The garden was silent and empty, only Wei Yinshuang, Qingtong, and Xinhu stood quietly behind Lin Wan and Ximen Yuqing. Lin Wan opened a pair of big misty eyes, looking at everything in front of her, and only felt like she was in a dream.

Lin Wan was still held in his arms by Ximen Yuqing, and he didn't come back to his senses for a long time, his legs were weak and weak, and he forgot that he had already gone out of the secret passage and his feet had landed.

"Cousin!" shouted anxiously and angrily, calling Lin Wan's sanity back. Following the prestige, I saw a beautiful girl in a pink palace dress rushing from outside the gate of the garden with a pair of apricot eyes glaring at Lin Wan and Ximen Yuqing hatefully, as if she wanted to kill someone to vent her anger.

Lin Wan secretly complained in her heart, gently pushed Ximen Yuqing away, took two steps back, respectfully bowed to Ximen Yuqing, and said lightly: "Thanks to His Royal Highness the Prince's love, Wei Qiniang is ashamed." ”

Ximen Yuqing's face was full of disappointment, and with a flick of his wide sleeves, he ordered: "Xinhu, send Miss Wei back, take care of it." ”

Xinhu immediately received the order, made a gesture of invitation to Lin Wan, and said, "Miss Wei, please go this way with the slave." With that, he turned and walked towards the west gate of the garden.

The palace beauty had already come to the front, seeing that Ximen Yuqing's face was not good, and she didn't dare to lose her temper, she stood stunned for a long time, and when she saw that Lin Wan was leaving, she suddenly stopped in front of her, and asked angrily, "Who are you? Why are you here?"

Lin Wan was blocked by the palace beauty, and couldn't help but take half a step back, and was about to answer, but was pulled behind him by Ximen Yuqing.

Ximen Yuqing guarded Lin Wan and said coldly: "Shangguan Yun, Miss Wei is a distinguished guest invited by this prince, so she is rude!"

Lin Wan couldn't help but secretly stroke his forehead, and said in his heart: Ximen Yuqing, are you protecting me, or are you helping me make enemies?

Sure enough, Shangguan Yun had a pair of beautiful eyes with tears, and first looked at Ximen Yuqing with resentment, and saw that Ximen Yuqing had a cold face all the time, and he didn't have the slightest pity for himself. Thinking of Ximen Yuqing's gentle eyes when he hugged Lin Wan just now, he couldn't help but hate it, and glared at Lin Wan sideways, the resentment in his eyes made Lin Wan shiver.

Of course, Lin Wan was not a person to be messed with, and slowly walked out from behind Ximen Yuqing, with a faint smile on his face, and said gently: "Miss Shangguan, I can see that you like His Royal Highness the Crown Prince very much." However, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince doesn't seem to like you. After a pause, he said word by word: "Do you want to know why?"

Shangguan Yun saw that Lin Wan had stabbed her heartbreak mercilessly, and was about to open his mouth to scream. But when he heard Lin Wan's last words, he couldn't help but be shocked, held back his anger, glared at Ximen Yuqing with tears, gritted his teeth, and asked word by word: "Why?"

Lin Wanwan smiled and said, "Because men don't like women who stalk themselves, and they don't cherish women who are too easy to get." A woman as arrogant and arrogant as Miss Shangguan, and crying and crying, couldn't make him move. ”

"You!" Shangguan Yun was so angry that he stretched out his hand and was about to slap Lin Wan, but as soon as his hand was raised, it was gently blocked by Ximen Yuqing's fan and bounced back. It seemed that Ximen Yuqing didn't exert any force, but Shangguan Yun still involuntarily took two steps back.

Shangguan Yun looked at his wrist with a red mark knocked out by the fan in shock, and then raised his eyes to look at Ximen Yuqing, his lips trembled, tears came out of his eyes, and he said intermittently: "Cousin, cousin, you, you actually hurt me for this lowly woman......"

Ximen Yuqing didn't pay attention to Guan Yun, but turned to look at Lin Wan, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Qi Niang, are you worried that this prince will be too easy to get hold of, and you won't cherish you in the future, so you keep rejecting this prince?"

Lin Wan was stunned, looked at Ximen Yuqing's serious expression, felt a little embarrassed, lowered his head and thought about it, then raised his head and replied coldly: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is wrong, because women don't like men who stalk them, and they don't cherish the feelings that are too easy to get." It is difficult for a strong person like His Royal Highness the Prince, and he is aggressive, and he can't make Qi Niang tempted. ”

Ximen Yuqing's eyes narrowed, two cold lights shot directly at Lin Wan, and said coldly: "Okay, Qi Niang is really bold enough, when she arrives here, she dares to speak against this prince, aren't you afraid that this prince will kill you with his own hands?"

Lin Wan smiled softly, met Ximen Yuqing's gaze, and raised her eyebrows half-truthfully and asked, "But, is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince willing?"

Ximen Yuqing was suddenly laughed angrily, looked at Lin Wan helplessly, and sighed lightly: "Of course this prince is reluctant to kill you, but this prince can make you my woman immediately." ”

Lin Wan took a deep breath, his face remained unchanged, he smiled faintly, and asked softly, "Does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince only want to get Qi Niang's body? If this is the case, do you know what you will lose?"

Ximen Yuqing stared at Lin Wan for a long time, his eyes full of hurt and anger. He insisted on letting Lin Wan come to Xiling Kingdom to participate in the concubine selection banquet this time, on the one hand, it was indeed because of Lin Wan's wisdom and ability, and he hoped that Lin Wan would join forces with him to eradicate the rebellious ministers and thieves in Xiling Kingdom. However, in his heart, he still hopes that he can make the fake come true and make Lin Wan his crown princess.

He knew in his heart that this matter was not easy, and he kept reminding himself that he couldn't be in a hurry, let alone scare Lin Wan away. However, when he saw Lin Wan, he couldn't help but want to test Lin Wan's mind. Therefore, just now he took advantage of Shangguan Yun's farce to ask Lin Wan the answer he wanted.

However, what Ximen Yuqing didn't expect was that Lin Wan would ruthlessly trample on his sincerity in front of so many people, and the threat implied in the last sentence broke Ximen Yuqing's heart.

Lin Wan said that if Ximen Yuqing forcibly got her body, he would never get her heart and lose her friendship. Moreover, there may be more, such as the imperial power of the Xiling Kingdom, such as the peace of the Xiling Kingdom, and the peace of the people of the Xiling Kingdom.

Ximen Yuqing did not doubt Lin Wan's ability, not to mention Zhou Tianqi and the huge forces behind her. But none of these can make Ximen Yuqing hesitate and back down. For he has absolute confidence that he can protect his country, his people, and his beloved by his own ability.

However, looking at Lin Wan's resolute attitude and cold eyes, Ximen Yuqing's heart retreated. Because he didn't dare to bet on Lin Wan's heart, because what he wanted was Lin Wan's love, not hatred.

The garden was very quiet, and Shangguan Yun looked at Ximen Yuqing and Lin Wan in a daze, listening to their cold and resolute conversation, and looking at their complicated and indescribable eyes. Shangguan Yun's originally excited and angry heart gradually calmed down.