After the meal, Lingzhi diligently poured tea for Xiao Qingyun and helped him rinse his mouth.

Seeing that he still ignored her, she couldn't help but ask: "Are you still angry?"

Xiao Qingyun glanced at her and said, "This king never gets angry with dogs."

Lingzhi: “…”

This turtle bastard actually called her a dog?

It's so annoying. She is obviously a cabbage. She wants to crush others to death but she is a vegetable.

Lingzhi tried to start other topics, but was choked back without exception.

After five minutes, she completely gave up resisting.

never mind!

She is tired!

Destroy it!

Xiao Qingyun picked up the teacup and took a sip. When he put it down, he saw Lingzhi lying dejectedly beside the table.

His eyes narrowed, but when his gaze swept across her charming and beautiful little face, his heart itched and his expression relaxed a little. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Xia Qinghe coming in from the door in purple clothes.

"Greetings, Your Majesty!"

Xia Qinghe bowed slightly and greeted Xiao Qingyun.

Xiao Qingyun glanced at her, opened the lid of the cup and slowly drank the tea in his hand: "Miss Xia, what brings you here?"

Xia Qinghe thought for a while and looked at Lingzhi, "I came here to look for Lingzhi. After all, she is the maid I brought out from the Shen Mansion. I am worried about her safety?"

Xiao Qingyun sneered: "Worried? Why didn't you seem worried when she was kidnapped by the villains?"

Xia Qinghe's voice was hoarse and incoherent: "I... I was frightened at the time, but it's really unfair to say that I'm hard-hearted."

Seeing Xia Qinghe acting like a drama queen, Lingzhi clicked her tongue twice, stood up to bring her a stool and served her a cup of tea.

Xia Qinghe held the boiling hot tea and glared at Lingzhi with gratitude.

Xiao Qingyun tapped his fingers on the tabletop. After a while, he finally spoke: "I'm not going to start a war to accuse you. Miss Xia, there's no need to be nervous."

Hearing this, Xia Qinghe smiled delicately at Xiao Qingyun, "As long as the prince doesn't misunderstand Qinghe, that's fine."

Her voice was so sweet that it was a little choking. Lingzhi couldn't help but dry heave and almost vomited out the overnight meal in disgust.

Xia Qinghe glanced at her sideways and said, "Your Highness is a distinguished person. I'm afraid that Lingzhi, a mere servant, won't be able to serve you well enough."

Lingzhi looked at her calmly.

She was dressed more dazzlingly than usual, and her eyes were looking at Xiao Qingyun with a fiery and charming look.

His thoughts are obvious.

Lingzhi knew what she wanted and decided to give her a push.

Immediately followed up with: "That's right, this servant is clumsy, and what she knows is simply not presentable. But Miss Xia is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and can also entertain the prince."

"oh?"

Xiao Qingyun raised his eyebrows slightly and said calmly, "Since that's the case, why don't you play a song for Miss Xia?"

"yes!"

Xia Qinghe's face was full of joy.

Zi Yi brought the zither at the right time, obviously coming prepared.

Xia Qinghe brushed the strings of the zither with her bare hands, her cheeks slightly flushed, and spring water was born in her eyes.

However, Xiao Qingyun didn't even look at her, but just looked at Lingzhi with an ungrateful look.

Lingzhi felt a little guilty for a rare moment, so he touched his nose and lowered his eyes.

After a while, he sighed helplessly: "Lingzhi, are you stupid?"

Lingzhi said honestly: "Not really. As servants, we are here to make our masters happy. Only when our masters are happy can we be satisfied."

Xiao Qingyun looked down at her, clearly suppressing his anger, and said something meaningful: "I didn't know you were so loyal?"

Lingzhi didn't look up, but she could feel him staring at her coldly.

She didn't move or say a word.

After a long silence, Xiao Qingyun finally shouted, "Get out!"

Lingzhi didn't dare to delay and hurried out of the house.

When I was about to go out, I heard a "clang" sound.

Probably because of Xiao Qingyun's loud shout, Xia Qinghe panicked and the string broke at the end of the song.

Lingzhi had no intention of staying any longer and left quickly.

Inside the room, seeing Xiao Qingyun getting angry, Xia Qinghe was uneasy: "This girl Lingzhi actually made the prince angry, she deserves to die!"

Xiao Qingyun glanced at her coldly: "Who gave you the courage to say such words?"

What does this mean?

Xia Qinghe was startled and pulled her lip uncomfortably, "Lingzhi..."

"It's not your turn to decide her life or death!"

Xiao Qingyun's eyes were sharp, terrifying, and unfathomable, and he exuded the majesty of a superior.

Looking up at his deep, dark eyes, Xia Qinghe's heart skipped a beat and her hands hidden under her sleeves clenched.

Why?

Why did Lingzhi, that lowly servant, have so much love and support? Why did she have so many people supporting her?

When she left the Shen Mansion, her cousin Shen Yuchao came running to tell her not to embarrass the girl. Now the Regent is actually protecting the girl everywhere!

Her heart was filled with jealousy and hatred towards Lingzhi. The hatred raged like waves against her chest, almost causing her to explode and die.

She suppressed her emotions and replied, "Lingzhi is a maid given to me by the Shen family after all. I am just worried that the prince will blame her."

Xiao Qingyun's expression brightened when he heard this: "The oxcart is inconvenient after all. Let her ride in the horse carriage from now on!"

Seeing that Xiao Qingyun was willing to stand up for Lingzhi for such a small matter, Xia Qinghe was extremely jealous, but she maintained a gentle smile on her face.

"Your Highness's words made Qinghe feel ashamed. It was originally because of a quarrel between two maids that Lingzhi got so angry that she actually jumped off the carriage and went to the ox cart to find some peace and quiet."

"I originally thought I would call her back once her anger had subsided, but I didn't expect that incident with the bandits to happen later."

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