Qiaoyue lowered her eyes as she listened, her eyebrows furrowed slightly, her fingers clenched and unclenched at a loss, as if she was considering something.
After a while, he slowly raised his head, with some kind of decision in his eyes.
"What does the second lady want me to do?"
——
Qiulian did not expect that she would kneel on the ground humbly just to get the chance to see the Ninth Prince.
But unfortunately, a screen separated all her hopes.
From being taken away from the west courtyard by the housekeeper, to kneeling on the ground for nearly an hour, to being asked to get up and leave the main courtyard.
Not to mention meeting the Ninth Prince, she had never even heard the Ninth Prince's voice.
It was only now that she came to this place.
Why are the Nine Kings summoned? Why are the Nine Kings caught in the cold? It’s all a lie! It’s a lie.
She even didn't even see the jealous woman Luo Jiuli.
When she thought of Luo Jiuli, her expression changed slightly, and her eyes became gloomy.
Yes, how could a woman like Luo Jiuli be allowed to meet the Ninth Prince?
Just as she was looking down in a daze, she heard the housekeeper in front of her suddenly stop.
"Second Miss."
Qiulian was shocked. Among the Nine Princes' Mansion, Luo Jiuli was the only one who could be called the second young lady and who could be greeted by the housekeeper of the Nine Princes' Mansion.
She suddenly looked up, and sure enough, she saw Luo Jiuli, dressed in a snow-white fox fur, walking towards her under the dazzling sunlight.
And the direction she was walking in turned out to be the direction of the West Courtyard.
For some reason, she suddenly felt uneasy.
"What's wrong with Miss Qiulian? Why does her face look a little pale?"
Luo Jiuli stopped opposite her, his pure and refined face full of worry.
"If Miss Qiulian is not feeling well, she should ask a doctor to take a good look at her."
As he spoke, he looked at the butler on his own initiative.
"It just so happens that the doctor has just examined Miss Qiaoyue and he is drinking tea in the front hall. Butler, please go to the front hall to invite the doctor back and check on Miss Qiulian too."
When the housekeeper heard this, he was a little confused for a moment and looked up at Nan Xing behind Luo Jiuli.
Nanxing nodded slightly.
"Yes, Miss Second, I'll go ask the doctor right away."
With that said, he turned around and left.
Qiulian was also confused by her unconventional operation. She was originally trying to guess the meaning of Luo Jiuli's words just now?
What does it mean that the doctor just examined Miss Qiaoyue?
Why didn't you wait for Qiao Yue to come back? Why did you treat Qiao Yue during the period when she was summoned by the prince?
Could it be that the medical consultation was fake and what did Luo Jiuli discover?
Thinking of this horrifying speculation, she was stunned for a while. When she came back to her senses, the housekeeper was nowhere to be found.
"Second Miss Luo, my maid, your maid is in good health. She is not sick or in trouble. Don't bother Miss Luo to worry about you."
Luo Jiuli raised his lips and smiled faintly, with a hint of disdain in his eyes. His eyes fell on Qiulian's seemingly harmless face, but I felt pity for him.
"How can I not be worried? After all, foreigners are guests. Not only do I have to be worried, but even the prince cannot take it lightly."
"South Star."
Luo Jiuli stared at Qiulian, smiling, but called Nan Xing's name.
Nan Xing, who was behind him, took a step forward.
"master."
"I went to the main courtyard to invite the prince. I told him that the snow scene in the garden is very beautiful, and I specially invited the prince to come and enjoy the snow with me."
Nan Xing looked sideways slightly, his eyes a bit erratic.
She and her master had not discussed this step!
Why did you ask the prince to accompany you to enjoy the snow in such a cold weather?
Is it possible that the master is jealous?
After all, that Qiulian just met the prince.
"Yes, I will go to invite the prince immediately."
Nan Xing said, turned and left.
Across the way, Qiu Lian's eyes suddenly darkened when she saw Nan Xing leaving. She had looked as weak as a small animal just now.
"Does the second lady know that the prince has summoned me?"
When it came to summoning, she didn't hesitate at all, and even showed a hint of shyness on her face, as if she had really met the Ninth Prince and had something happen to him.
This was the first time Luo Jiuli saw such a shameless person, and this person was also a woman.
"Who is showing Miss Qiulian's narcissistic look like that of an old peacock? To me? Sorry, I like men. To be precise, I like the prince."
"Besides, does Miss Qiulian really think that the prince has summoned you? Or do you think that after kneeling on the ground in front of a screen for an hour, Miss Qiulian can actually express feelings for that screen?"
It’s heart-wrenching to kill!
This is a divisive situation that leaves no room for people at all.
Qiulian was exposed and felt angry. Her face turned blue and red, and her eyes were full of anger.
"Is it you? Did you do it on purpose?"
"Um!"
Luo Jiuli nodded, uncharacteristically, with a cold smile on his lips, and slowly approached Qiulian step by step.
"What? You hate me very much? You hate me and the prince for playing tricks on you? Or do you hate me for saving Qiao Yue's life?"
"you!"
Qiulian's eyes were red, and she was so angry that she just wanted to pounce on her and tear her to pieces:
"Luo Jiuli, who do you think you are? She is just a divorced concubine. She married first to Prince Zhao and then to Prince Nine. It goes against the rules of ethics and morality. You are not afraid that one day God will take away your blessing.
.”
"Hmph! Stupid."
Luo Jiuli suddenly raised his hand, clamped her chin, and slapped her face twice with the other hand.
"Haven't you heard? My fate is up to me."
"In this world, there are many people who violate ethics, do not match their virtues, and commit extremely evil crimes. God is so busy that he does not care about the evil that I occasionally release."
When she said this, her eyes suddenly turned cold.
Qiulian was shocked by the emotionless coldness in her eyes, and suddenly she felt the air around her body drop rapidly, and it was so cold that she shivered from the very core.
"You, what are you going to do?"
Luo Jiuli smiled coldly, and when she turned her wrist, she held a dagger in her hand.
"Nothing! It's just to eradicate demons."
Qiulian looked at the dagger with a cold light and shook her head desperately.
"You, you can't kill me, I, I was sent in by the Queen Mother, yes, it's Concubine Hu -"
"Hmph! Who said I wanted to kill you."
Luo Jiuli took her hand and put the dagger into her palm.
"The Queen Mother sent you to the Ninth Prince's Palace, and Concubine Hu made a promise to you, but have they ever thought that you are a double-edged sword, facing the enemy with one side, and the other side will definitely be facing themselves."
"What? What are you-" talking about?
Qiulian's words have not yet finished.
Luo Jiuli was seen holding Qiu Lian's hand tightly, and the dagger with a cold light pierced directly into his chest.
"Qiulian, how dare you assassinate the second lady of the Duke's mansion."
Luo Jiuli bit her lip, pain came from her and she almost lost her balance.
Although the dagger did not penetrate deeply under her control, and she tied a blood bag on her inner garment, the wound was bleeding, and she was most afraid of pain.