“…”
Why be so concerned about him?
Why care so much about his life and death?
Yes… why is this again?
Ye Er’s rhetorical question instantly left Xiao Qin speechless.
Only seeing Xiao Qin staring blankly at Ye Er’s eyes, she couldn’t react for a moment.
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I don’t know how long it took, but Xiaoqin finally came to her senses. Her eyes dodged around, “I… I… I just happened to hear about this, so I couldn’t just ignore it. After all, life and death are a huge ordeal, and I believe that no one could remain indifferent to such a matter.”
Her answer didn’t seem to have the effect Ye Er was hoping for.
A flicker of starlight rose in his eyes, only to dim gradually.
Their identities are laid bare, what else could he possibly expect?
After snickering at himself in his heart, Ye Er promptly changed the subject. “Regardless of anything else, I must thank you for your kindness today, County Princess. Your good intentions are deeply appreciated by me. However, Anle Marquis’s guards should not be around me. They would be better off continuing to serve you.”
At this moment, Xiaoqin, after calming down, also knew that the method she had proposed was not feasible.
She herself was willing to let the guards around her go to Ye Er’s side to protect him, but her father and mother would not agree.
So she didn’t dare to bring it up any further, but she still said, “My father said that what he said was most likely true. Now in the capital city, there are certainly many people who want Lord Ye dead. I hope Lord Ye will be more careful.”
Ye Er nodded slightly, “I will be there.”
“Oh, right!”
Xiao Qin’s mind suddenly came up with a feasible way, her eyes shining brightly at Ye Er, “Master Ye can seek the protection of the Princess of Beijang!”
Yè’er raised an eyebrow. “But the Princess of Beijng doesn’t seem like someone who would readily help others.”
The Northern Frontier Princess wouldn’t be so bored as to help someone with no relation to her. But, Lord Ye, you are now a favorite of the Emperor. As long as you agree to act as an insider for the Northern Frontier Princess, becoming “one of your own” in the Northern Frontier Prince’s Manor, I believe that with the Northern Frontier Princess’s abilities, she will definitely find a way to protect her people.
Of course, to gain the protection of the Northern Border Princess, the most important prerequisite is to first become someone defined as ‘one of their own’ in the realm of the Northern Border King’s wife.
Ye Er pondered for a moment, then looked seriously at Xiao Qin, “So you want me to work for the Northern Xinjiang王府?”
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In such a sensitive period, do some things really need to be stated so plainly?
Despite her unwillingness, she answered because of the insistent look in Ye Er’s eyes. She cautiously glanced around to make sure no one was hiding in the room, then leaned closer to Ye Er and whispered:
“Lord Ye, you’ve been by the Emperor’s side for some time now. Do you truly believe he is a wise ruler? Is he fit to be Emperor?”
Ye Er couldn’t help but laugh. She had such faith in him that she dared to say these outrageous things in front of him.
If this were to reach the emperor’s ears, not only would Xiao Qin herself be in danger, but the entire Anle Hou Mansion and its dozens of inhabitants would surely be executed.
” ……Xiaoqin pursed her lips, she was asking him seriously, what was he laughing at? ”
Ye Er also realized that she had lost control several times today. After laughing, she put away her expression and said in a serious tone, “In that case, Miss should not say any more. If someone with ill intentions heard it, I’m afraid it would cause trouble for the Miss and Anle Houfu.”
Xia Qin nodded, “Of course I know.”
It’s precisely because I know she even looked around before speaking, didn’t she?
She also made sure no one was around before daring to say such a thing. Otherwise, even if you gave her ten times the courage, she wouldn’t dare.
The current emperor is petty and cruel. Who would dare to criticize him in public?
Oh…wait, outsiders…
Xiao Qin suddenly realized something and was taken aback.
To her, Ye Er was just an outsider.
How could she… how could she have uttered such a blasphemous thing in front of him?
Besides, Ye Er is still the person the emperor trusts most at present.
If Ye Er told the emperor what she had just said, then… then it would be completely ruined.
Suddenly realizing this, Xiao Qin instantly panicked. She looked at Ye Er, her mind racing to find a way to make amends, when Ye Er spoke, “My Lady need not worry, in this world, I would sell anyone but never my Lady.”
Upon hearing this, Xiaoqin’s eyes instantly lit up. “Is that true?”
“Nature.”
I’m fine, thank you!
Xiao Qin’s heart, which had been hanging in the balance, instantly fell. As long as he didn’t do anything, it would be fine.
But his words always sounded strange to her. What did he mean by saying that in this world, he could betray anyone but never her?
But she didn’t want to delve into these remarks just now, she took them as simply comforting words meant to reassure her.
The two seemed to have finished their discussion, yet it also felt like they hadn’t. Neither of them made a move to leave first.
But nobody said there was anything else to be said. Judging from their similar expressions, in the eyes of onlookers, there were still words between them that needed to be exchanged.
“You…”
“You…”
The two finally mustered the courage to speak to each other, but fate had it that they coincidentally bumped into each other at that very moment.
They looked at each other and then closed their mouths, all taken aback for a moment as their eyes met.
Finally, it was Ye Er who spoke, “Let the Princess speak first.”
Xiaochun pursed her lips. The thing she wanted to say was something she had only learned from her parents’ conversation today, and it made her feel a bit guilty towards Ye Er.
So now he was at a loss for words.
But since things have come to this, some things have happened that are not something she can just choose not to say.
After a moment of hesitation, he gritted his teeth and said, “Lord Ye, I’m… sorry.”
“Hmm?”
Ye Er really didn’t understand why she suddenly said sorry.
As soon as Xiao Qin thought of the news she had heard not long ago, she felt ashamed in front of Ye Er.
“I sighed deeply this moment, and said resolutely, ‘I know what my mother had her people tell you a few days ago. I’m truly sorry. I never expected my mother to do such a thing. For the trouble she has caused Master Ye, I apologize on her behalf.'”
She knew her mother’s temperament too well; she wouldn’t apologize to Ye Er under any circumstances.
But the thing is, it wasn’t really Ye Er’s fault. Her mother’s misunderstanding was even more inexplicable.
To know that she met Ye Er that day was entirely because she wanted to find out how the emperor planned to deal with the Princess of Beijang. That’s why she took the initiative to contact Ye Er.
It can be said that if she hadn’t taken the initiative to approach him, how could Ye Er have possibly gotten in touch with her?
So this was all her fault, she hadn’t expected her mother to misunderstand like that, and to have someone tell Ye Er such things.