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Mu Qianxue's smile suddenly turned cold as she enunciated every word, "The fault is that you shouldn't have schemed against King Rui!"

"I …"

"I'm not interested in your sophistry." Mu Qianxue interrupted her without any trace of politeness. Her gaze was as cold as ice, causing chills to run down one's spine, "I can tell you, as long as I'm here, you shouldn't even think about taking a step into King Rui Palace. It was definitely not a good thing to have such a scheming girl by his side.

She lowered her eyes and looked at Zhao Pingqing's bloody left wrist. "The show is over. I am sure Miss Zhao will treat this wound well. I don't need to worry about it."

Watching Mu Qianxue's departing figure, Zhao Pingqing felt as if all her strength had been sucked out of him. She collapsed limply onto the bed.

After closing the door, Zi Yan looked at Zhao Pingqing in panic. "Lady, what should we do now? What if she tells King Rui? Will all our efforts be in vain?"

At this time, the cuckoo was still confused. "What is going on? Why would Princess Xuanji say those words?" What does she know? "

Zi Yan dejectedly said, "She knows everything."

Ah!" The cuckoo cried out in alarm and said in disbelief, "How is this possible? The entire plan is known only to the three of us. Even Master Hou and Madam Hou do not know about it.

Zi Yan roughly explained what had happened, and said with lingering fear, "It was only a small flaw, yet she was able to see through all of little miss's plans. She's simply like a monster."

The cuckoo tightly frowned, "In that case, do we have to give up?"

"Impossible!" Zhao Pingqing sat up straight. She clenched the dark red silk sheets and said, "We have reached this point. We can't give up!"

"But Princess Xuanji …"

Zhao Ping's eyes were full of hatred. "I don't believe that she can stop me!" Even though he said that, he didn't have much confidence. It was just that … It was just as Mu Qianxue had said. Up till today, she no longer had any way to retreat. She could only grit her teeth and continue forward; she would obtain what she wanted if she won, and lose …

Zhao Pingqing shivered. She didn't dare to think about it anymore.

Even until the moment they stepped into the carriage, Xia Yue still maintained her wide open mouth. Mu Qianxue found it funny and said, "Why, are you still unwilling to shut your mouth?"

After hearing what she said, Xia Yue recovered her wits and quickly closed her lips. Not long later, she couldn't help but ask, "Princess, is all this really Miss Zhao's scheme?"

A hexagonal snowflake floated in from the outside and landed on the back of Mu Qianxue's hand, chilled to the bone. "Do you remember when I asked you about what happened that day on the street after we left?"

Xia Yue nodded her head, "After we left, the Prosperous Sect's young mistress was still unwilling to let Miss Zhao go. She actually shouted on the street that she wanted to cut Miss Zhao's hair, and even forced the servants to bring her scissors. She loved to ask about these kinds of things, and she had already found out about them long ago.

Mu Qianxue lifted the curtain and looked outside at the fine snow that had started to fall at an unknown time. She said faintly, "You only saw that the Prosperity Sect's Ji Yu was terrible, but you neglected one thing. Why did the two of them appear on the streets one after another?"

Xia Yue furrowed her brows and probed, "Princess, are you saying that it was all part of Miss Zhao's scheme that time?"

"Zhao Pingqing wasn't there in the first place, but when Shen Xijun wanted to slap you, she showed up and spoke up for you, causing Shen Xijun to be unhappy. It was also because Shen Xijun found out about her informing him, turning against him, and caused so many things to happen in the future."

Xia Yue suddenly said, "That's right, if she hadn't appeared that day, she would still be her daughter, Zhao Hou."

"I didn't suspect it at first, but when the woman called her and said that Zhao Pingqing had cut her own wrist in her room, she didn't want anything to happen. She chose to do it when Master Zhao and her wife came to the Prince Rui's mansion."

"That's why the princess came here with you."

Mu Qianxue nodded. "When I saw the hole in the window paper, I already understood that Zhao Pingqing was that terrifying person compared to Shen Xijun. She tricked everyone, and even her own parents were no exception."

Xia Yue puffed out her cheeks and angrily said, "I hate people who pretend to be different on the surface the most. Princess, when the prince returns, we will tell him the truth about Zhao Pingqing so that he won't be fooled by her again." When they came out earlier, Cai Yuan had told Mu Qianxue that because of an urgent summons from His Majesty, Dongfang Yi and Mu Qianxue had already left.

The carriage stopped after about an hour. The coachman lifted the curtain and respectfully said: "Princess, we have arrived."

After helping Mu Qianxue off the carriage, Xia Yue inadvertently saw a beautiful carriage stop not too far away and exclaimed in surprise, "Eh, isn't that the carriage from the Pingyang Kingdom? Why are you here?"

Without waiting for Mu Qianxue to speak, a figure wearing a crimson cloak with golden threads walked out of the carriage. His gaze pierced through the wind and snow and landed on that person's face. It was Shen Xijun.

"What is she doing here?" Xia Yue suspiciously looked at Shen Xijun, who arrived with an oil-paper umbrella and coldly said, "I've been waiting for you for a long time."

Mu Qianxue lightly said, "Since Your Highness has already passed down the order to enter the palace, I'm afraid that you will have to wait for a while longer."

"I'm here to see you." Shen Xijun's reply greatly surprised Mu Qianxue. Xia Yue had suffered losses due to her twice, so she did not dare to be too rude. She maintained her unfamiliarity and asked politely, "I wonder what clan leader is looking for my princess for?"

"Finally, you know how to speak. You didn't waste your time teaching me." After mocking Xia Yue, Shen Xijun looked towards Mu Qianxue and asked, "Does the princess intend to speak here?"

Mu Qianxue suppressed the doubt in her heart and said as she raised her hand, "Clan leader, please."

Xia Yue, who had been holding back her anger all this while, made a face as she supported Mu Qianxue inside. When they came out, it had not snowed at all, and they had not brought any umbrellas with them. Along the way, they walked all the way in, and there were quite a few snowflakes on their blouses.

After the maid served him some tea, Mu Qianxue asked, "Can you tell me what is going on now?"

Shen Xijun shot a glance at the maids by her side and said calmly, "Princess, are you not going to let them off?"

Mu Qianxue slightly knitted her brows as she waved her hand and said, "All of you, leave."

After the few of them were the only ones left in the room, Shen Xijun contentedly sipped a mouthful of tea and said, "My purpose for coming here is very simple. I want you to help me persuade Big Brother Yang to agree to this marriage."

"Me?" No matter how exquisite and exquisite Mu Qianxue was, she never expected that Shen Xijun would make such a request.