Phi-Fic Chapter 364 Asking for the Reason
Chapter 364 Asking for the Reason
Shen Shaodong rode on the horse with a frown on his face, thinking over and over what Su Ran and Nangong Qi had said before.
The hidden meaning in those words was obvious. Li'er must have encountered something extremely serious in Xiqi Palace, but the child chose to conceal it, which made him full of worry and doubt.
Luo Lingchen was also immersed in thinking about the scene just now. He secretly decided in his heart that he must find an appropriate time to ask Shen Li clearly and find out what secrets were hidden in it.
Su Ran's face was gloomy, and his eyes were filled with a strong sense of melancholy. He whipped the horse hard, and the horse under his crotch felt pain and ran away wildly.
The flying dust seemed to be telling of his inner anger and unwillingness at the moment.
A group of dozens of people left the posthouse in a mighty procession.
In front of the post station, the onlookers were still talking in a flurry, enthusiastically discussing the jaw-dropping scene that had just occurred.
They chatted with each other, speculating about the past and future of the relationship between the Prince of Xiqi and the Princess of Fuxi, and the conversation lasted for a long time.
Shen Shaodong led the team and did not make any changes to the established route. They continued to move forward steadily along the same route.
Time passed slowly, and a few hours went by in a flash. The scorching sun, like a late-life traveler, gradually sank below the horizon.
In the blood-red afterglow, a long coastline came into view.
Seeing this, Shen Shaodong immediately ordered to stop and prepare to set up camp for rest.
Zhao Lin, Luo Feng and the others were quick and agile and quickly got busy.
Soon, tents were built in an orderly manner along the coastline, like mushrooms swaying in the wind.
Luo Lingchen had been thinking about finding a suitable opportunity to ask Shen Li about the Prince of Xiqi. At this moment, he saw his future father-in-law boarding the carriage from afar. He immediately retracted his steps, his heart full of helplessness and hesitation.
Shen Shaodong stretched out his hand to pull open the carriage curtain, and with a solemn expression, he whispered to Chu Qiu and the maids beside him, "All of you please leave for now. I have something important to discuss with the county lady alone!"
Chu Qiu raised her eyes and looked at Shen Li, her eyes contained many complex meanings, as if silently saying "Miss, you'll be in good health."
She bowed slightly, saluted towards Shen Shaodong, and replied softly, "Yes, Master!" Then, she and the other maids and servants who had paid their respects hurriedly got off the carriage.
Shen Shaodong stepped steadily into the carriage, then slowly sat down on the small couch opposite Shen Li. He said with a deep look in his eyes, "Tell me! What exactly happened in that palace? How did it get so bad that the Emperor of Xiqi gave his son away as compensation to you?"
Shen Li knew in her heart that she couldn't avoid this matter after all, so she slowly raised her head and said softly: "Dad, I can tell you, but you have to promise me that you must not get angry."
Shen Shaodong tried his best to calm himself, nodded calmly, and motioned her to continue.
Shen Li opened her red lips slightly and spoke slowly, "That day, we followed Nangong Qi into the palace. We thought the emperor would summon me the next day, but who would have thought that after several days, there was no movement."
She paused slightly, took a deep breath, and then continued, "I never expected that the next day Nangong Qi would suddenly change his attitude and become very attentive to me.
At first, he just sent some flowers and small gifts, and I didn't take them seriously. But then he brought something..."
Upon hearing this, Shen Shaodong asked anxiously, "What exactly is it?"
Shen Li glanced at him and said, "He brought an extremely luxurious jade bracelet, claiming that it was something his mother left for his daughter-in-law, and insisted that my daughter accept it. Naturally, my daughter couldn't accept it, so he became angry and..."
At this point, Shen Li was speechless for a moment, her face looked a little ugly, and she was struggling in her heart, not knowing how to describe the scene where Nangong Qi wanted to kiss her forcefully.
