Help! The innocent prince always tries to seduce me clumsily

After making the agreement with Song Huaijin, he walked for ten days.

The closer you get to the capital, the more confusing the rumors about the capital become.

Because of the previous order to completely seal off the city, all entrances to the capital are now controlled by the Marquis of Zhenguo's men.

When Chu Shitong rode all the way to the gate of the capital, he saw the heavily armored soldiers guarding the gate, and he had some understanding of the current situation in the capital.

She ran straight to the city gate, but was blocked by heavy troops.

"The capital is sealed off and no one is allowed to enter or leave."

If Chu Shitong had some patience with them before, that patience had already been exhausted after running back and forth for more than half a month.

"Are you looking for death? You don't even recognize me?"

The soldier was stunned for a moment and looked the visitor up and down. Although Chu Shitong looked a little disheveled and tired after a long journey, these people were very familiar with her face. In order to search for her trace, Si Jingli once ordered people to draw hundreds of scrolls.

The person in the painting overlapped with the person in front of him, and the soldier suddenly felt that the few strokes on the painting were not enough to describe the stunning beauty and extraordinary temperament of the person in front of him.

After a moment, he asked, "Are you...King Qi?"

The stunned look on his face clearly showed that he couldn't believe that Chu Shitong came back alive.

"Why don't you get out of the way quickly?"

Chu Shitong was so furious. It had been less than a year since she left, and it seemed like these people had forgotten about her.

Several rows of soldiers looked at each other, and no one dared to act rashly. One of them quickly went forward to report to the leading soldier. Not long after, a familiar-looking soldier came running over.

Chu Shitong only remembered that he seemed to have seen it once before in the Mansion of the Marquis of Zhenguo.

The man recognized Chu Shitong's identity at a glance, and shouted from a distance for people to make way.

Chu Shitong rode forward, and the man saluted and said, "Your Highness Prince Qi, where have you been this year? His Highness the Crown Prince has been looking for you like crazy. Please come to the palace as soon as possible!"

Chu Shitong had a bad feeling.

"what happened?"

"His Royal Highness is preparing to break into the palace with his men today. He is currently confronting the Royal Guards under King Yuan in Donghua Palace!"

Chu Shitong was shocked when she heard this. She raised the whip in her hand again and rushed towards the gate of Donghua Palace like an arrow. She cursed Si Jingli in her heart for being crazy. She rushed all the way without even drinking a sip of water. Now she had to rush to the palace to stop him.

She swung her whip so hard that it almost left an afterimage, but before she reached Donghua Palace, she was blocked by countless soldiers. It was obvious that it would take a lot of time to get in from here, and it was very likely that the two sides would start fighting halfway through. She had no choice but to change direction and enter from Nangong Gate. In this way, she could directly reach the front battlefield where the two sides were confronting each other, which was also the fastest way.

As she rode forward, she forgot how many palace servants she had knocked away who tried to stop her. The guards guarding the South Palace Gate looked at her with a look as if they had seen a ghost in broad daylight.

Most of these people were the backup forces that Chu Shixuan had placed here to join the war once it broke out. Chu Shitong had no time to explain to them, so he dismounted, kicked open the palace door, and rushed in.

As soon as she entered here, she felt a strong sense of oppression from the two sides' lineups. The battlefield was divided into two, and the dividing line was right in front of Chu Shitong's position.

The two sides seemed to be talking about something and did not start fighting immediately, nor did they notice her running in from the side door.

As he ran closer, Chu Shitong was still looking for Si Jingli, and suddenly realized that the man on horseback leading the group was him.

The touch of red that had remained in her heart for many years seemed to have become a stereotype. It was the first time she saw Si Jingli wearing black, and she felt that he had changed a lot in the past year. He had a slender figure, a long sword hanging from his waist, and abnormally, he had lost those extravagant accessories that jingled, leaving only a safety lock hanging on his chest.

He was talking to Chu Shixuan about something. His profile was still stunningly handsome, but there was a hint of gloom and irritability between his brows, as if he was in a state of extreme impatience.

Chu Shixuan stood quietly opposite him, with countless guards in battle readiness behind him, wearing armor and looking very imposing. Chu Shixuan seemed to be much more tired after not seeing him for a long time, but he still looked calm and composed, and even when he was forced to the door, he was not panicked at all.

Both sides were present, and the atmosphere was tense, as if someone would give the order to start a palace coup and massacre the palace in the next moment.

"His Royal Highness!"

Chu Shitong was afraid that Si Jingli would act on impulse and his voice would spread throughout the palace before he even arrived.

