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Chapter 88 makes it seem like she's going to the palace to become an empress.

As Qin Su was about to go to the hall, Qin Qionghua suddenly spoke up: "I'll go with my third sister."

Qin Su glanced at the other woman's eyes, which were filled with suppressed jealousy, and nodded: "Alright, Second Sister, you should come along too. What if the servants made a mistake?"

Qin Qionghua wanted to laugh, but found that she couldn't.
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When the palace officials arrived, Matchmaker Wang wisely took her leave. As she exited through the side gate, she waved her round fan and glanced back at the imposing procession of the Prime Minister's residence, her expression thoughtful:
"I thought she was just an ordinary illegitimate daughter who wasn't favored by her stepmother, which is why she wanted to find a family that was just a shell of a family. But she actually went with a princess..."

"brush--"

A long sword gleaming with cold light suddenly appeared before Wang the matchmaker. Her eyes widened in shock: "Help—"

"Shut up! Don't make a sound!"

The newcomer tilted his longsword, and the cold blade was already pressed against her neck.
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When Aunt Xu returned home, she saw her daughter sitting quietly under the big tree in the courtyard, drinking tea.

The dappled sunlight fell on the girl, as if gilding her with a layer of gold. Her face was as white as snow, clearer than flawless jade.

Aunt Xu hesitated whether to go over and greet her, but the girl put down her teacup first: "Mother's back."

These days, Aunt Xu is terrified of Qin Su's smile. Her smile sends chills down her spine, making her feel like she's about to suffer a terrible fate.

"Daughter, Sangsang, your aunt heard that the Ninth Princess has summoned you to the palace to accompany her. Is that true?"

Qin Su nodded: "It's true."

Aunt Xu's eyes lit up: "Then..."

"So as long as Mother doesn't stab your stepmother with a knife, I can cover for you in everything else."

Aunt Xu's smile froze: Huh?
Qin Su smiled and said, "Just kidding. Mother, please take good care of yourself while I'm gone."

Aunt Xu couldn't laugh. She felt that what she had just said didn't sound like a joke, but rather like she was genuinely encouraging her to stab the mistress.

The thought made Aunt Xu shudder, and her gaze toward Qin Su was filled with fear.

Aren't they going to the palace to accompany the princess? Why are they acting like they're going to become empresses?

And incidentally, to resolve the issues with both the biological mother and the mistress at once...

After intimidating Aunt Xu, and figuring out that she wouldn't be sleeping well for a while, Qin Su leisurely got up and said, "Mother, please pack your things. I'm going to pack my luggage."

Aunt Xu nodded obsequiously, "Go ahead, go ahead, leave this to me. If you need anything, remember to call me, Mother!"

Qin Su smiled sweetly: "My mother is the best to me."

Aunt Xu shuddered again at her laughter.

He silently thought to himself: Go away, go away, go and cause trouble for others, let me have some peace and quiet.
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Before long, Qin Su packed her clothes and went to the front yard to bid farewell to her stepmother.

Because she was in front of the palace servants, Zhang could only suppress her dissatisfaction. She pretended to be kind and told Qin Su a few words to be obedient and follow the rules when she entered the palace, and not to bring shame to the Prime Minister's Mansion. Then she ordered a servant to give her a bag of silver.

Madam Zhang wanted to arrange two maids for Qin Su to keep an eye on her, but the arrogant palace maid disagreed, so she had to give up.

She had just seen Qin Su off with a concerned expression when she turned around and her face darkened as she cursed under her breath at the maid:

"We really can't let our guard down with this little bitch; this will also help her win the princess's favor."

Qin Qionghua, standing to the side, pinched her palm, seemingly having forgotten the injury on her hand, her eyes dark and unfathomable: "My sister is so lucky."

Only then did Zhang notice that her daughter was not in a good mood. Knowing that her daughter was proud and could not stand being overshadowed by her sisters, she frowned and comforted her:

"Don't worry, Qiong'er. She may go to the palace, but by the time she comes out, the marriage will be settled. At that point, no matter how lucky she is, she won't be able to..."

"Ma'am, it's not good!"

Zhang was interrupted by a noise coming from the doorway before she could finish speaking.

Qin Qionghua looked up and saw that it was Granny Zhao, who had just been responsible for seeing the matchmaker out, who had come in. Her heart sank for no reason. Granny Zhao's face was grim: "Madam, I don't know what's wrong with that matchmaker Wang. She suddenly ran back and said that she can't accept the marriage of the Third Miss. Please find someone else."

"What?" Zhang's eyes widened in surprise. "Why didn't you accept it? Is it because you don't have enough money? Give it to her..."

"No, it's not about the money."

Recalling the horrified expression on Wang the matchmaker's face, Zhao Mama was utterly baffled: "I told her I could pay more, but she just shook her head and refused to accept it no matter what. Before I could even finish speaking, she had already run off..." She seemed frantic, as if a ghost were chasing her...

Before Granny Zhao could finish speaking, there was a loud crash—

Seeing Qin Qionghua's appearance, Zhang knew something was wrong.
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The carriage slowly entered the majestic palace gate. The towering vermilion palace walls on both sides stretched into the clouds, long and silent, carrying a sense of solemnity and weight.

Given Qin Su's status, she could only enter the palace on foot.

She got off the carriage and walked quietly forward with the young eunuch who was leading the way.

But after taking only a few steps, the young eunuch suddenly stopped at the foot of the palace wall and refused to go any further.

Qin Su looked up with some confusion and saw a small sedan chair parked a hundred paces away, with a tall, slender guard in black standing in front of it.

His face looks somewhat familiar.

As she was pondering this, the cold-faced guard strode towards her.

"Miss Qin, I have been ordered to come and fetch you."

Qin Su's eyes widened slightly: "It's you, you're from next door..."

"Ahem, it's me," Liu Ying coughed lightly. "Miss Qin, please get into the sedan chair with me."

Qin Su nodded and followed in the other person's footsteps.

Seeing this, Liu Ying breathed a sigh of relief, inwardly cursing Ye for being so inhuman. He was a bodyguard, why did he have to step in and do all this!
He was still nervous when he arrived, wondering how he would explain if Miss Sangsang reacted too strongly. But thankfully, she was as easy to talk to as ever...

"Today, it is actually my Highness who is here..."

"By the way, did you use the sachet from the other day? You look very tired, did you not sleep well? If you did, I have some more."

The two spoke at the same time, but they talked about two completely unrelated things.

Liu Ying was stunned, not expecting Qin Su to care about her.

After Qin Su finished speaking, she tilted her head, her eyes clear and innocent: "What did you just say? What happened to your prince?"

Liu Ying snapped back to reality, averting her gaze and not daring to look into the girl's eyes: "My lord has been busy with official duties lately, not eating or sleeping for several days now. I invited Miss Qin to the palace today because I wanted you to persuade him."

"what?"

Qin Su's acting was as good as ever: "So it's not the Ninth Princess..."

"No."

Liu Ying shook her head: "Thank you for your trouble, Miss Qin."

She didn't agree immediately, and after a while, she said, "I can only try my best to persuade him, but if he doesn't listen, I won't..."

"Just do your best," Liu Ying interrupted her hesitant statement, thinking to herself:
If you can't do anything about it, then it's really all over.
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"Where is he? Where is he? Why hasn't he come yet?"

Eunuch Li flicked his whisk, frowned, and stared in the direction of the palace gate, extremely curious about this "Qin Sangsang" who was said to be able to persuade the Seventh Prince to eat properly.

"Is it really that amazing? Why don't we believe it?"

He had barely finished speaking when he felt someone move beside him: "They're here."