Chapter 518 King Qi must be very poor!
After leaving the palace, Xie Qi escorted Lu Xuefei directly to the entrance of the Lu residence, saying, "I'm going back to the Prince's residence first."
Lu Xuefei glanced at the gate of the Lu residence and said directly, "Your Highness already knew I was Lu Tingwei's daughter, didn't you!"
Xie Qi replied calmly, "Hmm."
"Then it's not surprising that you've never asked me that question," Lu Xuefei pressed.
"What are you asking? Why are you so surprised?" Xie Qi retorted. Lu Xuefei's personality was unlike that of an ordinary palace maid, and even the Emperor and Empress treated her very specially.
When the Emperor told him that Lu Xuefei was Lu Tingwei's daughter, he was only a little surprised, not shocked. It was strange that a palace maid like Lu Xuefei could move around freely in the palace.
Lu Xuefei was speechless. Yes, what should she ask? She had always told him that she was just a palace maid by the Empress's side, who had been ordered to leave the palace and was living in the Court of Justice.
She smiled slightly, "Will Your Highness still be friends with Xuefei in the future?"
"What difference does it make whose daughter Miss Lu is? So what if she's a palace maid?" Xie Qi continued, "Back when I was down on my luck, Miss Lu didn't look down on me and became my friend!"
She was the one who had been helping him all along, and he saw light in her.
Lu Xuefei added, "I'll be going to the Court of Justice again tomorrow. I'll go see the Prince!"
"Miss Lu is the daughter of the Minister of Justice. She often visits government offices, which might cause gossip." Xie Qi meant that he was worried about people talking about her because she often came to see him.
“I’m not afraid of what people will say. I haven’t done anything wrong. We’ll be the same as before,” she said.
Xie Qi said, "A woman's reputation is important."
"I'm just doing what I want to do and what I like to do. If I can't get married in the future, I won't get married at all." Lu Xuefei said righteously, "I am determined to do something for women."
Xie Qi stared at her with a burning gaze. Her smile was infectious, and talking to her seemed to improve one's mood. Listening to her was even more reassuring. She was always noisy, so he became a listener.
Xie Qi actually hates noisy people the most and doesn't like noise, but he doesn't dislike Lu Xuefei. He thinks that even if she is just a palace maid, so what?
Just then, Lu Tingwei got off the carriage and walked up to Xie Qi, saying, "This humble official greets Your Highness Prince Qi."
Xie Qi's face remained expressionless. He nodded slightly and said, "I have brought Miss Lu back. I will take my leave now." With that, he boarded his carriage.
Lu Tingwei stared blankly at his daughter. Hadn't she repeatedly told him not to let Prince Qi know about their relationship?
What does "now" mean?
Lu Xuefei hooked her arm around Lu Tingwei's and turned back to the manor. "Father, Prince Qi is going back. Let's go back to the manor too! I saw Her Majesty the Empress in the palace today..."
Xie Qi glanced out from inside the carriage, a handsome smile curving his lips.
Xie Qi had just come out of the Lu residence when his carriage was suddenly forced to stop. He was almost knocked over while sitting in the carriage. The next moment, he lifted the curtain and saw a woman lying on the ground in the middle of the road.
He asked, "What happened?"
The coachman explained, "Your Highness, a woman suddenly appeared while I was driving the carriage, so I immediately stopped." He didn't know if he had hit the woman or not.
Xie Qi said, "Get out of the car and go take a look."
A crowd gathered by the roadside, pointing and whispering. The coachman got off the carriage, walked up to the woman, and asked, "Young lady, are you alright?"
The woman shook her head, her eyes seemingly filled with tears, looking as if she were hurt and pitiful.
Before the woman could speak, the surrounding crowd started chattering, "They knocked someone down, how can they be unharmed? What kind of question is that!"
"That's right, hurry up and get him to the hospital, he's obviously injured."
The coachman was in a dilemma and ran to Xie Qi to explain the situation, "Your Highness, what should we do? Maybe we should compensate him with some silver."
Although Xie Qi was a prince, he was indeed short of money and didn't have much silver. Besides, their carriage wasn't going fast, so it was impossible for them to have hit anyone unless someone deliberately bumped into them.
He can't possibly take the money without thoroughly investigating.
So Xie Qi got off the carriage and walked up to the woman.
Seeing the elegantly dressed man before her, the woman's eyes reddened, and she quickly said, "I'm not seriously injured, I don't need treatment, I'll be fine after a rest."
Kind-hearted locals said, "Even if it's not serious, you should still go and get a doctor to take a look."
"Young master, please take this young lady to the clinic for a checkup."
"You hit someone and didn't even help them up, what kind of person is that!"
The woman in front of them was beautiful but looked pitiful, and kept refusing, saying, "No need, I'm fine." She was still sitting on the ground, and no one offered to help her up.
Xie Qi's face was cold, but his eyes were sharp. He glanced at the woman and saw that she was dressed simply and plainly, but her skin was delicate and fair. Looking at her fingers, it was clear that she had never done any housework. He then glanced at the jeering crowd around him and immediately understood.
The driver was even more embarrassed, not knowing what to do, whether or not to help the person up and take them to the hospital.
Xie Qi said in a deep voice, "The government office is just ahead. Pan Yang, go to the government office and ask a few soldiers to come and take this young lady to the clinic."
Pan Yang, Xie Qi's bodyguard, replied, "Yes."
The woman on the ground paused slightly upon hearing this. Was she not attractive enough?
Upon hearing this answer, the people around who had been jeering stopped and stopped trying to defend her. They exchanged glances and then looked at the woman on the ground in unison.
The woman was a little embarrassed and said softly, "I already said I'm fine, I just feel like I twisted my ankle."
She stood up and tried to move her feet. "It doesn't seem too serious. I was just scared by the horse."
Xie Qi stared at her feet; the delicate embroidered shoes paired with the simple dress did indeed look odd.
He said, completely oblivious to the situation, "Since there's nothing else, we'll be going."
After saying that, he turned and got into the carriage, and didn't say another word until the curtain closed.
The carriage continued on its way, and the woman stared in astonishment as it disappeared into the distance.
The surrounding people dispersed when they saw there was no more excitement to watch. The people who had been making a fuss earlier gathered around, "Miss, why is the Prince of Qi like this? What has the young lady taken a liking to him? The Prince of Qi must be very poor! He didn't even take her to the clinic for treatment."
A faint smile played on the woman's lips. "That's the kind of man who's interesting." She would slowly win him over.
Regardless of the circumstances, Xie Qi is a prince, and if you marry Xie Qi, you will at least be a princess.
He is currently working in the Court of Justice, and his future prospects are bright.
Xie Qi gradually rose to prominence in Shengjing City, and his status as a prince made him a highly sought-after man by many women.
However, he had only recently left the palace to establish his own government, and he had neither connections nor money, so he could only work hard slowly.
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