When she called out, it seemed as if the whole world had lost its sound.

Countless gazes gathered on her like a tide, burning her. Si Jingli's body stiffened slightly, and he looked at her in disbelief. As their eyes met, Chu Shitong felt something strange in her heart. She couldn't tell what was wrong, but it seemed that there were too many things wrong, so much so that she was completely unable to question it out loud in such an embarrassing situation.

It seems as if I just parted with Si Jingli yesterday, but when I see him now, I can clearly feel that a year has passed. That charming and stunning face is now cold and creepy, completely different from before.

His eyes were cold and the corners of his lips were slightly raised. The moment he looked at Chu Shitong, she felt her scalp tingling for no reason, as if it was glowing green, like a wild beast staring at its prey.

Chu Shitong couldn't wait to move forward.

He kept emphasizing "don't be impulsive" and "retreat quickly" and other words in a pretentious manner like a good person.

It was just for the others present to see.

"Little Seven!"

Chu Shitong paused as she ran towards Si Jingli and turned to look. Chu Shixuan's face, which had always been calm, showed a trace of broken anxiety. He shouted at her, "Come to me! Don't go over there!"

If the situation wasn't wrong, Chu Shitong would have laughed out loud.

Si Jingli is indeed a talented person as he can force Chu Shixuan into this state.

Si Jingli glared at him fiercely and said, "Chu Shitong, come here."

The low and hoarse voice was like the magma flowing slowly at the bottom of a volcano. Tiny cracks appeared on the cold shell, and the flames shooting up into the sky were hidden openly inside.

Chu Shitong felt that his voice was strange.

It was as if he was trying hard to suppress some emotion, and he was trembling a little, but for some reason one could feel that he was very excited when he said this.

Almost the moment Si Jingli finished speaking, Chu Shitong had made his choice.

She would never choose Chu Shixuan even if she died. So she went towards Si Jingli without hesitation. Chu Shixuan called her probably to threaten Si Jingli to withdraw his troops. Although she did not want Si Jingli to force the emperor to abdicate, she was even more unwilling to become a sword used by Chu Shixuan against Si Jingli.

"My brother is fine." In order not to arouse suspicion, she pretended to say, "I will talk to His Royal Highness, you just wait and be at ease."

The implication of her words seemed to be that she would immediately return to Chu Shixuan after she finished speaking.

But she didn't mean that.

Coming in front of Si Jingli and looking up at his figure on the horse, Chu Shitong felt inexplicably guilty. He wanted to explain the strange experiences of the past year, and also wanted to ask him if he was okay after so long. However, the occasion was not right, and greetings were definitely not the most important thing at the moment.

Chu Shitong said in a high-sounding manner: "Your Highness, we can talk about it. You should lead your men to withdraw the troops first."

Si Jingli looked at her, pursed his thin lips, and said nothing.

Even though the war was imminent, he was not nervous at all. Instead, he was relaxed, and his eyes could send chills down people's spines.

If it were usual, Si Jingli would have obeyed Chu Shitong's words, but today he seemed to have not heard her at all, or as if he was deliberately going against her, and just stared at her.

That strange feeling surged into his heart again, and Chu Shitong actually felt that Si Jingli's gaze was like that of a vicious snake or scorpion, hiding a rebellious heart.

She said with a stiff face, "Your Highness, as a subject, it is a big mistake for me to lead troops into the capital and then into the palace. Please lead the troops away quickly and don't make a big mistake."

Si Jingli raised the corners of his lips slightly and chuckled softly.

"Is Ken finally showing up?"

Chu Shitong was startled. She didn't expect Si Jingli to think that she had disappeared on purpose. She opened her mouth to explain, but saw Si Jingli nodded slightly, and the next moment, all the swords and blades were facing her.

All the blood in her body froze at this moment, and she felt cold from head to toe.

Chu Shitong finally understood what that very strange aura he felt from Si Jingli was.

It's his ambition.

Suddenly, what did she ask? What did she want to do? What did she mean? But wasn't everything already laid out in front of her? It seemed that too many uncontrollable things had happened this year, and everything that had caused her to return was out of control.

Chu Shitong realized belatedly what Chu Shixuan meant by what he had just said, but it was too late. She took a step back, but the gleaming blade immediately followed and landed on her neck.

Damn it!

Chu Shitong really felt screwed, she never expected Si Jingli to become a traitor, and it seemed that her disappearance was only a source and not a reason. She couldn't stop him from doing what he was doing!

