Tearing the Prince's Clothes after Withdrawing Marriage
Chapter 1208 - 1207: He’s Not as Heartless as You Think

Chapter 1208: Chapter 1207: He’s Not as Heartless as You Think

Chu Jiangnan did not want to explain.

When he looked at her, his heart suddenly felt uncomfortable.

His daughter, should be about the same age as Chu Qianli.

Girls of this age should be dearly loved and pampered by their parents.

But she, without anyone to dote on her or love her, silently bore all the pressure alone.

Even, she was toyed by fate, used and manipulated, bullied by people around her.

The smile at the corner of her lips, as he saw it, really made his heart ache.

"You... have never seen your mother?" He had heard of Long Xiyue’s situation.

It’s just that in these years, he had no intention of expanding Nanming’s territory, just wanting the people of Nanming to live and work in peace and contentment.

Therefore, regarding the affairs of other nations, he only knew what he needed to know.

Those unnecessary details, he only needed to know the general situation, he did not investigate further.

So, who Chu Qianli’s father was, he did not really care.

But now, suddenly, he became curious: "You lost your mother since childhood, haven’t you ever seen your father?"

Chu Qianli’s eyes darkened, her thin lips tightly pursed.

She seemed very resistant to this question.

Chu Jiangnan smiled lightly: "I do not intend to probe deeply, just curious."

She still did not speak.

Chu Jiangnan waved his hand: "Forget it, you are free now, Little Xuanzi will not trouble you as long as you do not leave the Imperial City, nor disrupt my and Little Xuanzi’s plans, I will not stop you."

Is this, perhaps, the best treatment for a pawn?

But at this moment, Chu Qianli was not feeling much better.

She suddenly felt she saw the deep-seated loneliness and sadness in this Emperor of Nanming’s heart.

What exactly is he saddened by?

But, as Fu Ning said, being softhearted could kill you.

So, Chu Qianli decided, it was not necessary to concern herself with things she should not ask.

"Thank you." She turned to leave.

She had not yet reached the door when suddenly Chu Jiangnan’s low voice came from behind: "Wait."

"What? Does Your Majesty regret giving me this token?" Chu Qianli turned back to look at him, a trace of guard crossing her eyes.

Chu Jiangnan felt inexplicably heartbroken.

This little girl, had she been hurt too many times, making it hard for her to trust anyone?

If she had parents to protect her, they would never let her have such a hard time outside.

"You..." he suddenly found himself at a loss for words.

Chu Qianli hated these vague and dragging situations, she must not get tangled with anyone again.

"If Your Majesty has nothing else, I..."

"Are you afraid that I really have designs on you?" Chu Jiangnan smiled and said, "I have no interest in little girls of your age."

Chu Qianli did not speak.

Who knows!

Don’t emperors all like tender young girls? How many young girls around fifteen or sixteen are there in the emperors’ harems?

Yet, subconsciously, she also felt that the emperor before her was different from those lustful emperors.

"Then, does Your Majesty have any further instructions?" Calling her to stop and then not speaking! She had no interest in guessing the imperial will.

Although, she actually, did not dislike him.

But that made it even more troublesome because she didn’t dislike him.

They and Yexuan are allies, he even being Yexuan’s mentor, how could she not dislike him?

She must hate him, be heartless towards him—that for her, would be the best thing!

Chu Jiangnan gathered his thoughts, looking at her still guarded face, and said lightly: "Actually, Little Xuanzi is not as heartless as you think."