69novels Chapter 1990 Blood Relations
Chapter 1990 Blood Relations
"After Sister Shuixin scolded her, she said to me that she only knew the prince and princess."
Cui Xiaoxing said, "I didn't think of this when I bumped into the prince's carriage today. I only remembered it when Lord Chen asked me about what happened."
She looked at Lu Zhaoling timidly, hesitated for a moment, and looked very conflicted, as if she was afraid that Lu Zhaoling would get angry.
"Speak your mind."
Upon seeing her like this, Lord Chen immediately put on a stern face and reprimanded her in a low voice.
Who is this pose for? The princess would never stoop to such a performance.
Cui Xiaoxing was startled by him.
She had thought Lu Zhaoling was subtly criticizing Lord Chen, but to her surprise, Lu Zhaoling sat there without saying a word and looked at her, seemingly agreeing with Lord Chen's opinion.
"I was just thinking about Sister Shuixin, so I figured you'd believe me if you heard about her, right? If you don't believe me, you can ask Sister Shuixin to come and find out."
As soon as she finished speaking, Lu Zhaoling said directly, "There's no need for that."
"what?"
Cui Xiaoxing did not expect this answer.
Lu Zhaoling was wondering why Shui Xin was helping Cui Xiaoxing at the gambling den.
However, she should receive news from Qingxiao soon. She doesn't need to ask any more questions; she'll know once she hears what Qingxiao has to say.
She's not that free to summon Shui Xin to the Prince of Jin's residence for something so trivial.
Shuixin already had some ulterior motives.
She could see through Cui Xiaoxing's intentions. Cui Xiaoxing probably really thought that Shuixin had a good relationship with them. By letting Shuixin in, she could also become more familiar with this place through this relationship.
From this perspective, Cui Xiaoxing doesn't actually know what happened to Shuixin in the Prince's Mansion before, which means that the person behind Cui Xiaoxing is not the same person behind Shuixin in the past.
Shui Xin was manipulated by Buhanda and the barbarian high priest, while Cui Xiaoxing had no connection with the barbarian high priest.
Lu Zhaoling quickly figured this out.
"You came to express your gratitude, right?" Lu Zhaoling asked.
“Ah? Yes, yes,” Cui Xiaoxing said. “I want to thank the prince in person.”
"No need, it's the same if you tell me. I'll accept your thanks on his behalf."
Lu Zhaoling then asked her, "Is there anything else? If not, let Lord Bu Chen take you out; it's getting late."
"what?"
Cui Xiaoxing found that she could only make "ah ah" sounds. She couldn't keep up with Lu Zhaoling's train of thought and didn't know why that was the case. Was that all?
“You’re injured right now, and it’s not convenient for you to keep running around outside, Lord Chen,” Lu Zhaoling called out to Lord Chen, “you should try to help her.”
Lord Chen quickly replied, "Your Highness, I understand. Please rest assured."
He looked at Cui Xiaoxing, "Miss Cui, let's go."
"Leave?" Cui Xiaoxing was a little flustered. "No, I haven't thanked the Prince in person yet, this isn't right..."
"Why are you so stubborn, girl?" Lord Chen said sternly. "The Princess Consort can represent the Prince! You've already come to thank her, and she knows, which means the Prince knows too!"
Lord Chen paused for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "Besides, this matter didn't require such a formal visit to the Prince's residence to express gratitude. The Prince didn't say a word to you; he could only say that you were being chased by those two thugs and that you were blocking the Prince's way."
"His Highness merely ordered those two thugs to leave the way; that doesn't really count as saving you. If anyone should be saying you were saved, it's me! You should thank me!"
Lord Chen didn't feel that he was getting credit from the prince at this moment.
Lu Zhaoling suppressed a laugh when she heard his words.
This Lord Chen is truly a remarkable person.
He wanted to completely sever ties between Cui Xiaoxing and Zhou Shiyue, and not to create any connection between them as saviors.
Sometimes these relationships can be quite complicated.
Zhou Shiyue had no interest in being recognized as his savior. Lord Chen truly understood this perfectly.
Moreover, Lord Chen was also subtly trying to please her.
I don't want Cui Xiaoxing to have any reason to keep mentioning Zhou Shiyue or to keep trying to get close to him.
Although Lord Chen's mindset is quite slick, it's not unpleasant.
"Alright, Lord Chen, take the person away."
"Alright, I'm leaving now, Your Highness. See you next time." Lord Chen half-raised his hand and subtly waved to Lu Zhaoling, his expression...
Qingyin and Qingbao felt they couldn't bear to watch.
Even if Cui Xiaoxing didn't want to leave, there was nothing she could do.
After they left, Qingyin asked Lu Zhaoling, "Your Highness, didn't you ask a few more questions? Don't you think this Cui Xiaoxing is a bit strange?"
They had also seen Lu Zhaoling's reaction just now.
Lu Zhaoling hummed in agreement.
"It is a bit strange."
"Aoki."
Aoki came in immediately.
"Go and keep an eye on Cui Xiaoxing," Lu Zhaoling said. "If she's in danger, lend a hand."
"Yes." Aoki didn't ask any further questions and immediately turned around and quickly left.
Lu Zhaoling got up and went out, where Zhou Shiyue was already waiting to greet her.
"They released them so quickly?"
As he spoke, he took Lu Zhaoling's hand, and the two strolled leisurely through the palace to digest their food.
Qingyin and Qingbao lagged behind and followed.
“Her name is Cui Xiaoxing,” Lu Zhaoling said.
Zhou Shiyue nodded. "I heard you."
"so......"
"So you can tell that she's related to you by blood?" Zhou Shiyue asked.
Lu Zhaoling was surprised, "You guessed that too?"
"Because you were silent for a while and I didn't hear your voice. Given her name, I guess you were looking at her face."
Zhou Shiyue said, "You suspect she's your cousin?"
Lu Zhaoling frowned. "I can see that she and I are related by blood, but I can't quite figure it out. Is her name a coincidence? Apricot, plum, pear, they're all a bit similar."
"If it was an unintentional choice, then it's too much of a coincidence. But if it was intentionally chosen based on plum and pear, it means that the person who named her knew about this relationship. Since they knew, they should have come to her door as my cousin, right?"
"If she had just said she was my cousin from the start, would we have needed to go through all this trouble?"
Lu Zhaoling couldn't understand this point, which is why she temporarily let Lord Chen take Cui Xiaoxing away.
“From what I heard, she seemed completely unaware of this relationship with you,” Zhou Shiyue said.
"Yes, she really seemed completely unaware. So I'm very curious about the person behind her."
Lu Zhaoling looked at Zhou Shiyue, "Let Qingmu and the others investigate first. As for Shuixin, you heard about it too, right?"
Zhou Shiyue nodded. "I heard you."
"Is Shuixin's place very close to the gambling den? Is she safe? She's so beautiful, I hope nothing bad happens to her."
"No, I've got someone watching over things."