The original plan was to ask Luo Yuanxiang whether she wanted to stay, but now both of them persuaded her to stay.

Thinking of what Luo Yuanxiang said last night, Nian Susu became even angrier and glared at Qin Junyu unhappily.

Luo Yuanxiang was surprised and delighted.

Nian Su Su was expected, but Qin Junyu was an unexpected surprise.

She smiled shyly, "Since Miss Nian and Master Xiao have said so, Yuan Xiang has no choice but to..."

Before she could finish her words, Nian Susu left the table in a huff, and the rest of her words were choked in her throat.

Everyone stared at Nian Susu's back, at a loss as to what to do as he left angrily.

Qin Junyu chased after him with a gloomy face.

Qin Guanqing pushed Xiao Yunzheng and asked, "What happened? Did they have a fight?"

Xiao Yunzheng frowned and used her elbow to push away his arm that was leaning towards her. "I don't know. I haven't seen her since Lingling and I separated last night."

"It can't be because..."

The two of them tacitly turned their gazes to Luo Yuanxiang.

Luo Yuanxiang was still holding the bowl in her hand, not knowing whether to eat or not, so she simply put the bowl down.

She pulled up the corners of her mouth and smiled, "I'll go see my sister."

She fled from this embarrassing place.

Qin Guanqing and Xiao Yunzheng were even more confused.

It was clear that when they were discussing on the terrace yesterday, Qin Junyu strongly opposed Luo Yuanxiang following them, but today he changed his mind and took the initiative to let Luo Yuanxiang stay.

Although Nian Susu said that he wanted Luo Yuanxiang to stay, he was obviously unhappy.

They didn't believe that the two of them had no quarrel.

Xiao Yunzheng was a carefree person. "Forget it. Since we have decided to let Miss Luo stay, let's forget about this matter and eat first."

"That makes sense. Man is made of iron and food is made of steel. Eating is important." Qin Guanqing nodded in agreement.

-

Nian Susu went straight upstairs and went out to the terrace to get some fresh air. Just as he stood still, he heard footsteps behind him.

Qin Junyu walked quickly to her side and took her hand without saying anything, "What's wrong?"

Nian Susu shook him off and turned her face away, "It's okay."

Qin Junyu clenched his fists, suppressed his emotions, and asked patiently: "Is it because of Miss Luo?"

"No."

Although she said this, she turned her body to the side and faced away from him.

Qin Junyu walked around to her and said, "Yes, you are angry with me because Miss Luo was angry with me because I asked her to stay?"

She was silent.

Qin Junyu knew that he had guessed right. He took her hand and tried to explain, "I kept her here for a reason. Miss Luo came to see me last night..."

"I know," she interrupted.

Qin Junyu was stunned and surprised.

Nian Susu gently pulled his hand out and took a few steps back.

"I know you have your own plans. You don't have to explain anything, and you don't have to feel embarrassed."

"No matter what you want or what you want to do, I have the right to interfere now, so... Your Highness does not have to consider me."

After all, they haven't gotten married yet, so it's not appropriate for her to interfere with who Qin Junyu wants to take as a concubine.

Besides, he is the prince. If she sends away Luo Yuanxiang, there will still be Li Yuanxiang, Shen Yuanxiang... This is inevitable. She might as well adapt to it in advance and convince herself to accept this polygamous society.

Qin Junyu was surprised and delighted, "So... your idea is the same as mine?"

As smart as she was, she actually discovered that Luo Yuanxiang had bad intentions, so she suggested that Luo Yuanxiang stay.

Only if Luo Yuanxiang stays will they have a chance to find out the truth, otherwise she will be accused of being ungrateful.

Qin Junyu smiled happily, "I'm glad you understand me."

Seeing him laughing so happily, Nian Susu was so angry that he was speechless.

Qin Junyu thought he had coaxed her, but unexpectedly, the corner of her mouth was still raised. She left again with a gloomy face.

This time she went straight back to her room and closed the door, so he couldn't catch up with her.

The smoke of this silent war filled the air, but it only enveloped the two people, and the rest of the people had no idea what was happening.

Luo Yuanxiang followed them as she wished, left Jiangdu and headed for Yuhang.

She consciously did not look for Qin Junyu in private again, otherwise he would abandon her in anger and everything would be in vain.

……

Shengjing, auspicious palace.

Nian Qiaoyue was trapped in a corner, with a basin of cold water poured over her head. The piercing cold went straight through her fingers and into her lungs.

In November, Shengjing had entered winter and the temperature dropped. Almost everyone was wrapped in thick coats, but Nian Qiaoyue was wearing thin clothes. She slowly squatted against the wall, hugging her knees and shivering.

She looked at the three people surrounding her in panic.

"You...why do you...do this to me?"

Making her eat cold or stale rice every day was fine, but she couldn't bear to see her winter clothes and bedding being cut up.

It was only the beginning of winter, so she could still bear it by gritting her teeth, but what would she do if it snowed? She might even freeze to death.

There was no charcoal in the palace maids' bedrooms, so they could only rely on covering themselves with more layers of quilts and wearing more layers of thick clothes to keep warm and only then could they barely fall asleep at night.

She doesn't even have winter clothes or bedding. This isn't just bullying her. These three people want her dead!

So Nian Qiaoyue retaliated against them in their own way by cutting up their beddings and burning all their winter clothes.

Hezhu found out and became furious, so she brought her two good sisters to settle the score with her.

Xueying was the most arrogant. Before Hezhu could say anything, she slapped Nian Qiaoyue in the face. She was so angry that her face turned red and her neck became thick. "How dare you say that! Did you cut our quilts? Did you burn our clothes?"

Chun Huan crossed her arms and sneered, "Is there any need to ask? It must have been her who did it."

Nian Qiaoyue clutched her wet sleeves tightly, her voice trembling, but she was not afraid at all, "You were the first to treat me like this! I'm just treating you the same way!"

He Zhu leaned over, grabbed her collar and lifted her up, "Nian Qiaoyue, who gave you the nerve to compare yourself with us?"

She used force to pull Nian Qiaoyue closer to her, her whole body burning with arrogance, "We should beat you and scold you. People like you who are mean and bad deserve to be beaten and scolded. We are enforcing justice."

Nian Qiaoyue's limbs were stiff from the cold and her lips were purple. She didn't know where she got the strength from, but she pushed Hezhu away with one hand.

"If you dare to bully me again, I will tell the Queen."

"I'm still pregnant with the prince's child... cough cough cough... if anything happens to the child, you can just wait to be beheaded."

Her voice was weak, but her momentum was strong. She stared at Hezhu.

Xueying and Chunhuan supported Hezhu and took a look at her belly. She was almost three months pregnant and was already showing. Nian Qiaoyue was wearing thin clothes, so the curve of her belly was easily visible.

Chun Huan was frightened by her words. She pulled He Zhu's arm and whispered, "Sister He Zhu, let's stop here. If we really lose the baby in her belly and the Queen Mother blames us, we will be the first to die."

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