"Since His Majesty has entrusted this matter to Miss Xie, I presume that with Miss Xie's intelligence, she must have her own methods." Li Qingyu narrowed her eyes, then turned to look at Xie Lingqin, "Miss Xie, what are your thoughts on this matter?"
"Yes, I'm scared."
Xie Lingqin's expression turned somewhat unpleasant as she spoke, glancing at the coffin before taking a few steps back.
This proves that she was genuinely afraid of seeing corpses.
She was so upright and righteous just now, but now she's so afraid. Her delicate and weak appearance is clearly an act.
This was truly enough to break even Li Qingyu's incredible patience.
"Miss Li is truly remarkable. She remained unfazed even when faced with a rotting corpse, and she immediately grasped the essence of the matter. Lingqin is extremely grateful." Xie Lingqin patted her chest as she spoke, looking at Li Qingyu with genuine admiration. Then, she rubbed her forehead and said, "No, I'm feeling a bit dizzy. I'll go out first."
After saying that, Xie Lingqin raised her hand, and with Zihe's help, she left the morgue and went straight out of the courtyard.
Behind her, Li Qingyu stood there, her fingers almost clenched tightly.
She wasn't afraid, and she didn't find the smell offensive?
At this moment, Xie Lingqin is particularly delicate and frail?
Xie Lingqin...
"Since I've already seen it, I'll head out now." When Li Qingyu looked at the Prefect of the Capital again, although her expression was very good, the Prefect could still tell that this Miss Li was clearly angry.
It's right to be angry.
Others may not know, but after spending several days with this Miss Xie, she didn't think at all that she was delicate or afraid of looking at corpses.
This... is clearly an attempt to trip up Li Qingyu.
Originally, the case belonged to Miss Xie, so it was inappropriate for Miss Li to ask to see the body...
The Prefect of the Capital changed his mind, pretended not to know anything, nodded, waved his hand, and followed him out.
"Miss, this Miss Xie is so hateful." Behind Li Qingyu, the maidservant touched her face, her eyes gleaming with anger.
The beating she received was a minor matter, but her young mistress was not only pampered in the manor, but also adored in her sect. She had never suffered such humiliation.
"So, you don't need to be polite later." Li Qingyu finally couldn't bear it any longer and spoke coldly to the maid beside her.
She could tell that the Prefect of the Capital didn't want to get involved. Since that was the case, who would dare to tell anyone that she had taught Xie Lingqin a lesson here?
The victor is king.
Moreover, she was even more convinced that her brother's death had nothing to do with Xie Lingqin.
Xie Lingqin had already gone outside and was waiting for the Prefect of the Capital to come out. When she saw Li Qingyu come out, she quickly smiled and nodded to greet him.
"Miss, be careful—"
Just then, the maid behind Li Qingyu suddenly cried out and rushed out, seemingly to swat something away, but that palm was clearly aimed at Xie Lingqin.
Zihe immediately stepped forward, but suddenly felt a pain in her foot and stumbled.
The situation unfolded so quickly that Zihe, despite her pain, still stepped forward, determined not to let her mistress suffer even the slightest harm.
"hit."
Suddenly, a strange object streaked through the air and struck Xie Lingqin's shoulder just as the maid behind Li Qingyu was about to pat her.
"ah."
The maid lost her balance and unexpectedly fell to the ground.
On the ground, a smooth pebble had rolled down.
At the same time, a figure flashed through the air and stood in front of Xie Lingqin in the blink of an eye. "Sister Qin, are you alright?"
Qin... Sister Qin?!
Xie Lingqin looked at Yu Qingyi's carefree, smiling face, and her lips twitched slightly.
However, he didn't have time to pay attention to that and hurriedly turned his head to look at Zihe.
"Miss, I'm fine. It must have been Miss Li who struck my ankle just now," Zihe said silently, shaking her head.
Upon hearing this, Xie Lingqin's cold gaze hardened.
This Li Qingyu, unable to win openly, resorts to underhanded tactics.
"What, Sister Qin, do you want me to help you get revenge?" Yu Qingyi chuckled mysteriously from the side.
Xie Lingqin glanced at him, and from an angle only Yu Qingyi could see, she smiled, her expression cold and detached, "Of course."
"Qing'er, are you alright?" At this moment, although Li Qingyu was surprised by Yu Qingyi's sudden appearance, she still stepped forward calmly and looked at her maid.
The maid had just been struck hard by Yu Qingyi, and half of her shoulder was numb. However, knowing that she didn't want to be laughed at, she quickly shook her head with a forced expression and said, "Miss, I'm fine."
What happened to you just now?
Now that this play has begun, it must continue.
Li Qingyu looked at her maid and asked, feigning confusion.
"Reporting to Miss, just now I saw a flash of light behind Miss Xie, heading straight for you. I was so anxious and worried that I wanted to stop it, but before I could get close to Miss Xie,..."
Upon hearing this, Li Qingyu breathed a sigh of relief before turning to Yu Qingyi, saying, "Young Master Yi, you went too far. Qing'er was just worried about me."
Of course she knew that Yu Qingyi and Xie Lingqin were friends; it had been rumored in the capital for a long time.
However, seeing Yu Qingyi and Xie Lingqin getting along so well today was still somewhat surprising.
After all, Yu Qingyi is not someone you can easily deal with.
Back when they were in the same sect, he had always ignored her. However, she believed that since they were from the same sect, Yu Qingyi would still give her some face.
"I saw a flash of light, so I wanted to step forward to stop it..." Yu Qingyi smiled and slowly stepped forward. In almost an instant, he kicked the maid next to Li Qingyu to the ground.
"Yu Qingyi, what are you doing?" Li Qingyu looked slightly annoyed and immediately raised her hand to stop him.
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