The Legend of Princess Qingping
Chapters 17. A Gift for the First Prince

"That's true, but it's a pity that I can't see her terrified expression." Zhou Yicheng slightly sighed heavily.

Guan Zhong understood Zhou Yicheng was somewhat disappointed. It could be known from his heavy breathing.

Guan Zhong poured the tea into Zhou Yicheng's cup, then sipped his own cup fruitfully. "Your Majesty, you can see more after marrying her. I'm more curious about how she managed to escape Miss Song's subordinates."

"A Heng said Miss Song deliberately let go. He must have posed such a frightening threat that Liu Qingqing did not even dare to return home."

"Will His Majesty continue to allow this?" ask Guan Zhong.

Zhou Yicheng happily replied, "Of course not. I'll send someone to find the inn he's staying at, then pick him up to go home."

"That's a great idea, Your Honor. That is enough to show your sincerity," Guan Zhong responded.

Zhou Yicheng smiled. "Well, let's see what gifts he sent me!"

Guan Zhong only nodded small. He patiently waited for Zhou Yicheng to open the gift box from Liu Qingqing. There was a hint of curiosity in his heart seeing that the size of the box was quite large.

Zhou Yicheng was much more curious about the gift Liu Qingqing gave, the woman who had firmly rejected her proposal the other day. Although it was certain that the box did not contain the Feilong Plate, he was still happy to accept Liu Qingqing's goodwill. The man moved his hand to carefully open the gift box.

Zhou Yicheng's eyes widened to twice their usual size when the gift box had opened. The happy expression disappeared in an instant, turning into deep wrath. The man's face was framed red and with a rough movement threw the box onto the ground.

The wooden box was thrown hard. It came out and filled the yard. It was the clothes that A Heng had worn last time when meeting Zhou Yicheng.

The pungent smell of blood poured out into the air. The clothes are no longer intact with tears here and there. Guan Zhong reflexively pinched his life, not letting anything in. Surprise was clearly on the middle-aged man's face.

Zhou Yicheng did not accept. He kicked the table hard. "Liu Qingqing, how dare you!"

Seeing Zhou Yicheng's anger, Guan Zhong was a little frightened. "Your Majesty, you must calm down."

"How can I calm down? Liu Qingqing was already too presumptuous, she even dared to kill A Heng!" Zhou Yicheng was overwhelmed with anger. His black pupils showed a deadly highlight.

"I have to see him now! She must be disciplined so as not to be a brash woman!" shoo Yicheng shouted once more. The man's words were like being pressed out from the crack of his teeth. He got up, then stepped towards the door of the residence.

Guan Zhong hurriedly got up to follow Zhou Yicheng. He repeatedly yelled at her. "Your Majesty, where are you going?"

"I'll go to Liu's House to check it out! You bring people to check every inn in the capital and find Liu Qingqing for me!" Every word Zhou Yicheng said firmly and loudly.

Guan Zhong was worried. He rushed in front of Zhou Yicheng. The man was almost out of breath as he said, "Your Majesty, you mustn't be rash. If you meet Miss Liu Qingqing in this way, it will only mess up our plans. The Feilong plate we haven't got yet, we'd better not magnify this problem. A Heng was just a lowly servant, sooner or later he would lose his life."

Instantly, Zhou Yicheng's footsteps came to a halt. He was able to catch Guan Zhong's words with the rest of the clarity in his mind. The man's hands clenched tightly and his handsome face looked crimson.

Guan Zhong waved at one of the guards in sight. "You're here!"

The waiter hurriedly ran to get closer. He bowed deeply in fear. "Your Majesty, Mr. Guan."

"Get rid of those clothes and boxes, burn them all to ashes!" guan Zhong's orders.

The waiter immediately nodded. Then he hurriedly cleaned up the wooden box and the torn clothes were full of blood. The man did not dare to raise his gaze towards Zhou Yicheng and Guan Zhong during his stint.

Zhou Yicheng's forehead was wrinkled. "Why did he come?"

"It is better to let him in, we will know his intentions" Guan Zhong said.

Zhou Yicheng looked towards the guard as he said, "Attend him to come in!"

The guard rushed away at such speed as the time he came. Zhou Yicheng and and Guan Zhong left the courtyard to wait for the third prince's arrival in the study.

The third prince was allowed into the residence after the guards reported his arrival to the host. He was a young man of about twenty years old. His handsome face was adorned with a sharp nose. The young man had eyes like Zhou Yicheng with pitch-black pupils.

He was Zhou Jun, someone who would always maintain the formality of politeness on everything. Zhou Jun was more like a young scholar of high noble status. Most of the time, the young man could be found inside the royal library and he would secretly flip through various books for some particular reason.

When Zhou Jun walked in and passed through the courtyard to go to the first prince's study, he cursoryly saw the blood-soaked clothes inside the wooden box. The young man hurriedly asked with an anxious expression. "Servant, whose clothes are they? Why are they covered in blood? Did something happen to First Brother?"

The waiter bowed to pay his respects then replied, "Your Majesty, this box was sent by Second Miss Liu, but I don't understand whose clothes inside here it has."

"Now where is my First Brother?"

"He's with Mr. Guan in the study, Your Majesty," the servant replied politely.

"All right, you can go! I will be there to see my First Brother," Zhou Jun said. After which he continued his steps towards Zhou Yicheng's study.

Before the dinner hour was sent out, Liu Qingqing instructed everyone present in the residence to eat by themselves. In addition, he also ordered that no one be allowed to disturb him. Therefore, Liu Qingqing hurriedly tidied up and closed her eyes as she lay on the bed.

Just when Liu Qingqing was half asleep, she heard someone speaking in a whispering voice outside the door. He tried to open his eyelids and then got up to sit on the side of the bed. "Who's out there?"

"It's me, Big Miss. I was about to report about Miss Bai," replied the person standing behind the door.

Liu Qingqing got up from the bed. He took out an outer robe, then put it on while walking towards the door. The door was opened, but he did not let the incoming guard report to enter. "What did you find?"

"Great Miss, Miss Bai has returned and directly entered her room. He didn't do anything bad, just sat on the edge of the West Lake and cried there" the guard patiently explained.

Liu Qingqing did not show much emotion. He simply gave the order, "You go to the kitchen and tell them to prepare food. Ask them to deliver dinner to Bai Liu's room."

"Okay, Big Miss. Then, how's your dinner?"

"Not needed! I will rest early," Liu Qingqing said.

The guard immediately nodded, then went towards the kitchen.

Liu Qingqing did not continue her sleep. He left the room then walked towards the peach tree. The girl was standing there the entire time while thinking about the worst possibility regarding her relationship with Bai Liu.

"Liu'er, will you still believe me? Can you still think of me as your non?"

Liu Qingqing's voice sounded like the whirling of the wind tonight—pelan and brought gloom.