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Chapter 20 - Do I look good?

Xiao Qingqian stood by the window with his hands behind his back, looking at the vast and serene night sky.

It was as if his eyes were shrouded in mist, making it hard to guess what he was thinking.

After standing for a while, he went straight to Tian Sisi's chamber.

Before he got close, he heard curses coming from inside.

This kind of Tian Sisi made Xiao Qingqian feel extremely unfamiliar!

He took a deep breath and decided to see for himself what Wei Qing was doing now.

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In the bedroom.

Wei Qing couldn't fall asleep, so she turned her head to look at Die'er, who was sound asleep on the table, and helped her put on a set of clothes.

Die'er had also been tormented quite a bit, to the point that she didn't notice it at all.

She felt that the chamber was simply too oppressive, so she put on her clothes and left the chamber.

Just as he went out, he saw Xiao Qingqian.

She pinched the space between her eyebrows and was stunned for a moment before recovering her composure. "Why is the prince here at this time?"

Xiao Qingqian did not expect Wei Qing to actually come out, and his expression stiffened a bit. "Princess, you can get off the ground so quickly?"

Wei Qing could naturally hear the ridicule in the depths of his words, and she lightly pursed her lips, "This sleeping quarters is too stuffy, I can't fall asleep!"

"Why can't she sleep?"

"It seems like Concubine Tian has spent a lot of brain cells, so I can't fall asleep!" Wei Qing retorted snappily.

Brain cells?

A flash of astonishment appeared in Xiao Qingqian's eyes. What was that?

Wei Qing swept a glance over him, "Your highness has come at the wrong time, I'm afraid that even the cup of hot tea is gone!"

The meaning behind his words was to send the guest away in a tactful manner.

On the other hand, Xiao Qingqian seemed to be pretending to be confused with her. He raised his eyebrows and said, "Since Princess Hua-Yang can't sleep and feels bored in the chamber, then accompany me for a walk!"

"Ah?!"

Wei Qing thought that she had misheard, and judged him by looking at him in a way that didn't seem like a joke.

"Is the wangfei deaf?"

Although Xiao Qingqian spoke each word sarcastically, Wei Qing did not mind.

He's not his own person!

If he was angry for someone who didn't care, someone who wasn't related, someone who cared, Wei Qing would really be an idiot!

"I'm feeling a bit dizzy. Your Highness, you should walk by yourself!" With that said, Wei Qing turned and left.

Xiao Qingqian's five fingers formed a claw, accurately grabbing onto Wei Qing's shoulder.

"Hiss — —" Wei Qing bared her teeth, "Does Your Highness not know how to show mercy to the fairer sex?"

For some reason, these four words that came out of Wei Qing's mouth made Xiao Qingqian want to laugh.

Catching the smile in his eyes, Wei Qing blinked his eyes, thinking that maybe he was holding back something bad!

"This King is most annoyed by the people who give me face but do not want it!" Finished, he pulled Wei Qing and left.

Caught off guard, Wei Qing almost fell to the ground.

Xiao Qingqian's eyes trembled. He wrapped his arm around her waist and actually tightly held her in his embrace, preventing her from falling down.

She held her chest and let out a long sigh.

Xiao Qingqian didn't know if it was due to the extremely good moonlight tonight, or if it was because Wei Qing's expression was currently not very good, but he actually felt that looking at Wei Qing at such a close distance wasn't really that loathsome.

"Your Highness, do I look good?"

Wei Qing's words made Xiao Qingqian feel extremely disgusted. He retracted his gaze from Wei Qing's face with a look of disgust, and at the same time, let go of his hand, as if Wei Qing was a ferocious beast that could not escape!

"Your highness seems to be in a bad mood. Then, I'll be going back!" With that, Wei Qing sped up her footsteps.

However, his shoulder was once again firmly grasped by a bony hand.

Wei Qing could only stay where he was and perform Michael Jackson's Space Steps. She twitched her lips and turned to look at him.

"Prince, let's not play like this!"

Xiao Qingqian's eyes seemed to be covered by a dense mist, and he said with a tone that did not allow for any discussion: "Come with this king!"

Wei Qing thought in her heart: You had clearly already revealed a disgusted expression earlier, why did you still insist on having her accompany you for a walk?

He carefully followed behind him, guessing what was going on.

"Ugh …"

She was completely unaware when Xiao Qingqian had stopped, to the point that her nose hit his back with incomparable bitterness.

"Why did the prince stop?"

"Tonight is a good night." Xiao Qingqian clasped his hands behind his back and looked up at the sky.

Wei Qing raised her eyes to look, "Yes, she is indeed beautiful."

"Do you remember a year ago, This King hunted a grey rabbit in Qiushan Shou?"

Wei Qing tried her best to search through her mind, but she couldn't find any memory of it, so when Xiao Qingqian mentioned it, could it be that the original owner had forgotten about it?

Just one word, made Xiao Qingqian's hand under his sleeve tighten even more.

"You told This King that you liked that rabbit and insisted on taking it!"

Wei Qing frowned, she had already thought in her heart: Damn, are you prepared to play the trump card with family?

Seeing that Wei Qing did not reply, a creaking sound came from the joints of Xiao Qingqian's hands under his sleeves.

Wei Qing clearly heard the voice, and her heartstrings fiercely struck out. She hurriedly pulled up her skirt, and prepared to use thirty-six stratagem to escape!

Xiao Qingqian seemed to not have noticed anything, as he walked far away and exhaled a few breaths while holding onto his chest.

Just as he was about to return to the sleeping quarters, unexpectedly, he saw Xiao Qingqian once again.

"My prince, if you feel that I have wrongly accused Concubine Tian, as long as you inform me, I will naturally not speak any more nonsense! But you... " She started to speak, then stopped, dragging her voice.

Xiao Qingqian's eyes were heavy, no one could tell whether he was happy or angry.

Wei Qing pursed her lips, "Your highness?"

Wei Qing's eyes suddenly widened, "Who exactly is this? This humble one will not change her name, Wei Qing! "

He narrowed his eyes, thinking about the fleeting figure he saw in the study room, and faintly suspecting something.

Wei Qing could feel the killing intent on his body becoming denser and denser, and his heartbeat almost stopped completely. Other than looking into his eyes and taking action before he could do anything to hurt her, Wei Qing was like a fish on a chopping block.

Xiao Qingqian gathered all of his internal energy into his hand, and threw a palm towards Wei Qing.

"Puff …"

Originally, he thought that Wei Qing would definitely attack and resist. After all, he had used a hundred percent of his strength just now, and simply had not given Wei Qing a chance to retreat.

But unexpectedly, Wei Qing was struck hard by his attack.

Wei Qing was like a kite with its string cut. After spitting out a mouthful of blood, her back struck the wall and she immediately fell to the ground, fainting.

Xiao Qingqian pursed his lips. After hesitating for a moment, he stepped forward and checked Wei Qing's pulse. His expression suddenly changed.

"Invite the imperial physician!" He almost squeezed out those two words from between his teeth, and then, he carried Wei Qing to the hall.