"Thank you... thank you, Your Highness." When Xie Lingqin turned her head to meet those gentle eyes, her face showed a well-concealed look of lingering fear.
As he spoke, he retreated in fear.
"Miss, are you alright?" Behind her, Zihe immediately stepped forward to help her up.
"Be careful." Yuwen Xian then casually withdrew his hand, his tone as gentle as spring, and his face adorned with a captivating smile.
It's a pity that Xie Lingqin's heart is cold, especially towards scumbags.
The wise prince watched Xie Lingqin enter the courtyard, then turned around, frowned, and his eyes were full of disdain.
“Your Highness, it seems everything is going according to your plan,” a guard said from the side.
"She's just a woman, incompetent and talentless. If I want her, how can she escape my grasp?"
"If this young lady is deeply in love with the prince, then what she has will be easily obtained."
The wise prince smiled and gently dusted off his robe. "In that case, it was not in vain that I helped her up earlier."
"Your Highness is wise."
The footsteps gradually faded into the distance.
Qingfeng Pavilion.
"If I hadn't seen Miss gesture with her hand just now, I'm afraid I would have had to come forward to help you." At this moment, Zihe came in with hot tea.
"Fortunately, you are clever; otherwise, the Wise Prince would surely have become suspicious of you." Xie Lingqin looked at Zihe with great satisfaction.
"However, why did this wise prince deliberately place the pebbles in front of you, Miss, and then come to help you up?"
"Ha!" Xie Lingqin glanced at Zihe, not bothering to hide it, "He wants me to be deeply in love with her."
"What?" Zihe was clearly shocked. "It was Prince Xian who took the initiative to annul the engagement that day. I heard that he didn't hold back at all when he spoke."
Xie Lingqin took the tea from Zihe, her starry eyes hidden in the rising steam, her voice cold and ethereal, "He's playing hard to get."
"Playing hard to get?"
“Although you are steady and composed, you are still a bit inexperienced in this area.” Xie Lingqin looked up from her tea and glanced at her again. “Could you prepare some hot water for me? I was touched by that scumbag earlier, and I’m dirty.”
“…Yes.” Zihe immediately withdrew.
Xie Lingqin sat there for a long time without moving, staring at the few tea leaves floating in the tea, her eyes filled with a cold, sharp edge.
That's really interesting.
Her father wanted to use this dinner to make it clear to her that she and the Prince Xian were not suitable for each other, and that the Prince Xian's heart belonged to her good sister, Xie Lingyu.
And this wise prince, how gentle he was at the dinner table, how caring he was towards Xie Lingyu, what is he doing now, trying to have his cake and eat it too, to win her heart and use her.
They really know how to play hard to get.
Has this wise king lost his mind?
Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself in the mirror? What makes you think you are?
She had initially thought that he had conspired with Xie Lingyu to kidnap her, abuse her, and sell her to a brothel. But now it seems that the Prince Xian must have had a backup plan. If the original owner hadn't died, she would have fallen into the Prince Xian's gentle trap and been tricked into revealing her secrets. At that time, she would have truly suffered a fate worse than death.
"Bang." The teacup in her hand suddenly shattered, and the warm tea flowed down Xie Lingqin's hand and onto the ground.
The fragments remained firmly in her palm, neither piercing her skin nor falling out.
"Looks like I'm pretty angry." Xie Lingqin pursed her lips, put the broken pieces on the table, and said, "Then I'll play with you for a while."
"Miss, do you need a servant?" At this moment, Tridacna stood outside the door.
Xie Lingqin looked at her, her eyes slightly lowered, "Hmm, this cup is probably old and broken, let's throw it away."
"Yes." Tridacna entered respectfully, tidied up the fragments, and then withdrew. She then whispered, "Miss, the steward has just delivered all the gifts given by the Prince Xian. Would you like to check them?"
Yes, and there's also this crucial thing that determines whether she'll live the life of a poor person or a rich person in the future.
Xie Lingqin glanced meaningfully at the giant clam, then looked away and waved her hand, "Never mind, let's do it tomorrow."
"yes."
A moment later, Zihe brought in hot water. "Miss, do you trust that giant clam?"
"I don't know," Xie Lingqin said with a knowing smile.
Because she doesn't believe there's anyone in this world she can trust.
Having been given a second chance at life, she will never trust anyone again.
Zihe had already carried the water into the inner room and prepared it for Xie Lingqin before speaking softly, "Miss, when I delivered the silk handkerchief to the Crown Prince's residence today, the Crown Prince had something he wanted me to convey."
Xie Lingqin, who was undressing, paused, her eyebrows twitching inexplicably. "What are you saying?"
"Ahem..." Zihe seemed rather embarrassed.
"explain."
"The Crown Prince said that Miss should not worry about him."
After Zihe finished speaking, she fell silent, secretly glancing at Xie Lingqin before quickly lowering her head again.
Xie Lingqin paused for a moment, then said calmly, "Yes, next time you see the Crown Prince, you can tell him to rest assured that I will definitely not hold a grudge against him."
Feelings are a repressed thing; you still care about him, or even worry about his death.
This was clearly a reminder of how he had trampled on her that day at the cliff edge.
Taking a deep breath, Xie Lingqin quickly composed herself and entered the bathtub.
"Has there been any news from the government about that Doctor Jiang?"
"Miss, no, there has been no news of Doctor Jiang committing suicide or being murdered in prison."
"Is that so..." Xie Lingqin was somewhat disappointed. It seemed that she was once again certain that Doctor Jiang was truly without any ulterior motives and had no connection with the person who secretly poisoned her.
That is precisely why it is so terrifying to think about.
Despite having no business dealings with Dr. Jiang, the person behind this clearly understood Dr. Jiang's reluctance to reveal the matter, demonstrating the depth of their scheming.
What angered Xie Lingqin was that she secretly checked everything she ate, wore, and used, including the nooks and crannies of the bed, the dressing table, and even the flowers and plants in the yard, but still couldn't find the source of her previous poisoning.
...
The Crown Prince's residence.
In the brightly lit study, a handsome man reclines on a couch by the window, turning the pages of a book. His black hair cascades down his back, and his phoenix eyes are slightly lowered. It is a scene of breathtaking beauty that defies description.
Suddenly, a figure flashed silently and landed gently, bowing respectfully from several steps away, "Reporting to the Crown Prince."
"What is it?"
"As the Crown Prince predicted, the Prince Xian went to the General's Mansion and indeed secretly contacted Miss Xie."
The crown prince remained focused on the book in his hands, his eyelids not even twitching, and simply asked softly, "How did you come into contact with it?"
Upon hearing this, he immediately recounted in detail the scene he had witnessed in the General's Mansion where Yuwen Xian had deliberately caused Xie Lingqin to almost fall, only for him to help her up. After he finished speaking, he noticed that the Crown Prince remained silent for a long time, his head bowed. He didn't bother to discern his master's thoughts, since he couldn't possibly tell anyway.
"It seems that the wise king is also fond of beautiful women."
Tingfeng lowered his eyes and said, "In my opinion, they want to take advantage of Miss Xie."
"Then tell me..." The Crown Prince gently closed the scroll, raising his eyes to look at Tingfeng, "Do you think she will be seduced by the Prince Xian's good looks?"
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