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Chapter 50 This Crown Prince's Wife is Not Quite Right [Seeking First Subscription]

early morning.

When Jiang Ning woke up, she found herself sleeping in bed.

She yawned, sat up, and stretched. Beneath her sheer nightgown, the girl's slender, delicate waist was fully revealed.

Extremely resilient.

She was still a little sleepy when she woke up, her hair was messy, she looked listless, and her little face was droopy.

I didn't sleep well and I'm grumpy when I wake up.

"woke up?"

Suddenly, a man's voice came from beside me.

Jiang Ning's body stiffened, her face filled with terror—why was there a man's voice in the room?

She was about to speak instinctively when a familiar figure came into view. Li Chuqiu was standing by the bed, looking her over with interest.

The words caught in her throat. Jiang Ning's small mouth opened slightly, and her pupils contracted as she gradually remembered what had happened last night.

The girl's face gradually froze.

What happened last night?

—Something extremely tense and exciting happened that she will never forget.

She actually hid a man under the covers right under her mother's nose, and even had an ambiguous relationship with that man!

Thinking about this, Jiang Ning felt her face start to turn slightly red and hot again.

I feel like dying.

"What are you looking at?!"

Seeing that Li Chuqiu was still looking at her, the girl glared at him fiercely, but her fierceness was not without its weakness.

But her fierce, baring-teeth expression didn't give her any imposing presence; instead, it made her look rather simple-minded.

The girl, just woken up, was still clearly a little dazed and looked rather silly. Last night it was too dark to see her clearly. Now, however, her skin was snow-white, tender, and smooth.

Especially since she had just woken up, her nightgown was disheveled after a night's sleep, revealing a patch of snow-white skin. Through the girl's delicate collarbone, one could vaguely glimpse her skin.

Li Chuqiu glanced at it—she could only make out a few details.

No more, really.

"Wait a minute, didn't I fall asleep at the table last night?"

As Jiang Ning gradually regained consciousness, she remembered something.

She watched Li Chuqiu practice her martial arts last night, and as she practiced, she got so sleepy that she lay down and dozed off.

Why did I wake up and find myself back in bed?

"Did you...do something to me?!"

Jiang Ning vaguely remembered something, but she wasn't sure, so she forced herself to remain calm and questioned him.

Seeing her like this, Li Chuqiu almost laughed: "How dare I do anything to you, Princess?"

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"Hmph, I knew you wouldn't dare!"

These words seem to be an attempt to bolster courage, but they are also a way to save face.

She vaguely remembered that she had slept soundly last night, and someone had carried her back to bed. She couldn't remember clearly, only that it felt soft and comfortable.

Jiang Ning's face turned bright red, and she lowered her head, not daring to look at him anymore: "Go away, move aside, I want to get up."

As she spoke, she struggled to get up.

"It seems the guards outside have all left; I should go."

At this moment, Li Chuqiu took his leave.

Jiang Ning, who had just stood up, suddenly stopped in her tracks: "You're leaving already?"

His tone was inexplicably somewhat disappointed.

"It's already dawn. If I don't leave now, and someone catches us, the two of us, a man and a woman alone in a room, will both be ruined," Li Chuqiu sighed.

"Hmph, I'm not afraid."

She doesn't care about reputation at all.

Despite saying this, Jiang Ning was still shaken by the vivid memories of last night's experience.

Thinking of this, she snorted again and waved her hand dismissively: "Then you'd better get lost, hurry up and go."

Li Chuqiu was puzzled as to why the girl suddenly seemed to dislike him. "Shall I go now?"

As he spoke, he went to the window, made sure there were no maids in the courtyard, and prepared to leave.

"etc."

Jiang Ning's voice came from behind again.

Li Chuqiu turned around: "Princess, is there anything else?"

In my line of sight, Jiang Ning stood there, looking somewhat uneasy. She lightly pinched the hem of her skirt, a mix of embarrassment and slight anger in her expression: "You... you really left?"

"Didn't the princess tell me to get lost?"

Jiang Ning was exasperated: "Are you really that obedient?"

Li Chuqiu gradually realized what was going on: "Princess, are you reluctant to let me go?"

"No one would want you to leave!"

Jiang Ning seemed to have her thoughts exposed and immediately became angry.

She wasn't reluctant to let him go; she just felt—how could he leave so decisively?

I felt inexplicably uneasy.

Jiang Ning stammered for a while before suddenly remembering something: "Oh right, you promised last night that you would come with me to investigate that vixen?!"

"Are you trying to renege on your debt?!"

Reminded by this, Li Chuqiu remembered that she had promised to go with her to investigate the Crown Prince's wife last night, but a series of events happened afterward and she almost forgot.

"Of course I didn't renege on my debt. When does the princess plan to set off to investigate?"

"Of course, there's no time to lose, let's go now!"

