Chapter 227: Prince Su: You

Li Qingluo still didn't understand why her grandmother had just gotten angry with her; now seeing Pei Lao Furen standing for a long time lost in thought, she couldn't help shaking the old lady's arm.

Pei Lao Furen didn't want to explain it clearly to her dear.

She could only chuckle and feign probing a few words: "Never mind, never mind, Grandmother just feels that Prince Su isn't as terrifying as the rumors say, actually he's quite easy to get along with, right?"

Li Qingluo: "Heh, Grandmother, you were deceived."

After seeing Pei Lao Furen back to her room, Li Qingluo went to check on her new master Nan Gongdi and the Luo Shen Doctor.

Today the dishes she cooked, she also made a portion for the two of them.

At this moment the two were eating heartily, drinking and chatting merrily.

Li Qingluo didn't disturb them; she just glanced and quietly slipped out.

When she walked away, Nan Gongdi finally nodded and said, "It seems my little disciple is still someone who knows etiquette and taste."

Luo Shen Doctor: "Did Miss Li just arrive? Oh dear, I have to say, this girl's cooking is truly quite good!"

"Nan Gongdi, you ugly thing, from now on you'll have good food!"

Nan Gongdi smiled satisfactorily: "Consider it a bit of consolation. Who made me owe Pei Lao Furen a life back then?"

"Even now, though I can't spare time, I have to take another little disciple, as a way to repay Old Lady for that favor back then."

"Otherwise, do you really think I'm idle after a full meal? Coming to this troublesome Jinling!"

Luo Shen Doctor seemed to recall something and laughed "Ha ha" twice.

"Yes, back then you almost perished here; I was the one who forgot."

"You, you can't run away."

"This girl is now the Old Lady's darling; you must teach her well, so she can protect herself and stand on her own, then I think you can get out!"

Nan Gongdi glared at Luo Shen Doctor: "And you? Guarding her for over thirty years, have you ever gotten out?"

Luo Shen Doctor shivered all over at those words.

Then a face with almost no wrinkles turned slightly red.

"It was my willing… even so, I relish it, I'm satisfied. Don't meddle, ugly thing!"

Nan Gongdi snorted, "You old thing, I think you're just a fool, a blockhead, an old dimwit!"

Luo Shen Doctor was annoyed: "Hey? Why are you insulting? You're ugly and stinky! Bad temper, ugly freak!"

The two started hurling at each other, poking each other's soft spots without restraint.

Li Qingluo, naturally unaware, had already returned to the courtyard where she had been staying these past days.

The corridor was pitch black, the candlelight having gone out at some unknown time.

Li Qingluo found it odd that there was not a single person in the courtyard.

She called out, "Que'er? Cui Er? Deng Mama?"

A gust of cold wind swept in, Li Qingluo smelled a familiar yet dangerous aura; just as she realized something was wrong and turned to leave quickly, a dark silhouette stepped out.

"Stop looking, everyone in your courtyard has been dispatched by Prince Su tonight."

Li Qingluo jumped in fright: "You—! Prince Su, Your Highness!?"

How does he seem like a ghost, completely silent?

And hasn't he already left?!

How did he come back again!!?

Fine, this Gui Garden is his residence, so he naturally comes and goes as he pleases.

Li Qingluo restrained the heartbeat that almost leapt out of her throat, quickly bowed and said, "A common girl has seen Your Highness."

Prince Su strode forward, step by step, walking towards her.

"Now you no longer call yourself a servant girl?"

"Your earlier assistance to me is an unforgettable great kindness. Yet now you act like a secluded little girl who has never seen the world?"

"I see Miss Li is usually very bold; during several of my perilous moments, I've seen Miss Li's figure. Clearly Pei Lao Furen does not know enough about the little girl of her family, otherwise there wouldn't be such a misunderstanding."

Li Qingluo watched him step closer, drawing a sharp gasp of cold air in her heart.

He, is he here to settle accounts with her?

Seeing him about to close in completely, Li Qingluo, without Prince Su's order, dared not stand, and could only watch helplessly as Duan Rongshi came over and gave her a hard pull.

"Still with me, just a gentleman's friendship?"

Li Qingluo was yanked sharply by Prince Su, forced to press within half a fist's distance from his chest.

In both her past and present lives, where has Li Qingluo ever encountered such things?

She, panicked, didn't know how to react, could only stare with wide eyes, a terrified face looking at Prince Su.

He, he, he, what on earth is he doing tonight?

But Li Qingluo hadn't yet had time to process the situation before she heard Prince Su say word for word: "Miss Li, perhaps you have forgotten, that day in the snowy mountain realm, I awoke naked."

"If it weren't for Miss Li's actions, I couldn't have completely freed myself while I was unconscious, giving Miss Li a chance to treat my illness and wounds!?"

Li Qingluo exclaimed, "Clearly the prince never…!" End.

Finished.

