Chapter 69: Xue Qingyin’s Witchcraft

Of course, Qiao Xinyu couldn’t tear her face off with Liu Yuerong on the spot. They exchanged a glance and then looked away, both having thought of a decent way to handle the situation.

Liu Yuerong seized the opportunity, pointing at Qiu Xin and said, “The two daughters of the Xue family, one legitimate, one illegitimate. The affairs of the Xue family back then were known throughout the capital. It’s clear what this vile servant is up to!”

“What do you think, Miss Xue?” Lu Shuyi suddenly turned to Xue Qingyin.

Xue Qingyin wiped her hands and said, “I still don’t understand what’s going on. Please, Miss Lu, or Miss Qiao, explain it to me in detail?”

Lu Shuyi: “…”

Knowing that she couldn’t expect any useful words from her, Lu Shuyi said softly, “She’s still a servant of the Xue family after all. I think it’s better for Miss Xue Er to handle it herself.”

Xue Qinghe felt as if her blood was flowing backward, her face pale and terrifying.

She took a step forward, her whole body unsteady, and could only force out a faint voice: “Qiu Xin, you…”

“Second Miss, save me. I really didn’t think about it at the time! Second Miss, you know me. I’ve been with you for ten years, Second Miss. When you didn’t have enough charcoal in winter, it was I who went to beg the Madam. And, and, on your birthday…”

Qiu Xin suddenly threw herself at Xue Qinghe’s feet, clutching her legs and trembling.

Xue Qinghe’s cries brought back memories.

She looked at Xue Qingyin, her voice hoarse: “Sister…”

Xue Qingyin understood Xue Qinghe’s reluctance but couldn’t agree.

Without looking up, she said, “Deal with it yourself.”

She didn’t want to get involved in Xue Qinghe’s affairs at all.

Xue Qinghe took a deep breath, tears falling.

But today, He Songning wasn’t here, and naturally, no one could comfort her.

She had to make her own decision…

Xue Qinghe slapped Qiu Xin’s face: “Go and apologize to your elder sister.”

Qiu Xin dared not argue, and crawled to Xue Qingyin, kowtowing: “Please, Miss, spare me. Second Miss can’t live without me, I have to take care of Second Miss… I, I told Second Miss before, I will stay with her until she gets married…”

Liu Yuerong was impatient.

Today’s matter should be dealt with quickly, the sooner the better, lest it be dragged onto her in the end.

She didn’t take Xue Qingyin seriously, but she didn’t want to lose face in front of so many people.

Liu Yuerong interrupted, “Now you’re talking about master-servant loyalty? If you truly care for your mistress, knock your head against the ground and die, and it will save her reputation.”

Upon hearing this, Xue Qinghe looked at Liu Yuerong in shock.

“Miss Liu… it’s not necessary to die, is it?” Xue Qinghe said awkwardly.

Liu Yuerong’s face was cold, and she looked down at her with a condescending air.

Xue Qinghe felt even more embarrassed. She bit her lip and pulled Qiu Xin up from the ground.

“I’ll take her back and deal with her… according to the Xue family’s rules.”

After saying that, Xue Qinghe didn’t dare to look at the faces of the people around her, and hurriedly bid farewell and walked out.

Qiu Xin’s face was pale, she stumbled along behind her, the wound on her forehead from the kowtow was bleeding.

Liu Yuerong raised her hand and called someone over, whispering, “Follow them.”

Then she stood up and bowed slightly to the Fourth Princess, “I was so angry at that vile servant just now that I felt a little dizzy. Please forgive me, Your Highness, for leaving first.”

The Fourth Princess didn’t mind, waving her hand, “Go ahead.”

Qiao Xinyu seemed to have something on her mind as well, and soon also got up to leave.

The Fourth Princess simply and readily said, “Go back to your own places, we’ll all go to the Lu residence together to enjoy the flowers another day.”

Lu Shuyi smiled, “Then we’ll await Your Highness’s arrival.”

The Fourth Princess nodded, but she noticed that Lu Shuyi didn’t intend to leave.

“You’re not leaving?” the Fourth Princess asked.

“It’s just that today’s matter has nothing to do with me, so I’ll stay here and keep Your Highness company for a while.” Lu Shuyi smiled amiably.

The Fourth Princess didn’t say anything.

Lu Shuyi saw the Fourth Princess’s intention to send her away.

She turned her head and looked at Xue Qingyin, then stood up and said tactfully, “I forgot that Your Highness loves lively gatherings, and it’s no use keeping me here alone. I’ve cultivated a pot of ink orchid, I’ll bring it to Your Highness another day.”

The Fourth Princess finally showed a bit of a smile and had someone escort Lu Shuyi away.

Xue Qingyin also got up to leave.

“Wait, you’re not allowed to leave.” The Fourth Princess shouted.

Xue Qingyin turned around, “What else does Your Highness need?”

The Fourth Princess’s face was very ugly, she stared fixedly at Xue Qingyin.

After a long time, she said, “Actually, the King of Wei will be here soon.”

Xue Qingyin thought to herself, then I have to slip away quickly?

