He clenched his fists, then unclenched them shortly after.

He leaned over and stroked her hair gently. “I know you hate me, but that’s all right. We have a long future ahead of us, and I’m sure you’ll change your opinion of me sooner or later.”

Lu Liangwei had no intention of wasting her breath on him.

She was racking her brains for a way to escape.

However, she could not afford to provoke him before that.

From the rumble of the carriage wheels, she could tell that they were traveling at a pretty rapid pace.

“By the way, how did you manage to sneak me out of the palace when the security’s so tight?” She suddenly opened her eyes and looked at him curiously.

Long Chi was dozing with his back against the wall of the carriage. The corners of his mouth turned up in pleasure when he heard her striking up a conversation with him, but his reply was completely unrelated to her question. “I saw your two children. They’re beautiful.” His tone was envious.

He heard that she had given birth to three children, but the third one had been kidnapped by an assassin.

Who would have thought that her slender body could be so fertile?

If he had married her back then, would things have been different for him now?

His words made Lu Liangwei turn pale, and she glowered at him. “What did you do to them?”

Long Chi could see the fear hidden beneath her hostility, and he said mirthfully, “If it hadn’t been so inconvenient, I’d definitely have taken them with me. I’d be willing to cherish and accept anything related to you.”

Hearing this, Lu Liangwei secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

In that case, Yin’er and Yaoyao were all right.

It was already difficult enough for Long Chi to sneak into the heavily guarded palace, so he would not cause even more unnecessary trouble.

Just when she was comforting herself, she heard Long Chi say gleefully, “But to distract the guards at the front and back of your quarters, I knocked out the nanny and created a commotion on purpose. As expected, your personal guard came rushing in at the sound of your children’s cries. I left through the window, sneaked into your room, struck your coma pressure point, and took you away.

“Everything went as smoothly as planned. In fact, they probably still have no idea how you disappeared. I wonder if my royal uncle will kill those incompetent guards in a fit of anger once he finds out you’re gone.”

Lu Liangwei had never expected she would be kidnapped by him this way.

However, it did not make sense. It was impossible for him to haul her out of the palace without making any noise.

An idea came to her. “You’re bluffing, aren’t you? There’s no way you could have taken me out of the palace without making any noise. Chu Yi and the others are more capable than you think.” She pretended to look disbelieving.

Long Chi smiled faintly. “Well, I don’t mind telling you. When my father was crown prince, he dug a secret passage that connected the Eastern Palace to the capital suburbs. Only Royal Grandmother knew this, and she was the one who told me. Royal Uncle doesn’t know about it either, which made it easy for me to sneak into the palace and take you away.”

After hearing his explanation, Lu Liangwei finally understood his plan.

So that was what happened.

No wonder he had managed to kidnap her without alarming the palace guards.

Now that she had found out what she wanted to know, she stopped talking.

She closed her eyes to sleep once again.

She was certain that Long Chi would not dare to do anything to her for the time being.

Seeing her close her eyes fearlessly, Long Chi could not help but chuckle. “You adapt to your predicament pretty quickly.”

“What else should I do? Would you let me go if I wept and begged you?” Lu Liangwei rolled her eyes.