Lan Zhi: “…”
Yuan Zhan said, "I'll have to trouble Miss Lanzhi to carry her onto the carriage."
Jiang Qingcheng felt as if she was poured with a bucket of cold water after hearing this. Although she had promised to cooperate with the prince, create opportunities for the prince to meet, and speak well of the prince to Lan Zhi...but now she was almost dying of pain, and Yuan Zhan still had the leisure to talk so much nonsense to Lan Zhi?
Jiang Qingcheng was furious, but she didn't dare show it. After all, she couldn't afford to offend Yuan Zhan. She could only grit her teeth and endure it, even trying to appear fragile and pitiful. However, the pain was too great. Jiang Qingcheng's tears and snot streamed down her face, and she collapsed and shouted, "I'm dying, I'm really dying, please knock me out!"
Yuan Zhan lowered his head and saw Jiang Qingcheng's embarrassed look. A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, because he thought Jiang Qingcheng was pretending. Then, he felt disgusted, because Jiang Qingcheng looked... a little ugly at this moment.
"Sister Qingcheng, I can't do it..." Lan Zhi had an expression that said "I can't bear to knock you out" and "I'm heartbroken", and she carried Jiang Qingcheng into the carriage.
Jiang Qingcheng burst into tears, "Your Highness, please hit me!"
Yuan Zhan waved his hand and said, "This prince is kind-hearted and cannot bear to hit you."
"Then just find someone to knock me out! I'm really going to die." Jiang Qingcheng used her hands and feet to roll out of Lan Zhi's arms and fell to the ground. Fortunately, the carriage of Prince Rui's Mansion was relatively large, so she did not roll out.
Yuan Zhan's mouth twitched. He felt that a woman like Jiang Qingcheng, who came from a humble family, was uneducated. She actually lost her composure in the carriage, wiping her snot and tears onto her own sleeves. Disgusting...
"Miss Jiang, don't worry, we'll be there soon." Yuan Zhan comforted her casually. It was impossible for him to knock Jiang Qingcheng unconscious in front of Lan Zhi, because the staff of Prince Rui's Mansion analyzed Lan Zhi's growing environment and her words and deeds, and concluded that Lan Zhi preferred weak and beautiful boys with elegant conversation and refined temperament. Yuan Zhan felt that he fit the description of "weak" and "beautiful boy" very well. In front of Lan Zhi, he was a sickly and modest gentleman, and would never hit anyone.
Jiang Qingcheng was really broken down. She was lying on the ground, her body twitching from time to time, and her voice was hoarse.
Lan Zhi squatted beside her, stroking her back gently, and asked in a gentle voice, "Sister, are you feeling better?"
Jiang Qingcheng sniffed and looked up at Lan Zhi's beautiful face with tearful eyes. Seeing the concern on Lan Zhi's face, for some reason, she felt a slight touch of emotion in her heart. When she turned to look at Yuan Zhan, she saw Yuan Zhan sitting in his original position. His face was delicate, but there was no expression on his face. He seemed calm and indifferent, and looked superior.
Sometimes, it only takes a moment to feel discouraged.
Human growth also happens in an instant.
Jiang Qingcheng realized that she was just a chess piece to Yuan Zhan. Yuan Zhan would care about her and give her benefits in private, but that was all to make her work better for him. Even though she was heartbroken, Yuan Zhan could only watch and could do nothing, because Yuan Zhan himself was very guilty and was afraid that Lan Zhi would see something.
"Miss Jiang, wipe your tears." Yuan Zhan felt that Jiang Qingcheng's gaze was a little scary, so he threw down a snow-white handkerchief, which fell on the side of Jiang Qingcheng's face.
Jiang Qingcheng felt insulted and sat up on her knees. Then she found that her stomach... didn't hurt anymore?
"I...I'm fine."
Jiang Qingcheng felt like she had just been back from the gates of hell. She was so focused on the pain that she didn't care about her image. Now she was shocked to find herself covered in cold sweats and her sleeves were dirty. She didn't bring a mirror, so she didn't know what her face looked like, but it didn't look very good.
Jiang Qingcheng was extremely embarrassed. She picked up the handkerchief on the ground and felt ashamed to face anyone. She had actually behaved so uglily in front of the prince...
Just as he was thinking about it, the carriage stopped and someone outside reported: "Your Highness, we have arrived at the palace."
Yuan Zhan was the first to get off the carriage. He reached out to help Lan Zhi, but unfortunately Lan Zhi did not give him the opportunity to show his support. As for Jiang Qingcheng, she lowered her head and wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
"Although Miss Jiang is well now, let's let the palace's imperial physician take a look at her. Since you're all here now..." Yuan Zhan said.
"Okay." Lan Zhi nodded. She felt that she had sublimated, at least her acting skills had improved a lot. Now that her two enemies were walking on her left and right, her heart was surprisingly peaceful.
Of course, there was also the possibility that Lan Zhi had just taken revenge on Jiang Qingcheng, and her anger had been vented, so she felt relaxed and refreshed.
Previously, Lan Zhi had refined a Gu spirit and sent it into Jiang Qingcheng's body. This Gu spirit not only had a monitoring effect, but also could cause people to suffer excruciating pain when it attacked. This was recorded in the "Poison Spirit Sutra". Unexpectedly, it was quite useful. Lan Zhi was very satisfied, and then considered whether she could put one into Yuan Zhan's body as well.
"Your Highness..." Jiang Qingcheng begged hesitantly, "Can I bathe and change clothes in the palace?"
She fidgeted restlessly, her head down the whole time.
Yuan Zhan frowned for a moment, but quickly relaxed. He couldn't stand Jiang Qingcheng's current miserable state any more, so he nodded and said, "Okay."
Without Jiang Qingcheng, he can be alone with Miss Lan Zhi!
The maid took Jiang Qingcheng away, while Yuan Zhan brought Lan Zhi to the courtyard where he lived.
As Yuan Zhan walked into the courtyard, he said, "Miss Lanzhi, you've been to my house before. I've taken you around the palace, but I haven't brought you to my room yet. I'm a person who loves reading..."
Yuan Zhan opened the door. The room was clean and tidy. To the right stood a screen, and to the left stood two bookshelves filled with books. The room smelled fresh and pleasant. Yuan Zhan seemed to be trying to find some common ground, so he asked, "Miss Lanzhi, do you like reading?"
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Yuan Zhan: “…”
The smile on his face froze, but he was not discouraged and continued, "All the books on my bookshelf are cultivation techniques..."
Then, Yuan Zhan noticed that Lan Zhi looked at him with a strange look.
"What's wrong?" Yuan Zhan touched his face. Is there something dirty on his face?
"Nothing," Lan Zhi said calmly, "I'm just surprised that His Highness the Crown Prince is also interested in cultivation techniques?"
Yuan Zhan finally understood her subtext. An ordinary person who couldn't practice cultivation had so many cultivation books placed in his room... He could only look at them every day but couldn't practice, which was really causing him trouble.
Yuan Zhan: “…”
Miss Lanzhi will eventually run out of conversation if she keeps doing this. Shouldn't she ask him with interest, "Can I take a look at the books here?"
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