But why was Xu Yingying sent here?
Could someone else be behind this?
After Xu Yanyan finished speaking, she almost dared not look Qu Qingxi in the eye. Although she had not done anything, she felt ashamed to face Qu Qingxi.
"You don't need to worry too much. It was Zhou Wenli's idea, and you didn't do anything wrong," Qu Qingxi said, patting Xu Yanyan's shoulder reassuringly.
The two returned to He Liufeng's side, but Xu Yanyan kept her head down, not daring to look at Qu Qingxi or He Liufeng.
He Liufeng took out a small bottle from his sleeve and handed it to Qingdai, "Go, give Miss Xu the antidote first."
Xu Yingying woke up quickly, but when she saw the people in the hall, she was suddenly shocked. Wasn't she there to change clothes? Why did she suddenly faint?
Furthermore, why are the Prince of Nanqing, his wife, and his sister all here?
"Greetings, Your Highness and Your Highness." Xu Yingying realized that something must have happened, but she still bowed to the two of them first.
"Get up."
"Your Highness, what should we do now?" Xu Yanyan looked to Qu Qingxi for help. In just half an hour, her mood had been like a stormy sea. Now she could finally breathe a sigh of relief, but she didn't know what to do next.
"Qingdai, take Princess Anping and Miss Xu away. Find a place for Miss Xu to change her clothes, then go back to the palace." Qu Qingxi turned to look at Qingdai.
"Yes, Your Highness." Qingdai nodded. The prince was right beside her, so Qingdai wasn't worried at all.
After everyone else left, Qu Qingxi looked at He Liufeng and said, "Xu Yanyan just said that Zhou Wenli wanted her to come here and also wanted others to see what happened between you and Xu Yanyan, so this matter was orchestrated by Zhou Wenli."
As for Xu Yingying, I have no idea what happened.
"The little eunuch who brought me here just now must be the Crown Prince's spy." He Liufeng had discovered quite a few of the Crown Prince's spies in the palace.
"Crown Prince? Why did he put you and Xu Yingying together?" Qu Qingxi frowned. What kind of outrageous move was the Crown Prince making? By letting everyone see He Liufeng and Xu Yingying lying together, even if nothing happened between Xu Yingying and He Liufeng in this era where innocence is paramount, He Liufeng would still be forced to marry Xu Yingying afterwards.
Xu Yingying is no ordinary girl; she has Grand Tutor Xu behind her. If Xu Yingying marries He Liufeng, it means that Grand Tutor Xu will favor He Liufeng. Isn't this strengthening He Liufeng's power?
What is the Crown Prince doing? Isn't he at odds with He Liufeng? Why would he push Xu Yingying to He Liufeng?
Now that he knows about the Xu family, he should be looking for a powerful backer to support him. Shouldn't he bring Xu Yingying into his camp?
Only if Xu Yingying marries him will the Xu family support him.
He Liufeng pondered for a moment, as if he had thought of something. "They are the Crown Prince's men, but they don't necessarily only obey the Crown Prince's orders."
The Crown Prince's men don't obey his orders? Then only those close to the Crown Prince can command them.
The Crown Prince's advisors certainly wouldn't do that, so the only person with the motive and ability is...
Ren Nuanyun!
If it were Ren Nuanyun, Qu Qingxi seemed to understand something.
Xu Yingying is so beautiful. If the Crown Prince intends to form a marriage alliance with the Xu family, Ren Nuanyun is worried about what will happen later. That's why she's taking action against Xu Yingying now.
Zhou Wenli and the Crown Prince had never had any interaction, so today's events must have been a coincidence.
But what exactly is Zhou Wenli's purpose?
To let the world know that He Liufeng was lying with the princess sent for a political marriage, to condemn the two of them, and to ruin their reputations?
Qu Qingxi couldn't figure out Zhou Wenli's purpose.
"You're probably right. The person who made the move on Xu Yingying's side was Ren Nuanyun. I also received news that the Crown Prince met with Ren Nuanyun several times to discuss Xu Yingying's matter." Seeing Qu Qingxi's expression soften, He Liufeng knew that she had guessed the truth.
"Ren Nuanyun is really bold. However, the Crown Prince probably doesn't know about this. It's disgusting that Ren Nuanyun would do such a thing." Qu Qingxi was utterly speechless at Ren Nuanyun's thought process.
She comes from the modern world and has utterly disgraced modern people. Lacking the ability to handle the situation herself, she tries to drag others down with her.
Ren Nuanyun, you really are disgusting.
Since you enjoy watching this kind of thing happen, then you can watch as much as you want.
A sharp glint flashed in Qu Qingxi's eyes. "He Liufeng, do you think Ren Nuanyun and Zhou Wenli are the same kind of people? The same kind of vicious people, wouldn't they be a perfect match?"
"What do you want? Ren Nuanyun probably won't go for a political marriage."
"We'll retaliate in kind, just as they scheme against you."
The two left quickly. He Liufeng then sent messages to Zhou Wenli and Ren Nuanyun, saying that something had happened at Yunshu Palace and they needed to take a look.
He Liufeng and Ren Nuanyun were both suspicious people. When they heard the visitor say this, they guessed that He Liufeng was too difficult to deal with, so they decided to go and see for themselves.
Ren Nuanyun had a system with her, so she wasn't worried about any accidents. Zhou Wenli was even more confident in his abilities and believed that nothing would happen to him, so the two of them made excuses to leave the main hall.
Zhou Wenli wasn't too worried, but Qu Qingxi was most annoyed by Ren Nuanyun's system.
She remembered the last time at the Ren family ancestral hall, she drugged Ren Nuanyun, but Ren Nuanyun noticed and had the system detoxify her.
This time, I must ensure that Ren Nuanyun has no chance to ask the system for help.
As long as Ren Nuanyun loses consciousness at the beginning, and the host does not actively request it, the system cannot do anything. Moreover, as long as what I do will not affect Ren Nuanyun's life safety, the system will not react.
Qu Qingxi searched for a long time in the space and finally found a kind of medicine. This was a high-purity drug that she had made using those machines back in the modern era.
This drug is highly pure; a person will quickly become unconscious and lose consciousness after only a slight contact, without even having time to react. Moreover, it easily penetrates the skin.
Qu Qingxi took it out and applied it to the doorknob where she would push open the door, just in case. Qu Qingxi also applied a layer around the doorknob.
He Liufeng didn't speak, but just watched all this quietly. However, he was a little surprised. Just how much did Qu Qingxi have hidden in her sleeve?
Moreover, this transparent glass bottle looks so exquisite; Ling Chao could hardly create something of this purity.
Although He Liufeng was full of doubts, he remained silent. He knew that Qu Qingxi trusted him, which was why she showed him the things without any scruples.
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