Qin Ruoruo waved her hand and did not continue to be polite with Yuwen Ran. She also reminded Gu Yanyue about some taboos about Yuwen Ran's drinking and eating in the next few days, and then she left very tactfully.
After Qin Ruoruo left, Gu Yanyue realized that she had not yet asked Qin Ruoruo why she suddenly came to the Western Regions. What about Xiao Wonton?
As he stepped into the yard, a cold wind blew in his face from the corridor outside. Although it was just the end of summer, the weather had already begun to get colder. The housekeeper couldn't help shivering, and thought of the gloomy face of King Xiang after hearing the news of the defeat in the Western Regions today, and couldn't help sighing.
After hearing the news of the defeat in the Western Regions today, Prince Xiang's face turned sour upon returning from court. If he knew now that His Majesty had been poisoned and then rescued by Miss Qin...
As he walked into the study, he heard Prince Xiang sneer repeatedly: "Prince Tuoba is nothing special. Even with 400,000 iron puppets in his hands, he can't defeat Yuwen Ran's 300,000 troops."
When King Xiang saw his butler coming in, he patted the pile of secret reports beside him and said to him with a smile, "Come and see all the stupid things Prince Tuoba did on the battlefield."
The housekeeper's heart skipped a beat. Prince Xiang was smiling happily, but his eyes were getting colder. He naturally didn't dare to look at the pile of secret reports. He just hunched over and lowered his head: "The secret guard just handed a secret report to this old servant. Your Highness, why don't you take a look at it first?"
"Show it to me, King."
The butler pulled out an envelope from his sleeve and handed it to the prince with both hands. After the prince took it, he did not stand up, but bent his waist even lower, waiting for the prince's anger. "Your Highness."
After King Xiang took the letter and read it carefully, he threw it aside and leaned back on the wide chair. The butler quickly gestured for the servants to bring him some refreshments.
Picking up a piece of lotus cake and putting it in his mouth, the Prince of Xiang's expression remained unchanged. The housekeeper wondered if the Prince of Xiang had suddenly become a different person. After the Prince of Xiang ate the lotus cake, he seemed to think of something again: "Where did you come from just now? Is the concubine here now?"
"Your Highness, I just came from the concubine's courtyard."
"What is she doing now?"
"The concubine is preparing a gift for you."
Prince Xiang was holding a tea bowl and actually laughed when he heard this: "Since the concubine is preparing a gift for me, then I have to go and see it no matter what."
He was upset by the secret reports, so he decided to go out and relax. Thinking about Qin Ranran's frightened eyes would always make him feel better. After all, Qin Ruoruo, as the elder sister, had done something that made him unhappy, so Qin Ranran, the younger sister, had to pay it back.
The housekeeper was slightly stunned, then lowered his head and followed Prince Xiang to Qin Ranran's yard. However, he wanted to sigh in his heart. Ever since the death of the princess, Prince Xiang's temper has become more and more erratic.
When Prince Xiang left, Shuang'er and another maid were guarding outside. When they saw Prince Xiang coming, they hurriedly wanted to go inside to report to Qin Ranran, but were stopped by the housekeeper. After getting a look from Prince Xiang, the housekeeper took them out.
Prince Xiang quietly entered the inner room and lifted the hazy pearl curtain outside.
Qin Ranran was embroidering a handkerchief for Prince Xiang. Ever since the last attempt to kidnap Qin Ruoruo failed, Prince Xiang had become increasingly indifferent to her. Now, even the servants in the palace dared to give her the cold shoulder. She wanted to prepare a gift for Prince Xiang to ease the tension between her and him.
Qin Ranran was so absorbed in her embroidery that she was startled when Prince Xiang opened the beaded curtain. When she looked up, she met Prince Xiang's gloomy, sharp eyes, like those of a hawk. In those eyes, a smile flashed that made her shudder.
This reminded her of the King Xiang in the study, the King Xiang who almost killed her.
When King Xiang saw Qin Ranran's pupils suddenly shrink when she saw him, his mood became better. "I heard that the concubine was preparing another gift for me, so I came here immediately. I planned to see what gift the concubine was going to prepare for me."
Qin Ranran's hand suddenly trembled while threading the needle, and she accidentally pierced her finger.
"Why are you so careless? If you get hurt, I will be heartbroken."
Qin Ranran lowered her head, and concealed the fear that unconsciously revealed herself by putting the handkerchief back into the bedside drawer. When she raised her head again, her face was full of tenderness, and she said, "I'm fine, I just bled a little. Your Highness doesn't have to worry." But her voice was a little tense.
King Xiang did not look away, so Qin Ranran could only concentrate all her energy to look at him and force her mind to be empty. She could not reveal her true identity in front of King Xiang.
Prince Xiang's eyes shifted slightly, locking Qin Ranran firmly in his sight. He stared at her every move and suddenly took a step forward and said with a smile, "But I don't think you're feeling well. You look too pale. Do you want me to find a doctor to check you out?"
King Xiang paused briefly at this point, a malicious glint in his eyes. Seeing Qin Ranran's obviously tense expression, he continued, "The king was a bit too rude to you a few days ago, so I had to come and see if you are okay."
Qin Ranran froze for a moment, her face as pale as a rock as she recalled those bad memories. Her face, already pale from the shock of King Xiang, turned even more pale, her lips trembling slightly. King Xiang even knew that Qin Ranran's hands, hidden under her sleeves, should be tightly clenched, wishing she could escape immediately. Unfortunately, she couldn't.
Prince Xiang laughed happily, and simply took another step forward to sit on the edge of the bed. The expression on his face and the words he said were completely unrelated. "Are you feeling better?"
Qin Ranran tried her best to suppress the trembling in her body and looked at the King Xiang. Her fingers under her sleeves had already pierced into her palms, piercing into the flesh. She used the waves of pain from her palms to force herself to calm down. Even so, it took her several moments to calm down. She slowly said, "My Lord, I'm much better now."
When King Xiang heard Qin Ranran say that the injury he had caused her a few days ago had almost healed, the smile on his face immediately disappeared. He stared at Qin Ranran coldly, suddenly reached out to grab her hand hidden in her sleeve, and pulled her towards him.
Qin Ranran became fully alert when King Xiang's expression changed. As soon as he made a move, she subconsciously tried to block the hand that King Xiang extended. Unexpectedly, this action further angered King Xiang's desire for violence. He grabbed Qin Ranran's hair fiercely and pulled her to slam her against the wall.
Qin Ranran was hit against the wall several times in a row by him, feeling dizzy and dazed. When King Xiang stopped what he was doing, Qin Ranran was almost losing consciousness.
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