Chapter 59 You Don't Need Friends
The Fifth Prince smiled gently at Xie Qingran, then helped her up and said softly, "I heard you're already discussing marriage with Prince Xiao. If you do get married in the future, we'll all be family."
Upon hearing this, Xie Qingran's first reaction was to look around to make sure no one else had heard before she breathed a sigh of relief and then said, "Thank you, Fifth Prince, but the marriage is not yet settled, so please don't bring it up again."
"I know that a young lady's reputation is precious, and I will naturally not mention it again in the future."
"But I think you two are a really good match."
After the Fifth Prince quietly looked around to make sure no one was there, he made a sarcastic remark.
Xie Qingran's cheeks flushed slightly, but she still nodded.
In her previous life, the Fifth Prince was no match for the Seventh Prince and died a tragic death. Even the Empress suffered the same fate. Originally, these people had nothing to do with Xie Qingran, but now they were all treating her very well. Xie Qingran couldn't stand idly by. Besides, the Seventh Prince seemed gentle and refined, but in reality, he was a sinister and crazy male ghost. She wouldn't let those outcomes from her previous life happen again.
Xie Qingran thought of what the Fifth Prince had just said, tilted her head and glanced at him: "Fifth Prince, what brings you here specifically to see me?"
"It's nothing. I just didn't want to hear them arguing, so I came to see you, the instigator." The Fifth Prince covered his mouth and chuckled, his eyes sparkling with kindness.
Even though he said those things, his attitude was very gentle, and he was clearly joking with Xie Qingran.
Before she could finish speaking, Lu Jinzhi strode over, looking at Xie Qingran with displeasure: "You still have the mind to chat here? Look at the trouble you've caused Yue'er! Hurry up and come with me to explain yourselves!"
"presumptuous!"
Xie Qingran flung Lu Jinzhi's arm away, her eyebrows furrowed tightly as she glared at him with displeasure.
"Who gave you permission to touch me like that?"
Lu Jinzhi stood there stunned. When he saw the Fifth Prince, he immediately reacted. His eyebrows furrowed tightly, and he looked Xie Qingran up and down before scoffing, "I thought you were such an ambitious person, but I never expected you to be so fickle. You were begging to marry me before, but now that you've seen the Fifth Prince, you want to distance yourself from me. How utterly despicable!"
Snap!
Without the slightest hesitation, Xie Qingran slapped Lu Jinzhi hard across the face.
Her eyebrows were furrowed, and she exuded a cold aura.
"How dare you! You can slander me as you please, but how could you tarnish the Fifth Prince's reputation?"
"The Fifth Prince is of noble birth, the legitimate son of the Emperor and Empress, and of high status. Moreover, you are related to him. How can you spread such nonsense and slander us!"
Xie Qingran's words were eloquent and insightful, giving Lu Jinzhi no chance to refute her.
Lu Jinzhi was too anxious just now, so upon hearing this, he belatedly realized his slip of the tongue. He hurriedly knelt on the ground: "Your subject deserves to die a thousand deaths, please forgive me, Fifth Prince!"
"We're all family, so why are you being so aggressive, Young Master Lu?"
The Fifth Prince frowned slightly, looking at Lu Jinzhi with some confusion, not understanding why he was targeting Xie Qingran so much.
Lu Jinzhi knelt on the ground, his face extremely grim: "Fifth Prince, you may not know this, but this woman is treacherous and cunning; one wrong move and she could..."
"Enough!"
The Fifth Prince finally reached his breaking point.
He frowned, looked at Lu Jinzhi, and sighed: "You really are spoiled. Now you dare to say anything. You'd better watch yourself."
After saying that, the Fifth Prince nodded to Xie Qingran, turned around and strode away. Since he had already said some unpleasant things, the best option now was to keep their distance from each other.
After watching the Fifth Prince leave, Lu Jinzhi immediately stood up, gritting her teeth as she looked at Xie Qingran: "You bitch, you did this on purpose!"
"Who's the slut here?" Xie Qingran looked coldly at Lu Jinzhi and said irritably, "You were the one who followed me around like a mad dog, barking wildly. How come you're calling me a slut now?"
"You!" Lu Jinzhi was so angry that his chest ached.
He had never known before that this woman could be so unreasonable and that every word she uttered was so offensive.
Xie Qingran had no intention of getting entangled with this person. She simply snorted coldly, then turned around and strode away.
Xie Qingran originally wanted to talk to Madam Qin and explain what happened last time, but unfortunately, someone prevented her from doing so.
Just as they left Lu Jinzhi's side, Shen Wenyuan blocked their way.
Xie Qingran looked at Shen Wenyuan with displeasure and said, "Young Master Shen, could you be lost?"
"No, I came here specifically to find you."
"I brought you our shop's newest gemstone hairpins this time. Take a look, do you like them?"
Shen Wenyuan took a box and handed it directly to Xie Qingran.
Xie Qingran waved her hand and said calmly, "I cannot accept these gifts without merit. I hope Young Master Shen will respect himself!"
Even though Xie Qingran and Xiao Jue's relationship was not yet finalized, Xie Qingran had already decided that she was determined to marry Xiao Jue. Therefore, she had to be extra careful about her reputation.
"It's just a little gadget, I'm giving it to you to play with."
"Miss Xie, I sincerely want to be your friend, why do you always keep people at arm's length?"
Shen Wenyuan looked at Xie Qingran with some grievance. He had never been disliked by anyone before.
Upon hearing this, Xie Qingran found it laughable.
She rolled her eyes at him and then said casually, "Young Master Shen shouldn't lack friends, right?"
"I... I have many friends, but I've never met anyone as interesting as you. By the way, why don't you want to be my friend?" Shen Wenyuan stared at Xie Qingran with a face full of curiosity.
Xie Qingran looked around and noticed that many people were looking in her direction. Fearing that she might attract gossip, she turned around and walked towards Wang Shi's direction.
Seeing Xie Qingran turn and leave, Shen Wenyuan became anxious and hurriedly chased after her. However, when he met Wang Shi's gaze, he silently withdrew his gaze and steps, and could only stand obediently in place, not daring to take a step forward.
When Wang saw Xie Qingran approaching, and then glanced at Shen Wenyuan behind her, she frowned slightly: "What's wrong with you?"
"It's nothing. Young Master Shen wanted to talk to me, but I felt it was impolite, so I came to my mother's side instead," Xie Qingran replied indifferently. She was always cold and indifferent to Madam Wang, showing no tenderness whatsoever.
Upon seeing this, Wang's eyebrows furrowed and her expression changed.
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