Time Travel: Pampered by the Aloof Prince
Chapter 135: What is the Meaning of This, Princess Qi?

Chapter 135: Chapter 135: What is the Meaning of This, Princess Qi?

Princess Lingya’s eyes widened slightly, not knowing why she suddenly came up with such a sentence.

But the next second, she saw the palace maid standing beside Qi Yu, who had been bowing her head and did not seem special, suddenly looked up. A pair of light-colored eyes shot straight at her like ice blades.

"Adi!" Princess Lingya instinctively grasped Adi’s hand, her voice trembling.

The servant and her master were both somewhat panicked.

Upon receiving the order, Shen Nanxing darted to the opposite side, pushed Adi away, and pinched Princess Lingya’s neck with three fingers, directly targeting her life gate.

The movements were crisp and neat, Qi Yu silently marveled, "Good skills."

She only knew that the hidden guards in the Prince Residence were all personally trained by Li Mingjue, but she had never truly seen their full strength.

But just these few moves had already made her highly appreciative.

If only she could have such skills too, how great it would be.

"Let go of me!"

Princess Lingya’s shrill scream interrupted Qi Yu’s wayward thoughts. She looked up and saw Princess Lingya slightly tilting her head back, her captivating eyes filled with anger.

At this moment, Adi, who had been pushed to the ground, had already gotten up. She had taken a fall but was not severely hurt. Seeing the Princess being restrained, she immediately rushed up to try to rescue her.

Adi drew her sword, aimed, and stabbed toward Shen Nanxing.

Seeing this, Qi Yu exclaimed, "Be careful!"

Before her words had ended, she saw Shen Nanxing sidestep and kick away the sword, that Adi had thrust at her.

This fall was a bit further for Adi, and a faint pain emanated from her shoulder, causing her to grit her teeth and glower at Qi Yu.

Qi Yu originally had no intention of taking their lives; she merely wanted to draw out the deeply hidden State Preceptor.

After waiting a while and seeing no sign of him appearing, she put down her teacup heavily and said in an icy tone, "Kill them!"

Shen Nanxing nodded slightly, "Yes."

Having said that, she increased the force on her hand, truly intending to choke Princess Lingya to death.

Princess Lingya struggled for a while and felt herself beginning to suffocate. She managed to squeeze out a few syllables from her throat, "Let go... of me!"

Qi Yu caught sight of a figure in white clothes approaching from a distance and hastily said to Shen Nanxing, "Someone is coming."

Understanding the cue, Shen Nanxing let go of Princess Lingya, turned around, and fought a few rounds with the man in white clothes.

Seeing that it was about enough, Qi Yu called out, "Enough."

Shen Nanxing pulled back her palm wind and retreated behind Qi Yu, still vigilantly staring at the unfamiliar man.

Jiutu helped Princess Lingya up, seeing a red mark already formed on her neck, and coldly said to Qi Yu, "What is the meaning of this, Princess Qiu?"

A hint of chill crossed Qi Yu’s eyes as she scoffed lightly, speaking in an unhurried tone, "The State Preceptor has tried several times to kill me; what does he mean by that?"

Jiutu clenched his fist with one hand, glaring at her with ill intent, "To move to kill inside the Imperial Palace, Princess Qiu truly is audacious!"

Qi Yu felt that he and Princess Lingya were somewhat similar, their cursing words were always the same.

If she didn’t have courage, she would have been killed by these two malevolent spirits a long time ago.

"State Preceptor, there is no need to talk around the bush. You plotted to kill me at Yunhe Temple and threatened Qi Anran to poison me; weren’t these activities done by you?" Qi Yu coldly threw a cup of tea, smashed the cup down hard, and asked word by word.

Jiutu knew he was in the wrong and did not deny it, but he found it hard to swallow his indignation.

His visit to Dazhao was under the orders of the Tulan Emperor, but more importantly, he wanted to vent for Princess Lingya.