She really didn’t want to listen to the King of Wei telling her how much he loved her.

After hearing it, it would feel like being fried in a vat of oil for three hundred times.

“Sit down, I have something to ask you.” The Fourth Princess’s tone was harsh.

Xue Qingyin sat back down.

Her hair, which was already not very securely fastened, became even more loose after she moved around.

The Fourth Princess, for some reason, suddenly felt an urge to grind her teeth fiercely.

How could Xue Qingyin be so casual and relaxed?

As if she had just been dug out of bed!

“Your Highness, didn’t you have something to say?” Xue Qingyin asked, propping her chin with her hand.

“You… you were right before.” The Fourth Princess suddenly deflated, her head drooping.

“Ah?” Xue Qingyin didn’t understand what she was talking about.

The Fourth Princess dismissed her attendants.

Seeing her actions, Xue Qingyin even suspected that she was going to fight with her, but then she heard the Fourth Princess’s low voice, as if she was a little embarrassed, “I’m like… a dog to the Noble Consort Wan. She just wants to use me to do things that she can’t do.”

Xue Qingyin looked at her in surprise, “Don’t say that about yourself.”

Xue Qingyin could actually comfort people?

The Fourth Princess sniffed lightly, only then did she show a bit of childishness that matched her age.

Xue Qingyin followed up, “Dogs are much more docile than Your Highness.”

The Fourth Princess’s eyebrows shot up in anger, “Xue Qingyin, you’re bold!”

Xue Qingyin’s next sentence took a sharp turn, “But Your Highness was born noble, you don’t have to be docile either.”

The Fourth Princess pursed her lips and frowned, but she didn’t get angry anymore.

“Your Highness kept me here just to tell me how terrible the Noble Consort Wan is? Unfortunately, I’m not a man, otherwise, seeing Your Highness like this, I would naturally feel pity. It’s also a pity that I’m not powerful, I can’t fight the Noble Consort Wan either.” Xue Qingyin spread her hands.

“Didn’t you win last time? In the Peony Garden.”

“No, it wasn’t me who won. It was… forget it, it’s not good to talk about these things.”

“I know what you want to say, you want to say it was the Duke Zhao who did the work, right?”

“It’s not just that.”

“What is it?” The Fourth Princess asked, leaning closer to Xue Qingyin.

Xue Qingyin took a step back, “What exactly do you want to do, Your Highness?”

The Fourth Princess remained silent.

After a while.

Just when Xue Qingyin was getting restless, the Fourth Princess spoke again, she said, “I want you to teach me.”

After saying these words, the Fourth Princess found that it wasn’t so difficult to say the rest.

She put on her princessly air again, and said coldly, “The King of Wei likes you, and so does your second brother. And today, don’t think I didn’t notice. You have cunning and scheming, you have powerful methods. I want you to teach me all of them.”

Xue Qingyin wanted to go up and touch the Fourth Princess’s head, was she running a fever?

“Where do I have so many methods?” Xue Qingyin was helpless.

“You still won’t admit it, you stirred up chaos with just a few words today… are you afraid of your second brother and the others seeing your true colors?”

“Is it possible that it’s precisely because I’m not powerful enough that I can only use the method of borrowing strength to achieve my goal?” Xue Qingyin thought to herself, if my father were the emperor, wouldn’t it be more straightforward to just slap him?

Why bother with so much trouble?

The Fourth Princess was stunned.

Was it just because of this?

“Your Highness, I really should be going.”

“What if I reward you? Will you teach me?”

Xue Qingyin stopped and said, “Then I only have one sentence to give Your Highness. As long as Your Highness doesn’t think of yourself as a clever person, think more about things, and you’ll be fine.”

The Fourth Princess gritted her teeth, ashamed and angry, “I thought about it! I can’t figure it out!”

Xue Qingyin: “…”

She turned to look at the Fourth Princess.

On that beautiful and gloomy face, there was only stupidity. Stupid to the point of being a little endearing.

At this time, a carriage slowly drove into the Heron Garden.

The Fourth Princess whispered, “The King of Wei is here, if you teach me, I’ll stop him for you.”

The carriage soon stopped.

The person inside reached out and rolled up the curtain, then stepped out, but it was the King Xuan.

The Fourth Princess widened her eyes, “Why… why is it my second brother?” As soon as she finished speaking, she couldn’t help but shiver.

The King Xuan quickly walked to them.

The maidservants beside him hurriedly bowed and saluted, but the King Xuan didn’t even look at them, he just stared at Xue Qingyin’s slightly loose hair.

Xue Qingyin didn’t know that her appearance at this moment made her look even more endearing than the Fourth Princess.

The King Xuan looked at her for a moment, as if he wanted to imprint her image in his eyes.

The King Xuan moved his lips and asked, “Did she bully you?”

The Fourth Princess was so anxious that her face turned pale, “Second brother, I didn’t!”

At that moment, she even suspected that Xue Qingyin knew some kind of witchcraft… she had attracted her second brother so quickly! The King of Wei was nowhere to be seen.