Chapter 165 Ji Huaiche Resents Ji Qingqing

In the past, before Ji Yuntang came to the capital, Ji Qingqing was naturally the apple of their eye. No matter how she acted out, the Marquis Yongning household would always be infinitely tolerant of her.

But after Ji Yuntang arrived and displayed her brilliance, the contrast between her and Ji Qingqing was clear at a glance.

Could the Marquis Yongning household still have a good attitude toward Ji Qingqing?

Add to that her foolishness and troublemaking, and even though Ji Huaiche didn't say it out loud, he probably already harbored resentment toward her, right?

Meng Fan nodded in agreement and said, "Tsk, I often think the people of the Marquis Yongning's mansion are crazy, and seriously so. They actually drove away a wonderful princess like Princess Ye."

"And now, they've made the relationship between the siblings so awkward. The thing is, all of them together aren't even as smart as Princess Ye alone. How stupid!"

"If it were our Duke Rong's mansion, we would absolutely spoil Princess Ye rotten. How could we let her wander outside alone and suffer so much injustice?"

Xie Liuzheng couldn't refute that.

He thought: if Ji Yuntang were his sister, she would definitely be spoiled rotten by his parents—they would give her whatever she wanted.

Xie Liuzheng knew well that his parents had always wanted a daughter. They even raised him like a girl when he was little.

In other families, sons were favored over daughters, but in his family, it was the opposite—daughters were favored over sons.

Unfortunately, his mother never got her wish.

Xie Liuzheng snapped out of his thoughts and said to Meng Fan, "Let's go. Let's go visit Prince Ye's mansion. I don't believe that His Highness Prince Ye is about to die."

With that, he took Meng Fan and headed toward Prince Ye's mansion.

At the same time, Luo Qingge also received the Empress's order and hurriedly left the palace in a carriage.

Along the way, she was very anxious, and tears streamed down like a broken string of beads.

Linglan held a handkerchief and wiped her tears beside her. "Princess Jiu, please don't cry. His Highness Prince Ye is blessed by heaven; nothing will happen to him."

"Even if you don't trust Imperial Physician Zhu, don't you trust Princess Ye's medical skills? Princess Ye has said she will definitely cure His Highness Prince Ye. We need to believe in her."

Luo Qingge sobbed, "But... but... Father personally summoned Imperial Physician Zhu in the study. I heard with my own ears that he said my third imperial brother is about to die!"

"Third imperial brother... sob... don't die..."

Luo Qingge cried very sadly. She didn't know why she felt so miserable, but she just couldn't stop crying.

The words of Imperial Physician Zhu were still vivid in her mind, playing on repeat before her eyes, making it impossible for her not to think about them.

Suddenly, Jian Lan seemed to think of something. A flash of inspiration struck her, and she suddenly said, "Princess Jiu, don't cry yet. I've always felt that something is off about this."

"Think about it: last time you came to Prince Ye's mansion, wasn't His Highness Prince Ye in pretty good condition? How could he suddenly fall critically ill as soon as Imperial Physician Zhu went there? Something must have happened that we don't know about."

Jian Lan's words brought Luo Qingge back to her senses. She opened her mouth in disbelief.

"You mean Imperial Physician Zhu harmed my third imperial brother?"

"If that old scoundrel really dares to do that, I'll have Father execute his whole clan!"

Jian Lan immediately made a "shush" gesture to her.

"Princess Jiu, this is just my guess, but I think he probably doesn't have the guts. If Imperial Physician Zhu had actually succeeded, Princess Ye would have skinned him alive. How could she have let him leave safely?"

"Let's wait until we arrive at Prince Ye's mansion and see Princess Ye. Then we'll know."

Luo Qingge thought about it and felt that Jian Lan's words made sense.

Given Ji Yuntang's vengeful nature, if Imperial Physician Zhu had really done something to Luo Junhe, he would have been a corpse by the time he left Prince Ye's mansion. How could he still be perfectly fine?

The two of them took a carriage and arrived at Prince Ye's mansion. To her surprise, a black carriage also came from the opposite direction, adorned with jewels and pearls, magnificent.

They stopped at the entrance of Prince Ye's mansion at the same time. Luo Qingge got out of her carriage, and coincidentally, Xie Liuzheng also got out of his.

When they both looked up, their eyes met. They were both startled.

"What are you doing here?"

"What are you doing here?"

They asked at the same time.

Luo Qingge bit her lip lightly, apparently in a bad mood and clearly unwilling to speak. But Xie Liuzheng unexpectedly noticed that the girl's eyes were moist and her eyes red, as if she had just been crying.

His heart suddenly skipped a beat.

What's going on? He didn't think he had bullied Luo Qingge. Why was she crying as soon as she saw him?

He thought for a moment, confirmed that he hadn't provoked Luo Qingge, and immediately walked over.

Xie Liuzheng asked instinctively, "Luo... Princess Jiu, what's wrong? Who bullied you? Tell me, and I'll beat him up for you!"

Luo Qingge tilted her head and looked at him in surprise. "Really? Will you really beat him up for me?"

"Of course it's true! A gentleman's word is his bond!" Xie Liuzheng patted his chest to assure her.

Luo Qingge was amused by his demeanor. She sniffed and said, "Surprisingly, although you've got a sharp tongue, you are quite loyal."

"But no one bullied me. I was just worried about my third brother's health and couldn't help crying on the way. Did you hear the rumors and come to see him?"

The girl's eyes sparkled as she looked up at him, her clear gaze meeting Xie Liuzheng's ink-black eyes.

Xie Liuzheng's body stiffened. He inexplicably felt his heartbeat quicken.

He awkwardly looked away, coughed lightly behind his fist, and then resumed his usual carefree demeanor.

"Yes, those outside rumors are all nonsense. I don't believe a single word. His Highness Prince Ye is blessed by heaven, and Princess Ye's medical skills are superb. If you ask me, Imperial Physician Zhu would die before Prince Ye does."

Luo Qingge burst into laughter. She gave Xie Liuzheng a thumbs-up.

"You're right. With my sister-in-law here, my third brother will definitely be fine. That damned Imperial Physician Zhu would die before my third brother does."

Suddenly, she thought of something and looked at Xie Liuzheng with gratitude.

"Thank you for not revealing my identity last time at the brothel. Otherwise, I would have long been scolded to death by Father and become the laughingstock of the entire capital."

Ever since that incident, Luo Qingge had been feeling uneasy for a long time.

She was worried that Xie Liuzheng, for his own reputation and the Duke Rong's mansion, would reveal her identity.

In the end, Luo Qingge realized she had been worrying for nothing.

Xie Liuzheng would rather let everyone think he was into men than expose her.

This incident completely changed Luo Qingge's opinion of Xie Liuzheng.

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