In her letter, Princess Lingya had mentioned that she was endlessly troubled by Qi Yu and had thus fallen into her current predicament.

Therefore, after arriving in the capital city, Jiutu was not in a hurry to meet the Emperor of Dazhao but first inquired about Princess Qiu in the capital city.

That day, while he was gathering information around Prince Qiu Residence, he just happened to see her and Prince Qiu heading to Yunhe Temple.

He followed without a second thought, believing he could easily kill her, but unexpectedly, a living person disappeared right before his eyes.

After missing the opportunity at Yunhe Temple, Jiutu went to Prince Qiu Residence a few times to investigate and found that the residence was fortified with numerous hidden guards, making it difficult to take action.

Having no choice, he turned to Qi Anran, hoping she would poison Qi Yu with a unique and highly toxic Flowers Powder from Tulan.

However, he didn’t expect that Qi Anran was just a lady from a prominent family with no real abilities, possessing only some cunning.

What he hadn’t anticipated was that all these matters had been noticed by Qi Yu, who even came to his door today, catching him off guard.

Although Jiutu harbored intentions to harm Qi Yu, he hadn’t succeeded in his attempts and decided to put the matter aside for now.

His visit this time was for a more pressing matter, the marriage of Princess Lingya.

After catching her breath, Lingya heard Qi Yu’s resounding question and realized that the State Preceptor had done so much behind her back.

With a stern expression, she said to Qi Yu, "Although the State Preceptor tried to harm you, he did not succeed, and today you almost killed me, so we are even."

Upon hearing this, Qi Yu almost laughed in anger.

Is this what she considers even?

If they hadn’t repeatedly tried to kill her, she wouldn’t have bothered striking back.

Qi Yu sneered, "The Princess has calculated well, but I, the Princess, must admit my inferiority. Today’s matter was merely a warning, do you really think I owe you something?"

She stood up, looked at them, a smile on her face but her tone chilling, "We have a long way to go."

This feud was now firmly established.

But Qi Yu didn’t falter; if she didn’t show them their place, they would really think she was easy to bully, that anyone could step on her?

From now on, be it Tulan or the Empress, no one should think of stepping on her.

Thinking of climbing to power through her? They should first see if they were worthy!

Qi Yu, accompanied by Shen Nanxing, walked out of Xuanruo Pavilion boldly.

On the way back, Shen Nanxing was still somewhat puzzled, "Princess, why did you let them go today?"

In her opinion, anyone who bullied the Princess deserved death.

Seeing Shen Nanxing’s concerned face, Qi Yu’s frustration somewhat faded, and she smiled lazily, "Why dirty my own hands to deal with them?"

She wasn’t a person who loved battle; as long as those two didn’t provoke her anymore, she would not bother pursuing the matter.

After all, in the harem, the presence of the Empress was the real threat that Lingya needed to beware of.

Although Shen Nanxing didn’t quite understand, she still nodded; after all, the Princess was always right.

Back at the Prince Residence, Qi Yu learned from Li Bo that Qi Anran had come looking for her after she had left.

Li Bo glanced at her hesitantly and said, "Princess, I noticed her expression was strange; she didn’t seem like she came to visit you. It’s better to lessen interactions with such people."

Qi Yu burst out laughing, it seemed Qi Anran was so flustered that she couldn’t even manage her expressions properly.

Even Li Bo, who was usually kind, could tell something was off with her.

Qi Yu nodded, assuring him, "Don’t worry, Li Bo, I won’t have much contact with her. If she comes again, just have her thrown out!"

Reassured, Li Bo went about his business.

After noon, Liao Fan and others returned from Yongchun Hall and relayed what Manager Qian had told them to Qi Yu.

Qi Yu felt there was some truth to his words.

Leaving the distant future aside, she had an upcoming trip to Jiangnan, and she wouldn’t be able to manage the store during that period; it was indeedTime to find some reliable people to train.

Seeing her deep in thought, Song Ling didn’t disturb her. When she came back to her senses, he quietly asked, "What do you think of me?"