Chapter 122: A Choice to Leave
Rong Qinglei angrily lowered his hand and turned to Yue Mingxuan. “Mingxuan, I know you are unwilling to stay by his side. I am not forcing you to become my wife. I only hope that you can live the life you truly want.”
Yue Mingxuan who had just been kissed again against his will was now completely frozen.
His mind had shut down entirely.
Shang Qinghua was a complete bastard, no, he’s a total lunatic for daring to kiss him like that in front of Rong Qinglei.
So no matter how sincere Rong Qinglei’s words sounded, Yue Mingxuan could not respond at all in his current state.
Seeing that Yue Mingxuan showed no reaction, Rong Qinglei grew anxious.
He was not afraid that Yue Mingxuan would reject him because he was confident that Yue Mingxuan would eventually belong to him and it was only a matter of time.
What he feared was that Shang Qinghua had used some method to restrain or threaten him.
After a quick thought, Rong Qinglei said, “Prince Shang, relying on power to bully others is not a good habit. You should remember that this is the land of Beirong. No matter what you rely on, nothing is greater than imperial authority.”
Shang Qinghua did not reply.
He only looked at Rong Qinglei with open contempt.
He had once thought Rong Qinglei was one of the few truly capable men in Beirong.
Now it seemed he had overestimated him.
The two men stood facing each other in confrontation with Yue Mingxuan wrapped in Shang Qinghua’s outer robe caught between them.
The scene looked strange no matter how one viewed it.
As the center of this awkward situation, Yue Mingxuan naturally felt even worse.
He glanced at the two men and cautiously said, “How about… you two continue arguing? Can I go sleep first?”
Anyway, he had no personal freedom left at this point.
They could argue or fight however they wanted.
Hearing Yue Mingxuan say this, both Shang Qinghua and Rong Qinglei felt a wave of frustration.
This man was actually thinking about sleeping at a moment like this.
Luckily, Rong Tieshan was not present, if he were, he might have been so angry that his wounds split open again.
After a short silence, Rong Qinglei was the first to speak. “Mingxuan, go rest first.”
He wanted to leave Yue Mingxuan with the impression that he was gentle and considerate.
Only then would his chances of winning be a little higher.
Shang Qinghua did not say anything.
He only loosened his grip on Yue Mingxuan’s hand and using his actions to silently agree to Yue Mingxuan’s request.
The moment Yue Mingxuan broke free from Shang Qinghua’s “demonic grasp,” he quickly ran several steps away.
Only after stopping at what he believed was a safe distance did he turn around and speak angrily, “Have all of you princes eaten too much and have nothing better to do? Do you guys like to using me as entertainment? Do you think my his courtyard is some public park that you can come and go from whenever you please? Do you know there is something in this world called a door? Didn’t anyone teach you to knock in your etiquette classes?”
Rong Qinglei and Shang Qinghua looked at each other.
Although they did not understand what Yue Mingxuan meant by public park, they could at least understand that he was very unhappy about them entering his courtyard without warning.
Shang Qinghua treated Yue Mingxuan as his personal possession, so to him, coming to his courtyard was no different from strolling into his own backyard.
As for Rong Qinglei, he was the Prince Qing of Beirong and controlled the empire’s finances, there’s truly was no place in the palace he could not go.
Because of this, Yue Mingxuan’s angry words were more or less meaningless to the two of them, like talking past each other.
Yue Mingxuan also did not expect these two ancient men to understand concepts like “privacy” or “human rights.”
So, he directly and decisively issued an order for the. to leave. “I have no interest in being any Prince Qing’s wife, and with Prince Shang, I only have some financial dealings. Princes, please show some mercy and let me live a peaceful life, alright? I am going to sleep now. It is late, so please leave.”
Since Yue Mingxuan had already said things this clearly, Shang Qinghua and Rong Qinglei could not stay any longer.
They exchanged a glance, and then left his courtyard one after the other.
Behind them came the loud sound of the door being slammed shut, followed by Shang Qinghua’s outer robe being thrown out.
Shang Qinghua turned around and caught the robe.
A faint and clean scent belonging to Yue Mingxuan still lingered on it.
His pupils shrank slightly.
He was very certain of his desire for this man and because of that, he would absolutely not give Yue Mingxuan to anyone else.
After closing the door, Yue Mingxuan threw himself heavily onto the bed.
