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Chapter 26 Showdown

Wang Qingci knew that it was all over.

When she first developed feelings for the Northern King, she only felt pain, and her mind was constantly thinking about how to take revenge on him and how to kill him.

However, after only half a month, when she was cultivating her relationship with the Northern King again, she forgot all the pain and became completely lost in confusion.

Several hours later.

Chu Yuqin was patrolling the North Courtyard when she heard a sound coming from inside a room, and she was taken aback.

She clearly saw Mu Zixuan and the other two women when she was patrolling the East Courtyard, so why was there such a sound coming from the North Courtyard?

Could it be that a man has infiltrated the North Courtyard and is having an affair with one of the maids there?

That won't do.

Then Chu Yuqin went to the outside of the room where the sound came from, poked a hole in the paper on the door, and looked inside.

Upon seeing this, Chu Yuqin was stunned.

She quickly closed her eyes, her face flushed, and turned to leave, muttering to herself as she went, "That little rascal brought a woman home without even telling me!"

She had assumed that a man from the outer courtyard had come in and was having an affair with a maid from the inner courtyard, but it turned out that Lu Chen himself was the one doing the wrong thing.

Seeing what had just happened, Chu Yuqin felt even more agitated.

Chu Yuqin quickly circulated her internal energy to stabilize her mind and constantly reminded herself not to let her mind wander.

Sunset.

As the sun gradually set in the west, the sky was filled with fiery red sunset clouds.

Mu Zixuan and the two Zhou sisters arrived at the North Courtyard chatting and laughing. The three of them naturally knew what had happened in the North Courtyard.

At this moment, in a room in the North Courtyard, Wang Qingci lay motionless in Lu Chen's arms.

The fiery red glow of the sunset shone into the room, turning Wang Qingci's fair skin a bronze color.

At this moment, Wang Qingci had fully regained consciousness.

She knew she had been tricked.

No, you should say everyone was fooled!

The entire Great Xia Dynasty was deceived.

The Northern King, the man who took his virginity, is definitely not a good-for-nothing!

After the Northern King took her virginity last time, she was in a state of extreme anger, so she did not consider the possibility that the Northern King was not a good-for-nothing.

But now that I think about it, there are suspicious points everywhere.

First of all, the fact that the Northern King was able to toy with her for several hours is something that no ordinary person could do. Ordinary people don't have that kind of physical strength, not to mention that there are rumors that the Northern King had long been weakened by wine and women.

Furthermore, the fact that the Northern King was able to seal her internal energy without her noticing also proves that he is no ordinary person.

Furthermore, the Northern Prince drank the muscle-relaxing powder today and was completely unharmed. Could he be an ordinary person? Could he be the useless prince that people talk about?

Are you kidding me!

If someone who is still fine after drinking muscle relaxant is considered useless, then there would probably be very few people in the world who aren't useless.

As for the Northern King's claim of headache and weakness after drinking the muscle-relaxing powder, it now seems obvious that he was faking it, his purpose being to get her to help him into the room so that it would be easier for him to do his thing.

Thinking of this, Wang Qingci felt incredibly regretful. She was so foolish to actually believe that the Northern King had been poisoned by the muscle-softening powder.

But it's too late to regret it now; what's done is done.

At this moment, Wang Qingci whispered, "Your Highness, you actually knew my identity all along, didn't you?"

At this point, there's no need to keep pretending anymore; it's time to lay the cards on the table.

Lu Chen was able to seal her power instantly, which clearly shows that he knew she was a ninth-rank martial artist. Furthermore, his ability to resist the effects of the Muscle Softening Powder also proves that he knew what the Muscle Softening Powder was.

There's no point in continuing to pretend.

Hearing Wang Qingci's words, Lu Chen stroked Wang Qingci's smooth back and said with a smile, "What identity? Qingci, what are you talking about? I don't understand."

Wang Qingci continued, "Your Highness, you'd better stop pretending. Being able to seal the power within me instantly is not something an ordinary person can do, and you couldn't possibly not know my identity."

"Tell me, what do you intend to do with me? Now that I'm in your hands, you can do whatever you want with me, kill me or torture me."

Upon hearing this, Lu Chen rolled over, placed his hands on either side of her head, and looked down at her.

"Why would I kill you? My eighth brother has been so good to me, sending me a beautiful woman of the ninth rank. If I were to kill her like this, wouldn't I be too heartless?"

Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, Wang Qingci was taken aback.

As expected, the Northern King already knew that she was sent by the Eighth Prince.

Wang Qingci then chuckled and said, "Everyone says that the Northern King is a good-for-nothing. Even His Majesty sent you to the Northern Prefecture because he didn't think highly of you. Yet you never defended yourself and simply came to the Northern Prefecture without hesitation."

"The Northern King has been hiding so deeply; he must have a bigger scheme. Now that I know you've been faking it all along, are you sure you won't kill him to silence him?"

Wang Qingci stared intently at Lu Chen, not believing she could survive.

After all, she had lost all her power in front of the Northern King, and the Northern King could not be an ordinary person. It is possible that the mysterious grandmaster who has been rumored to be the Northern King himself is actually the Northern King.

At this moment, Lu Chen raised his hand and stroked Wang Qingci's charming cheek, then said calmly, "If it were someone else, they might actually have killed you."

"But I am different. Not only will I not kill you, I will also make you my slave girl, my personal possession, and have children for me to continue my lineage."

Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, Wang Qingci was stunned.

However, she then gave a cold laugh.

Lu Chen asked in confusion, "What, is what I said so ridiculous?"

Wang Qingci said, "That's ridiculous indeed. Does Your Highness really think I would wholeheartedly serve you?"

"Even if you seal my power, I can still commit suicide when no one is around."

Lu Chen laughed and said, "Suicide? I'm very curious what reason you would have to commit suicide?"

Wang Qingci said, "The prince wants to keep me locked up in the palace and use me as a tool for his venting, and he even asked me why I wanted to commit suicide? Does the prince think I would endure such humiliation to save my life?"

Lu Chen said calmly, "I never said I would keep you locked up in the Prince's mansion indefinitely. I will release you in a moment."

Wang Qingci's mind went blank for a moment.

What did she hear?

The Northern King said he would release her?

How is that possible?

They've already laid their cards on the table. If we let her go now, wouldn't that be like releasing a tiger back into the mountains?

The fact that the Northern King was able to pretend to be a good-for-nothing for so many years proves that he is a very cunning man, and that he dares to do such a risky thing.

Or is the Northern King confident that he will not be able to leave Yancheng?

Seeing Wang Qingci's bewildered expression, Lu Chen asked, "What's wrong? Do you find it strange?"

Wang Qingci snapped out of her daze and asked, "Aren't you afraid that after I leave the Northern Prince's Mansion, I'll spread the word that you're not a good-for-nothing?"

Lu Chen said calmly, "First of all, no one will believe you. Secondly, I don't think you will tell anyone about my affairs."

After two attempts to cultivate their relationship, Wang Qingci's favorability rating has now risen to ninety. Especially today's attempt, it can be said that it directly conquered Wang Qingci.

Once the favorability rating exceeds 80, there's no possibility of betrayal, let alone the fact that her current favorability rating has already reached 90.

(End of this chapter)