Chapter 239 The Prince Makes Things Difficult
The two of them sent Madam Dou to her doorstep.
Hu Xin'er instructed, "You just need to modify the character design according to Yin Li's portrait. You can exaggerate it a bit and add some comic techniques, but it's best not to add Doctor Dou's image."
Madam Dou agreed repeatedly: "Okay, I understand."
The sky had become dark at this time. Hu Xiner said goodbye to her and left, hurried to Lu Mansion.
Yin Li couldn't help but feel a little strange: "You are from a wealthy family, so why don't you take a carriage when you go out?"
Hu Xin'er was reluctant to reveal too much in front of a crowd, so she casually said, "Because I'm a low-key person, I don't want to be too conspicuous."
Yin Li said "Oh" and waited until they were in a small alley with few people. Then he asked, "But if you want to keep a low profile, why did you send so many servants to hide in the crowd?"
Hu Xin'er frowned: "Are you asking for a beating on purpose?"
She felt that with Yin Li's intelligence, it was impossible for her not to guess the purpose of her concealed whereabouts.
Yin Li smiled and said, "Just try to lighten the mood. You have a peerless hero like me protecting you, yet you look so nervous. What are you afraid of?"
Hu Xin'er was not in a position to elaborate, but simply said, "I've gotten into trouble with a bad guy, and I might be in danger."
Yin Li frowned when he heard this: "Who is the bad guy?"
Hu Xin'er said awkwardly, "I can't say that."
The struggle and hatred between the Lu family and the prince are not known to outsiders.
Although Yin Li seems to be loyal, Hu Xin'er has only known him for a short time, so it is best not to tell him these things.
Hu Xiner originally thought that with Yin Li's personality, she would probably keep asking questions.
But Yin Li just said "oh" and said nothing more.
Hu Xin'er looked at him in surprise, but did not bring it up.
In fact, she feels that sometimes when interacting with friends, one needs to strike a good balance.
Not telling Yin Li is also to avoid involving him in this matter and prevent him from being caught in a dilemma.
I don’t know if Yin Li can understand this meaning, even though he said that he is a 200-year-old old monster and should be well-versed in human nature and familiar with the world.
But his daily behavior is no different from that of a middle school boy.
The rest was followed by silence all the way until they sent Hu Xin'er to the door of her home. Yin Li then said, "Come in."
Just as Hu Xiner walked up the steps of Lu Mansion, she was suddenly stopped by someone behind her.
Yin Li stood in front of the steps, holding a closed red wooden fan in his hand. The handle of the fan gently hit his smooth jade chin. Two strands of gray hair on his forehead fluttered gently in the breeze, and a strange light flashed in his eyes.
He curled his lips and asked, "Hu Xin'er, do you believe that people have past lives?"
Hu Xiner turned around and smiled: "I don't believe it."
Yin Li looked a little disappointed, but that disappointment disappeared in an instant without Hu Xiner noticing.
He said no more, waved his hand and left.
Hu Xiner thought he was a little strange, but didn't think much about it.
She felt that she might be overly suspicious. Recently, the people and things around her were trying to shake her materialistic thinking.
But in the end, those bizarre speculations were repeatedly proven to be just delusions.
Not long after returning to the room, Mu Qing also came back.
"How was your day today?" Hu Xiner was sitting at the table looking at the accounts. She smiled when she heard the noise.
She didn't tell Mu Qing that she had taken people out so as not to worry.
In fact, she was impulsive and took Madam Dou to the ghost market. Halfway through, she realized that she had promised not to go out casually.
Mu Qing had just returned and didn't notice anything unusual about her, so he stood beside her and said, "That's it."
"What's wrong? Is that Chu Taibao making things difficult for you again?" Hu Xiner frowned when she heard that.
She looked at Mu Qing and said, "Sit down and talk. You've been tired all day."
Mu Qing leaned over and hugged her, sighing, "Seeing my wife, I am no longer tired."
Hu Xin'er didn't get angry this time. She just let him hold her. After a while, she asked, "What's going on?"
Mu Qing said softly, "The Crown Prince was deliberately trying to make things difficult for me today, saying I was absent from work yesterday without a valid reason. If it weren't for Grand Guardian Chu speaking up for me, I would have been punished today—at least a beating."
"What?" Hu Xin'er was very surprised. "How could the Crown Prince not know why you were not in the palace yesterday?"
Moreover, the prince told Mu Qing to go home in front of everyone yesterday!
Mu Qing shook his head: "He insists on pursuing it, and there's nothing I can do."
Hu Xin'er gritted her teeth and said, "I get it. He pretends to be a good brother in front of the princess, but punishes you behind her back! What a two-faced person!"
Just listening to Mu Qing's narration made her furious: "He even dared to hit you with a stick? He's really going too far. This is clearly his own scheme!"
Mu Qing comforted him, "I'm fine, aren't I?"
"But once there is a first mistake, there will be a second. You've only been in the palace for a few days? He dares to treat you like this. Won't he get even worse in the future?" Hu Xin'er became angrier the more she thought about it.
Mu Qing said gently, "He can't do anything to me. If His Majesty knew about this, his impression of him would probably decline."
Hu Xin'er was no fool: "But if you go and complain to His Majesty, even if His Majesty doesn't favor his own son, he won't let you serve in the palace anymore!"
If I can’t work in the palace, how can I find out the truth?
"You're right. Perhaps this is the Crown Prince's purpose." Mu Qing rubbed her head. "Alright, don't get angry over someone who has nothing to do with you. If he makes trouble again next time, I have my own way to deal with it."
Hu Xin'er warned worriedly, "If he does something like this again next time, you must not keep silent about it!"
Mu Qing laughed: "Do I look like that kind of person?"
Hu Xin'er frowned and said, "You have such a good temper and don't like to make friends. You're easily bullied! In fact, he just wants to force you to complain to the emperor yourself. Even if you refuse to accept punishment, he probably won't dare to do anything to you!"
Mu Qing listened to her nagging quietly and coaxed her a few more times before Hu Xiner calmed down.
She looked at Mu Qing's expression and suddenly realized that her husband was so smart, how could he not have thought of the strategy she had just mentioned?
She asked a little embarrassedly: "Have you already thought of a better way to deal with it, so you are not angry at all?"
Mu Qing tapped her forehead and said, "My lady, you are right."
Hu Xin'er covered her forehead and glared at him, "Come to think of it, we should thank Chu Taibao."
Mu Qing nodded in agreement. "I thought the Grand Protector would be someone difficult to get close to, but I didn't expect him to actually defend me in front of the Crown Prince. Sometimes you really can't judge a person by their appearance."
Hu Xin'er agreed, "Just like the prince, he pretends to be elegant in front of outsiders, but in reality he is not like that at all!"
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