Compared to ancient times, the modern world was practically heaven.
At the very least, he could rely on his own abilities and would not live like this, with no personal freedom at all.
Thinking of Shang Qinghua’s kiss, he could not help but raise a hand and touch his lips.
That perverted men not only looked good, but even his kissing skills were impressive.
Just thinking about it made Yue Mingxuan hesitate for a moment and then his face suddenly grew hot.
The memory of Shang Qinghua’s lower body pressing against him still had not faded.
Forget it. Forget it. Forget it.
Yue Mingxuan knocked lightly on his own head.
His way of thinking clearly did not fit this ancient world.
If he stayed in the palace, sooner or later he would be treated like a piece of property and casually given to someone by the emperor.
Even though he carried the identity of the Flower God, feelings still needed time to grow.
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Chapters
- Chapter 358: A Father’s Truth
- Chapter 357: Truths of Dongyue
- Chapter 356: A New Path in Dongyue
- Chapter 355: Parting for Love
- Chapter 354: A Love That Defies Fate
- Chapter 353: Meet Mogushu Again
- Chapter 352: Shang Qinghua and Rong Zishen
- Chapter 351: Hidden Battles
- Chapter 350: Forged for War
- Chapter 349: Shadows Before the Storm
- Chapter 348: Shelter and Intentions
- Chapter 347: Fate and Sacrifice
- Chapter 346: Shadows Over the Throne
- Chapter 345: Poisoned Throne
- Chapter 344: Burden of the Throne
- Chapter 343: The Crown Secured
- Chapter 342: The Baited Prince
- Chapter 341: Schemes for the Throne
- Chapter 340: The Price of Truth
- Chapter 339: The Hidden Heir
- Chapter 338: The Masked Truth
- Chapter 337: Luring Keshun Sanfen
- Chapter 336: Keshun Sanfeng
- Chapter 335: Sword Forge Villa
- Chapter 334: Beirong’s Royal Lineage
- Chapter 333: The True Prince of Beirong
- Chapter 332: The Emperor Returns
- Chapter 331: The Unexpected Heir
- Chapter 330: The Emperor’s Choice
- Chapter 329: The Hidden Poisoner
- Chapter 328: Poison in the Palace
- Chapter 327: The Hidden Plan
- Chapter 326: Hidden in Plain Sight
- Chapter 325: The Stolen Corpse
- Chapter 324: After the Cure
- Chapter 323: Into the Plague City
- Chapter 322: The Poisoned Child
- Chapter 321: A Divided Sect
- Chapter 320: The Letter in the Coffin
- Chapter 319: The Hidden Secret in Ice
- Chapter 318: Secrets of the Silver Needle Sect
- Chapter 317: Entering the Silver Needle Sect
- Chapter 316: A New Beginning
- Chapter 315: Escape from the Tomb
- Chapter 314: Silence and Suspicion
- Chapter 313: Rebirth in the Tomb
- Chapter 312: The Feigned Death Plan
- Chapter 311: Fake Death Plan
- Chapter 310: The Secret Scroll
- Chapter 309: Forced to Lead
- Chapter 308: Escape from Desolate Valley
- Chapter 307: Desolate Valley
- Chapter 306: The Forbidden Valley
- Chapter 305: A Vow for the Future
- Chapter 304: Obsession with Revenge
- Chapter 303: Grief and Resolve
- Chapter 302: Irreversible Loss
- Chapter 301: The Crown Prince’s Sacrifice
- Chapter 300: The Deadly Formation
- Chapter 299: The Hunting Invitation
- Chapter 298: A Hunt Beyond the City
- Chapter 297: Learning to Use Light Skill (Part 2)
- Chapter 296: Learning to Use Light Skill
- Chapter 295: Eating Through the City
- Chapter 294: A Day of Pearl Cakes
- Chapter 293: Pearl Cakes Invitation
- Chapter 292: The Secret of Feigned Death
- Chapter 291: The Man with the Earring
- Chapter 290: Mistaken Target
- Chapter 289: The Enigma of Consort Wan
