You Rong's tongue barged in, attacking and conquering. Lin Qinghe suddenly came to her senses, bit him hard, and as he cried out in pain, she shoved him away forcefully.
Lin Qinghe asked in panic, "Your Highness the Crown Prince! What exactly are you doing!"
Lin Qinghe's terrified look fell upon You Rong, making him even more furious and bitter.
You Rong grabbed Lin Qinghe's slender wrist with one large hand, pinning it above her head, trapping her beneath him.
You Rong lifted Lin Qinghe's chin, forcing her to meet his gaze, and gently wiped away the trace of blood at the corner of her lips with his fingertip.
It was his blood.
You Rong's thin lips, just bitten, were still oozing blood, giving him a devilish charm that was so unlike his usual cool and handsome demeanor.
You Rong let out a low laugh, "Heh heh... What do I want to do? Didn't you desperately want to get into You Feng's bed! Even as a concubine with no status, you'd be content? Then I'll take your body today and make you give up that idea!"
Lin Qinghe's heart trembled.
You Rong knew about what she had said in Yonghe Palace that day?
So his strange attitude towards her these past few days, his elaborate act in front of him due to the misunderstanding that she was still in league with Consort Duan, was all to steal the military seal from Gu Haotian?
Lin Qinghe said anxiously, "Your Highness the Crown Prince, listen to this servant's explanation. That day..."
Before she could finish, You Rong covered Lin Qinghe's mouth, leaving her with only muffled sounds.
You Rong said angrily, "Enough! Not a single word from your mouth is true! I will not listen to your sophistry again!"
Otherwise, he would soften and be deceived by her again, being played for a fool.
You Rong tore open Lin Qinghe's outer garment. No matter how much Lin Qinghe struggled, it was useless. Their clothes were thrown onto the floor one by one. You Rong greedily kissed Lin Qinghe's fair neck, her rounded shoulders... His reason consumed by lust, his eyes, bloodshot, gazed at the person beneath him, as if he would only be satisfied after devouring her whole.
The candlelight flickered in the sleeping chamber. The two figures within the bed curtains entwined until dawn.
As Lin Qinghe's consciousness became hazy, she heard the system's prompt: "Progress bar increased by thirty-five percent. Total progress bar is ninety percent."
She didn't even have the strength to curse, so she fell into a deep sleep.
You Rong lay on his side, his well-defined hand stroking Lin Qinghe's delicate cheek, wiping away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and a bitter smile tugged at his lips.
"You must hate me to the bone, right? That's good... Hate me..."
Lin Qinghe slept until the afternoon. When she woke up, her entire body ached. She didn't even want to move a finger.
She opened her eyes and looked at the bed curtains above. The memories of last night flooded back like a tide. Lin Qinghe gritted her teeth fiercely and couldn't help but curse, "Damn system! Screw you!"
Lin Qinghe no longer wanted to face it, but she had to.
The progress bar had nothing to do with Xu Ling'er!
Every time the progress bar increased, it was related to her! You Rong had unknowingly fallen for her!
If the system had a physical form, Lin Qinghe wanted to get up and grab it to beat it up. What kind of system was this, promising a male lead dating system!
Now making the male lead fall in love with her, a villainous supporting character, to increase the progress bar, was that reasonable? Was it reasonable? Go out and ask if any system plays like this!
She accepted a rescue mission, and ended up trapping herself in the process?!
The heartless system trembled secretly in the dark.
Lin Qinghe was both angry and annoyed, her thoughts in a mess.
The experience within the system was too real. The obsessive You Rong from last night and the You Rong who always mocked and ridiculed her in reality kept reappearing in her mind, making her extremely agitated.
It was precisely because of this that Lin Qinghe gritted her teeth and decided that she must complete this rescue mission, obtain the position of Chief Tasker, and then slap You Rong in the face upon her return.
She told herself that everything now was just a mission! Nothing in the system should be taken seriously!
Lin Qinghe lay on the bed for a while, trying to calm herself down before forcing herself to sit up.
She was already wearing her inner garments. It seemed someone had come in to help her wash up.
Lin Qinghe got out of bed and suddenly heard a clinking sound. She was stunned and looked down to find that her right foot was shackled. The other end of the iron chain was fixed to the leg of the bed.
Lin Qinghe was dumbfounded.
What did You Rong intend to do?
Was he trying to imprison her in his sleeping chamber!
Lin Qinghe tried desperately to free her right foot, her skin on her ankle rubbing until it was red, but it was still useless. Apart from a key, there was no hope of opening it.
Lin Qinghe shouted in anger, "Guards! Is anyone there! Is anyone around..."
The chamber door was pushed open, and the person who entered was Yingchun. Yingchun bowed and saluted, "Sister Qinghe, you're awake. Are you hungry? I'll go get the meal right away."
"Wait!" Lin Qinghe said urgently, "Where is His Highness the Crown Prince?! Where is he? I want to see him!"
Yingchun replied, "His Highness the Crown Prince has gone out on business and is not in the Eastern Palace. Before he left, His Highness instructed that Sister Qinghe should give up hope. You cannot go anywhere but the Eastern Palace."
"I said I want to see the Crown Prince! I have something important to tell him. Make him come see me immediately!"
Yingchun remained unfazed, "His Highness the Crown Prince wants you to stay in the sleeping chamber with peace of mind and not to think about anything else. When he wants to see you, he will come and see you."
The implication was that Lin Qinghe had to see You Rong only when he pleased, not when she wanted to.
With that, Yingchun turned and left, leaving Lin Qinghe alone in the sleeping chamber, furious to the point of going mad.
Damn You Rong, let him blacken! He blackens into a yandere pervert and plays at confinement!
She was so angry!
She couldn't even see You Rong, and she was imprisoned here. How was she supposed to explain things!
Little did she know, there was something that would make Lin Qinghe even angrier. She was imprisoned in the sleeping chamber by You Rong with an iron chain less than five feet long for a full five days!
She had no idea what was happening outside. Apart from anxious waiting, there was nothing else she could do!
Chun Ri Lou.
In an elegant seat on the upper floor.
You Rong sat before the table with a stern expression, listening to the report from the approaching person.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince, everything is proceeding as we expected. Tonight at midnight, the Great General who guards the North, with a hundred thousand troops outside the city, will lead his army to attack the Imperial City. A small contingent of Imperial Guards will coordinate with the Great General from the inside to open the palace gates and help the army storm the palace!"
You Rong said, "Mm, I understand. You may go and prepare."
"Yes, Your Highness the Crown Prince."
Prime Minister Xu looked at the indifferent You Rong, surprised by his decisiveness and ruthlessness. He actually dared to force his way to the throne with troops, disregarding his reputation.
As the saying goes, once the arrow is shot, there's no turning back. Having chosen to side with You Rong, he had to go along with the rebellion!