What does it mean to win a battle of love rivals with a single decisive move?
Xie Lingqin is the best example; she doesn't even need to lift a finger.
Xie Lingqin slowly stood up, and under Li Qingyu's annoyed expression, she took a step back. "It seems that we are not suitable to talk anymore today. I'll take my leave now."
"Wait a minute."
Just as Xie Lingqin turned to leave, Li Qingyu shouted.
Xie Lingqin turned around and looked at Li Qingyu, "I wonder if Miss Li has anything else to say?"
"you……"
Li Qingyu gritted her teeth and looked at Xie Lingqin.
Women have an innately accurate sense of things.
She knew Xie Lingqin wasn't lying; there must have been something between her and the Crown Prince.
But why, why?
Besides being good-looking and a little cunning, what else does Xie Lingqin have to offer? How can anyone compare to her?
She is the Emperor's confidante, while Xie Lingqin is a thorn in his side. Crown Prince, you should understand that even if you don't choose her, you absolutely cannot choose Xie Lingqin.
"Farewell." Seeing that Li Qingyu remained silent for a long time, Xie Lingqin did not linger.
In a moment of urgency, a flash of inspiration struck Li Qingyu, who immediately snatched the sword from the maid behind her and slashed it at her own wrist.
Fresh blood assaulted the eyes.
"Miss--"
Several maids immediately stepped forward to help Li Qingyu.
Xie Lingqin also showed a hint of surprise.
Self-harm?
Li Qingyu gritted her teeth and looked at Xie Lingqin, "Fine, I'll see how much the Crown Prince cares about you. I was injured because you impulsively stabbed me in a fit of anger. Tell me, if I tell the Emperor about this, what will he do?"
“The Emperor will punish me, but the Crown Prince will feel sorry for you,” Xie Lingqin said.
"Yes, I will make sure you suffer."
“But…” Xie Lingqin looked at Li Qingyu as if she were crazy. “Miss Li, are you an idiot? You are a woman who is skilled in both literature and martial arts, while I am a woman who cannot even kill a chicken. How could I hurt you? If the Emperor really punishes me for this, wouldn’t the Crown Prince feel more sorry for me?”
After Xie Lingqin finished speaking, she flicked her sleeve, turned around, and walked directly to the outer courtyard without even saying goodbye.
The purple river and giant clam followed closely behind.
Li Qingyu...
"Miss, your wound is bleeding. It needs to be bandaged as soon as possible." Qing'er hurriedly stepped forward.
"Hmph, even if I can't tell the Emperor, I'll still make the Crown Prince feel sorry for me. Xie Lingqin, just you wait." Li Qingyu said coldly before walking into the main house. As she passed Li Qingru, she shouted, "What did you just see?"
"I didn't see anything just now," Li Qingru said weakly.
"You may leave," Li Qingyu said, and then went into the main house.
Li Qingru's maid immediately stepped forward, removed the basin of pebbles that Li Qingru was carrying, and helped Li Qingru out of Li Qing's courtyard.
Only after returning to Li Qingru's residence did the two maids finally breathe a sigh of relief.
"Fortunately, the young lady didn't send anyone to follow us and take us back."
"I never expected that the young lady, who usually seems so gentle and kind, would be so terrifying this time."
Another maid said while massaging Li Qingru.
"But the young lady is not a good person, and this Miss Xie is not a good person either. She sees the young lady suffering there and does nothing to care, as if the young lady does not exist. The young lady has been grateful to her all along."
The maid was full of complaints, extremely dissatisfied with Xie Lingqin.
Li Qingru gestured for her maid to come over, then waved her hand, saying, "Don't speak carelessly."
"Miss……"
"You don't understand. In that situation just now, the more Miss Xie helped me, the more miserable my life would be in this Minister's mansion."
The maid thought for a moment and then suddenly realized, "That's why Miss Xie is deliberately ignoring you, Miss."
“That’s right, I was just saying that. That time, when Miss went to the General’s Mansion to ask Miss Xie for help, Miss Xie didn’t hesitate and even gave Miss some pointers. Why did she ignore Miss just now and not even glance at her?”
"Yes, but we need to behave ourselves in the manor these days. Even if others bully us, we should just endure it unless our lives are in danger. We can't let our eldest sister notice anything unusual about us."
"Yes, Miss, don't worry."
"And don't say anything about Miss Xie."
"yes."
...
After leaving the Minister's residence and getting into the carriage, Xie Lingqin looked relaxed.
Although Li Qingyu had discovered her relationship with Tai Liao, she knew that Li Qingyu would not tell anyone.
Li Qingyu truly loves the Crown Prince.
It turned out that she had spent too much time with the Crown Prince and had picked up his scent, which she then noticed and discovered.
If you didn't truly love someone, how could you remember their scent so clearly?
"Miss, tell me, you were so cold to Fourth Miss today, do you think she understands your intentions?"
The carriage started moving, and Zihe lowered the curtain, somewhat worried about this.
Xie Lingqin glanced at her and said, "She will understand."
"Why are you so sure, Miss? After all, people's hearts are hard to fathom, and we don't know much about the Fourth Miss."
"The ability to endure what ordinary people cannot is enough to demonstrate one's character."
“This servant understands. Just now, the Fourth Miss was being bullied by Miss Li, but she didn’t utter a single complaint or say anything about going to complain.”
“Yes, Li Qingyu might think that Li Qingru is weak and easy to bully, but in my opinion, she is actually very wise.”
Zihe understood. "Now that you say that, Miss, I'm relieved. I was always afraid that something bad might happen to you."
“Miss’s predictions are always correct,” said Tridacna from the side. After thinking for a moment, she added, “However, it is truly astonishing that Miss Li would be so foolish as to harm herself like this.”
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