Time Travel: Pampered by the Aloof Prince
Chapter 190 - How Dare You Lay a Hand on the Prince

Chapter 190: Chapter 190 - How Dare You Lay a Hand on the Prince

Li Mingjue’s expression paused slightly, and he said indifferently, "Cai Qin was the one who drugged you earlier, yet you insisted on keeping her maid?"

Seeing him dredge up the past, Qi Yu found it somewhat amusing.

He clearly remembered the incident, yet he still deliberately asked.

She nodded, "Yes, she’s not bad."

Li Mingjue fell silent. "Is this your purpose?"

Keeping a Cai Qin who wanted to kill her, just to lure out Ling Xiao, seemed like a loss no matter how one looked at it.

What if Cai Qin made another move?

Qi Yu knew what he was thinking and shook her head, retorting, "But this is the only way to catch them all in one go."

Feeling somewhat guilty, she touched her nose and didn’t dare say that her sole reason for keeping these two was simply because she found it amusing and wanted to watch the drama unfold.

After all, having led a peaceful life for too long, she was somewhat bored.

She couldn’t go out every day, and since Li Mingjue found out she had been to Manchun Building that day, he was not very willing to let her go out alone anymore.

Although she explained over and again that she had only gone to catch an assassin, Li Mingjue wouldn’t listen and stubbornly stuck to his own ideas.

Qi Yu had no choice, considering he was still a patient, and didn’t argue with him.

She could only entertain herself.

Ling Xiao, she definitely had to remove, someone who dared to use Soft Muscle Powder on her; she wasn’t saintly enough to keep a ticking time bomb by her side.

What if it exploded one day?

As for Cai Qin, although her attempt at drugging had failed, she had harbored harmful intentions, and such a person couldn’t be kept either.

Moreover, these two shared one thing in common, although both wanted to drug her, their real target wasn’t her.

Qi Yu glared at Li Mingjue discontentedly, would her life be constantly targeted if it weren’t for his attraction to trouble?

Li Mingjue chuckled lightly, his tone nonchalant, "It was the Princess herself who wanted to watch the drama, how can you blame this on me?"

Seeing his indifferent demeanor, Qi Yu was greatly displeased and snorted coldly, "It’s because they all like you."

Li Mingjue, seeing her puffed up with anger, pulled her closer and said softly, "But I only like you."

His voice was extremely gentle. Qi Yu couldn’t help but blush and pushed him away, "In broad daylight, what are you doing?"

She called out to Shiqi, asking, "Is Ling Xiao still targeting that maid?"

Shiqi glanced at his own Prince, seeing his indifferent manner, knew he wouldn’t intervene.

He nodded and replied, "Yes, yesterday Cai Qin went out again, to the Medical Hall, and Ling Xiao followed her. When they returned, she seemed intent on secretly making things difficult for her."

Qi Yu raised her eyebrows slightly, "She must have discovered something significant."

Yesterday, Shiqi followed behind Cai Qin and Ling Xiao.

His power was far superior to Ling Xiao’s, and neither of them noticed him.

Shiqi recited what he heard yesterday verbatim: "Cai Qin has been looking for an opportunity to drug someone. Her uncle, the doctor, told her to make her move soon, possibly within the next day or two."

Qi Yu nodded slightly, "She must be restless now."

Anyone carrying a pouch of drugs and harboring secrets can’t possibly sit still with a clear conscience.

Her recent compliance was merely because she had been sticking close to Li Mingjue, and Cai Qin had found no opportunity.

Li Mingjue, listening to their conversation, frowned deeply and asked, "What drugging are you talking about? Who is she planning to drug?"

Qi Yu gestured to Shiqi with her chin, indicating for him to explain.

Shiqi tried to appear serious and stern, and said with a straight face, "Aphrodisiac, Cai Qin is planning to target the Prince."

After he finished speaking, Li Mingjue scoffed coldly, "Quite the schemer."

Qi Yu waved her hand, signaling Shiqi to leave first.

Shiqi couldn’t wait to escape the awkward atmosphere and quickly vanished from sight.

Qi Yu glanced around, the spring was bright and beautiful, yet it inexplicably made her feel cold.

She suddenly disliked it here, scoffing, "Her scheming is good, but her methods are truly foolish."

She had already given her a warning before, yet she still dared to attempt another attack using someone else.

If she didn’t do something now, it would be a disservice to the effort that the maid had expended.

Seeing Qi Yu’s indifferent expression, Li Mingjue knew she had already devised a plan.

Qi Yu, preoccupied, casually responded, "Yes, I have indeed figured it out."

When prey fights, the hunter profits, she intended to capture both of them at once.

She continued to have people secretly watch Ling Xiao and Cai Qin’s movements, with orders to report back immediately at any sign of activity.

After the evening meal, in the kitchen, Cai Qin sneakily pulled out the medicine she carried to pour into the teapot.

She shook the powder out, but before she could proceed further, someone struck her from behind with a palm strike, knocking her unconscious.

Ling Xiao coolly watched this naive maid, disgust written all over her face.

She kicked the girl away, not caring whether she lived or died.

In her eyes, anyone who dared harbor inappropriate thoughts toward the Prince only had one fate awaiting them.

Much of the powder was poured into the teapot, still emitting scalding steam.

Ling Xiao raised her hand to pick up the teapot, intending to smash it.

But her eyes flickered slightly, and ultimately, she put the teapot back in its place.

At night, a maid carrying the teapot entered Qi Yu and Li Mingjue’s room.

She saw that the room had only a few flickers of candlelight, Qi Yu was nowhere to be seen, and someone on the bed appeared to be fast asleep.

The maid silently set down the teapot and poured a cup of tea, then stealthily approached the bed.

It was none other than Ling Xiao, disguised as a maid.

The closer she got to the bed’s occupant, the more her anxiety intensified, a flicker of excitement in her eyes.

All these years, she hadn’t been this close to the Prince.

Under the dim candlelight, she couldn’t see the face of the person on the bed, which annoyed her, but as she was about to set down the tea, her wrist was abruptly grabbed.

"Prince!" Ling Xiao gasped, instinctively feeling that Li Mingjue had caught her.

But the person on the bed scoffed coldly, his tone icy, "Ling Xiao, how dare you make a move on the Prince!"

Ling Xiao’s eyes widened, her face unseeable but the voice was all too familiar.

The person on the bed wasn’t the Prince at all, but Shiqi.

She had fallen into a trap.

Ling Xiao’s eyes panicked as she tried to free her hand. As they struggled, the tea cup fell to the floor and shattered into pieces.

Shiqi didn’t allow her to succeed, and after a few exchanges, Ling Xiao was pinned to the ground by Shiqi.

In a frantic attempt to escape, knowing this night’s events had been orchestrated against her,

she desperately tried to break free from Shiqi’s firm grasp, but her strength was no match, and she was forcefully pressed down, her knees grinding painfully into the ground.

In her panic, she remembered the poison needle hidden in her sleeve.