"I saw it all."
Xiao Qingyun interrupted her and glanced at her raised hand.
“No… I’m not…”
Xia Qinghe quickly put down her raised hand.
She wished she had ten thousand mouths to explain, but Xiao Qingyun didn't seem to want to listen.
Xia Qinghe was anxious and cried out in a broken voice: "I really didn't hit her, Your Majesty, please believe me..."
"If it's not you, then is it me? Or did Lingzhi frame you and beat yourself up?" Xiao Qingyun asked impatiently.
After hearing this, Lingzhi silently wiped the mosquito blood off her face and didn't dare to say a word.
Xia Qinghe's heart sank. She had never felt so desperate as today. She had aroused the disgust of Xiao Qingyun, the male owner of the palace. How could she ever make a name for herself in the palace?
She couldn't help but take two steps back, and then looked at Lingzhi hatefully.
"It's you, isn't it? You called them here on purpose? You timed it perfectly and set up a stage for me? You have such a deep and vicious mind!"
After saying that, she knelt down in front of Xiao Qingyun and said, "Your Highness, I didn't come here to cause trouble for Lingzhi. I just wanted to ask her for help. I don't know why... why did she frame me..."
Xiao Qingyun raised his eyebrows: "Oh? Ask her to help you? Help you for what?"
"To be honest, I happened to see the prince once when I was in the Shen Mansion, and I have been obsessed with him ever since. I can't forget him."
She spoke sadly, her eyes filled with tears.
"I know that I am of low status and dare not ask for too much. I only hope that Lingzhi can convey my feelings to the prince and fulfill my love for him."
She was still kneeling, her straight back revealing a bit of strength and stubbornness, which made people feel particularly distressed.
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