Tearing the Prince's Clothes after Withdrawing Marriage
Chapter 198: This temperament is exactly the same as hers back then

Chapter 198: Chapter 198: This temperament is exactly the same as hers back then

"Mingyue, Little Princess?"

Chu Qianli frowned, looking up at the person standing before her.

A man whose appearance had been altered.

She was extremely sensitive to medicines, and this man had applied substances to his face, changing his appearance to resemble a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties.

In fact, he was at most around thirty.

Her frown deepened as she expressed her displeasure, "Let go!"

"Mingyue..."

"I am not some ’Mingyue’; you have the wrong person."

Her frown tightened even more, "Let go!"

Qing Ming and several guards quickly approached, with Qing Ming attempting to grab the man’s wrist, "Let go!"

But unexpectedly, just as he touched the man, without even securing a firm grip, Qing Ming’s expression suddenly changed, and he was repelled by the man’s inner strength.

Such a master indeed!

Chu Qianli’s eyes lit up with interest, watching Qing Ming who had been put at a disadvantage.

"How could you be so useless? Standing by while I’m being bullied, how will you explain this to your Prince back home?"

Qing Ming’s face turned green with anger as he unsheathed his sword with a swish.

The other guards also drew their swords in unison, surrounding the man dressed in black.

The men of Prince Residence had never suffered such humiliation before.

To think someone dared to oppose them in the Imperial City!

Chu Qianli laughed instead, "What now? One of you can’t defeat him, so you want to gang up? You’ve all brought shame to the Prince Residence!"

"So you are folks from the Prince Residence! I did indeed mistake you for someone else, a lapse in manners, please forgive me."

The man in grey finally released Chu Qianli’s arms and gave a polite bow to Qing Ming, "My apologies!"

Qing Ming’s lips were pressed tightly together, and seeing that the man truly meant no harm, he finally sheathed his sword.

He looked at Chu Qianli, "Miss Chu, please get into the carriage!"

His tone was extremely unpleasant.

The reproach he felt from the man in grey was now redirected towards Chu Qianli.

Chu Qianli, however, didn’t even glance at him, her gaze fixed on the bottle that had fallen to the ground.

She was about to bend down to pick it up when the man in grey beat her to it, retrieving the bottle for her.

"My apologies, miss, it was careless of me to have damaged your bottle just now."

He weighed it in his hand and his frown returned slightly, "This material... please forgive my ignorance, I’ve never seen it before. May I ask its value?"

"Priceless." It was not from this era, thus its value was immeasurable.

The man in grey took another look at her, unable to take his eyes off her face.

So alike! Truly too similar!

Not because she resembled someone physically, but those eyes, that smile that was not quite a smile...

However, this girl was at most fifteen or sixteen years old, whereas Mingyue...

If she were still alive, she would be over thirty by now.

It couldn’t be Mingyue.

The resemblance wasn’t that strong actually, it was just that first glance...

The man in grey shook his head, feeling a bit uncomfortable about his earlier rudeness.

"Miss, I apologize. I am not some footloose scoundrel, it’s just that..."

He sighed, unsure of what more to say.

Chu Qianli smiled, "Is it because I resemble someone you were once close to?"

The man in grey gave a slight smile, "Indeed, miss. Your insight is sharp, not bad at all."

"This bottle of mine..."

"I did not bring much silver with me today as I left home. Do you belong to the Prince Residence? I shall personally visit on another day to return the sum."

"Do you think you can come and go from the Prince Residence as you please?"

Qing Ming’s expression darkened.

Looking at the man in grey, Qing Ming was sure he had never seen him before.

But the way you speak, it’s as if the doors of your Prince Residence are open for you to come and go as you please.

The man in gray glanced at him and suddenly laughed heartily, "Indeed, I can enter and leave the Prince Residence at will."

"You..."

"This bottle is priceless, not because it’s worth a fortune, but because you can’t buy it anywhere on the market."

Chu Qianli gave the man in gray a look, then turned her gaze back to Qing Ming, a smile flickering in her eyes that made Qing Ming’s hair stand on end.

"How about this, take me out for a meal, and we’ll call it even with the bottle," she said.

"Fine."

"Nonsense!" Qing Ming stepped forward quickly, reaching out to pull Chu Qianli’s hand.

As the man in gray had tremendous martial arts skills, he wasn’t someone Qing Ming could handle.

Therefore, propriety was the least of his concerns at the moment; his first priority was to take Chu Qianli back.

Otherwise, if Chu Qianli really left with this man, where would they go to find her?

Unexpectedly, Chu Qianli suddenly took shelter behind the man in gray, hastily saying, "If you want to compensate me, take me out for a meal!"

"Fine," the man in gray replied, amusement in his eyes.

As Qing Ming was about to touch Chu Qianli, the man casually pushed out a palm.

Qing Ming and several guards immediately felt a powerful gust of wind coming straight at them.

All of them were forced to retreat several steps by this fierce wind, and when it had passed and they opened their eyes, Chu Qianli’s figure was nowhere to be seen.

Qing Ming’s face darkened, and he hurried to chase down to the end of the street: "Some of you go through the alleyways, split up and chase her!"

...

The man in gray led Chu Qianli into another alley.

"I haven’t brought much money with me today, Miss, what would you like to eat? I can pawn something first..."

"No need," Chu Qianli suddenly stopped and looked at him.

"Miss?" The man in gray also stopped, turned around, and met her gaze.

The smile that had been in Chu Qianli’s eyes just now was gone.

She said indifferently, "You know Feng Yexuan, so there’s nothing for us to talk about, goodbye."

"Little girl?" The man in gray immediately followed, somewhat taken aback: "You..."

After a moment’s thought, he understood; it was his own words earlier that had revealed his frequent visits to the Prince Residence.

It seemed that this girl and Little Xuanzi were not on good terms.

Qing Ming called her Miss Li, so could she be the rumored Princess of the Prince Residence?

He hadn’t expected this young girl to be so astute, with an attention to detail that was piercing.

Such discernment at her age was truly rare.

Too clever!

"Little girl, although my relationship with Little Xuanzi is not bad, I always discern right from wrong. If Little Xuanzi is at fault, I won’t aid him," he said.

"Miss, they call you Miss Li, are you the seventh daughter of the Duke Residence, Chu Qianli?"

"I heard I’m now the fifth daughter." Her smile carried a continuing irony.

"I’m not from Beiming Country, and so, I’m not too familiar with the relationships among the officials’ families, my apologies," he said.

"You’re not from Beiming Country?" This was somewhat unexpected for Chu Qianli.

His accent didn’t seem much different from that of the people in the Imperial City.

"Then you must be from Nanming Country."

The man in gray was surprised.

But Chu Qianli pursed her lips and said indifferently, "Never mind, if you’re unwilling to reveal your true identity, that must mean it’s inconvenient to disclose it."

"I’m not curious about your identity either, so let’s part ways here."

As she turned to leave,

the man in gray found himself exceedingly intrigued by her.

Firstly because this girl bore a striking resemblance to Sister Mingyue from back in the day in terms of temperament.

Secondly, because the girl was too clever, indeed so clever that it was hard to look away.

Chasing after her, the man in gray said with a smile, "What if I am willing to meet the Miss with my true face?"

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