Ling Qingwan was a little confused.
"Excuse me, who is your young lady?"
"My surname is Xu." The maid bent down and responded softly.
Ling Qingwan understood.
"Okay, I understand. I will be there on time tomorrow."
Ling Qingwan actually expected Xu Yuanyuan to ask her out.
The last time she went to fly a kite with Wei Xun, she ran into the eldest prince and Xu Yuanyuan. Ling Qingwan felt something was wrong. But it was just a dropped kite, and with so many attendants around, why did they need to pick it up and deliver it to her personally
There was only one reason why Song Zhicheng and Xu Yuanyuan acted like this, and that was that they had known that she and Wei Xun were coming to fly kites.
Returning the kite is fake; meeting Wei Xun and Ling Qingwan is the real thing.
Of course, Xu Yuanyuan's invitation to her for tea today was definitely not just for tea. Ling Qingwan had nothing else to do, so she decided to go meet her.
But before leaving, Ling Qingwan still had one thing to do.
"Qiao'er."
Thinking of this, Ling Qingwan called out Qiaoer.
"Miss, I'm here." Qiao'er agreed obediently.
"Do me a favor."
…
The next day, Ling Qingwan kept her promise and came to Yipinming.
As soon as she got off the carriage, she ran into Ling Chuchu head-on.
"Oh! Who was I thinking? It's my sister." When Ling Chuchu saw Ling Qingwan, she quickly took two steps forward and greeted Ling Qingwan enthusiastically.
If you don’t know, you would think that they are very close sisters.
"Big sister is here for tea too?" Ling Qingwan responded with a chuckle.
"Yes, Yipinming is a famous tea house in Dongjing City. I come here to drink tea every few days." Ling Chuchu looked enthusiastic and held Ling Qingwan's hand while talking. "How about you, sister? Why are you in the mood to come to Yipinming today?"
Ling Qingwan sneered inwardly.
Ling Chuchu came to Yipinming today just because Ling Qingwan deliberately asked Qiao'er to spread the rumor. How could she not know what Ling Qingwan was doing here
It seems that Ling Chuchu's ability to play dumb has been inherited from her previous life to this life and has not changed at all.
"Of course I don't have such a good taste as my elder sister." Ling Qingwan smiled. "I came here to have a cup of tea to meet a friend."
"Friend? Which friend? Why not take me along? The three of us will have more to talk about together." Ling Chuchu was very enthusiastic. Before Ling Qingwan agreed, she pulled Ling Qingwan into the teahouse.
Yipinming has two floors, and the private room Xu Yuanyuan booked is on the second floor.
"My friend and I are here to discuss something, so it's not very convenient. If you want to meet my friend, we can find an opportunity another day and come out together." Ling Qingwan politely rejected Ling Chuchu.
Seeing that beating around the bush didn't work, a hint of impatience flashed across Ling Chuchu's face.
The two went up to the second floor together. Ling Qingwan stopped in front of a private room, while Ling Chuchu went to the front.
When I opened the door, Xu Yuanyuan had been waiting for a long time.
But before Ling Qingwan could say anything, Xu Yuanyuan stood up.
"It seems that Miss Ling Er has no intention of cooperating with me." Xu Yuanyuan smiled, but her eyes looking at Ling Qingwan were full of coldness. "Then I won't say any more nonsense, so as not to delay Miss Ling Er's time."
After that, she walked straight forward.
"Okay." Ling Qingwan nodded slightly and did not stop Xu Yuanyuan.
Xu Yuanyuan stopped and looked at Ling Qingwan in disbelief.
She had been brought up in a pampered environment since she was a child. She had never met such an ungrateful person before. Xu Yuanyuan suddenly became angry.
"This is the second time Miss Ling has rejected me." Xu Yuanyuan looked at Ling Qingwan coldly. "I hope you won't regret it."
After saying that, Xu Yuanyuan opened the door.
As expected, Ling Chuchu was outside. At this moment, Xu Yuanyuan was face to face with Ling Chuchu.
As the saying goes, when rivals meet, their eyes turn red with envy. When Xu Yuanyuan saw Ling Chuchu, her expression suddenly fell.
"So the friend my sister wants to meet is Miss Xu." Ling Chuchu spoke in a sarcastic tone. It didn't sound malicious, but it made people uncomfortable.
"Yes." Ling Qingwan turned around and smiled.
"That's no wonder. I said I wanted to go with you, but you didn't let me." Ling Chuchu's lips curled slightly. After saying that, she turned to look at Xu Yuanyuan.
"Miss Xu is really not nice. Last time I invited you to have tea but you refused, and now I bump into you and my sister. My sister and I are a family, why does Miss Xu only like her and not me?"
Ling Chuchu was the best at pretending to be pitiful. As she spoke, she frowned, looking pitiful, as if Xu Yuanyuan had bullied her.
"Last time, there was something. I explained it to you clearly when I replied to your letter. As for why I am on good terms with Miss Ling Er, it is because I get along well with her. I cannot influence who I am closer to. It all depends on my feeling. Don't you agree, Miss Ling Da?"
Xu Yuanyuan hates people who pretend to be weak the most. After listening to Ling Chuchu's words, she also retorted in a sarcastic tone.
Ling Qingwan didn't say anything, just watched the two of them talking to each other for a long time. Finally, Xu Yuanyuan left the teahouse on the pretext of having something to do.
After Xu Yuanyuan left, Ling Qingwan had no reason to stay any longer, so she followed suit. As for Ling Chuchu, she had told Ling Qingwan that she was coming to drink tea at the beginning, so she naturally had no reason to leave first, so she had to stay in the teahouse.
The carriage moved slowly, and Ling Qingwan closed her eyes and took a nap.
She was wondering why Song Zhicheng invited Wei Xun to dinner and tried to get close to Wei Xun.
In his previous life, Song Zhicheng failed to defeat Song Zhiqing. In the end, Song Zhiqing became the emperor, and Ling Chuchu also rose to prominence and became the most noble woman in the entire Dai Viet.
It is different in this life. Ling Chuchu followed Song Zhicheng and rejected Song Zhiqing's engagement proposal to be with Song Zhicheng.
Based on Ling Qingwan's understanding of Ling Chuchu, she didn't believe that Ling Chuchu really loved Song Zhicheng. The reason why she gave up her position as Crown Princess and chose to follow Song Zhicheng must be because she could get more benefits by following Song Zhicheng.
There is no doubt that Song Zhicheng wanted to be emperor, and his two biggest opponents were Wei Xun and Song Zhiqing.
Could it be...
Ling Qingwan was stunned, her heart in her throat.
If it is impossible to reconcile with Wei Xun and win him over to become a member of the same boat, then Song Zhicheng will definitely find a way to get rid of this thorn in his side.
Ling Qingwan felt very nervous when she thought that Wei Xun was in danger.
As he was thinking about it, the carriage stopped.
There was a conversation coming from outside the curtain.
"Please ask your young lady if she can chat with me for a while."
It was Song Zhicheng's voice.
Qiao'er was stunned at first, then she lifted the door curtain and looked inside.
Ling Qingwan still had her eyes closed, and Qiao'er understood.
"Your Highness, my lady has fallen asleep. I'm afraid it's inconvenient for her to chat with you."
"Falling asleep?" Song Zhicheng obviously didn't believe it.
"Asleep." Qiao'er gritted her teeth and said to Song Zhicheng in a firm tone.
Song Zhicheng smiled.
"Then when she wakes up, tell her about it for me."