Li Qingluo's face instantly burst, reddening from the roots of her ears to her neck.

Even in the darkness, by moonlight, Duan Rongshi saw the rouge on her face.

He then suddenly let go of her with a hard pull.

He didn't intend to scare her so recklessly tonight.

It was this stupid girl, completely clueless, that made him angry!

The banquet her grandmother invited her to tonight, he had already taken a very low attitude, hoping to get a good impression from the old lady.

But for now it was clear that Pei Lao Furen still avoided him as much as possible.

This made Duan Rongshi rather angry.

Where in his life has he ever been so eager to please others?

And this woman kept staring at him with that strange look!

At this moment, seeing that she finally showed a hint of coy shyness, Duan Rongshi's mood finally cleared a little.

"You admit it? You have taken off your clothes for me."

Li Qingluo hurriedly tried to argue—no, to explain: "Your Highness clearly knew the situation forced it! If the lady hadn't done this, Your Highness would have been dead long ago!"

No, it should be that he was already dead, and she snatched a life back from the King of Hell, right!

Heaven knows what an incredible thing she did!

Duan Rongshi's point, however, was: "So, you have indeed seen my body."

Li Qingluo: "……"

So? And then?

She was about to lose it.

She simply lacked the courage to keep eye contact with him, and could only look away.

Please, stop asking further.

Duan Rongshi fixed his gaze on her face without missing a beat, and actually asked again: "So, what exactly did you do to me during those two days?"

"Did I truly die?"

How did you feed me the entire bottle of Qilin Pill?

He never voiced the question, but had already asked himself countless times in his mind.

Li Qingluo recalled the two scenes at the ferry where she exhaled to give medicine and water, and the night she tightly embraced him and slept through the whole night, and she suddenly shivered.

Heh, she would certainly never speak of this, even if beaten to death!

"No, nothing... Heh, Your Highness, this matter is already over; please don't ask about it any more, okay?"

Duan Rongshi: "Is that so? It has never passed here for me."

Li Qingluo:???

What on earth does he want!??

Even the usually composed Li Qingluo felt a bit frantic inside at this moment.

She couldn't figure out what Prince Su meant, so she quickly rephrased: "Since that's the case, Your Highness, shall we cancel each other out? The lady owes you many favors, and the lady also saved your life; let's consider it settled."

Prince Su glared at her: "Dream on! You think you can cancel it out?"

"Li Qingluo, don't try to fool or brush me off; one day I will ask you about this again in detail. If you still can't answer then, do you know how I will be unkind to you?"

Li Qingluo was dumbfounded.

Why is this person so hard to deal with!?

Prince Su saw her expression and instantly felt his anger flare everywhere.

He raised his hand and tapped her forehead: "Stupid."

After saying that, he prepared to leave, but Li Qingluo suddenly recalled the Nan Jia matter and hurriedly reached out to grab him: "Your Highness, you happen to be here. Just now, in front of my grandmother, it was improper for the lady to ask, but regarding the Nan Jia case... do you have any progress? Could you kindly tell the lady something?"

She had been worrying about the Nan Jia matter all along.

Unfortunately, the Pei family had sealed the rumor tightly, and the Dali Temple was always airtight, so Wu Quan and his son couldn't uncover anything.

Duan Rongshi lowered his head, looking at the finger that tugged his sleeve, and slightly curled his lips.

"Tomorrow at the hour of Shen, wait for me at the gate of Dali Temple!"

After speaking, he gently slipped his sleeve aside and swiftly vanished into the darkness.

Li Qingluo watched Prince Su's disappearing silhouette and wondered: why does it always seem his emotions inexplicably rose a few points just now?

His temperament truly is capricious; so hard to serve!

But fortunately... Li Qingluo doesn't dislike him.

At that moment, Que'er and Cui Er hurried back, startled by the pitch‑black courtyard, and upon seeing Li Qingluo standing in the corridor, they quickly approached: "Ah! Miss, you've already returned?"

"Just now the mute servant handed us a note; didn't you say you would stay a while longer at the Old Lady's?"

"We, the two maids, were just taken by them, had a few drinks, and played cards for a while..."

Cui Er pinched Que'er.

Que'er quickly covered her mouth.

Li Qingluo let out a 'Hehe', realizing that these two simpletons had completely trusted the mute servants of the whole mansion, to the point they forgot whose territory Gui Garden was!

Moving out tomorrow is inevitable.

Prince Yun's Mansion.

Liu Qingzhu was currently lying on the bed stripped to nothing, letting Lu Ying apply medicine to the arrow wound on her buttocks.

She wept tears streaming down, so tragic.

"Ah—"

Another scream rang out as Lu Ying deliberately forced the medicine into the wound.

Liu Qingzhu was in such pain she had no strength left; otherwise she would have gotten up and slapped Lu Ying.

Yet she kept cursing, "You wretched maid, do you intend to make this lady die in pain? Can't you be gentler?"