Chapter 212 Send Away
The midsummer sun was warm and bright, enveloping the two girls.
One of them was dressed in green, and as she walked, she shimmered like rippling blue waves; the other, in yellow, was as pretty and graceful as a yellow oriole on a summer tree. The two girls' faces were as luminous as the finest porcelain, making it difficult for Sun Xiuhua to discern their expressions.
When she got closer, she saw their curved brows and the faint smile on their lips.
Jealousy burned in her heart like weeds encountering sparks. Sun Xiuhua stared at the two people who were getting closer and closer with red eyes.
They are all girls of similar age. Why are they born with everything and live a carefree life?
And she just wanted to marry better and no longer live under someone else's roof and be bullied, but she ended up like this!
The more Sun Xiuhua thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt. When she saw Lin Hao and Qi Qiong stop to say goodbye and walk towards their homes, she rushed out like the wind.
"Cousin——" She ran over quickly, and her crying immediately attracted the attention of passers-by.
Lin Hao heard the shout, turned back to Qi Qiong, and looked coldly at the tearful woman.
Last year, when she went into the water to save someone, she didn't expect that what she rescued was a snake that would bare its fangs to its relatives and friends.
Qi Qiong's face darkened and he grabbed Lin Hao's hand: "Ah Hao, let's go!"
Sun Xiuhua rushed over with a desperate mentality. Of course, she would not let Qi Qiong leave like this. With the maids and guards following her, she could not touch the corner of Qi Qiong's clothes. Her crying sounded particularly miserable: "Cousin, please let me see my aunt!"
Qi Qiong was so angry that her hands were shaking: "Sun Xiuhua, if you had any dignity, you wouldn't come back to my house!"
Many curious eyes were cast over here. Qi Qiong didn't want to get entangled with Sun Xiuhua, so he walked towards the palace.
Sun Xiuhua was stopped by the palace maids and cried even louder: "Cousin, my aunt has always treated me like her own daughter. Why doesn't she even want to see me now? Please take me to see my aunt. I just miss her so much..."
Qi Qiong suddenly stopped, turned around and strode over, clenching and unclenching his hands at his sides. If Lin Hao hadn't held him back, he would have almost slapped Sun Xiuhua.
Seeing Qi Qiong turn back angrily, Sun Xiuhua pleaded with Lin Hao, "Second Miss Lin, please ask the princess for mercy on my behalf. I know you are the kindest person. You saved me last year..."
"If you have the guts, come in with me!" Qi Qiong couldn't stand being the center of attention, so he gritted his teeth and said this before walking home. When he entered the house, he realized that he had not let go of Lin Hao's hand.
She forced a smile and said, "Ah Hao, I'm sorry to have made a fool of myself. Go back first and don't let irrelevant people ruin your mood."
Lin Hao glanced at Sun Xiuhua and said, "Since she asked me for help, if the county lord doesn't mind, I'd like to listen too."
Qi Qiong saw Lin Hao's attitude and realized that her friend already knew that Sun Xiuhua had poisoned her brother. If that was the case, there was no need to hide it. Sun Xiuhua was so shameless, she was really worried that she couldn't handle it alone.
After bringing Sun Xiuhua into the flower hall and sending the waiters and the maids she brought with her out, Qi Qiong looked at her coldly: "What on earth are you doing here?"
Looking at the frosty face of the little princess, Sun Xiuhua tremblingly raised her hand to lift up the other sleeve, revealing her scarred arm.
Even though Qi Qiong hated her extremely, he subconsciously took a breath when he saw those shocking bruises.
Sun Xiuhua was secretly satisfied with Qi Qiong's reaction. Her eyelashes trembled and tears rolled down her cheeks. "Cousin, I really have no choice. The King of Liang beats me up at every turn. If I don't come back, I'm afraid I'll never see my aunt again..."
Sun Xiuhua choked up as she spoke of the atrocities committed by the deposed prince, and every word was filled with tears and blood.
"Are you done?" Qi Qiong remained expressionless except for the initial surprise when he saw the scars on his face, until he finished listening to Sun Xiuhua's accusation against the deposed prince.
"Cousin, I just want to see my aunt once—"
Qi Qiong interrupted her coldly: "Give up, my mother will not see you."
