Meanwhile, in a bamboo forest and mountain stream, Xu Yiran sat cross-legged, her face pale. After a moment, her tightly closed eyes suddenly opened.
Green Beauty, who was standing to the side, immediately moved and stepped forward, "Young Master, are you alright?"
"After all, the distance is too far, and some damage has occurred."
"That holy maiden has reaped what she sowed."
Xu Yiran's expression turned serious. "The Holy Maiden is no ordinary person. If they hadn't been unprepared today, I might not have been able to escape unscathed."
"Young master has gone to so much trouble, why don't you tell Miss Lingqin? You should have asked her to come and see how badly you've been injured because of her."
"No."
Xu Yiran waved his hand, a bitter smile on his handsome face. "Over the years, I have watched her every day, and I have long since etched her into my very bones. The deeper my love, the more I want to demand a fair chance. I want her to fall in love with me, to truly love me, not out of pity or gratitude."
"Would Miss Lingqin be grateful? I think she treats the Crown Prince very well. Young Master, you're overthinking it." Lü Wu's voice was flat, but her tone carried a hint of resentment.
"Cough cough..."
Xu Yiran suddenly coughed lightly, then calmed herself down, looked around, and said, "You protect me again, I need to concentrate for a while."
"Yes, young master, rest assured."
Green Beauty immediately stepped back and hid in the shadows.
...
General's Mansion.
No sooner had the Crown Prince left than General Xie's voice rang out from outside the courtyard.
Xie Lingqin glanced out the window and saw Yuwen Xian standing beside General Xie, and immediately frowned.
What is this annoying person doing here?
“Lingqin, the Prince Xian cares about you and has come with me to visit you.”
General Xie spoke gently and led Yu Guangxian into the courtyard.
"Bang--"
At Xie Lingqin's signal, Zihe stepped forward and slammed the door shut, which had been open.
The intention to drive them away was obvious.
Yuwen frowned and his brow furrowed.
General Xie's face darkened, his brows furrowing. "Xie Lingqin, what are you doing? The Prince Xian is here; you cannot disregard the rules."
"Father, I am seriously injured and need to rest. You wouldn't be discussing rules with your injured daughter here, would you?"
The meaning of these words is very clear: they are not giving face to General Xie, nor will they give any face to Yuwen Xian.
Even though he knew Xie Lingqin was not easy to deal with, and that his relationship with this daughter was neither fair nor close, and that they had already broken off all pretense of civility, it still angered General Xie to be so disrespectful in front of so many servants and the Prince Xian.
"Xie Lingqin, do you really think that just because you're the Crown Prince, you don't care about your father at all?"
"Father, what are you saying? Have you forgotten or are you pretending not to know how the Prince Xian harmed me before? Or do you want me to dig up a coffin, bring out Xie Lingyu's body, and ask him about it? I can overlook important matters, but this is my courtyard. If I don't want to see someone, can't I make that decision?"
General Xie was speechless with anger, his veins bulging.
Seeing this, Yuwen Xian stepped forward to smooth things over, "Lingqin, the past was actually quite a few misunderstandings. Now, I want to let bygones be bygones."
“I cannot accept such words from you, Your Highness. However, I have just been injured, and it would be inappropriate for you to be so aggressive.”
"That prince..."
"Does the wise prince not realize that the crown prince has already left?"
This is a mockery of Yu Xian's martial arts skills being inferior to the Crown Prince's.
Yuwen Xian's face also turned ugly, so gloomy it could freeze.
"Xie Lingqin, I came here out of kindness to bring you medicine. Aren't you being rather rude by doing this?"
"Then, I shall be rude."
Xie Lingqin showed no compromise or politeness, gesturing for the giant clam to leave.
"Squeak—"
Tridacna opened the door and slowly walked out. "General, Your Highness, Miss wants to rest. After all, she has lost too much blood."
Although the giant clam bowed its head, displaying a humble and respectful attitude, its aloof words and arrogant demeanor were infuriating to behold.
"Your Highness..."
Even if General Xie is angry, he cannot afford to offend the Prince Xian.
Since the fake Xie Lingyu is dead anyway, he doesn't want to make enemies with Prince Xian. The fact that the Emperor lifted Prince Xian's confinement at this time shows his affection for Prince Xian.
Seeing this, the wise king also went down the slope.
"I apologize for my rudeness. I will visit Lingqin another day."
“Then, I will see Your Highness off.”
"good."
These two are so hypocritical that they could make the world lose its color.
They left the general's mansion.
Qingyi, standing beside Yuwen Xian, felt indignant on behalf of his master, saying, "Your Highness, this Miss Xie is becoming increasingly outrageous. She even dares to openly harass you. Since that's the case, why bother with her anymore? Why not just let Miss Xie and the Crown Prince get together? That would be beneficial and harmless to you."
“You’re right. I’d be happy for her to be with the Crown Prince; it’s beneficial for us as well. After all, if the Crown Prince insists on marrying Xie Lingqin, the Emperor will only dislike him more. But…”
Yuwen Xian changed the subject, "However, I am somewhat reluctant to part with it."
"Reluctant to part with it?"
Qingyi didn't quite understand.
"This king..."
Yuwen Xian gently twirled the imperial edict beneath his wide sleeves, parted his lips slightly, and a strange light flashed in his eyes for a moment.
"Xie Lingqin, I underestimated you and let you go before, but now, I must have you."
Qingyi listened to Yuwen Xian's murmurs with some confusion.
"Qingyi, do you know, now whenever I see her, it's as if a fire is burning inside me."
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