Lianer inwardly cursed, but Qianqian had already stood up, "She must have drawn a lot over the years, right? Little sister, what's wrong? Why don't you bring Big sister to take a look? "
Lianer frowned, but did not dare to go against it, "Sister's drawing skills are really too lacking, aren't I afraid of dirtying sister's eyes?"
"Hmph." Qianqian had already stood up, she snorted coldly, "You're not a filth, aren't you supposed to know after seeing everything?"
"Then... Elder sister, come over here. "
Lianer had not even finished speaking, but Qianqian was already walking towards the direction of her finger. When he opened the door, the numerous paintings inside were all revealed.
Qianqian turned her head, staring straight at her servant, as though saying something, "Since you already knew about this, why didn't you tell me?"
The young maid knew she was wrong, so she lowered her head and did not dare speak. Seeing how angry Qianqian was, Lianer was extremely nervous.
These were all her hard work, if Qianqian …
But it was still good. Although Qianqian was furious, she did not do anything this day.
Just that evening, Qian Li received a message, saying that Lianer's courtyard had suddenly caught fire.
Gong Ming could not go out, because in everyone's hearts, he was still a person who was in a coma. Qian Li had no choice but to follow the butler, and by the time it was over, the fire would have already been extinguished.
Those paintings, they were scattered all over the place...
Only a small number of them were still intact. However, because of the constant trampling while fighting the fire, their original appearance could no longer be seen.
As for Lianer, she was squatting on the ground and picking them up one by one. She tried very hard to clean the dirty marks on them, but she couldn't.
She didn't cry, but her forlorn appearance made people feel incomparably sad.
Qian Li saw that although her fingers had clenched into a fist and pulled at her sleeve to wipe things, her strength made it seem as if she wanted to pinch everyone to death.
"What's going on?"
Qian Li asked. Lianer was still squatting at her original spot and wiping continuously, and this was the only time she had ever stood up and greeted Qian Li when she did not see him. It was obvious that she was truly upset.
"I don't know what happened, but there was a fire in this place tonight. The fire came from the kitchen, and when we smelled the scent, we ran out, so we were not injured. However, we were not able to keep these paintings safe, and not only the paintings, all of the Lateral Consort's handiwork was also gone."
"Why would there be a fire? Have you checked the reason? "
The young maid nodded, "I've already asked the chef. They said that they confirmed that the fire was extinguished when they went to rest. I don't know why there is still a fire."
"Don't worry, the steward will definitely investigate everything."
After saying that, Qian Li walked forward, wanting to pull Lianer up, but Lianer herself had stood up at this moment. Her forehead was full of wrinkles and her lips were trembling nonstop, "There's no need to check, I know who it is."
"Do you know who it is?"
Qian Li frowned, but Lianer glanced at her surroundings but did not say anything, so Qian Li could only let everyone go for a while.
When I saw these paintings, she was very angry, but she didn't do anything. At that time, I had always thought that this matter wouldn't end like this, but I didn't expect that she would be so vicious. Not a single one was left to me.
Qian Li never knew how to comfort her, but after thinking for a long time, she could only reach out and pat her shoulder, "My condolences."
"Princess, I don't want to argue about anything. I just want to stay in this mansion, to guard this courtyard, to guard these paintings and live a good life, I never thought that I would still be able to obtain the favour of the prince and have this child, I have always felt that this is a gift from the heavens, so after knowing that I am pregnant, I started my life even more seriously, and tried even harder to reduce the feeling of my existence. I just want everyone to feel that I am not a person who will be a threat to them, but why, I have already done this, yet they are still unwilling to let me go?"
"I... I don't know how to comfort you. "
Although she didn't know how to comfort her, Qian Li could understand this feeling. She had to admit that Lianer's personality was similar to his own in his previous life in some ways.
At that time, she had secretly told Lianer not to think of herself as a fake enemy, and not to reveal everything. She had to endure, but when Lianer really tolerated it, and saw that she had lost her only mental support, Qian Li suddenly felt that she was wrong.
She sighed and said, "Perhaps I was wrong. From the very beginning, I shouldn't have advised you to suppress yourself. Perhaps there are some people that think that it is easier to bully the more you endure them. It's time to counterattack. "
"Princess, I can't take it. I swear, I will pay back the pain that they placed on me today. I …" We definitely won't let it go. "
What she wanted to do, Qian Li did not care, but she said, "I just want to remind you that you must not panic and mess up because of this matter. The Prince is an extremely smart person, even though he looks like he doesn't know anything, but in reality, he has seen through everything more than anyone else …"
Lianer straightened her head, "So Princess's meaning is?"
"I don't mean anything. I just want to say that there are some things that can be done, but don't do it too obviously so that others won't see through it. Otherwise, sometimes, even if the prince intends to shield you, I'm afraid you'll still be powerless."
Hearing this. Lianer seemed to suddenly understand something, but at the same time, she was also afraid.
"If Prince knows everything, then …"
Qian Li, you better not think about this. "Qian Li nodded," Not only you, Qianqian, or Susu, or even myself, all of our actions, cannot escape the eyes of the Duke. Lianer, how can we kill a chicken with a bull knife, sometimes, when doing things, you must definitely leave a path for yourself. Because there are too many smart people in this world. "
After saying that, Qian Li no longer planned to stay. You can handle this matter yourself. Since that person dared to do it so openly, perhaps she has the confidence to not leave any evidence or have already found a scapegoat. In short … I also agree that you should put this matter aside for the time being, because... For some enemies, if you can't hit them in one hit and alert them, she will definitely retaliate even more. When that happens … The one who will be at a disadvantage will be you, Lateral Consort. "
Lianer nodded, "Lianer will remember all of the princess' words."
"I have never told you anything. Alright, it's about time, I should return too, but Lianer. "Remember, you must not be too hasty with anything."
Lianer nodded, "Princess, Lianer has something she wishes to ask you."
"Go ahead."
"Princess has always been a unique person. Princess, why did you help me?"
Qian Li sighed, she did not seem to want to answer this question, but after walking for a long distance, until Lianer thought that she would not answer, Qian Li's voice suddenly came from the door. Lianer, if possible, I do not wish for you to become someone like me. At one point in time, I felt that it was already an extremely difficult task for a person to be able to live a good life. If it is possible, I do not wish for you to live with hatred. Life like this is truly, extremely difficult to endure. "
Lianer was still kneeling on the ground. She couldn't figure out the meaning behind Qian Li's words, but unintentionally, she felt it from those words … Qian Li showed a trace of concern.