Xu Lingyi also fell down immediately: "Prince...Prince?"
Her face was covered in tears, and her expression was filled with surprise and fear.
"Yeah." Qi Yuan responded.
His eyes were cold as he stepped forward and kicked the man on the ground hard, then crushed his foot on his face.
The man on the ground was not dead at this moment. "Prince...Prince?"
"Why... do you want to kill me?"
He couldn't believe it.
Qi Yuan had a cold expression and didn't say a word to him. He just glanced at Gu Qingfeng.
Gu Qingfeng: "..."
Even if the prince wanted him to die, he didn't dare to stay.
Gu Qingfeng stepped forward swiftly, bent down and stabbed the man again, and the man was completely dead.
A living person died right before my eyes.
Xu Lingyi was actually not afraid, as she had long been accustomed to life and death.
She had killed many people in order to survive, to avoid being violated, and even more so to avoid becoming someone else's food.
But as the young lady of the Xu family, she would not react like this.
Xu Lingyi pretended to be scared, hugged her arms and sobbed softly, her whole body trembling.
Only then did Qi Yuan realize that she was just a weak woman.
They shouldn't have killed people in front of her and let her witness such a bloody scene.
"Miss Xu...are you okay?"
Gu Qingfeng raised his eyebrows in surprise. He could actually hear a hint of gentleness in his prince's voice.
Xu Lingyi sobbed softly, her body curled up, but she still nodded.
"Your servant...I'm fine."
Her voice trembled so much that it was barely more than a breath.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that she was not a good person.
Qi Yuan sighed heavily, "I will handle today's matter properly, Miss Xu, don't worry."
"Your marriage..." Qi Yuan hesitated for a while: "I will pay attention to it for you and help you choose."
These words made Xu Lingyi look up slightly.
Qi Yuan also saw the tears hanging on her eyelashes, which were as beautiful and charming as a lotus flower emerging from the water.
"Your Majesty... can this subject not marry?"
Xu Lingyi's voice was choked with sobs, making her seem even more fragile and pitiful.
"You can ask me to cut off my hair and become a nun, or you can ask me to commit suicide. Anyway... I don't want to marry again."
"Why?" Qi Yuan was puzzled. "You are still so young. Even if you don't get married, you should stay in the Xu family. How can you commit suicide?"
He didn't know she would think this way.
"At home..." Xu Lingyi lowered her head, revealing her slender white neck. She seemed a little embarrassed. "My family won't allow me to stay in the boudoir."
"Ever since the general's death, my heart has been broken. Originally, to please my family elders, I was willing to compromise and marry someone else, but today I encountered..."
Xu Lingyi's voice choked again.
"Not all men are like this scum."
Looking at her pale red lips, Qi Yuan hesitated for a moment, and finally spoke again, "This king... will choose a man worthy of your trust."
Qi Yuan actually understood why she didn't want to get married.
His reasons were different from hers, but their situations were similar.
Because he refused to get married, the emperor scolded him countless times and even exiled him to the border for three years.
After leaving the Xu residence, Gu Qingfeng was somewhat puzzled: "I think Miss Xu really doesn't want to remarry. Why doesn't Your Highness help her? Didn't Your Highness himself not get married?"
When Gu Qingfeng thought of Xu Lingyi's tears today, he felt more pity for her and felt that he should not force her.
"You should know that she is different from me. Her elders are not kind. If she doesn't get married, the Xu family will not keep her. With her weak personality, even if she goes to the Taoist temple, she will find it difficult to be independent."
Qi Yuan saw it clearly, "In today's world, being like an ordinary woman is the best for her."
The prerequisite is that he needs to find a reliable person for her.
"You are to go now and conduct a detailed investigation of all the men of marriageable age in the capital, including their family information, character, and so on. Make a list and submit it to this king for his review."
Gu Qingfeng raised his eyebrows and then smiled bitterly. This was no small task.
"Okay, I will definitely get it done."
After all, this also concerns Xu Lingyi's happiness in the second half of her life.
"Miss, the old lady has sent you something again."
After returning from the White Horse Temple that day, Qi Yuan also followed to Xu's house, and it is unknown what he said to Xu's father.
But since then, everyone in the family has returned to the warmth and hospitality they once had towards her when Wei Fuchi was alive.
The old lady's attitude was particularly obvious. When Xu Wanning found fault again, she stood on her side.
"Put it down."
"The old lady is really powerful. The prince just came and said that he would personally choose a husband for you, but her attitude changed so much." Chunxiao couldn't help but complain.
"Chunxiao." Xu Lingyi glanced at her calmly, "Grandmother is an elder, there are some things that cannot be said."
"I understand."
But Chunxiao's words were indeed correct. Xu Lingyi picked up the hairpin given by the old lady and looked at it carefully.
"Put it away."
She had long understood that even the closest blood relatives were insignificant in the face of power and interests.
If she were weak and useless, even her family would step on her and bully and humiliate her, let alone others.
For example, now, her marriage has not yet been decided, but the old lady saw the hope that she might marry into a wealthy family, so she immediately became enthusiastic about her. Even the attitudes of several brothers in the Xu family towards her have improved a lot.
Even the dumbest Xu San didn't dare to bully her in person anymore.
Xu Lingyi lowered her head and sneered.
This is human nature, always bullying the weak and fearing the strong.
So she must climb up, Qi Yuan can only be hers.
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