- Chapter 288: Unraveling Consort Wan’s Mystery
- Chapter 287: Secrets of Consort Wan
- Chapter 286: Whispers from the Cold Palace
- Chapter 285: Hidden Motives
- Chapter 284: The Shattered Stone
- Chapter 283: The Night Yue Mingxuan Disappeared
- Chapter 282: Strange Changes
- Chapter 281: Fever in the Night
- Chapter 280: Restless Energy
- Chapter 279: Morning After the Cold
- Chapter 278: Reversed Flow
- Chapter 277: Reversal of Internal Energy Flow
- Chapter 276: The Mechanism Box
- Chapter 275: The Tear-Mole Consort
- Chapter 274: The Sealed Coffin
- Chapter 273: Return to the Mausoleum
- Chapter 272: Hidden Intentions
- Chapter 271: Poison in the Night
- Chapter 270: The Hidden Manual
- Chapter 269: Secrets Beneath the Tomb
- Chapter 268: Hidden Intentions
- Chapter 267: An Uninvited Guest
- Chapter 266: Running Through the Rain
- Chapter 265: Trust and Doubt
- Chapter 264: Training Within the Circle
- Chapter 263: Hidden Strength
- Chapter 262: A Marriage Decree
- Chapter 261: Moonlit Worries
- Chapter 260: Unseen Moves
- Chapter 259: Plans in Motion
- Chapter 258: A Princess Arrives
- Chapter 257: New Year in the Palace
- Chapter 256: Fading Days
- Chapter 255: A Body Under Siege
- Chapter 254: Poison in the Medicine
- Chapter 253: Ambush at Mount Hakuen
- Chapter 252: Night Visit to the Flying Opera Group
- Chapter 251: Called to Account
- Chapter 250: Impeached Before the Throne
- Chapter 249: A Question of Marriage
- Chapter 248: Truth Revealed in the Court
- Chapter 247: A Plea for Justice
- Chapter 246: The Public Hearing
- Chapter 245: The Public Trial Begins
- Chapter 244: The Calm Before the Trial
- Chapter 243: Assassins in the Cell
- Chapter 242: The Seventh Day
- Chapter 241: The Emperor’s Memory
- Chapter 240: Unraveling the Poison
- Chapter 239: Midnight Preparations
- Chapter 238: Waiting for the Truth
- Chapter 237: Shadows in the Prison
- Chapter 236: Waiting in the Dark
- Chapter 235: Imprisoned
- Chapter 234: The Accusation
- Chapter 233: Xie Lianhua in the Cold Palace
- Chapter 232: A Visit to the Cold Palace
- Chapter 231: The Weight of the Seal
- Chapter 230: The Treasure Revealed
- Chapter 229: Words at the Valley Gate
- Chapter 228: Storm at Piaoxiang Courtyard
- Chapter 227: Trouble Deepens
- Chapter 226: Crossroads
- Chapter 225: Merit and Fault
- Chapter 224: Crossing the Line
- Chapter 223: The Truth Laid Bare
- Chapter 222: An Awkward Encounter
- Chapter 221: Copying One Thousand Times
- Chapter 220: Asking for Help
- Chapter 219: After the Audience
- Chapter 218: The Return
- Chapter 217: The Man in the Silver Mask
- Chapter 216: Half a Stick of Incense
- Chapter 215: Rain and Shadows
- Chapter 214: A Quiet Meal
- Chapter 213: Gone in the Night
- Chapter 212: Rumors and Misunderstandings
- Chapter 211: A Pair of Golden Gloves
- Chapter 210: The Box That Opened
- Chapter 209: Copying as Punishment
- Chapter 208: Unwanted Invitations
- Chapter 207: Final Farewell and Healing
- Chapter 206: Butterflies in the Imperial Garden
- Chapter 205: Recreating the Past
- Chapter 204: Ambition
- Chapter 203: Gold and Grievances
- Chapter 202: Uninvited Interruption
- Chapter 201: A Bitter Dose
- Chapter 200: Truth Revealed
- Chapter 199: Unspoken Truths
- Chapter 198: Unsettled Undercurrents
- Chapter 197: Extraordinary Measures
- Chapter 196: Between Life and Death
- Chapter 195: A Sliver of Hope
- Chapter 194: On the Brink of Life and Death
- Chapter 193: Unspoken Tensions
