Chapter 635 If I die, who will be sad?

A deep fear appeared on her beautiful face. She stepped forward tremblingly, grasped Xiao Qingyuan's wrist, and said through teary eyes, "Your Highness, I'm sorry. I was just following orders. Please don't blame me."

Xiao Qingyuan didn't take her seriously at all. He only felt that Huayi looked pitiful, as if she had been severely tortured by Liu Nanshi.

He looked at Liu Nanshi: "Huayi is so delicate, why are you being so harsh to her? If you want me to leave, I will. It's too much for an innocent maid. You're supposed to be a kind and generous young lady, praised by everyone. You're so petty!"

After he finished speaking, he tried to get his wrist out of Huayi's hand, but he tried three times and still couldn't break free!

The soft, boneless hand that gripped his wrist was like a pair of vises, clamping down on his arm so tightly that he couldn't move at all!

He looked up in utter astonishment: "Huayi, you, how could you—"

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Seeing him restrained, Liu Nanshi laughed gleefully: "Xiao Qingyuan, what's wrong? Do you still think the painting is worthless? Do you still think I'm just picking up trash that others don't want?"

Xiao Qingyuan refused to believe it and tried his best to break free of his wrist, but no matter how much he struggled or how much force he used, Hua Yi stood there, motionless!

Even though his wrist was almost broken, Hua Yi still looked delicate and effortless!

He cried out, "No! This can't be!"

Liu Nanshi stood up, walked up to him, and seeing his shocked and incredulous expression, she finally felt a sense of triumph.

“Xiao Qingyuan, I bought Huayi back from Shen Wantang, but it cost me a full thousand taels of silver. Do you think Shen Wantang didn’t want to keep Huayi? Wrong! Completely wrong! It’s because Shen Wantang is cowardly and timid. She discovered that Huayi was incredibly powerful and was afraid that Huayi would harm her, so she quickly sold her for a high price!”

Xiao Qingyuan thought he had misheard: "What did you say? A thousand taels of silver? To buy a maid? You have so much money you don't know what to do with it?"

"What, you don't think it's worth it?"

"Of course it's not worth it! If any kind-hearted person spends a thousand taels to buy a maid, I'll say it's because you took the one million taels of silver that Magistrate Ye embezzled, and you still won't admit it!"

Liu Nanshi couldn't help but roll her eyes at him: "I told you I didn't take it! Do you think I can't even come up with a thousand taels of silver? Our Grand Secretary's Mansion isn't that poor! If you slander me again, I'll have Huayi break your ribs!"

"I'm willing to spend a thousand taels to buy Huayi because she's not just a maid; she's incredibly strong and can be my personal bodyguard! If anyone dares to plot against me again, Huayi can kill them with a single punch!"

“Shen Wantang was foolish enough to sell such a talent for only a thousand taels of silver. Of course, you were even more foolish, as you actually gave the painting directly to Shen Wantang!”

Xiao Qingyuan ignored her sarcasm and looked at Huayi with a strange gaze: "Have you always been this strong? Why have you never told me?"

Hua Yi remained gentle and graceful: "Your Highness, this servant dares not speak, for fear of being seen as a monster, this servant..."

"Alright!"

Liu Nanshi loathed Huayi's affected manner, and even more so her affectionate gaze towards Xiao Qingyuan. She interrupted Huayi and ordered, "Huayi, lift Xiao Qingyuan up and throw him out!"

Hua Yi hesitated for a moment, then said softly, "Your Highness, I apologize for my offense."

After she finished speaking, she grabbed Xiao Qingyuan's wrist with one hand and his collar with the other, lifting him above her head with one hand.

Xiao Qingyuan was horrified: "Huayi, put me down!"

He never imagined that the power of the painting would be so great!

In her previous life, she had even touched his vitals with her soft, boneless hands. If she wanted to harm him, wouldn't she be able to crush him at any moment?!

In an instant, all the color drained from Xiao Qingyuan's face!

He's now only grateful that he was somewhat naive about the painting; otherwise, he would have lost his manhood!

What kind of life did he lead in his past life? He lived in a daze, completely confused, and he never really saw a single woman in his life clearly!

He misjudged Chu Yanluo, he misjudged Liu Nanshi, and now he misjudged Huayi!

That Shen Wantang…

Did he never see things clearly either?

Was he able to be reborn because he was so stupid that even Buddha couldn't stand it anymore, which gave him a chance to see everyone for who they really were?

Seeing Xiao Qingyuan's pale face, Liu Nanshi's eyes revealed disdain: "Xiao Qingyuan, calling you a good-for-nothing is an understatement. You're such a waste! You're scared out of your wits? In your past life, Huayi was your maid and even carried your child. You didn't even know she was incredibly strong? You're a joke!"

Xiao Qingyuan fell silent, a rare occurrence for him.

Soon enough, Huayi really did throw it out.

Mo Ji, who was waiting outside, watched helplessly as his master was thrown out by Hua Yi. He was both shocked and furious: "Hua Yi, how could it be you? Are you crazy? How could you do this to the young master?!"

Hua Yi stood there helplessly, looking pitiful, and said, "Mo Ji, I had no choice. I was sold by Miss Shen to Miss Liu, and now I have no choice but to obey Miss Liu's orders. Otherwise, I... I will have no way to survive. Why don't you plead with the young master for me and ask him to buy me back?"

Mo Ji had no time to listen to her explanation, much less to plead for her. He hurriedly went to help Xiao Qingyuan: "Master, are you alright? Did you fall anywhere? Should we call the imperial physician to take a look at you?"

Xiao Qingyuan was thrown around and was completely disoriented. He was covered in mud and had weeds on his head, looking utterly disheveled.

After being helped up by Mo Ji, he walked away blankly into the distance, as if he had lost his soul.

Mo Ji hurriedly followed, saying, "Master, where are you going? The Prince's residence is this way; you're going the wrong way!"

"Oh, did we go the wrong way?"

Xiao Qingyuan's voice was filled with confusion and dejection: "Moji, am I stupid? Why is everyone lying to me? Why is everyone wearing a mask?"

"What nonsense are you talking about, sir? You're very smart!"

Mo Ji plucked the grass from his head and quickly brushed the dust off his clothes: "They lied to you because they have bad intentions. How can you, a righteous gentleman, be compared to those scoundrels? Don't be sad, just ignore those liars from now on!"

In his previous life, Xiao Qingyuan would definitely have been comforted by him.

But having lived a second life, he discovered too many problems. If he had paid even a little attention, he would have been able to find clues to these problems. If he had used his brain even a little, he would have been able to find the flaws in these women.

Therefore, Mo Ji's words could no longer comfort him.

"Mo Ji, tell me, if I die, who will be sad and grieving? Chu Yanluo? Liu Nanshi? Huayi? Shen Wantang?"