Translator: Artsy
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Qian Jiujiu kept looking at Mu Yexiao with a strange expression. She could not help but be curious, as she asked Mu Yexiao. "Why are you looking at me like that?"
Mu Yexiao finally regained his senses, he had thought of something, and was actually lost in thought. He coughed twice to hide his embarrassment: "It's nothing, I'm just figure out something, since you know that Qingyu is fake, are you going?"
Qian Jiujiu laughed: "Of course I will go, it's fake this time, but if I don't go, the next time it's real."
Mu Yexiao frowned, and looked at Qian Jiujiu: "Then I'll ask Dong Chen to accompany you?"
Qian Jiujiu shook her head, "No. If Dong Chen have to stay by your side to protect you, I only have Hongling and Hongchou by my side is enough. Moreover, I'm not lacking the strength to truss a chicken."
Mu Yexiao rolled his eyes: "In my eyes, you are really just a weak girl, although most of the time, you just need to make threatening gestures."
Qian Jiujiu coldly snorted, "That's because of you, right? Is it possible that you think my poison as a decoration?"
Mu Yexiao was shocked, "You refined a lot of poisons?"
Qian Jiujiu smiled and nodded. "That's right, when I was treating you, I had also allocated a lot of poisons easily, if there really someone who provoke me. I won't let them see the sun tomorrow."
She was clearly saying something very scary, but Qian Jiujiu in front of him had a smiling appearance, it did not suit her image at all.
Let Dong Chen, Nan Feng and the rest who looked at each other felt a chill down their spines. It seemed that it would be better not to provoke their princess.
However, Qian Jiujiu completely ignored their thoughts, to the point that when Mu Yexiao blinked his eyes, no matter how he looked at the woman in front of him, she looked really cute.
Look, she even said it was so cute when she wanted to poison someone to death!
After Qian Jiujiu finished speaking, she was already standing up: "Then I'll be leaving now. I want to see what they want me to do."
After saying that, she went back to her room to put on some makeup so she looked more tired. With her face slightly pale, she brought Hongling and Hongchou along as she headed toward Minister Qian Manor.
She sat in the horse carriage and rushed straight to Minister Manor, but did not get any notice from Minister Manor, and directly rushed into the courtyard of Concubine Wan.
After entering, only then did she see Qinglian and Qingyu, guarding in front of Concubine Wan. Concubine Wan was currently chanting a scripture in front of the Buddha and only after seeing that Concubine Wan was alright, did Qian Jiujiu truly heave a sigh of relief in her heart.
Although she had analyzed the situation clearly in front of Mu Yexiao, she was still worried about Concubine Wan.
She immediately went to pay her respects. After hearing the news from Prince Xiao Manor these past two days, the two maidservants were still somewhat worried, but today, they were all here to see Princess Consort Xiao.
"Qingyu, Qinglian greets Your highness Princess Xiao. Why are you here, your highness?"
When Qian Jiujiu heard this, her face was full of questions, "It wasn't you, Qingyu, who went to Prince Manor saying that Concubine Wan is not ok, and let me come back to Minister Qian Manor?"
Qingyu had a puzzled look on her face, but she still kneeled down. "Your highness Princess Consort, this servant has been with Concubine Wan and did not even take a step away from Concubine Wan. Qinglian can also testify."
Qian Jiujiu glanced at Hongling, and only then did Hongling pull Qinglian and Qingyu to the side, and started to inquire about the matters regarding Minister Qian Manor in the past two days.
"Why did your highness came to Minister Manor didn't notify us?"
Qian Jiujiu turned around and looked at Minister Qian, "Father, were you the one who tricked me into coming back?"
The corner of Minister Qian's mouth twitched, and he looked at Qian Jiujiu, "How can you say that?"
As he spoke, Minister Qian glanced at Hongling. "Jiujiu, you've grown so much, but I didn't care about you. Now that you're grown up, I has something I want to say to you alone."
Hongling had long since heard these words and a look of worry flashed across her face, but she still acted according to her duty and did not speak. Qian Jiujiu was drinking green tea as she looked at Hongchou.
Minister Qian then looked at Qian Jiujiu: "Alright then, it just so happens that your daughter has something to discuss with father."
Qian Jiujiu then looked at Hong Ling. "Hong Ling, wait here. I'll be out soon."
Hong Ling immediately bowed. "This servant understands."
After finished arranging the matters, Qian Jiujiu followed Minister Qian and left the courtyard of Concubine Wan. They arrived at the flower garden and sat down at the wayside pavilion.
Qian Jiujiu said indifferently, "I wonder what father wishes to say to me?"
Minister Qian coughed, "Jiujiu, no matter what, I am your father, and you need to rely on me when you're up there."
Qian Jiujiu saw that Minister Qian was still spouting out, and frowned: "Father, you know, even though I learned a few words together from mother, I'm still not suitable for soft-spoken."
"If you really have something very important to say, please say it directly, okay? Your daughter is worried. What if your words are too tactful, and your daughter doesn't understand them?"
