The daughter of the Marquis is too delicate, the abstinent prince pinches her waist and loves her

Chapter 169 Do You Know Who's Coming?
Inside the Golden Palace, after everyone had left, the palace doors slammed shut.

"boom!"

Ye Jinfeng abruptly overturned the dragon desk, scattering memorials, writing brushes, ink, and teacups all over the floor. The black ink splattered on the bright yellow curtains, resembling spilled blood.

"What a Sheng family..." He stared at the crushed token on the ground, his voice terrifyingly low, "What a Seventh Imperial Brother..."

The Duke's Mansion.

"Your Excellency, His Highness has returned a person to you."

Two guards carried a sack, threw it on the ground, bowed, and withdrew.

The sack was wriggling, with bright red blood seeping out from inside, and it made a whimpering, struggling sound.

Duke Bai frowned, put down his teacup, and gestured to the person beside him to open it.

The servant who untied the sack was so frightened that he lost his mind. His legs went weak and he took a few steps back before his eyes rolled back and he fainted on the ground.

Duke Bai stared blankly at the person in the sack, his teacup slipping from his hand and falling to the ground without him even noticing.

Inside the sack was a mangled, bloody body. As the knots in the sack were untied, the guard's token fell out.

Two bodyguards were sent to track Ye Jingnian's carriage yesterday. One died after bleeding from all seven orifices after reporting back, and the other... is right before our eyes.

The guard was still alive, his skin completely peeled off, like a blood-soaked garment hanging loosely on his skeleton.

His eyelids were cut off, his eyeballs rolled in terror, and he made a hoarse "hoarse" sound in his throat, but because his tongue had been cut off, he could not utter a single word.

Such a shocking scene terrified the maids and servants in the hall, who screamed and fled. Some even knelt down and vomited, creating utter chaos.

Nightfall's warning was so bloody and terrifying, its brutality surpassing even his own.

Duke Bai closed his eyes in fear, his heart unable to calm down for a long time. He shouted, "What's the panic! Drag him away, kill him, and bury him!"

As night falls, the lanterns hanging on the painted boats sway, reflecting off the lake surface and creating a shimmering, golden glow.

Sheng Yunqing gazed out the window, the gentle, soothing sound of oars gliding across the water.

His eyes were cold, and he curled his lip, saying, "Duke Bai only lost a scapegoat, what kind of celebration is this?"

Ye Jinchen poured wine for her, a smile playing on his lips: "Qing'er, no rush."

As the wine was poured, the amber light reflected off his slender fingers.

He held the wine cup in front of Sheng Yunqing, looked towards the Duke's mansion on the shore, snorted softly, and took a sip of wine.

Ye Jinchen looked down at her back, his fingers twirling her soft black hair, and gently sniffed it: "I prepared some congratulatory gifts and sent them to the Marquis's residence. The two siblings were very happy."

Sheng Yunqing put the wine cup aside, crossed her arms, and said irritably, "You don't even know who harmed your own father? You heartless bastard."

Ye Jinchen chuckled and said, "You're going to argue with a child?"

Sheng Yunqing narrowed her eyes slightly: "I will definitely find evidence that the Bai family was involved in the massacre of the Marquis's family back then."

"Don't worry, I'm also looking for evidence. The Bai family won't be able to act so arrogantly for long."

Sheng Yunqing turned around, gently lifted his chin with her fingers, and frowned with some reluctance as she looked at the red bloodstain on his neck.

She took out a box of ointment from a hidden pocket in her sleeve, gently applied it to him, and said, "This medicine is very effective. Keep it and apply it three times a day."

As she finished speaking, she closed the cap of the ointment and was about to hand it to Ye Jinchen when he casually slipped it into her sleeve.

Ye Jinchen put his arm around her waist and whispered in her ear, "Then can I still see you three times a day?"

Sheng Yunqing raised her beautiful eyebrows and said, "Don't you find it troublesome?" Ye Jinchen raised his hand to stroke her cheek, pressed his forehead against hers, and said in a hoarse voice, "I want to see you a thousand times over."

