Outside Hanfeng Courtyard.

Qin Ye grabbed his messy clothes and ran behind the rockery in panic. He only stopped when he reached a secluded place where no one was around.

He was breathing heavily, his palms were sweaty and his face was cold.

It’s tears…

She touched her wet cheek in astonishment. She had never been afraid of anything, and with her skills at hand, she could take on anyone. But how could she be frightened by Zong Zhengchen to the point of tears?

How pathetic!

Thinking back to what happened just now, her eyes darkened and became extremely cold.

It was Xiao Zhihua who told her that someone was looking for her.

Zong Zhengchen also found out that she had met Han Muxi.

It is not difficult to guess that this matter was directed by Xiao Zhihua.

Xiao Zhihua!

Qin Ye straightened his clothes, gathered the messy hair around his ears, and adjusted his breathing. When he could no longer see anything unusual, he walked out from behind the rockery, with a gloomy look in his eyes, and walked towards Mingyue Pavilion.

On the way, many servants saw her.

He wanted to salute, but when he saw the gloomy look on the princess' face, he was so scared that he lowered his head and dared not say anything.

Go straight into Mingyue Pavilion.

Kick the door open.

Bang——

There was a loud bang.

Inside the house, Xiao Zhihua, who was applying nail polish, was startled. She looked up, an innocent look in her eyes:

"Sister, why didn't you tell me you were coming? I gave you a scare... ahem."

She stroked her chest gently, coughing softly like a willow in the wind, weak and frail:

"My sister has had lung problems since she was a child. She can't stand being frightened. Once she's frightened, she can't breathe... cough..."

Qin Ye looked at the white lotus coldly, with a mocking sneer on his face:

"Xiao Zhihua, you don't have to scheme against me like this. My heart is not with Zong Zhengchen, so I won't compete with you for a man."

Xiao Zhihua blinked her big watery eyes and looked at her in confusion:

"What do you mean, sister?"

Her voice is so delicate that it is enough to arouse the desire of all men.

But, women understand women well, and only women know that the flower is a white lotus.

"The prince is not here, why bother pretending?" Qin Ye looked at her disdainfully, "Are you tired of acting? My eyes are tired."

“…”

She pretends to be so frail all day long, taking a few steps, coughing a few times, saying a few words, and breathing a few times, in order to win the sympathy of men.

Is such a life meaningful?

People live for themselves.

The smile on Xiao Zhihua's lips slowly faded. She gently stroked the round red nail polish and raised her index finger nonchalantly.

Baoyu understood, walked to the door and closed it.

Squeak——

Suddenly, Xiao Zhihua's smile faded away, revealing her true face:

"Fight?"

She bit the word softly, as if she had heard the funniest joke in the world:

"Qin Ye, where do you get the confidence to think I want to compete with you?"

Glancing at the woman's face that was as ugly as a devil, the sneer on the corner of his lips deepened. With that appearance, how could he compete with her?

"Chen's heart is with me. Chen and I have been childhood sweethearts and grew up together. You are the one who should compete with me."

Qin Ye sneered:

"In that case, why did you use Han Muxi's matter to plot against me?"

She bluntly exposed Xiao Zhihua:

"If you really have confidence in Prince Chen, you wouldn't have done anything to me. You are jealous of my position as the Princess of Chen. You are jealous of me."

"Shut up!"

Xiao Zhihua stood up suddenly and shouted sternly.

The strong reaction was because Qin Ye had exposed his true thoughts.

yes.

She was indeed jealous.

Because of Qin Ye, the prince no longer cared for her and loved her as before. In the half month since they got married, he had not even touched her once.

It’s all because of Qin Ye!

Xiao Zhihua stared at Qin Ye coldly, "You are in Prince Chen's mansion, but your heart is with Han Muxi. Of course I have to help the prince get rid of you, a fickle and shameless woman."

"Besides, let me tell you."

She walked slowly to Qin Ye, looking down at the lowly servant like a distinguished master, and stretched out her hand to push him away.

"The prince will only love me forever. Even if I kill you, he won't say a word of 'no', because my last name is Xiao!"