Help! The innocent prince always tries to seduce me clumsily

Si Jingli watched Chu Shitong put the first piece of food into her own bowl. The disappointment in his eyes was hidden by his lowered eyes, and he lowered his head to eat silently.

Chu Shifan thought for a moment and said, "I don't know either, but I feel that with the candidates chosen by my uncle, we will not lose this battle no matter how we fight."

"My cousin is really inconsiderate."

Chu Shitong carefully analyzed the current military strength of Xifeng Kingdom and several recent border wars, trying to tell Chu Shifan the degree of danger of this trip.

At the end, she couldn't help but sigh heavily.

"Cousin, you have already received the order and cannot go back on your word, but I hope you can keep a low profile this time and it is best not to go to the battlefield in person."

She couldn't say openly that she knew that West Wind Country and the Western Regions had colluded with each other long ago, and that West Wind Country had secretly trained a group of voodoo soldiers and was preparing to use them in the next battle. She could only remind them indirectly.

"Perhaps they are related to the Western Regions. Otherwise, they would not have attacked all the surrounding countries in recent years, but not the Western Regions. In the early years, the voodoo masters in the Western Regions began to work for the royal family, making poisoned weapons and voodoo soldiers with poison in their bodies. Maybe we will see poison in the next war."

Chu Shifan was silent for a moment, and for the first time his expression became serious: "Xiao Qi, what you said is not impossible. Since you said it, I will be extremely careful. But after all, as a general, I can't not go to the front line. Fighting itself is full of dangers. Since I want fame, I can't be a coward hiding in the back."

"I know my cousin is not a coward, but you don't have to fight this battle to gain fame. You can fight another battle..."

Chu Shitong wanted to persuade him again, but Chu Shifan was a very difficult person to be serious about. He got a headache when he heard a long speech about anything. After listening to Chu Shitong's rambling for a long time, he could no longer bear it.

"Okay Xiao Qi, I know you are doing this for my own good, I will definitely be extra careful, don't worry, even if it's just for you, I will make sure I come back safe and sound."

Seeing that he could not persuade the man, Chu Shitong had no choice but to give up the idea of ​​persuading him.

"Okay, okay, if you don't want to listen, I won't say anything. There's just one thing. I asked Bishui to go back to the mansion to get something. You have to promise me that you must wear that thing when you go to the battlefield. Otherwise, I won't feel at ease."

"What good stuff?"

Chu Shifan was still wolfing down his food and finally raised his head.

Chu Shitong said, "I was afraid that something might happen to my cousin, so I asked someone to prepare a soft chain mail in advance. Ordinary swords and arrows cannot penetrate it. Although it is heavy to wear, it does not take up space and is convenient for movement."

"There are soft chain mails?" Chu Shifan was surprised, his eyes brightened a little, "Xiao Qi has so many fancy things in his hands, if they are really that magical, I have to wear them every day to show off."

Chu Shitong was simply speechless about him.

She really put a lot of thought into preventing Chu Shifan from being more miserable than in his previous life.

"Don't show off. If others knew about this kind of thing, they would definitely steal it. If you lose it, you'd better die on the battlefield and don't come back to piss me off."

Chu Shifan was amused and burst into laughter. "No, no, no, this is a gift from Xiaoqi. I have to hide it well."

Chu Shitong smiled and subconsciously glanced at Si Jingli who had been silent for a long time.

Perhaps because he had been talking to Chu Shifan for the whole while and had somewhat neglected Si Jingli's presence, Chu Shitong picked up some food for him with chopsticks with a guilty conscience.

"How is your Royal Highness feeling today?"

Si Jingli didn't show it and just continued eating.

"It's okay."

"That's good."

Chu Shifan left after eating half of the meal.

He had indeed eaten half of the food on the table.

"It's getting late, I have to go."

He stood up in a hurry, and his posture really felt like he was in the army.

Chu Shitong asked Bishui to deliver the box containing the soft chain mail. Chu Shifan held the box, weighed the weight, and smiled foolishly.

“It’s quite heavy.”

Chu Shitong thought to himself, if it’s real stuff, how could it not sink?

This cost her a lot of money.

"I won't watch it anymore, Xiaoqi. Your Highness, take your time eating. See you later."

"it is good."

After Chu Shifan left, she and Si Jingli were the only ones left in the huge private room.

Si Jingli picked up the teacup and drank silently.

Chu Shitong felt a little uncomfortable.

Si Jingli's silence made her feel as if she had inadvertently offended the young master.

"Your Highness, do you have anything to say to me?"

