Time Travel: Pampered by the Aloof Prince
Chapter 259: Did I Spoil the Prince’s Good Time?

Chapter 259: Chapter 259: Did I Spoil the Prince’s Good Time?

Having said that, Qi Yu let the eunuch get up to lead the way, and together with Shi Zhou, they headed to the place where Liu Sisi had fallen.

The Empress watched her retreating figure, her lips curling up into a cold sneer.

She just couldn’t believe that Prince Qi would forsake the daughter of Marquis Liu and be wholeheartedly devoted to a concubine instead.

The others had guessed the intentions of the Empress and Liu Sisi when the eunuch had come to relay the message.

But not a single one dared to say anything.

Deep down, they also looked down upon Liu Sisi’s behavior.

However, if this could truly gain Prince Qi’s favor, that would be a different matter.

When Qi Yu arrived, Liu Sisi was still sitting slumped on the ground, with Xiang Lan constantly consoling her at her side.

Both the mistress and the maid had red eyes, and to those unaware, it seemed they had suffered a great injustice.

Li Mingjue just watched coldly, without offering a single word of consolation.

He couldn’t leave either, lest unknown rumors start spreading.

Seeing Qi Yu, his expression changed slightly, "Why have you come over?"

Qi Yu looked at him with a mock smile, "What, am I disturbing the Prince’s romantic moment?"

Li Mingjue looked helpless and sighed, "The Prince didn’t mean that at all."

He simply didn’t want her involved in such pointless strife.

Qi Yu glared at him and whispered softly, "Always attracting bees and butterflies, just wait until we get back tonight, I’ll show you who’s boss!"

Li Mingjue’s eyes twinkled as he replied, "Alright, as the Princess wishes."

After exchanging a few words, the two of them ignored the mistress and maid on the ground.

Liu Sisi’s eyes fiercely focused on their intimately chatting figures, almost flaming with rage.

But she couldn’t lose her temper in front of Prince Qi, as that would destroy her image completely.

Suppressing her pain, tears welled up in her eyes as she put on a pitiful façade and asked Qi Yu, "Could the Princess help me summon an Imperial Physician?"

She couldn’t stand to watch the two of them flirting any longer.

Qi Yu glanced at her and without any ado instructed the two nannies she had brought, "You two, why aren’t you helping Miss Liu up?"

The two nannies bowed their heads and replied, "Yes, Princess."

After that, the two robust nannies approached Liu Sisi, and amidst her trembling pupils, they lifted her up forcibly, one on each side.

Watching her mistress being pulled up like a radish, Xiang Lan was immensely distressed, "Oh, be gentle!"

The two nannies didn’t care for her plea. They had already been instructed by the Princess on their way here about how to proceed.

In the Imperial Palace, a lady from a prominent family was inconsequential in front of a Princess, let alone a maid, so naturally, they wouldn’t heed Xiang Lan’s words.

Thus, Liu Sisi was dragged all the way to Jingyang Palace, and those unaware might even think they were dragging a criminal.

When the Empress saw this, she too was taken aback.

Meanwhile, Qi Yu and Li Mingjue were slowly walking behind, showing not the slightest concern.

She could only suppress her anger and had someone take Liu Sisi into her bedchamber first and then sent for the Imperial Physician.

Since it was a sprained foot, applying the medicine required some force. The Imperial Physician, wary of proper conduct between the sexes, let the nannies from the Empress’s side apply the ointment.

Liu Sisi grit her teeth through the pain, managing not to cry out.

Yet the excruciating pain was more than a delicately raised young lady like Liu Sisi could tolerate. As soon as the nanny touched her ankle, Liu Sisi couldn’t bear it anymore and groaned with pain.

Xiang Lan watched on the side with her heart aching, anxiety clouding her mind about what to do.

She could only continue to wipe her lady’s tears, consoling, "Miss, it’s going to be alright, it will be better once the medicine is applied."

By the time the medicine had finally been applied, Liu Sisi was drenched in sweat, looking as if she had just been dragged out of the water.

What made her even more embarrassed was that everyone had witnessed her disheveled state.

Seeing those ladies from prominent families, who were usually inferior to her, covering their mouths and snickering, Liu Sisi felt a suffocating frustration in her chest.

The Empress’s expression wasn’t much better either.

She had thought Liu Sisi would be smarter and more cunning, but it turned out she was of no use either.

At the moment, there was no more suitable candidate in the capital city, so she closed her eyes and looked at Qi Yu, who was leisurely sipping tea on the side, and said coldly, "What did the Princess just tell this palace? Is this what you called proper?"

Qi Yu leisurely took a sip of tea, still with a faint smile in her eyes, "Empress, you are mistakenly blaming me. Seeing Miss Liu fallen on the ground in such a pitiful state, presumably in severe pain, I decided not to call for a sedan chair and instead instructed the nanny to help her back quickly."

Upon hearing this, Liu Sisi nearly spat blood.

How could she lie with her eyes wide open like this? Was that called helping?

It was clearly a rough and forced drag!

The Empress snorted coldly, knowing that this wretch had gained the upper hand today, and although she was annoyed, she couldn’t dwell on it.

Thus, a birthday banquet ended in such a disgraceful manner.

Qi Yu hummed a tune, gracefully boarding the carriage.

Shi Zhou saw her cheerful demeanor and silently shook his head.

In his view, today was indeed perilous, starting with the Empress’s challenges, followed by a lady from the Liu Family vying for the same person.

Yet, she had managed to turn danger into safety, even causing the Empress and that lady from the Liu Family a silent loss.

He couldn’t help but ask curiously, "Do you always have to fight with them when you go to the palace?"

Qi Yu laughed, "Of course, you saw what happened today. It is not that I want to provoke them, but they just won’t let me be."

Shi Zhou nodded, "Why won’t they leave you alone?"

Wouldn’t it be better if everyone just minds their own business instead of fighting all the time?

Qi Yu helplessly shook her head, "They won’t let me be because of my status."

She pulled back the curtain, looked at the passing residences with a sneer, "Do you know how many people in the capital city want my position?"

Shi Zhou pursed her lips, "But you are already the Princess, the Prince won’t favor anyone else."

These days, she had clearly seen that the Prince had never had eyes for any other woman.

Qi Yu raised an eyebrow, "The Prince naturally doesn’t favor others. But in their eyes, it is I who is reaching above my station, so they think everyone can attain this position. Since they pride themselves as coming from superior backgrounds, they believe the Prince will definitely choose them over me."

Marriages within the aristocracy are just like this, never about true love, only about whether the social statuses match.

In the face of interests, everyone is equal.

Shi Zhou listened but only understood half, having grown up in Tuyun Village where people were simple-minded, following the lead of the strongest.

But upon arriving in the capital city, she realized that the most unpredictable thing in this world is the human heart.

Thinking so, she couldn’t help but worry for Qi Yu again, "But if one day, the Prince... marries another woman, what will you do?"