Qu Qingxi simply watched everything in front of her calmly. When she saw that Ren Nuanyun actually shielded the Crown Prince from the sword, Qu Qingxi was slightly surprised. This Ren Nuanyun was really willing to risk everything. However, she would not die easily. It was probably just a ruse.
Qu Qingxi hadn't expected that her actions would actually benefit Ren Nuanyun, but it didn't matter. As long as she had achieved her goal, it didn't matter who got hurt.
After sending Qu Qingxi back to the Prince's Mansion, He Liufeng took his men to Lingci Temple again.
After escorting the Crown Prince back to the palace, Qingdai and Lingmu returned to their own residence.
"Your Highness, do you know who those men in black who tried to assassinate His Highness the Crown Prince today were?" Qingdai poured Qu Qingxi a cup of tea, then sat down next to her and asked gossipily.
"Who is it?" Qu Qingxi asked cooperatively.
"When we were at Lingci Temple earlier, I noticed that the black-clad men were just as skilled as the ones who tried to assassinate you before, and their moves were very similar. Later, Your Highness led people to investigate, and they were indeed from Qingyun Pavilion."
"People from Qingyun Pavilion?" Qu Qingxi asked, feigning surprise.
"Yes, has Qingyun Pavilion gone mad? They actually dared to assassinate the Crown Prince. I heard that when the news of the Crown Prince's assassination reached the palace, the Emperor was furious and ordered a thorough investigation. This time, Qingyun Pavilion is probably finished." Qu Qingxi could easily hear the schadenfreude in Qingdai's tone.
"Hmph, who told him to know the princess's identity before, yet still dare to arrange assassins to kill her time and time again? Now he even dares to assassinate the crown prince. I think the master of Qingyun Pavilion has gone too far."
Qu Qingxi simply smiled faintly; the men in black who attempted to assassinate the Crown Prince today were arranged by her.
Last night, just as she was about to go to sleep, she overheard Ren Nuanyun's conversation with the system. The system said that His Highness the Crown Prince would be visiting Lingci Temple today, so it instructed Ren Nuanyun to go there and pretend to bump into the Crown Prince to win his favor and win over the male lead.
Qu Qingxi disguised herself as Ren Nuanyun and pretended to wear a veil before going to Qingyun Pavilion. However, she did not say that she was going to assassinate the Crown Prince. Instead, according to the time indicated by the system, she said that she was going to assassinate a man wearing a blue robe, but not to kill him, but only to seriously injure him.
The people at Qingyun Pavilion didn't suspect anything and accepted the order. Qu Qingxi immediately paid the money, using the silver notes she had previously taken from Ren Nuanyun.
No matter how powerful Qingyun Pavilion is, if it dares to assassinate the Crown Prince and go against the imperial court, it will be doomed. No one in power wants to see a force grow up right under their nose that dares to harm their own child.
Even if Qingyun Pavilion were to investigate who went to Qingyun Pavilion that night, they would only be able to trace it back to Ren Nuanyun, not Qu Qingxi.
"Your Highness, I never expected that Ren Nuanyun would actually shield the Crown Prince from a sword. Could it be that she has truly fallen in love with His Highness?"
"Today she took the sword for the Crown Prince, won his favor, and also impressed the Emperor. This sword was worth it."
"That's true, but isn't Ren Nuanyun worried that she might really die? If she really dies, even with all these benefits, she won't be alive to enjoy them." This is what Qingdai can't understand the most. Swords have no eyes; what if the man in black really goes all out? Wouldn't Ren Nuanyun die on the spot?
Qu Qingxi just smiled and didn't answer Qingdai's question. Ren Nuanyun certainly wouldn't do anything without being sure of the outcome; she wouldn't die easily. So all of this was within her calculations.
However, hopefully, when the court investigates and finds out who is behind this, she will be able to extricate herself from the matter unscathed.
In the afternoon, news came from the Crown Prince's residence that Ren Nuanyun was out of danger, but was still unconscious.
The next day, Qu Qingxi heard Qingdai say that the imperial court had sealed off Qingyun Pavilion and also discovered that the person who was there that night was Ren Nuanyun.
If Ren Nuanyun hadn't been injured while saving the Crown Prince, and if the Crown Prince hadn't protected her, she would probably have been imprisoned long ago. The people of the Marquis of Dingguo's mansion were also greatly implicated because of this incident, as plotting against the Crown Prince is a crime punishable by the extermination of nine generations of one's family.
However, due to insufficient evidence and the Crown Prince's strong advocacy for Ren Nuanyun, the Emperor only ordered the people from the Marquis of Dingguo's residence to be placed under house arrest, rather than being imprisoned.
Ren Nuanyun originally thought that when she woke up from her coma, she would be greeted with immense wealth and honor, but who knew that she would be greeted with an immense burden of trouble.
When Ren Nuanyun learned the truth, she was so angry that she almost fainted again. She wanted to explain to the Crown Prince, but he refused to see her.
Qingdai was very concerned about the progress of this matter. As soon as there was any news, she would immediately come to report to Qu Qingxi. Qu Qingxi just smiled and let it go when she learned about it.
However, it was all Ren Nuanyun's own doing. She sowed the seeds, and she was bound to bear the consequences.
About a month later, Qu Qingxi heard that the Jingzhao Yin had finally found out that the people from the Dingguo Marquis's mansion could prove that Ren Nuanyun had stayed in her own courtyard that night and had not come out at all.
Therefore, it can be concluded that someone disguised themselves as Ren Nuanyun that night and went to Qingyun Pavilion to hire someone to kill her. Even if this matter had nothing to do with Ren Nuanyun, those people were indeed thugs sent out by Qingyun Pavilion. The Emperor ordered the Crown Prince to secretly wipe out Qingyun Pavilion.
However, all the people from the Marquis of Dingguo's mansion were spared.
Qu Qingxi is not a good person. Ren Nuanyun and the people of Qingyun Pavilion have tried to kill him several times. He would never be merciful and let them go. The current result is just that they brought it on themselves.
Qu Qingxi had a very comfortable month. There were no assassins in the shadows trying to kill her. She spent her days eating and drinking, reading medical books, and giving He Liufeng acupuncture. She was very carefree and happy.
"Qingdai, change your clothes, let's go for a walk." Although the Prince's mansion was very beautiful, Qu Qingxi got a little tired of it after a while and wanted to go outside for a stroll.
"Alright, Your Highness, I'll be right there." Qingdai replied happily, then skipped away.
In the past month, because of Ren Nuanyun's matter, Qingdai and Qu Qingxi have become closer. Qingdai has also gradually discovered that she can sometimes disobey the prince, as long as she listens to the princess, the prince will not blame her.
The two changed into simpler clothes and went out through the side door.
Qu Qingxi was rich. First, she took Qingdai to a jewelry store and bought a set of jewelry for both of them. Then she went to a weapon shop and picked out an exquisite and sharp dagger for Qingdai, which Qingdai loved.
"Qingdai, which restaurant in the capital serves the best food?" After wandering around for most of the day, Qu Qingxi felt a little tired and wanted to find a place to rest.
"Your Majesty," Qingdai began habitually, but then remembered Qu Qingxi's words about not revealing one's identity in public and quickly changed her words.
“Madam, I know a restaurant on East Street called Guiyunlou. It’s very famous in the capital. It has a wide variety of dishes, and many high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital like to dine there.” Qingdai immediately thought of this restaurant when it was mentioned.
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