Xie Lingqin patted her forehead. "Presumably, it was Second Aunt who, under the guise of worrying about me, acted first and informed me later."
"Isn't Second Aunt still under house arrest?"
"Acting under the pretext of worrying about me actually wins General Xie's favor."
Xie Lingqin said, then looked at Zihe's arm, "Are you feeling better?"
"Yes, Miss, don't worry about me. How about I sneak you into the manor to find the Old Madam..."
Before Zihe could finish speaking, Xie Lingqin raised her hand to stop her, "It's no use."
Zihe was somewhat puzzled. "Miss, you are the legitimate daughter of the General's Mansion. Although the old lady doesn't really like you, she still cares about her reputation."
“However, Second Aunt and Xie Lingyu have already made a big fuss. If we appear in front of you now, it will only make her suspicious of me.”
Zihe thought about it and found no way to refute it.
Looking at Xie Lingqin, his eyes showed heartache, "Miss..."
"Don't be sad. Today, someone ruined our plans. Let's go find him."
"Who?" Zihe was a little stunned.
“Yu Qingyi, Prince Yi.” As Xie Lingqin said this, she turned and headed towards the Prince Qing’s residence.
To be honest, she wasn't sure.
However, she had leverage.
Yu Qingyi was already looking for Xie Lingqin, but every time he found traces of her, she would disappear again.
Just as he was feeling rather dejected after his brief escape and was about to return to the Prince Qing's residence, he glanced to the side and saw Xie Lingqin leading Zihe walking in the alley.
Without saying a word, he appeared in front of the two of them.
"Xie Lingqin, I've been looking for you for ages." Yu Qingyi said, hands on his hips, his tone displeased.
"That's exactly what I was looking for."
Xie Lingqin spoke calmly.
Upon hearing this, Yu Qingyi's gaze froze for a moment, then he smiled, "You were looking for me? Are you thanking me for helping you today?"
"Does Your Highness know that I have disappeared without a trace, and the General's Mansion has reported me to the authorities for help?"
Xie Lingqin remained calm.
Yu Qingyi nodded, "That's right, the eldest daughter of the General's Mansion has been missing for so long, tsk tsk tsk..." Yu Qingyi shook his head, somewhat gloating, "The consequences are not good."
“So…” Xie Lingqin stepped forward, about to speak, when suddenly she saw a person fall from the sky.
It was Tingfeng, the man she had met before, who was by the Crown Prince's side.
Tingfeng glanced at Xie Lingqin, then raised his hand in a cupped gesture to Yu Qingyi, "Your Highness, the Crown Prince is looking for you. Please go immediately."
"Ah, he's looking for me. Wait a minute, let me hear what he has to say first." Yu Qingyi waved his hand.
"Your Highness, the Crown Prince says the matter is urgent," Tingfeng said again.
“…Alright, then wait for me, I’ll be right back.” Yu Qingyi shrugged and looked at Xie Lingqin. “Anyway, it doesn’t matter much for a while, you wait for me here.”
As soon as he finished speaking, he left with Tingfeng.
Xie Lingqin...
She glanced at Zihe and said, "I'm sure the Crown Prince did it on purpose."
Zihe lowered her head and frowned, “Miss, the Crown Prince…”
"Don't speak well of your former master; that scoundrel is no good." Xie Lingqin said this through gritted teeth.
"How lonely must the Crown Prince be to insist on keeping me as his mistress?" After a long pause, Xie Lingqin coldly uttered these words again.
Zihe...
The wind blows, and Zihe's heart trembles.
"Then, miss, what do we do now?"
Xie Lingqin tightened her grip, glanced at her, and said, "Go ahead and look for it."
"try to find?"
Xie Lingqin gave her a meaningful look and walked directly out of the alley. "Find someone who can help us, Liu Yunzhou, or Old Master Dong will also work."
When it comes to these two people, Xie Lingqin herself shakes her head.
Zihe did not utter a word of complaint and followed closely.
"Actually, if I were to use my beauty to marry Liu Yunzhou, it wouldn't be a bad move. At that time, he would be at the top of the list of successful candidates, and with Consort Shu as his backer, his future would be limitless."
Xie Lingqin murmured to herself.
However, Zihe heard the very first word clearly, her lips parted in shock, "Miss, are you serious?"
Xie Lingqin turned to look at her, "I look like I'm joking."
Zihe...
The young lady is not a person who would joke around at all.
"Miss, why don't we go and find the Crown Prince? He will surely..."
"Although Liu Yunzhou is a bit old-fashioned, he is wealthy and looks like a man who loves his wife. In the future, I will give him another child and secure my position as his legal wife. That wouldn't be bad."
Xie Lingqin was genuinely serious and had given it serious consideration.
Zihe felt like crying but had no tears.
Miss, are you really serious?
"I want to be the legal wife and have a son or daughter."
Suddenly, a voice rang out in the air.
Icy cold, malevolent.
Each word carried the chill of autumn wind, as if striking one's back.
Before Xie Lingqin could stop walking, the cold air that rushed towards her made her frown instinctively.
When he opened his eyes again, the Crown Prince, Yuwen Yao, was only three steps away.
She wore a black brocade robe with gold trim, a jade belt around her waist, her black hair flowing, and her delicate features as gentle as a spring breeze.
Yet his eyes held a cold, alluring quality that seemed to see through everything in the world.
This kind of imposing aura, which allows one to look down upon everything simply by standing there, is something that ordinary people cannot possess.
Zihe hurriedly took a step back and said, "Greetings to the Crown Prince."
"Oh, Your Highness." Xie Lingqin waved her hand and bowed slightly in a perfunctory manner.
"Don't be hypocritical in front of me." A gentle breeze came and instantly straightened her slightly bent body.
His eyes were slightly lowered and raised, revealing the Crown Prince's unsettling, ambiguous gaze.
Xie Lingqin was a little nervous.
She knew that the Crown Prince was always in the shadows.
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