She immediately shoved Gu Liyan aside, pointed at him, and said angrily, "Gu Liyan! I saved you, and you repay kindness with enmity, daring to treat me so disrespectfully!"
Gu Liyan hurriedly explained, "You misunderstood. I only thought of letting you go to bed to rest because I saw that you had caught a cold."
"A cold?" Qingqing touched her head, feeling a cool sensation and realizing it was nothing serious. She immediately became even angrier. "You dare to lie to me! Do you really think I'm stupid?"
Gu Liyan slapped his head. He had already healed Qingqing with the life force, so there was no way to explain it this way.
Qingqing's face flushed red with anger. At this moment, she was utterly disappointed in Gu Liyan!
Gu Liyan said helplessly, "Whether you believe it or not, I... have no ill intentions towards you."
Qingqing snorted coldly. She didn't believe Gu Liyan at all. Her goodwill towards him had dropped to zero again. Gu Liyan was also quite helpless.
Seeing Gu Liyan sitting there in a daze, Qingqing said irritably, "Now that you're healed, hurry up and leave. Are you going to stay here and refuse to leave?"
Gu Liyan opened his mouth but before he could say anything, there was a knock on the door...
"Qingqing! Are you there? Open the door quickly!" The person who came in was Lan Ying, and she urged him in her voice.
Qingqing glared at Gu Liyan and whispered sternly, "Hurry up and leave!"
After saying that, he ignored Gu Liyan and turned to open the door.
Gu Liyan picked up her clothes and put them on. After thinking for a moment, she decided not to leave. Instead, she transformed into a white fox and hid under the bed.
Qingqing opened the door and saw not only Lan Ying, but also Huang Xi and Lü Xiu behind her, looking at her anxiously. She asked in confusion, "What's wrong? What happened?"
"Qingqing, did Gu Liyan come to your place last night?" Lan Ying asked nervously.
Qingqing hesitated for a moment, then shook her head: No.
Huang Xi subconsciously looked towards Qingqing's room and saw the medicine box on the table. He immediately pushed Qingqing aside, walked in, pointed at the medicine box on the table, and asked, "What's with this medicine box? Did Gu Liyan come here to get treatment yesterday?"
Qingqing remained silent with a cold expression, choosing to ignore rude people.
Green Embroidery twitched her nose slightly and said, "The smell of medicine in her room isn't strong, so it seems like not much medicine has been used in this medicine box. It shouldn't be Gu Liyan."
Qingqing looked at the three women coldly, her anger evident in her eyes: You came here to find Gu Liyan because you suspect that I have an affair with him?
"If you really have an affair with him, you probably won't even be able to leave this house!" Huang Xi said irritably.
"Huang Xi, say less!" Green Embroidery frowned and said, "Qingqing, don't misunderstand. Something big happened in the palace last night, about Gu Liyan. If you see him, tell us his whereabouts immediately, lest he hurt you."
Qingqing frowned, somewhat puzzled: What's wrong with Gu Liyan? Why did he say he would hurt me?
"Yesterday, Gu Liyan attempted to assassinate the Emperor. Fortunately, the Emperor was incredibly lucky, so he failed and was instead injured by the Emperor before escaping. Now, the whole country is searching for him!" Huang Xi said with a sneer. "If you see him, you'd better tell us his whereabouts, lest he kills you without you even knowing it!"
Qingqing's expression changed slightly, and she became conflicted. Could this Gu Liyan really be a heinous villain? Or is he just using my kindness to gain sympathy?
"Girls of the brothel, come out and be interrogated!" Just as Qingqing was about to tell everyone that Gu Liyan had been there last night, Duan Tianqi's voice suddenly came from outside the door.
The women's expressions changed slightly, and they hurriedly went out. Gu Liyan, who was squatting under the bed, suddenly had a bad feeling.
The six women, including Qingqing, gathered together, and Duan Tianqi's lips curled up slightly, revealing a wicked smile.
"I suspect you are colluding with traitors and rebels. You all need to be interrogated!" Duan Tianqi waved his hand and said, "Men, take these young ladies to the prison!"
"What?" Huang Xi exclaimed angrily. "What crime have we committed? What right do you have to arrest us!"
"You need to give us some evidence to prove we colluded with Gu Liyan, otherwise we won't go with you, you bastard!" Lan Ying angrily pointed at Duan Tianqi and cursed.
Duan Tianqi looked at Lan Ying with a lewd smile and said, "How dare you insult this prince! You deserve to die! Guards, tie her up immediately!"
Lan Ying's expression changed, and she forgot Duan Tianqi's identity. She didn't dare to resist and surrendered, letting Duan Tianqi's men tie her up.
Behind them, Hong Ling, the number one dancer, didn't utter a single word of rebuttal, as if they were truly colluding with treacherous officials.
In fact, given her relationship with Duan Tianqi, she could have easily said a word and Lan Ying wouldn't have been kidnapped, yet she chose to stand by and watch...
Six people were arrested by Duan Tianqi's men, who also shut down the Fengchen Restaurant.
Gu Liyan stood on high ground, watching Qing Qing and the others being led away by Duan Tianqi, his gaze chillingly cold.
With a loud bang, the prison door slammed shut, and the five women were locked in the same room.
Huang Xi was so angry that her chest heaved as she paced back and forth in the small room, cursing incessantly, "I'm so angry! Gu Liyan is such a bastard! He actually dared to assassinate the Emperor, not only causing us to be wrongly imprisoned here, but also harming Lan Ying!"
Lan Ying has already been taken away by Duan Tianqi, leaving only the five women imprisoned here.
"Don't worry, Master Weng will definitely get us out!" Cheng Xi said, but although she said that, she was also extremely scared. This dark and sunless prison was really terrifying.
Hong Ling sat calmly to the side, silent, but if you looked closely, you would find that her eyes were cold.
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