Time Travel: Pampered by the Aloof Prince
Chapter 154 Apologize to Your Imperial Sister-in-Law

Chapter 154: Chapter 154 Apologize to Your Imperial Sister-in-Law

Li Huaixi, seeing the newcomer, took the initiative to complain, "Brother Emperor, your Princess really doesn’t know better, daring to have these servants block me!"

Li Mingjue gave her a cold glance, "Hold your tongue."

"But..." Li Huaixi didn’t dare contradict him, only managing to sulkily fall silent.

From childhood, the Brother Emperor had never been so harsh with her.

It was all because of that woman!

Li Huaixi’s eyes reddened with anger, her tone tinged with a sob, "It was just a few flowers, why should I have to compensate!"

Li Mingjue said coldly, "Failing to apologize after doing something wrong, is this how Father Emperor taught you all these days?"

Li Huaixi’s face turned pale from his scolding, and she choked up, "Brother Emperor, I know I was wrong."

Tears smeared all over her face, looking pitiful.

But Li Mingjue showed no mercy, he personally took Li Huaixi in front of the flowerbed, "Apologize to your sister-in-law."

Li Huaixi wasn’t afraid of Qi Yu, but she was afraid of angering Li Mingjue and reluctantly apologized.

Qi Yu was even angrier than her and couldn’t bother to deal with this spoiled child, out of sight, out of mind.

"I’ve already apologized!" Li Huaixi, seeing that she didn’t even glance at her, bit her lip, and told Li Mingjue.

Li Mingjue warned her, "I’m saying this one last time, if you disrespect your sister-in-law in the future, don’t ever set foot in Prince Qiu Residence again."

While they were talking, Shen Xiheng and Song Ling had already come over.

Li Huaixi, seeing Song Ling, hurriedly wiped away her tears, but her current appearance was hardly attractive.

Song Ling didn’t look at her either, walked over to Qi Yu, and crouched down to look at the flowers with her.

He had been hiding in the study all along and only learned about the incident after Shen Xiheng came and told him.

The flowers were tended by him personally; many of them not only had ornamental value but also medicinal value.

Now, seeing the flowers trampled and scattered, he felt even less fondness for this delicate and impolite princess.

Shen Xiheng also sighed, gave a slight nod to Li Huaixi, and did not greet her.

He was still angry, after all, these were the flowers he had watched grow.

Qi Yu took some seeds and together with Song Ling, scattered them into the soil.

She stood up, dusted the dirt from her hands, glared at Li Huaixi, then turned her gaze to Li Mingjue, her tone cold, "It seems I’ll have to place a sign in front of the flowerbed in the future."

"What kind of sign?" Shen Xiheng looked up at her.

Qi Yu scoffed, "No entry for irrelevant persons."

Shen Xiheng burst into laughter; that move was quite damaging.

Li Huaixi realized that Qi Yu’s remark was targeting her and felt a bit angry.

But with Li Mingjue still present, she dared not say much.

During the evening meal, Li Huaixi still lingered without leaving.

She deliberately sat next to Song Ling, trying to get closer to him.

Song Ling frowned, and exchanged places with Shen Xiheng.

Shen Xiheng, cunning as ever, immediately saw what was going on.

Upon exchanging places with Song Ling, he purposefully asked Li Huaixi, "I hope the Princess doesn’t find me disagreeable?"

Li Huaixi glared at him, her meal not tasting very good.

After the meal, Li Mingjue had the residence prepare a carriage to send her away.

Li Huaixi made a fuss about having Song Ling escort her, but Li Mingjue scolded her, "Stop your nonsense."

Song Ling acted as if he hadn’t heard and went with Shen Xiheng to the back yard.

Upon returning to the Imperial Palace, Li Huaixi angrily smashed things around in the palace.

The noise alarmed the Empress. Seeing her mother, Li Huaixi recounted the day’s events, placing all the blame on Qi Yu, and mentioned nothing of her own actions.

The Empress listened and instead of agreeing with her, she scolded her harshly.

"You usually act recklessly, but how could you let a strange man send you back to the Imperial Palace? Do you not care about your reputation anymore!"

Seeing that her mother also wasn’t on her side, Li Huaixi angrily sent everyone away.

Fearing that she might do something absurd again, the Empress assigned more people to follow her and forbade her from leaving the Imperial Palace.

When Qi Yu heard the news, she was already on the road to Jiangnan.

At each hostel, a pigeon carried a letter that timely informed her of the news from the palace.

After several days, they finally reached the ferry crossing.

This time, Li Mingjue did not bring many people, only Shen Xiheng and a head of the Imperial Guards named Zhou Hong, sent by Li Tianze.

They had all used false identities for days, blending in with the crowds, and boarded the ship heading for Jiangnan in disguise.

After settling their belongings, Qi Yu, dressed as a man, stood at the bow watching the rippling waves on the water.

She had been in the capital for the better half of a year and had not seen such scenery in a long time.

Shen Xiheng stood by her side and smiled, "In half a month, we will reach Jiangnan."

Qi Yu turned her head, glanced at him, and said with a teasing tone, "It’s windy on the deck, Young Master Shen should go inside the cabin to avoid the wind."

To conceal their identities, they were all dressed in common clothes, yet Shen Xiheng had fashioned himself the image of a sickly young master from a family in decline.

He even claimed that it suited his status.

Qi Yu scoffed at his approach, as on this journey, relying on Young Master Shen’s face, who knows how many romantic debts he had incurred.

In the end, when Shen Xiheng couldn’t handle it anymore, he pushed her forward.

Qi Yu’s role naturally became that of his bodyguard, and she was the kind who would start a fight at the drop of a hat.

Helplessly, the closer they got to Jiangnan, the more ferocious the women became, each seemingly wanting to devour Shen Xiheng alive.

Fortunately, Li Mingjue was aware enough to keep half his face covered with a silver mask the whole journey, claiming his face was disfigured and he dared not show his true face.

Otherwise, the romantic debts on this journey would have probably doubled.

As for Zhou Hong, being tall and robust, although his features were quite handsome, his muscular physique made it clear he was not someone to be messed with.

And it was thanks to him that their journey was smooth sailing, with no one daring to obstruct.

However, ten days had passed and Qi Yu still did not know the purpose of their trip to Jiangnan.

Li Mingjue had not elaborated, only mentioning that Li Tianze had secretly sent him to inspect.

But Qi Yu was not foolish; if it was just an inspection, why not send an envoy instead of a prince?

And with the Assistant Minister of Rites and the head of the Imperial Guards in tow, which seemed unconnected at first, both hinted at something more.

But she was too lazy to inquire further – if there truly were any dangers, Li Mingjue would have surely informed her in advance.

Since they both were keeping it from her, she simply pretended to be unaware of everything, enjoying the sightseeing and leisure throughout the journey.

On this day, they reached Ping’an Town by the Huai River, approaching the border of Jiangbei.

The merchants aboard the ship all disembarked, as the ship would stop here for a few days.

The four of them got off to explore Ping’an Town for a couple of days.

Although the ship had everything necessary and food was plentiful, staying on it continuously was indeed boring.

Once off the ship, Qi Yu found a hostel and booked a top-grade room, then headed out with Li Mingjue.

Shen Xiheng, showing no awareness of being a third wheel, shamelessly followed right behind them.

Since they had all left, Zhou Hong naturally had to follow as well.

Thus, what was supposed to be a trip for two turned into a group of four.

Just as they approached the entrance of a restaurant, they heard a commotion inside.

Qi Yu frowned and looked, only to see a person foaming at the mouth on the ground.