Traveling through the busy farmland of a peasant girl

Chapter 367 Forbearance and Companionship

At this time, Su Ran had already completely understood the true identity of the so-called "distant cousin" based on the various information he had obtained along the way.

What cousin? That's ridiculous! This person is none other than the Emperor of Lichen Country—Luo Lingchen.

Su Ran never expected that he would dare to come to Xiqi alone and compete with her for Shen Li so openly. This really made Su Ran furious and he was so angry.

Su Ran's eyes rolled cleverly, and he shouted to Nangong Qi who was standing quietly not far away: "Hey! Listen to me, the feelings you and I have for Li'er are as obvious as Sima Zhao's heart - everyone knows it!

We were all in a state of fair competition, but who would have thought that such an inexplicable cousin would appear out of nowhere and take advantage of us everywhere? Don't you feel angry?"

Nangong Qi was like a wooden sculpture, ignoring his words, with no expression on his face. He just stood there quietly, as if immersed in his own thoughts, making it difficult to get a glimpse of his true inner thoughts.

However, Su Ran was such a shrewd person that he immediately noticed Nangong Qi's clenched fists. The knuckles were tense due to the force and were slightly white in the sunlight.

Su Ran pondered in his heart that the Xiqi Emperor Nangong Zhaolie must have warned his son that if he wanted to win Shen Li's heart, he must learn to be patient and restrained, and must not act rashly and impulsively as in the past.

After all, just looking at the series of events that happened in the palace before, we can see that the Xiqi Emperor Nangong Zhaolie has an unpredictable mind. He actually tried to force Li'er to submit by using tough measures. Such behavior is really despicable.

The originally simple Nangong Qi was actually taught by him to become such a despicable person!

Su Ran's heart was filled with hatred, and he secretly swore: Humph, I'll let you be proud for a few days, and let you two jump around to your heart's content first.

When the time is right and I find the perfect opportunity, I will definitely eliminate both of you completely. By then, Li'er will belong to me completely and no one will be able to interfere!

Thinking of this, Su Ran, like a cunning fox, quietly moved to Nangong Qi's side. Lowering her voice to an extremely low level, she said to him mysteriously, "I am sincerely reminding you that Luo Lingchen is no ordinary cousin. He is the newly enthroned emperor of the Lichen Kingdom - Luo Lingchen. You must be aware of this. Don't let him deceive you and miss this opportunity! Listen, listen, the name of the country is 'Lichen'! He really expects everyone to know, making his intentions towards him obvious to everyone in the world!"

Nangong Qi pretended to be indifferent on the surface, but deep down in his heart he was already burning with jealousy, and the flames were almost devouring his sanity.

But whenever his father, Emperor Nangong Zhaolie, gave a penetrating analysis of the current situation and his earnest advice to him emerged in his mind, he would force himself to suppress the waves in his heart and try to calm his restless heart.

Nangong Qi was filled with regret and self-blame when he recalled the big mistake he had made due to a momentary impulse, which caused A'li to feel resentment towards him.

He knew very well that if he did anything that would annoy or disgust A-ri out of jealousy, he would probably spend his whole life in endless regret. How could he dare to easily touch upon such terrible consequences?

Now, being able to stay quietly by A'li's side like this is a blessing in disguise for him.

He had secretly hoped in his heart that one day he would be the only one by A-li's side, but when his reason returned, he had to face the cruel reality.

He understood that with Ah Li's current charm and talent, there would be no shortage of outstanding suitors around her. What virtue and ability did he have to ask her to only accept him?

Whenever he thought that A'li might choose someone else in the end, the pain like a thousand ants gnawing at his heart would instantly overwhelm him, and his heart felt as if it was being roasted on fire, and he was in great torment.

But although his father's words were like sharp knives stabbing his heart, he had to admit that there were some irrefutable truths contained in them, which made him feel more helpless and confused in this painful struggle.

I just prayed silently in my heart that A'li would look at me again and not be so cold and heartless to me.