PFC Chapter 764 The Princess's Marriage (8)
Chapter 764 The Princess's Marriage (8)
The Empress was so considerate of her that she didn't have to sit by her bedside to keep watch at night. She was so touched that she had to take good care of the Empress.
Xue Chanyi was lying on the bed, playing a game on her tablet.
"Host, someone's visiting late at night," Xiao Qi reminded her, seeing her engrossed in the game.
Upon hearing this, Xue Chanyi glanced outside through the closed bed curtains and walls.
Two dark figures stepped over the outer wall, nimbly ascended to the roof of the main hall, and landed by the window.
She looked away and continued playing the game in her hand: "It seems the secret guards have left, and now the secret guard master has arrived."
Shangguan Xi pushed open the window and entered the hall, heading straight towards the inner hall.
Another dark figure directly put Liuli, who was on night watch, to sleep, and then withdrew from the hall.
“If the Regent goes any further in, it would be quite offensive,” Xue Chanyi suddenly said, her voice melodious and languid.
Upon hearing this, Shangguan Xi walked to the bedside. He had already stopped, but upon hearing her words, he took another step forward.
He reached out, making a gesture as if to lift the curtain: "Your Highness, Consort Yan, you seem unsurprised by my arrival?"
"How did I know the Prince would come? Could it be that the little bodyguard from a few days ago was your man? Do you and your servant both have a penchant for eavesdropping?"
After saying that, she added with a hint of regret and a light laugh, "It's a pity that His Majesty didn't come to Jinglan Palace tonight."
Upon hearing this, Shangguan Xi realized how sharp and witty this person's words were.
Her casual remarks, seemingly joking, were actually provocative and sarcastic, leaving people speechless.
Although as regent, he could come and go anywhere, and no one dared to say anything out of turn.
He knew that his behavior was somewhat offensive, but his intention was only to test her; he didn't actually lift the bed curtains.
Shangguan Xi asked, "Does Your Highness usually speak to the Emperor in this manner?"
"How dare you speak like that?" Xue Chanyi suddenly flung open the curtain and peered out at him.
Shangguan Xi was caught off guard when he saw her. She was only wearing a close-fitting nightgown and was looking at him with a fair and beautiful face.
He glanced at it a few times, then turned and walked to a table not far away and sat down.
Xue Chanyi was also observing him. This man was different tonight from during the day; he was wearing a low-key black robe with dark patterns.
He was handsome and pleasing to the eye, with slanted eyebrows that reached his temples and deep-set eyes. He looked to be around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, and had a calm and noble demeanor.
The two looked at each other in silence for a moment, one sitting upright and the other sitting cross-legged on the bed.
Seeing that the man remained silent for a long time, Xue Chanyi didn't have time to waste with him: "Your Regent's late-night visit isn't just out of curiosity about how the concubines in the harem interact with the Emperor, is it?"
Shangguan Xi raised the corners of his mouth: "Aren't you afraid of me?"
Although it was a question, his tone was one of certainty.
Xue Chanyi yawned, feeling a little sleepy.
She looked aggrieved and said perfunctorily, "I'm scared. I don't know what the Regent wants to do to a weak woman like me?"
"A weak woman?" Shangguan Xi couldn't help but scoff at her words, then said seriously, "You should tell me why you brought me here."
From the very beginning, she deliberately exposed her abnormality in front of An Shiqi in order to attract attention.
However, he did come out of curiosity about her.
"Clap, clap, clap." Xue Chanyi clapped her hands and said with a smile, "The Regent guessed right. I just want to see who the master behind that guard is."
"I'm afraid it's more than that, Consort Yan, why don't you just say so?"
Xue Chanyi was in a good mood. It was so easy to talk to smart people; she didn't even have to say much before they could bring up the topic.
She just wanted to see if this regent was suitable to be her tool for completing her mission.
Because she wasn't very interested in the task, she didn't personally go looking for people; in short, she was lazy.
If the person comes to her door on their own, then she will meet them.
Shangguan Xi turned his head to look, and in the blink of an eye, the person next to him was there. His movement technique was indeed strange.
His gaze towards Xue Chanyi deepened.
Xue Chan straightened her clothes and put on a light outer garment.
Then, she dodged and bent down to face Shangguan Xi directly, with only an inch between them.
After scrutinizing his face closely, a frivolous smile appeared on her lips: "The Regent is quite handsome, and even in his old age, he has a unique charm."
In ancient times, a man who was almost thirty was considered to be getting on in years.
The two were very close; Xue Chanyi's warm breath brushed against Shangguan Xi's face, carrying a faint fragrance.
Shangguan Xi turned his head slightly: "Consort Yan, don't forget your status. The Emperor is still in the palace."
As for her mentioning her age, he completely ignored it.
I was mentally prepared before I came, so I could accept her lewd remarks.
"Hmm? Does that mean that just because the Emperor isn't in the palace, I can do whatever I want with the Regent?"
Xue Chanyi smiled and stretched out her hand in front of him, wanting to tease him a little.
Just as her hand was about to touch him, Shangguan Xi raised his hand to block it without changing his expression.
His expression was calm as he lightly reprimanded, "You've gone too far. Watch your behavior."
Although the words were a warning, the tone was flat and emotionless, showing no sign of anger.
"Watch your behavior? Wasn't it the Regent who came to meet me secretly late at night?"
"You're talking nonsense." After saying that, Shangguan Xi stood up and turned to leave.
Xue Chanyi didn't stop him. She sat down on the stool in front of the table, propped her head up with her left hand and watched him walk away, while her right fingertip lightly tapped the table.
The tea set and kettle on the table were shaken into the air and carried by a strong wind toward Shangguan Xi.
Shangguan Xi paused, turned around, and with a flick of his sleeve, his inner force poured out, shattering the tea set and kettle on the ground before rushing straight towards Xue Chanyi.
Xue Chanyi lightly touched the ground with her toes, and moved her whole body, along with the stool, backward to avoid the attack.
Shangguan Xi flashed forward again and quickly swung out a palm strike. Xue Chanyi leaped up and tilted her body in mid-air to meet his palm strike.
The internal energy emanated from the two of them, causing the gauze curtains in the hall to rustle loudly, but they tacitly controlled themselves and did not destroy anything else.
Xue Chanyi withdrew her hand, gracefully landed on the table, crossed her legs, and sat down with a smile on her lips: "Regent, are you alright?"
"You win. State your purpose."
Shangguan Xi put his numb hand behind his back, raised his other hand, and wiped away the blood flowing from the corner of his mouth.
"You're my target. Go back and think about it. I won't see you out." After saying that, Xue Chanyi went straight back to her bedchamber.
As she turned around, an invisible internal force pushed Shangguan Xi out of the hall. After he steadied himself, he was already outside the palace gate.
Looking at the three large characters "Jinglan Hall" on the plaque, he suddenly chuckled softly.