She was buried alive at the start, but she's determined to smash her ex-husband's head in

The waiters at Tianxianglou had already heard rumors outside, so they recognized Lin Qingwei without any surprise. It turned out that this was the legendary eldest daughter of the Lin family.

Although her clothes were simple, they did not diminish her elegance in the slightest. She could make even coarse linen clothes look like silk and satin. Every move she made looked incredibly elegant, no less so than her famous younger sister, Lin Xiuyao.

Lin Qingwei took out all her money and booked a decent private room. She walked in while wiping away her tears in front of everyone.

The moment the door closed, the tears stopped.

"Are you hungry? I bought you a braised duck with eight treasures. The waiter will bring it up soon." Lin Qingwei patted Chunqi's head and instructed, "You stay here tonight. Tomorrow morning, the Lin family will definitely send people to pick us up in a big way. I have something to do now and need to go out. If anyone asks about me, just say I'm asleep, okay?"

Chunqi was so moved she almost cried, nodding frantically, "I understand! Miss, don't worry, I'll take care of everything!"

Eight-treasure duck! She's wanted to eat it for years!! The Grand Secretary absolutely refused to buy it for her! She'd only been with the young lady for a few days and she'd already spent all her money on herself!!

From this moment forward! Miss is her only master!

Lin Qing smiled and pinched her cheek, then turned and quietly slipped out, putting on her veil and heading towards the outskirts of the city...

In front of Tianxiang Tower, a man stood with his arms crossed, looking inside with obvious impatience. His servant looked like he was about to cry and kept pleading.

"Young Master! Let's go back! What you're doing is against the rules! How can you just come here like this? If Madam finds out, she'll beat me to death!"

Qi Yanzhi snorted: "I've hardly ever done anything proper. Go ask which room Miss Lin is staying in?"

Ah Xi said with a mournful face, "Please, Your Highness, even if you don't like Miss Lin and don't want to marry her, you can't just come and break off the engagement yourself! Your wife loves you, why don't you talk to her properly and have her handle it?"

This is what's giving Qi Yanzhi a headache. He doesn't know what's so good about this infamous Miss Lin. His mother is absolutely against him breaking off the engagement with her!

Coincidentally, I overheard people talking on the street that Miss Lin had been kicked out of the Lin Mansion and moved into Tianxiang Tower. Isn't this the perfect opportunity?

He should talk to this Miss Lin first. Maybe she doesn't like him either, and they can just part ways. To express his gratitude, it's not impossible for him to help her return to the Lin family and regain her footing.

If the other party is ungrateful and covets the wealth and honor of the Duke of Mu's mansion, insisting on marrying him, then he can't blame him for speaking harshly.

Qi Yanzhi simply couldn't believe that someone he'd never even met could truly like him.

"Stop dawdling! I'll go myself!"

Qi Yanzhi strode into Tianxiang Tower, where a woman with her head slightly bowed and wearing a veil brushed past him.

There was an unyielding coldness between his lowered brows and eyes, which aroused curiosity.

He glanced at her sideways, the wind ruffling her hair ribbon, gently brushing against his cheek. The rough, ticklish touch tickled his heart, leaving him feeling neither too hard nor too soft, but rather intensely uncomfortable.

But she walked too fast. When Qi Yanzhi turned around, he only saw a figure disappearing into the night, and the faint scent of grass in the air.

"Your Highness? Are you hot?" Ah Xi asked, staring at his face.

Qi Yanzhi touched his face; it was indeed burning hot, and his heart suddenly started racing.

"Yeah! Aren't you hot? I'm dying of heat!" To cover up his guilty conscience, he deliberately spoke loudly, his eyes fixed on the direction the woman had left in.

What's on the ground?

Qi Yanzhi walked over, squatted down, picked it up, and saw that it was a bright green bead with excellent translucency and a warm touch. It was a valuable jade bead.

There's a hole in the middle, making it look like a bead on a bracelet.

"Young master, may I have this bead returned to me?" A polite yet distant voice came from above, cold and distant.

Qi Yanzhi was still squatting on the ground when he heard the sound and looked up.

The moonlight shone through her hair and her hazy veil, enveloping her in a soft halo. Her aloof features gave her an air of divine inviolability.

But then, the wind blew up her moon-white dress, brushing against the back of his hand.

Qi Yanzhi felt that he must be sick, otherwise why would his heart be beating so fast?

Lin Qingwei repeated herself, and the person in front of her hurriedly handed her the bead. Only after seeing the intact bead did Lin Qingwei breathe a sigh of relief.

God knows how terrified she was when she discovered Pei Zhaoan's beads were missing!

Thankfully, we found it!

Taking the beads, Lin Qingwei turned to leave. She was going to visit the place where she had been buried alive that night. She knew Xu Hanzhang; Xu Hanzhang would definitely be there tonight…

"Wait a minute, young lady!" Qi Yanzhi stood up abruptly, his face flushed.

Lin Qingwei looked at him with great confusion. Did he want some kind of reward?

"Thank you for finding my things, young master." Lin Qingwei really didn't have anything valuable to give to Qi Yanzhi. After searching for a while, she only found a peace knot that she had made out of boredom. "I'll give this to you, young master. I hope you won't find it offensive."

Qi Yanzhi was flattered and accepted the peace knot with both hands. He was overjoyed and was about to thank the other party for their kindness when he looked up and the person had disappeared again.

I haven't even had a chance to ask her name yet...

"Young Master? Young Master? Are you still going or not?" Ah Xi asked.

Qi Yanzhi answered very firmly: "Go!"

I absolutely have to go! I must break off my engagement with Miss Lin no matter what!

Upon seeing Qi Yanzhi, the waiter at Tianxianglou immediately pointed out the location of Lin Qingwei's room. Qi Yanzhi, as if injected with adrenaline, strode confidently toward Lin Qingwei's room.

Many diners and lodgers were whispering among themselves, and before long, the news that the heir of the Duke of Mu's mansion had personally broken off his engagement with Miss Lin spread throughout the capital.

At that moment, Chunqi was admiring the Eight Treasure Duck from all directions with great reverence, and was about to start eating from the fattest part when she suddenly heard a knock on the door.

When she opened the door, a stranger slammed it shut. No one, except the young lady and the Grand Secretary, was allowed to disturb her meal.

"Boom boom boom!"

"Dong Dong Dong!!"

Chunqi was so angry that her hair stood on end. She opened the door and glared at Axi fiercely: "What are you doing!"

Ah-Xi shrank back in fright, taking a step back in fear: "Is Miss Lin here? We..."

"Miss is asleep and doesn't have time to see anyone. You should leave now."

"Huh? Okay..."

Upon hearing Ah Xi's reply, Qi Yanzhi felt even more disgusted with this Miss Lin. No matter what, he was determined to break off the engagement with her. If it didn't work out tonight, he would go to the Lin residence tomorrow to speak with Minister Lin in person!