Pan Ru breathed a sigh of relief at this, secretly hoping that her hand would be saved.
She hasn't been engaged yet. If her hand is broken, how will she find a good husband in the future?
As he collected his thoughts, he felt a gaze falling on him.
"Miss Pan, are you wrong?"
Pan Ru hurriedly said, "Fourth Prince, I was wrong. Please spare my cousin and me for the sake of Qin Qianqian not being injured."
"Forgive you?"
The Fourth Prince sneered.
"Miss Pan, you weren't like this just now. Back then, your cousin tried to tease Qin Qianqian, and was punished by her. You've ruined her reputation for years because of this. Do you think I can easily forgive you?"
Pan Ru looked at Qin Qianqian while crying, "Qin Qianqian, I didn't really hurt you. Please ask the Fourth Prince to forgive me, okay? I will never go against you again."
"You didn't really hurt me? You think killing me would be harmful, right?"
Qin Qianqian sneered, "If your cousin was a gentleman, I wouldn't have taught him a lesson. You're defending him like this, and you haven't promised anyone else. Could it be that you and he have done something shameful?"
"It would be fine if you didn't help me, but you actually insulted my innocence like this," Pan Ru said with a face full of shame and anger.
"Why should I help you?" Qin Qianqian pointed at her face. "It's written on my face that I'm easy to bully."
"Besides, I didn't really hurt you. You couldn't handle it just because I said it. I've been living like this all these years."
Qin Qianqian said this lightly, but the Fourth Prince felt extremely bitter in his heart.
He was so stupid that he just ignored it just because Qin Qianqian said she didn't care.
"Pan Ru, which hand of yours should I cripple?"
"Fourth Prince, please don't cripple my hand."
Pan Ru's face turned pale and she kept begging.
"Alright, I can spare your hand. You've ruined Qin Qianqian's reputation over the years. Today, you must clear her name in front of everyone. She doesn't care, but I do."
Pan Ru recounted everything she had done over the years, not daring to look at the looks people were giving her.
…
The flower viewing banquet ended because of this incident. The others left as if they had been pardoned. Liu Qian, who remained there, spoke with a nervous mood.
"Cousin, it was Miss Pan who warned me to say that."
Liu Qian's eyes were filled with tears, and she acted with sincerity, "Cousin, you know I just arrived in the capital, and I'm afraid of offending some noble person."
Qin Qianqian sneered in her heart, thinking that Liu Qian thought she was a fool.
Naturally, she wouldn't do anything to her. Her mother said that the matter that her father had sent to investigate had been resolved. Liu Qian's lover would arrive in the capital soon, and someone would take Liu Qian away by then.
After what happened today, that person must come to the mansion as soon as possible.
"Thank you all for today."
After Qin Qianqian finished speaking, she looked at the Fourth Prince and smiled with her eyes curved.
"Thank you, Fourth Prince, for worrying about me."
The Fourth Prince also looked at her, "Are you so polite to me?"
"Pretend to be polite," Qin Qianqian put away her smile and turned to look at Liu Qian, "You should go back home first."
Liu Qian was stunned for a moment, then a look of joy appeared on her face.
"Thank you, cousin. I'll go back home first."
After Liu Qian left, the Fourth Prince frowned and asked, "Are you just going to let her go like this?"
[Don't worry, Fourth Brother. Evildoers will be punished by their own evildoers. Liu Qian and her daughter won't be able to stay here for long.]
Wouldn't it be better to wait for Liu Qian's mistress to come to the capital and then deal with them all at once?
"Of course not. My mother and the others will take care of it. I'll go back with you and make you some ginger soup to prevent you from catching a cold."
After leaving the Du Mansion, with no one else present, Qin Qianqian walked to the right of the Fourth Prince and asked jokingly, "Just now you said you cared. Do you think it would be embarrassing to marry me in the future because of my bad reputation?"
"No, I wouldn't be ashamed to marry you because of your reputation," the Fourth Prince said seriously. "I care because it's not true in the first place. Why should I ask you to accept it?"
His words made Qin Qianqian's heart beat wildly.
Qin Qianqian raised her hand and took the Fourth Prince's hand. "I'm very happy that you were worried about me today. Those people said that I was clinging to you, but today they saw that I'm not clinging to you."
"Well," the Fourth Prince held her hand tightly, "I am attracted to you, not you."
Qin Qianqian suddenly stopped and looked sideways at the Fourth Prince. She then shook his sleeve and said excitedly, "You just said you like me. You like me."
"Yes, I am pleased with you."
The Fourth Prince looked at her helplessly, "Why do these words make you so happy?"
"Of course," Qin Qianqian's cheeks flushed. "You've never said this before. Only after hearing this can I clearly understand your feelings. Otherwise, I always thought you said you wanted to marry me because you were tired of my constant pestering."
"Who would casually say they want to marry someone they don't like?" The Fourth Prince knocked her head. "Am I that kind of person?"
…
Mu Xue and the third prince left after the two of them left.
Yu Yiluo followed behind the two of them.
[It was said before that Master Changyun would be back after the New Year. He should be back by now.]
[No, I have to follow them closely for the next few days, otherwise my Third Brother will avoid me and go see Master Changyun again.]
The Third Prince: “…”
He was really wronged.
"Luo'er," the Third Prince stopped and turned to look at Yu Yiluo who was following her. "Master Changyun will come to my house tomorrow to play chess with me. Why don't you stay at my brother's house tonight?"
Yu Yiluo's eyes lit up, and she said crisply, "Okay."
[Oh my god, I'm so excited! Can I finally find out what the extra chapter about the time-traveling girl is about?]
[Third brother actually didn't think about carrying me on his back. How rare.]
Yu Yiluo walked between the two of them and held their hands together, "Just pretend I don't exist."
Because of Yu Yiluo's action, Mu Xue noticed the red rope on the third prince's wrist, lowered her eyes, and withdrew her hand.
She recognized this red string; it belonged to Master Changyun. It was said that as long as one wore this red string, one could know things about their past lives.
So, he knew about his past life because he held the third prince's hand while sleeping that day?
"I heard that the princess is looking for Master Changyun?"
The third prince took Yu Yiluo's hand, slowly withdrew his empty hand, and walked side by side with Mu Xue.
"Yeah," Mu Xue nodded, "There are some things I can't figure out."
"I wonder if I can help the princess."
Mu Xue thought to herself that you can certainly help, but you may not say it, so she decided to go and ask Master Changyun in person.
She guessed that the Third Prince must have paid something to make Master Changyun agree to let her live again, and he didn't want her to know about this, so even in her dreams, she couldn't spy on the deal between the two.
"Your Highness can't help you," Mu Xue walked to the carriage and got on with the help of the maid, "I'll go back first. Your Highness, please take the little princess back to eat something. Don't let her starve."
The third prince watched Mu Xue get on the carriage with a complicated expression and murmured softly.
"Axue, should I be selfish for once this time?"
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