Hua Qingxin hurriedly walked to the table and made some tea to cover her panic, “What’s your plan?”
“I haven’t caught the fawn yet, so I am going to set him up.” Yun Cang sat in front of the table. He looked at Hua Qingxin, resting his chin in his hand.
Hua Qingxin served him a cup of tea and avoided his eyes, “So, you will ambush him in that wood?”
Yun Cang saw her dodging eyes and anxious face clearly. He didn’t care about whether his eyes would make her uneasy and just gazed at her, nodding.
Hua Qingxin clutched her hand and lowered her head. She didn’t know where to look at, “Your Majesty… After all, he is your own brother. Just show him some mercy and give him some warnings. He will definitely understand your huge grace and feel indebted forever.”
“You don’t defend for him?”
Yun Cang was meticulous in thought, so it didn’t even take him a second to find the flaw in her words.
With such a close relationship with Prince Yunhai, when Yun Cang suspected him, it was strange for her not to defend but intercede for him instead.
His words panicked her. She thought quickly and said slowly, “I believe that Your Majesty will never wrong your own brother.”
Hua Qingxin’s face blanched as if she was an uneasy rabbit. Seeing that, Yun Cang didn"t have the heart to stump her anymore. He just grabbed her hands and forced her to look at him.
“Honey, I am going to ask you a question, and I’ll only ask it once, so you have to answer it honestly.”
Hua Qingxin looked at his serious face and nodded.
“Are you the spy of Prince Yunhai?”
His question was so straightforward that Hua Qingxin didn’t know how to respond.
To tell him the truth? Or not?
If she did, what would happen to her? What would happen to Prince Yunhai? Or to her family?
Her mind was seething with questions and struggling hard.
Yun Cang patted the back of her hand and a.s.sured her, “As long as you tell the truth, I’ll not blame you, and no one will be implicated.”
Really?
Could she buy it?
Or maybe he gave her the t.i.tle and rewards only to lower her guard and make her confess…
Hua Qingxin opened her mouth slightly. She was so desperate to get it off her chest, but she after all didn’t have that much courage, “No. I’m not his spy.”
Yun Can nodded with satisfaction and continued, “So, I guess you will not have secret meetings with him anymore, will you?”
Hua Qingxin was shocked again-Could he knew her secret meeting with Prince Yunhai last night?
No, that was impossible.
If he did know, how could he jump into the trap today?
“No, I will never meet him secretly.” Hua Qingxin said firmly and decisively, “I will never do that again.” She a.s.sured.
Again?
Yun Cang’s eyes blinked. With his wisdom, he found the flaw in her words again easily.
She really wasn’t suitable to bear any heavy burden.
Yung Cang pretended to be confused and smiled, “I remember you once said you love him and are willing to die for him?”
“Not anymore.” Hua Qingxin shook her head with a sad face, “I owe you my life and I can only die for you, Your Majesty.”
Her commitment made his wound worth it.
“There are some rumors about you, but no matter what you hear, don’t worry about them.” Yun Cang told her firmly. He smiled and patted the back of her hand again.
“I trust you!”
After these words, Yun Cang left. But Hua Qingxin wasn’t relieved. She paced back and forth in her camp.
Prince Yunhai wanted to make use of her but didn’t care about her safety, so she needn’t to take any risks for him anymore, no matter it was secret meeting, any favor, or even murder.
But… Since the emperor had told her that he would set a trap for Prince Yunhai, could she really just leave him in the lurch?
Prince Yunhai, the man she had been obsessed with, would be in great danger because of her neglection. If that happened, how could she face him in the future? How could she face her own sister?
It was getting dark. The bonfires roared outside. Hua Qingxin held the cape and paced around inside the camp. Finally, she made up her mind.
-She had to inform Yunhai, no matter what.
She swore that it was the last secret meeting with him… She would not take risks for him anymore… Never.
Yun Cang sat in his camp, with a book in his hand. Although his eyes were fixed on it, his thought was wandering elsewhere.
Suddenly, someone came in and bowed with respect, “Your Majesty.”
Yun Cang came to himself and turned to Wei Jun, “Anything wrong?”
Wei Jun nodded, “Jieyu Hua left her camp…”