Chapter 277 The Cause of the Misunderstanding (1/2)

“Master, it’s not what you think. Prince Yu is just concerned for your safety. Isn’t it also good for us to stay in the mansion and not go out?”

Baizhi tugged at Lin Mengya’s sleeves gently. She did not understand how just a few words from the prince had stupefied her.

“Absolutely, lass. Long Tianyu may sound severe, but it’s definitely because he’s concerned for your safety.”

Qinghu forced a smile on his face and tried to sound casual, but there was a worried look in his eyes.

He could totally empathize with how Lin Mengya was feeling. However, Long Tianyu was not his usual self today. He should know that Lin Mengya was not the type to stir up trouble for no reason.

“I know. I guess everyone’s tired by now, so go back and rest. I want some quiet for myself.”

With a few steps, Lin Mengya entered the inner chambers and locked herself inside. At the moment, her mind was preoccupied with the last statement made by Long Tianyu of her making trouble for no good reason.

She had only wanted to track down the men who were planted by Baili Wuchen. He did not have to use those hurtful words even if he did not want her meddling in that matter.

She was secretly upset. Did Long Tianyu really think that she was deliberately provocative?

Feeling troubled, Lin Mengya lay down on her big bed and could not fall asleep, which was rare for her.

The Qinwu Courtyard had been cold and cheerless lately. Once again, the study was lit up by candlelight for a long time. Long Tianyu was sitting topless on the bed in the study.

As Long Tianyu’s body tensed, the muscles on his body appeared even more well defined. Despite the fact that it was winter time and the room was not heated by fire, there was a thin layer of perspiration on his handsome face.

The blue veins on his arms and neck were bulging while his determined face was drained of its color.

“Why did you do that, Your Highness?”

Lin Kui sighed in his heart while he tried his very best to dress the wound on Long Tianyu’s body.

A hideous-looking gash could be seen running down Long Tianyu’s back. It was so deep that his skin and flesh were turned outward near the cut and it almost reached his bones. Even Lin Kui could hardly bear to look at it, but Long Tianyu was holding in the pain with gritted teeth.

“I… It’s all right, it’s just a superficial wound. She would be very anxious if she finds out about it. I was the one who wanted to release Baili Wuchen, but now, she is in danger of his attack.”

No one knew that the reason why there were no longer any guards planted by Baili Wuchen was that Long Tianyu had exchanged his life for this.

Even Long Tianyu did not anticipate that Baili Wuchen was such an influential figure.

Long Tianyu had been through countless rounds of fierce fighting in the dark corners where Lin Mengya was unaware of.

“Sigh, I’m just worried that the princess will be overly sensitive. Oh yes, the men I sent out to gather information had come back and reported that Baili Wuchen had been rescued by the Crown Prince’s men. The leaders of the Qinglong Guards and Xuanwu Guards had been killed by the rebels. To our surprise, more than half of the guards had gone over to their side,” said Lin Kui, embittered.

A cold look flashed across his mature face as Lin Kui said angrily.

Half the strength that the prince had secretly nurtured and built up over the years had been ruined by Baili Wuchen, and a small number of subjects in the courts whom he had roped in had turned against him.

Allowing Baili Wuchen to live was a disaster.

“It’s all right to lose those men. Fortunately, the White Tiger Guards are still under our control. Moreover, the Qinglong Guards and the Xuanwu Guards are not the only guards we have. Please keep this from the princess. Please also do not breathe a word about my injury to her.”

After Lin Kui dressed his wounds, Long Tianyu put on his cotton clothes, sat down at the table, and started going through the documents as normal.

He was still pasty-faced but there appeared to be billows in his usually calm eyes.

“What could that lass be doing at this moment?”

There were the mysterious and unpredictable Four-Saints Guards under his flag, unknown to the others, who were his best guards. In the past, Baili Wuchen was his advisor and was one of the founders of the Four-Saints Guards.

These guards had a special rapport with Baili Wuchen.

Behind Long Tianyu’s back, Baili Wuchen had painted Lin Mengya as a witch who was a disaster to the nation.

The Four-Saints Guards already had some unpleasant feelings about Lin Mengya. If she proceeded with the screening at this time, and someone with an evil intention were to use this opportunity to work against her, there would be a crisis.

Baili Wuchen’s words resounded in his ears. He said that a really powerful person was one who had no other desires and could cut off all emotions and ties of love. For some unknown reason, Lin Mengya had managed to melt a little of his frozen heart without him realizing it.

She was like an irresistible warm sun that made Long Tianyu want to draw near her and preserve her smiling face. He could not get enough of her cheeky smiles and her never-ending antics.

At this moment, he regretted listening to Baili Wuchen’s advice to send Lin Mengya into the palace. Unfortunately, he no longer had control over this matter.

Nevertheless, he would not allow Lin Mengya to fall into the snares of all those people.