With the information Xie Hongyu obtained from Duan Ruwei, Qingyin's attacks on Lin Bichen became increasingly direct and effective.
She was never merciful to her enemies.
Both she and Xie Hongyu were born leaders.
When the court session ended, Duan Ruyi stopped her.
Qingyin didn't want to pay attention to him and prepared to leave.
"I know you're targeting Lin Bichen."
But Duan Ruyi's words made her pause.
Looking at the boy who had stopped, Duan Ruyi smiled confidently.
He whispered, "So, I'll be waiting for you in private room number one at Jingdong Tianxianglou."
Looking at Duan Ruyi, who seemed to have victory in her grasp and was certain that she would return, Qingyin suddenly thought of the cold and handsome nobleman's indifferent gaze at the person struggling in the water at the flower viewing banquet that day.
Qingyin sometimes wondered why these people were so confident. They were clearly just people with better backgrounds and lower abilities, so why did they always look down on others with an attitude of superiors towards inferiors?
Qingyin couldn't understand it, and could only attribute it to the fact that such people's brains were not fully developed.
Qingyin didn't even look at him, and turned to leave again.
Duan Ruyi thought that she had agreed, and walked out happily.
...
Duan Ruyi's face darkened completely after waiting all afternoon at Tianxiang Tower and seeing no one arrive by nightfall.
"Damn it! He tricked me."
The servant dared not look at his young master's extremely ugly face and asked cautiously, "Young master, shall we wait?"
"What are you waiting for? Do you want people to know that I, the eldest son of the Prime Minister's mansion, was stood up all afternoon?!"
"Damn it, let's go back."
The servant dared not utter a sound and could only cautiously nod in response to his young master.
Qingyin, who was being thought of, also encountered Jiamin, who "coincidentally" met her several times.
Qingyin looked at the shy and nervous girl in front of her and felt somewhat helpless.
"We meet again, Miss."
"Thank you, young master." Jiamin tried hard to control her nervousness, but the state she had practiced in the palace had no effect on Qingyin, and she reverted to her usual nervous self.
The girl, who had tried many times but still couldn't speak coherently, lowered her head in dejection.
Seeing the girl openly expressing her affection for her, Qingyin realized that this wasn't the first time a girl had fallen for her. However, she was currently dressed as a man, and the girl mistook her for a boy, which was a deception.
Qingyin also calmed herself down, suppressing her instinctive urge to comfort the girl, and her expression became gentle yet distant.
"Miss, you don't need to worry about what happened before. I have other matters to attend to, so I'll be leaving now."
Seeing Xie Yin's expression suddenly turn cold, the girl's eyes reddened a little, but that was normal. If it weren't for her father, she would never have had any connection with him.
It's okay, Jiamin. Keep trying and make Xie Lang like you even more.
Jiamin nervously stuffed the wrapped tribute pastries she had brought from the palace into Qingyin's arms.
The girl, her eyes red and biting her lip, said, "These are for Young Master Xie. If Young Master Xie doesn't want them, then just throw them away."
Seeing the envious girl, Qingyin sighed helplessly, but in the end she accepted the basket of expensive pastries.
Never mind, I'll try to persuade her slowly.
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On the second floor of the teahouse, the young man in the fine robe, who had watched the whole thing, raised his eyebrows with interest. "Isn't that his little sister, who is most favored by the Emperor?"
"Why are you so heartbroken? You even sent someone some snacks. Chen Feng, go and find out which handsome young man has made our little princess's heart flutter?"
"Yes, Your Highness."
The man chuckled softly. Due to the angle, he couldn't see Qingyin's face, but he could see his own sister clearly.
Back at the manor, Qingyin was unaware that she had attracted the attention of a prince, and was still explaining the origin of the pastry under Xie Hongyu's teasing gaze.
Qingyin looked at Xie Hongyu helplessly: "This little girl only gave me the snacks because I saved her, not because of anything else."
Xie Hongyu looked at the calm-faced young man, still unsure of the truth, and asked him suspiciously, "Really?"
"More real than pearls."
"But, Ah Yin, aren't you underestimating your looks? You're a hero saving a damsel in distress, and such a handsome young man, don't you believe that girl would fall for you?"
Qingyin remained silent. She deliberately didn't say that the girl liked her, also because she was afraid Xie Hongyu would worry.
I will refuse her.
Xie Hongyu sighed, "That's true, your status is different now."
"But what about your future marriage?" she asked seriously.
Qingyin thought for a moment, "It's okay if we don't get married."
Xie Hongyu raised an eyebrow. "You may not want to get married, but those people only want to marry you. Every time I've gone out these past few days, has no one asked about your marriage?"
"If you ask me, you should find a woman who knows the truth about you and is willing to keep it a secret, have a fake marriage to shut those people up, and then support her if you find someone you like later."
Qingyin looked at Xie Hongyu, who was speaking earnestly, and was somewhat surprised. She hadn't expected her older sister to be so open-minded.
However, finding the person was both easy and difficult. Qingyin keenly spotted the hidden danger: "What if that person is exposed?"
"Sister, this isn't safe."
"Alright then, what do you suggest?" Hearing this, Xie Hongyu sighed. If someone revealed this, she and Ayin would be finished.
Qingyin lowered her eyes: "Let's take it one step at a time."
Late at night, Prince Dun looked at the message sent by his subordinates and squinted, "The person she has taken a liking to is Shein."
Recalling that incomparably beautiful, androgynous face in the imperial court, Prince Dun, the Third Prince, was not surprised at all.
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