When Shen Shaodong saw Shen Li's expression at this moment, he guessed in his heart that the brat must have bullied his daughter!
He was immediately furious and asked angrily, "Because you refused to accept the jade bracelet, he attacked you, right?"
Shen Li quickly shook her head. She absolutely didn't dare tell her father the truth, so she quickly said, "Dad, he did hit me, but it wasn't intentional. He was trying to force me to accept the jade bracelet, but I naturally didn't want to. Just then, Su Ran arrived and started fighting with him. I stepped forward to separate them and was accidentally hit lightly..."
As she spoke, she made a tiny gesture with her fingers, indicating that she had only suffered a minor injury.
Shen Shaodong obviously didn't believe her and pressed her again, "It was just a light blow. Why would the commander say you were seriously injured? And why would the emperor give you his son as compensation?"
The more he spoke, the angrier he became, and his tone became more and more excited. He said sternly: "If you refuse to tell me, then I will ask Su Ran and Nangong Qi!" After saying that, he wanted to get up and get off the carriage.
How could Shen Li dare to let him ask? If her father knew that she almost lost her life that day, she would definitely make a big fuss!
So she hurriedly grabbed Shen Shaodong's sleeve tightly and said coquettishly: "Daddy, Daddy, I'm telling you, don't ask outsiders!"
Shen Shaodong was pulled by her and sat down again. He said solemnly, "Then tell me quickly. Don't hide anything!"
Shen Li quickly organized her words in her mind and whispered, "The situation was indeed serious at the time. Su Ran saw him so excited and thought he was going to bully me, so she started fighting with him.
You also know that they are both highly skilled in martial arts. In the past, it was just a joke, but that day, they both used their internal energy! I was watching from the side, anxious, afraid that Su Ran would hurt the prince, so I stepped forward to stop him. Nangong Qi didn't hold back his fist and hit the back of my head, and I fainted immediately..."
After she finished speaking, she carefully glanced at Shen Shaodong's face, only to see that he looked terribly gloomy. So she quickly added, "Later, Master arrived and was extremely angry upon seeing this. He carried me to the carriage and fed me spiritual spring water. Only then did I wake up!"
She looked up at her father again, her eyes full of caution, and said softly, "That's how it is, Daddy."
Shen Shaodong stood up and sat next to Shen Li, gently parted the hair on the back of her head, and looked at her carefully.
Shen Li lowered her head, praying silently in her heart that there would be no marks left on the back of her head.
After Shen Shaodong finished looking, he saw no injuries. He sighed deeply and said, "From now on, you must always consider your own safety first! Tell me, we came to Xiqi because you went to save someone, but ended up getting shot in the heart and was in a coma for years!"
Tears glistened in his eyes. He stared at Shen Li and said, "Do you know how many tears your mother has shed for you in these years! How much our hearts ached! You...you don't care about yourself..." At this point, Shen Shaodong's voice was choked with sobs. He covered his chest and could no longer speak.
Shen Li's eyes were filled with tears. She suddenly threw herself into her father's arms and sobbed, "Daddy, I swear that I will never do this again! I will never be so willful and reckless as to help others and put myself in danger again!"
Shen Shaodong gently wiped the tears from his daughter's face and said in a low voice, "I'm glad you understand! Look at you, you're already such a grown-up, and you're still crying. You're almost turning into a little cat!"
Shen Li buried her face deep in her father's arms and cried her heart out.
The guards outside the carriage, including Su Ran, Luo Lingchen, Nangong Qi and others, are all people who practice martial arts, so their hearing is naturally far superior to that of ordinary people.
They had all heard Shen Li crying before, but no one dared to ask the reason.
Just the few intermittent conversations that came through had already allowed Su Ran, Nangong Qi and Xiao Jinli to understand the general content of the conversation between the two people in the carriage.
Luo Lingchen looked at Su Ran and Nangong Qi with an unclear expression. It seemed that these two had a deep connection with Li'er!