Chapter 2728: A Strong Qian Renxue_1
Tiandou Empire Palace, within Qing He's palace...
The familiar sound of announcing guests echoed from outside, "Crown Prince, Princess Xue Ke requests an audience!"
Upon hearing this, Qian Renxue couldn't help but cover her forehead, a thick sense of helplessness showing on her face. "That Xue Ke really is energetic. As soon as she has some time, she runs over here!"
Ever since Xu Sheng rejected her invitation last time, she would come over whenever she didn't have classes at the Court Etiquette Academy!
This caused quite a disturbance for her!
Xu Sheng, who was nearby, completely agreed. "Yes, I also didn't expect that after being rejected a few times, Xue Ke would still be so persistent!"
But after all, the other party was a royal princess, so he couldn't afford to be too harsh!
Qian Renxue pursed her lips, a bit angered as she said, "Who do you think this is all because of? If I had known it would be like this, I wouldn't have agreed to let you be alone with Xue Ke in the first place!"
That was definitely the most regrettable decision she had ever made!
Of course, a more important reason was, through these past few days of interacting with Xu Sheng, she had gradually come to accept the fact that she would be his future wife!
And Xue Ke's involvement had unexpectedly given her a very subtle sense of crisis...
Xu Sheng chuckled lightly, "What? Ren Xue, are you jealous?"
He found that at this age, Qian Renxue was just too cute!
Exposed by him, Qian Renxue showed a trace of shyness but still stubbornly denied, "I am not jealous. Although I admit that you might become my partner in the future, I am still me now, not moving according to a predetermined future track!"
Amidst the leisurely conversation between the two...
The tone of the soldiers outside changed...
"Your Royal Highness the Princess? If you could please wait..."
"Eh... eh, you haven't been given permission, Your Royal Highness the Princess, please don't barge in!"
Xue Ke's voice rose up as well, "Big brother didn't answer, so he should not be there—I just want to go in and have a look..."
"Crack!"
Taken completely by surprise that Xue Ke would suddenly push the door and enter, Qian Renxue's pupils shrank quietly, "Not good!"
She immediately released her spirit bone skill, and blinding purple light burst forth...
"Ah!"
Xue Ke, who had entered, couldn't open her eyes because the light was so piercing...
A few seconds later, she finally came to her senses...
When she saw Qing He and Xu Sheng in front of her, she appeared surprised, "Big brother, Xu Sheng, so you were inside!"
Qian Renxue, who had transformed into Qing He, breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to herself, "Good thing I used my spirit bone skill in time, or else my cover might have been blown!"
However, outwardly she scolded coldly, "Xue Ke, with all the etiquette knowledge you've learned at the Court Etiquette Academy, don't you know that it's improper to enter a palace without permission?"
Xue Ke's eyes dodged slightly, apologizing, "I'm... I'm sorry, big brother, I... I thought you weren't inside, so I wanted to have a look!"
Seeing this, Xu Sheng took the initiative to say, "Let it be, Crown Prince. Princess Xue Ke didn't mean it!"
Qing He knew this was giving Xue Ke a way out and took a deep breath, "Enough, but let this not happen again!"
Only after being forgiven did Xue Ke dare to raise her head...
She asked tentatively, "Big brother, what was that piercing light just now?"
Qing He replied undisturbed, "It's nothing, just a leakage of Soul Power."
Xue Ke nodded and did not suspect further, "That... that's it."
Then, Qing He changed the subject, "Xue Ke, although I don't have the right, isn't your frequency of visiting here lately a bit too much?"
"Could it be that you've learned all the knowledge taught at the Court Etiquette Academy?"
Xue Ke shook her head hastily, explaining, "No... it's not that, I just... just..."
Qing He seemed not to abandon his questioning, "Just what?"
With reluctance, Xue Ke responded, "Just... just wanted to see Xu Sheng, I really dislike those boys from the Court Etiquette Academy!"
Qing He's gaze sharpened, "Even so, Xue Ke, Xu Sheng is my servant, and as Her Royal Highness the Princess, you shouldn't lower yourself to do such things!"
Xu Sheng was somewhat at a loss for words at the side, always feeling that Ren Xue seemed to be targeting Xue Ke, venting her own dissatisfaction through the previous incident."
Nonetheless, he couldn't help but interject, "Well, Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince..."
Who knew that Qing He would also turn his gaze to him, rebuking, "Xu Sheng, likewise, though you have a close relationship with me, you have an insurmountable gap in status with Xue Ke!"
"It's impossible for you two to be together. Do you understand?"
Xu Sheng seconded, "Yes, Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Princess Xue Ke, being a princess of the Tiandou Empire, is naturally out of my league!"
This statement was filled with a strong warning...
It wasn't hard to see that Ren Xue wanted to use the identity of Qing He as an older brother to sever the relationship between Xue Ke and me!
But Xue Ke didn't see it that way, urgently saying, "No... it's not like that, brother, although Xu Sheng is merely a servant, I truly like..."
"Crack!!"
Before she could finish, Qing He unhesitatingly slapped her on the cheek, producing a loud sound...
Coming to her senses, Xue Ke felt the burning pain on her cheek and said with disbelief, "Bro... Brother, you... you actually hit me?"
Qing He didn't respond but again spoke with a frosty voice, "As your brother, I naturally need to correct your thinking. Go back and reflect on this by yourself. I won't allow you to see Xu Sheng again!"
"Wuu wuu wuu!!"
Feeling wronged, Xue Ke left the palace in tears without looking back...
Xu Sheng was stunned, questioning, "Ren Xue, don't you think this might be a bit too much?"
Qing He dropped his illusion, speaking somewhat displeased, "What, are you feeling sorry for her?"
Xu Sheng didn't deny it, but instead nodded, "She is still a child after all; this seems a bit too extreme!"
Ren Xue turned her head away, "Hmph, your words seem too mature; don't forget that you're just a child yourself right now!"
Having spent so much time with the former, even she had grown much more mature!
At least, she wouldn't let weak emotional fluctuations cause the soul bone to malfunction!
Xu Sheng thoughtfully said, "Hmm... you're right!"
Though mentally older, his appearance was still that of a young child!
Speaking such mature words actually felt very incongruous!
However, before long, Ren Xue spoke with a hint of guilt, "I know this method is a bit too violent, but only by doing this can I completely dissuade her from her affection for you!"
"Otherwise, if she comes here whenever there is an opportunity, given enough time, it's very likely to be exposed, just like this time!!"
Ever since she came to the Tiandou Empire Palace, she had a rather favorable impression of Xue Ke in terms of personality...
She even faintly regarded the other party as a sister of her own!
It's just that, whenever Xu Sheng was involved, she couldn't remain calm!
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