"Ah~" Li Yuanzhi screamed instinctively. It was not that she feared her body being seen; after all, though she had taken off her outer garment, she still had clothes underneath. What she feared was Song Qingshu and Chen Yuanyuan being discovered.
She had been considering fleeing the palace with her lover, fighting their way out together, but the scene she had imagined never came. Seeing the guards stand there as if stunned, Li Yuanzhi pursed her lips and thought, Chen Yuanyuan really is a born seductress. Any man would be bewitched by her.
But she quickly realized something was wrong. No matter how charming Chen Yuanyuan was, Song Qingshu was right beside her. Surely these palace guards would not simply turn a blind eye to him?
She hurriedly turned around and froze as well. The two people who had just been beside her had vanished without a trace. Only the slightly rumpled sheets testified that two people had been lying there moments ago.
She rubbed her eyes in disbelief. For an instant, Li Yuanzhi was even dazed. Could everything that had happened during this time have been nothing more than a beautiful dream born of her own wishful thinking?
"Foolish girl, what are you standing around for? Why not use this chance to send these people away?" Song Qingshu's familiar voice suddenly sounded by her ear.
Li Yuanzhi's worry instantly turned to joy. Knowing that Song Qingshu was transmitting his voice to her in secret, she reacted swiftly, pulling the blanket back over herself and glaring at the captain of the guards. "Satisfied now? Get out!" Her tone perfectly conveyed the fury of a young girl who had been offended.
The captain's expression darkened, but he was in the wrong to begin with. He could only snort coldly and gesture