The prince kneels every day. Has the princess forgiven him today?

Kun Ling shouldn't have been allowed to marry Song Lingxi in the first place, and this wouldn't have happened today. Now Song Kangwen and his wife have been arrested.

What a shame!

Mrs. Zhang felt very aggrieved, but she remained obedient on the surface. "Master, please don't be angry. This matter has nothing to do with our Zhang family."

Master Zhang angrily rebuked, "She's already married in, and it's still irrelevant!"

Madam Zhang continued to comfort her, "Once she marries into the Zhang Mansion, she is a member of our Zhang family. I will definitely discipline her well. Besides, with the Imperial Concubine and the Second Prince here, Prince Xuan can't take his anger out on us."

When Concubine Shen was mentioned, Lord Zhang's face stiffened a little.

Because of this relationship, he had to give Madam Zhang some face, so he warned her: "If she does anything to tarnish the reputation of the Zhang family again in the future, the Zhang family will definitely not tolerate her!"

"Yes, I will definitely convey your message."

Mrs. Zhang agreed repeatedly.

This submissive look made Lord Zhang's expression ease a little.

the other side.

Song Lingxi soon received a message from Mrs. Zhang and was filled with anger!

What does it mean to have no room for her?

Could it be that the Zhang family is planning to divorce her?

Song Lingxi didn't want to marry into the family in the first place, and now her dignity was trampled upon. She was so angry that she wanted to go to Zhang Kunling to ask for an explanation.

As soon as the door opened, Zhang Kunling came in, reeking of alcohol.

He frowned and asked, "Where are you going?"

This attitude made Song Lingxi explode suddenly, and she angrily demanded, "Why did you just come back now? Do you know what your parents told me?"

"Snapped--"

Unexpectedly, Zhang Kunling raised his hand and slapped her.

Song Lingxi fell directly to the ground, her cheeks quickly turned red and swollen. She covered her cheeks in a daze, unable to believe what had just happened.

Song Lingxi raised her head and stared at Zhang Kunling blankly, her lips trembling as she asked, "You dare to hit me?"

"Who do you think you are? A powerless Miss Song is yelling at me here. Your parents are scolding you because you did something wrong!"

Zhang Kunling not only beat her, but also severely humiliated her.

Song Lingxi was not the type to suffer bullying, so she immediately stood up and fought with Zhang Kunling.

However, there is a natural disparity in strength between men and women.

After a while, Zhang Kunling pinned her down and abused her wantonly.

Song Lingxi shouted until her throat was dry, but no one came to save her, and she was left with only despair.

……

A few days later.

Song Xiwan took the four treasures of the study that her father prepared for her and went to Yunhe Academy to study.

Yunhe Academy is located on Yunhe Mountain, a few days' walk from the capital city. Students can only go home during the monthly rest period.

Before she left, her father and mother had tears in their eyes and looked reluctant, repeatedly telling her to take good care of herself.

Song Xiwan was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, but still agreed to all of them.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she arrived at the door, she saw a familiar carriage.

A corner of the carriage curtain was lifted, revealing Xie Chengqian's extremely handsome face.

Song Xiwan's eyelids twitched slightly. Why did Xie Chengqian come?

"Miss Song, Lord Song asked me to take you to Yunhe Academy."

"what?"

Song Xiwan was stunned. Her father asked Xie Chengqian to send her to the academy?

impossible!

But it seemed unlikely that Xie Chengqian would lie to her in public, so Song Xiwan had no choice but to send a servant to ask, and received a positive answer.

"The master said the journey was long and he was worried someone might be plotting something bad against the young lady."

Song Xiwan: “…”

So they sent someone who actually wanted to kill her to escort her?

Dad didn't tell her in advance, and now he's hiding it from her. He must know that she's not happy with this arrangement, so why did he do this?

What’s even more strange is why Xie Chengqian agreed?

Song Xiwan had something to ask, so she got on Xie Chengqian's carriage.

Inside the carriage.

Song Xiwan was shocked when she entered. What were these things in front of her?

With all kinds of preserved fruits and exquisite pastries, it feels like an autumn outing rather than a hurried journey.

Xie Chengqian calmly poured her a cup of scented tea and said, "It's been a long journey, try it."

There was a subtle atmosphere in the car.

Song Xiwan's heart was as erratic as the smoke from the hot tea. In the end, she didn't pick up the phone, but just asked calmly, "What do you mean, Your Highness?"

Xie Chengqian raised his dark eyes and asked, "Miss Song, do you not like this tea?"

Song Xiwan choked.

Is it the tea question now?

The carriage had already started slowly. Song Xiwan stared at the ripples on the tea surface and got straight to the point: "May I ask Your Majesty, why did my father ask Your Majesty to send me to the academy?"

On the day of Song Lingxi's wedding, Xie Chengqian defended her in every possible way. Not to mention others, even Song Xiwan herself thought it was inappropriate.

She didn't dare to think about it too much and put the matter behind her for the past few days.

Who would have thought that this would happen again today.

No matter how stupid Song Xiwan was, she should have understood that Xie Chengqian was coming for her.

The carriage was silent for a moment before Xie Chengqian's slow voice finally rang out, "While I was investigating the assassination attempt on Miss Song outside the city, I was accidentally discovered by Lord Song. He is extremely worried about Miss Song."

Of course, he leaked the information accidentally.

Song Xiwan's eyes suddenly tightened, and he hurriedly asked, "Who did you find out about that day?"

"There are some clues."

Xie Chengqian lowered his eyes to hide the gloomy look that flashed across his face, and pretended to be casual as he pushed the pastry towards her.

Good, she didn't want to get off the carriage.

"Who is it?"

Song Xiwan's attention was all on this matter. When he was thinking, he couldn't help but eat something. He took the osmanthus cake in front of him and put it into his mouth.

Mm, it's sweet and pretty good.

Xie Chengqian noticed her action, a smile flashed across his eyes, and he added a little hot tea to her cup.

"The assassins are from the Jiangnan area. They are a specialized assassination organization."

Song Xiwan really wanted to drink some tea to soothe her nerves, so she subconsciously took a sip and asked in surprise, "Who would go to such great lengths to deal with me?"

She had heard of this kind of assassination organization when she was traveling, and it would probably cost a hundred taels of gold to hire them once.

Xie Chengqian said coldly: "I don't know, the one who disdained you the most that day was Yan Wushuang who discovered you first."

He had no evidence, but wanted to test Song Xiwan's trust in Yan Wushuang.

Song Xiwan denied it outright, "Impossible!"

Although Yan Wushuang has always been unruly, he has no grudges against her, so why would he do this?

Suddenly, a slight cracking sound was heard in the narrow carriage, clearly audible.

Song Xiwan was startled and looked up.

The teacup in Xie Chengqian's hand cracked!

Moreover, he looked worried. Song Xiwan could feel that he was angry. His heart couldn't help but skip a beat and he became alert.

Is he really going to attack her?

"You don't believe me?"

Xie Chengqian's hoarse voice seemed to contain complex emotions, and this question also made Song Xiwan tense and difficult to answer.

Do you believe it?

I believed it at first, but the consequences were too tragic.

Song Xiwan pulled his dry throat lightly, "Yes."

The teacup fragments were suddenly crushed into powder by Xie Chengqian's bare hands, and a faint smell of blood filled the car.