Xie Lingqin wasn't worried at all that Aunt Wan would see through something or think anything.
She was carrying a child with someone else, but it couldn't be kept secret.
Following Xie Lingqin to a secluded path, Zihe cautiously spoke, "Miss, this Young Master Liu..." Zihe's expression was rather complicated, "...seems..."
"You're a bit slow, aren't you?"
Upon hearing this, Zihe immediately cowered, "These words were spoken by Miss, not by this servant."
Xie Lingqin glanced at her, "You're more than that. What are you afraid of? That Liu Yunzhou is a fool, pedantic, and ignorant, yet he thinks he's fair and just and can please both reason and emotion..."
“Uh, Miss, I think this young master Liu is exceptionally polite to you.”
"Is that so?" Xie Lingqin suddenly chuckled in a sarcastic tone.
The smile sent a chill down Zihe's spine for no apparent reason.
"He's doing this because of my mother."
"The General's wife?"
"Liu Yunzhou is well-versed in the Four Books and Five Classics, and his reputation as a talented scholar is well-deserved. He admires all those who are loyal to the emperor and righteous to the country, and he is skilled in martial arts and has a strong sense of justice. However, for some reason, he is born unable to practice martial arts. So my mother, who once single-handedly protected the city and repelled 100,000 enemies, just happened to become the object of his admiration." Xie Lingqin seemed to be stating the facts, but every word she uttered was extremely sarcastic.
Otherwise, given how polite Liu Yunzhou was to her, her father would probably have already come up with wicked ideas.
After all, Liu Yunzhou is still unmarried and is almost universally recognized as the top of the three in this year's autumn examination.
Besides having Consort Shu as her backer, her future is limitless.
However, speaking of the autumn examination, I am reminded of that poor and straightforward scholar from that day. I wonder if he is dead or not.
Zihe finally understood and felt indignant on Xie Lingqin's behalf, "Then everything you planned today, Miss, has been ruined by this young master Liu's kindness."
“It’s not completely destroyed…” Xie Lingqin’s starry eyes were cold. She then asked Zihe to come closer and whispered a few words in her ear.
Upon hearing this, Zihe's eyes lit up, and she immediately replied "Yes" without hesitation before leaving.
Xie Lingqin stood there, the sunlight winding through the eaves and red walls, falling on her as if shimmering, yet the autumn wind was bleak, its light never illuminating the depths of her heart.
Dr. Jiang.
The benevolent heal the heart, huh? He clearly knew she was poisoned all along, but he never said anything. Moreover, for most of the years, she was malnourished, but every time he came, he would say, "It's nothing, she's fine."
For his own life, and to avoid trouble, he didn't say anything, which Xie Lingqin could understand. However, there was one time when she had a dull ache in her abdomen while taking her pulse, but Doctor Jiang said it was just food poisoning and even prescribed her several doses of painkillers.
That medicine would be fine for an ordinary person, but for her, who had been suffering from chronic poisoning for years, it was a death sentence.
It's truly a blessing from heaven that Xie Lingqin lived to see her arrival.
And now that she's here, how could she possibly let this old beast have an easy time?
Today, she was actually trying to pressure Doctor Jiang to see if he would reveal her poisoning in public when faced with a life-or-death situation, but...
However, judging from what just happened, it didn't seem like there was any deal between Doctor Jiang and the second concubine.
Furthermore, the person who secretly poisoned her couldn't possibly be unaware that a doctor would examine her pulse, so...
Upon returning to Qingfeng Pavilion, Xie Lingqin went inside, and not long after, Zihe also returned.
"Miss, the matter has been taken care of."
Xie Lingqin nodded.
"I never imagined that this Doctor Jiang would be such a hypocrite, doing so many heinous things behind the scenes." Zihe said indignantly.
"Human nature, that's all." Xie Lingqin said with a sneer. Then, she took the clean silk handkerchief from yesterday and handed it to Zihe. "Find a way to send it to the Crown Prince's residence."
Zihe paused for a moment, then took it, showing no surprise on her face.
Xie Lingqin had no interest in paying attention to Zihe's thoughts anymore.
Anyway, this handkerchief is indeed from the Crown Prince; that's a fact.
After Zihe left, Xie Lingqin, looking "sickly," took another walk around the courtyard and showed her face. She then lied and said she was tired, asking the maid named Chequ to guard the door and not let anyone disturb her before going inside.
However, she actually went out disguised as a maid.
She was too poor.
She only has a few dozen taels of silver left, so she needs to find a job to earn some money.
As the saying goes, money makes things easier. She is now powerless and penniless, with neither money nor connections.
Power is too difficult to obtain, but money is easier to acquire.
Therefore, the most urgent task is to make money.
However, before that, Xie Lingqin entered a teahouse and looked out the window, where she could see everything happening at a pharmacy across the street.
It was on that day that she went to buy medicine, the very store from which she was later followed.
She had always been somewhat interested in the Yama King's Palace, and she wanted to find out if it was related to the person who had poisoned her.
However, after waiting for almost an hour, no suspicious person was seen entering or leaving the pharmacy.
Of course, Xie Lingqin also knew that she wouldn't be so lucky as to be able to see through it at a glance.
"What are you looking at here?" A voice suddenly came from behind.
Xie Lingqin almost instinctively threw the teacup in her hand away.
Yu Qingyi gracefully dodged the teacup, catching it as she looked at Xie Lingqin and said, "This is boiling tea. You're a heartless woman."
"It's not as shameful as Prince Yi's actions." Xie Lingqin withdrew her movement, her expression not very good.
Yu Qingyi was displeased. He lifted the hem of his robe and walked over in a few steps. "Where has this young master done anything shameful?"
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