Forced love, an inescapable fate

Qi Anheng didn't seem to care about Qi Anyao's attitude and what she said just now. He just glanced thoughtfully at Mu Qingli and Jiang Ci's tent when he was about to leave, and then gave an order to the guards around him.

"Keep an eye on Princess Five and don't let her cause trouble again."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Mu Qingli walked into the tent and Lan Fang followed her in.

Mu Qingli naturally saw clearly the gloating expression on Lan Fang's face when Qi Anyao had just given him a hard time.

After Lan Fang entered the tent, there was no distinction between master and servant. Without waiting for Mu Qingli to sit down, she sat down on the stool and poured herself tea.

Mu Qingli just felt it was a little funny. It seemed that he had acted too weak, so people thought that he was still the same person who was bullied before. Little did he know that the core of this body had been changed long ago.

She just smiled, revealing her neat teeth, and stared motionlessly at Lan Fang who was drinking tea.

Feeling that she was being watched, Lan Fang looked up in confusion and saw Mu Qingli looking at her with a half-smile.

Mu Qingli's half-smile made her feel uneasy and she couldn't help but speak.

"What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?"

Mu Qingli gave her a mysterious smile, but her tone was cold, and she spoke coldly.

"Just now I saw you looking very happy, and I thought you would just follow the Fifth Princess. Lan Fang, on the surface you are here to serve me as a maid, right? Your master is in trouble, and you are happy?"

When Lan Fang heard this, she understood, but what could she do to Mu Qingli? She was just a lowly proton, and she didn't care what she said.

"What do you mean, Princess? Which of your eyes saw me happy? I have been traveling all day and I am very tired. Princess, please wash up and rest after dinner."

Mu Qingli smiled and continued.

"Lan Fang, I wonder what identity you are speaking to me in? How about we switch identities and I serve you?"

Lan Fang was very surprised by what Mu Qingli said. She had entered the palace since she was a child and had worked her way up to become a first-class palace maid. Even when she served in front of a noble, she was flattered by others. A few days ago, Mu Qingli's attitude towards her was still acceptable, but now, listening to her tone, she could hear something sarcastic, and the way she looked at her made her feel inexplicably uneasy.

But how could she bow to a first-order proton?

"My princess, have you forgotten that this is Qi? You are Qi's hostage. You must have remembered how you lived a humble life in Qi before. It's only been a few days since you've had these good days, and you really think you're the master. To tell you the truth, I came here to monitor you. Do you really think I'm here to serve you? I advise my princess to stay quiet. The Fifth Princess is not someone you can mess with. This time, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came to your rescue, but you may not be so lucky next time."

After hearing Lan Fang's words, the smile in Mu Qingli's eyes became even brighter.

"Really? But you're not wrong. His Royal Highness just saved me. So, if I report this to the Crown Prince, and His Royal Highness knows that you, a palace maid, are meddling in the affairs of your master, will he punish you for the sake of the royal family's reputation? Or will he disregard the royal family's reputation and punish me, your nominal master?"

"Are you threatening me?"

Lan Fang was shocked by Mu Qingli's naked threat, but she remained calm on the surface. However, she was sent by the King of Qi, so her psychological quality was naturally not bad. If she were an ordinary palace maid, she would naturally panic after being accused by Mu Qingli.

"Yes, I am threatening you. And it is a threat. I can feel your heartbeat speeding up, Lan Fang."

She admitted it blatantly. It must be said that this trick of hers was somewhat useful. However, her purpose at this moment was not because of Lan Fang's attitude just now. She now urgently needed to know from Lan Fang's mouth why the royal family of Qi suddenly changed their attitude towards herself and Jiang Ci. This was her real purpose.

Lan Fang frowned, angrily put down the teacup in her hand, and stood up reluctantly.

"Princess, please take a rest first. I will fetch some water for you to wash up."

This was the first time she called herself a slave in front of Mu Qingli. Seeing that the effect was achieved, Mu Qingli narrowed her eyes and smiled.

"There's no rush to get water, but there's one thing I want to ask you, and I hope you can answer truthfully."

Although she was reluctant, Lan Fang still felt uneasy about what Mu Qingli had just said, so she nodded reluctantly.

"Please speak, my lord."

"Hasn't your Qi royal family always disliked me and the Sixth Prince? Why did you suddenly change your attitude?"

Lan Fang looked up in surprise, obviously she was a little unresponsive to Mu Qingli's words.

She was stunned for a moment and asked in confusion.

"You don't even know?"

"Nonsense, I already know it, why am I asking you? Tell me everything you know. I want to hear the truth, don't lie to me."

However, as soon as Mu Qingli finished speaking, she heard Jiang Ci's voice coming from outside.

"Sister, is this convenient? Can I come in?"

Jiang Ci's voice interrupted the conversation between her and Lan Fang. She wondered if Jiang Ci wanted to talk to her about something, so she didn't ask any more questions and just waved her hand.

"Go ahead, go do your work. I'm going to have a chat with the Sixth Prince."

Lan Fang was very annoyed by Mu Qingli's attitude, but she could do nothing about it.

When Lan Fang walked out, she met Jiang Ci. Thinking of Mu Qingli's threat just now, she had to bow to Jiang Ci reluctantly.

After Jiang Ci came in, he stood aside a little awkwardly.

"Sister, I didn't help you when the Fifth Princess was causing trouble for you just now. I'm sorry. I was just scared of her bullying, so I didn't dare to come out. If you're angry, just beat me up."

Mu Qingli had never thought about this at all. When she heard him talk about it, she just chuckled a few times.

"How could that be? How could I be angry with you? Of course I knew it. At that time, I was afraid that you would come out. What you did was right. Didn't I tell you that I would protect you, so you don't have to feel guilty."

Jiang Ci raised his big watery eyes and spoke timidly.

"Really? Are you really not angry? But every time the Fifth Princess got you in trouble, you always asked me to go with you. And before, if I didn't accompany you to see the Fifth Princess, you would be very angry. When you were angry, you would hit me. Are you really not angry this time? Are you really not going to hit me?"

After Jiang Ci finished speaking, Mu Qingli was stunned. She had thought that there were some unpleasant things between her original body and Jiang Ci, but she never expected it to be like this.

She had cursed her original self tens of thousands of times in her heart.

This really can't be whitewashed. This is not something a human would do.