Chapter 173 Second Brother, There's an argument inside.

Xiao Qingyuan glared: "Where would I get money? You tell the imperial physician to ask Shen Wantang for money. She's in charge of the household now, and all the money is in her hands!"

Mo Ji reminded him helplessly, "Master, you said before that you would no longer be the heir of the Prince's Mansion. Have you forgotten? The accounts in our courtyard are kept separately and are not in the public accounts. You are responsible for your own profits and losses."

Xiao Qingyuan felt a lump in his throat: "My father and mother are so cruel, they really don't plan to give me any money to spend!"

Just as he was at his wit's end, Huayi stepped forward and handed a small money bag to Moji: "Saving Miss Chu is the most important thing. I have some gold seeds and silver here, which I have saved up over the past two years. Moji, you can take it and use it first!"

Mo Ji looked at Xiao Qingyuan: "Master, this..."

Xiao Qingyuan looked at Huayi with admiration: "Huayi is so generous. Moji, take the money and go invite the imperial physician! I'll make it up to Huayi tenfold later!"

Mo Ji then took the money bag and turned to leave.

Xiao Qingyuan carried Chu Yanluo into the inner room and placed her on the bed.

Hua Yi handed over a silk handkerchief: "Young Master, please help Miss Chu bandage her wound first. It will take time for the imperial physician to arrive. Don't let Miss Chu lose too much blood."

As Xiao Qingyuan accepted the silk handkerchief, he sighed, "You girl, you don't hold grudges. Yan Luo treated you like that, and you spent money to hire a royal physician for her and rushed to treat her wounds. I don't know whether to call you kind or stupid."

Hearing this, Chu Yanluo, who was lying on the bed, was so angry that she almost fainted.

She used all her strength to push away Xiao Qingyuan's silk handkerchief: "I don't need her pretending to be a good person, she's the one who made me like this! Xiao Qingyuan, tell her to get out now, otherwise I will never accept any medical treatment, I'll just die here!"

Xiao Qingyuan's face turned ashen: "When are you going to stop making a scene? Huayi is just a maid. Why are you getting so angry with a maid? When did you become so petty? Where did the proud and magnanimous Chu Yanluo go?"

Chu Yanluo's neck was bleeding and her eyes were filled with tears, but the pain in her neck was nothing compared to the pain in her heart. She looked at Xiao Qingyuan with disappointment: "You've found someone new, and now you're complaining that I'm petty? This Huayi is a green tea bitch, can't you see that?"

Now Xiao Qingyuan was furious: "Huayi is the most honest and dutiful maid in the entire mansion. Her kindness is obvious to all. Otherwise, there would have been no need to spend money to call the imperial physician for you! You say Huayi is a green tea, then what are you? I think you're the green tea!"

A sudden, metallic taste rose in Chu Yanluo's throat, and her vision blurred.

When she struck her own neck, she deliberately held back her strength, so the wound was not fatal.

But Xiao Qingyuan's words were sharper than knives, almost every sentence could kill her.

"Xiao Qingyuan, are you blind? This Huayi was a maid carefully selected by Shen Wantang. She deliberately gave her to you to sow discord between us. How can you think Huayi is good? Do you even have a brain?!"

Xiao Qingyuan stood up with an icy expression: "Chu Yanluo, whether I have a brain or not is none of your business! I can tell you, I chose the painting myself, it wasn't Shen Wantang who specified it."

“When I brought Huayi back to Xinghe Courtyard, you weren’t in the Prince’s Mansion either. You had already ruthlessly dumped me and left with Gu Qianhan! Since you could leave with Gu Qianhan, why can’t I choose a maid to stay by my side?”

"Moreover, she was originally the maid my mother prepared for me to serve as a concubine. She was supposed to serve me, but because of you, I have never taken any maids."

Chu Yanluo really didn't know that Huayi was originally a maidservant prepared by the Princess Consort of Ning for Xiao Qingyuan. No wonder he treated Huayi differently!

However, this is not the main reason.

The main reason for Xiao Qingyuan's current attitude towards her is probably that he is bothered by the fact that she left with Gu Qianhan.

Chu Yanluo hated Gu Qianhan so much she gritted her teeth. That damned Gu Qianhan was about to kill her!

Jinxiu Pavilion, outside the main gate.

Gu Qianhan, who was being cursed by Chu Yanluo, grabbed Gu Qianning, who was about to enter the room: "Why did you run out? And with..."

As he spoke, he glanced at Crown Prince Xiao Qingxuan, who was standing beside his sister.

Xiao Qingxuan was dressed in an ordinary brocade robe today, looking like a young master from a noble family. However, the aura he exuded was very strong, making it clear at a glance that he had long held a high position.

Gu Qianhan bowed to him and lowered her voice: "Your Highness, A-Ning is being unreasonable, why are you indulging her? She caught a cold a few days ago and should be resting at home. What if she passes on her illness to you..."

"It's alright."

Xiao Qingxuan said gently, "There are many refugees in the capital these days. I was worried about A-Ning coming out alone, and I also wanted to see how the refugees were doing, so I decided to come with her. You go ahead and do your work. I'll help A-Ning choose some new fabrics, and then I'll take her back to the Duke's mansion later."

Gu Qianhan didn't want the two of them to have too much contact: "Your Highness, I'll accompany A Ning. Your Highness has important official duties. It's not appropriate to trouble Your Highness with her personal matters."

Xiao Qingxuan smiled faintly: "A Ning's matter is my matter. Don't call me Your Highness anymore. If people hear this, it will probably alarm a lot of people. Just call me Young Master."

Gu Qianhan frowned almost imperceptibly, but could only reply, "Yes, young master."

Xiao Qingxuan was very satisfied. He lifted his foot, about to step into the Jinxiu Pavilion, but Gu Qianning pulled him back.

He was pulled and stumbled, but he wasn't angry at all. He just turned to look at Gu Qianning with a puzzled expression: "A'ning, what's wrong? Weren't you in a hurry to go in just now?"

"Shh, listen, there's an argument inside. If we go in now, we'll miss the show."

In front of others, Gu Qianning always appeared as a dignified and composed young lady from a prominent family. However, in front of the Crown Prince, she was like a pampered little girl, revealing a lively and charming side.

She wanted to watch the excitement, so Xiao Qingxuan accompanied her, showing neither impatience nor lecturing, seemingly indulging her greatly.

Gu Qianhan stood behind the two people. He watched as his sister clung to the Crown Prince's sleeve, intently listening to the argument inside. His brows furrowed.

It seems that Gu Qianning didn't listen to a word he said. She is still very close to the Crown Prince, and has even become somewhat disrespectful to him.

Xiao Qingxuan is not only the crown prince, he is also the future emperor!

He holds the power of life and death over the Gu family. If his sister does the same thing as in his previous life, plunging headlong into the palace and becoming the crown prince's woman, then her fate will be just as tragic as it was in his previous life.

She will still die.

Gu Qianhan calmly gripped his sister's wrist and then applied slight pressure.

Gu Qianning, in pain, immediately released the Crown Prince's sleeve.

She couldn't help but turn around: "Second brother, what are you doing? There are people arguing inside, and it seems that the people arguing are the Princess Consort of the Prince of Ning's Mansion and her elder sister. Didn't you hear?"