When Minister Qian heard these words, his expression became a little ugly. However, after thinking about it, Qian Jiujiu's words still made sense. After all, she did not cultivate anything since young.
He was not sure if Qian Jiujiu really understood anything at that moment or not, so he just said it directly.
"Since Jiujiu said so, then I will say it. Let me ask you, what happened to the prince's illness?"
Qian Jiujiu shook her head: "I'm not a doctor, how would I know? It was a few days ago when he mysteriously collapsed on the ground. After then the doctor came."
"Even if the poison recurs, I'm afraid he won't be able to live for long. It should only one month long."
As she said that, Qian Jiujiu's voice became somewhat teary: "Father, His highness said that after he died, he'll let me be buried alive. Father, does it mean that I have to accompany him in death?"
"Father, Jiu'er doesn't want to die. Can you save Jiu'er?"
As she spoke, Qian Jiujiu looked at Minister Qian with her big, watery eyes, but Minister Qian frowned, "You said that His Highness personally said it? Want you to be buried alive? "
Qian Jiujiu nodded her head: "Yes, he afraid that after he left, I would be bullied, so he took me with him. Father, can you think of a way to help me?"
After Minister Qian heard these words, he looked at Qian Jiujiu with some suspicion, "So you're saying that His highness is really going to die?"
Qian Jiujiu rolled her eyes: "Who knows, since that doctor said so, His highness will only be able to live for a month at most. Sigh, in other words, I only have one month left to live. How pitiful."
"I thought I could gain the power to make a name for myself once I became a princess consort. Who knew that this would be the result?"
After saying that, Qian Jiujiu unexpectedly started crying, and started crying in front of Minister Qian, crying sorrowfully. Minister Qian look at a crying miserably Qian Jiujiu.
Now that he believed in this, he afraid that Mu Yexiao was really going to die. Minister Qian looked at Qian Jiujiu and said, "Jiujiu, you are already married to Prince Xiao."
"You are husband and wife. You should go through thick and thin together."
After Qian Jiujiu heard this, she opened her eyes wide: "So father, are you not going to care about my life or death anymore?"
"Then why did you call me back? I thought you called me back to discuss about a way to deal with this situation, how can you not care about your daughter's life? "
Qian Jiujiu was so angry that she almost died. Looking at Minister Qian, with an expression that said "If you don't care about my life, I will mess with you", Minister Qian was speechless.
Why did he think that this daughter of his was smart before? But now, it seemed that she was really stupid. That Prince Xiao actually fancied this kind of girl.
"You've been out for quite a while already, it's time to go back. It's better to go back and take care of the prince, don't let anything bad happen to him, do you understand?"
Qian Jiujiu's face was filled with anger, and she didn't even call out to her father anymore. Looking at Minister Qian, she decided to turn around and leave. Minister Qian on the other hand, raised a cold smile as he watched Qian Jiujiu's back.
Right after Qian Jiujiu left, Third Prince Mu Yesheng walked out from behind the fake mountain, looked at Minister Qian, and asked, "Minister Qian, do you think your second daughter's words are reliable?"
However, Minister Qian hesitated, "Seeing my daughter like this, I'm afraid that Prince Xiao will not make it."
However, Mu Yesheng snorted coldly, "I'm still not sure. Let's wait and see, follow me."
Minister Qian was still a little puzzled, but as following Mu Yesheng, as his subordinate, he naturally had to follow as well. The two of them quietly followed behind Qian Jiujiu.
Qian Jiujiu did not realize at all, that there was someone following closely behind her. She was a little suspicious, no matter what Minister Qian said, they were all shrewd and scheming people.
How could he believe her so easily? Could it be that he relied on luck to get this position? But how? There must be something wrong.
Thinking about it this way, Qian Jiujiu became a little absent-minded. Moreover, she had completely forgotten, she has a poor sense of direction, this time she had come here with Minister Qian.
But on the way back, there was no Minister Qian to lead the way, so Qian Jiujiu stood at the end of the corridor, looking at the few archways in front of her, and simply didn't know which one was the way to Concubine Wan's courtyard.
After waiting for a while, Qian Jiujiu heard a familiar voice coming from one of the arches. It was Qian Yuge's voice.
"Didn't you say that bitch Qian Jiujiu is here? Where is she?"
Qian Jiujiu raised her eyebrows. Minister Qian had actually spoiled her so much. Thinking of Minister Qian, Qian Jiujiu couldn't help but curse in her heart. From a father to a famous Minister Qian has been vanished.
To actually use one daughter to probe the other, Qian Jiujiu could not help but mourn in her heart. Now that she had met Qian Yuge, she was afraid that she would be in a difficult situation.
However, even a real man could bow and submit, let alone a small woman like her! Forget it, for Mu Yexiao's sake, she would shamelessly give it in this time.
Remember, just come back in the future. After thinking it through, Qian Jiujiu walked over when she heard Qian Yuge's voice: "Elder sister, what a coincidence, you're also here."