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In the morning of the next day, Qian Li left Gong Ming's courtyard early. She had been living here empty-handed so when she left, she naturally did not have anything to pack.

However, not long after she left Gong Ming's courtyard, Qian Li felt someone following him from behind.

Qian Li was certain that no one in the Duke Palaces could escape from Gong Ming's eyes. If it was an outsider, they would not be able to walk to the Inner Palace.

Since they met at this time, especially in broad daylight, it meant that … The person following her was originally a member of the Prince's Mansion.

Lianer should not be that foolish to sit in front of such a situation in public. Naturally, Gong Ming would not do so.

Thinking about it this way, Qian Li immediately knew who the people behind him belonged to.

It was undoubtedly those two women with big chests and no brains.

It was also true that as outsiders, they had taken over Gong Ming's house for such a long time, and had even messed up their plans previously.

He just didn't know if the emperor had found any clues regarding the hunting grounds.

Knowing that there was someone behind him, Qian Li did not deliberately change her footwork.

However, she continued to listen attentively to the sounds coming from behind her.

The people behind her had not moved at all, in order to let her make her move, Qian Li took the initiative to circle around the courtyard once, and in order to make it convenient for her to do so, she used the excuse that she wanted to eat some fruits and dispersed the maidservants behind her.

He even made a detour to where there was no one around.

She never turned her head back, and the people behind her also didn't know whether they had been discovered or not, so they could only follow Qian Li as per plan.

It was only when they arrived at the edge of the lake that the man finally took action.

The first time he attacked Qian Li, Qian Li happened to squat down because her skirt was dirty. The second time, when that person suddenly attacked, she turned a corner and thus that person fell directly into the pool of water in front of her.

Qian Li left without noticing anything.

This made Qianqian, who was hiding in the darkness, extremely depressed.

After Qian Li left, she walked out with the support of a servant girl. The people in the water did not have any reactions.

She was even more infuriated.

"What's the point of hiding inside if he's already gone?"

But strangely, even after Qianqian shouted for a few times, that person still did not get up, and it was only at this moment that she finally started to panic.

"Hurry up and send people to salvage the place."

Fortunately, after the doctor had looked at it, he only said that the person had taken a lot of water, but that saving the patient in time did not cause any life-threatening damage.

This kind of matter, Qianqian naturally did not want to get into big trouble, but in her heart, she was truly a little angry, "Didn't you say that this method was foolproof? Why did you find someone who doesn't know how to swim? "

"I had originally thought that as long as we could think of a way for Qian Li to drown in the water, we would be able to be upright and unworried.

"Alright, at a time like this, there's no point in blaming each other." Although she was angry, Qianqian was still the one who was relatively stable. She said, "Now that Qian Li has moved out of the courtyard that we previously stayed in, and he doesn't have any servants in that courtyard, looks like the Prince has yet to arrange a servant to go over. Isn't it easy to find her bad luck?"

Susu was a little timid, "Just looking for misfortune is fine, but I think we should forget about the other matters.

The previous plan was orchestrated by Susu personally, and even the person was found by her. She did not succeed, and instead nearly lost her life.

Although this person was indeed a bit stupid, but this matter had caused her to lose her fighting spirit from the start.

"Didn't Qian Li not marry the Duke so far anyway? Furthermore, from the looks of it, she doesn't seem to really want to be married, so let's not worry about it for now. "

There was a saying that went: one should not be afraid of godlike opponents, but rather of pig-like teammates.

The current Susu gave Qianqian such a feeling.

"Since we have already begun, there is no turning back. Also, could it be that the Duke has been taking care of Qian Li for more than a month, and that she is lying?"

Susu was startled for a moment, and then she said, "Your highness wants to be loyal and loyal, if he really treats Qian Li like a friend, then treating her like this is also understandable, no?"

"Sister, why are you lying to yourself like this?" If they didn't have a motive, which man would be willing to treat a woman this way? Friend, between a man and a woman, what kind of friend is there to speak of? "

If it's not, then we can still wait until it's a foregone conclusion, then we'll make our move, we'll make our move now, I feel that it's still too early, furthermore, if we really misunderstand something, when Qian Li dies, and Prince finds out, we'll …

"When everything is settled, what chance do we have? It's said that you have to get rid of the roots when cutting the grass, isn't that a principle that little sister should know? "

Without waiting for Susu to speak, Qianqian continued, "Before, we had to inform the people at the side of the family, my father, Master Shang Shu, your foster father, the Prime Minister, had already begun to take action, and now, we are just grasshoppers on a rope, if the King were to become rich and become rich, given enough time to get the Emperor's support, our identities would naturally become noble as well. However, if the Prince had always been like this, not only would we not have the chance to stand up, we might even … "A little girl from the countryside will even steal all the affection and limelight from me. Little sister, you only need to tell me, is this kind of life what you want?"

"I …"

"Okay, what's the point of thinking so much? "We are taking advantage of the fact that our prince doesn't have much love for that country bumpkin to get rid of her. For us, this is a very enjoyable thing to do, isn't it?"

When Qian Li returned to the courtyard, she saw a familiar person.

He seemed to have been waiting for a long time. The leaves at his feet had all fallen, and the peach blossoms had fallen. The entire tree was green, and the fruit was the size of a fingernail.

"Li Nian?"

Previously, Qian Li had always been very curious as to how she came back, but since Gong Ming didn't say it, she didn't ask him anything.

But now, when he saw the person in front of him, some vague images appeared.

"Before." Did you bring me back? "

Hearing that Qian Li still remembered him, Li Nian was a little agitated, but this happiness had disappeared in a blink of an eye.

He suddenly remembered that on the very first day Qian Li woke up, Master had already gone to find him.

He had never seen his master so angry before, and he didn't even understand why he was so angry.

But Gong Ming did not give him time to think, and directly told him what he thought.

"Li Nian, do you know why this king asked you to stay behind?"

Li Nian shook his head. Normally, when missions were over, the hidden guards would have to leave quickly, because they were afraid that if they stayed too long, the people who wanted to take care of it would see through it.

But this time, his master actually let him stay in the mansion for more than a month. Although no one other than the steward knew where he was, this was still the first time.

Thus, he answered honestly, "This subordinate does not know."

"Qian Li woke up."

Hearing this, Li Nian was extremely happy, and he even made his first request in his life.

"Your subordinate would like to see her."

Gong Ming did not speak, but stood in front of him and looked at him extremely seriously. After a long while, he finally opened his mouth to ask.

"Why do you care so much about Qian Li?"

Hearing this, the goosebumps actually blushed.

"I care about her."

"Why do you care about her?"

Unexpectedly, his truthful words did not appease his master, but instead, made him even more aggressive.

Thinking back to what the skinny guy had told him before he left, to never reveal his feelings for Qian Li in front of his master, Li Nian felt that she had overlooked something.

Master seemed to be very angry. Furthermore, when he had brought Qian Li back earlier, he seemed to be very bothered about someone hugging Qian Li.

That concerned look... Could it be …

Unfortunately, there were some emotions that would be difficult to retract once they were exposed.

Because it was too late.

"Tell me, why do you care about her?"

Li Nian pursed his lips. Although Gong Ming's voice was not loud at all, he felt an incomparable pressure, as if the air had instantly condensed.

He unconsciously took a step back and swallowed his saliva.

"Master …" "Subordinate …"