The Prince Wants to Assassinate Me Every Day

Ye Qichi left.

Xie Ruilin was still in a somewhat panicked state.

Although Ye Qichi had said he would pretend he didn't see anything, if the word got out, she dared not think how severely her parents, especially her grandmother, would punish her when she returned!

These past few days.

Under the tacit agreement of the grandmother, the Song Family had taken the initiative to propose marriage. However, the proposal was for Xie Ruotong.

Clearly, even Xie Ruotong herself had said she could choose not to marry Song Qingyan, yet the grandmother insisted on separating the lovers and even declared at home that if anyone dared to speak another word about the marriage arrangement between Song Qingyan and Xie Ruotong, they would be ousted from the Duke Mansion.

After such words had been spoken, no one dared to say any more, and her parents had no choice but to compromise on the marriage matter.

Yet she could not bear it at all.

She and Song Qingyan grew up together as childhood sweethearts, committed to each other. How could Xie Ruotong just come back and steal her betrothed? How could she!

Today, she intentionally sought out Song Qingyan to share her suffering of unrequited love and express her utter grief. She was well aware that her resistance was futile in the Duke Mansion, so her only hope was placed on Song Qingyan, hoping that he would defy his parents and persuade them to agree to their marriage.

Song Qingyan naturally agreed at once.

He had no real affection for Xie Ruotong; even his memories from their childhood...that was all in the past, and Song Qingyan did not remember anything. Now, his heart truly cherished her and he promised that he would definitely marry her.

The two had just reached a touching moment in their conversation when Ye Qichi suddenly appeared.

And he uttered some threatening words.

Thinking of the relationship between Ye Qichi and Xie Ruotong... if Ye Qichi spread the word to the Duke Mansion, she dared not imagine what she would face upon her return.

"Lin'er," Song Qingyan called out to her as she seemed to have a troubled expression.

Xie Ruilin seemed to come back to her senses, "Brother Song, do you think the Princess will go back and report on us?"

"I don't think so," Song Qingyan said with conviction. "Just now, she said she would pretend to have not seen anything, and she will do exactly as she said."

"You don't know the relationship between her and Xie Ruotong. They could be called life-and-death friends. Xie Ruotong saved the Princess, and the Princess saved Xie Ruotong. If not for the Princess, Xie Ruotong wouldn't have been able to return to the Duke Mansion. In any case, whoever encounters us, it should not have been the Princess..." Xie Ruilin became more and more frantic.

"Calm down, Lin'er," Song Qingyan soothed. "Although I am not familiar with the Princess and do not know what kind of person she truly is, I believe the Princess will not go back on her word. Think about it, with the status of the Princess, she has no need to pretend in front of us. She could have directly reprimanded us without giving us face, and since she said she will pretend not to have seen anything, she really will not let the word spread."

Xie Ruilin was still somewhat fearful.

"Besides, even if it does get out, I am not afraid. I intended to marry you all along, and even if my legs are broken, I will still come to take you as my wife."

"But my grandmother..."

"I will protect you," Song Qingyan promised.

Xie Ruilin, looking at Song Qingyan's resolute gaze, finally felt a little more at ease.

"The Princess was right to remind us that meeting like this against the rules, without a marriage agreement, could affect your reputation. I will go hunting then, and you, Lin'er, be careful."

"You too, Brother Song."

Song Qingyan looked at Xie Ruilin reluctantly but still mounted his horse and left in a different direction.

Xie Ruilin rode to the side as well.

Her heart, in truth, was still very uncomfortable.

Not only was she anxious about having been seen by Ye Qichi, it was the thought that although she herself was the young lady of the Duke Mansion, why should Xie Ruotong just return and snatch away all her possessions!

She had always been the most favored at home, of course, besides her grandmother, everyone else adored her the most, and she was skilled in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. The sense of superiority she had maintained all along was completely gone after Xie Ruotong's return.

Not only had her marriage arrangement been taken away, but even Xie Ruiyao, whom she had always looked down on, was actually betrothed to the Prince of Chu and would soon become the Princess of Chu. In the future, whenever the three daughters of the Duke Mansion were mentioned, wouldn't she be the one ridiculed?!

Xie Ruilin became increasingly angry.

Her eyes were also turning extremely red.

She could not allow herself to end up so aggrieved; she could not let herself be bullied like this!

...

Ye Qichi went horseback riding and archery hunting.

In the midst of the great natural scenery, he felt highly content.

Thinking of the desolation of the apocalypse, when could one see such vast green forests, these supposed scenes, which could only be seen in documentaries.