"Sister Feng, I'm sorry..." Xiao Qing murmured, her face full of guilt. Although she couldn't see Feng Qinghuan's expression, she knew that she had hurt Feng Qinghuan. She closed her eyes, her heart twitched numbly, and a bitter smile appeared at the corner of her mouth. She didn't want to hurt Feng Qinghuan, but she had already ended her love, so she was destined to let Feng Qinghuan down. She could only say sorry.
"If you feel uneasy, why don't you chase after him?" Mu Yanran appeared beside Xiaoqing at some point. She stared at Feng Qinghuan's running figure, with hidden heartache in her eyes.
Xiao Qing laughed at herself and said, "Catch up? What are you going to say? It will only make things more awkward."
Mu Yanran sneered and slowly moved her eyes to Xiaoqing. She looked at Xiaoqing and said playfully, "Do you think that even the dignified Third Princess Long has times when she is afraid to face others? I will take you for granted that you are truly fearless in the future!"
Xiaoqing glanced at Mu Yanran, raised her eyebrows, and retorted: "You are still the same, Mu Yanran! You like Sister Feng, right?" Although Xiaoqing was questioning, her tone was certain. If it were before, she might not have noticed Mu Yanran's abnormality, but now she is suffering from love, and she has an inexplicable intuition about people who share the same suffering. Let me ask, if Mu Yanran had not fallen in love with Sister Feng, with her aloof and cold personality, how could she have gone to the trouble of looking for me everywhere and taking so much trouble to bring me to see Sister Feng? No wonder I always felt that Mu Yanran's constant criticism of me was a bit unreasonable. I obviously didn't offend her, but every time they met, she was cold and indifferent to me. Now everything is finally clear.
"You don't need to care about my business!" Mu Yanran's face changed, and a chill emanated from her body.
Xiao Qing looked directly at Mu Yanran, her momentum was no weaker than Mu Yanran's. "Of course I am not in the mood to meddle in your affairs, nor do I want to. I just want to remind you that if you like someone, you have to say it out loud. Otherwise, no matter how much you do, it will be useless!"
"If you want to lecture me, I'll excuse me from accompanying you any longer." Mu Yanran flicked her sleeves, turned around and walked away. She stopped a little while ago and turned back coldly. She spoke word by word, "Since you don't like Qing Huan, stay away from her in the future. Don't hurt her again!"
"Take good care of Sister Feng for me." Xiaoqing said after a moment of silence.
Mu Yanran curled her lips slightly, her tone cold: "I will take good care of her, but not for you!" After that, she left indifferently.
Xiaoqing looked up at the sky, a smile flashed across her face. With Mu Yanran by Sister Feng's side, she could at least rest assured. She took a deep breath, put aside her worries, and stood there for a moment. Then she turned around and rushed away.
Xiaoqing found a floating cloud and lay on it, ignoring everything and just enjoying the feeling of relaxation. If Xiaoqing hadn't suddenly remembered that she had a three-day appointment with Zhang Yutang, she might have stayed on the cloud. Although she was no longer in the mood to care about Xu Xian, she had made an appointment in advance and broke it. Xiaoqing always valued her promises and kept her word. Although she was in a bad mood, she still rushed to the agreed place. When she arrived at the restaurant where they had agreed to meet, Zhang Yutang had already been waiting there. When he saw Xiaoqing, he hurriedly stood up and bowed, saying, "Miss Qing, I haven't seen you for three days. Are you okay?"
Xiao Qing raised her lips and smiled bitterly. She was in no mood to exchange pleasantries with Zhang Yutang. She sat down opposite him and said directly, "Master Zhang, have you done what I asked you to do that day?"
"This..." Zhang Yutang's eyes flickered and his face showed hesitation.
"If it fails, then forget it. You don't have to drive Xu Xian away from Qiantang for me." Xu Xian was just a mortal. Xiaoqing had made things difficult for him only out of anger. Now she was disheartened and just wanted to stay away from the sad place. As for whether Xu Xian left Qiantang or not, it was no longer important.
"Miss Qing, I..."
"Mr. Zhang, if you have something to say, just say it directly. There's no need to be hesitant." Xiao Qing frowned. Seeing that Zhang Yutang was hesitant to speak, as if he had something to hide, she urged him impatiently.
Zhang Yutang gritted his teeth and told everything. He looked at Xiaoqing and said uneasily, "Miss Qing, I messed up what you asked me to do."
Xiao Qing frowned and asked, "Why, what happened?"
Zhang Yutang sighed and blamed himself, "I originally wanted to have Xu Xian kicked out of Qiantang, but unfortunately Xu Xian's brother-in-law is a government official. The people I sent didn't dare to cause trouble for him openly, so they came up with a crooked trick to bribe the government officials and frame Xu Xian as the thief of the recent theft of treasury silver. Now Xu Xian has been imprisoned and is waiting for trial!"
Stealing silver from the treasury? Xiaoqing was stunned. Wasn't that what she and the Five Dragon Envoys did? Now Xu Xian has become a scapegoat? This is really unpredictable. I didn't expect that she and the Five Dragon Envoys stole silver from the treasury at night to understand the plight of Xiaosi's family, but it led to Xu Xian being thrown into prison. Xiaoqing shook her head, sighed, looked at Zhang Yutang, and asked, "What is the crime of stealing silver from the treasury?"
Zhang Yutang said solemnly: "According to the law, he should be executed!"
Xiao Qing said with a frown: "Is it that serious?"
Zhang Yutang nodded, feeling very guilty towards Xu Xian. He had no grudge against Xu Xian in the past or in the present, but he agreed to Xiaoqing's request to have someone drive him away from Qiantang in order to repay Xiaoqing's help. However, he did not expect that the matter would become so drastic that it could not be resolved. If Xu Xian really died because of this, he would be worried that he would have a guilty conscience for the rest of his life.
"I understand. I will take care of it. You don't have to worry about it." Xiaoqing stood up, said something, and left in a hurry without waiting for Zhang Yutang to respond.
"Miss Qing, Miss Qing—" Zhang Yutang chased out of the restaurant, wanting to call out to Xiaoqing. After all, he was the one who messed up, and he also wanted to know if he could help. Unfortunately, when he ran out of the restaurant, Xiaoqing was nowhere to be seen.
"Why are you walking so fast?" Zhang Yutang scratched his head, somewhat incredulous.