"Now?"

"yes!"

Jiang Ning replied matter-of-factly, "Didn't you say it's inconvenient to investigate after dark? Why don't we take advantage of the daylight and go investigate?"

Li Chuqiu did intend to investigate the Crown Princess, but after what happened last night, it felt a bit inappropriate to involve this princess again.

Seeing the hopeful look in the girl's eyes, Li Chuqiu thought for a moment and ultimately did not refuse.

"That works out—but we need to check things out first. How about I go test the waters first, and we can meet up later?"

Jiang Ning thought it made sense. She had just woken up and hadn't washed or dressed yet; it would take quite a while to get ready.

"When is 'later'?"

"This afternoon."

Given the magnitude of what happened at Prince Jing's residence last night, Li Chuqiu must first leave this dangerous place before returning as the head of the Tianxuan Division.

This whole ordeal will probably take quite a while.

Jiang Ning blinked, clearly excited, her eyes filled with anticipation: "So, where do we meet?"

"The usual place."

"The usual place?"

Jiang Ning's face showed a look of suspicion.

"The place where we met last time."

Jiang Ning instantly understood, her eyes crinkling into crescent moons with laughter, and her voice gaining a touch of sweetness.

"Okay~"

After confirming that no one was in the courtyard, Li Chuqiu opened the window and quietly climbed out.

Jiang Ning stood there, staring blankly at Li Chuqiu's retreating figure as she climbed out the window and over the wall. Only after she had completely disappeared from sight did she gradually come back to her senses, lightly biting her lower lip, her heart churning with emotions.

But for some reason, I seemed to be in a particularly good mood.

She turned around, walked briskly to the door, and pushed it open.

Outside the gate, in the courtyard, maids had been waiting for a long time.

"Miss, you're awake?"

"Quickly prepare hot water, I need to bathe, change clothes, and get ready—make me look my best!"

"I want the prettiest one!!"

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On the other side, after confirming that no one was around, Li Chuqiu nimbly jumped over the wall and landed in the alley outside the wall.

Just as they were about to leave the Prince Jing's mansion along the alley, they unexpectedly encountered the Prince Jing's guards on patrol after only a few steps.

"Halt! Who are you?!"

Several guards came into view.

The leader was a man dressed in black robes and armor, about thirty years old, with a serious expression and sharp eyes. He immediately fixed his gaze on the furtive Li Chuqiu.

"The Chief Envoy of the Tianxuan Division, on the orders of Deputy Commander Liu, has come to assist in the investigation of the assassination of Prince Jing's heir."

As Li Chuqiu spoke, she took out the identity token she had just changed yesterday from her waist.

Chen Muye's gaze fell on the token in Li Chuqiu's hand, and he recognized it as the token of the Chief Envoy of Tianxuan Division.

He stared at Li Chuqiu again, and for some reason, he vaguely felt that the person in front of him was somewhat familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere before.

"When did you arrive? How come I didn't know that anyone from the Heavenly Mystery Division had come to the Prince's residence today?"

Chen Muye asked in a deep voice.

If they were ordinary guards, Li Chuqiu would have been able to intimidate them after revealing his identity and bringing up Deputy Commander Liu.

But Chen Muye in front of him was clearly no ordinary guard. As the head guard of the Prince Jing’s mansion, he was deeply trusted by the Prince Jing and was in charge of all security matters in the entire mansion.

He clearly still harbored doubts about Li Chuqiu's appearance.

Li Chuqiu remained calm and was about to speak.

"What are you doing here?!"

Just then, a familiar voice rang out.

On the other side of the alley, Xu Jinghong appeared out of nowhere, looking at Li Chuqiu with a surprised expression: "I've been looking for you for ages, where have you been?"

Their eyes met, and Li Chuqiu instantly understood.

"Sorry, this palace is too big, I accidentally got lost."

"Oh?"

Xu Jinghong's face lit up with sudden realization. "I knew it! I thought you were lost!"

Only then did he turn to look at Chen Muyi beside him: "What's going on? Why did Chief Guard Chen stop my men?"

"I noticed an unfamiliar face and was ordered to conduct a routine patrol."

Chen Muyi looked at Xu Jinghong, expressionless: "Since he is Lord Xu's man, please discipline him properly."

Xu Jinghong raised an eyebrow and sneered, "How I discipline them is none of your business, is it?"

Chen Muye said expressionlessly, "This is the Jingwang Mansion, not the Tianxuan Division. Lord Xu, please behave yourself."

After saying this, he gave Li Chuqiu another deep look before leaving with his guards.

After he had walked a distance, Li Chuqiu spoke up: "Does Lord Xu have a grudge against him?"

No, not at all.

Xu Jinghong sneered: "It's just that this guy is too arrogant, I don't like him."

What kind of reason is that to start a feud?

