"I don't know when I fell in love with her."
When Yuwen Yao spoke of Xie Lingqin, his eyes seemed to sparkle with light, and his voice became unusually gentle, "He was actually willing to fall for her."
Yu Qingyi clicked his tongue. "Didn't we say before that we were going to use them?"
“That was back then, now…” Yuwen Yao smiled, “Let’s just say that since we can’t use her, then let her use us.”
Yuwen Yao remained calm and composed, but only Yu Qingyi knew the turmoil that such a single sentence would unleash upon this god-like man before her.
"But you said Nan Fenghuang will come too... Good heavens!"
Yu Qingyi didn't know whether to be happy or sad, and ran away.
...
The residence of Elder Dong.
Xie Lingqin and Zihe quickly entered Elder Dong's residence and landed in his usual herb garden.
Old Master Dong was tending to the herbs when he saw Xie Lingqin approaching. He immediately glared at her, his beard bristling, "What are you doing here again?"
"Is Mr. Dong so happy to see me?"
"Go away, go away, I'm not happy, seeing you gives me a headache."
Xie Lingqin refused to leave. She stepped forward and took out the silk handkerchief from her sleeve that had been used to wrap the poisoned arrow in the rice egg in General Xie's study yesterday. "Elder Dong, could you take a look at this and analyze the ingredients of the poison on it?"
Old Dong frowned as he took the item, looking at Xie Lingqin, "Where did you get this from?"
"It's a very mysterious place. I've studied it, but I can't figure out the ingredients of the poison inside, so I'd like to ask for your help."
Old Master Dong rolled his eyes. "I never do useless things."
"I know, I'll treat you to wine another day, Peach Blossom Snow."
"Ten jars".
"no problem."
Xie Lingqin found it somewhat amusing, thinking to herself that this old man was all talk and no action.
but……
"Mr. Dong, why were you a little angry with me when I came to see you the other day?"
"angry?"
"Old Master Dong isn't that old; his memory isn't failing him."
Old Master Dong frowned and said, "Of course I'm angry! You dragged Old Man Qi away to manage the accounts, so there's no one to play chess with me now."
"Oh, okay, then I'll give Old Qi a day off another day and have him come and keep you company."
Old Master Dong grunted, clearly agreeing.
After Xie Lingqin finished speaking, she left with Zihe.
Meanwhile, at Elder Dong's residence, Elder Dong was staring at the mark on the silk handkerchief. Just as he leaned forward to smell it, a slender, jade-like hand suddenly reached out and snatched the handkerchief away.
Old Master Dong suddenly looked up, "You...you're not the Crown Prince?"
The person stepped forward and covered Old Dong's mouth.
...
After Xie Lingqin left the Dong residence, she did not return to the General's Mansion. Instead, Nie Zuier sent someone to tell her to go there.
Although it was only a few words, Xie Lingqin knew that Ning Xiucai had finally made his move.
Nie Zuier clearly already knew the truth.
“Miss.” Minglan suddenly appeared in the air.
"As you predicted, General Xie did indeed attack the old woman guarding the ancestral hall. However, I have already disguised myself and rescued the old woman. She has now been placed in Tianxia Yiwei."
Xie Lingqin nodded, a hint of sarcasm on her face. "This father of mine is truly a good father." Then she looked at Ming Lan and said, "You keep a close eye on her. I'm going to Fuyue Gambling House."
"Yes, but there is one more thing, Miss. The Hall of Fame has taken on some tasks recently."
"I'll leave this to you. What about Tianxing and the others?"
"Miss Hui, we get along well, and everything is fine."
Xie Lingqin was very pleased. "Then go back and tell him to tell him and his brothers to prepare. They'll probably need to stretch their muscles in a few days."
Although Minglan didn't understand, she didn't ask any more questions and immediately withdrew.
...
Fu Yue Casino.
The matter of Nie Zuier being arrested and imprisoned a few days ago has long since faded away, and everything has returned to normal. After the Crown Prince rescued Nie Zuier, the Fifth Princess did not come to Fuyue Gambling House to cause her any more trouble.
At this moment, the hall was bustling with noise, with people betting on big and small. Xie Lingqin nodded to the guards in the hall and then quietly led Zihe to the back hall.
The back room was filled with a deathly atmosphere, even more so than the day Nie Zuier lost her father.
The door to the room at the end of the corridor was wide open.
Bai Yu stood outside the door with her head drooping, showing little interest when she saw Xie Lingqin arrive.
Inside the room, Ning Xiucai, carrying thorns on his back, knelt on the ground. In front of him, Nie Zuier, pale-faced, stared at the mahogany table, her eyes filled with a mixture of hatred and anger.
"Today, whether you kill me or torture me is entirely up to Miss Nie."
Ning Xiucai was filled with regret and anguish.
Before meeting Xie Lingqin, he was pedantic and had once made shameful remarks about Nie Zuier's indiscretion and dissolute behavior, regarding her as a monster in his heart.
However, when one day someone told him that he was the one who had ruined an innocent aunt's life, the pain in his heart was more than a thousand times greater.
Xie Lingqin dismissed Zihe and stood at the door, unsure whether to go in or leave.
She wasn't good at handling this kind of thing, and she hadn't experienced it herself, so even if she could understand Nie Zuier, she couldn't truly empathize with her.
"Why!"
Xie Lingqin sighed softly.
"Xie Lingqin, tell me, how should I deal with this person in front of me?"
Finally, Nie Zuier raised her head, her long phoenix eyes looking at Xie Lingqin at the door. Her eyes were filled with a thousand thoughts, perhaps even more desperate than when she was humiliated that day.
"I……"
Xie Lingqin uttered a single word, seemingly unsure of what to say, then gently closed her mouth. She turned around, took a step back, leaned against the door, and gazed into the distance.
“Scholar Ning, if you die, you deserve to die. I will help you take care of those children, and I think Liu Yunzhou will too.”
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