Just as He Liufeng was about to take another step forward, he suddenly felt a numbness in the back of his neck and instantly felt weak all over.
Qu Qingxi pulled out the silver needles. "I told you before, don't indulge in lust."
He Liufeng closed his eyes, drooped his head on Qu Qingxi's slender neck, and refused to move, muttering accusations, "Wife, how cruel you are."
"I'm doing this for your own good." Qu Qingxi patted He Liufeng, then got up and left.
What if the princess knows medicine? He can't even get close to her.
After eating, Qu Qingxi originally wanted to continue resting, but He Liufeng insisted on dragging her out.
Qu Qingxi had no choice but to go along with He Liufeng.
The two rode in a carriage, walking along the street. He Liufeng said that the place was far away, so Qu Qingxi could rest in the carriage first. Qu Qingxi did not stand on ceremony and asked Qingdai to prepare a pillow in the carriage in advance. After getting into the carriage, she lay down and went to sleep.
That bastard He Liufeng, even though the residual poison had just been cleared last night, he tormented her for most of the night, leaving her with no energy today.
Looking at him again, he was radiant and walked with a brisk pace, completely different from before. Qu Qingxi felt that last night, He Liufeng seemed to have been replenishing his yang energy through yin-yang cultivation.
As soon as He Liufeng entered the carriage, he saw Qu Qingxi lying there and couldn't help but chuckle, knowing that he had exhausted her the night before.
He Liufeng walked over to Qu Qingxi, found a seat, and then let Qu Qingxi rest her head on his lap. He then pulled the small blanket over Qu Qingxi, looking extremely considerate.
Qu Qingxi opened her eyes and glanced at He Liufeng, then closed them again, muttering to herself, "He knows what's good for him."
Qu Qingxi was fast asleep when the carriage suddenly braked sharply. If He Liufeng hadn't pulled her back in time, Qu Qingxi's head would have hit the small table next to her.
"Ling Mu, what happened?" Seeing that Qu Qingxi was almost hit, He Liufeng frowned slightly and called out to the outside.
"Your Highness, a woman has suddenly barged in and is kneeling in front of the carriage," Ling Mu said.
At the same time, a faint female voice came, "Help me, help me."
A woman dressed in white knelt in front of the carriage, her body covered in bloodstains, her hair disheveled, and her fair face filthy, looking utterly pitiful.
She charged out so suddenly that if Ling Mu hadn't managed to control the horse in time, she would probably have been trampled underfoot long ago.
A crowd of onlookers quickly gathered around the carriage. Seeing a frail woman suddenly kneel in front of the carriage of the Prince of Nanqing, everyone was a little scared, but more excited. Someone actually had the audacity to dare to barge in front of the carriage of the Prince of Nanqing. If the person inside was the Princess Consort of Nanqing, that would be fine, but what if the person sitting inside was the Prince of Nanqing? That would be terrible.
Rumors circulated that Prince Nanqing was poisoned and had a terrible temper, often killing people to vent his anger. However, Prince Nanqing was the emperor's younger brother, and the emperor indulged him greatly. It was said that even the emperor would give Prince Nanqing some face if he got angry.
Soon, a group of people ran over and surrounded the woman in white on the ground. They bowed to Ling Mu and said, "We apologize. The servants in our household were disobedient and disturbed you, sir. We will take them away immediately."
After the man finished speaking, he gestured to the people behind him to pull up the poor girl, and then the group prepared to drag the woman in white away.
"Please, save me! I'm not a servant in this manor. If they take me back, they'll beat me to death!" the girl struggled to say. Seeing this, the person who had spoken earlier gave Ling Mu an awkward smile, then glared at his subordinate, "What are you standing there for? Quickly gag her!"
Soon someone took out something and stuffed it into the girl's mouth. Just as they were about to pull her away, a deep male voice came from inside the carriage.
"Wait a minute."
The group stopped in their tracks. Seeing a glimmer of hope, the girl in white struggled incessantly, though she couldn't make a sound. But her struggles were like those of a rabbit surrounded by a pride of lions, futile against the strong women.
People around were pointing and whispering as they watched this scene, but some recognized that these servants and old women were from the household of Xu Ding, the Minister of Personnel.
Xu Ding, the Minister of Personnel, was the Empress's own brother. With these two identities, even if the common people saw the white-clad girl and felt sorry for her, there was nothing they could do. Given their status, even if they rushed forward, it would be in vain. They might not only fail to save the poor girl but also risk their own lives.
"Who are you people?" He Liufeng's voice came out, and everyone quieted down. They had hardly ever seen the Prince of Nanqing, and they couldn't tell if the voice inside was his.
Leading the group was Xu Cheng, the steward of the Xu family. He had seen He Liufeng more than once, so he naturally recognized who was sitting inside.
"This old servant greets Your Highness. Your Highness, this woman is just a maid in my household. She caused trouble and didn't want to be punished, so she took the opportunity to escape," Xu Cheng quickly explained.
Upon hearing this, the people around realized that the carriage indeed contained the Prince of Nanqing, and immediately fell even quieter.
"Waaah!" The woman shook her head frantically, indicating that it wasn't like that. She started struggling again and took the opportunity to smash her head against the old woman's head. The old woman felt the pain and subconsciously let go. The woman in white took the opportunity to run to the front of the carriage, kneel down, remove the thing from her mouth, and kowtow repeatedly to the carriage.
"Your Highness, save me! I am not a servant of the Xu family. I was forced into the Xu family to become Xu Ding's concubine. I did not do it willingly. They forcibly brought me into the mansion!" The woman in white cried out in a hoarse voice as she kowtowed. Her forehead was quickly broken, and the bloodstains were very conspicuous on the bluestone road.
The steward wanted to go up and shut the woman in white up, but seeing the driver of the carriage staring at him with sharp eyes, he dared not make a move. Although he was the steward of the Ministry of Personnel, the person opposite him was the Prince of Nanqing. Even the Empress treated the Prince of Nanqing with great respect. He was just a steward, so naturally he didn't have the guts to offend the Prince of Nanqing.
More and more people gathered around, whispering among themselves, not daring to speak loudly.
"Ling Mu, take this young lady to the Jingzhao Yin and have them investigate what exactly happened," He Liufeng said calmly, glancing at Qu Qingxi.
"No, Your Highness, please don't send me to the Prefect of the Capital. They're all in cahoots. If you send me there, I'll only have one way out: death." Upon hearing that she was to be sent to the Prefect of the Capital, the woman kowtowed even faster, the "thump-thump" sound very loud.
"Xu Cheng, you say she is a servant of the Xu family, but she says she was forced to come. Your stories are inconsistent. Whom should I believe?"
"Your Highness, I am not lying. She is talking nonsense. She came to the manor voluntarily. No one forced her." Xu Cheng wiped the sweat from his brow and explained repeatedly.
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