"You don’t know?"
Tang Xiaobai looked puzzled: "Know what?"
After speaking, she also realized: "Should I know?" She pouted, "No one told , my dad and brother never said anything," she gave him a glance, "you didn’t say anything either."
However, after listening to her complaints, the little ancestor not only did not apologize as expected, but his face beca even gloomier.
"You don’t know, then why have you treated this way all these years?" By the last word, his voice was sowhat hoarse.
Tang Xiaobai’s eyes flickered: "How have I treated you? Haven’t I been normal towards you?" The way he said it, it seed like she had abused him or sothing.
Li Mu stared at her for a long while, then suddenly said: "You don’t really like eating sweet dumplings, do you?"
"How could it be? I actually quite like them..."
They had been together for many years, too familiar with each other.
Li Mu saw the guilt in her eyes.
"From the beginning, you always thought of as Qin Xiao, didn’t you?"
Tang Xiaobai fell silent.
Is this the legendary Shura field?
Suddenly, he caught her foot.
Tang Xiaobai was startled and instinctively struggled: "Let go!"
Looking up, she saw the young man’s eyes growing darker, the corners of his eyes gradually turning red, and a storm brewing between his brows.
Tang Xiaobai shrank back, stamring: "You, you don’t have to get so, so angry, right?"
"Then today, when you personally went into danger, did you mistake soone else for Qin Xiao again?"
Tang Xiaobai froze.
No need to be so good at drawing parallels...
"Is it that... Qin Xiao is all you have in your heart?" The young man’s voice grew hoarser, she could almost hear a hint of grievance.
Tang Xiaobai felt her heart soften instantly, just as she was about to explain, she habitually called out: "Ah Xiao—"
In an instant, she saw his eyes flash with a blood-red light.
Then, the world spun around.
When she finally saw clearly, the ground was racing away beneath her.
She was actually being carried out of the room!
"Ah Xiao, what are you doing? Put down now!" Tang Xiaobai was both ashad and flustered, pounding on his back.
But as soon as she spoke, it was like hitting a berserk button; Li Mu accelerated even more and in an instant had left the back courtyard of the Duke’s Mansion.
He stopped once he left the courtyard gate.
"What do you intend to do? Put Xiaobai down now!" It was Qin Rong’s voice.
Tang Xiaobai’s heart skipped; she had a sense this was another berserk button.
Sure enough, the little ancestor’s voice was icily terrifying: "Scram!" he charged directly towards Qin Rong.
Mo Ji’s palm wind ca even faster, Qin Rong had no choice but to dodge, watching helplessly as he took Miss Tang away, standing there for a long ti unable to recover.
Just now the look the Crown Prince gave him seed genuinely murderous...
...
The steed galloped, heading straight to the Eastern Palace.
Along the way, Tang Xiaobai did not speak again.
One reason was the chaos inside her heart left her at a loss for words, the other was the jolting horseback ride that made her worry she might fall to her death, leaving her no mind to speak.
Hearing countless discussions and gasps along the way, luckily she was wrapped in a thin blanket, preventing others from seeing her.
She didn’t know how long it took, but eventually, the horse stopped.
As she was carried off the horse, she grabbed his collar angrily saying, "Carrying on your shoulder again and we’re not done!"
Li Mu hesitated slightly, then carried her into Lizheng Hall.
"Your Highness, this..." The officials and attendants of the Eastern Palace were all alard, a few brave ones stepped forward to inquire.
"Draft an edict, I wish to marry the legitimate second daughter of Duke Yan as my concubine!"
"Yes!" Eastern Palace Attendant Deng Liao reflexively agreed.
Imdiately followed by a "bang", the hall door shut, muffling the girl’s weak protest of "No!" inside.
Deng Liao stared at the hall door, sowhat unable to comprehend.
If you want to marry, then marry, but why kidnap the person first?
Duke Yan is not soone to be trifled with...
...
Li Mu, originally soothed by her obedient deanor on the way, felt his anger rekindle at her defiant "No!"
He took large strides into the inner hall, tossing the girl onto the couch.
The thin blanket spread open like a blooming flower bud, revealing the delicate girl inside.
Clear and bright eyes, rosy lips, bare feet huddled by her side as white as snow and jade.
Seeing her, half of Li Mu’s anger dissipated.
Noticing her loosened hair, a bit disheveled, his heart softened; he leaned in to tidy it for her.
Tang Xiaobai, having just taken stock of her surroundings, saw him approaching, her eyes popped wide, hurriedly retreating, scolding angrily: "Ah—" Before finishing the word, she noticed his unusual gaze, and quickly stopped herself, refusing to address him, only fuming, "What are you doing!"
Li Mu, stung by her reaction, his face turned cold, leaning closer to her.
Tang Xiaobai instinctively kicked at him, but he caught her easily.
Grabbing her calf, he pulled her a little closer.
Lowering his head, seemingly scrutinizing her foot, a flicker of fla ignited in his dark eyes.
Tang Xiaobai, though not that conservative, still curled her toes in embarrassnt being looked at like this, struggling her leg, yet it remained firmly held.
"If you keep this up, I will get mad!" Tang Xiaobai said furiously, feeling shy.
Li Mu gave her a glance, put down her foot, and covered her with the blanket, saying: "Don’t use this one." His voice a bit hoarse.
Tang Xiaobai froze for a mont, only then realizing she had used her sprained foot in the panic just now.
If that kick had landed, whether it would’ve repelled him is uncertain, but she would definitely be rolling in pain.
He caught her foot, actually shielding her...
Tang Xiaobai’s heart softened instantly: "Ah—"
As soon as she spoke, his gaze changed again, forcing her to quickly clamp her mouth shut.
Old habits die hard.
What should she call him?
Just when she was hesitating, a palace attendant reported nervously from outside: "Your Highness, Duke Yan and General Tang request, request to see you..."
Tang Xiaobai felt a surge of joy.
Though the little ancestor had no intention of harming her, this trapped feeling still made her quite on edge.
"They won’t be seen!" Li Mu’s face, just slightly softened, iced over once more.
"But, but..." The palace attendant’s voice sounded almost tearful, "They’ve already, already—"
"Li Mu! You’re going too far!" Tang Ziqian’s gritted voice ca from outside the hall.
Tang Xiaobai was startled.
How had her brother barged into the Eastern Palace? With such recklessness, hadn’t her dad managed to stop him?
Just thinking this, she heard Tang Shigong’s voice: "My little daughter is young and ignorant, if she has offended, please Your Highness be rciful, I will certainly discipline her strictly upon returning!"
Though his words were better than Tang Ziqian’s, his tone was colder than Tang Xiaobai had ever heard.
Forcing their way into the Eastern Palace, isn’t this handing soone a handle against them?
Desperately, Tang Xiaobai used her uninjured foot to kick Li Mu: "Let them in!"
Otherwise, she feared her father and brother might break into the inner chamber out of concern for her.
However, the little ancestor no longer appeared inclined to indulge her and coldly ordered: "Throw them out!"
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