A rebellious minister forced me to be a foolish king

Chapter 472: Jade Bracelet as a Token of Trust

"Where's the hidden weapon bracelet on your wrist?"

"It was chopped into pieces by Master Li last night."

Yuan Wuyou did not ask any more questions. He just took out a dark green jade hairpin from the brocade bag at his waist and patted it on the man's soft palm.

"This jade bracelet contains a hidden sword, and the back has Huaxu's seal script." She simply put it on his thumb and demonstrated.
"You press this mechanism to eject the blade. This is my personal life-saving weapon. It has been with me for many years. Now I give it to you."

Gao Yanzong looked at the extra jade ring on his thumb. It was not until she put the cold "ring knife" against his skin that he reacted and hurriedly took it off with his other hand.

"I can't accept this! Then wouldn't you be defenseless?"

Yuan Wuyou grabbed his hand and said rudely,

"Don't take it off! I'm not at the end of my rope yet, and I have a matching wrist knife, which is an accessory for the crown prince's uniform. You can take it first, just as a token of love, and consider it my marriage proposal. You... are not allowed to refuse me!"

"A marriage proposal? You...you want to marry me?"

The man's cheeks suddenly flushed and his brown eyes suddenly widened, full of disbelief.

Even though the two knew each other well and had done everything before, Gao Yanzong never thought that this would suddenly happen on the day they were talking about marriage?
The girl in front of him heard this, looked determined, raised her hand and patted his thin shoulder.

"This is my statement, but it's not a forced marriage. You have the right to refuse. This is the first time I've left a token of love for a man in the name of the Prince of Huaxu."

The man pursed his lips and hummed, "Then I'll take it. Your trick makes me feel more at ease. I won't be polite to you anymore." He clenched the dark green jade bracelet on his white fingers and suddenly said,
"But if you don't admit it, who would know that this is the Engagement Letter from Prince Huaxu? Are you just trying to fool me? It seems that the only time you stamped your seal on me was when you stamped it on the Longquan ink at the root of my thigh, and it was... shameful."

Hearing him talk about the past, Yuan Wuyou took out the brocade bag from his waist and poured out a few pieces of silver and an eighteen-sided jet seal. "Want this?"

The man's cheeks and eyelids turned red when he saw this, and he was suddenly shocked. "No..." He stole a glance at Cang Baishu and said hurriedly, "I'm not thinking about that! Am I such a hungry man in your heart?"

Yuan Wuyou had just begun to suspect that he had an impure purpose, but was choked back by his shameful words. Even if the man in front of her was pretending, she would fall for his tricks the most: the innocent fox seemed shy, but in fact he was controlling her.

"I mean, you want to keep the seal for me, right? If the seal is in your hands, I will definitely go to Qi to get it."

Gao Yanzong breathed a sigh of relief and calmly reached out his hand to ask for it.
"That's perfect. How about I keep it for you? Don't worry, I won't be so bold as to use you as a seal to stamp the Engagement Letter privately."

Yuan Wuyou handed the brocade bag containing the seal to his palm and instructed, "The Geng Tie doesn't matter, just don't use my seal to stamp any documents that indicate treason."

"You doubt me? Good for you! You don't care about the Geng Tie?"

But she blurted out her inner thoughts, which broke the man's heartstrings. Gao Yanzong held the brocade bag with the seal in his palm and immediately became angry, "What do I and my fourth brother mean to you?"

Perhaps because he had heard too many of his aggressive questions, Yuan Wuyou said helplessly in a cold voice,
"Have you had enough quarreling? You feel insecure, and so do I. But I have shown you my sincerity, so you'd better not let me down. Go back and have a rest. When I return to Qi, there will be plenty of opportunities for us to quarrel!" Gao Yanzong realized that he had gone too far, so he touched her head with his other hand. He put on a flattering smile on his fair baby face, but his eyes were still full of resentment.

"I am a 27-year-old fox... and you have me under your thumb. I can't argue with you, and I can't bear to fight with you... You have to come back safely, little bastard, and don't let me be a widow forever."

Yuan Wuyou nodded, looking at the bright smile of the man in front of him, and felt that the haze in his heart was swept away. Gao Yanzong was usually very cute as long as he was not teasing people. His white and tender face was like a glutinous rice dumpling or rice cake. Although he was 27 years old, perhaps because he had never married and had never suffered from love, his eyebrows and eyes were full of fresh youth and vigor.

She suddenly felt a lump in her throat and felt dazed for no apparent reason.

"So do you like being with me?"

"Hmm?" The man raised his eyebrows in surprise, raised his chubby red lips, and asked with a grin.
"What nonsense are you talking about? I like it. I have always been craving the feeling of being with you. Only when I am with you... do I feel at ease."

It was a smile that came from an open heart without any restraint, bright and confident, without any affectation or deception.

Apart from the jokes and joking, Gao Yanzong always smiled in front of her, which was lively and sincere. His smile was sunny and bright, like a young boy, but also had a little bit of the mature steadiness of a person who had just come into contact with the world, which made him look elegant, refined and sweet. She could even smell the faint scent of pickled camellia on his skin.

Gao Yanzong's breath, his flesh, and his smile could all heal and comfort her. Even though he did not impose any constraints or pressure on her, Yuan Wuyou still couldn't let go of him. He needed her, and she truly liked him.

She then turned to look at Pale Art.

"Please send my beloved husband back. Thank you, Taoist Priest."

Before she finished her words, they heard the sound of horse hooves not far away. The three of them looked and saw several people riding horses towards them.

Yuan Wuyou stood beside Gao Yanzong out of habit, but heard the leader of the group approaching them shouting excitedly:

"Fifth brother! Wife! Is that you?"

The one who came was naturally Gao Changgong. He was still wearing the peacock skirt, the ritual costume of a Chu witch, and was surrounded by Tuoba Yan and a young man in black.

When they got close and the three of them dismounted, the young man in black, with a long sword on his waist, ran over following Gao Changgong, but he grabbed Yuan Wuyou's hand and looked at her nervously.

"Is my sister safe and sound? It was so hard for me to find her!"

Yuan Wuyou was shocked, "Ling Xin? Why are you here?" She turned her head to look at Gao Changgong and Tuoba Yan. "How did you two find this place? Why did you involve a child?"

Gao Changgong said helplessly, "She came to Zhou Guo herself, saying that she suspected that Zhou Guo and I had detained you, and she also tricked your Gan Jiang sword out of my staff."

Feng Lingxin then took the long sword from behind and handed it to Yuan Wuyou. "I haven't heard from you in a few days. I'm afraid that the Zhou Kingdom has imprisoned you. They already have methods to kidnap you and bury you alive with the dead."

She could actually say such a thing so nonchalantly! It made everyone present's scalp tingle.