Xie Yunqi had a faint smile on his face, his eyes were cold, his voice was as clear as jade, but every word was heart-piercing:
"Since Master Qi keeps saying he wants to atone his sins, why not - the Princess's mansion happens to be in need of a horse slave, are you willing to accept one?"
Upon hearing this, Zhixia frowned somewhat disapprovingly.
In her opinion, Qi Che, this bastard, was not qualified to set foot in the princess's mansion. With him around, even the air would become polluted.
But she also knew that Xie Xiang's method was quite good. It could not only silence the gossips of the people, but also teach Qi Che a lesson he would never forget.
At that time, Qi's mother talked about Qi Che's life-saving grace. If it were to be spread out, it might be used by someone with ulterior motives to accuse the princess of being ungrateful.
After hearing this, Qi Che's pupils suddenly shrank and his face turned pale.
A horse slave is the lowest kind of menial labor, surrounded by horse manure and filth all day long. If he, a newly crowned top scholar, really becomes a horse slave, his life will be completely ruined.
But if you don’t go——
Then today's play would have been performed in vain.
At this time, Qi's mother screamed: "Xie Xiang, are you trying to force my son to death!?"
Xie Yunqi chuckled, his eyes were cold and blank: "What? Didn't you just say you wanted to sincerely admit your mistakes?"
"If you are unwilling to endure even this little bit of suffering, how can you be qualified to atone for your sins?"
Not far away, in an inconspicuous carriage, Chu Qingluan quietly watched everything happening in front of the princess's mansion.
She did not stop Xie Yunqi from making suggestions, but chose to watch from the sidelines.
She knew Xie Yunqi's intention. It was not to ask Qi Che to atone his sins, but to keep him under his nose and torture him slowly.
But this is exactly what she wants.
The princess's mansion is so big that the horse slaves in the backyard are not qualified to come to the front yard without permission. It doesn't matter as long as Qi Che doesn't get in her way.
She was also unwilling to spend her energy on this man as she had a lot of other things to do.
Here, Qi Che felt cold all over, cold sweat oozed from his forehead, and he was hesitant.
Zhixia stood aside with her arms folded, adding: "Why? If Qi Zhuangyuan doesn't want to, then just get out of here as soon as possible. Don't act so affectionate here. You don't feel tired of acting, but I find it disgusting just to watch."
Qi Che clenched his fists tightly, his nails digging deeply into his palms.
Until blood oozed from his palms, he finally took a deep breath and squeezed out a few words from between his teeth.
"Okay...I promise!"
"But I have a condition." His voice was hoarse, with a last trace of struggle in his eyes.
"I want to see the princess."
Xie Yunqi's eyes suddenly turned cold, and the smile on his lips deepened, "Oh?"
"You are a horse slave, are you qualified to make conditions?"
Qi Che's back was already soaked with cold sweat, but he still looked up stubbornly; "I only have this one request."
Xie Yunqi chuckled, turned around and said, "Okay, wait until you clean up the stables in the princess's mansion, maybe - once I'm in a good mood, I'll consider it."
This is clearly an ambiguous answer, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.
Zhixia sneered at the side: "What are you still standing there for? There's three days' worth of horse manure piled in the stable!"
She deliberately raised her voice: "Our princess hates dirty things the most!"
Qi Che's face turned pale, and he finally staggered to his feet.
Water drops dripped down his hair, mixed with tears of humiliation. He knew that from today on, he would become a laughing stock in the capital.
But so what? As long as he can save his relationship with the princess, one day, he will make everyone who laughed at him pay the price.
At the same time, on a tall building not far away, Gu Yanran was leaning against the window, staring at all this in a daze.
OK!
It’s really great!
After using her, he ruthlessly forgot about her and went straight to the princess's residence. He knelt down before Chu Qingluan and was willing to be a lowly horse slave.
Is it possible that her status as the Prime Minister's daughter is not enough for him to even glance at her?
She was clearly pregnant with Qi Che's child, but what about him?
The first thing he did after being released from prison was not to come and see me, nor to care about my children, but -
Gu Yanran closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, there was determination in her eyes.
"Okay! Qi Che, you look down on me and don't want this child, but it doesn't matter. One day, I will make you kneel at my feet."
——
Not long after, the people outside the gate dispersed one after another, and Chu Qingluan took the opportunity to return to the mansion.
Just as I rested in the yard, a maid came to report that Xie Yunqi wanted to see me.
Chu Qingluan thought about it, then told the maid to serve tea and asked him to wait in the side hall.
In the side hall, Xie Yunqi was playing with a teacup on the couch. When he saw Chu Qingluan come in, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his lips.
"I have dealt with that eyesore for Your Highness today. How do you plan to thank me?"
Chu Qingluan glanced at him and sneered, "Prime Minister Xie kicked me with great force. I think your injury has almost recovered. Why don't you go back to the Xie family tomorrow to recuperate? This princess's mansion is too small to accommodate a big Buddha like you."
The implication was that she was accusing Xie Yunqi of making decisions on his own and treating her place as his own home.
Xie Yunqi frowned slightly when he heard this, and suddenly put his hand on his chest and pretended to cough twice, "Your Highness's ability to cross the river and destroy the bridge, I finally saw it today."
He raised his eyes, and there seemed to be a hint of grievance in his eyes: "But your highness is wrong. I was just holding on to my breath just now. Now my chest still hurts badly. Your highness, it would be too cruel to drive me away now."
Chu Qingluan raised her eyes calmly, her gaze fell on Xie Yunqi's handsome and fair face, and said, "This palace is so ruthless, doesn't Prime Minister Xie know?"
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