sjar Chapter 415 I will keep this to myself
Chapter 415 I will keep this to myself
Qin Miaoxi quickly fled the embarrassing bed and was immediately surrounded by two curious gazes upon entering the hospital.
"lady!"
"Miss!"
Qin Miaoxi glared at Ziyan, annoyed. "Aren't you blind?"
Ziyan shamelessly fabricated a story, "After investigating with Wenzhu, I suddenly could see it again."
Qin Miaoxi: "..."
This was no longer the lively and adorable Ziyan she knew. Her angry gaze fell on Wenzhu again, blaming him for corrupting Ziyan.
? ?
Wen Zhu stared blankly at the sky, feeling wronged! What had he done?
Seeing Qin Miaoxi walk forward without turning her head, Ziyan immediately chased after her and asked, "Miss, where are you going?"
"Go out."
After watching the two leave, he turned around and saw his master standing at the door watching them.
"Sir! You and Madam..."
Lu Qingchen smiled contentedly, "My wife and I are doing very well."
Wen Zhu couldn't help but smile with joy, and clasped her hands together in prayer. "Thank heavens, my master has finally made something of himself and has finally found a wife. I'm sure the Marquis's mansion will have a young master next year."
Lu Qingchen: "..."
Where did this all come from? But the thought of a little guy constantly pestering me to call him "Dad" is quite amusing.
"But sir, you didn't call for water last night!" Wen Zhu looked at him suspiciously. "You're not impotent, are you?!"
Oh my god! If that's the case, then it's all over. Is there any hope left for his young master?
Looking down at him was an insult, so he quickly turned to avoid his gaze and roared, "What are you looking at? You little virgin, what do you know? Get lost!"
With a bang, the door slammed shut. Wen Zhu pouted in grievance and muttered to herself, "No, I'm going to buy some potent tonics right now. I must help Master regain his virility."
On the street, Qin Miaoxi walked aimlessly, with Ziyan following closely behind.
"Miss, the Third Princess is being executed today, aren't we going?"
"Don't go."
She eventually stopped at a cluttered teahouse and went straight inside.
A hint of doubt flashed in Ziyan's eyes. This was a place that young ladies never liked. Why would they come here?
When she went upstairs, she found that the second floor of the teahouse was empty, with the young lady and... Princess Xinglan sitting by the window.
"I asked you out here today to thank you for helping me catch the real culprit and clear my name of suspicion." Lu Shiya said as she poured tea for her. "Don't let the simplicity of this teahouse fool you, their tea is homemade and has a unique flavor."
Qin Miaoxi took a sip and praised, "The tea is fragrant and has a sweet aftertaste. It's a good tea."
The two enjoyed the tea quietly, filling the room with its aroma.
After another pot of tea was finished, Qin Miaoxi asked Ziyan to go to the street to buy some pastries. Once she had sent Ziyan away, she asked, "Isn't the princess going to see the Third Princess?"
The two had a deep-seated grudge, and now that the Third Princess has been executed, it is only right to go and see her one last time.
"No way. It's no fun with a traitor who's planning a rebellion."
Lu Shiya was uninterested. What was so interesting about beheadings? She had seen much more on the battlefield.
"The Third Princess did not."
Lu Shiya asked in disbelief, "The evidence is conclusive, how could it not be her?"
"What evidence? Gold and silver in the secret room?" Qin Miaoxi curled her lips into a mocking smile. "Don't forget that was more than ten years ago. The Third Princess was just a child. She had neither the means nor the ability to do this."
"We learned from the steward of the princess's residence that most of the ores and other alchemical medicines purchased by the princess's residence were sent to the cold palace in the palace, and what the people in the cold palace used them for has not yet been found out."
Lu Shiya fell silent, her expression growing heavy.
Qin Miaoxi changed seats and sat opposite her, "Shiya!"
She looked up and heard her ask solemnly, "Do you really have anything related to the Crown Prince's case?"
A fleeting hint of nervousness crossed Lu Shiya's face. She took a sip of tea and feigned composure, asking, "Why would you ask that?"
"If you have it, then it's probably because you were forced into it."
Lu Shiya pressed her tongue against the roof of her mouth, her knuckles turning white; she understood what Qin Miaoxi meant.
