Volume 1 Chapter 015 Arrival in the Imperial City

  Shangguan Qing'er was asked by him in such a gentle and caring tone, for some reason, it felt like when she was comforted by the soft voice of a loved one after being wronged. Originally not intending to cry, at this moment she couldn't help but burst into tears as soon as she opened her mouth.

  "Waaa... wuuu... waaa..." The sound of a child's cry echoed through the desolate outskirts, sending chills down the spines of Xia Jinhan's guards who were closely following behind.

  With a loud rumbling sound, the frightened horse, along with the carriage, fell off the cliff and let out a terrifying scream.

  Qingyun took a step forward, and with one swift motion, he picked up Lihua who had rolled on the ground several times before barely managing to steady herself. He asked in a low voice how she was injured.

  The pear blossom was originally a martial arts practitioner, and this injury didn't count as much for her. She only got a little scratched because the situation was urgent.

  Upon hearing Qingyun's words, her face turned slightly red as she shook her head and said, "I'm fine." After finishing speaking, she suddenly remembered the determined and serious expression of the little girl in the carriage earlier. She hastily grabbed Qingyun's hand and asked, "And Miss? How is Rong'er?"

  "Wuuu... wuuu..." The little girl's crying voice entered Lihua's ears, making her heart also hang in suspense.

  Lihua stood up, took big strides to stand in front of Xia Jinhans face, looked at the child who was crying loudly in Xia Jinhans arms, saw that she was not injured, just scared, and then let out a sigh of relief. Afterwards, she knelt on the ground and said to Xia Jinhans, "Lihua failed in her duty, couldnt protect the young lady well, please punish me, Your Highness."

  Xia Jin's cold gaze swept over Lihua, her narrow and long phoenix eyes flashing with icy light as she said in a low voice, "You can't even take care of a child properly, there's no use for you to stay in the palace."

  He then turned to Qingyun and said, "Qingyun, take her down and execute her by bastinado!"

  What?

  When Shangguan Qing'er heard Xia Jinhan's words, she immediately stopped crying and bit her lip, looking at Xia Jinhan's expressionless face, which was cold to the extreme, yet extremely charming and demonic. She felt a chill in her heart, pulled on his clothes, shook her head, "Brother, it's not Sister Lihua's fault."

  Xia Jin Han lowered his head and met Shangguan Qing'er's watery eyes, furrowed his brow, and said, "Are you sure you want to plead for her?"

  Shangguan Qing'er nodded, sobbing as she spoke in a trembling voice, "Brother, it was Lihua sister who protected me. Don't punish Lihua sister, I'm the one who's at fault."

  The soft voice was full of flattery and sincerity, causing Xia Jincheng's eyebrows to furrow even tighter. Was she really unaware of Li Hua's hostility towards her, or was she trying to pretend to be a good person in order to win Li Hua over?

  No matter what, since she wants to stay with Li Hua, he'll just have to keep a good eye on her from now on.

  Xia Jin Han waved his hand grandly, his clothes fluttering and flying, his demeanor extraordinary. His icy voice still lacked warmth, but it made everyone present breathe a sigh of relief.

  "He said, 'Since Miss doesn't blame you, I'll spare your life. From now on, remember to serve Miss well and don't make any mistakes.'"

  Upon hearing this, Li Hua immediately kowtowed in gratitude, and her impression of Shangguan Linger also completely changed.

  Just as Xia Jinhan saved Shangguan Qing'er and was about to deal with the pear flower, the guards who followed him had already rushed into the dense forest on both sides, trying to catch those assassins.

  However, those assassins had extremely high martial arts skills and were hiding in the trees. Even with 200,000 troops behind Xia Jinyan, they couldn't do anything to those assassins.

  In the end, seventeen assassins were strangled and two escaped.

  What Shangguan Qing'er didn't know was that the second batch of assassins wasn't targeting Xia Jinhuan, but her. At that time, she still thought those assassins were trying to capture her to threaten Xia Jinhuan, and felt distressed for becoming a burden to Xia Jinhuan, not knowing that the purpose of this assassination attempt was actually her, having nothing to do with Xia Jinhuan.

  When Xia Jin Han learned about the origins of those assassins from Qing Yun's mouth, a cold smile spread across his face, an expression that was both bloodthirsty and damn good-looking.

  He said, "Zhao Wang is really ruthless, his own daughter can be killed, it seems that we must raise this little princess well to adulthood, in order to live up to Zhao Wang's love."

  Qingyun's eyes also flashed a hint of coldness, looking at the carriage where Shangguan Qing'er was sitting not far away, and for a moment, he even felt some sympathy for that little girl.

  There were also many people who came to ambush along the way, but after this assassination attempt, the team had increased their vigilance. Those who came later were mostly targeting Xia Jinhans, and they were easily solved.

  After that, Shangguan Qing'er also stopped making a fuss and quietly retreated into the carriage to chat with Lihua.

  After the previous adventure, Lihua also had a change of heart towards Shangguan Qing'er. Over this period of time, she has come to respect Shangguan Qing'er quite a bit, and sometimes when Shangguan Qing'er throws a tantrum, she will even hum a lullaby to coax her to sleep.

  Seeing the change in Pear Blossom, Shangguan Qing'er was naturally delighted. She had come to this time without any support or dependence, and now her only reliance was Xia Jinhuan, but Xia Jinhuan was a man after all, and it was impossible for him to be by her side every moment. Moreover, her identity was really awkward, and she couldn't guarantee that Xia Jinhuan wouldn't abandon her as a hostage one day.

  Yes, proton, for Xia Jincan, it's just a proton, isn't it?

  This is also the reason why Shangguan Qing'er has always been flattering and trying to please Xia Jincheng. As long as she has the ability to protect herself, or before she confirms that Xia Jincheng will not kill her, she absolutely cannot offend this gold master. Otherwise, her little life may not last long.

  For Shangguan Qing'er, the most important thing now is to survive. Only by living can she have everything. Otherwise, even if she was a revered and worshiped movie queen in her past life, what would be the point if she were to die suddenly? Everything would lose its meaning.

  When Shangguan Jing'er followed Xia Jincheng's troops back to the capital of Xia Kingdom, it was already ten days later.

  The sun was shining brightly, with a clear sky stretching out for miles without a cloud in sight, an unusually beautiful sight.

  Ouyang Yi led the 200,000-strong army to stay in the military camp outside the capital city. Ouyang Yi followed Xia Jinhuan and brought only a few thousand people to arrive at the city gate with great fanfare.

  Shangguan Qing'er was still sitting in the carriage, which was closely following behind Xia Jincheng's white warhorse, attracting a lot of attention. Meanwhile, Shangguan Qing'er would occasionally lift the curtain to see if the capital city she had been yearning for half a month was as majestic and impressive as it appeared on TV.

  The horse carriage stopped in front of the grand and majestic city gate of Beijing at this time.

  Shangguan Qing'er was just feeling surprised when she heard a gloomy and evil voice coming from the front, "Younger brother congratulates the Crown Prince on his triumphant return after a great victory!"

  Digression

  Guess it's almost time for the first push? Ahhh, getting nervous...... everyone,