Sun Xiuhua's eyes widened in confusion. "Cousin, are you so cruel? I still remember how warm and friendly you were when I first entered the mansion last year, treating me like a sister. Could it be that just because I entered the Eastern Palace on a whim, and now with my awkward position, you won't even agree to such a small request, leaving me with nowhere to go?"
"I'm cruel?" Qi Qiong looked at her, sneer almost spilling out of his eyes. "No, I was blind, that's why I treated you like a real sister. Back then, I never thought that you would poison my eldest brother!"
Sun Xiuhua's breath was choked, her face suddenly turned pale, and her wide-open eyes were full of shock and embarrassment.
Her cousin actually knew that she had poisoned him!
No, doesn’t this mean that my aunt and the others know everything?
Thinking of this possibility, Sun Xiuhua's blood ran cold.
Either the medicine the prince gave her was wrong, or her cousin had a special physique and didn't respond to the medicine. Regardless of which possibility it was, the result was that her cousin was fine.
In her opinion, since her cousin was fine, the incident of her secretly poisoning him was quietly forgotten, which was why she dared to come to him for help.
Whether out of consideration for sisterly love or for a good reputation, as long as she is humble enough and pitiful enough, her aunt will eventually take care of her.
"Go away. You are not welcome in Prince Jing's Mansion." After Qi Qiong broke the window paper, he did not say any more unpleasant words.
It's not that she is magnanimous, but that the other party is not worthy of her words.
Unexpectedly, Sun Xiuhua's face turned red and white, changing constantly. Finally, she smiled and adjusted her drooping hair: "I don't understand what my cousin is talking about."
Qi Qiong was shocked by the other party's shamelessness. He stared at Sun Xiuhua for a long moment and sneered, "It doesn't matter if you don't admit it. This isn't a court hearing where you need to present evidence. It's enough for my mother to know what you did. If you still want to pester my mother, you're just wishful thinking."
Sun Xiuhua looked at her straight, and her haggard appearance gave her a kind of morbid beauty.
She smiled sweetly, her eyes brightening surprisingly. "Cousin, aren't you afraid that people will say that Prince Jing's Mansion is cold-hearted and heartless? They brought their niece all the way to the capital, and now that the Crown Prince has been deposed, they no longer acknowledge this niece."
"you--"
A hand rested on Qi Qiong's hand, calming her anger.
Lin Hao glared at Sun Xiuhua and said in a very cold tone, "It's Consort Sun who is cold and heartless, right? As soon as the Crown Prince was deposed, she ran back to her aunt's house and didn't want to continue serving the King of Liang."
Too lazy to listen to Sun Xiuhua's nonsense, Lin Hao smiled at Qi Qiong and said, "Princess, don't let her fool you. Send someone to the Prince of Liang's Mansion and ask the palace steward to come and take her back. Give the steward some extra money and ask him to take good care of Concubine Sun in the future."
When Qi Qiong heard this, his anger immediately dissipated.
She was so angry that she lost her mind. The Prince of Liang's Palace didn't want to see Prince of Liang's women running around everywhere. The two palaces were not opposites in this matter.
Sun Xiuhua thought she could throw dirty water on Prince Jing's Mansion with just her mouth, but she forgot that it would be effortless to shut her mouth.
Qi Qiong quickly sent someone to deliver a message to Prince Liang's Mansion. A square-faced nanny with a serious expression came.
"I'm so sorry, Aunt Sun told the doorman that she was going out to buy something, but I didn't expect her to come here."
Qi Qiong stuffed a stack of banknotes into the square-faced nanny's hands and smiled gently: "My cousin is weak and can't stand the wind. Nanny, you must persuade her not to go out so often in the future. If she gets sick, my mother will be distressed."
"Don't worry, Princess." The square-faced nanny collected the banknotes and took Sun Xiuhua and her personal maid away.
Sun Xiuhua didn't expect that she would be sent away like this. In desperation, she tried to struggle and scream, but as soon as she walked out of the flower hall, her mouth was covered and she was stuffed into a sedan chair parked at the corner gate.
A moment later, a heavy object fell on him. It was the personal maid who was pushed in later.
Stars appeared in his eyes, and an emotionless voice rang out: "Lift the sedan—"
Qi Qiong stood not far away, watching the sedan disappear at the door quietly, and let out a long breath.
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