Qu Qingxi remained calm and composed as she looked at Zhou Wenli.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Wenli was momentarily speechless, as if it were indeed true. After pondering for a while, Zhou Wenli smiled slightly, "What Miss Qu said makes some sense; it does seem to be true."
"Farewell." Qu Qingxi said, then turned and left.
Watching Qu Qingxi's retreating figure, Zhou Wenli suddenly had other thoughts.
As Qu Qingxi stepped out of the room, she saw Qingdai and Xu Yanyan standing there with umbrellas, and it started snowing again outside.
The situation reminded Qu Qingxi of a saying: "A sorrowful scene underscores a sorrowful mood."
Seeing Qu Qingxi approaching, Qingdai quickly ran over and tilted the umbrella over Qu Qingxi. Qu Qingxi's eyes were slightly red, as if she had been crying. Qingdai couldn't help but ask worriedly, "Your Highness, are you alright?"
"It's alright." Qu Qingxi shook her head and said calmly, "It's snowing, let's go back."
As soon as Qu Qingxi finished speaking, Xu Yanyan also walked up to Qu Qingxi with her maid. Seeing that Qu Qingxi's expression was a little strange, Xu Yanyan wanted to say something, but in the end she held back.
Turning her head to look at the paper kite beside her, the paper kite immediately handed the hand warmer that she had prepared to Qu Qingxi.
"Your Highness, it's snowing, so we won't keep you for tea. Please take this hand warmer to warm your hands." A thousand words were condensed into a single expression of concern.
Qu Qingxi smiled slightly and gestured for Qingdai to take the hand warmer. "Thank you, Princess Anping. The weather is getting colder, so please take care to keep warm. Farewell."
Qu Qingxi nodded slightly to Xu Yanyan, then turned and left with Qingdai.
Xu Yanyan also turned around and watched Qu Qingxi's figure disappear into the heavy snow. She sighed softly, hoping that Miss Qu was a strong person.
Xu Yanyan had a rough idea of Qu Qingxi's background, but these things were still difficult for a woman to accept.
Back in the carriage, Qu Qingxi's complexion finally returned to normal. She took the hand warmer from Qingdai and carefully examined the delicate little hand warmer in her hand.
Her thoughts drifted far away. Of course, Qu Qingxi couldn't completely believe what Zhou Wenli said today. However, there must have been something going on. What Qu Qingxi found strange was that Zhou Wenli, a prince of the Zhou Kingdom, would know so much about this matter.
Is she really not Qu Lianhai's daughter?
Why did she feel that her eyebrows and eyes resembled Qu Lianhai's? Was it just her imagination?
Fortunately, she wasn't the original owner of this body; the original owner was already dead. Otherwise, if the original owner had heard this news, she would have truly felt sad and humiliated.
After returning to the Prince's Mansion, Qu Qingxi walked to the gate of her courtyard and saw Cang Yuan dressed in white, with his hair tied up and holding an umbrella, standing at the gate of her courtyard.
Why is Cangyuan looking for me?
Qu Qingxi turned to look at Qingdai, and a look of confusion also flashed in Qingdai's eyes.
Upon seeing Qu Qingxi appear, Cang Yuan's face lit up with joy, and he hurriedly walked towards her, his steps showing a hint of urgency.
"Miss Qu, where have you been? I asked the people in the Prince's mansion, but they said you weren't there and wouldn't tell me where you went." Cang Yuan's eyes were bright as he looked at Qu Qingxi, his tone tinged with grievance.
"Young Master Lan, please address the Princess Consort." Qingdai looked at Cangyuan like this, and then remembered Lingmu's mutterings beside her earlier, saying that the Prince was a little unhappy that the Princess Consort had left Cangyuan in the Prince's mansion.
Now, upon suddenly hearing a stranger call the princess "Miss Qu," Qingdai felt something was off and quickly corrected him.
Cang Yuan glanced at Qing Dai with a hint of helplessness, then looked at Qu Qingxi and said, "I am really sorry, it was my rudeness, Your Highness."
"It's alright, what brings you here?" Qu Qingxi waved her hand with a smile.
"Qu, Your Highness, I just feel that I've recovered enough, so I wanted to come and thank you." Cang Yuan originally wanted to address her as Miss Qu, but then he remembered something, glanced at Qing Dai, and quickly changed his form of address.
"You're welcome, it was just a small favor," Qu Qingxi chuckled.
"Your body hasn't fully recovered yet, why don't you come inside and sit for a while?" Qu Qingxi glanced inside.
"Okay." Cang Yuan responded cheerfully and followed Qu Qingxi inside.
Upon arriving at the flower hall, the two sat down. Zhang Xueliu brought over a pot of hot tea. When she saw Cang Yuan's appearance, she was stunned for a moment, and a look of amazement flashed in her eyes.
Noticing Zhang Xueliu's unusual behavior, Qu Qingxi gave Qingdai a look. Qingdai stepped forward, took the teapot from Zhang Xueliu, poured a cup of hot tea for Qu Qingxi and Cangyuan, and then glared at Zhang Xueliu.
Zhang Xueliu realized she had lost her composure, her face flushed slightly, she lowered her head, took two steps back, and stood behind Qu Qingxi, but she couldn't help but look at Cang Yuan again.
Where did this boy come from? He's so handsome! His amber eyes are like gemstones, so bright and clear.
Worried that Zhang Xueliu might overhear something she shouldn't, Qu Qingxi picked up the hot tea on the table and said softly, "Xueliu, go to the kitchen and bring over two dishes of tea and snacks."
Zhang Xueliu was so engrossed in admiring Cangyuan's beauty that she didn't notice Qu Qingxi giving her instructions until Qingdai nudged her with her elbow, bringing her back to her senses.
"Your Highness, what did you just say?"
"The princess said to ask you to go to the kitchen and bring over two dishes of tea and snacks," Qingdai repeated, somewhat speechless.
"Oh, yes, I'll go now." Zhang Xueliu glanced at Cang Yuan again before turning away, her face flushed.
Seeing Zhang Xueliu's figure disappear, Qu Qingxi smiled and said, "Young Master Lan, I don't want anyone else to know that I can cure Gu poison."
Cangyuan glanced outside and quickly understood Qu Qingxi's meaning. He smiled and nodded, "Your Highness, I understand."
"Your Highness, please just call me Cangyuan. I don't really like the surname Lan. My mother's surname is Cang, so I took her surname." Cangyuan looked at Qu Qingxi, hesitated for a moment, and then finally spoke his mind.
The way he addressed him as "Young Master Lan" sounded really awkward, and besides, that surname also represented his mother's tragic past.
"Okay, Cangyuan." Qu Qingxi readily changed her address, looked Cangyuan up and down, and then asked with concern, "Have you been having nightmares these past two nights while you were resting? Or are you feeling unwell at all?"
"I've been doing very well these past two days. The Princess is truly amazing." Cang Yuan's eyes were filled with gratitude as he spoke of this. "If it weren't for the Princess saving me, I'm afraid I would be suffering terribly right now, and I wouldn't even know why."
Cang Yuan shook his head with a wry smile as he spoke.
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