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"I …" Zhao Pingqing was in a dilemma. She didn't know what to do. She just kept crying. Seeing her helpless look, Dongfang Bu sighed and said, "Anyway, I will think of something. Don't worry about it. Don't hurt yourself anymore."

Dongfang Ze also said, "When a car arrives at the mountain, there will be a road, and when a boat arrives at the bridge, there will be no end to it. Until the last moment, no one knows what the result will be."

Zhao Pingqing looked at him and then looked at Dongfang Gu. Finally, she nodded and said, "I know. I will listen to the king and try my best to hold on."

Everyone was relieved when they heard the answer. Lady Zhao quickly got the cuckoo to bring the gauze and ointment. She was about to take the ointment for Zhao Pingqing personally, but she was beaten back by a slim white hand.

Mu Qianxue took the things and said, "Madam Zhao must be tired after rushing around for a day. Let me do it. Madam and Master Hou can go to the front hall to rest for a while."

Madame Zhao was stunned for a moment before recovering from her shock. She quickly said, "How can we do that?"

Mu Qianxue smiled and said, "To be honest, Madam, I have bandaged up too much medicine in the past, so there shouldn't be anyone here who can bandage it better than me."

Hearing her words, Madame Zhao could no longer refuse. "Since that's the case, I'll have to trouble the princess then."

After interacting with Mu Qianxue for so long, this was the first time he had seen the latter act so warmly towards someone she had just met, unlike Mu Qianxue's usual personality. However, now that they were in front of Marquis Zhao and his wife, he didn't feel like asking any further.

After they left, Mu Qianxue said to the cuckoo, "I'll have to trouble you to bring a basin of cold water. Before applying the medicine, you must first wash your wounds."

The cuckoo frowned, "Since it's to clean the wound, we should use hot water. Why is it cold water?"

"The hot water dissipates the silt and activates the meridians. Miss Zhao's blood has just condensed on her wounds. If you use hot water now, it will be easy for you to bleed again. Cold water, on the other hand, can accelerate the contraction of your wounds."

While the cuckoo was still hesitating, Zhao Pingqing said, "We will do as the princess says."

After the cuckoo had left, Zhao Pingqing held Zi Yan's hand and half sat on the bed. She said gratefully, "I am sorry to have to be bandaged by the princess."

Mu Qianxue sat down on the Embroidery Pier that Zi Yan brought over and caressed the simple and elegant dress. Her eyes were serene as she said, "If Miss Zhao truly feels sorry for it, then you shouldn't have caused so much trouble."

Zhao Pingqing was surprised and confused, "Princess, why do you say that?"

Mu Qianxue's eyes turned slightly as she looked at the painting "Liu Hai is toying with the golden toad" that was hung by the long window, and she slowly spat out an astonishing sentence, "Everyone thought that you were driven into a corner by the Chang Rong Sect's Ji, but who would have known that Chang Rong Sect's Ji was only a golden toad in your palm, that you were toyed around without even knowing it, just like this painting."

Zhao Pingqing's eyelids twitched. She was confused and said, "I don't understand what you mean."

Mu Qianxue faintly smiled as she got up and walked to the long window. On the white, tough window paper, there was a hole that had been poked out, the size of a finger, the edges of it were rolled up, and a cold wind continued to surge in from the hole. As she stroked her hair, she said, "According to what the cuckoo said, this hole should have been punctured from the outside out to the inside.

Zhao Pingqing's face changed. She looked at Zi Yan and said, "It must be because I accidentally took it with me when I was pulling my finger. The princess mistook it for being an introvert."

Before she finished speaking, Mu Qianxue's second question immediately followed up, "There's obviously a pair of scissors in the room. Why did you still break a tea cup and use a piece of porcelain that is much more sluggish to cut your wrist?"

"I was so upset that I didn't think about the scissors." Zhao Pingqing timidly answered. She raised her head and looked at Mu Qianxue with eyes like a frightened deer. "Princess, what are you trying to say?"

Mu Qianxue walked in front of her and her gaze slowly turned cold as she looked at Prince Rui, "No matter if it was the previous hanging up or cutting off her wrist, it was all just Miss Zhao's act. The goal was to make Prince Rui feel sorry for you, or even … From pity to love, to marry you as a concubine; am I right? "Zhao Pingqing!"

Zhao Pingqing bit her lips but didn't say anything. Her trembling fingers revealed the shock and panic in her heart. For a long time, she had felt that her plan was flawless, enough to fool everyone, including the Marquis and his wife, Mu Qianxue. She had never expected that she would be able to see through all of her plans. Just who was it?

Zi Yan stood in front of Zhao Pingqing and scolded, "The young miss is about to marry the young master of the Xu family because of Princess Pingyang. How can this be a fake performance? Don't spout nonsense here! "

"How can you get into a tiger's den without getting into a tiger's den?" Mu Qianxue curled her lips and said coldly, "Zhao Pingqing knows that with her family background, she will lose the fight with the young mistress of the Magnificent Brocade Sect over King Rui. So when she found out that the empress dowager was going to give them their marriage, she decided to stake everything on herself and take King Rui's wife." She turned her eyes to Zhao Pingqing who was still bowing her head and saying nothing, "You know King Rui very well. King Rui has a very good temper. The more trouble the ChangRong Sect has, the more disgusted he is with this marriage. Compared to you, you are much more lovable."

"You know that Master Zhao and his wife went to King Rui's mansion, so you arranged for this scene to attract King Rui's attention and gain his sympathy." He looked at Zhao Pingqing's delicate face coldly. "I have seen many scheming people, but this is the first time I have seen someone like you who can deceive his parents."

It was impossible to pretend that the Marquis Zhao couple were worried about their daughter, so Mu Qianxue concluded that they were also in the dark and didn't know their own daughter's plan.

Zhao Pingqing gestured Ziyan to move away and said with a tearful voice, "Yes. I do like Prince Rui, but I have never done anything you said."

The cuckoo came in with a copper pot full of water. She saw Zhao Pingqing's tears and put it down. She said nervously, "My lady, why are you crying again? What happened?"

Zhao Pingqing ignored her and wiped away her tears. She looked at Mu Qianxue and said, "Since the princess doesn't have the heart to bandage me, then please leave. I'll just pretend I didn't hear what you said before and won't tell anyone else."

Mu Qianxue gave a sympathetic smile. "Looks like Miss Zhao still doesn't intend to give up. That's right, at this point, if you give up now, wouldn't you be marrying that useless young master of the Xu Family? "With Miss Zhao's skills and mind, how could she be willing?"

"Enough!" Zhao Pingqing was excited. "I have never offended you before. Why would you slander me?" What did I do wrong!? "