Chapter 28: Chapter 28: Heading Back, Start Snoring!
Inside Ye Zhengde's study, Ye Qichi ignored Ye Zhengde's surprise at her arrival and continued, "If the King of Chu wishes to ascend to power, he must counterbalance the Empress's influence, which ans he needs to garner support. Therefore, the most important thing for Father to guard against right now is the King of Chu."
Ye Zhengde, looking at his daughter, sighed heavily after his initial surprise, "Since Qichi has brought it up, Father won't hide it from you. The King of Chu has already sent soone to feel
out. I pretended not to notice and didn't respond directly. But if the King of Chu cos to find
in person, I will have no way to refuse. In the end, whether I agree to the King of Chu or not, I will offend the imperial authority. By agreeing, I offend the Crown Prince; by not agreeing, I offend the King of Chu. Neither side is pleased. How I wish I could maintain my impartiality."
Clearly, Ye Zhengde was deeply worried about this matter.
After so thought, Ye Qichi said, "Father, there is a reason you can use to refuse the King of Chu."
"What reason?" An excited Ye Zhengde asked.
"Let Xiao Jinxing take the bla," Ye Qichi said deliberately, each word heavy and distinct.
Ye Zhengde's eyes widened in disbelief as he looked at his daughter, "You an Prince Xiao?"
"If the King of Chu really cos to find you, I'll just tell him directly that Prince Xiao is your son-in-law, and you would surely stand by him for the sake of family harmony. To put it bluntly, whoever Prince Xiao chooses, you'll stand with." Ye Qichi laid it out clearly.
Ye Zhengde was delighted; this was indeed the best excuse, one that was fully justified and wouldn't offend anyone!
Only, this seed a bit like kicking soone when they're down. Concerned, he said, "Won't this implicate Prince Xiao? For Prince Xiao, his current state is the safest; neither the Crown Prince nor the King of Chu will target him. To drag Prince Xiao into this struggle for power because of , it would be really inappropriate."
And that is where Xiao Jinxing's brilliance lies.
Everyone believed Xiao Jinxing to be no threat, and neither the Crown Prince nor the King of Chu took him seriously. No one knew of his underlying ruthlessness and grand ambitions.
"Don't worry, I know how to handle Prince Xiao's side. For the sake of our Ye Family, Father cannot be hesitant." Ye Qichi spoke resolutely.
Ye Zhengde, seeing his daughter so determined, nodded his head, "Alright, Father will listen to you."
"After lunch, I will return with Prince Xiao. The safety of the Ye Family will be in your hands, Father. I hope you will take good care of my mother," Ye Qichi continued.
"Rest assured, Qichi," Ye Zhengde promised.
After exchanging a few words of farewell, Ye Qichi then left Ye Zhengde's study.
After the midday al.
Ye Zhengde, Qin ngxi, and Ye Yunan personally saw Ye Qichi and Xiao Jinxing off into the carriage.
Zhou Ruotang and Ye Zhilan did not co, presuming that after today's events they could no longer feign innocence, so they simply claid to be unwell, out of sight, out of mind.
Sitting in the carriage, Ye Qichi looked at Ye Zhengde and Qin ngxi's reluctant gazes, and couldn't help but feel sowhat lancholic.
The ties of kinship and blood are truly hard to sever.
Even without having spent many days together, a distinct sentint had spread within her.
She let down the curtains and leaned against the carriage, pretending to nap.
It was half a day's journey.
It felt as if her body would fall apart from all the jostling.
Ye Qichi thus lay with her eyes closed, sowhat sullenly, while Xiao Jinxing beside her didn't give her as much as a glance from the beginning to end.
In the quiet space.
Xiao Jinxing's eyes suddenly stirred.
He heard the sound of snoring in his ears.
Loud and persistent.
And it would suddenly stop for a second just when you thought she might suffocate in her sleep!
Xiao Jinxing's face darkened.
Unbelievable that a woman could snore like this in her sleep.
Ye Qichi didn't normally snore, but these past few days were exceptionally tiring, and she hadn't even planned on sleeping; yet the mont she closed her eyes, she fell asleep.
Xiao Jinxing couldn't bear it any longer and nudged Ye Qichi.
Ye Qichi, pushed a bit, looked displeased.
She shifted to another position and fell asleep again.
And then, the loud snoring resud.
Even Lu You outside could hear it.
She pondered to herself how even the Prince could snore, quite an eye-opener.
The next second, an infuriated voice ca from inside, "Ye Qichi, can you be a little quieter?!"
It was almost a roar.
Lu You was startled into a shudder.
Little Wu, who was steering the carriage, was also jolted by the shout.
It beca the new normal in no ti.
After all, the Princess could always drive the Prince half to death with anger.
Inside the carriage.
Ye Qichi, after being yelled at by Xiao Jinxing like that, also woke up, still sowhat baffled.
How did she fall asleep?
Where on earth are we now?!
She looked around in a daze and asked, "Have we arrived?"
Xiao Jinxing had a stern face.
Ye Qichi pulled open the curtain, "Xiao Wu, have we arrived?"
"Replying to the Princess, we haven't even covered one third of the distance."
"Then why did your Prince wake
up!" Ye Qichi was annoyed.
Xiao Wu didn't dare to answer.
However, Lu You quickly trotted up and whispered, "Princess, you just snored and disturbed the Prince."
It was enough to drive Lu You crazy.
How would the Prince ever share a room with the Princess after this!
And she was still hoping for the Princess to gain honor through her children!
Ye Qichi was oblivious to Lu You's anxiety.
She felt quite frankly that snoring was a perfectly normal thing, wasn't it?!
She settled back into her seat in the carriage.
She looked at Xiao Jinxing.
Xiao Jinxing also looked back at her coldly.
As if waiting for her, mortified and at a loss.
"Does the Prince know why your concubine would snore?" Ye Qichi didn't show the slightest sign of embarrassnt.
Xiao Jinxing didn't bother with her at all.
Isn't she just making excuses for herself?!
"Because of the wrong sleeping posture." Ye Qichi didn't care about Xiao Jinxing's attitude.
After all, this madman only shows tenderness to one woman.
"Sitting and sleeping with your head tilted to the side makes it easy for the airways to be obstructed, which causes the vocal tract to narrow and hence triggers abnormal respiratory sounds, that is, snoring." Ye Qichi explained.
Xiao Jinxing's face turned even darker.
This woman has no sense of sha, instead, she's talking nonsense!
"Forget it, you wouldn't understand anyway." Ye Qichi gave up on explaining.
Xiao Jinxing's face sunk into the ground.
What kind of expression is that on Ye Qichi's face?!
Does she think she is so smart?!
Ye Qichi didn't take Xiao Jinxing's emotions into consideration at all, she yawned again as sleepiness overca her, and with a bit of a garbled tone, she said, "It's still a long way to the Prince's mansion, I'll sleep a bit more."
Xiao Jinxing's eyes bulged with shock!
She has the nerve to sleep again!
Just when Xiao Jinxing was on the verge of erupting.
Ye Qichi suddenly lay down on his legs and said, "Lying down to sleep won't make it easy to snore."
"..." Is this woman courting death?!
"Anyways, you can't feel your legs, so I'm just borrowing them, thanks."
Xiao Jinxing clenched his fists tightly, holding back with all his might.
He really wanted to kick Ye Qichi off the carriage.
If, his legs could move!
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