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This, what was going on?

She looked incredulously at the person in front of her, and when she turned around, she saw another Shi Ying standing behind her, staring at her calmly, ” Did you get any relief?”

In that moment, she couldn’t help but scream out loud, and thrust the knife through him once more.

“How daring,” Shi Ying merely raised his hand and clasped her skinny wrist, making her unable to take a move, saying coldly, “You dare to assassinate the Crown Prince in the White King’s Residence, aren’t you afraid that your entire clan will be beheaded?”

“Bastard! I’ll kill you!” Xue Ying had completely lost her mind, she tried to stab him one more time when her body suddenly went numb and she became unable to move altogether.

Shi Ying was unperturbed and gave her a glance: “You are Ah-Yan’s best friend, is that right? I think I’ve heard her mention your name…” He examined her, with a sudden peculiar look in his eyes, and after a pause, he whispered, “I have to choose one of you anyway, so I might as well choose you.”

“…” Xue Ying was struck dumb for a moment, “Never! I will never marry you even if I die!”

“Is that so? You really want to simply die like that?” Shi Ying looked up at the desperate young maiden, with a bright light in his eyes that pierced through everything, and said gently, “Except that you probably would not want to sacrifice him.”

He paused, lowered his head and whispered something into her ear.

“What?” Xue Ying’s entire body quivered, as if struck by thunder, and she lost any trace of blood on her face, “You… how do you know? Who told you?”

“There are not many things in this world that can be hidden from me.” The tone of Shi Ying’s voice was not boastful, but rather as if he was just telling a fact, “Your father doesn’t know about this matter either, is that right? That’s why he wanted to marry you off to that old man as a concubine – isn’t that so?”

“…” Xue Ying became speechless, shivering at the cold tone of the man’s voice.

This person, it was the first time they had met, but why did he seem to know everything? He was practically like a demon!

“Heh, you know in your heart that a marriage is impossible. How else would it end?” Shi Ying looked at her pale, lifeless face, and his tone remained unruffled, “You’ve been pushed to the point of no return, and that’s why you want to simply seek death. That’s quite cowardly.”

Xue Ying gritted her teeth, unable to speak, but large teardrops rolled down from her eyes.

“If you really wanted to die, it would have been beyond my control.” Shi Ying said indifferently, “But Shi Yu is already dead, even for his sake, you should try a little harder to keep on living.”

She was shaking all over, looking at the man in front of her with a deadly stare, “What are you trying to say?”

“I thought I made myself very clear: if you don’t want to die, then come and be my Crown Princess.” Shi Ying spoke faintly, with a neutral tone, “This invitation is only available until I leave this place today – think it over: if you still want to live, come to me after a few moments.”

“No! I will not marry the man who killed Shi Yu!” Xue Ying shouted miserably.

“Alas…” Shi Ying’s face finally twitched slightly as he sighed almost imperceptibly and whispered, “What if I told you that Shi Yu was not killed by me?”

Xue Ying was stunned for a moment and glanced at him. The new Crown Prince was also looking at her coldly, and his eyes were serene and clear, like the cold surface of a lake in autumn, empty and unconcealed.

Xue Ying had been extremely emotional, and when she met his eyes, her heart suddenly became quiet for some reason, and she suddenly became convinced of what he said for some reason, but immediately became alert, fearing that she might have fallen into his magic and lost her mind, and blurted out, “I don’t believe you! It must be you… who else could be but you?”

Shi Ying no longer tried to debate, he calmly spoke: “If you don’t believe, then forget it. I’m just pointing you to a way to live.”

“Why? Why are you pointing me in the direction of life?” Her voice trembled sharply as she looked at the man in front of her in disbelief, “If you already knew all this, why didn’t you just kill me and put the whole thing to rest? What are you up to by doing this?”

“What I’m up to?” Shi Ying appeared to think for a moment and his eyes turned to reveal a moment of convoluted emotion, but he only replied lightly, “Maybe… I just feel guilty about Shi Yu.” After a pause, he added, “It doesn’t matter what I’m trying to do. What matters is, do you want to live or not?”

Xue Ying was baffled and trembled intensely, not knowing how to answer.

“Think about it carefully… I will wait for you there until the last moment,” said Shi Ying without any further words, and with a slight twist of his fingers, he released the confinement on her body and whispered, “If you really still can’t understand the situation, then you can also choose to die here. It’s up to you.”

He tossed the knife onto the table and walked away, leaving her alone.

Xue Ying let out a long sigh of relief, her fingers cramping as she gripped the bloodstained knife on the table, and turned her head to look at her haggard appearance in the mirror, pondering over what happened just now, with her body trembling like a leaf in the wind.

Does she have no choice but to accept the offer he made?

No, she still had a choice – she could choose to die.

But …… does she really want to die like this? If she dies, then…

In the end, Xue Ying let go of the hilt of the knife and sat down in dismay in front of the mirror, raising her hand and gently placing it on her small tummy, with her face as pale as the snow.

When the dancing and singing came to a halt, the Crown Prince became surrounded by the beautiful women of the White King’s residence. Several young ladies flocked around him, maintaining their aristocratic refinement while laughing and chatting with the distinguished guest without compromising their elegance, and a subtle rivalry emerged between their words, suggesting almost a vague rustle of clanging swords.

Xue Yan used her magic to congeal a luscious ice flower in her cup and offered her toast to the Crown Prince, yet when Shi Ying lifted her cup, his eyes brushed past her and looked at the figure standing on the steps outside the hall, and a strange smile floated at the corners of his mouth as he whispered, “Why are you so late?”

Everyone was shocked and turned to look up, and could not help but be surprised.

Princess Xue Ying, who had been seeking death during the day, suddenly arrived all dressed up!

In an instant, even the White King turned pale, not knowing what to say for a moment. She stood in a daze outside the crowd, momentarily confused, and her face turned exceptionally pale, looking like a flower about to wither in the dark night.

However, there was no surprise in Shi Ying’s eyes, he only nodded slightly, stood up calmly from among the pretty ladies surrounding him and greeted her personally: “The tea is almost cold. Come.”

Xue Ying’s body trembled slightly as she looked straight into his face, and her eyes clouded with hatred and helplessness, as if she wanted to draw another sword and stab the man sitting across the table right in the chest – and yet, in the end, she picked up the cup of tea and sipped it down in one go.

“One glass is enough, drinking too much is not good for your health…” Shi Ying put down the glass and took out something from his bosom, placing it in front of her, “Please accept this.”

What was placed in front of her was a jade pendant given to every Imperial Prince by the Emperor of Kongsang, gorgeous and glossy, with the royal emblem on it, one of the most important tokens for anyone who possessed the blood of an emperor. By handing her this jade pendant in front of everyone, Shi Ying, who was the Crown Prince, was indicating to them that she has been selected as the future Crown Princess.

In that instant, all the other princesses remained stunned, each with a different expression of dismay on their faces.

While Xue Ying was still in a state of confusion, King Bai breathed a sigh of relief, and was already on the other side of the table, rising from his seat and kneeling down in prostration, “We are extremely honored to receive such grace from His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince!”

When the Crown Prince offered the jade pendant to Princess Xue Ying during the banquet, the entire residence of the White King was shocked.

Soon after, the entire Imperial Capital was also in a state of shock.

Although it has been known for a long time that the Crown Princess would be chosen from the White Clan, no one had anticipated that the Crown Prince would choose Princess Xue Ying – knowing that the young girl had once been the Crown Prince’s love interest and had almost been officially appointed as the Crown Princess at one point, yet the new Crown Prince has actually included her in his harem without trying to avoid suspicion.

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