Chapter 17.2 â What Kind Of Sister Was She!? (2)
It was night, and the good weather during Spring Exam seemed to have finally run out. A light rain covered the whole capital.
The lights in Jingchen palace had not gone out for a long time. Qi Yang stood in front of the window, letting the night wind blow the small raindrops through the eaves and to her face. The candlelight behind her also flickered a few times because of the night wind⦠The lights were flickering, and her face was slightly cold.
Right now, Qi Yang was the only one in her sleeping chambers. She had sent away Zhi Ting and the maid on duty earlier. But since the owner of the palace had not slept yet, the entire Jingchen palace was naturally still awake.
After an unknown amount of time passed, the candle light started flickering gently again.
Qi Yang turned around, not at all surprised by the sudden appearance of a man in black in the chamber. She just glanced at him lightly and asked, âHow is it?â
The man in black was a hidden guard serving under Qi Yang. She had been waiting for him for a long time. She hadnât built a mansion outside the palace yet, and wasnât allowed to go out of the palace at night. Otherwise, she probably wouldâve gone to the Lu Mansion personally by now.
Fortunately, the news the hidden guard brought back was not too bad. It would at least allow Her Royal Highness The Princess to sleep peacefully tonightâ¦
An hour ago, Qi Bo once again stepped into Lu Qichengâs bedroom in the Lu Mansionâs guest courtyard.
Lu Qicheng had been knocked unconscious by Lu Qipei in the afternoon. Soon after he woke up, he felt pain at the back of his neck, his head was dizzy and he felt faintly nauseous. Under the strong physical discomfort, even someone who grew increasingly irate everyday also couldnât help but pipe down.
When Qi Bo saw Lu Qicheng like this, he could not help but feel a little annoyed. He was annoyed that he wasnât able to protect his master, and also annoyed that Lu Qicheng could not handle a single blow.
But in the end, their identities were different, so he never expressed his thoughts in front of Lu Qicheng. Right now, he only shouted, âYoung Lord.â
Lu Qicheng raised his head and looked at Qi Bo. His eyes looked much calmer than before. He seemed to have regained his previous elegant and noble appearance. But as soon as he opened his mouth, it became completely different.
âQi Bo, you came just in time. Get someone to catch that bitch Lu Qipei! How dare she knock me out! Iâll definitely slice her face up!â
When Qi Bo heard this, he could not help but frown. Slicing someoneâs face up⦠no matter how he looked at it, it seemed like a method that women usually liked to use. He became disappointed with Lu Qicheng again inside, be he only said faintly, âYoung Lord, thatâs your sister.â
Lu Qicheng sneered at his words and said disdainfully, âWhat kind of sister is she to me!?â
Qi Bo didnât argue with him and just said, âYoung Lord, itâs time to calm down now. Donât be impulsive.â Seeing that Lu Qicheng looked like he was about to say something, he added, âYou should know that the Young Miss is still very useful.â
Lu Qicheng was very unhappy to hear this, but he also had some respect and fear towards Qi Bo after all, so he only said with a little sneer, âIâm now mostly ruined, whatâs the use in keeping her?â After a pause, his gaze deepened again, âUnless her face is also ruined, then she can still look like meâ¦â
Hearing this, Qi Bo became more and more disappointed with Lu Qicheng, but he would not reveal anything. He just said, âYoung Lord, the Young Missâs face cannot be ruined! Since you donât want to go to the border, isnât it better if she continued to walk outside in your stead, while you work behind the scenes? As for the injury on your face, I will ask a famous doctor for treatment again. Even if it didnât work, I can find some means to disguise your appearance, it shouldnât be hard to cover up a scar.â
Lu Qichengâs eyes suddenly lit up when he heard this. He asked in disbelief, âReally?â
Qi Bo nodded, looking as if he wasnât annoyed at all. âReally.â
After that, the two of them discussed business again and made clear arrangements for Lu Qipeiâs future. But neither of them was aware that their conversation had already entered the ears of a third person, and then it was passed on to Princess Qi Yang word for word.
Qi Yang was a little relieved, but her attention was only focused on Lu Qichengâs words â what kind of sister was she to me!?
Author notes:
Qi Yang (annoyed): I was ready to chase my husband for a thousand of li, but she was taken back to the wolfâs nest⦠Sheâs really hopeless
Lu Qipei (feeling wronged): If I really ran a thousand li away, where would you go to find me?