Just as Lu Yuan hesitated, Longze Jingtian had already swallowed the pill.
"Prince!" Lu Yuan gasped.
"Don't worry! Du Xian'er won't harm me!"
Longze Jingtian said this out of instinct, but he won the gamble. Sure enough, after a while, he felt much better, so Du Xian'er was indeed skilled in both poisoning and detoxifying.
However, thinking about those living people instantly turned into pus, Longze Jingtian's heart sank.
"Lu Yuan, I want to know all the information about Du Xian'er! If she really comes to the Royal Mansion for money, be sure to find out where she lives!"
"Prince, you mean - this woman must not stay?" Lu Yuan hesitated for a while.
"No! Du Xian'er is just what I want, I've decided to make her my concubine!"
Not to mention her powerful poisoning skills, but her beauty alone would make any man in the world attracted to her.
Thinking of the white jade feet of the girl in white just now, Longze Jingtian's heart was filled with longing. This girl was his! He needed to have her, both physically and mentally!
"But, Prince, you already have a marriage contract..."
"Don't mention that 'useless' Murong girl to me! I'll break off the engagement when I go back!"
Under the escort of the guards, Longze Jingtian left. As soon as he left, the girl in white appeared where he had been. Moonlight fell on her rose-like tender lips, and they slightly parted:
"Longze Jingtian, so you really hate me, the Murong family's 'useless' girl! You want to break off the engagement? Fine! Very good! I'll grant your wish!"
In July, the shining sun scorched the Cui Zhu Garden, and Murong Qiqi lay on a deck chair, eating chilled watermelon while listening to Su Yue report on recent happenings in the Capital City.
"Young Lady, ever since you returned, people have been slandering you..."
"Some say you're ugly and terminally ill, not living past eighteen..."
"Others say you have a vulgar personality, worse than a country woman..."
"And some even mention your theft in the past, speaking as if they saw you steal the Night Pearl with their own eyes..."
"I've investigated, and the one spreading rumors is Feicui, the main maidservant by Murong Xinlian. Young Lady, do we need to take care of her?" Su Yue gradually became angry, wishing she could just go and kill the person who was slandering Murong Qiqi.
"Su Yue, calm down!" Murong Qiqi took the wet cloth from Su Mei and carefully wiped her fingers, "I've told you before, violence doesn't solve problems. I'm civilized, a gentleman speaks but doesn't act."
Hearing this, Su Mei and Su Yue couldn't help but twitch their eyes. Their young lady could say such insincere words without changing her expression. After all, she always ended up using the most direct "violence" to solve problems in the past.
While the servants were talking, they heard the sound of footsteps. It seemed someone had come to cause trouble at Cui Zhu Garden! And not just one person!
But since their master didn't speak, Su Mei and Su Yue didn't say much. They immediately stepped back, and just as they assumed a modest and submissive posture, the visitors entered Cui Zhu Garden.
"Wow, you really can keep calm!"
Murong Qinglian stepped into Cui Zhu Garden and saw Murong Qiqi lying leisurely on the deck chair with her eyes half-closed, "I tell you, Third Sister, the rumors are flying everywhere, but you, the person involved, remain indifferent. Are you thick-skinned or just shameless?"
The person speaking was the Fourth Younger Sister of the Murong family. Her mother, Liu Yanzhi, although a concubine, was a favorite of Murong Tai. Murong Qinglian had already reached the fourth stage of fighting spirit and was among the best of the newcomers. Therefore, she was spoiled by Murong Tai, which cultivated her arrogant and domineering personality.
Standing beside Murong Qinglian was the pink-dressed girl, Murong Xinlian. She came, of course, to watch the commotion.
Seeing that Murong Qiqi remained silent and her eyes closed, Murong Xinlian feigned surprise, "Third Sister, have you become more foolish after spending five years in the Jingxin Nunnery? Or have you gone deaf?"
Su Yue frowned slightly, looking at Murong Qiqi still lying there, neither speaking nor looking up. Knowing her master was doing this intentionally, she simply played deaf and dumb as well.
After speaking for half a day without getting a response from Murong Qiqi, Murong Xinlian and Murong Qinglian were being ignored for the first time. Murong Qinglian rushed towards Murong Qiqi, preparing to yell into her ear. However, she was frightened by Murong Qiqi's sudden scream.
"Third Sister, you scared me to death!" Murong Qinglian covered her ears and stepped aside, her eardrums throbbing in pain.
"Fourth Younger Sister, it's you!"
Murong Qiqi smiled innocently, her eyes widening with surprise when she saw Murong Xinlian, "Second Sister, you came to see me too? Oh dear, I'm sorry, I just fell asleep and had a dream, I didn't know you were here. It's my fault!"
Murong Xinlian, who originally thought Murong Qiqi was pretending to be foolish, saw her still simple and innocent gaze, and slightly dispelled her suspicions, "Third Sister, what did you dream about? Tell us!"
"Yeah, Third Sister, let's hear what kind of good dreams you have!" Murong Qinglian's ears no longer hurt, and she became interested in Murong Qiqi's dream.
These two, although they had no sisterly feelings, came to provoke Murong Qiqi and bring her down. But they insisted on putting on an act of sisterly affection, which made Murong Qiqi find it both amusing and disgusting.
Because she inherited the previous body's memories, Murong Qiqi naturally knew about the two of them tormenting the Third Young Lady of the Murong family behind the scenes.
From stealing her clothes and jewelry at the beginning, to later putting sand and worms in her food, and finally beating her or pinching her flesh when they were in a bad mood, threatening her not to tell adults...
As long as these two women were present, there were no good days for Murong Qiqi.
Now, as Murong Qiqi, she was supposed to find them to pay back her old debts. She couldn't be bullied for nothing.