After hearing Princess Anxi's answer, Ye Li stood up and prepared to go downstairs. It was as if she didn't care about Princess Anxi's life at all. This kind of reaction made the few men present stunned. After all, they knew that Prince Ding was cold and heartless, but Princess Ding was very easygoing. It was impossible for her to abandon Princess Anxi.
"Wait!" The man said in a low voice.
One of the men guarding the stairs heard his leader's voice and immediately reached out to stop Ye Li. However, Ye Li's expression darkened. She raised her hand and grabbed the man's arm. With a twist of her hand, the man who was blocking her path was pushed to the ground with a muffled groan. Ye Li turned around and looked coldly at the man in black. "I respect your loyalty, but it's best that you stop before going too far."
"Wait." The man in black said, "We can let Princess Anxi go, but … why should I believe that you won't do anything in an hour?" Ye Li raised her eyebrows and asked, "What do you want?" The man in black said, "Princess Ding and Prince, please wait here for an hour. After an hour, we'll let Princess Anxi go. In addition, during this hour, you can't see anyone in the Prince Ding Mansion. "
Ye Li lowered her eyes and thought for a moment, then nodded, "Okay. Let me take Princess Anxi away first. We'll wait outside. "
The man in black frowned and wanted to refuse. Ye Li said indifferently, "You're right. If His Highness and I spend an hour with you, but you burn Princess Anxi in the end, who am I supposed to complain to? "
The man hesitated for a long time. Ye Li looked at his hesitant face, then shook her head and turned to leave.
"Princess Ding …"
"Come out if you agree. If you don't, stay here. If I don't come out in fifteen minutes, Prince Ding will come in personally. "
She watched as Ye Li's figure leisurely disappeared at the top of the stairs. The people upstairs looked at each other. "Boss, what should we do?" The leading man in black pondered for a long time before finally sighing and saying, "Let's go out."
"But what if …" What if Princess Ding was lying? They could still hold on to this house that was filled with strong liquor to prevent them from shooting at the rat for fear of breaking the vases. Once they vented their anger, the Mohist army lying in ambush outside would be enough to turn them into hedgehogs. The black robed man smiled bitterly and helplessly, "Princess Ding had already arrived just now. We had already lost by not killing her immediately. Furthermore, Princess Ding was right. How much did the life and death of the Queen of Nanzhao have to do with the Prince Ding Mansion? Even if Nanzhao wants to become enemies with the Prince Ding Mansion because of this, if they want to cause trouble for the Prince Ding Mansion, they have to go through the West-Hill and Da Chu state first. "Moreover, he doubted which country would dare to cause trouble for the Prince Ding Mansion.
"Are we just going to go out like this?"
The black robed man gritted his teeth and said, "Let's gamble that Princess Ding will keep her promise. She will die anyway. If she can delay for an hour for His Majesty … she will be loyal."
The others were silent. No matter if it was loyalty or other reasons, they had no way out now that they had come this far. The boss was right. They could not avoid death no matter what. Compared to being burned to death, they would rather die with an arrow through the heart.
Outside the restaurant, Ye Li stood beside Mo Xiuyao. Pu Ah stood behind them and looked inside nervously. After a while, they finally saw Princess Anxi being escorted out of the restaurant slowly.
"Anxi!" Pu Ah called out anxiously.
Princess Anxi shook her head to show that she was fine.
Mo Xiuyao glanced at the crowd and said, "Since they are already out, let her go." The men looked at Mo Xiuyao warily and did not move. Mo Xiuyao snorted disdainfully and said, "The princess consort has already told I. If I wanted to break the contract, you would be dead the moment you stepped out. Let her go! "
The black robed man holding Princess Anxi down paused for a moment, then finally let go of Princess Anxi's hand. As soon as she was free, Princess Anxi rushed over. "Pu Ah …"
Pu 'a hugged Princess Anxi excitedly. "Anxi, are you okay?"
"I'm fine …" Princess Anxi said emotionally. "But … but our child … Shuo 'er is with Mo Jingli." His wife's safe return calmed Pu Ah down. Although he was also worried about his son's disappearance, he looked at Mo Xiuyao and Ye Li with more respect and confidence. "Don't be afraid … don't be afraid. Shuo 'er will be fine."
On the side, Mo Xiuyao pulled Ye Li to a chair that the guards of the Prince Ding Mansion had brought over from somewhere. It was rare that Mo Xiuyao would keep his promise to the enemy. He sat under the faint sunlight and waited for an hour to pass.
The black robed man looked at the white-haired Prince Ding leaning against Princess Ding with his eyes closed. A complicated expression flashed across his face. There was awe, helplessness, regret, and information. In fact, when he decided to go out, he could not be sure that Prince Ding would keep his promise. It was already very good that he was able to resolve the situation like this. At the same time, it also showed the difference between Prince Ding and Prince Li. He knew that if his master Mo Jingli was in this situation, Mo Jingli would never keep his promise.
"Prince, Princess Consort," a Shadow Guard hurried over and said in a low voice, "Young Master Qingchen has sent someone to ask the Prince to return to the residence immediately."
Mo Xiuyao opened his eyes and said calmly, "What is it?"
The Shadow Guard hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice, "The Little Heir has not been found yet."
Mo Xiuyao sat up and glanced at the group of black robed men standing not far away and looking at them warily. He looked down calmly and said, "I know. Let Young Master Qingchen do as he sees fit."
"This …" After all, something had happened to the Little Heir, but the Prince was not moved at all. This made the Shadow Guard a little worried. But when he met Mo Xiuyao's calm eyes, the Shadow Guard's heart trembled. He quickly said, "This subordinate understands. This subordinate will take his leave."
Hearing that Mo Xiaobao had not been found, Ye Li frowned slightly. She lowered her head and looked at Mo Xiuyao's hand that was holding hers. It was dry and steady. She couldn't help but relax. She slowly leaned back in her chair and accompanied Mo Xiuyao as they waited for the time to come.
An hour passed by. Some people felt like time had passed by, while others felt like a year had passed. When the time finally came to an end, Mo Xiuyao pulled Ye Li and slowly stood up. Big Brother Ping Jing looked at the man in black in front of him and said, "I will spare your life. Go back and tell Mo Jingli. Don't forget … his son is still in I's hands. "With that, Mo Xiuyao pulled Ye Li and left without looking back.
Looking at Mo Xiuyao's departing figure, the man in black let out a long sigh. When they were face to face, the pressure that Prince Ding gave off was absolutely unbearable. He raised his hand and wiped his forehead. The sweat on his forehead had already soaked half of his hair.
"Swoosh swoosh swoosh!"
The sound of arrows piercing through the air rang out. The man in black vigilantly jumped to the side. The moment he landed, an arrow nailed him to the back of his foot. When he turned back, the men who had been following him had all fallen to the ground. Not far away, a man in black holding a bow and arrow sat on the roof. He said calmly, "Don't be afraid. Prince said to spare your life. We won't shoot at you."
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