Li Chengqi and Mingzhu stood side by side by the lake, listening to the sparkling water and looking at the tiny stars on the water. The evening breeze brought bursts of earthy fragrance, and both of them couldn't help but feel a little crazy for a moment.
Originally, Li Chengqi planned to use this opportunity to inquire about the origin of 'Fang Taozi', but for some reason, facing this situation, he could not utter a word of doubt. Instinctively, he just
He felt that the distance between him and 'Fang Taozi' was so close now that they could hear each other's subtle breathing, and what was closer than the distance between them was their two hearts.
Li Chengqi couldn't remember how long it had been since he had enjoyed this kind of tranquility, or perhaps there had never been such a moment in his life. From that moment on when he became the crown prince at the age of six, he was either honored, exiled, or exiled.
Forgotten or envied by others, he has never truly relaxed. In front of others, he is not himself, but Prince Shouchun! He reminds himself all the time to be a person who meets everyone's requirements.
The prince, because only in this way can he be safe and his family can be safe!
But at this moment, for some reason, he seemed to have found his true self next to such a strange girl. He felt that he could finally relax for a moment in front of her and could finally stop pretending.
Li Chengqi didn't know why. Maybe the emotions and fate in the world were so elusive.
Li Chengqi wanted to speak several times, but he was reluctant to break the warmth and tranquility in front of him.
In the end, it was Mingzhu who spoke first:
"Do you have anything to ask me?"
Li Chengqi once again marveled at Mingzhu's intelligence. After a while, he said softly:
"I originally had something to ask, but I couldn't figure out how to ask."
Mingzhu chuckled lightly. The slightly dull attitude that Li Chengqi occasionally showed always made her heart feel inexplicably hot. In any case, this man was not on guard against himself:
"How old are you?"
Li Chengqi was stunned. He didn't expect Mingzhu to ask such a question, so he blurted out:
"Thirty-two years old."
After finishing speaking, Li Chengqi suddenly felt a little scared:
'Compared with her, do I seem a bit too old...'
However, Mingzhu obviously did not consider the issue of age. She just faced the lake and murmured:
"Thirty-two years old, a man's most golden years..."
Li Chengqi didn't want to appear too shallow, but when he heard what Mingzhu said, he was secretly happy.
Mingzhu continued to say quietly:
"I come from a far away place. My mother suffered a fateful disaster. Only you can save her. Will you help me?"
Mingzhu's ethereal voice made Li Chengqi's heart clench into a ball. He looked at Mingzhu, and under the starlight, he saw Mingzhu's brows frowning slightly. Li Chengqi couldn't care about anything now, he just wanted to stretch out his hand for help.
She smoothed her brows and took over the burden on her shoulders, but he really didn't dare to offend the beauty. Li Chengqi took a deep breath and clenched his fists hard to prevent himself from holding the pearl in his arms if he forgot his feelings for a moment.
, and then said:
"Do you have to find King Linzi to save your mother?"
"Yes." Mingzhu replied affirmatively.
Li Chengqi's eyes dimmed:
"Fang Taozi, I'm sorry, I lied to you. I'm not the King of Linzi."
"What?" Mingzhu screamed. She turned around suddenly, stared at Li Chengqi closely, and shook her head in disbelief, "No, you lied to me. I know you are the King of Linzi. What are you doing today?"
You told me personally, you are the King of Linzi, and this is the palace, I can tell. Tell me quickly, you are the King of Linzi!"
When it came to Mingzhu shouting out later, she was simply forcing Li Chengqi to admit that he was the King of Linzi. Seeing Mingzhu's almost collapsed expression due to extreme disappointment, Li Chengqi's heart ached. He really wanted to
He is the King of Linzi so that he can help Mingzhu, but this is indeed unrealistic. And he can't lie to Mingzhu anymore, because he has already been tempted, and he, a man, can never lie to the person he loves.
. Li Chengqi looked at Mingzhu, his eyes full of love:
"Don't worry, listen to me. Although I am not the King of Linzi, I am willing to help you. I am willing to do everything I can to help you. Really, I swear."
Mingzhu shook her head in despair:
"But you can't help me. The only one who can help me is King Linzi."
"I am Li Chengqi, the brother of King Linzi, Prince of Shouchun County." Li Chengqi finally revealed his identity.
"Li Chengqi, let the emperor." Mingzhu murmured.
"What did you say?" Li Chengqi didn't hear clearly.
Mingzhu shook her head:
"Nothing, I just remembered something about you."
"What about me?" Li Chengqi felt a little strange, "What about me?"
"Because I want to find King Linzi, I must know something about the people related to King Linzi."
Mingzhu's heart also calmed down a bit. Although the person in front of her was not Li Longji, finding Li Longji's brother was still progress.
"Can you take me to see King Linzi?"
Li Chengqi suddenly felt an inexplicable soreness in his heart. Although he knew that Mingzhu was trying to save his mother, seeing her so obsessed with Li Longji made Li Chengqi feel disappointed.
Li Chengqi asked himself while mentally ordering himself to be more generous:
"It's okay for me to take you to see your third brother, but I still want to figure out why only your third brother can save your mother, and how can he save her?"
Mingzhu pondered for a moment:
"Didn't we already talk about it when we were in the room? If the King of Linzi did that, my mother would be saved."
Li Chengqi understood that what Mingzhu said was to make King Linzi the emperor, but whether his third brother should be the emperor or not, what could be the relationship between the life and death of the mother of a common girl?
Seeing that Li Chengqi remained silent, Mingzhu said again:
"I know that this matter is indeed unbelievable, but please believe me. I left my relatives and walked a long way to get here. I am serious. As for what is the dispute between them, I
I can’t tell clearly, but one thing is for sure, if I fail to help King Linzi do this by then, then my mother and I will both be devastated at the same time!”