Chapter 54 (1/2)

No one gave uards all knehat matters to keep an eye out for, and what to turn a blind eye on

Yue Jiefei was only responsible for Chu Yu's safety As for other et it in a flash

Huan Yuan knew of Chu Yu taking the bundle of money, but he did not pursue the incident

And what of Rong Zhi?

Within the green barid chessboard with its black and white chess pieces leisurely slaying each other Rong Zhi was leaning against this stone table, an idle weariness deeply etched into his brows A bowl of pitch-blackthe refreshi+ng fragrance of baave a lax s opposite hi Zhi picked up the bowl, blew on it gently, and opened pale lips to lightly s thedeep, unfathomable eyes ”

”Leave it be It's the sa Huan Yuan, and ill sit back and watch”

Mo Xiang hesitated, but brought up one ible detail ”These years, the Princess's Palace has always been under your care”

Rong Zhi smiled as he drank another s to the princess” Theknew this for he had sneaked a bit while bringing it over Such was its bitterness that he had al Zhi looking serene as still water, as though what he had drunk was sugar syrup

Looking up, Rong Zhi deter and smiled ”I'm not a person who likes to reason with others The past two years, for your sake, I've done s outside of common reason You should also know my intentions How is it so hard to re jolted at this and looked down in sha Zhi smiled and continued on ”You are worried for me, I know, but there is no need to be Once Hua Cuo has fully recovered, I will give the last three ite at the sa wanted to interject but, facing Rong Zhi's cal Zhi's so, because I do not care” Handing over to Huan Yuan was fine Handing over to anyone was fine For over three years of ement to be out of his hands, it all but a space for him

Yet he would not take it to heart

”Then what do you care about?” Mo Xiang could not help but ask

Rong Zhi did not speak His gaze swept through the cracks between the baht flashed across his eyes, while an indecipherable s at the corners of his lips

After so Zhi put down the emptied bowl and exhaled slowly He folded a freshly sprouted bamboo leaf and placed it in his mouth ”The princess should be in the palace now?”

Chu Yu was indeed in the palace, or to be ht by the es was no different than usual, with Liu Ziye lying on Chu Yu's legs, the vicious aura slowly leaving his features while she sat reading a ed her brow bridge, appearing to be at rest, though her heart was conte a question

Hoould someone reform Liu Ziye?

With the amount of influence Princess Shanyin had over Liu Ziye, she reckoned itman She did not expect Liu Ziye to become some wise emperor as reveled in history She only wished for hi off both est victory if he did not end up overly brutalizing people and being killed off in a rebellion

But hoould she do it?