Sheng Yunqing reached out and grabbed his collar, a smile appearing in her eyes, and said, "Our engagement is off. Is this the right thing to do?"

"How is it?" Ye Jinchen's voice was hoarse, his eyes holding a deep, knowing smile, as he asked the question.

"The moon rises high above the branches, and a lone man and woman stand here under the flowers and the moon..."

Ye Jinchen kissed away the wine stains on her lips and said, "What can we do?"

"What do you mean?"

Ye Jinchen pinned her against the windowpane, his lips pressed together, and said in a hoarse voice, "I'll go crazy if Qing'er isn't by my side."

Sheng Yunqing's cheeks flushed a beautiful red as she met his passionate kiss.

A moment later, her open peach blossom eyes revealed a playful smile: "Ye Jinchen, do you know who's here?"

Ye Jinchen lowered his head to smell the soft fragrance on her neck, intertwined his fingers with hers, and said, "I don't care."

Outside the window, a clear, silvery bell rang out, piercing the night.

"Brother Chen! What a coincidence!" Mu Jiyue's sweet voice came from the other side.

Mu Jiyue was strolling along the shore when she spotted a familiar painted boat on the lake and hired one to follow her.

Her eyes shimmered under the moonlight, but when she saw the familiar figure of the girl in the window, her eyes dimmed instantly.

"Miss Sheng, is this a pretext for such a celebration, where you're actually engaging in such illicit activities?"

Sheng Yunqing slowly rose from Ye Jinchen's embrace, smoothing the wrinkles on his clothes with her fingertips, her voice carrying a captivating elegance: "Princess Qinxue can even utter the word 'shameless' so fluently; it seems she has quite a bit of experience with it."

"I..." Mu Jiyue choked, frowning and looking pitifully at Ye Jinchen, saying, "Brother Chen, I didn't! Sheng Yunqing is really too much!"

Sheng Yunqing picked up her wine cup, took a sip, touched the realgar powder packet in her sleeve, smiled, and tapped Ye Jinchen's Adam's apple with her fingertip, saying, "Ye Jinchen, do you think I've gone too far?"

Ye Jinchen looked coldly at Mu Jiyue and said, "Anyone who dares to speak ill of Qing'er, even a princess from a neighboring country, I will not take seriously."

"Brother Chen!" Mu Jiyue pouted and stomped her foot in grievance, "You scared me like that."

Sheng Yunqing clicked her tongue lightly, her fingertips gently stroking Ye Jinchen's Adam's apple, and said, "Some people have been calling him 'Brother Chen' for a whole year, but they've never even touched his sleeve."

Ye Jinchen grabbed Sheng Yunqing's playful hand, lowered his head to give her a gentle and ambiguous smile, and lightly kissed her fingertips.

Mu Jiyue was so angry that she trembled all over. Suddenly, she grabbed the wine pot on the table and smashed it at Sheng Yunqing.

"Crack!" a sound.

With a flick of his wide sleeves, Ye Jinchen spilled all the wine onto Mu Jiyue's skirt.

Sheng Yunqing added slowly, "Oh dear, the princess's beautiful brocade will fade when it comes into contact with wine, turning the peacock into a wild pheasant."

Ye Jinchen glared at Mu Jiyue with eyes as sharp as knives: "If I hear you utter 'Brother Chen' again, I'll crush a white jade chess piece on the nearby table. Next time, it'll be your throat that gets crushed!"

Mu Jiyue looked down at her dark purple dress, which had been stained with wine and turned a dull, yellowish-gray, and a sense of humiliation welled up inside her.

She slowly clenched her fist, raised her reddened eyes to look at Ye Jinchen, and said aggrievedly, "Now that I am your fiancée, why can't I call you 'Brother Chen'?"

Upon hearing this, Sheng Yunqing's smile vanished abruptly, and she turned to look at Ye Jinchen.

Ye Jinchen's eyes darkened, and he said sternly to Mu Jiyue, "If you don't get out of here, don't blame me for snapping your throat!"