Chapter 171 Why are you pretending at this time?
Wei family.
As soon as the sky was getting light, Xiao Qinghe packed up and walked out of Lingfeng Courtyard with Quezhi.
As soon as she left the yard, she heard Wei Lingze's voice: "Where are you going so early, Madam?"
Ever since hiring a guard to guard the house, Xiao Qinghe hasn't seen Wei Lingze in the past few days. Under the dim sky, Wei Lingze was emitting a chill, and his eyes were fixed on her, as if she was going to do something shameful.
I don't know how long he has been waiting outside.
Xiao Qinghe glanced away and said calmly, "Princess Hengyang asked me to accompany her to Yunshan Temple to burn incense today. I told my mother about this a few days ago."
"You weren't familiar with Princess Hengyang before, how come you suddenly become so familiar with her?"
Wei Lingze's words were full of suspicion. Xiao Qinghe frowned. "Last time, it was thanks to Princess Hengyang that I was sent home. The princess was kind enough to help me, so it's only natural that I should spend more time with her. Besides, Princess Hengyang is of noble birth, and many ladies from aristocratic families want to befriend her. Why can't I?"
These words were spoken with some anger, and it was obvious that she was mocking Wei Lingze for not allowing her to have too much contact with Chunxi.
Wei Lingze didn't get angry, he just raised his eyebrows: "I just care about you, why are you so excited?"
"Wei Lingze, I'm not a fool. I can tell the difference between questioning and concern."
Xiao Qinghe was about to walk past Wei Lingze and leave when her wrist was grabbed. "I have a day off today, so I can go with you, Madam. I can also let you see the eternal lamp I lit for our child."
"Princess Hengyang only invited me to go with her. It's not appropriate for you to go along."
Xiao Qinghe tried to struggle, but Wei Lingze held her tightly, not giving her a chance to break free. "I'll stay on my own at the temple. I won't disturb the Madam and the Princess."
Wei Lingze was very domineering. Once he decided to go with Xiao Qinghe, he would not allow her to refuse.
After getting on the carriage, Xiao Qinghe turned her head away and didn't want to talk to Wei Lingze at all. Wei Lingze didn't care and grabbed her hand to play with it. Xiao Qinghe turned around and was about to hit him, but Wei Lingze quickly stopped her.
Wei Lingze's tone turned cold: "Madam, you are so irritable right now that I can't even touch you, right?"
"No, your touch makes me feel sick. Even riding in a carriage with you makes me sick."
Xiao Qinghe answered without hesitation, his tone was serious without a trace of joking.
Wei Lingze originally didn't believe the news sent by Mo Yunwan.
In his opinion, it was possible that Cao Chunxi instigated Xiao Qinghe to go to Wuyou Pavilion, but it was impossible for Xiao Qinghe to take the initiative to ask to go to Wuyou Pavilion.
Even if Xiao Qinghe hated him because of the child, her upbringing in the Xiao family and her innate pride would make her abide by the code of conduct for women and she would never hang out with other men.
However, Xiao Qinghe's attitude today, coupled with the several bad things that Wuyou Pavilion had done, made Wei Lingze have to think more.
What if Cao Chunxi teamed up with people from Wuyou Pavilion to deliberately seduce her?
The fact that Wuyou Pavilion became famous in just a few years shows that the eunuchs in the pavilion were very resourceful and could seduce those noble ladies into spending huge sums of money on them.
Xiao Qinghe has been following the rules for so many years and has had few contacts with men. Can she really handle it?
Thinking of this, Wei Lingze began to feel angry.
Although he was annoyed that the Xiao family had postponed the wedding, he never thought that Xiao Qinghe would fall in love with someone else.
This was even more unacceptable to him than Chunxi's sudden departure.
Anger made Wei Lingze's grip tighten continuously. Xiao Qinghe felt the pain and immediately called out loudly, "Quezhi!"
Quezhi, who was sitting outside on the carriage shaft, immediately lifted the curtain and poked her head in: "Young Madam, what's wrong?"
The sky brightened a little, and the morning light instantly poured into the carriage. Wei Lingze regained his composure, and he released her hand. He said solemnly, "Since Madam doesn't want to ride with me, I will ride on horseback to escort Madam."
After saying this, Wei Lingze got off the carriage.
Quezhi immediately climbed into the car, grabbed Xiao Qinghe's hand and blew on it distressedly: "Why is the eldest young master so rude to the young mistress again? The marks on the young mistress's neck haven't completely healed yet."
In the past, when Xiao Qinghe had a quarrel with Wei Lingze, she would hide it from Quezhi and the dowry nanny, so as to avoid the news getting back to the Xiao family. But now she doesn't want to hide it anymore.
The person who should think twice before acting is Wei Lingze, why should she put herself in such a difficult position?
Xiao Qinghe and Princess Hengyang agreed to meet at the city gate. Princess Hengyang's carriage was luxurious, and she was accompanied by more than 20 guards. Seeing Wei Lingze, Princess Hengyang raised an eyebrow and said, "Why didn't Madam Wei tell me in advance that Young Master Wei would be accompanying us? If she had known earlier, I wouldn't have brought so many people with me."
Xiao Qinghe apologized, "Please forgive me, Princess. It wasn't that I intentionally concealed this. It was simply that my husband didn't discuss this with me in advance, so I didn't know until we were leaving."
Princess Hengyang then looked at Wei Lingze: "What do you mean, Master Wei?"
Wei Lingze didn't expect Xiao Qinghe to answer truthfully. He looked at her deeply before saying to Princess Hengyang, "Princess, my wife and I have had a minor conflict recently. I just learned today that my wife is going out. Since I have a day off, I wanted to accompany her so that she can see the sincerity of my apology."
Wei Lingze was used to this kind of affectionate drama, so even though he was caught off guard by Xiao Qinghe, he didn't panic when dealing with it.
However, Princess Hengyang wasn't like those unmarried young ladies from aristocratic families. Wei Lingze, after just a few words, sensed his deep affection for Xiao Qinghe. Instead, she curled her lips in a mocking tone, "Young Master Wei knew his wife was angry, yet he still forced her to accompany him regardless of her wishes. This is so disrespectful, and yet Young Master Wei actually calls this an apology and thinks he's being sincere?"
At the end, Princess Hengyang laughed out loud.
Wei Lingze hadn't expected Princess Hengyang to judge him so harshly. He felt embarrassed and tried to defend himself: "Princess, you misunderstood. I was just worried about my wife..."
"My wife got off the carriage alone, injured, and Master Wei ignored her for most of the day. Why is he pretending now? Am I more terrifying than those common people on the street?"
Princess Hengyang interrupted directly and did not believe a word of Wei Lingze's words.
Wei Lingze clenched his fists. Princess Hengyang's sharp words made him wonder if Xiao Qinghe had said a lot of bad things about him in front of Princess Hengyang.
He thought she was considering the overall situation by not going back to her parents' home to complain, but he didn't expect that she would slander him in front of Princess Hengyang.
When did she become like those talkative women in the boudoir?
Wei Lingze was seething with rage, but he didn't dare show it in front of Princess Hengyang. After a moment, he said, "The princess is scolding me for being inconsiderate and not considering my wife's feelings. So I'll send you here so as not to disturb your pleasure."
Princess Hengyang smiled, her eyes curved. "I just said that casually, but I didn't mean to stop Young Master Wei from coming along."
Having been slapped in the face like that, Wei Lingze naturally would not follow him anymore. After saying a few polite words, he watched the carriage leave.
As the carriage drove away, Wei Lingze's eyes immediately became gloomy and terrifying.
Did He'er already anticipate that Princess Hengyang would not let him go with her?
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