Hakka was always arrogant and conceited. When he saw who had hit him, his anger flared even more: "Just a powerless prince! For the sake of a lowly woman, you dare to be rude to this royal prince..."

"Slap!" Another crisp slap! This time, it made his head buzz, and he couldn't recover for a long time!

“You said I could, but dare to insult her, I don’t mind killing you now! Nor do I mind declaring war on the Chiyan Kingdom!” If eyes could kill, then Qian Tingxuan's gaze at this moment would be enough to dismember Hackz five times over.

<<< Hacksaw, who was always arrogant and boisterous, felt a sudden chill run down his spine when he met the man's gaze. He instinctively covered his burning cheeks, unable to utter a word. Seeing that things were going south, his entourage quickly stepped in to support him as they left the place.

The onlookers were also seeing the legendary, gentle and charming Prince for the first time. To see him lose control like this over a woman, they dared not linger, fearing they might be caught in the fire themselves.

Mu Cang walked before Qian Ting Xuan, subconsciously glanced at Xiao Yu Ge, then bowed slightly, and silently left the place. He didn't expect that when they met again, it would be under such circumstances. He didn't expect that she, dressed in women's clothing, would be more beautiful than he imagined. That heart which had already fallen for her could no longer extricate itself!

Xiao Yu Ge didn't expect that the man she saved outside Yumu Village was actually Mu Cang, the third prince of Tianzhu!

"Your Lordship, the Emperor summons you to his study immediately!" An Eunuch hurried over at that moment.

“Ge'er, go to the palace gate and wait for me first. I'll be there soon.” Qian Tingxuan stroked Xiao Yuge's head, his gentle gaze a stark contrast to his previous coldness.

"Mm." Xiao Yuge obediently listened to him, after all, his appearance had saved her a lot of trouble.

"Good boy!" Qian Tingxuan said, as if coaxing a child. This made everyone watching speechless.

"Miss!"

Xiao Yu Ge had just walked out not far when Mu Cang's voice came from behind.

"Third Prince," she bowed slightly.

"Miss, I never thought I'd see you again!" Mu Cang looked very excited. He had been looking for this person for so long, and finally found her. How could he not be excited?

"I never expected that we would meet again under such circumstances." Xiao Yuge chuckled wryly: "Prince San, I hope you haven't been too inconvenienced by this."

“From the very beginning, I believed in the young lady!” Mu Cang anxiously stated his position: “Even if everyone else didn’t believe in her, I did!” A woman who could heal the wounded and was both righteous and merciless, even he wasn't spared. How could she possibly take a liking to someone like Hackza?

"Thank you!" Xiao Yuge smiled gratefully at him.

"Let me introduce myself, I'm Mu Cang, the third prince of Tianzhu!" Mu Cang extended his hand generously.

"Xiao Yu Ge!" Xiao Yu Ge glanced at his outstretched hand, hesitated for a moment, then still took it.

"Miss Xiao, it's nice to meet you!"

They smiled at each other.

"Sing!"

Just then, Chu Tianqi came over. Seeing Mu Cang holding Ge'er's hand, he immediately pulled Ge'er's hand back and looked at Mu Cang with a wary expression.

"Chu Da Ren, what's this?" Mu Cang frowned slightly, not understanding the relationship between Chu Tian Qi and Xiao Yu Ge.

"Third Prince, he is my brother," Xiao Yuge also introduced him generously.

"Brother?" One surnamed Xiao, one surnamed Chu, it seemed Mu Cang was a little dumbfounded.

"Third Prince, my younger sister is young and naive. If she has offended you in any way, please forgive her!" Chu Tianqi said, then ordered someone to escort Mu Cang back to the Honglu Temple. He himself took Xiao Yuge away from there.

Mu Cang watched their departing figures, his heart filled with disappointment. Seizing the opportunity when no one was looking, he instructed his attendant beside him: "Wu Yan, go find out everything about her!"

"Yes! My Lord!"

In the study.

"You're being ridiculous!" The Emperor angrily tossed the imperial decree aside, pointing at Qian Tingxuan as he berated him. "Tingxuan, ah Tingxuan, when did you become so irrational? That's the Crown Prince of Chiyan! He might very well be the future Emperor of Chiyan! You actually beat him up for a woman?! Do you want to send our Lan Zhao children to the battlefield?!"

"The Crimson Flame Kingdom has always harbored ambitious designs, discontent simmering beneath the surface. Whether today's event was inevitable or merely a matter of time, war with them was only a question of when!" Qian Tingxuan spoke with conviction.

"That's something we'll discuss when that day comes!" The Emperor was furious, patting his chest and taking a deep breath before continuing, "You did this today, you're just ripping off the veil, forcing them to make the first move!"

"Brother, rest assured, the Chi Yan country won't dare to make a move for a while." Qian Tingxuan looked confident. He didn't know how long he could live; doing this today was also a way to light a fire in advance, so that there would be an excuse to eliminate them later on.

As Xiao Yuge said, he never does anything useless!

Since the Emperor saw that he spoke with such certainty, he temporarily put this aside and talked about something else: "Also, what you said in front of the First Prince just now, Xiao Yuge being your princess, how is that possible?"

"My younger brother still says the same thing, he wants to marry Ge'er as his princess!"

"I forbid it!" The Emperor firmly rejected: "Xiao Yu Ge is now just a woman who doesn't even know where she comes from, how could she be your princess? If you truly like her, then first marry a noblewoman as your main wife, and then take her as a concubine."

"Your Highness, this subject has only ever loved and will marry Ge'er. This isn't a consultation with Your Highness, merely an informing of you."

"You!" The Emperor was so angry his blood pressure skyrocketed.

"Your Majesty, please calm down! Take care of your health!" An Gonggong hurried forward and smoothed over the Emperor's anger.

"You and that Xiao Yu Ge are so many years apart, how could you possibly be a match?" The Emperor still tried to persuade Qian Ting Xuan.

"Brother Emperor, if it weren't for Ge'er being so young, my younger brother would have married her home tomorrow. But today's affair, Brother Emperor, you went a little too far! You can't possibly think that by sending Ge'er to marry into another family, my younger brother wouldn't dare to snatch her away? Don't even mention me, even Sicheng would go after her! So, in the future, Your Majesty might as well worry about this less!"

It turned out that the Emperor's decision to allow Xiao Yuge to participate was because he knew Hackza had a weakness for beautiful women. With Ge'er's beauty, she would certainly be favored by Hackza. In this way, Ge'er's marriage would cut off the Prince and the Wanderer King's aspirations. However, he had miscalculated.

"Brother Emperor, please take care of your health. This younger brother won't disturb you any longer. This younger brother takes his leave!" Qian Tingxuan didn't wait for the Emperor to react at all. He bowed, then turned and strode away.

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