Chapter 3:I don't like wild cats
Sheng Li turned to leave when Song Wai bent on his knees. " Your highness, take my daughter to Han Capital with respect. I beg you," asserted Song Wai with a bowed head.
"Father," mumbled Ying Lili and clenched her fist in anger.
"It is my grace on you that I am not killing you and this imperial ground has not turned into a mourning ground. Indeed, I am taking her with with respect," Sheng Li pronounced and looked at General Wang who understood the crown prince's order.
Sheng Li hopped onto the horse and kept staring at Ying Lili who averted her gaze from him. Ying Lili made her father stand up and told him not to worry about anything as everything was fine. General Wang bowed his head before Yenay and spoke, "Your highness, please follow ."
Ying Lili turned to look at him and gave him a nod. Chou i hugged her daughter tightly and caressed her hair. "An Lili, forgive your mother for not able to do anything," Cho i lanted.
"Take care of yourself. Do not worry about , and you have done more than enough for ," Ying Lili stated as she pulled away from her. She looked at her father who was also crying seeing all this. "Father, you are a great king. I will never let you down," Ying Lili stated. Song Wai patted his daughter's head.
"Your highness," General Wang told Yenay, his eyes still lowered. Ying Lili stepped forward, exited the imperial palace gate. She walked past Sheng Li who was on a horse and got inside the palanquin. The eight sedan lifters lifted the palanquin.
"The emperor of Han has sent so gifts for King Song. From today onward, we are allies with a matrimonial relationship," asserted General Wang. Song Wai accepted that by bowing his head again.
Sheng Li turned the horse and walked out from their sight followed by the palanquin. Ying Lili looked at her parents for the last ti through the curtain. Tears ford in her eyes as she lost her parents' sight. General Wang, on the other hand, stayed there till every gift was given to the Juyan King.
"Your highness, will we stay outside Juyan for a day or will we resu our journey to the capital?" General Xiao asked who was beside him on the horse.
"We will not stay here. The military campaign is over, so we must return to the capital as soon as possible," Sheng Li pronounced. "Empty the resting ground and follow us to the capital," Sheng Li commanded him. General Xiao agreed to him and on his horse turned to the resting ground.
After a while, General Wang caught them up. "Your highness, you should have been lenient there," he said.
"I was lenient, that's why nobody died today," Sheng Li asserted.
"There is sothing your highness must know," General Wang further spoke.
"Hmm… speak," Sheng Li permitted him.
"After you left from there soone shot an arrow directed towards King Song. He is no more," General Wang pronounced.
Frowns appeared on Sheng Li's forehead. "Did you catch him?" Sheng Li asked with a raised brow.
"Indeed, I caught him, but he consud poison from the ring he was wearing. I could not get the na of the person who did this," General Wang told Sheng Li.
"Other than his brother no one can dare to do this," Sheng Li stated and snickered.
"Your highness, what about the Princess? She must know about this," General Wang asserted.
"No. I will tell the princess when we will reach the capital," proclaid Sheng Li.
"Would that not be too late? Forgive for saying this but your relationship can be tainted with the princess, which is not good," General Wang opined.
"Are you worried about or her? It seems you are srized by her beauty," Sheng Li stated and chuckled.
"Your highness, I do not dare to eye on the Crown Prince's woman. I am just worried for you because if the princess will find out about this later then she might bla the crown prince. The emperor might get angry at you. So, we shall pay our tributes to the late King of Juyan." General Wang tried making Sheng Li understand.
"What difference will it make for her? It isn't like she can revive the dead. Whether or not she blas , it will not affect because I also wanted her father to die. How dare she tell what to do or what not to do," Sheng Li said with a slight smile.
"Your highness, so you will not tell the princess about this?" General Wang with an inquisitiveness asked.
"Wang, you are forcing to tell her. I need to go back again," Sheng Li proclaid with a displeased look. "Okay, we will go back to the imperial Juyan Palace," asserted Sheng Li.
"Your highness, first you must tell the princess," opined Wang Hao. Sheng Li gave a nod and halted along with his horse. He jumped down from the horse and turned back. Ying Lili was confused when the palanquin was stopped. She tried to take a peek when she realized the palanquin was put down.
Before she could look out, Sheng Li looked in by putting the curtain aside. Ying Lili was startled to see him and averted her gaze from him. The next second, Sheng Li got inside the palanquin.
"Step back everyone," Ying Lili heard the command of general Wang.
Sheng Li put his index finger under Ying Lili's chin and made her look at him. "When I will be in front of you, always look into my eyes. Understood?" Sheng Li stated with a raised brow.
Ying Lili shook her head in agreent and slapped off Sheng Li's hand. "And, you shall not touch without my permission," Ying Lili snapped at Sheng Li who chuckled as he pulled his hand back.
"I do not like wild cats. Well, let's not start our argunts. There is sothing you must know," Sheng Li asserted as he peered into Ying Lili's eyes.
"Speak quickly," Ying Lili sternly said.
"Your father is dead. Soone shot him an arrow. General Wang inford just now," stated Sheng Li. Ying Lili's eyes filled with tears. "This cannot be true," Ying Lili stated. Her voice broke as tears poured down her eyes.
"Do you think I would have lied to you about this?" Sheng Li asked.
Ying Lili pushed Sheng Li aside, tried to get out of the palanquin when Sheng Li grabbed her arm and stopped her. "Leave ," Ying Lili said with a glare.
"I would love to but you cannot go there by foot," Sheng Li asserted.
"Leave . You killed him, right?" Ying Lili asked and wiped the tears from the back of her palm using another hand.
"I do not kill people behind their backs. Moreover, I was not even there, so how could I kill him? If our relationship was good enough that I might have told you who killed your father. The shooter is dead as he consud poison right after your father died. So, general Wang could not get hold of him," Sheng Li explained to Yenay.
"You want to believe your lies? Leave my arm if you don't want to be killed by ," Ying Lili shouted at him.
Sheng Li slightly laughed as she was the first person to talk with him in such a way when he saw Ying Lili almost pull out the dagger which she was hiding in her waistband. She directed it towards Sheng Li, but he grabbed it. With a murderous look, Sheng Li spoke. "Try doing this and you will be killed here along with your remaining family mbers."
Ying Lili gulped her anger. "My generals are enough to wipe off your entire family if you ever try this," Sheng Li threatened Ying Lili. "Earlier I wanted to take you to et your father, but now I have changed my mind. We are not-"
"Forgive ," Ying Lili cut the words of the crown prince as tears again poured down her eyes. "Let et my father for the last ti," Ying Lili told Sheng Li. Sheng Li looked into her watery eyes when he felt sowhat strange.
Imdiately, he ca out of the palanquin. "We are going back to the Imperial Palace of Juyan," he ordered. Everyone agreed with that by bowing their heads.
Sheng Li hopped on his horse again and turned back on the sa route. "Tell Xiao Zhan to continue the journey to the capital," Sheng Li ordered Wang Hao who inford a soldier regarding the sa. The soldier left for the resting ground.
"Your highness, we have to stay there at least for a day," Wang Hao suggested.
"We will leave at night. I am not going there, so the princess is your responsibility. I will et you at night," Sheng Li told Wang Hao.
Wang Hao was confused upon hearing that. "Is his highness planning to find the culprit?" Wang Hao queried Sheng Li, but he did not give any reply.
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