"Nothing is more important than your rest. I'll stay with you. Go to sleep." Xuan Mingye knew she was exhausted last night, and she had just given the old lady acupuncture. She looked unwell, which pained him.
"I just told my mother that Bowen will come back to the Prince's Mansion with me in the next two days. Has the Prince agreed?" Qian Youxue asked, half-closing her eyes at the devilish man.
"The Prince's Mansion is also your home, so you can make the decisions. Go to sleep, be good!" Xuan Mingye was a little angry when he saw that her eyes were almost closed and she was still thinking about the Qian family's mess.
Um!
Qian Youxue responded with satisfaction, closed her eyes, and fell asleep in no time.
Hearing her steady snoring, Xuan Mingye pulled her closer, lay down on the bed himself, and quickly fell asleep with her in his arms.
...
Clang!
Qian Muxue smashed her favorite vase, her mind filled with images of the two of them showing affection.
She was unwilling to accept that the woman beside him wasn't herself.
She slumped into a chair, feeling an unbearable torment in her heart. Her eyes reddened, and tears streamed down her cheeks.
Seeing her mistress in this state, Tao'er dared not speak, standing there trembling. To outsiders, the second young lady appeared gentle and virtuous, but only those who served her knew how terrifying she truly was.
Knock knock knock!
A knock sounded on the door, and Qian Yingxue's voice came from outside.
"Second sister, what are you doing?" Qian Yingxue's voice was very loud, and the whole courtyard could hear her.
Hearing Qian Yingxue's voice, Qian Muxue shuddered. Suddenly remembering something, she immediately wiped away her tears and glanced at Tao'er beside her.
Tao'er understood and stepped forward, took out the rouge and powder from the table, and quickly deepened the makeup on her mistress's face.
"Second Sister!" Qian Yingxue called out loudly again when there was no response from inside. If it were before, she would have barged in long ago. But today she was there to ask her second sister for a favor, so she naturally had to be more polite.
"Come in!" Qian Muxue looked at herself in the mirror and regained her usual poised and elegant demeanor, forcing a smile on her face.
Finally hearing her second sister's reply, Qian Yingxue skipped and jumped into the room.
These days, Qian Yingxue's mind is filled with images of the Crown Prince. Thinking that her second sister will soon become the Crown Prince's concubine, she feels that she should come and greet her second sister as soon as possible, lest it be difficult to have a proper conversation after entering the Crown Prince's residence.
"Sakura has something to discuss with Second Sister, right?" Qian Muxue waved her hand, then got up and walked outside the curtain.
"Second sister is so beautiful. No wonder His Highness the Crown Prince always thinks of you, unlike Yingxue who has accomplished nothing. I wonder if His Highness the Crown Prince will ever give Yingxue a second glance? Second sister, can you teach Yingxue how to make His Highness the Crown Prince like her?" Qian Yingxue deliberately pouted and acted coquettishly, wanting to test her second sister's intentions first.
Qian Muxue wasn't stupid; she'd never missed a thing her younger sister did since they were little. She glanced at her sister and said calmly, "You can go now."
"Yes!" Tao'er bowed slightly, feeling extremely happy.
Qian Yingxue didn't bring any maids with her, because she was afraid of being overheard. She didn't expect her second sister to understand her so well and even send Tao'er away. She was very happy.
With no outsiders around, she felt less restrained. She sat down, poured a cup of tea for her second sister, and then poured one for herself. As she drank, her eyes darted around.
Seeing that her younger sister dared not speak her mind, Qian Muxue spoke first: "You came here because you want your older sister to take you into the Crown Prince's residence, right?"
"Second sister, you..." Qian Yingxue stared wide-eyed in disbelief. Was her intention really that obvious?
She had been losing sleep over this for several nights, finding it difficult to talk about, and was afraid of being scolded by her mother and father, so she dared not say anything.
Qian Muxue was amused by her younger sister's expression. Something that both she and Qian Youxue wanted to throw away, this little sister was desperately trying to retrieve. It was truly baffling; children born of the same mother, how could this little sister be so foolish?
"Will my sister agree?" Qian Yingxue asked naively.
Seeing that Yingxue was anxious, Qian Muxue became unperturbed and dissatisfied. She took a sip of tea, looked up at Yingxue and said, "You are my most precious little sister. What can't your older sister agree to? Besides, he will be the emperor in the future. What's a little extra in the emperor's harem? There are plenty of women, so what difference will one more of you make?"
Qian Yingxue's eyes lit up, and she took her second sister's hand with a face full of gratitude: "Sister, Yingxue loves you so much. Sister, you can't lie to Yingxue!"
"When have I ever lied to you since we were little?" Qian Muxue said calmly.
However, having grown up together, this younger sister never needed to deliberately lie. As long as she was a little careful with her words, she would fight for whatever she wanted. Now that her sister wanted to marry the Crown Prince, then so be it.
Waaaaah...
Moved, Qian Yingxue hugged her sister's arm and cried.
Qian Muxue looked out the window with a cold expression. Thinking of the last time she tried to enter the War King's Mansion but was thrown back halfway, her heart trembled, and she clenched her fists.
"Second sister, you wouldn't just agree verbally but secretly want to hit me, would you?" Qian Yingxue was so frightened by her second sister's clenched fist that she immediately sat up straight.
Qian Muxue took a breath, smiled and shook her head: "How could your second sister bear to hit you? She just can't stand that good-for-nothing's arrogant attitude. It makes her angry just thinking about it."
"Yeah, so what if she married a good-for-nothing? What's there to be so arrogant about?" Qian Yingxue followed her second sister's words and launched into a tirade, unaware that these words were extremely displeasing to some people.
waste!
The War King is not a piece of trash; only a blind person would call him trash!
Qian Muxue kept these words to herself and didn't dare to say them out loud. She tried her best to smile while her mind raced, a hint of malice flashing in her eyes. She leaned close to Yingxue's ear and whispered a few words.
"Is this alright? Yuexue is still locked in that room, and Father is very angry." Qian Yingxue had been locked up for a long time and was traumatized, afraid of being locked up again.
snort!
Qian Muxue snorted coldly and glanced at her sister with disdain: "Look at your guts, how will you serve the Crown Prince in the future? You should know that there will be so many women around him in the future. If you are not ruthless and shrewd enough, even if you enter the Crown Prince's residence, you will not be able to get close to the Crown Prince."
Qian Yingxue frowned upon hearing her second sister's words. After hesitating for a while, she finally nodded reluctantly.
Qian Muxue's smile spread across her face. As long as she got into his bed, what did it matter if she had to be that bitch Qian Youxue for once?
She refused to believe that she was inferior to that woman in every way; it was merely a matter of preconceived notions. She was convinced that she possessed the charm to make the War King utterly infatuated.
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