Song Zhiqing stared at Ling Qingwan with a sincere look.
If Song Zhiqing could look at her in the past, she would be satisfied and moved to tears. But now, Ling Qingwan even felt sick when she heard his voice.
"I wonder what the prince wants to see me for?" Ling Qingwan was deliberately distant, as if Song Zhiqing was not clean and she wanted to stay away from him.
Song Zhiqing felt a pang of pain in his heart.
He only remembered that Ling Qingwan once held his arm and called him "Brother Prince". How did he become like this
"You should know that I like you. Originally, the Seventh Prince and I showed our affection to you together. I was not in a hurry. I just hoped that you would be willing and sincerely want to marry me, even if it took a long time. But now my eldest brother has also got involved. I really can't sit still, for fear that you will be snatched away by others."
The deep meaning in Song Zhiqing's eyes seemed to be overflowing. If it weren't for the rules and etiquette, he would have hugged Ling Qingwan tightly after saying this.
He hasn't hugged Ling Qingwan for a long time.
"Rob? Why did the prince use this word?" Ling Qingwan didn't like Song Zhiqing's wording. In fact, even if he was reborn ten thousand times, Song Zhiqing couldn't change his inherent arrogance.
At that time, Ling Qingwan didn't know it and thought that he treated everyone gently, but he treated her differently, and that was love.
Song Zhiqing frowned. He didn't expect Ling Qingwan to keep harping on what he said.
"I am willing to follow whoever I like. It has nothing to do with that person's behavior. It all depends on my heart. I am not an object, how can I be fought over?" Ling Qingwan was generous and straightened her back to refute Song Zhiqing's words.
This was the first time she was so tough in front of Song Zhiqing.
"Also, the eldest prince invited my brother to a gathering, and I was just a foil. The eldest prince and I only talked for five sentences, and you said as soon as you came that the eldest prince was interested in me. Your Highness really thinks highly of me."
Whether it was Song Zhicheng or Song Zhiqing, Ling Qingwan didn't want to have anything to do with them.
In her last life, she was trapped by Song Zhiqing, and in this life, it was not certain that Ling Qingwan would be trapped by Song Zhiqing for all her lives. If this was the case, she would definitely break this fate.
Song Zhiqing had a worried look on his face, his brows almost furrowed into a knot.
Seeing that he had nothing to say, Ling Qingwan said hello and turned to leave. Song Zhiqing grabbed her wrist.
It wasn't until Ling Qingwan looked at him that he reacted and quickly let go of her hand.
"I... I really like you and want to treat you well." Song Zhiqing hesitated, very nervous.
In the past, she also expressed her feelings to him like this. Only now did Song Zhiqing understand Ling Qingwan's feelings.
"Are you joking, Your Highness?" Ling Qingwan looked cold as she looked Song Zhiqing up and down.
She really thought Song Zhiqing was a joke. As for Song Zhiqing's words, they were just bullshit to her.
Like? In her previous life, she tried every possible way to please him, and even wanted to dig out her heart to show Song Zhiqing, but Song Zhiqing never liked her at all. In this life, she deliberately distanced herself from him, but Song Zhiqing was fascinated by her.
Ling Qingwan understood that Song Zhiqing was not confused and could not distinguish between good and bad, but he was a cheap man. He was not worthy of such a good love.
"I didn't." Song Zhiqing spoke firmly, as if he was about to raise his hand to swear the next moment.
"Your Highness and I have never met before, why does Your Highness like me?" Ling Qingwan was reluctant to offend Song Zhiqing openly, after all, he was still the crown prince. On the other hand, she was really curious.
"Do you really believe that you and I are just strangers?" Song Zhiqing asked Ling Qingwan.
Ling Qingwan's heart trembled.
Song Zhiqing looked at her with such deep affection, so deep that Ling Qingwan couldn't tell whether it was true or false.
Ling Qingwan remained silent for a long while. Song Zhiqing secretly wondered if he had said something wrong just now. Ling Qingwan suddenly chuckled and covered her mouth with her hands.
"I've only been back to Tokyo City for a short time, and I've only met Your Highness two or three times. How could we not be strangers?" Ling Qingwan smiled, her eyes curved into crescents.
Song Zhiqing was speechless.
But in your previous life, just after meeting me two or three times, you were already happy with me.
"Why do you trust the Seventh Prince and not me?" Song Zhiqing asked Ling Qingwan. Thinking of what Wei Xun said to him after the morning court session, Song Zhiqing became alert.
"You and the Seventh Prince are both the most popular men among girls in Tokyo City. You can find all the good things in the world, but you insist on being obsessed with me. I don't believe in either of you two." Ling Qingwan raised the corners of her mouth slightly, revealing a smile.
If she went back to Song Zhiqing out of anger, Song Zhiqing would probably have a grudge against Wei Xun. Even if Ling Qingwan hated Wei Xun, she would not push the bad luck onto him.
"Then how can you trust me?" Song Zhiqing insisted.
Since he had mustered up the courage to confess his feelings to Ling Qingwan, even if there was no satisfactory result for the time being, at least Ling Qingwan knew that Song Zhiqing was also happy.
He was unwilling to let things pass by in such an unclear manner.
Ling Qingwan really felt that Song Zhiqing was a bit annoying. She frowned and glanced impatiently at the lakeside.
"If Your Highness jumps from here, I will believe it." Ling Qingwan turned her head away.
It was the coldest time of the year, the wind was biting, and a thin layer of ice formed on the lake. If someone fell from here, they would be frozen to death. Ling Qingwan's original intention was to get rid of Song Zhiqing, but she didn't expect him to do it.
The servants passing by were terrified when they saw this scene, and they all crowded to the lakeside. Then, there was another "plop" sound, and someone jumped down.
Ling Qingwan took a look from a distance and went back to her own yard.
There were many people here, and Song Zhiqing couldn't be drowned. Besides, Song Zhiqing insisted on jumping, so what did it have to do with her
The next day, news came from Baimeixuan that Ling Chuchu had jumped into the lake to save the prince, but had caught a cold and was now weak and bedridden.
"The eldest lady fell into the lake, and it seems that the master is also unhappy about it." Qing Ming warmed up a pot of tea and handed it to Ling Qingwan.
"And then?" Ling Qingwan didn't care.
"Miss, aren't you worried? What if the master blames you?" Qiao'er asked anxiously.
"Aren't you guys worried about me?" Ling Qingwan chuckled.
Qiao'er and Qingming were in a panic. They looked at each other, their faces flushed red.
It was good that Ling Chuchu caught a cold, because then she wouldn't have to see Ling Chuchu so often in the mansion, which would only bother her. Ling Qingwan had no sympathy for Ling Chuchu at all.
In the evening, Ling Feng came back and called Ling Qingwan to go to the study.
"Do you know who you offended?" Ling Feng asked Ling Qingwan from a high position. "You offended the crown prince! The son of the current emperor!"
Ling Feng was so angry that he put his raised hand down again.
He wanted to teach Ling Qingwan a lesson personally, but was afraid of being accused.
"Your Highness didn't say that he was angry. Why is father so anxious to convict his daughter first?" Ling Qingwan looked indifferent, as if she was out of the matter. This uproar had nothing to do with her.
"Whether Your Highness is angry or not, he fell into the lake in my mansion today. If the Emperor blames him, it's not you who will suffer, but the entire mansion."