- Chapter 192: Silent Vigil
- Chapter 191: The Hidden Poison
- Chapter 190: The Poisoned Cup
- Chapter 189: Poisoned in the Palace
- Chapter 188: A Hasty Escape
- Chapter 187: Top Floor Treasures
- Chapter 186: Crossing the Death Trap
- Chapter 185: Leaping to Safety
- Chapter 184: Breaking the Formation
- Chapter 183: The Deadly Mechanism
- Chapter 182: Rescue and Reassurance
- Chapter 181: Reunion at Piaoxiang Courtyard
- Chapter 180: The Brothel Encounter
- Chapter 179: A Lead at Piaoxiang Courtyard
- Chapter 178: When Rivals Meet Again
- Chapter 177: Threads Removed
- Chapter 176: By the Stream
- Chapter 175: Behind Closed Doors
- Chapter 174: An Unwelcome Reunion
- Chapter 173: Surviving at Piaoxiang Courtyard
- Chapter 172: Trapped in the Brothel
- Chapter 171: Taken in the Dark
- Chapter 170: Overheard in the Pavilion
- Chapter 169: A Quiet Morning at the Clinic
- Chapter 168: Four Shadow Guards
- Chapter 167: Summoned to the Imperial Study
- Chapter 166: The Mask Falls
- Chapter 165: Strange Tools and Quiet Laughter
- Chapter 164: A Chance Worth Taking
- Chapter 163: A Thirty Percent Gamble
- Chapter 162: The One Who Solved the Riddle
- Chapter 161: The Questions and the Answer
- Chapter 160: Answering the Challenge
- Chapter 159: No Way Forward
- Chapter 158: Medicine and Laughter
- Chapter 157: The Prescription
- Chapter 156: A Shared Bed, Separate Fates
- Chapter 155: Resolve
- Chapter 154: Truths
- Chapter 153: Worries
- Chapter 152: The Cold Palace
- Chapter 151: Meeting in the Cold Palace
- Chapter 150: Trust at the Edge of Life
- Chapter 149: A Dangerous Choice
- Chapter 148: Schemes in the Palace
- Chapter 147: A Sudden Illness
- Chapter 146: Tensions and Hidden Motives
- Chapter 145: Breaking Ties and Hidden Dangers
- Chapter 144: A Simple Misunderstanding
- Chapter 143: Broken Trust
- Chapter 142: At the Sickbed
- Chapter 141: Rushing to See Him
- Chapter 140: Crossed Words
- Chapter 139: The Unpaid Patient
- Chapter 138: Dirty Trick
- Chapter 137: Upcoming Disaster
- Chapter 136: A Debt of One Hundred Taels
- Chapter 135: Seeking Patients
- Chapter 134: Hidden Feelings
- Chapter 133: A Quiet Afternoon
- Chapter 132: Rumors and an Unexpected Invitation
- Chapter 131: A Price Paid in Gold
- Chapter 130: The Birth of the Snake Poison
- Chapter 129: Poison of the Lovesick Snake
- Chapter 128: A Shocking Diagnosis
- Chapter 127: A Costly House Call
- Chapter 126: Asked at Last
- Chapter 125: Unwanted Attention
- Chapter 124: An Unexpected Visitor
- Chapter 123: Trouble at the Clinic
- Chapter 122: A Choice to Leave
- Chapter 121: Between Two Princes
- Chapter 120: Forced Truths
- Chapter 119: Tangled Feelings
- Chapter 118: A Night of Misunderstandings
- Chapter 117: The Night of Garlic and Interest
- Chapter 116: Interest Comes Due
- Chapter 115: Gold Before Feelings
- Chapter 114: A Dangerous Bargain
- Chapter 113: An Unexpected Kiss
- Chapter 112: Unwanted Proposal
- Chapter 111: Secrets Revealed
- Chapter 110: His Life Has Been Saved
- Chapter 109: Life and Death in the Forest
- Chapter 108: The Half-Moon Bear
- Chapter 107: The Flower God Awakens
- Chapter 106: The Hunting Festival Begins
- Chapter 105: Unwanted Visitors
- Chapter 104: Confrontation at Longjing Manor
- Chapter 103: Meeting Mingxuan
- Chapter 102: Tricked and Schemed
- Chapter 101: Funding the Clinic
- Chapter 100: The Hunting Festival Dilemma
- Chapter 99: The Midnight Blades Encounter
- Chapter 98: The Wonton Shop Rescue
