amaotonovel Chapter 174 Questioning
Chapter 174 Questioning
The melodious flute sound came to an abrupt end. Chu Yuanli slowly looked up and saw a girl standing in the light. Perhaps it was the sunshine that made her face, as white as mutton fat jade, rosy and her nose straight. Her flowing dress made her look charming and attractive, more dazzling than the scorching sun.
Only those beautiful peach blossom eyes were filled with obvious anger and fire at this moment.
Chu Yuanli immediately put down his flute and stood up, with a gentle smile on his face. He seemed to be adjusting his snow-white robe and glanced at the rose embroidered with colored thread on the lapel. Even though the embroidery skills were rough and his techniques were unfamiliar, it was the most precious to him.
Chu Yuanli's cheeks were a little hot as he walked out from behind the short-legged food table. He had hidden this robe at the bottom of the box for more than three years.
He had always been reluctant to wear it, so today he wore it on purpose, hoping that she could understand his heart!
He is still her brother Yuanli.
His feelings for her never changed.
"Ning'er, are you hot..." Chu Yuanli approached with concern and care, "Your face looks red from the sun. Fortunately, I have prepared some summer hot soup. Come..."
However, before he could finish his words, Yan Qingning raised her hand and waved it towards his face, "Chu Yuanli, you are despicable!"
She couldn't imagine that such a seemingly elegant and refined person was actually a scoundrel!
He would shamelessly use a child to force her to submit.
However, her wrist stopped in the middle. Chu Yuanli seemed to have anticipated this and held her hand before it fell. "Ning'er, calm down..."
Chu Yuanli knew that his Ning'er was very aggressive now, and when he saw that she was in a bad mood, he became cautious.
He was not afraid of being beaten by her, but this was in the palace after all. If someone saw the slap mark on his face, it would definitely cause trouble.
"Calm down? Ha, I'm threatening you with your mother, just calm down and show me!" Yan Qingning suddenly pushed Chu Yuanli away and shouted angrily.
Chu Yuanli was hurt by the way she avoided him like a snake or scorpion, and the dense pain spread in his heart.
That fair face had a hint of paleness.
But when he saw Yan Qingning's eyes were red again, he knew she was furious, so he hurriedly explained: "Ning'er, please listen to me first. If you are still angry, then I will let you beat and scold me, okay?"
Yan Qingning's voice was cold and sonorous: "No matter how much you explain, forcing me to come here is the fact!"
Being threatened is never a pleasant experience for anyone.
Chu Yuanli suddenly smiled bitterly, and said with a sense of loss: "Ning'er, you have really changed..."
"Ning'er, don't trust others, but you should trust my talent."
"Heh..." Yan Qingning suddenly raised the silver bracelet in her hand, "Then tell me, what is this? You used it to threaten me in such a despicable way, and now you dare to quibble?"
Chu Yuanli's eyes moved to the silver bracelet, and he pursed his lips, "Ning'er, why don't you believe me? Maybe that dog slave took the initiative to guess my thoughts and misunderstood my meaning. I just asked him to explain it to you and let you think about it yourself. I didn't mean to force you...
Yan Qingning laughed in anger, "You are really eloquent, avoiding the important point and talking about trivial things. It's as if I misunderstood you and wronged you."
Chu Yuanli said frankly, "If I say that this bracelet was given to me by someone, would you believe it?"
Yan Qingning's eyes narrowed, and she said coldly, "Who gave it to you?"
But she felt disgust towards him in her heart.
In the past, she took an objective perspective, and although she spoke coldly, she did not have such emotions because she respected other people's feelings.
After all, I was an accident.
But now...
“I… don’t know!” Chu Yuanli felt a little guilty. Seeing Yan Qingning’s sharp eyes, he said hastily, “But I suspect it was someone sent by Yan Xiwei…
Ning'er, believe me, when I received this silver bracelet, I was told that it would be dangerous for you to enter the palace, I..."
"Yan Xiwei?!"
Yan Qingning couldn't think of anyone else except Yan Xiwei. She suddenly chuckled and said, Yan Xiwei, can't you wait that long?
She originally planned to deal with Yan Xiwei before leaving, and then fly away.
In this way, both Princess He'an and the Grand Princess could only feel frustrated and crazy.
Chu Yuanli discovered that her smile revealed an indescribable chill.
He was both shocked and unable to accept it. His Ning'er had always been considerate, innocent, sweet and lovely. No matter what kind of person she was, she would never be like this.
But then he comforted himself that Ning'er must have suffered too much injustice and was forced by them.
"That's right, Ning'er, come, sit down and drink some cooling soup first, and I'll tell you slowly..." Chu Yuanli led her behind another low table.
Yan Qingning weighed the pros and cons for a moment and decided that no matter how urgent it was, she had to figure it out first.
Now that she was here, there was no point in her being angry.
It would be better to get some useful information from him first.
When she walked up to the long table with low legs, she discovered that the entire pavilion was filled with flowers with water droplets on them, ice basins, fruits, snacks, etc., which showed that they had been prepared with great care.
Chu Yuanli followed her gaze, but she didn't seem moved at all, and he felt a little bitter.
She lowered her eyes and looked at the pink soup in front of her.
There were cold water droplets hanging outside the glass cup, and the soup looked cool and refreshing.
But Yan Qingning had no intention of drinking. She looked at Chu Yuanli sharply, "What deal did you reach with Yan Xiwei?"
Chu Yuanli sighed helplessly: "Ning'er guessed correctly, but I did not agree to cooperate with Yan Xiwei, I just wanted to stabilize her temporarily.
This silver bracelet was also given to me today. I guess it was Yan Xiwei who ordered it, but I'm not sure it was given to me by her."
In other words, these were all his guesses, and the other party didn't leave any evidence?
Yan Qingning stared at Chu Yuanli closely, trying to find some clues of lying from his subtle expressions.
However, in addition to the unsuspecting calmness on his handsome face, there was also a clear and bright air like the breeze and bright moon.
There is not the slightest trace of hypocrisy or the shadow of a gentleman turning into a villain.
Based on their previous meetings, Yan Qingning's attitude was cold and even bad. She thought that even if he didn't turn hatred into love, he would still be angry.
But seeing him now, it was as if nothing had happened, and there was even a hint of cautious humility in his expression.
Yan Qingning thought, if he was not extremely cunning, then he really loved the original owner!
Although she did not deliberately inquire about the emotional entanglement between Chu Yuanli and the original owner, she could tell from Chu Jia's words that the original owner seemed to be disillusioned with Chu Yuanli.
So, she wouldn't believe Chu Yuanli!
"Ning'er?"
Chu Yuanli called out foolishly. At this moment, the beautiful peach blossom eyes of his beloved were hazy, as if they were hiding many secrets, which made him feel very uneasy.
Yan Qingning was brought back to her senses by his voice, "You just said Yan Xiwei came to see you? What did she want to see you for?"
Although, she could guess roughly without asking.
It's just that Yan Xiwei can use Chu Yuanli, but at the same time, she can also use Chu Yuanli to kill Yan Xiwei!