The two looked at each other in silence, while the scalding tea boiled and gurgled on the stove.
"You're not just a coroner, are you? Who exactly are you?"
Qin Miaoxi glanced at him with her beautiful eyes and smiled calmly, "Who I am is not important. What's important is that I can protect you, including the family you've chosen."
Although she had a private engagement with Ye Junyan, they were not yet engaged or married, and everything was subject to change. It was even possible that because of her, Ye Junyan would also fall into the attack range of the person behind the scenes, and it would be too late to think of a countermeasure by then.
Protect her? Protect the Ye family?
"What if I choose the second prince?"
"can."
Can she protect her?
The longer Lu Shiya spent with her, the more she could sense the lingering mystery about her.
Her intuition told her that what she was seeing now was only the tip of the iceberg when it came to Qin Miaoxi.
The air was still for a few seconds. She lowered her eyes and remained silent, finally placing the jade piece, still warm from her body, on the table.
The jade piece made a very soft sound when it touched the table, but it exploded in Qin Miaoxi's heart.
"This is it."
Her pupils suddenly contracted. She recognized the object; it was the armor worn by the Emperor's secret guards.
The two locked eyes, speechless for a moment. A ridiculous thought quickly took hold of their minds. Instinct told them it was impossible, but reason said the more impossible it seemed, the more likely it was.
"he……"
"You know nothing." Before Lu Shiya could speak, Qin Miaoxi immediately interrupted her, saying bluntly, "You've never seen something like this before, you know that?"
Lu Shiya was taken aback, then nodded heavily, "I understand. Whether it is true or not, I will keep this to myself."
She watched Qin Miaoxi put the jade piece into her bosom, then hesitated, "But... if it's true, what will you do?"
Lu Shiya's doubts silenced her. She drank the tea in front of her in one gulp. "Don't worry, he wouldn't dare to touch me."
The word "不敢" (dare not) is used aptly; it means "dare not," not "cannot."
Lu Shiya didn't press the matter further; some things are better left unsaid than to be probed.
The two men, each lost in their own thoughts, silently drank their tea, and as expected, the case of the First Prince remained unresolved.
"Is the Second Prince still looking for you?"
Lu Shiya shook her head, when suddenly a hearty laugh came from behind her.
“Princess Xinglan, I never expected to meet you here. We are truly destined to meet.”
The familiar pickup line made Lu Shiya know who was behind her without even looking up, and she couldn't help but roll her eyes.
Sure enough, the eldest prince stood not far from their table with a smug grin, his smile both warm and greasy.
Lu Shiya rose and bowed, a flash of disgust crossing her lowered eyes. "Greetings, Your Highness."
"No need for formalities." The eldest prince quickly offered a helping hand, but his eyes, which held ill intentions, were like hooks, glued to her and wouldn't look away even for a moment.
As he spoke, he naturally sat down next to Lu Shiya, showing no sign of being an outsider.
"sit down!"
Lu Shiya and Qin Miaoxi exchanged glances, then secretly took a deep breath and sat down.
The eldest prince happily took out a brocade box, "I just happened to run into the princess today, so I'll give this to you."
It was an exquisite phoenix hairpin, a standard accessory for princes' consorts throughout history.
Lu Shiya immediately declined: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness, but I am unworthy of it."
"It's nothing, just a small trinket. If Your Highness feels bad about it, I think this sachet is quite exquisite. I wonder if Your Highness would be willing to part with it?"
Are the hairpin and sachet meant for her to exchange in secret?
Lu Shiya had no words to say.
Qin Miaoxi was amused by his words. She wondered where he got his brain from, that he had the nerve to say something so obvious, as if he wanted others to know his scheme and intentions.
Seeing Lu Shiya lower her eyes and remain silent, he took it as shyness and continued to pour her tea with great care, an intimate gesture that made him uncomfortable.
"I wonder what business Your Highness has with me?"
"Last time I invited the Princess to go boating on the lake, but it didn't work out. Since there's no time like the present, why don't we invite the Princess to go boating today?" The eldest prince looked at Qin Miaoxi with a smile. "Madam, what do you say?"
"hehe!"