Yuwen Xian patted Xie Lingyu's hand, his eyes filled with tenderness.
Ultimately, he didn't truly like Xie Lingyu, such a delicate and gentle woman.
After watching the Prince Xian leave, Xie Lingyu's shyness slowly faded, and she looked in the direction of Xie Lingqin's Qingshui Pavilion, her beautiful eyes filled with venom.
Xie Lingqin!
I will remember what happened today. One day, I will make you grovel at my feet and beg for mercy.
Meanwhile, at Qingshui Pavilion.
As soon as the Prince Xian left, Xie Lingqin dropped her fawning and joking demeanor. The tea she had poured for the Crown Prince was turned around and poured for herself, which she drank in one gulp. "How can someone be so annoying when they are born of the same father?"
Of course, she meant to belittle Yuwen Xian when she said this, and she really didn't mean to praise the Crown Prince at all.
But.
"So, I am so pleasing to you." Yuwen Yao's handsome eyebrows twitched slightly, as if he were pleased.
Xie Lingqin put down her teacup, her starry eyes flickering slightly. After a moment, she asked, "Your Highness, what did you say?"
"Alright, it's getting late, I'm leaving."
The Crown Prince had already stood up and left the room without giving Xie Lingqin any chance to explain.
"Wait, no, Your Highness, what I said to you..."
The Crown Prince waved his hand, "No need to explain. I will do what I promised you. As for you, you'll have to pay for now."
Xie Lingqin watched the black figure gradually walk away, while in her eyes stood a high mountain covered in thick snow.
"Zihe, your former master not only has a problem with his head, but also with his eyes. Which eye of his saw that I liked him?" Xie Lingqin's starry eyes narrowed, she was truly speechless.
Zihe lowered his head, looking down at his nose, and then at his heart.
She doesn't know.
The Crown Prince is so strange!
Miss is usually such a calm and composed person who never shows her emotions, so when would you ask her this!
Just then, Tridacna arrived with tea leaves. Seeing that the Crown Prince had left, she visibly breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good, the Crown Prince is gone."
"I feel like you're happier than I am now that the Crown Prince is gone."
Tridacna lowered its head and smiled, "The Crown Prince is too frightening."
That makes sense, and Xie Lingqin doesn't object to it.
Fortunately, my aunt has passed away.
Otherwise, she would really splatter blood all over his face.
After lunch, Xie Lingqin secretly asked Zihe to check on her second aunt's injuries.
Zihe returned looking furious.
“These lackeys are really going too far. After forty strokes of the cane, no bones were broken and no tendons were injured, yet they cried more miserably than anyone else, as if they were about to die at any moment.”
Compared to Zihe's anger, Xie Lingqin seemed to have expected it and remained calm. "Then, has Father inquired about it?"
"Miss, I asked, and there is no such case."
"That's good."
A cold glint flashed in Xie Lingqin's eyes.
Zihe immediately stepped forward, "Miss, do you have any ideas?"
Xie Lingqin glanced at her and whispered a few instructions in her ear.
Zihe, beaming with joy, immediately went to take care of it.
Tridacna also came in from outside and respectfully addressed Xie Lingqin, "Miss, I went to see her. Aunt Wan seems to be unwell these past few days and has been resting in bed. However, she looks quite well and her pregnancy seems stable. It must be something on her mind."
When Tridacna mentioned the first few sentences, Xie Lingqin didn't think much of it. But when she heard the second half, her starry eyes lit up, and her smile became cheerful, "Tridacna, you can not only read faces, but also tell pregnancy from inside the womb?"
"No, no." Tridacna hurriedly waved her hand, looking rather embarrassed. Her small, round face turned as red as an apple. "It's just that one's appearance reflects one's inner self, so it only looks like one."
Xie Lingqin didn't ask any more questions. Last time, when she went to Fahua Temple with Xie Lingyu, this girl told her to be careful, and her expression was solemn. It was really lucky that she was able to come back safely that day.
"It's alright, you can go now."
The giant clam did not immediately retreat; instead, it hesitated.
Xie Lingqin looked at her and asked, "What's wrong?"
“Miss, you have a problem with the Crown Prince…” Tridacna’s voice grew weaker and weaker, “The Crown Prince is a difficult person to deal with, you should be careful.”
Xie Lingqin's eyes were deep and she nodded, "Okay."
"Also, I just heard that the steward from Ye City will be arriving the day after tomorrow."
"I see."
Watching the giant clam leave the room, Xie Lingqin lowered her eyelids. This giant clam girl was really getting stranger and stranger.
However, could it be that Aunt Wan's emotions suggest that she already knows?
Zihe returned shortly afterward, her usually composed face now showing a hint of joy. "Miss, I have done as you instructed and added something to Second Aunt's medicine. She hasn't been able to sleep well these past few days."
“If you’ve been hit with forty strokes of the cane, you should have injuries that are worthy of those forty strokes.”
In the afternoon, Xie Lingqin took another nap before leaving the residence.
Old Master Dong sent a letter saying that he was feeling bored at home and asked Xie Lingqin to accompany him for a walk.
Xie Lingqin's instinct was to reject the news, but then she thought of the white Xuan paper she had personally signed.
We have to steal it.
Let's steal it back today while we're at it.
“Miss, Elder Dong is a highly respected figure in the capital. You should be happy that he is so kind to you.”
Xie Lingqin brought her placenta and giant clam shell with her when she went out today.
Because she had other plans after meeting with Mr. Dong.
However, seeing Zihe like this, she really didn't want to expose Old Master Dong's perverse sense of humor.
"Make way, make way..."
With a commotion, the carriage, which had been moving steadily, came to an abrupt stop.
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