingly anxious as she listened. "Didn't Qi Minxiu himself object? Or has he not yet noticed the changes in the palace?"
She rolled her eyes nervously, worry evident on her face.
Shen Yun bit her lip and continued, "I can't tell whether His Royal Highness Prince Chen knows about the matter between the Emperor and Concubine Liang.
He had refused when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince mentioned this matter, but he agreed after the Emperor spoke."
Xiao Mo closed her eyes for a moment, and when she opened them again with trembling eyelashes, the light in her pupils dimmed a little.
She didn't believe that Qi Minxiu would be led by the nose, and she didn't believe that someone as smart as him would not notice anything.
He must have had a plan for agreeing so readily.
"When will he leave?" Xiao Mo sighed, took the jade hairpin from Chun'er's hand and casually inserted it into her bunted hair.
"It seems like it was this morning." As soon as Shen Yun finished speaking, he heard a voice.
"Listen, that's the sound of a horn coming from the palace gate. His Royal Highness Prince Chen has set off."
Xiao Mo subconsciously wanted to go out and take a look. After she walked out of the room and saw Qi Yue sitting outside, she came to her senses.
She can no longer leave whenever she wants.
The fact that Qi Yue imprisoned her was something she had probably never imagined.
She thought he would turn against her, question her false love for him, and turn his love into hate against her.
Unexpectedly, he still wanted to keep her by his side. She didn't know whether to say he was loyal or stupid.
"Have you packed? Come over for dinner if you're done."
When Qi Yue saw her come out, he stood up with a smile, walked to her side and put the jade pendant in his hand around her waist.
Xiao Mo lowered her eyes and followed his movements: "Why did you let Qi Minxiu go to such a far place in Nanzhou?"
"Heh." He chuckled, "I said Shen Yun shouldn't be released."
"Answer me, are you doing this just to get rid of him or do you want to kill him on the way?"
Xiao Mo asked bluntly, scaring Shen Yun and Chun'er behind her so much that their faces changed.
Qi Yue touched her face with a smile: "What do you think?"
"I don't know." She looked into his eyes coldly: "But no matter what your purpose is, as long as he dies, I will kill you and bury you with him."
"Amo, even at this time you're still unwilling to say a soft word. Do you think threatening me will work?"
Qi Yue's smiling eyes changed slightly, but the curve of his mouth deepened.
Xiao Mo's eyelashes trembled slightly. After a moment of silence, her resolute eyes gradually softened: "Let's eat."
She really couldn't say any sweet words to him. She had gone through those intimate words in her mind several times, but she couldn't bring herself to say them.
However, the tone of these three words alone made Qi Yue's heart blossom.
He took her hand and walked to the table in the outer room and sat down: "These are your favorite foods. Try them and see if they are any different from the usual ones."
Xiao Mo didn't understand why he said that. She blinked her eyes in confusion, picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of meat and put it in her mouth to taste.
The taste was indeed different from usual, very familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had eaten it before.
"Is it delicious?" Qi Yue picked up a piece of fish meat with the bones removed and handed it to her mouth.
She took a look at it, opened her mouth and took it in. The moment it entered her mouth, she remembered the origin of this dish.
"Have you been to the Prime Minister's Mansion?" She frowned, put down her chopsticks, and looked at him in disbelief.
Qi Yue pursed his lips, pulled the corners of his mouth and nodded: "Didn't you say last time that you missed home and went back to the Prime Minister's Mansion?
I think you must like the food your mother cooks, so I went to the Prime Minister's residence this morning and brought his wife to the palace."
"Qi Yue!" Xiao Mo stood up angrily: "Are you using my mother to threaten me?"
He narrowed his eyes and smiled, raising his head: "It's not a threat. As long as you stay here obediently, I will naturally send my mother-in-law back to the Prime Minister's Mansion after we get married."
Xiao Mo tilted her head, so incredulous that she couldn't find any curse words.
She took a deep breath, adjusted her mentality which was about to collapse, and tried her best to sound calm and less anxious.
"As the crown prince of a country, aren't you despicable?!"
"As long as it's a scheme used against you, no matter how despicable it is, what does it matter?"
Qi Yue smiled very beautifully, as if they were talking about something very sweet.
Xiao Mo looked at him steadily and sneered, "Where is my mother?"
"Mother-in-law is in a very safe place." He took her hand and pulled her to sit beside him: "You don't have to worry about what I will do to her."
Xiao Mo withdrew her hand, turned sideways to face him, stared into his eyes again and again, and finally couldn't help asking the question that had puzzled her for a long time.
"Qi Yue, what do you like about me?"
"I don't know." Qi Yue enjoyed looking into her eyes, supporting his chin and looking at her as if she were his prey.
She suddenly looked away: "If you don't know, then it proves that you don't like me or love me, you are just unwilling to accept it."
"Whatever you think, I only want you, good or bad."
He put his hand down, stood up, picked up the chopsticks and put a piece of meat into her bowl.
"Eat first, otherwise it will get cold soon. After you're full, we can discuss the details of the wedding."
The tone of his voice was clearly meant to flatter people, but Xiao Mo only heard a threat in it.
She frowned tightly, trying hard to restrain the urge to take action.
"If I marry you, will you let Qi Minxiu go and let my family go?"
Qi Yue bit his lower lip proudly, then suddenly pulled her to sit on his lap and rubbed her ear ambiguously.
"As long as you're with me, I will not only let them go, but I will also give them supreme power and let them live a comfortable and carefree life."
Xiao Mo turned her head away in some resistance: "You keep your word."
"It counts." Qi Yue gently kissed her neck which was exposed because she turned her head away.
She closed her eyes helplessly, and when she opened them again, there was only endless disgust in them.