Chapter 151 Heartbeat
"Princess, tell me, if you were me, what would you choose?"
"But, what does this have to do with whether you choose Qin Xiu or not?"
"Does the princess really want to hear the rest?"
“…”
Li Youwei paused. The result she had just thought of after being guided by Jiang Qingning was beyond her ability to bear.
After that, do I really have the courage to continue listening?
"I'm just asking you, are you really unwilling to choose Qin Xiu again?"
"I thought I'd made it clear enough." Jiang Qingning sighed. "Your Highness is a princess of noble birth. If you were to associate yourself with someone like me, it would probably only lead to misunderstandings from His Majesty. It's best that we don't have any further contact from now on."
Li Youwei's eyes instantly turned red, "Jiang Qingning, are you going to abandon me too?"
Jiang Qingning shook his head: "Qingning doesn't want the princess to be in a dilemma in the future."
Li Youwei's whole body trembled, and her eyes filled with tears.
"How dare you! How dare you speak to the princess like that?!" The maid was furious and stepped forward to scold.
“Back off!”
Li Youwei sighed, took one last look at the calm Jiang Qingning, and as if she couldn't bear it anymore, she turned around and ran away with her skirt lifted up.
"Princess! Princess, please wait for us!"
The maids were startled and hurriedly ran after Li Youwei.
Zi Su stepped forward and looked at Jiang Qingning distressedly: "Miss, have you really made up your mind? Things are not at the point of no return, perhaps?"
Jiang Qingning shook his head: "There is no possibility. Since I have done it, I must stick to it."
Hesitation would give the enemy an opportunity to take advantage, and she would not tolerate defeat.
Li Youwei didn't know what was wrong with her.
When he heard the emperor's decree of marriage in the morning, he learned that Jiang Qingning was not unhappy throughout the whole process, and was even happy to accept the decree, and had been ignoring Qin Xiu for the past few days.
She undoubtedly didn't understand, knowing clearly that Jiang Qingning was not the kind of person who would try to curry favor with powerful people. Besides, apart from being two years younger than Qin Xiu, He Ning was similar in every other respect.
But after hearing what Jiang Qingning said just now, she hesitated rarely, even when Jiang Qingning asked them to keep their distance.
Unlike the anger she felt when she came, she was more sad.
In this capital, apart from the eldest princess Lu Jiao, born to Queen Lin, she has no friends worth confiding in. Jiang Qingning is the second one.
In that moment of confusion, she even felt that sadness was greater than anger.
Outside Ning Pavilion.
Li Youwei stopped and stood there, looking at Qin Xiu at the bottom of the stairs. He was a handsome young powerful official, whose achievements were so great that they frightened the emperor.
She undoubtedly liked Qin Xiu, but now she doesn't want to like him anymore.
Li Youwei wiped away her tears and walked up to Qin Xiu with a dignified manner: "Qin Xiu, I don't want to like you anymore."
Qin Xiu lowered his eyes and reached behind him. Qingzhi quickly handed him a handkerchief.
He handed it to Li Youwei and said, "Your Highness, you are a princess, and there are already better candidates. Qin Xiu has been in love with someone for many years and is not destined to be your significant other. I hope you will take care of yourself from now on."
When Li Youwei heard this, she suddenly felt relieved.
She chuckled, stopped sobbing, and nodded, "Qin Xiu, what a pity, Jiang Qingning didn't choose you in the end. You, Qin Xiu, are not much better than me. In fact, I got over it, but you probably can't."
After she finished speaking, Li Youwei walked past Qin Xiu and walked towards the carriage.
The maids caught up with her and helped Li Youwei into the carriage. Then, the luxurious carriage of Prince Ping's Mansion left in a mighty manner.
Qin Xiu stared at the tightly closed door of Ning Pavilion, his eyes filled with deep thoughts and cunning.
Qing Zhi returned to Qin Xiu dejectedly and sighed, "Sir, it's the same result. Miss Jiang doesn't want to see you."
"It's okay." Qin Xiu lowered his eyes, turned around and said, "Go back."
Duke Qin's Mansion.
study.
Qin Xiu sat on the armchair with maps of various states in front of him. He rested his chin on one hand, pondering the next step of development.
Qingzhi and Qingming looked at each other and asked each other to come forward.
Qing Ming was impatient and asked, "Sir, now that things have come to this, why don't you just grab the bride?"
Qin Xiu glanced at him, his disdain evident in his expression.
"His Majesty's decree granting the marriage did not specify a wedding date, but simply instructed the Imperial Household Department to rush the work. This suggests His Majesty has other plans in mind, even involving He Ning and me."
Qingzhi's head was about to explode: "So what should we do now? We can't just stand there and wait for a knife to be put to our neck, right?"
Qin Xiu closed his eyes and asked, "Any news about the people sent to Lingnan?"
Qing Ming quickly stepped forward: "Not yet, but it will probably be soon."
Qin Xiu nodded: "Have someone speed up the process. Uncle Jiang and the others must hurry back. Otherwise, if the situation changes overnight, it will be a matter of life and death."
Surprise flashed in Qing Ming's eyes: "Yes, I will have someone speed up right away."
As soon as he finished speaking, he quickly turned around and left.
Half a month later.
Ning Pavilion.
He Ning looked at Jiang Qingning who was quietly making tea in front of him, and a smile appeared in his eyes.
"Such a peaceful day is something I never imagined when I was in the Northern Frontier."
Jiang Qingning's expression was calm as he poured tea for him and said, "Is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince anxious and urging me to hurry up?"
He Ning and Jiang Qingning looked at each other, took the teacup and said, "After all, the secret letter from Miss Jiang forced me to speed up the process."
The knife is on the neck of the Zhenbei Palace. Who dares to sleep peacefully every day?
"Your Highness, don't worry. I'll take care of everything." Jiang Qingning chuckled, seeming very pleased with his reaction.
"I found that I really don't understand you."
He Ning stated the facts. The amazement he had when he first saw Jiang Qingning was no longer in his eyes. Instead, there was only admiration and pure love for his cooperative ally.
"I intend to discuss this with His Majesty tomorrow when we go to court and ask Uncle Jiang and Aunt Jiang to return to the capital. Their eight years of achievements in Lingnan are enough to offset their past 'sins'."
"Let's make a bet. Who will succeed first, me or Qin Xiu?"
Jiang Qingning paused while drinking his tea, hiding the emotion in his eyes, and chuckled, "Okay, let's see who's faster, me or you."
"What's the bet?"
"Qianjinlou?"
"Your property?"
"Your Highness is intelligent."
He Ning was surprised for a moment, then shook his head helplessly and said, "Compared to you, I'm really terrible."
"Jiang Qingning, it's a good thing you're not a man, otherwise none of the men in the capital would be able to compare to you."
His tone was sincere, without any falsehood.
Jiang Qingning smiled and said, "I am very satisfied with myself. Your Highness doesn't need to repeat it several times."
"You always reject other people's kindness."
He Ning was helpless. He was about to speak, but the next moment, he was stopped by a clear female voice.
"Sister! We're back!"
A goose yellow figure appeared. Jiang Qingxi, wearing a veil hat, ran happily into the flower hall, followed by Jiang Yuerou in a pink brocade dress.
"Little sister, run slower, be careful not to fall!" Jiang Yuerou had just finished shouting when she saw the man sitting at the top through the veil.
"Greetings, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Jiang Yuerou bowed, then quickly pulled Jiang Qingxi out.
He Ning was stunned for a moment, looking at the departing figure, his heart trembling slightly.
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