Hearing the sound from inside the house, Shang Xiye's gaze turned even colder as he looked towards the river surface shrouded in thick fog.

Qi Xuan's expression was also not good, and she quickly turned around and went back into the house.

Ji Fengyao secretly raised her eyebrows and curled her lips: Consort Qin probably never dreamed that with such a face, she was destined to be forever separated from Shang Xiye; the more impatient she was with Shang Xiye, the further he would distance himself from her and the more disgusted he would be with her.

Women who can't see their place and are delusional are not to be trusted.

Therefore, she should be a good person and shatter Qin Pin's dream.

Qi Xuan really didn't understand Ji Fengyao and Xi Que, this pair of servants. She was sure that if Consort Qin told them to wait, they would obediently wait outside for Consort Qin to call them in.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she entered the room, at Ji Fengyao's prompting, Xique lifted the curtain and followed her in, pushing the door wide open and saying in a loud voice, "Miss, Master, please come in..."

Before she could finish speaking, Xique suddenly coughed violently a few times, covered her mouth and nose, and shouted at Consort Qin, who was slipping on her shoes and sitting in front of the dressing mirror, along with Aunt She and Qi Ying and her maid, "What's that smell in this room? It's so stinky! Consort Qin, don't you find the smell unpleasant in this room?"

Consort Qin turned around abruptly and saw the dignified and aloof Ninth Prince in a wheelchair outside the door. She immediately turned back, covered her face, and screamed, "You audacious lowly servant! I didn't let you in! Who gave you the right to open the door and come in? Get out of here right now!"

"Your Highness Consort Qin, what's wrong with you? How come you look so haggard after only a few days? If it weren't for your voice being the same, I almost wouldn't have recognized you!" Ji Fengyao exclaimed innocently. "Xi Que, quickly open the windows in the room for Your Highness Consort Qin to let in some fresh air. Even a perfectly healthy person can get suffocated in the room, let alone a sick person."

"Yes, Miss!" Upon receiving the order, Xique immediately went inside and quickly opened the window.

"Don't open the window!" Qixuan rushed over to stop Xique.

The magpie glanced at her hand that was prying against the window frame, a mischievous smile playing on her lips. With a forceful tug, she tore off the entire delicate window pane: "Wow, sister, you're so strong! You even managed to break the window pane off!"

Qixuan: "!"

She didn't even touch the window!

The magpie loosened its grip, and the window pane fell into the river with a "plop," disappearing into the thick fog. "Hey, sister, why did you throw the window pane into the river? Without it, the window can't be repaired!"

Qi Xuan was so angry she almost coughed up blood: "Don't you dare make false accusations! You were the one who broke the window and threw it out!!!"

"Blood on the mouth?" The magpie touched its mouth twice and spread out its clean little hands: "My mouth isn't bleeding, so why would I spray blood on you? You must have been cooped up in this room for too long and are hallucinating from the fumes."

When Qixuan faced Xique, it was like a scholar encountering a soldier—she couldn't reason with him. She was so angry that she was speechless, staring blankly and panting heavily.

Ji Fengyao was secretly surprised: Oh, Xique has actually grown up and learned to blame and argue with people.

Bai Lu proudly shook her head at Ji Fengyao, implying that she was the one who had trained her.

Ji Fengyao secretly gave her a thumbs up and mouthed, "Well done, you deserve a reward!"

Qi Ying quickly and efficiently helped Consort Qin with her clothes and makeup.

Aunt She stood beside Consort Qin, and together with Qi Ying, they almost completely covered the disheveled Consort Qin from the left and right: "Qi Xuan, stop arguing with people. Her Majesty is still ill and cannot be exposed to the wind. Go and get Her Majesty a cloak."