"You need to be careful. This person's martial arts skills are quite high, and he is in charge of the defense of Prince Jing's mansion. He should not be underestimated. He seemed to have noticed you just now. You need to be careful in your future actions and not give him any leverage over you," Xu Jinghong reminded him.

Li Chuqiu seemed lost in thought, remaining silent. Was this the same person Jiang Ning had mentioned last night, the Chief of Guard Chen whom even she disregarded?

Judging from the aura emanating from this person, he is indeed a cultivator, at the middle third realm, though it's unclear which realm he is at.

This is indeed a tough guy.

However, Li Chuqiu had no intention of getting into a conflict with the other party.

Then Xu Jinghong remembered something: "By the way, where did you go last night? I couldn't find you anywhere!"

Mentioning this made Li Chuqiu immediately angry.

"How dare you say that, Lord Xu?"

If he hadn't suddenly made a move last night and attracted the guards of the Prince Jing's mansion, Li Chuqiu wouldn't have been chased by the guards and ended up spending a thrilling night in that princess's room.

How dare he ask such a question now?

Upon hearing Li Chuqiu's accusation and learning of his situation last night, Xu Jinghong felt somewhat embarrassed: "Ahem, I just couldn't help myself when I saw that demon appear—"

"So, did you catch him?"

Mentioning this, Xu Jinghong's embarrassment became even more obvious: "No—that monster was too cunning! I was so close, so very close to catching it."

Li Chuqiu was no longer very convinced.

From the demoness last time to the monster last night, every time they say they're just a little short, but they just can't catch it—it seems this Lord Xu's professional skills aren't much better than Qin Yan's?

Li Chuqiu didn't expose him: "Lord Xu, what exactly happened at Prince Jing's residence last night? Why did so many demons suddenly appear?"

"I'm not sure, but I heard that the demon race has had another internal conflict and started fighting—"

Xu Jinghong clicked his tongue in amazement: "The situation within the demon race seems to be even worse than I imagined?"

Internal strife among the demon race?

Li Chuqiu couldn't help but think of that enchantress, wondering if what happened last night had anything to do with her.

"By the way, I've already spoken to your Deputy Commander Liu about this."

Xu Jinghong suddenly said, "Her injuries haven't healed yet, so she can't come over for the time being. I'll handle the case of Prince Jing's heir for now."

"Has Lord Xu found any clues?"

"There are no clues."

Xu Jinghong stroked his chin: "But before I came, she reminded me to watch out for someone."

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"Who?"

"The Crown Princess of Prince Jing".

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Li Chuqiu's expression remained unchanged: "Didn't Vice Commander Liu already investigate last time?"

"Yeah, that's why it's so strange!"

Xu Jinghong wondered, "She seems to suspect that the Crown Princess has some kind of problem?"

"What does Lord Xu think?"

"I'm not sure, but it's worth checking further."

Xu Jinghong raised an eyebrow, as if thinking of something: "That Crown Princess is indeed mysterious, and quite suspicious—speaking of which, didn't we not meet her last time?"

Xu Jinghong immediately became interested and stepped forward to put his arm around Li Chuqiu's shoulder: "Come on, we have some free time now, let's go and find out what's going on with her!"

The familiar courtyard.

"Xu Jinghong of Tianxuan Division, acting on the orders of Deputy Commander Liu, has a routine matter to discuss with the Crown Princess. Please inform her of this."

Xu Jinghong stepped forward and revealed his identity.

The maids at the door scanned the two of them, one of them staring intently at Li Chuqiu for a long time.

"Gentlemen, please come with me."

It wasn't until another maid entered the courtyard to announce their arrival that the two were led into the small courtyard.

This was Li Chuqiu's second time here. Her last visit was indeed somewhat disgraceful.

The maid at the door clearly remembered him, her eyes filled with hostility.

However, Li Chuqiu remained calm and unperturbed.

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Before long, the two were ushered into the reception room.

The surroundings were luxuriously decorated, and the double happiness decorations on the walls had not yet been taken down, creating a joyous atmosphere for newlyweds.

Not far away, between the front hall and the inner hall, a screen was erected. Behind the screen, a graceful and dignified figure sat quietly.

"Xu Jinghong of Tianxuan Division greets the Crown Princess."

Xu Jinghong stepped forward, cupped his hands in a solemn manner, and said, "I apologize for disturbing you today."

After a moment of silence, the voice of the Crown Princess came from behind the screen.

"What does your Tianxuan Division wish to ask me today?"

Her voice was soft and gentle, like a continuous spring rain, soothing the heart, and so gentle that it instantly conjured up the image of a gentle and tender woman from Jiangnan in one's mind.

Li Chuqiu, who was pretending to be mute with her head down, suddenly paused.

That's the Crown Princess's voice—

Something feels off.