Xie Qing held his aching calf and glared at Qin Wan who was fleeing. He was so angry that he couldn't speak. This cunning little woman! Really!
You deserve a beating!
Xie Qing's aide, Mr. Yu, stepped forward at this moment, took a look at Xie Qing's calf, and asked with a smile, "Your Highness, are you okay?"
"How about I kick you?" Xie Qing glared at him unhappily.
Mr. Yu touched his nose and refused repeatedly: "That's not necessary. Your Highness, shall we return to the capital now?"
Xie Qing had only been looking for Qin Wan today to test her, but he hadn't expected to lose both his wife and his army. He looked at the direction where the carriage was heading away and gritted his teeth, "Let's go back to the capital! If we hurry, maybe we can go with Miss Qin!"
Mr. Yu followed his gaze, thought of something, and then smiled calmly. Whether His Highness was interested in Miss Qin or not, it was not something he, a retainer, could interfere with.
Xie Qing finally caught up with Qin Wan's carriage. He rode his horse in line with the carriage, and the clatter of his horse's hooves just blocked the scenery outside the window.
Qin Wan reluctantly opened the car window and looked at Xie Qing: "Your Highness, the Crown Prince is following me, is there anything else?"
Xie Qing's posture was relaxed, and his lazy look seemed to have returned to the time when he was in front of the Queen. He even looked a little scoundrel: "If you go back to the capital, I will go back to the capital too. It's just on the way. Miss Qin, you won't be so self-indulgent as to think that I have any feelings for you, right?"
Qin Wan's eyes widened in surprise. How could this man be so shameless? She angrily slammed the car window shut, "Your Highness, be careful with your words! You've lost your reputation, but we women of the Qin family still have ours!"
The voice was a little quieter through the car window, but the anger in her words could still be heard.
Xie Qing raised his head and laughed heartily. He was about to say something when he saw a man and a carriage coming up the path in front of him.
He paused in laughter and scoffed, "This is truly a case of enemies meeting on a narrow road."
Qin Wan was surprised and looked ahead. Who else could be riding the horse if not Lu Yan? Who was in the carriage? Was there any need to ask? It had to be Bai Wanyi.
She thought of what happened a few days ago, raised her eyebrows, glanced at Xie Qing, and opened the car window as if she was looking forward to a good show.
Xie Qing glanced at Qin Wan, who had a playful look on her face, reined in his horse, and waited for her to come forward.
Qin Wan's driver drove forward for a while without receiving any orders, but was suddenly stopped by Lu Yan.
Lu Yan looked at Qin Wan in the car. Then he looked at Xie Qing, his heart raging with anger. What a prince! He slandered Wan Yi's reputation one foot, and now he's trying to seduce his divorced wife!
He gripped the reins tightly and sneered, "You two are really in cahoots!"
Lu Yan looked at Xie Qing again, jumped off his horse, and reluctantly bowed according to the rules. He gritted his teeth and said, "Your Highness, it's not enough that you seduced my wife, you also seduced my fiancée. Do you want the Xie family's kingdom to be handed over to the hands of someone like you?"
Mr. Yu was furious and stepped forward to scold, "How dare you! Where did this arrogant person come from? How dare you slander His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
Xie Qing raised his hand lazily, and Mr. Yu reacted and quickly took two steps back without saying anything.
Lu Yan boasted of his hard work and great contributions to the Great Zhou. Others were afraid of the prince, but he, the Marquis of Pingyang, was not afraid!
What's more, he now has a good relationship with Bai Wanyi and has new firearms in his hands. He left the capital with Bai Wanyi today to find a secret place to test the new firearms. By then, they will have developed it before the emperor, which will be a huge achievement in front of the emperor. Why should he be afraid of a prince who has no power and only a nominal title?
Xie Qing's concession only emboldened Lu Yan. Remembering the emperor's attitude towards the current crown prince, he straightened his back even more and raised his hand to bow towards the capital. "If Your Highness the Crown Prince does not give me an explanation, I will definitely advise His Majesty to depose the crown prince. The Great Zhou Dynasty cannot be handed over to the hands of a man like you!"
Xie Qing glanced at the carriage behind him, a hint of teasing in his eyes: "Explanation? Why should I give you an explanation? You and Miss Qin have already divorced, and marriage is irrelevant to each other. What's wrong with me being with her? Or do you still have feelings for her?"
“Swish!”
Behind Lu Yan, the carriage door, which had been tightly closed, suddenly opened. Bai Wanyi glanced at Xie Qing, quickly got off the carriage, and took Lu Yan's arm: "Brother Yan, let's go."
Lu Yan didn't want to leave at all. Since he had bumped into them, he wanted to get to the bottom of it. "Then what about you and my fiancée? She kindly approached the Crown Prince to tell him about the drawbacks of the firearms recipe, but you flirted with her in public, twisting right and wrong! How could a woman like her live like this?"
Xie Qing tilted his head to look at Bai Wanyi. Seeing her step back, he raised his eyebrows. "Oh? That's what she told you? Did she tell you that your fiancée said in front of everyone that day that she had admired me for a long time?"
"You two, you are so deceitful and slandering this prince by confusing right and wrong. Aren't you afraid of having your entire clan executed?"
Bai Wanyi bit her lip and stepped forward delicately to pay her respects. Tears welled up in her eyes as she raised them, an indescribable feeling of devastation washed over her. "If Your Highness insists on saying this, I have no right to defend myself."
She looked like she was at the mercy of others and stopped talking, yet it seemed as if she had said everything, which made Lu Yan very distressed.
He hugged Bai Wanyi in his arms and stuffed her into the carriage, isolating her from everyone's sight.
Lu Yan turned and looked at Xie Qing: "Your Highness, it is ungentlemanly of you to scare a woman like this."
Qin Wan lifted the curtain and glanced at Lu Yan. Seeing that Xie Qing didn't say anything, she said, "You are slandering the prince. Do you have any objections to His Majesty?"
Lu Yan frowned and looked at Qin Wan: "You are truly an adulterer! You actually spoke for him."
Qin Wan laughed angrily: "You even scolded me. If I don't speak up for him, how can I speak up for you? That's hilarious!"
Seeing that she was still speaking up for Xie Qing, Lu Yan was furious. "You slut! You've truly lost your loyalty! I'm going to the Qin family and tell your grandfather to hang you!"
Qin Wan narrowed her eyes, suddenly grabbed the whip from the driver's hand, and swung it out. The soft whip was like a poisonous snake, hitting Lu Yan's face, and a blood mark appeared instantly.
Lu Yan was stunned: "How dare you assault an imperial official!"
Qin Wan looked at him coldly: "You should be thankful that it was me who took action. If my grandfather had taken action, you would have been dead!"
Qin Wan had wanted to beat Lu Yan for a long time. Now they were in the wilderness. He had insulted the prince first and then slandered her. He had given her enough excuses. If she didn't beat him now, when would she?
She jumped off the carriage and whipped him again. Lu Yan was prepared this time and drew his sword to block. However, the whip seemed to have eyes. After only two moves, his sword was entangled by the snake-like whip. His wrist suddenly felt numb and the sword flew out of his hand.
Qin Wan took advantage of the victory and whipped Lu Yan again.
Bai Wanyi hurriedly got out of the car and stood in front of Lu Yan: "What are you angry about? Come at me! Don't hit Brother Yan!"
Lu Yan hugged Bai Wanyi and said, "What are you doing here? You're going to be a bride in a few days. What will you do if your face gets bruised?"
Bai Wanyi touched Lu Yan's cheek distressedly: "Brother Yan is injured, I feel bad."
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