Ling Qingwan really didn't understand what was there to celebrate about her acquaintance with Bai Yuetong.
Since it goes against common sense, there must be something fishy going on. Bai Xu confronted Wei Xun over the imprisonment of Shen Chengzhou, and was defeated in the end. I'm afraid he had secretly made enemies with Shen Chengzhou and Wei Xun. Bai Yuetong is Bai Xu's only daughter, so Ling Qingwan should be on guard against her.
"This tea is top-quality Pu'er, freshly brewed, and it's best to drink at this time." Seeing Ling Qingwan hesitate to speak, Bai Yuetong saw that she was hesitating and spoke immediately.
Bai Yuetong spoke kindly and treated her with good tea. If Ling Qingwan didn't drink it, it would be a disrespect to Bai Yuetong, which was unreasonable. Ling Qingwan nodded and put her lips close to the edge of the cup.
As expected, the taste of this Pu'er tea was different from when she drank it with Wei Xun just now. Ling Qingwan paused for a moment and put the teacup down.
"I have something else to do, so I'll leave you for now. I'll chat with Miss Bai for a while another day." After drinking the tea, Ling Qingwan made up an excuse and quickly left the box.
Watching Ling Qingwan leave, the smile on Bai Yuetong's face gradually faded, and was replaced by a look of contempt.
"Miss, Ling Qingwan didn't drink the tea. How are we going to explain this to the master?" Behind her, the maid who stopped Ling Qingwan at the door lowered her voice and asked Bai Yuetong.
"Ling Qingwan knows how to be on guard, so I might as well be fully prepared?" Bai Yuetong sneered, the playfulness in her eyes becoming stronger. "Fortunately, my father told me that Ling Qingwan is very cunning and not easy to deal with. So I knew she wouldn't drink tea, so I even put drugs on the edge of the tea. As long as she gets slightly touched, I can guarantee that she will fall for it."
"Miss is so smart!" The maid was delighted and praised Bai Yuetong repeatedly.
"Okay, stop flattering me for now. Go out the back door quickly and see if He An is ready. He has always been unreliable, and I don't want to let him down." Bai Yuetong was always thinking about business, and after being proud for a while, she urged the maid to go and confirm the situation on He An's side again.
As soon as Ling Qingwan got on the carriage, she immediately asked the coachman to turn around and drive in the other direction.
"Miss, isn't this the Ling Mansion?" Mingyue asked in confusion.
"Go around from the road behind Zhuque Street and then turn to Ling Mansion." Ling Qingwan informed the coachman and told him the next route.
Mingyue wanted to ask something else, but suddenly she noticed something was wrong with Ling Qingwan. At this moment, Ling Qingwan had already begun to feel a slight heat all over her body.
"Miss." Mingyue was very worried.
Ling Qingwan pursed her lips tightly, shook her head, closed her eyes and stopped talking.
This Bai Yuetong was really ruthless. Ling Qingwan didn't know what would happen if she didn't notice it in time and asked the coachman to turn the carriage around.
On the other side, He An was already waiting at the intersection. He leaned against the wall with his arms folded, and was followed by several strong men. They didn't look like good people.
When passers-by saw He An, they all showed expressions of panic and avoided him from a distance.
Bai Yuetong's maid came running over, and He An's eyes lit up and he stood up straight. When he got closer, he looked around, left and right, and suddenly his expression was lost.
"Where is she? Didn't your young lady say that as long as I stayed here, she would send Ling Qingwan to me?" But now he had been waiting for almost half an hour, not to mention Ling Qingwan, he didn't even see a young woman. He An had no patience to begin with, and now he was even more irritable.
"Miss Ling is already on the way. My lady just asked me to tell you not to worry. Miss Ling's carriage will pass by here in a while. You just need to stop her and she will be yours. She will never escape from your grasp." The maid told He An.
He An raised his eyebrows, and a hint of interest rekindled in his eyes.
"But that little girl has a very stubborn temper. What if I piss her off and she goes back to complain to me the next day? I'm not afraid of her father, he's just a useless guy. But her grandfather is a great general who protects the country. Even my father has to give him some face." While feeling happy, He An began to feel worried.
"Oh, don't worry." The little maid came close to He An and whispered a few words into his ear.
He An's expression became more and more lewd, and his pair of pea-sized eyes narrowed into slits due to smiling.
"That's very good, that's very good." After hearing what the maid said, He An rubbed his hands and swallowed his saliva hurriedly.
After the maid left, He An waited for another stick of incense, but Ling Qingwan still didn't show up. He was feeling depressed when suddenly, a figure jumped out from behind him and kicked him hard.
He An felt pain and fell heavily to the ground with a cry of "ouch". The strong men he brought with him were dealt with by Wei Shi before he could react.
"Seventh Prince?" He An was shocked when he saw the identity of the person. "Why are you here? And why did you hit me?"
He An had been spoiled since childhood, and he had no fear at all when facing Wei Xun. He even complained that Wei Xun had kicked him for no reason, causing his bones to almost fall apart due to pain.
"I haven't asked the young prince who he is waiting for here?" Wei Xun's face was gloomy, and he forced a smile at the corner of his mouth.
"Who do we need to report to you?" He An was disdainful and rolled his eyes at Wei Xun. "Seventh Prince, I know you are capable and have great prestige in the court. But you can control everything, can you control my shit and fart?"
As he spoke, He An stood up and brushed off the dust on his body.
"You said you kicked me today. What if my father knew about it and then spread it to the emperor's ears? How embarrassed would he be? A relative of the queen's family and his own brother?"
Wei Xun was too lazy to talk nonsense. As soon as He An finished speaking, he punched He An hard again, and He An vomited blood on the spot.
Seeing the cruelty in Wei Xun's eyes, He An finally felt fear.
"Seventh Prince, what on earth do you want to do..." He was trembling, and even his voice was shaking.
Wei Xun didn't say anything.
"I get it! Are you also thinking about Ling Qingwan? I remember that you competed with the prince for her before. I didn't expect that the Seventh Prince was so infatuated and liked her. So, when Ling Qingwan arrives, I will give her to you, how about it?" He An began to discuss with Wei Xun.
The hatred in Wei Xun's eyes grew stronger and stronger.
"I'm not saying anything, Ling Qingwan grew up in the village, and she's a lowly peasant at heart. It's her fortune that we two like her. Besides, the Ling family is in decline now, and no one would like her. She's still pretending to be noble..."
He An kept muttering to himself, and Wei Xun couldn't bear it any longer. He kicked him, and He An flew five or six meters away and instantly passed out.
At this time, Ling Qingwan had also returned to the Ling Mansion.
She rushed to Iris Pavilion without stopping. Along the way, Ling Qingwan even ignored the servants who came to greet her.
"Qiao'er, quickly ask someone to prepare some water for me. I want to take a bath."