amaotonovel Chapter 686: Being Deceived
Chapter 686: Being Deceived
Looking at the people who left quickly, Xiao Yue breathed a sigh of relief, but she was still frightened in her heart.
"girl."
Xiao Yue was startled by the sudden voice beside her.
"Don't be afraid, young lady. I'm not a bad person." The man took a step back and distanced himself from Xiao Yue. "I just heard you calling for help, so I came over to check."
Xiao Yue calmed down and said, "Thank you! Where are the bailiffs you mentioned? Tell them to arrest those hooligans immediately!"
"Miss, there are no guards around here. I just said that to scare them." The man paused, then continued, "Although they left, they may come back later. This place is not safe. I don't know where you are going at this late hour. If you don't mind, I can give you a ride."
Xiao Yue looked at the person in front of her, but did not immediately believe him, and was still a little wary.
The man probably saw Xiao Yue's worry, and said more sincerely, "If you are worried, just pretend I never said anything. But it's late now, and this road is a little deserted. I'm afraid it's not safe. You'd better go home early."
Xiao Yue observed the man carefully and indeed did not find anything wrong.
Although the restaurant was not far away, she was frightened by what had just happened. After thinking for a moment, she decided to ask the other party to accompany her for a while.
Considering the agreed time and feeling scared, Xiao Yue walked very quickly.
About a cup of tea later, they saw the agreed teahouse. Xiao Yue breathed a sigh of relief and walked over quickly.
When she reached the door, Xiao Yue turned her head and spoke to the man next to her as she walked, wanting to tell him that she had already arrived and there was no need to see him off.
But before he could finish his words, he suddenly stepped on something, stumbled, and fell to the side.
"Be careful!" The man hugged Xiao Yue and while holding her, he held her in his arms.
In panic, Xiao Yue subconsciously grabbed the other person's arm. After she stood firm, she realized that the postures of the two of them were quite intimate, and it looked like they were hugging each other.
Her face felt hot and Xiao Yue was about to let go of the man, but at this moment, she heard a voice behind her.
"That person seems to be the fifth princess!"
Xiao Yue's back stiffened and she quickly turned her head to look. Only then did she discover that there were quite a few envoys and officials from Xilin sitting in the restaurant. They were all looking at her with complicated expressions.
Xiao Yue immediately pushed the man away and quickly searched the restaurant, but did not see Murong Yu.
After Xiao Yue turned her head, the envoys saw her face clearly and immediately confirmed her identity. Then they looked at the men beside her and all of them had grim expressions.
"The Fifth Princess of Beiyang was hugging and kissing a man outside the palace in the middle of the night. Could it be that she secretly ran out to meet her lover?"
"Isn't the Fifth Princess going to marry into our Xilin Kingdom? How could she do something so immoral!"
"That's right, this is simply too absurd, we must go find Emperor Beiyang and ask for clarification!"
The buzz of conversation and the disdainful looks made Xiao Yue anxious.
"Don't talk nonsense. This princess doesn't even know him. There's no such thing as a lover!"
"If you didn't know each other, why would you come to this restaurant together so late at night? Fifth Princess, you behaved inappropriately and did something shameful. It's really..."
"This princess and he just happened to meet on the road, and he just gave me a ride!" Xiao Yue turned her head and looked at the man, "Explain yourself quickly!"
The man had a complicated expression on his face. He met Xiao Yue's gaze and nodded hesitantly, "Yes, we just met by chance."
"Humph, what about chance encounter? I think it's all a lie. And how can the Fifth Princess explain leaving the palace privately instead of staying in the palace?"
"I..." Xiao Yue was about to speak, but couldn't help but feel hesitant.
If she revealed that she and Murong Yu had agreed to meet here, she would definitely be asked about the reason for the meeting, and at that time, her purpose would be exposed.
But if I don’t say it, these people will probably come to hold me accountable. Damn it, why are there so many Xilin envoys in this restaurant!
Thinking of this, Xiao Yue's heart suddenly skipped a beat and a guess came to her mind: Could it be that Murong Yu did it on purpose?
But before she could think about it, another Xilin envoy spoke up, "Fifth Princess, do you have nothing to say? We must report this matter to Emperor Beiyang and let him make the decision!"
Xiao Yue was completely anxious and didn't care to hide anything anymore, "This princess is here to see your ninth prince. We have an appointment to meet here again!"
"Ninth Prince?"
The envoys looked at each other, and then someone sneered.
"The Fifth Princess is such a liar. The Ninth Prince entered the palace this afternoon to play chess with Emperor Beiyang. I heard that he enjoyed the game very much and was invited to stay in the palace to rest. He did not leave the palace at all. How could he possibly make an appointment with you?"
Xiao Yue was completely stunned.
Murong Yu entered the palace?
But they had clearly made an appointment that day, and the time and place were set by Murong Yu. If he had to enter the palace suddenly, why didn't he send someone to pass the message to her?
Or was it really that Murong Yu was deliberately playing tricks on her?
Xiao Yue's heart sank to the bottom in an instant. Facing the disgusted and angry looks in front of her, the ominous thoughts made her shudder.
Not long after, there were urgent knocks on the locked palace gate.
The news that the fifth princess had a secret meeting with her lover at night was quickly sent to Emperor Xiao's bedroom.
At daybreak, when Xiao Yue was brought back to the palace, her face was already a mixture of blue and white.
Emperor Xiao was sitting in the imperial study with a gloomy face. When he saw Xiao Yue coming in, he threw the memorial in his hand straight at her.
"You bastard, you have brought shame upon me and Beiyang!"
She left the palace without permission to meet her lover, but was caught by the envoy from Xilin in public.
The most important thing is that the marriage between the two countries has been decided. By doing this, Xiao Yue is simply handing a huge handle to the hands of the Xilin people.
The sharp corner of the memorial hit Xiao Yue's forehead, and the injured area quickly turned red.
Xiao Yue frowned in pain. Facing Emperor Xiao's rage, she endured the pain and eagerly explained, "Father, this is a misunderstanding. I didn't have a secret meeting with my lover. I don't even know that man!"
Emperor Xiao didn't believe it at all and became even more furious. "If you didn't know him, why did you leave the palace to meet him? And you hugged him in front of the restaurant and did such a shameful thing. Xiao Yue, where do you put the reputation of Beiyang State! Where do you put the relationship between the two countries!"