Si Jingli smiled softly, as if appreciating the thousands of changes that took place on Chu Shitong's face in a split second. He raised his hand, and several soldiers stepped forward to hold her down.

Chu Shitong was surrounded by numerous swords and knives. He knew that if he was caught, he would be powerless to resist. He had no choice but to turn around and shout at Chu Shixuan.

"Brother, save me!"

Very shameless. She also admitted that it was very shameless to do so. She had just been perfunctory to Chu Shixuan, but now she was in danger and couldn't save herself, but she had the nerve to turn around and ask for help. Fortunately, she had been used to being a treacherous minister for many years, so it didn't matter if she did it once or twice.

Chu Shixuan's figure flashed because of these words, and he raised his hand high as if ready to fight as if he had received an order. However, Si Jingli mocked in a low and hoarse voice: "Your Highness King Yuan just tried to persuade me to withdraw my troops, and it seemed that he would not fight with me even if he had the power of God. Now I have only captured King Qi, and you are so impatient to fight me?"

Chu Shixuan's action stopped in mid-air. Chu Shitong almost cursed him to death in his heart, but he also understood his behavior very well. This battle to force the emperor to abdicate cannot be fought. Once it starts, it will inevitably lead to chaos.

But now she couldn't guess what Si Jingli was thinking.

Was he doing this on purpose because he was angry that she had disappeared for so long, or had his true nature finally revealed, and was he determined to seize the throne?

When I thought of this possibility, my previously impatient mind that wanted to fly away immediately suddenly fell into an abyss.

She was held down, held at knifepoint, and her hands were tied before being taken away.

Under countless gazes, he felt as miserable and embarrassed as a prisoner.

The expression on his face seemed frozen, and he couldn't come back to his senses for a long time.

What is this doing?

She came all the way here to stop Si Jingli's impulsive behavior, but now she has become a prisoner in his hands?

Si Jingli's fantastic and confusing attitude towards her made her feel a huge sense of gap.

It was as if the person he was a year ago was completely dead, and the person left behind now was someone she didn't recognize.

But in her memory, their separation just happened yesterday.

Chu Shixuan looked at Chu Shitong being taken away and said calmly, "The purpose of the prince leading the troops into the capital has been achieved, and it is time for him to leave."

Si Jingli raised a gloomy and creepy smile, which seemed terrifying as if he was not a real person, and the joy in his eyes also had an indescribable madness.

"I am in a good mood today, so I will let you and that dog emperor live for a few more days."

He pulled the reins, seemed to have no intention of staying any longer, and turned around to lead his troops to retreat.

But he was shouting loudly.

"Go to the Seventh Prince's Mansion. Announce to the whole capital that from now on there will be no more Seventh Prince in the world. There is only this prince's concubine, Chu Shitong."

……

Chu Shitong, who was forced all the way to Prince Qi's Mansion, had no idea how many people he had lost on the way.

Common people saw her clearly and were not only shocked that she came back alive, but also shocked that she was already Si Jingli's prisoner.

This undoubtedly made her feel ashamed. This feeling of shame seemed to bring her back to the feeling of being confiscated by Chu Shixuan and imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison in her previous life, but it was different from that. There was an additional anger that she could not bear, anger at the uncontrollable situation, anger at the worry of running around all the way, and even more anger at Si Jingli.

She didn't think Si Jingli really wanted to rebel because she never thought he had any desire for that position.

But it turned out that he seemed to have gone crazy during this year.

If she hadn't appeared today, Beiqing would have a new emperor tomorrow.

She could understand his madness, she just didn't understand why he treated her like this.

The people in Prince Qi's Mansion had long been replaced by Si Jingli's people. Not even a single one of his former subordinates was left. The place was heavily guarded by the Marquis of Zhenguo, and it looked like a huge cage no matter how you looked at it.

Chu Shitong's courtyard was cleaned up very cleanly. It was obvious that it was Si Jingli who sent people to clean it up. She was sent all the way into the house and then locked in the house like a shameful prisoner.

It was the first time she felt so isolated and helpless in her own home.

Now she could only wait for Si Jingli to show up. She would explain and apologize for her disappearance for the past year, then comfort him and ask him to persuade the Marquis of Zhenguo to lead his troops away, and she would take over the rest directly.

Chu Shitong thought this was not difficult because Si Jingli had feelings for her and she also thought she knew him well enough.

But after waiting for three days, she didn't even see the shadow of Si Jingli.

Except for the time when someone comes to deliver meals every day, the door is locked at other times, and there are people guarding the gate.

Si Jingli couldn't come to see her.