Zihe listened to Xie Lingqin's words and saw that she was really indifferent. She was speechless. She could only say that her mistress had once again refreshed her understanding. Then, she glanced silently into the shadows and regained her composure.
She did her best.
There's really nothing I can do to help.
Only then did Xie Lingqin feel at ease as she slipped on her other shoe and walked to the bed to sleep peacefully.
Zihe also withdrew.
The door closed, the moonlight shone softly, and the curtains were drawn back and forth, allowing the woman to fall asleep peacefully.
In the shadows, on a section of the eaves bathed in slanting moonlight...
Yu Qingyi's face was grim. She held the silver-embroidered shoe with jade beads in her hand, unsure whether to throw it away or not. Her beautiful peach-shaped eyes were filled with a mixture of red and blue.
"Is this...is this a woman? How can she be so shameless?" Yu Qingyi could only manage to utter this one sentence after struggling for a long time.
As soon as Yu Qingyi finished speaking, a figure silently descended beside him, and the surrounding air seemed to instantly become shimmering and chilling, a touch of jade color surpassing all others in the world.
"Mute... Mute..." Unable to put away the embroidered shoe in time, Yu Qingyi could only wave awkwardly. Halfway through the wave, she saw the embroidered shoe in her hand and felt utterly ashamed.
"I never imagined you had a hobby of collecting women's embroidered shoes." Yuwen Yao's eyes were indifferent, and his voice was cold.
Yu Qingyi, however, was even more determined to go berserk.
"I didn't, I... Ah, that woman, that woman... Why did you save her back then? I just heard about the good show at the General's Mansion during the day and came to see what kind of monster this young lady was. But she actually tried to extort money from me. In this world, there is actually someone who dares to extort money from me, and she even asked for a hundred taels."
Yuwen Yao's dark eyes reflected the pale moonlight as he glanced towards the General's Mansion. After a moment, he looked away, his eyes cold and wicked, showing no sympathy. Instead, he said indifferently, "So, are you planning to give her one hundred taels?"
"Of course not, I'd like to see if she dares." Yu Qingyi said resolutely, determined to protect her reputation.
Yuwen Yao glanced at him sideways, then nodded slightly, "Ambitious."
"Of course, I..."
“But I’m sure she’s shameless and will keep her word.” Yuwen Yao’s next words made Yu Qingyi pause, and then his face twitched. When he wanted to say something more, his noble and elegant friend, whom only he knew was extremely difficult to mess with, had vanished without a trace.
However, Yu Qingyi belatedly realized that he had hidden himself very well. Although he hadn't deliberately concealed his aura, he shouldn't have been discovered so easily.
Is it because Xie Lingqin is so remarkable, or...?
Yu Qingyi looked in the direction where Yuwen Yao had disappeared and realized that he was overthinking things.
Actually, he didn't think too much about it.
On the bed, Xie Lingqin seemed to be sleeping peacefully, but strangely enough, just now, she clearly only felt, based on her innate intuition, that someone was in the shadows, but she couldn't be sure. However, it seemed that, suddenly, for a moment, a gust of wind rustled in her ear, helping her hear the movement in the shadows...
So, who exactly is the thief?
Forget it, I'm too lazy to think about it.
The next day, the one hundred taels of silver notes lay quietly on Xie Lingqin's desk.
Zihe felt guilty when she took it and handed it to Xie Lingqin.
"Hmm, this thief has quite the class." Xie Lingqin put the silver note into her sleeve with a clear conscience.
He appeared calm and composed, but how much joy was he actually experiencing inside?
It feels good to have money on you.
"Miss, aren't you curious about the other person's identity?"
The surface of the Purple River was filled with doubt.
Xie Lingqin looked at her, her starry eyes like water, her words cold and aloof, "Would you give me another hundred taels if you knew the other party's identity?"
“This…” Zihe lowered her eyelids, paused, and then said, “It is Prince Yi of the Prince Qing’s Mansion.”
"Oh." Xie Lingqin's reaction was indifferent.
Zihe seemed rather depressed.
"Young Miss, my Second Young Miss requests your presence." Just after breakfast, a maidservant came to report from outside the courtyard.
Now that Xie Lingyu's face is healed, is he in the mood to invite her over?
Given the nature of her wound, it was impossible for it to heal completely to its original state. Therefore, she was not worried at all about the rumors circulating in the manor that Xie Lingyu had found a good doctor who could cure her face.
Xie Lingqin glanced at the maidservant outside the courtyard who seemed to have come to "invite" her, but actually had an arrogant expression on her face. A cold smile appeared on her lips as she turned around.
The door slammed shut.
The maidservant outside the courtyard was taken aback when Xie Lingqin closed the door. She looked bewildered. What was wrong with this young lady…?
"Young Miss, my Second Miss requests your presence to discuss something," the maid said, softening her tone slightly.
The eldest young lady must go. These past few days, because the second young lady's face was injured, her temper has become even worse than before. If she makes the slightest mistake, she, as her personal maid, will be scolded. If the eldest young lady is not invited, all of the second young lady's anger will be vented on them.
The maid tightened her grip on her scalded arm and strode into the courtyard, her posture extremely respectful, "Young Miss..."
"Let's go." Xie Lingqin opened the door and came out, and what's more, she was dressed...
The maid's eyes widened in disbelief.
---Aside---
I haven't updated as much these past few days~ There's nothing I can do about it, I have to cooperate with the recommendations, so I can't update too much~
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