On the eve of her wedding, an urgent report arrived from the border, and the Marquis of Pingyang led his army to battle. To show appreciation and importance, the Crown Prince personally officiated ...
Qin Wan was also stunned, and said in disbelief, "Are they just going to strip naked and get on the bed? Are they going to force His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to take them in?"
Xie Qing was standing at the door in his outer robe, the shadow of the eaves covering his upper body, making it impossible to tell whether he was happy or angry. "Where are the guards?"
Six guards came out from the darkness and knelt on one knee: "Here we are!"
Xie Qing raised his chin slightly towards the two girls cowering on the ground and asked, "You didn't stop them because you were afraid of getting your hands dirty?"
When the two girls heard this, they hurriedly gathered their cloaks and wrapped themselves tightly. After hearing what the prince said, they knew that they were finished. Even the guards despised them, so who else would want them?
Upon hearing this, the guards immediately knelt on the ground, not daring to say a word. They were looking for His Royal Highness, and dressed like this. If they rashly stopped him, what if His Royal Highness took a fancy to her? Wouldn't they be offending His Royal Highness's woman? But they didn't dare to say this.
Prince Du covered his mouth and yawned. He strolled over to the guards, gave them a light kick, and said, "You are so stubborn. If His Royal Highness wants a woman, does that mean he needs her to throw herself into his arms? Who do you think he is? Fortunately, this is just a woman throwing herself into his arms. If the assassin pretended to be like them, wouldn't you be aiding and abetting the evil?"
The guards were immediately horrified. They felt that this was the prefect's daughter and that she had no ill intentions. But what if she did? They kowtowed quickly, "I plead guilty!"
Xie Qing shook his head and said calmly, "Everyone, get up, pack up and get ready to go."
After all the trouble last night and another one early in the morning, he was in no mood to stay here. He decided to pack up and leave early.
Master Du watched Xie Qing turn around and go back to his room, then signaled to several guards to send the two men back.
Until they set off, Xie Qing's face was not very good. Others might not be able to see it, but Qin Wan could clearly feel that he was really angry and very depressed.
Qin Wan's eyes flickered, she waved her whip and said with a smile: "It would be nice to go to the post station to rest. I think it will be more comfortable here."
After a second thought, she smiled again: "If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is that kind of lustful person, it would be really comfortable for him to rest in the prefect's house."
Xie Qing was already in a bad mood, and she was still mocking him. He snorted, spurred his horse forward, and left Qin Wan far behind.
Qin Wan blinked and looked at Master Du: "Is he angry?"
Prince Du was at a loss for words: "Can't you tell whether he's angry or not? Let's go."
After saying this, Master Du quickly whipped his horse and chased after him.
Qin Wan kicked the horse's belly and chased after it. Unexpectedly, she had not run far when a group of people came out of the nearby shop. The woman in the lead did not seem to see the galloping horse and was talking to the people around her as she walked.
“Be careful!”
Qin Wan tightened the reins and the horse stood up. She turned the horse's head and landed steadily. She looked at the woman and saw her fall to the ground with a cry of "Ouch".
Qin Wan quickly jumped off her horse to check: "Miss, are you hurt? I'm so sorry."
The woman raised her eyes to look at Qin Wan, tears hanging on her long eyelashes, making her look quite fragile, like a willow in the wind. She frowned slightly, rubbed her ankle and said in a trembling voice, "I think I twisted it. It's not your fault, it's my fault for not paying attention to the road."
"Shall I take you to see a doctor?" Qin Wan looked at the woman's ankle and quickly asked her maid to help her up.
The maid refused to help the man. She stared at Qin Wan angrily and said, "Don't you know that you can't help someone who has fallen down immediately? Hurry up and find someone to carry them!"
"Shut up!" The woman glared at her maid in a coquettish manner. She raised her eyes to look at Qin Wan, but she put on a strong appearance and forced a smile: "Master, can you help me up?"
Qin Wan fought with Bai Wanyi for eight years in her previous life. If she still couldn't see that the woman in front of her was doing it on purpose, she would have lived her life in vain.
Qin Wan stood up straight, took a step back, and looked down at the woman: "Who sent you? The prefect? Or the governor? Or the deputy governor?"
The woman's eyes flickered: "I don't know what you mean, sir?"
"If this trick of yours were used on someone else, it might work, but I've seen it a lot." Qin Wan chuckled and said to Tao Yao, "Report it to the police. I'll accept the fine, but I can't let anyone get involved like a dog-skin plaster."
The maid pointed at Qin Wan's nose and said angrily: "Who are you calling a dog-skin plaster! It's your blessing that our young lady likes you! Our young lady is..."
"Shut up!" The woman knew the situation was hopeless. She stopped the maid and stood up with the help of another maid. She bowed with a pale face and said, "I'm sorry, sir, please leave."
Qin Wan jumped on the horse, glanced at the woman, and rode away.
The maid stamped her feet anxiously: "Miss! Are you just going to let him go like this?"
The woman laughed bitterly. Everyone knew that the three daughters of the prefect's family were shameless and lacked education. They were reprimanded by the prince and would have difficulty getting married in the future. They could only be sent back to their hometown and marry anyone they wanted.
She received her father's instructions, but she could only think of this one way to get close to Mr. Qin. However, she didn't expect that he would not take the bait. Was she going to risk her own reputation and take a gamble?
"Let's go back." The woman sighed and limped back to her carriage.
Xie Qing was about to leave the city gate, but Qin Wan hadn't caught up yet. He pulled the reins and turned back to look: "Why is she so slow?"
Prince Du took out his telescope and took a look, then said with a smile, "Oh, our Young Master Qin has a beautiful woman throwing herself into his arms too."
"What?" Xie Qing frowned, took the telescope, and saw Qin Wan climbing onto the horse. The woman standing beside her was very pretty.
He threw the telescope to Prince Du, snorted, and rode out of the city slowly: "Wearing men's clothes, you can attract bees and butterflies."
Qin Wan rode quickly to catch up, but only saw Xie Qing's back: "Wait for me!"
When Xie Qing heard this, he immediately whipped his whip and rode away, and Qin Wan immediately rode her horse to catch up with him.
"Hey!" Master Du was left far behind by the two men, and his mouth was full of dirt. He turned his head and spat twice, then hurried to catch up.
Seeing Qin Wan catching up, Xie Qing snorted softly and said, "How does it feel to have a beautiful woman throw herself into your arms?"
Qin Wan forced a fake smile. "Retribution in this life, not funny. But, Your Highness, have you ever thought about why that woman seduced me instead of you?"
Xie Qing slowed down, frowned, and thought seriously. "Is he thinking of taking action against you because he saw that Magistrate Feng didn't succeed with me? In their eyes, given our relationship, you might reveal something so they can get information through you?"
Qin Wan raised her eyebrows and smiled, "Your Highness the Crown Prince is intelligent."
Prince Du rushed to their side, and their smiles quickly disappeared. They said in unison: "It seems that the Huzhou Governor has a big problem."