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"Please follow Mistress Yang's instructions and enter the Xue Clan." At this point, the man's expression became solemn.

"What does the Xue family have that His Highness wants?" The man's expression changed and became fierce. "What do you know?!"

What a fool!" Raising his teacup, he took a sip, "If the Xue Clan had something you want, you would have stopped wasting your breath on me long ago." The man's face turned red and black at first, then black. With a cold snort, he sat down on a chair and ignored me.

I smiled. This pair of siblings is really interesting, especially this brother of Lu Ping. Even though his status is low, he has the demeanor of a noble son.

"If you don't tell me what King Qi wants, how will I know how to help him?" Now that he had the intention to tease him, why would he stop?

"I don't know." The man coldly threw out these words.

"Young master, with your attitude, how can I help?" I smiled as I poured a cup of tea. The cup was so cold that he jumped from his chair to the side. This person was really interesting.

"No …" "I don't know." The man backed towards the door, knocking aside the red agate bowl that I had placed on the Bogu shelf and smashing it to pieces with a bang. The man backed up to the door without paying any attention, knocking away the red agate bowl that I had placed on the Bogu shelf and breaking it into pieces with a bang. I nodded to her, and she called out to the window, "It's okay, I accidentally touched something." The old woman received it from outside. "Young lady, you should have served young miss well earlier." Lu Ping replied as she used a handkerchief to wrap her hands to pick up the fragment. She ignored the man, who was watching on the side scratching his head. It wasn't good for him to help her.

I sat down on the chair that the man had been sitting on. Looking at his embarrassed appearance, I smiled. "How could this be? You broke my Agate bowl." I stared at the fragments on the ground and smacked my lips in regret.

"It's nothing!" The man took out a small cloth bag from his chest and handed it to Lu Ping. Then, he whispered something into Lu Ping's ears. Lu Ping straightened her body and fiercely glared at the man. She said angrily, "Miss is not the kind of person you are talking about!" The man looked up at me awkwardly. He wanted to say something to Lu Ping, but Lu Ping had already turned her head away and ignored him.

He gave me an awkward smile, and I politely replied with a smile.

"Miss, we are destined to meet again." The man clasped his fists in farewell. It seemed as though he truly didn't know what King Qi was looking for.

"Tell King Qi that I wish to meet him." I stood up and bowed, and the man nodded to me. He opened the window at the side and jumped out. I couldn't help but laugh. If the door didn't open properly, I would have to go out through the window.

Just as the man left, Lu Ping quickly walked a few steps before kneeling in front of me. "Miss, servant …" I don't know where to start.

"No need for that, I know you don't know who your brother is." I waved at her.

"This servant asked a few times, but big brother only said that he was working as a guard in a rich family. This servant will believe it." Lu Ping's voice was choked with sobs as she repeatedly kowtowed. Soon, her forehead was completely red.

"Why are you accompanying my agate bowl?" Lu Ping was getting more and more out of hand the more she tried to persuade him, so she might as well change the topic.

"Huh?" Lu Ping lifted her head. Usually, when the lass accidentally broke something, I would not blame her too much. Lu Ping probably didn't think that I would really have to compensate her.

Lu Ping took the bag that the man gave her and placed it on the table. When I opened it, there were two golden melon seeds and a golden shard. I took the gold shard and asked Lu Ping with a smile, "Does your brother want you to compensate me with this?" "How would Miss know?"

I wrapped the golden melon seeds and broke the gold and gave it to Lusheng. "Go and close the window. It's so cold." Unwilling to take it, Lu Ping got up and closed the window. I followed her and put the cloth bag into Lu Ping's dowry.

After putting down the cover, the clock outside couldn't be seen. The horizon was starting to brighten. It was probably not early anymore. I said to Lu Ping, "We should rest soon." She helped me take off my outer clothes and lay down on the bed. The bed was already cold, but I didn't sleep for a while.

Thinking back on what happened today, first my father said that he wanted to use me as the name of the Yang family, then the medicine my mother wanted, and finally the thing that King Qi wanted. All of them wanted to send me to the Qin family through the Xue family, and then through the Qin family to see me today. How much did I see? The only thing he could do now was to take things one step at a time.

Thinking that I have to understand the royal family's situation, I drowsily fell asleep. I could faintly hear voices coming from my side and a bitter medicinal soup flowed into my mouth. I opened my eyes.

His vision was blurry, and a few blurry figures opened their mouths to speak but ended up coughing first.

"Miss!" It was the voice of Lu Ping, and then I saw who it was. Everyone in the room was lit up, and Lu Ping was kneeling on her feet with a medicine bowl in her hand. Grandmother was sitting on a stool nearby, looking at me with a worried expression on her face. My mother and father stood behind my grandmother, their faces obscured by the lantern. Behind my father, there was a petite figure, and all I could see was the glint of gold. I squinted to see who was standing behind them.

"I held on and tried to sit up." Lie down, you are weak! " Grandmother stood up and helped me lie down.

"Do you have anything to eat?" Grandmother asked softly.

I shook my head. I wanted to say something, but my throat was so tight that I couldn't speak.

"Then drink the medicine first!" Her grandmother's voice had been soft all along, but her wrinkled brow betrayed her inner anxiety.

"Since the girl is awake, you should go rest!" Grandmother turned back to her parents and told them that her father had bowed his head and that her mother had followed him out of the house. In the crowd, she saw the disappointment that flashed across Aunt Chen's face and the bright color that reflected from her bright clothes.

Grandmother saw that I was staring at Aunt Chen's clothes, so she tucked me into the corner of her blanket. "This child, your thoughts are too meticulous, and you won't be able to recover from your illness."

Grandmother touched my cheek. It was cold, and I closed my eyes. I was a little tired, both in my body and in my heart.