"Do you have a younger sister at home?"
Xie Lingqin's eyes widened for a moment, then she replied, "No, Princess Qing."
"oh."
Princess Qing sighed with a hint of disappointment, "My son likes you, and he's even enduring the gossip and rumors of homosexuality that everyone in the capital talks about because of you. Do you know that?"
"That was just Prince Yi joking with Princess Qing. Speaking of which, Prince Yi was injured, and I was just about to go see him."
"That's perfect, then. Take my carriage."
Princess Qing smiled, and when she spoke, her eyes curved like a gentle spring breeze, making it impossible for Xie Lingqin to refuse.
Thus, Xie Lingqin rode in the carriage of Prince Qing's residence and arrived at Prince Qing's residence, where she was taken by Princess Qing to Yu Qingyi's room.
At this moment, Yu Qingyi was lying weakly on the bed.
Xie Lingqin knew that this Yu Qingyi was a fake, someone the Crown Prince had hired to impersonate him. The real Yu Qingyi had long since left the capital and no one knew where he was now.
Perhaps soon, she will have an antidote.
In fact, these past few days, Yuwen Yao has been helping her practice her skills, and the poison in her body has become very stable, showing no signs of flare-up.
But what's going on right now?
"Qingyi, don't you like this Young Master Yan? I've brought him to you."
At this moment, Princess Qing ordered all the maids in the room to leave and walked to the bed with a worried expression.
If Xie Lingqin hadn't known that both Prince Qing and Princess Qing knew that this Yu Qingyi was an imposter, she would have thought that this was the real Yu Qingyi, who was seriously injured, and that a dramatic scene of life and death was about to unfold.
"Yi, Prince Yi, I've come to see you." Xie Lingqin couldn't figure out what Princess Qing was up to. After all, before marrying Prince Qing, Princess Qing was a proper woman of the martial arts world. Her intentions...
So, Xie Lingqin will just play her role as Yan She and continue acting.
“Mother, I don’t like him anymore. I like women. Tell him to leave.”
Upon hearing Princess Qing's words on the bed, Yu Qingyi immediately raised his hand in an almost dismissive gesture, his words firm, "I can only have brotherly affection with him, not romantic feelings. Yan She, Xiao She She, you should go back now."
Xie Lingqin...
It turns out that Princess Qing not only didn't know that she was Xie Lingqin, but also wasn't taking it seriously. So, taking advantage of Yu Qingyi's absence, she made her completely give up the idea of being with him.
Xie Lingqin felt like a million grass mud horses were galloping through her mind as she looked up at Princess Qing.
This Princess Qing is truly an extraordinary woman!
It's quite a miracle that I was able to have such a precious son as Yu Qingyi!
But how much of a shadow must have been hanging over the person impersonating Yu Qingyi in order to cooperate?
"Alright, since that's the case, I can't force you." Princess Qing then walked over and looked at Xie Lingqin with a helpless expression. "Young Master Yan, you are such a handsome young man, you mustn't have any ulterior motives."
"Princess Qing, rest assured, I have no ill intentions, and I have never had any. My preferences are perfectly normal. Now that Prince Yi has let go of me, I feel very relieved."
"real?"
Princess Qing looked surprised.
Xie Lingqin said firmly, "Really."
Upon hearing this, Princess Qing breathed a heavy sigh of relief and immediately beamed with joy, "Young Master Yan is indeed a man of great wisdom."
Xie Lingqin...
She's really messed up. After a dangerous ordeal in the palace, this whole mess has now come to Prince Qing's residence.
I'll have to ask Yuwen Yao about this later.
Of course, Prince Qing kept his word and sent Xie Lingqin to Elder Dong's residence.
At this moment, Old Master Dong was tending to herbs in the courtyard. When he saw Xie Lingqin arrive, he casually raised his eyes slightly and asked, "How is it?"
"What do you mean, 'whatever'? Let me tell you, old man Dong, you're being unethical."
Xie Lingqin walked over quickly, her face not looking good. "In the Emperor's bedchamber, the Emperor wanted to kill me, and you didn't speak up for me. Now that Princess Qing wants me to stay, you just leave without a word."
"Otherwise, what can an old man like me do? I told you before I went to the palace that this trip was dangerous, so you should think it over carefully."
"Oh!"
Xie Lingqin sneered, suddenly raised her hand, and grabbed Old Dong's stubble. "Old Dong, you're such a coward, it's not like you at all."
"You brat, let go of me."
"I won't let go."
"If you don't let go, I'll scream."
"Hehe." Xie Lingqin smiled. "Go ahead and call, but I'm not going to keep you company. I'm going back to my residence. These next few days, you'll have to cover for me."
"Why?"
"Because we're all in the same boat now." Xie Lingqin waved her hand. "The Emperor is coming to see me at the General's Mansion tonight, so I need to go back early."
Before the words were even finished, the figure had already darted over the wall.
Old Dong winced as he rubbed the spot where Xie Lingqin had scratched him, then looked to the side at the tightly closed door.
The door suddenly opened gently from the inside, and Yuwen Yao stood there, dressed in a white robe, his jade-like hair flowing and his demeanor outstanding. His phoenix eyes darted around as he looked at Elder Dong, a hint of a smile in them. "Elder Dong, thank you for your hard work."
"It wasn't hard work, but my stubble on my jaw is really sore today." Old Dong chuckled. "This girl is quite good. It wasn't for nothing that I traveled all the way from outside the city to continue being Old Dong."
Thank you.
"Your injury..."
"It's alright."
"And what about him?"
Upon hearing this, Yuwen Yao's expression darkened slightly. After a moment, he said slowly, "I was poisoned by a Gu a few days ago, but it's almost completely cured. It's just that it's causing some trouble." As he said the last sentence, Yuwen Yao seemed somewhat helpless and raised his hand to gently rub his temples.
However, upon closer inspection, although Yuwen Yao was helpless, a gentle expression remained between his brows.
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