Qiao Lian'er almost laughed when she heard this. So the two of them stayed in the capital and did all these things for this result.
It was all to force her to admit defeat.
Princess Hefeng looked at Princess Lingyu with a strange light in her eyes.
"And the one who exposed Qiao Lian'er's true colors was me. She defeated you, and I defeated her."
Lingyu also wanted to see Qiao Lian'er post such notices in the capital, be ridiculed, and be talked about behind her back.
Let's ruin Qiao Lian'er's reputation first, and deal with the rest when we get back to Dongfu Kingdom.
So she changed her mind and put on a submissive appearance.
"Yes, sister, this time it really is your achievement. I won't compete with you. We should work together to make Qiao Lian'er a pariah."
Princess Hefeng, however, looked at her with distrust, knowing that Princess Lingyu was the most cunning of all.
"Lingyu, don't try to play tricks on me. You can't take credit for this.
"I will never compete with my sister." Lingyu vowed, "I have been reflecting on myself these past two days. I made Dongfu Kingdom pay off its national treasury for ten years. I don't know how my father will punish me when I get back. I should keep a low profile and stay quiet."
"That's more like it. You've had your moment in the spotlight all these years, it's my turn." Princess Hefeng was pleased to see Lingyu with her head down, having lost all her ambition.
Before the matter was even settled, the two were already vying for credit. This was the first time Qiao Lian'er had ever encountered such a bizarre situation.
Indeed, species are diverse, and so are humans.
She couldn't help but recall a news story about a couple who fantasized about winning ten million in the lottery, and ended up fighting in bed over how to divide it.
“But sister, if we threaten Qiao Lian’er, we’ll be exposed, and we’ll have to get out of the capital safely,” Ling Yu said.
Princess Hefeng thought for a moment, and realized that was indeed a problem: "What's your idea?"
"After Qiao Lian'er posts the notice, we'll leave some people behind to keep an eye on this girl. General Guan, who guards the city gate, is her grandfather. He has to make an exception for us, otherwise his granddaughter will be in danger."
"Once we leave the capital, board the ship back to Dongfu, and are sure we are safe, we will write back and ask them to release this girl."
Princess Hefeng's eyes lit up. Lingyu had always been full of mischievous ideas, and they came in handy here.
"Okay, let's do it this way."
Qiao Lian'er was certain that they wouldn't harm Guan Xue for the time being, so it was time for her to take action.
Guan Song has returned home, but Guan Xue is still nowhere to be seen.
Although Guan Yuqin had to manage the shop, she would go home before her two siblings.
Seeing that Guan Xue had not returned for a long time, and even her attendants had disappeared, she couldn't help but worry.
Quickly send someone to inform General Guan.
General Guan immediately returned with a troop of men.
"Gone? How could he be gone? He always comes home on time every day."
Guan Yuqin had already sent people out to search, and she was pacing anxiously in the courtyard.
"It's been more than an hour, and it's almost dark now."
“I went to the school, and the teacher said that he saw Xue’er leave the school and walk along the street on her way home.”
"That means the accident happened on the way home."
"Go and search every street, every alley, every shop, every teahouse and tavern. Don't miss a single one," General Guan ordered his soldiers.
"That's not enough. I'll go find the Qiao family and have them lead troops out of the city from different directions to search for Xue'er, so she won't be taken outside the city."
Just as General Guan was about to leave, he saw Qiao Lian'er enter.
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