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

“I won’t stop you from doing what you want to do, but the palace is far more dangerous than you can imagine.” Pei Zhao’an felt the warmth of his palm and realized he was still alive.

He continued, "Today I abducted you, but your maid didn't react at all, and didn't even ask a single question afterward. She was too careless. I'll have Chunqi enter the palace tomorrow. She's very skilled in martial arts, so let her continue to follow you."

Lin Qingwei instinctively wanted to refuse, but after thinking about it carefully, she did feel that it would be better for Chunqi to be by her side.

It wasn't that Pei Zhi wasn't vigilant enough, but rather that she was afraid that if she did something dangerous in the future, she wouldn't be able to protect Pei Zhi. Chun Qi was Pei Zhao An's man, so his martial arts skills were beyond question, and he also knew her better.

Lin Qingwei nodded, and Pei Zhaoan released her hand.

She asked, "What do you need help with this time?"

Pei Zhaoan was momentarily speechless at her words, but seeing her serious face, he could only sigh and say, "Don't go against Prince Duan, he doesn't think the same way you do..."

“I can agree to your request, but don’t listen to His Majesty too much. You know better than I what Prince Duan is like. You’re now ordered to clean up his messes, so be careful that he doesn’t turn around and bite you later.”

"it is good......"

Pei Zhaoan's expression looked a little strange, but he was still somewhat happy because Lin Qingwei had agreed to his request.

The next day, Consort An, fearing that the girls had been frightened, ordered the remaining four girls to rest well. Lin Xiuyao had nightmares all night and didn't fall asleep until dawn. Just then, she heard someone come to announce that Prince Duan had invited her to take a walk by the lake.

Lin Xiuyao wanted to refuse, but when she thought that if she really married Prince Duan, she would be superior to Lin Qingwei, she forced herself to stay awake and let Lian'er comb her hair.

Lian'er stood behind her, carefully tidying her hair up little by little. Lin Xiuyao could vaguely see her face in the mirror.

Suddenly, she remembered that Wenwen had killed Song Miaoyan because Song Miaoyan had treated her badly, and her heart skipped a beat.

Feeling guilty, she grabbed Lian'er's hand, pulled her close, laughed a few times, and asked, "What do you think about what happened last night?"

Lian'er was also quite frightened when she thought about it, and said tremblingly, "I never thought Wenwen was this kind of person. Luckily, I never offended her."

Lin Xiuyao took a jade bracelet from her makeup box and slipped it onto Lian'er's wrist: "Lian'er, I really didn't mean it last time! Please don't take it to heart. I was almost going crazy because of Lin Qingwei during that time."

Ye Qinxuan keeps provoking me, which is why I neglected you and almost caused you foot problems, but I really didn't mean to!

She was terrified. What if Lian'er tried to kill her for this one day? She wouldn't be able to defend herself at all!

Lian'er knelt down in fear, shaking her head repeatedly and saying, "How dare I! I grew up with you, Miss, and I know your character. You have always been very kind to me, and you even sent me a lot of medicine afterward, which is why my foot has recovered so well."

Lian'er pretended to take off the bracelet on her hand and return it to Lin Xiuyao, but Lin Xiuyao stopped her and put several more hairpins into her hair.

With tears in her eyes, she helped Lian'er up: "You must remember what you said, I will treat you well."

"Miss, I will!"

Lin Xiuyao felt much more at ease. After Lian'er helped her get dressed, the two of them followed Prince Duan's men to Cuiwei Lake, only to unexpectedly encounter another, even more disappointing person.

Lin Shuhui arrived earlier than her and was already sitting opposite Prince Duan, chatting with him.

Lin Xiuyao's face turned as black as hell, and she turned to leave.

"Sister is here." Lin Shuhui, unlike her usual timid and cowardly self, wore a shy smile and looked incredibly pure.

Just hearing her voice annoyed Lin Xiuyao! Remembering the ambiguous things she said last night, she wanted nothing more than to strangle her! How could this Prince Duan be so irritating!

She called herself and Lin Shuhui at the same time!!!

Prince Duan seemed to be in a good mood. He rested his chin on one hand and raised the other to wave at Lin Xiuyao: "Has the Second Miss had breakfast yet?"

It must be said that Prince Duan has a very handsome face. He has a bad-boy look that is very attractive to girls. His evil face reveals a unique kind of handsomeness, with a carefree smile.

The clothes that had slipped down from raising one hand piled up at the elbow, revealing a powerful half of the arm.

He seemed to be deliberately wearing something rather unconventional today; the neckline was quite low, and his broad chest would be exposed with the slightest movement. Lin Shuhui, sitting to the side, blushed slightly.

Unfortunately, Lin Xiuyao was staring fiercely at Lin Shuhui and didn't see anything at all.

"Since my sister arrived so late, she may have already eaten."

"No, I didn't eat." Lin Xiuyao was about to leave, but she didn't want to give Lin Shuhui the chance to curry favor with Prince Duan, so she walked over and sat down next to Prince Duan.

Although the lakeside scenery was beautiful in the early morning, it was still a bit cold. Lin Shuhui was shivering and looked extremely pitiful. She looked up at Prince Duan, who just smiled and did not make a move.

Lin Xiuyao was also cold, but she held back; she wouldn't be like Lin Shuhui!

The breakfast on the table was a hundred times more exquisite than that at the Lin residence. Even though she had no appetite, she couldn't help but pick up a few bites with her chopsticks. After eating, she felt less cold.

She wiped her mouth with a very affected and elegant gesture, and asked with a smile, "I wonder what important matter Prince Duan has summoned me for?"

Ideally, it should be something important, like someone falling in love with her and wanting to marry her, otherwise she would find it hard to forgive Prince Duan for summoning her so early in the morning, and also summoning Lin Shuhui at the same time...

Prince Duan asked, "Were you frightened by what happened last night?"

Lin Xiuyao glanced at the unpresentable Lin Shuhui, raised her chin, and said, "No, if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear."

Lin Shuhui's expression remained unchanged, as if it were none of her business, and she even had a slight smile on her face: "I knew that my eldest sister and second sister were innocent."

Ha ha.

If this were in the Lin family mansion, Lin Xiuyao would definitely beat Lin Shuhui so badly that she would never dare to talk such nonsense again!

Prince Duan nodded: "The Second Miss should be quite used to ghosts knocking on the door, so it's normal that she's not afraid."

"What did you say???" Lin Xiuyao stood up abruptly, staring at Prince Duan in disbelief. What did this guy mean???

“Sister, how could you be so rude to Prince Duan?” Lin Shuhui quickly stood up and apologized to Prince Duan. “Your Highness, please forgive me. Sister must have been frightened, which is why she spoke so disrespectfully.”

Realizing that the person opposite her was someone she couldn't afford to offend, Lin Xiuyao could only grit her teeth and lower her head.

How could she forget that her first meeting with Prince Duan wasn't a romantic affair under the moon? She had tried to frame Lin Qingwei but ended up being outmaneuvered and lying on the ground in a sorry state!

It seems this Prince Duan has no interest in me at all! How despicable!