Chapter 329 : It’s Not Easy Being the Head of Household 13 (1/2)

“Is there anyone outside?” Shi Sheng asked him in a tone as natural as could be.

Ling Yue subconsciously shook his head.

Shi Sheng immediately went to lock the door before returning to drag the sack inside.

Ling Yue, “…” ‘Just what is she doing here?’

“Anyone bully you?” Shi Sheng busied herself with untying the string on the sack while asking Ling Yue.

“No.”

Ever since he entered the palace, he could feel people protecting him secretly. They were very well hidden; he wouldn’t have been able to discover them had he not been a practitioner.

There was no way those people had been sent by the Empress, so the only person who could have sent them had to be the Prime Minister.

“Thank you.”

“Really not used to this sudden politeness.” Shi Sheng muttered. Just after saying that, she finished untying the string, revealing the contents of the sack.

Once Ling Yue saw what was in the sack, he didn’t know what kind of expression he should make, so his face remained stiff.

‘She actually put the Crown Princess in a sack…and brought her over to my place…

That takes some real guts…’

Shi Sheng tied the Crown Princess up with rope and stuffed something into her mouth.

Shhhh—

A coldly gleaming sword appeared from thin air, its blade resting underneath the Crown Princess’s chin.

Ling Yue, “…” ‘Weapons aren’t allowed in the palace… Just where did she hide that sword?’

“The one who drugged you was her. How do you want to deal with her? You want her dead or what? Say the word, I’ll do it.”

“What did you say?” Ling Yue looked at Shi Sheng in surprise.

“How do you want her to die?” Shi Sheng patiently rephrased.

Ling Yue shook his head. “No, the first sentence.”

Shi Sheng frowned. “The one who drugged you was her.”

‘Drugged me… If I hadn’t met her that night, would I have been…? Would I have ended up like those men who resisted her advances? Killed after she had her way with me?’

Killing intent suddenly exploded forth from Ling Yue, startling Shi Sheng. But soon, a smile appeared on her face. ‘Now this is more like my Feng Ci.’

“Will it cause you trouble if I kill her?” Ling Yue looked at Shi Sheng and spoke deliberately.

“She’s just a Crown Princess.” Shi Sheng’s tone was light, clearly not taking the woman seriously.

Ling Yue walked towards Shi Sheng, killing intent filling his usually clear eyes. “Can you lend me your sword?”

His own sword had been confiscated upon entering the palace.

“It’ll dirty your hands. Let me do it.”

Ling Yue felt like he’d taken a blow to his heart.

Having someone who was willing to get blood on their hands for your sake…was the most indescribably touching confession.

Suppressing the weird emotions in his heart, Ling Yue insisted, “I want to do it myself.”

Shi Sheng looked at him before handing him the sword. “Have you killed before?”

“Yes.” ‘When I was very young.’

Ling Yue took the sword from her. It was so light, he could barely feel its weight at all.

With how powerful the sword had seemed in her hands, he had expected it to be very heavy, so this was a big surprise.

Ling Yue approached the Crown Princess with the sword. Perhaps due to the encroaching killing intent, the unconscious Crown Princess came to.

Ling Yue used the sword to remove the cloth from the Crown Princess’s mouth. “You were the one who drugged me?”

“Ling Yue?” When the she made out the person standing before her, the Crown Princess’s eyes lit up. But the pain on her face and body when she moved brought her to her senses. “Ling Yue, you actually dared to attack me!”

“Eh, Crown Princess-sama, don’t get the wrong person. I attacked you.” Shi Sheng poked her head out from behind Ling Yue and voluntarily admitted to it.