Xu Lingqing stared wide-eyed at the boy in front of her, clutching her handkerchief tightly, unable to believe what she had just heard.
It's only been a few days.
Xuanyuan Ming was like a completely different person. Before, he was always obedient to him and would never disobey him.
They actually dared to talk back to me for the sake of Ah Qin.
Xuan Yuanming gave Xu Lingqing a strange look: "Sister Qing, have you forgotten your origins after becoming the Eighth Prince's consort?"
These words were like a knife stabbing into Xu Lingqing's heart, making it hard for her to breathe.
Despite her anger, Xu Lingqing still had to calm down and explain to Xuan Yuanming: "Ming'er, you misunderstood. Over the years, I have seen many young girls who would do anything to climb up the social ladder. You are young and naive, and you don't understand the intricacies of this."
After this explanation, Xuan Yuanming's expression improved. He shook his head firmly and said, "Aqin is not that kind of person, Sister Qing, please don't worry."
"But……"
Xuan Yuanming stood up: "Aqin is still sick, I'll be going now."
After saying that, he waved and left without looking back.
Xu Lingqing clutched her lower back with one hand, gritting her teeth in anger: "Go and find out who this Aqin is, and give me another five thousand taels of silver."
She wanted to personally expose Ah Qin's true colors.
Outside, snow was falling heavily, but Xu Lingqing didn't care about anything else and took a carriage to the post station. Her maid advised her to be careful.
"I know my own body best."
After entering the post station, they asked someone to lead the way and arrived at Xuan Yuanming's room. Sure enough, they saw Xuan Yuanming hurriedly giving instructions to the doctor.
"Ming'er".
"Sister Qing?" Xuan Yuanming frowned.
Xu Lingqing laughed: "Have you forgotten? I am a doctor."
As she spoke, she walked to the bed. The little girl trembled and hid under the covers, her forehead burning hot, and she was talking nonsense. Xu Lingqing felt her pulse.
"Sister Qing, how is it?"
“She did catch a cold, but her pulse is a bit off. A common cold should be cured with a few doses of medicine, so why does it seem like Miss Aqin hasn’t taken any medicine?” Xu Lingqing said bluntly.
Ah Qin opened her eyes groggily and looked at Xuan Yuanming with guilt: "I really didn't decoct the medicine; I sold it instead."
"Why?" Xu Lingqing pressed, "You're sick, is it to gain Ming'er's pity?"
Ah Qin opened her eyes wide in confusion and said angrily, "I'm not as despicable as you think! It's just that my younger brother is also sick, and I... I didn't have the money to buy medicine, so I had no choice but to sell the medicine and use it for my brother's medicine."
Xu Lingqing frowned, looking like she didn't believe it at all.
"Why didn't you tell me?" Xuan Yuanming asked.
Aqin threw back the covers and looked at Xuanyuan Ming with a wary expression: "The Sixth Prince and I are only temporarily master and servant. There is no need to tell you everything. Today is the last day. We are even now."
He then got up to leave.
Xuanyuan Ming panicked and held Aqin down: "If you go out with this condition, you'll die of illness in less than two days."
“Yes, Miss Aqin, Ming’er is right.” Xu Lingqing took out five thousand taels of silver notes from her bosom and stuffed them into Aqin’s hand: “Thank you for taking care of Ming’er these days. This is for you. You can take your brother and leave the capital city to find a place to settle down.”
Ah Qin stared blankly at the silver note.
"What does Sister Qing mean by this?" Xuan Yuanming asked anxiously.
Xu Lingqing said, "Aqin is still a young woman. She can't stay with you in this ambiguous way forever. A young woman's reputation is more important than her life. Don't make things difficult for her."
Aqin suddenly knelt on the ground.
"What, you don't want the silver notes?" Xu Lingqing sneered, as if to say, "I knew you had ulterior motives."
"Aqin thanks the Eighth Princess for the gift. I will repay your great kindness in the future." Aqin put the silver notes into her pocket and got up to leave.
Xu Lingqing was stunned.
Seeing that she was about to leave, Xuan Yuanming looked at Xu Lingqing reproachfully: "She is a weak woman, carrying so many silver notes. She will definitely attract attention. Didn't you also follow the Eighth Prince in a misunderstanding back then? Why are you targeting Aqin like this?"
Xuanyuan Ming was the youngest and was spoiled. He always said whatever he wanted, and as long as he didn't go too far, his older brothers would turn a blind eye.
Over the years, no one has taught him the meaning of restraint.
Originally, Xuan Yuanming wasn't supposed to come to Northern Chu, but after he found out, he insisted on spending an entire afternoon pestering the Emperor of Japan.
The other party only compromised when they had no other choice.
At this moment, he peeled away Xu Lingqing's mask word by word, revealing her original scars. Xu Lingqing was so angry that her vision blurred, her body swayed, and she looked at Xuan Yuanming with a livid face: "Are you really going to disobey my will for the sake of Aqin?"
Xuan Yuanming pursed his lips, looking at Xu Lingqing with an increasingly strange expression.
It's true that she had been kind to him, but they had only known each other for a few years. During this time, Xuan Yuanming had always been responsive to Xu Lingqing's requests and had always thought of taking care of her.
I've only been taking extra care of Aqin, so why is Sister Qing so unwilling?
Looking into Xuan Yuanming's eyes, Xu Lingqing felt a chill run down her spine and nervously swallowed, "I... I was only doing this for your own good. You're too naive."
"In Sister Qing's eyes, do I not have the ability to distinguish right from wrong?" he questioned.
No, it's not.
Xuanyuan Ming refused to listen to Xu Lingqing's explanation and stormed off in a rage.
"Ming'er!"
I called out several times, but the other person didn't turn around.
Xu Lingqing was furious. She turned around and asked where the Second Prince was. She wanted to talk to Xuan Yuanche and couldn't continue to indulge Xuan Yuanming.
My dear reader, there's more to this chapter! Please click the next page to continue reading—even more exciting content awaits!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
