Chapter 299: The Hunting Invitation

This fellow truly had no defense at all against the temptation of good food.

Rong Qinglei laughed and said, “I’ll give you half an hour to get ready. Is that alright?”

Yue Mingxuan was overjoyed.

Yet when he returned to his room, he happened to see Shang Qinghua standing there with a faintly displeased expression on his face.

“You’re going out?” Shang Qinghua asked.

“Mm. I’m going hunting with Rong Qinglei,” Yue Mingxuan replied.

He had absolutely no idea what had happened the night before, nor did he realize that a careless sentence he had uttered had made Shang Qinghua who stood before him now jealous for quite some time.

“You really have to go out?” Shang Qinghua asked again.

“Of course!” Yue Mingxuan nodded, completely confused.

He could not make sense of it at all.

What did his going out have to do with Shang Qinghua?

And why did Shang Qinghua look as though he wanted to devour someone alive?

“You really can’t make things easier for others…” Shang Qinghua muttered with a sigh.

A trace of jealousy lingered in his heart, but more than that, he was worried about Yue Mingxuan’s safety.

Recently, Rong Zishen’s movements had become increasingly obvious.

Shang Qinghua did not know when Yue Mingxuan might end up getting hurt, so he had to watch over him carefully.

Yet Yue Mingxuan himself seemed completely unaware of the danger, which left Shang Qinghua anxiously worried.

Why was this person so incapable of putting anyone’s mind at ease?

Shang Qinghua took a sigh and then he reached out his hands as straightened Yue Mingxuan’s collar. “Be careful. It would be best if you take Yin Su with you.”

Yue Mingxuan readily agreed.

But he had no intention of actually doing so.

After all, he had no idea that anything dangerous was about to happen.

He only knew that if Yin Su came along, he certainly would not be allowed to eat whatever he wanted or as much as he pleased.

Although Yin Su acted out of concern for him, Yue Mingxuan truly wanted to eat his fill.

So he agreed with Shang Qinghua verbally, yet when he went out, he did not bring Yin Su with him at all.

However, if he had known what would happen during this trip, he would definitely have brought Yin Su without a moment’s hesitation.

“Since you’re ready, then let’s go out!”

After tidying himself up a little, Yue Mingxuan followed Rong Qinglei out the door.

When Rong Qinglei saw the way Yue Mingxuan was dressed, he could not help thinking.

If the face Yue Mingxuan wore now had been the one he showed during their first meeting, how stunning it would have been.

Among all the people who liked Yue Mingxuan, Rong Qinglei was the only one who had ever seen Yue Mingxuan’s true appearance. Yet that was not the only reason he had come to like him.

As they spent more time together, Rong Qinglei had been moved by many of Yue Mingxuan’s admirable qualities.

Yue Mingxuan’s intelligence and cleverness were also things he deeply appreciated.

Why was this person so outstanding?

Rong Qinglei did not know the answer.

What he did know was that he truly liked Yue Mingxuan just the way he was.

That was why he was willing to set aside the dignity of being an imperial prince and take such care to consider Yue Mingxuan’s feelings.

“Alright then, where should we go hunting?” Yue Mingxuan asked.

“Anywhere is fine.”

Yue Mingxuan chatted excitedly with Rong Qinglei about their hunting trip and completely unaware that every move they made was being watched.

Someone had already discovered Yue Mingxuan’s whereabouts and hurriedly reported it to Rong Zishen.

For the past few days, Yue Mingxuan had hardly gone out at all.

It was only yesterday that Rong Qinglei had called him out.

When Rong Zishen noticed this, he had also sent people to keep an eye on Rong Qinglei.

Although it had been rather difficult, they still managed to obtain the information that Rong Qinglei would be leaving the city today.

The fact that Rong Qinglei and Yue Mingxuan went out so carelessly suited Rong Zishen perfectly.

“Today, I’ll make you understand just how formidable I am!” Rong Zishen’s expression twisted into something fierce and ugly.

Naturally, Yue Mingxuan knew nothing about any of this.

He simply walked toward the outskirts of the city together with Rong Qinglei.

Yue Mingxuan’s body was no longer what it had once been.

Compared to before, his physical condition had improved tremendously.

If it had been the Yue Mingxuan from the past, he certainly would not have been able to perform so well.

“This place feels very familiar!” Yue Mingxuan exclaimed while looking around curiously.

The place looked somewhat similar to the hunting grounds he had visited before, yet at the same time it was clearly different.

“This place is a bit safer,” Rong Qinglei said with a smile.

There were no particularly dangerous animals here, which making it an ideal location for hunting.

Yue Mingxuan nodded.

Although he did not watch many historical dramas, he still knew a little about history.

The stories about princes fighting over the throne were things he had certainly heard before.

Rong Qinglei was, after all, a prince of Beirong and the crown prince at that.

Naturally, many people coveted the position of crown prince.

Yue Mingxuan simply did not believe that Rong Tieshan and Rong Zishen had absolutely no interest in that seat.

“That position must be exhausting, right?”

By the time Yue Mingxuan came back to his senses, he had already asked the question aloud.

Rong Qinglei fell silent for a moment before replying, “Of course it is. So if Mingxuan agrees to marry me, I wouldn’t feel tired anymore.”

Yue Mingxuan was originally from a foreign land.

If Rong Qinglei were to marry him, then he would naturally lose his position as crown prince.

Because of that, Yue Mingxuan immediately understood what Rong Qinglei meant.

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