Meeting Yuwen Yao's somber gaze, Xie Lingqin pursed her lips and said softly, "I was worried you might be injured, so..."
"Xie Lingqin, you're something else. We've only been apart for a day, and you're already showing tenderness to other women."
"What do you mean by showing mercy to a beautiful woman? He is the master of the Heavenly Mystery Hall, and this is..."
"Aren't you afraid of any danger coming here with him? Why didn't you tell me?"
“He wouldn’t hurt me,” Xie Lingqin explained.
Because it was her intuition, and besides, she wasn't a lamb to the slaughter.
"He confessed his feelings to you, under someone else's bed, didn't he? So you fell for him." Yuwen Yao's eyes were dark, like swirling clouds.
Xie Lingqin was taken aback and looked at Yuwen Yao, "What are you talking about?"
"You should know that."
Yuwen Yao spoke clearly and forcefully, each word resonating with conviction.
Xie Lingqin was clearly suspected and distrusted, and she was angry. "Yuwen Yao, do you find it interesting to eavesdrop on other people's conversations?"
“Interesting. Everything related to you is interesting to me.”
"You...you're being unreasonable."
"So, now they just don't like me."
"You..." Xie Lingqin gritted her teeth in anger, "Yuwen Yao, can you believe me?"
"And then, you risked everything all by yourself, knowing he was interested in you, yet you still followed him. You're such a vigilant person, you didn't even realize your dagger was gone."
Xie Lingqin choked.
She trusted Xu Yiran too much, so...
"Xie Lingqin!"
Yuwen Yao snorted in annoyance, then mounted his horse. "Fine, you can have a good chat with him here and see what nice things he can say to you."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yuwen Yao spurred his horse and galloped away.
Behind him, Tingfeng, Tingyu, and several guards immediately followed.
Xie Lingqin's chest heaved with anger.
What exactly happened?
What did she do to deserve this?
"See, I told you, what you think you like isn't necessarily what you want."
"Xu Yiran, if you say another word to me, believe me, I'll kill you with one stroke."
Xie Lingqin roared at Xu Yiran.
Xu Yiran immediately stopped talking.
Then, the next moment, Xie Lingqin felt everything go black before her eyes, and then she collapsed.
When she fell, she landed in Xu Yiran's arms.
"Miss."
Tinghai and Suanpizi rushed forward in a hurry.
Xie Lingqin slightly opened her eyes and pushed Xu Yiran away. "Give me the dagger," Xie Lingqin said to Xu Yiran, enduring the pain.
Xu Yiran felt sorry for him and handed him the dagger.
Xie Lingqin took the dagger and immediately ordered Tinghai, "Carry me back to the manor."
"yes."
Tinghai shoved Xu Yiran aside, said to Xie Lingqin, "Please don't take offense, Miss," and then carried Xie Lingqin on his back straight towards the General's Mansion.
"Miss, what about me?"
Suanpizi called out in a tight voice.
"Alright." Xu Yiran raised her hand to stop her, looking at Suanpizi, "With her intelligence, she must have figured it out that you're one of my people."
"Ah, Your Highness, I didn't give myself away."
"But she's smart."
As Xu Yiran spoke, she looked in the direction Xie Lingqin had left, a meaningful glint in her eyes. "Xie Lingqin, you are mine."
...
With Xie Lingqin on his back, Tinghai caught up with Yuwen Yao in no time.
Yuwen Yao saw Xie Lingqin, her face pale, being carried on Tinghai's back, and immediately shouted, "Tinghai, what happened?"
"Tinghai, ignore him and take me back to the manor."
"……yes……"
"Listen to the sea, drop down," Yuwen Yao commanded.
Listen to the sea, ignore him.
Xie Lingqin continued, looking at Yuwen Yao almost defiantly.
"Xie Lingqin, you've been poisoned. I have medicine."
"I'm not sick." Xie Lingqin patted Tinghai's shoulder and said softly, enduring the pain, "What are you standing there for? Come on, let's go back to the manor."
Listen to the sea...
Feeling lost and confused.
"Xie Lingqin, you're crazy! You're risking your life to spite me."
"I'm not angry, and I'm not going to hold a grudge. I won't get angry with someone so petty and narrow-minded. It's not worth it," Xie Lingqin said coldly, then patted Tinghai's shoulder. "Let's go."
"Your Highness, I am now under Miss Lingqin's command."
Tinghai could only nod silently. Immediately, he quickened his pace and brought Xie Lingqin back to the General's Mansion.
Miss Mingming was lively and energetic when she went out, but now she returned with such a pale face, which greatly alarmed Zihe and Chequ.
"It's nothing, just the poison acting up. I'll bear it for a bit." Xie Lingqin endured the pain, waved everyone away, and collapsed onto the bed.
"Tinghai, what should we do? Why did Miss come back like this?"
Zihe pulled Tinghai along and asked.
Tinghai sighed and then told Zihe and Tridacna everything that had happened.
"That Xu Yiran is actually the Palace Master of the Heavenly Mystery Hall?"
Zihe expressed her shock.
Yes, that's right.
Listening to the sea, he nodded.
"But the Crown Prince is angry with Miss because of Xu Yiran, and Miss is angry with the Crown Prince because of the Empress Dowager's misunderstanding, this..."
Zihe harbored many worries.
The giant clam, its eyes filled with complex emotions, stepped forward and said, "I'll go to the kitchen to make some soup for Miss; it might be helpful."
The giant clam had already vanished without a trace after she finished speaking.
The young lady wouldn't let him in and was also angry with the Crown Prince, leaving Zihe feeling quite helpless.
Not long after, the giant clam quietly brought a thick soup into the main house.
Inside the main house, Xie Lingqin had already gone to bed due to the effects of the poison and was currently fast asleep.
Tridacna breathed a sigh of relief after checking Xie Lingqin's breathing and finding her unharmed.
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