Chapter 1459 This Palace Just Slayed Someone
As soon as Zhou Ping uttered the word "sweet," he was overcome with joy. Ignoring Zhou Changshou's face, which had turned as dark as the bottom of a cauldron, he clapped his hands and laughed boisterously, "Your Highness is wise! Quickly send them to the bridal chamber!"
Li Chen ignored Zhou Ping'an's teasing and said seriously to Cai He, "Your relationship with Changshou is ultimately a private matter between the two of you. I can help you break through that layer of window paper, but what happens next, if Changshou truly refuses to yield, then I can't really force him by putting a knife to his throat."
"Everything still depends on you."
“If you truly want to spend your life with him, then be resolute. Forget about feminine reserve or any other worldly rules and conventions. No matter how big the reason may be, it's not as important as human nature and morality. Love between men and women is a natural law, there's nothing to be ashamed of. If you've made up your mind, then go for it. Whether you succeed or not is one thing, but having the courage to take that step is another.”
After all that, Cai He's emotions gradually subsided. She nodded seriously and said, "Your servant understands, thank you for your concern, Your Highness."
"You can understand this palace's painstaking efforts, but not everyone may."
Li Chen said, turning his head to glare at Zhou Changshou, who still wore an unconvinced expression. "A true man stands tall and proud! You yearn for a righteous ruler yet fear a love affair? Even Cai He has more courage than you. This palace despises your indecisiveness. You're not a real man!"
"Even if you give her the benefit of the doubt, she’s so devoted to you. Don't you have a shred of compassion? Not even a hint of pride or satisfaction? To keep her by your side, protecting her from hardship and giving her a sense of security—wouldn't that be easy?"
"Being overly dramatic."
"Having said that, Li Chen winked at Zhou Ping'an and said, “Come, let’s leave together. I have something to discuss with you.”

"As for you."
Li Chen glanced at Zhou Changshou again, then said to Cai He: "As for you, I've already tied you up. From now on, what you do and say is entirely your choice. Even if you take a knife to kill him, this palace will not punish you. A man so melodramatic, killing him is just killing him. He doesn't amount to much anyway."
Then, Li Chen took Zhou Ping'an, whose lips were stretched into a broad grin, and left.
Seeing everyone leave, Zhou Changshou let out a wry smile and said to Cai He, "Cai He girl, why do you insist on this?"
Cai He bit her lip and only sighed sadly to Zhou Changshou, "Why must we do this? I also feel that this is pointless. As a woman, I'm chasing after you, and even the Prince is involved now. Shouldn't I be concerned about my reputation?"
"Do you think this is for anyone?"
Zhou Changshou was speechless.
Cai He saw Zhou Changshou was speechless, and she stopped pressuring him. Instead, she walked forward and silently helped Zhou Changshou untie the ropes binding him.
"Whether a forced melon is sweet or not, I don't know. But I know, it's impossible to keep you by my side forever."
Cai He lowered her head and silently took a step back.
Zhou Changshou frowned at Cai He, and after a long silence, he sighed, "If that's the case, how about we spend some time together first?"
Upon hearing this, Cai He raised her head, her eyes sparkling with excitement. “Great!”
Looking at Cai He's face, still bearing the marks of tears and a smile, Zhou Changshou couldn't explain why, but Li Chen's words just now popped into his mind... Trying it this way doesn't seem bad either.
Outside, Li Chen and Zhou Ping'an had just walked not far when Li Chen said: "Just now I beheaded Ye Wang, one of the deputy generals of the Yan Yun Sixteen Riders."

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