Si Jingli put down the teacup, and said in a rare tone without any sarcasm, "I heard that you had to rest for several days."

"..."

This matter was suddenly brought up, and I felt inexplicably ashamed.

"I haven't seen my grandfather for a long time. I want to go back to Quanzhou. You have nothing to do anyway, so why don't you go back with me?"

When going to Quanzhou, he must meet the Marquis of Zhenguo, who is Si Jingli's grandfather.

There would be nothing wrong if he met in the name of King Qi.

But Chu Shitong remembered the wish note that Si Jingli left when he prayed. She guessed that Si Jingli wanted the Marquis of Zhenguo to know about their situation and accept it.

Chu Shitong was not worried about this because in her previous life, when she appeared beside Si Jingli as a man, the Marquis of Zhenguo was very tolerant towards her and did not even say anything because of her homosexuality.

"If His Royal Highness wants to go, I will naturally accompany you, but I still need to think about it with my father."

Quanzhou is remote and it would probably take a month to go back and forth.

I will have to go to the palace and tell Chu Shiyu about this matter when the time comes.

Chu Shiyu was already afraid that she would take action against Chu Shifeng. Qiongzhou was the territory of the Marquis of Zhenguo, and he had a large number of troops under his command. This reason alone was enough to make Chu Shiyu even more suspicious of her.

If the prince gets too close to someone who holds a large military force, he will inevitably be suspected by the emperor.

"Chu Shitong."

Si Jingli raised his eyebrows and looked at her, his beautiful phoenix eyes filled with dissatisfaction, "You are so good to Chu Shifan, and even ordered people to make him a soft chain mail in advance, why do you have so many concerns when facing this prince? I know that there must be a way to do what you want to do, it just depends on whether you want to do it or not."

The sour implication was that Chu Shitong refused because she didn't want to.

Yes, if a person really wants to do something, nothing can stop him.

Not to mention Chu Shitong.

Si Jingli said, "I don't ask for anything else from you. I just ask you to meet my family when you have time. Grandfather is very kind to me and he certainly doesn't care about these things. It doesn't matter if you can't go this time. You can go next time when you have time. But... we have been together for so long, you should let Grandfather know."

"Your Highness, you worry too much."

Chu Shitong didn't dare to provoke him. After all, the Marquis of Zhenguo would not object to this matter. He would be disliked if he stayed in the capital, so he might as well go out for a walk.

"I will definitely find a way to get Father to agree to this."

Si Jingli finally felt a little better.

He looked at Chu Shitong, with an expression as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

Chu Shitong found it strange because Si Jingli was never an indecisive person.

"Why do you keep looking at me like this today, Your Highness? Is there anything you can't tell me?"

Si Jingli didn't know what he was thinking about. He shook his head and looked at her with a bit of confusion in his eyes.

"I just don't understand. You clearly wanted to keep Prince Yu before, and you did so. Since you didn't ask for a killing order for Prince Yu in front of His Majesty, why... do you want to send someone to destroy his eyesight now?"

Si Jingli always felt that it was rare for Chu Shitong to show mercy to Chu Shifeng.

After all, Chu Shitong is a person who is warm on the outside but cold on the inside.

Why could he kill Chu Shifeng and destroy his mother's family, but then spare his life and even send someone to blind his eyes?

He didn't know whether Chu Shitong was still thinking about their past relationship or wanted to destroy all of Prince Yu's dignity in a more serious way.

This matter involved his deep understanding of Chu Shitong, so he cared a lot about it.

Is the person he loves a kind person with a dusty heart, or a hesitant evil person?

Chu Shitong was stunned. The unprecedented surprise made her look at Si Jingli sharp and fierce.

"What did you say?"

This was the first time she subconsciously did not use the words "Your Highness the Crown Prince" in her words.

Chu Shitong's sudden change made Si Jingli suddenly realize that he had asked the wrong question.

Over the years, Chu Shitong had never shown such an expression in front of him.

A feeling of loss of control that I had never felt before arose in my heart.

"No, nothing..."

When Si Jingli was nervous, his mind went blank and he stuttered. "I was just asking casually. Don't take it personally if I'm wrong..."

Chu Shitong, however, stared at him steadily, with a look of surprise and disbelief, like an extremely glaring cold light, as if Si Jingli had said something outrageous, forcing him to not even dare to look at him, and could only look away in embarrassment.

"I...I didn't mean that..."

Chu Shitong interrupted him abruptly, suppressing the surging anger in his tone, and asked word by word with gritted teeth: "Your Highness, do you think that I sent someone to blind your Sixth Brother's eyes?"