- Chapter 97: Hats, Masks, and Hungry Stomachs
- Chapter 96: A New Beginning
- Chapter 95: When Hope Turns to Despair
- Chapter 94: Trading Lives
- Chapter 93: The Crimson Orchid
- Chapter 92: No Antidote
- Chapter 91: Flower Blossom’s Cruelty
- Chapter 90: A Drunken Escape
- Chapter 89: Dragged to the Banquet
- Chapter 88: Wisdom and Gold
- Chapter 87: The Flower God’s Reward
- Chapter 86: The Dance Duel
- Chapter 85: The Song of Parting Hearts
- Chapter 84: The Shanshi Festival Opens
- Chapter 83: Preparing for the Contest
- Chapter 82: Buying the Exam Questions
- Chapter 81: The Shanshi Festival Challenge
- Chapter 80: Hidden Agendas
- Chapter 79: Betrayal and Loss
- Chapter 78: Palace Intrigues
- Chapter 77: Moonlight Schemes
- Chapter 76: The Moonlit Duel
- Chapter 75: The Emperor’s Chessboard
- Chapter 74: The Harem’s Scheme
- Chapter 73: The False Accuser
- Chapter 72: Refusal in the Palace
- Chapter 71: The Palace Trap
- Chapter 70: Framed in the Palace
- Chapter 69: Unexpected Summons
- Chapter 68: Hot Spring Tension and a Lonely Morning
- Chapter 67: The Hot Spring Incident
- Chapter 66: The Hidden Jade Bracelet
- Chapter 65: The Golden Trap
- Chapter 64: The Secret Chamber
- Chapter 63: Accidental Kiss
- Chapter 62: Calming the Poisoned Prince
- Chapter 61: Hot Spring Rescue
- Chapter 60: Trapped with Danger
- Chapter 59: Shelter in the Storm
- Chapter 58: Racing Through the Storm
- Chapter 57: Storm on the Back Mountain
- Chapter 56: Race Against the Storm
- Chapter 55: The Price of the Bath
- Chapter 54: Bathtime Chaos
- Chapter 53: Unexpected Bath Encounter
- Chapter 52: The Bath Dilemma
- Chapter 51: Moonlit Intruder
- Chapter 50: Midnight Intrusion
- Chapter 49: Moonlight and Restless Hearts
- Chapter 48: Jealous Hearts and Hidden Wounds
- Chapter 47: A Feast and a Verbal Battle
- Chapter 46: A Clash at Tianqin Restaurant
- Chapter 45: An Awkward Reunion at Tianqin Restaurant
- Chapter 44: Pawned Jewels and Unwanted Company
- Chapter 43: The Slap That Never Fell
- Chapter 42: Shopping Revenge
- Chapter 41: Morning After and Mushroom Money
- Chapter 40: Stolen Jade and Lost Dignity
- Chapter 39: The Jade and the Trap
- Chapter 38: The Man in White
- Chapter 37: The Moonlit Cliff
- Chapter 36: The Meat Dilemma
- Chapter 35: A Restless Morning
- Chapter 34: Shadows in the Capital
- Chapter 33: Vow of Revenge
- Chapter 32: Morning After Conflicts
- Chapter 31: The Midnight Cure
- Chapter 30: The Healer’s Bargain
- Chapter 29: The Poison and the Punishment
- Chapter 28: The Price of Defiance
- Chapter 27: The General and the Prince
- Chapter 26: Captured by Prince Shang
- Chapter 25: The Man from the Past
- Chapter 24: Scandal at Yuehua Hall
- Chapter 23: Morning Revelations
- Chapter 22: Reflections and Revelations
- Chapter 21: The Mirror Revelation
- Chapter 20: The Trap Unveiled
- Chapter 19: Freedom at Last
- Chapter 18: Yue Mingxuan Breaks the Engagement
- Chapter 17: Rong Tieshan’s Intervention
- Chapter 16: Accusation and Defiance
- Chapter 15: A Trap in Tianxin Hall
- Chapter 14: Before the Emperor
- Chapter 13: A Mercy Given
- Chapter 12: No Mercy
- Chapter 11: Tears and Lies
- Chapter 10: Begging for Mercy
- Chapter 9: The Prince’s Judgment
- Chapter 8: Caught in Her Own Trap
- Chapter 7: The Shamed Prince
- Chapter 6: The Fiancé’s Disgust
- Chapter 5: The Beginning of Trouble
- Chapter 4: The Stolen Pendant
- Chapter 3: The Jade Pendant
- Chapter 2: The Naked Prince
- Chapter 1: First Encounter in the Tianyi Building