Almost as soon as Guangping walked out of the courtyard, Qu Qing slowly opened her eyes and struggled to get up.
Guangping glanced at her out of the corner of his eye and sneered.
"Miss Qu San, do you want me to help you find a doctor?"
Even he felt pain from the fall just now.
Qu Qing rubbed her arm and said, "No need! I'm leaving first!"
Guangping raised the end of his eyebrows.
"Miss Qu San, you should go stay under the tree over there for a while and see if the prince has any plans."
He felt that if Qu Qing just left quietly, given Changle and Qu Wenzhao's current dislike for Xiao Xian, Xiao Xian would be even more unable to explain himself.
However, Qu Qing obviously misinterpreted his meaning.
A surge of joy surged in her heart, as if brilliant fireworks were exploding continuously in her heart.
"Thanks."
Guangping touched his nose, not understanding why she was so excited.
Qu Li let the internal energy circulate in his dantian twice, and felt relaxed all over. He then prepared to go to the Duke of Zhongyong's mansion to see Cui Cheng.
Seeing Qu Wenzhao and Changle standing outside the door on either side, the corners of his lips curled up slightly.
"Change your profession to become a gate god?"
Changle pouted and walked forward to hold her arm.
"Okay, don't worry."
"Eldest sister!" Qu Wenzhao hesitated, "He came with gifts."
"Oh?" Qu Li didn't expect that the scumbag guy actually brought a gift. "Since he gave it to me, I'll accept it. I don't have any grudge against gifts."
The boy's entire body tensed up at her words.
The smile on Qu Li's lips deepened. "Don't worry, your sister is not that easy to bribe."
The young man who had been ready to go finally put down his anxious heart and looked at the thin but straight-backed figure without taking his eyes off her for a long time.
Xiao Xian saw her coming from afar and felt a little dazed.
He stood up completely subconsciously and walked towards her.
"I……"
"Is this the gift you gave me?"
The first thing she saw was the beautifully packaged box of rouge from Yun Xiangzhai.
A bright light suddenly flashed in Xiao Xian's eyes, and he thought to himself that these servants had not lied to him. There is no woman who doesn't like these!
Qu Li opened the lid, rubbed it gently with his fingertips, and wiped it on the back of his hand.
The taste is really good, no wonder it has become a time-honored brand standing firm in Beijing, but the color is not particularly bright.
Thinking about the things she had asked Xiao Li to do these days, her thoughts drifted away.
Xiao Xian just thought she liked it, and picked up the pearl powder beside her: "This is said to be a new product from Yunxiangzhai. If you like it, let's go take a look together later."
Qu Li did plan to go to Yunxiangzhai to take a look, after all, knowing yourself and your enemy is the best way!
She has no intention of suppressing or seizing other people's business, nor does she want to make enemies in the business world, so she will still avoid what needs to be avoided.
"I have to go to the Duke of Zhongyong's mansion soon."
"I'll go with you."
Qu Li tilted her head and stared at him without blinking.
His face, exposed to the sun, was a little red and had light scratches.
She knew it was her masterpiece last night!
"There are many things you need to investigate. Let's not talk about anything else, just the person outside."
"I've said before, if I have to do everything myself, then why do I have to keep so many people around?"
The reason why Qu Li said this was simply because she didn't want to be with him.
"It's decided."
"Qu Qing, how are you going to deal with this?"
He had just learned from the secret guard what Qu Qing had done. Upon hearing that, he fixed his eyes on her with a deep gaze.
His gaze was so deep that it made Qu Li feel uncomfortable.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" She subconsciously frowned and took a half step back.
"Since she wants to get close to me, then let her achieve her wish!"
Qu Li did have this idea.
When Qu Qing came that day, she planned to lure the snake out of its hole.
However, after so many days, Qu Qing still hadn't done anything excessive. She was concentrating on formulating a surgical plan for Cui Cheng, so she didn't try to find out the purpose of Qu Qing's deliberate approach.
Since she is taking action now, and her target is obviously Xiao Xian, she will naturally go with the flow!
"Qu Qing is a very intelligent person. Why not let her see the unpleasant relationship between you and me?"
Her expression was unusually calm, without the slightest abnormality, but Xiao Xian felt something was wrong, as if this intelligent woman in front of him was deliberately setting a trap for him.
He looked at her critically for a moment with a frown on his face, then scoffed, "If that's the case, then I'd rather just send her away!"
Qu Li almost choked on his saliva.
This bastard is quite alert.
"I saw Qu Qing get on Xiao Zhao's carriage that day."
Xiao Xian was skeptical.
"If you don't believe me, forget it! Just forget I said anything."
"Why didn't you say that before?"
“I don’t think it’s necessary.”
Although she felt strange, she didn't take it to heart.
People always like to seek benefits and avoid harm. Fang set her sights on Qu Qing, hoping to make some betrothal money through her marriage. However, Qu Qing was naturally proud and arrogant, so she naturally would not let Fang manipulate her.
She always thought that Qu Qing wanted to curry favor with Xiao Zhao. After all, he was the queen's legitimate son, so it was more likely that he would ascend to the throne in the future.
As a result, Qu Qing actually took the initiative to find him. This intention is very intriguing!
"Actually, I don't think you should have such thoughts. Xiao Zhao has already made his move, so you should naturally follow suit. Why would you want to pass up such a good opportunity?"
His arms were suddenly grabbed, and Qu Li was shocked by the powerful force, staring at him with his eyes wide open.
It was not until Xiao Xian held her arm and felt her body temperature through the fabric into his palm that the unreal feeling that she could stay away from him at any time gradually disappeared.
"Li'er, I treated you like that before, so whatever you do to me now is what I deserve!"
Qu Li didn't say anything, his brows furrowed.
"I know you're angry. As long as you can calm down, you can treat me any way you want."
His face was full of sincerity.
This was not the first time she had seen such an expression, and Qu Li also believed that what Xiao Xian said was serious. However, the damage had already been done, and she did not think that a simple apology or revenge could wipe out the past!
But he was so stubborn that she was too lazy to repeat the same old things to him.
"Xiao Xian, if you don't want to deal with Xiao Zhao as soon as possible, I don't care."
Her suddenly cold eyebrows made Xiao Xian feel a piercing pain, so much so that the redness on his face caused by the sun faded a little.
Qu Li brushed his hand away and said in a low voice, "I'm going to the Duke of Zhongyong's mansion. Please feel free to do as you please."
Everything that needed to be said had been made very clear. If he still missed such a good opportunity because of his sentimental relationship, she would despise him from the bottom of her heart.
Looking at her figure gradually moving away, Xiao Xian's hands hanging on his legs tightened little by little...
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