It doesn’t matter if everyone in the capital thinks this way.

Chu Shitong never expected this.

Even her bedmate thought so.

She even confessed to Si Jingli last time that she was hesitant to attack Chu Shifeng.

Only then did Si Jingli realize that he had violated Chu Shitong's big taboo!

Even when he heard about this, he never doubted that Chu Shitong might not have done it.

Because in his opinion, Chu Shitong is capable of doing such a thing.

"Listen to my explanation!" Si Jingli grabbed Chu Shitong's hand in panic. He looked into Chu Shitong's extremely cold eyes, his tone soft and guilty, "That's not what I meant. I just..."

"do not talk."

Chu Shitong shook off his hand and stood up. She looked down at Si Jingli, whose eyes were slightly red and he was at a loss, with cold eyes and questioned him sharply.

"Your Highness, do you think that I, Chu Shitong, am also a two-faced person in front of you?"

"No...that's not the case..."

Si Jingli was frightened by Chu Shitong's appearance and his eyes turned red. He kept shaking his head and trying to explain, his voice sounding like tears.

"Your Highness, do you think that even though I have had physical contact with you, I can still pretend to be kind in front of you to maintain my appearance in front of you? Your Highness, do you think that everything I see in front of you is just an act? Do I have to be an evil ghost who has committed unforgivable sins and has no intention of turning back and deserves to go to hell after death to be considered me?"

"Chu Shitong...I didn't mean that. Believe me, I misunderstood you. I didn't mean to say anything bad about you..."

Si Jingli's explanation seemed so weak and pale at this moment.

Chu Shitong sneered, and the frustration that had accumulated over the past few days because of Chu Shifeng's blindness burst out at this moment.

Even her partner doesn't believe that Chu Shitong can show mercy to others.

In the eyes of others, she may not be a bad person to the core.

"If you have any opinions about me, you can just say it directly. There is no need to beat around the bush. If you think that my previous kindness to you was all fake, you can just break up with me!"

"Chu Shitong!"

Si Jingli could no longer sit still. When he heard Chu Shitong's last words, his inner defenses seemed to collapse at this moment.

"I said that's not what I meant! Why didn't you listen to my explanation? You keep calling me His Highness. Have you forgotten what you promised me? I never blame you for neglecting and alienating me. I just misunderstood you and didn't mean it sincerely. Why do you have to say such ruthless words!"

Si Jingli could no longer bear the grievances that he had endured all these days.

Isn't he aggrieved?

Chu Shitong remembered making chain mail for Chu Shifan, but he did not remember that the first dish he picked up with chopsticks was his favorite.

Chu Shitong remembered every minister in the court, no matter how big or small the matter was, but he could never remember what he hated the most. Chu Shitong called him "Your Highness the Crown Prince".

Chu Shitong remembered all kinds of things about other people, but he just didn't remember anything about himself.

She seemed to remember, and also seemed to remember, but she didn't do what he wanted.

He had been trying not to see her every day to give her some peace and quiet.

After finally meeting him once, she got angry again because of this sentence and even wanted to break off relations with him.

Si Jingli's eyes were filled with tears, and his eyes were filled with disappointment and anger.

"When you said you wanted to break up with me today, was it just a spur of the moment statement, or did you already have that thought in mind but never said it out loud?"

The words in Chu Shitong's throat stopped instantly.

It seemed that at this moment, the anger in his heart was suddenly extinguished by the overwhelming ice and snow, and even his sanity returned a little.

"Why don't you answer me?"

When Si Jingli asked this question, tears had already fallen from his eyes. He felt so heartbroken that he almost suffocated, but he still held his breath and asked the question in his heart.

"Chu Shitong, you are so indulgent to me on weekdays, but today you suddenly talk about this matter, it must not be groundless. You have planned to sever ties with this prince a long time ago, but you just couldn't find an excuse. Today I let you take advantage of the situation and finally speak your mind, right? You have been tired of this prince for a long time, right? You don't want to see this prince again, right? That's why you deliberately do something even though you know that this prince doesn't like you to do it!"

Chu Shitong, whose anger had originally subsided, could not help it after this series of questions.

She never thought that she was this kind of person in Si Jingli's eyes.

Si Jingli felt that the promises she made were false, her feelings were false, and even her daily busyness was false.

It was as if everything she did was just an excuse for her fickleness.

After Chu Shitong understood this, she did not choose to quarrel or shout, but laughed at herself. She sadly realized how ridiculous her self-righteousness was.

"So this is how I am in His Royal Highness's mind."