The Prince Wants to Assassinate Me Every Day
Chapter 317 - 126: Duke Mansion (3) Achieved_2

Chapter 317: Chapter 126: Duke Mansion (3) Achieved_2

Xie Ruotong still wanted to persuade her.

But Ye Qichi directly stopped her.

After all.

Whatever Xie Ruotong said would be in vain.

Xie Ruiyao was only doing it for herself; she actually had nothing to do with Xie Ruotong.

She even wanted to use Xie Ruotong to achieve her own ends.

She said, "If that is the case, then let’s start discussing how to make you successfully become a Princess of Chu."

"Okay," Xie Ruiyao agreed without hesitation.

At the time of her agreement, her heart was filled with secret joy.

Thinking that she was about to become a Princess of Chu... She kept telling herself to stay calm.

She couldn’t let others see through her.

"You and the Prince of Chu have met, right?" Ye Qichi got straight to the point.

Xie Ruiyao’s face reddened instantly.

It was the flush of embarrassment.

As if she had been caught doing something that should not come to light.

Initially, she was trying to help Ye Qichi from a moral and gracious stance, but with this sentence, she suddenly seemed much more hypocritical.

Seeing Xie Ruiyao’s expression, Ye Qichi probably knew that the two must have colluded already.

In the novel at this time, Xiao Jinsen and Xie Ruiyao would have already been together, but her arrival changed many plot points. She was worried that some parts might no longer connect well, but fortunately, the main outline hadn’t changed and the timeline was still essentially aligned.

Xie Ruiyao had not spoken a word.

She was just clenching her teeth, unable to speak out.

Ye Qichi thought for a moment and said, "Ruotong, please wait outside for us. I will talk about this matter alone with Yao’er."

Xie Ruotong looked at Ye Qichi, obviously reluctant.

Xie Ruiyao said, "Sister, let me have a private discussion with the Princess. This kind of matter is very difficult for Yao’er to speak about. I’m afraid you’ll see Yao’er’s embarrassment on the first day after your return."

Xie Ruotong sighed.

She stood up and left anyway.

In the room, only the two of them remained.

Some words could naturally be spoken more freely now.

Ye Qichi said, "You don’t need to hide your thoughts anymore. If I have come to find you, it’s certain that I already have some understanding of you, and I wouldn’t recklessly do something presumptuous. Moreover, I have laid out my true intentions before you, why don’t you be sincere with me?"

Xie Ruiyao was naturally cautious.

She feared that someone might discover her less honorable thoughts.

But upon hearing Ye Qichi’s words, she indeed relaxed her guard.

Considering that even the esteemed Princess of Daxuan could so frankly disclose her objectives, what did she have to worry about?

Summoning great courage, she nodded and said, "Yes, I know the Prince of Chu. Two months ago, at the temple fair at Nanshan Temple, I accidentally bumped into the Prince of Chu. Since he found that I resembled my cousin, he approached me and struck up a conversation."

"Just a few words?" Ye Qichi asked.

Xie Ruiyao blushed even more and said, "We only exchanged a few words that day. Half a month later, I accompanied my mother again to Nanshan Temple for the fair, and I met the Prince of Chu again. The Prince then..."

"Then what?"

"The Prince said that our destiny was meant to be, and he had developed feelings for me," Xie Ruiyao said, her face now thoroughly red.

Women of ancient times, particularly unmarried ladies, were invariably shy when it came to matters of male and female affections.

She said, "I don’t know if the Prince is just joking with me, after all, after all... I’ve only met him twice. I don’t understand why he could have feelings for me..."

"So, were you moved?" Ye Qichi continued to ask.

"The Prince of Chu is a noble of Daxuan Kingdom, a figure of outstanding talent, a paragon among men. No woman can resist the Prince’s charm. Naturally, I rejoice at the Prince’s affection. But I am well aware that the Prince is surely to marry my cousin, so I dare not harbour too many thoughts about him, wishing only to bury this affection deep in my heart."

"Since you also like the Prince of Chu, and since the Prince has also expressed feelings for you, there’s nothing inappropriate about you two being together," Ye Qichi concluded.

Yes.

That was indeed what Xie Ruiyao thought as well.

Since the Prince of Chu said he liked her.

What was wrong with her marrying him to become a Princess of Chu?!

As long as she could defy the royal command in a justifiable way, she believed the Prince would be happy.

"Can you find a way to meet with the Prince of Chu?" Ye Qichi asked.

Xie Ruiyao nodded shyly, "The day after tomorrow, the Prince has asked to meet me at Nanshan Temple, saying... that it’s been a long time since we last saw each other, and he wants to see me once more before the hunting festival."

Ye Qichi smiled.

Sometimes, without even trying to do something, one will never know just how simple that thing can be.