Seeing Wei Dongling standing still without a reaction, Pin Hao lost his patience. He stepped forward, nudged her elbow, and whispered, "Are you mute?"
Wei Dongling gave Pin Hao a sidelong glance and whispered back, "She had abdominal pain and started bleeding at noon. Her fetus is most likely unstable. What if she has a miscarriage after I scold her and then demands that I compensate her for the baby? Where can I get a baby for her?"
Qi Jinxuan is really something! She had abdominal pain and bled during the day. She should have gone back to lie in bed and rest. Instead, she came outside the prince's mansion in the middle of the night to play the zither! Who is she playing for? Is she mourning the late Prince Yun? Or did she come here on purpose to play the zither and draw out the snake after learning that I'm back in the capital?
Tsk tsk tsk. Qi Jinxuan is smarter than I thought. She must have guessed that the first thing I'd do after returning to the capital is come to the prince's mansion, so she came here to wait for me overnight.
Pin Hao watched with a gloomy face as Qi Jinxuan kept spouting nonsense. He asked Wei Dongling anxiously, "Are you just going to let her insult you like this?"
Wei Dongling murmured in a low voice, "I told you not to come earlier, but you insisted. Then I told you to leave, but you refused. Now she's being so unreasonable. Do you think she'll listen if I try to explain patiently to her at this moment?" After thinking it over, there's nothing else to do but stand here and take the scolding.
Pin Hao was almost speechless. Who would have thought that a well - bred young lady like Qi Jinxuan would get pregnant out of wedlock and come outside the prince's mansion in the middle of the night to curse at Wei Dongling like a shrew? Pin Hao suppressed his anger and tugged at Wei Dongling's sleeve. "Let's go," he said. If we can't fight, we can at least avoid her.
Wei Dongling gave Pin Hao a resentful look. Judging from Qi Jinxuan's attitude, would she let her go?
Sure enough, after hearing Pin Hao's words, Qi Jinxuan stepped forward and grabbed Wei Dongling's collar. She shouted angrily, "Say something! How did Prince Yun die?"
Pin Hao felt annoyed at the unreasonable Qi Jinxuan. He was about to speak up to stop her when he saw Wei Dongling opening her mouth.
Wei Dongling waved at the unfamiliar maid beside Qi Jinxuan. "Hey! You! Your lady has been spouting so much nonsense. She must be very thirsty by now. Why don't you go and pour a cup of tea for your lady quickly? You have no sense at all. How can you be a maid? Alas! The quality of the servants in General Qi's mansion is not very good!"
Pin Hao: …
Qi Jinxuan was extremely angry. She grabbed Wei Dongling's collar tightly and roared, "Do you have the right to discipline my maid?"
Wei Dongling spread her hands innocently. "Alas! I'm just worried that you're thirsty. Even if you don't want to drink tea, you should at least think about the fetus in your belly. What if it wants to drink?"
Hearing this, Qi Jinxuan was even more furious. She roared, "Stop pretending to be kind!"
Wei Dongling pouted. "I'm not pretending! I'm just a little surprised. Miss Qi should be having her wedding night tonight. Why do you have the leisure to come here to mourn Prince Yun?" She didn't want to hurt others with her words at first, but Qi Jinxuan's persistence and entanglement made her lose her patience.
Pin Hao rolled his eyes and snorted. "Maybe Miss Qi is eyeing the pot while eating from the bowl. She's still thinking about other men on her wedding day with a big belly. Tsk tsk tsk. Her husband is really unlucky for eight generations!"
Wei Dongling's eyes curved with laughter. Pin Hao, you're going too far by pouring oil on the fire.
Qi Jinxuan's face turned as red as pig liver. Her eyes were almost spitting fire. She glared at Pin Hao fiercely and shouted, "It's none of your business!"
Wei Dongling waved her hand with a smile. "Alas! Don't be angry. We're doing this for your own good."
Pin Hao said disdainfully, "I don't care if you miss every man in the capital. I'm just warning you not to miss our Prince Yun. If our prince is missed by a woman like you who has no sense of propriety, it would be so degrading if it gets out."
"You!" Qi Jinxuan let go of Wei Dongling's collar and pointed at Pin Hao's nose with her dainty finger. Her chest heaved violently, looking as if she was about to faint at any moment.
Seeing this, Wei Dongling quickly pulled Pin Hao back several steps. She couldn't help complaining to him, "Alas! You shouldn't have told the truth. What if she gets angry and has a miscarriage? She might blame you. Even a cornered dog will jump over the wall!" Saying that, she pulled Pin Hao and was about to leave.
"Stop!" Qi Jinxuan's face looked bloodless. It was hard to tell if it was because of their words. With red - rimmed eyes, she shouted angrily at Wei Dongling, "It's all your fault! If it weren't for you, why would he refuse to marry me?" Saying that, she covered her belly and looked even more uncomfortable.
Wei Dongling thought: What does it have to do with me? Whether I'm here or not, Prince Yun wouldn't marry you!
Qi Jinxuan was wearing a red wedding dress. Her eyes were red, and her face was pale. All the hairpins on her head were removed. For a moment, Wei Dongling felt that Miss Qi in front of her was extremely strange. She looked like a ghost climbing out of hell.
Seeing this, the maid beside her quickly stepped forward to support Qi Jinxuan's bulky body. With a panicked look on her face, she asked in a low voice, "Miss, are you in pain again?"
Pin Hao snorted, "Ugly people make more trouble!"
Hearing this, Qi Jinxuan and her maid looked even more unpleasant.
Wei Dongling thought: Well, actually, she looks quite good. She can't be called ugly.
Pin Hao thought: All beauty on the outside but rotten on the inside. I'm too lazy to talk about her.
Suddenly, a light drizzle started to fall in the night sky. The raindrops drifted down and wet the blue hair on Wei Dongling's temples. She shivered from the cold.
In the darkness, a faint sigh came from a dim corner in the distance. Then, a man in black walked quickly towards Qi Jinxuan.
The night was so dark that they could only see the man's face clearly when he got closer. It was actually Yu Zixi!
Wei Dongling rolled her eyes. He's really everywhere!
Yu Zixi reached out to support Qi Jinxuan, but his eyes were fixed on Wei Dongling, full of bitterness.
Qi Jinxuan waved her sleeve and dodged Yu Zixi's outstretched arm. She said coldly, "You don't need to pretend. Do you think I'm a fool? The wedding - robbing incident today was clearly your deliberate arrangement!"
Yu Zixi glanced at her but didn't reply. Then he looked up at Wei Dongling's face.
Seeing that he didn't say a word, Qi Jinxuan pointed at Wei Dongling and shouted angrily at Yu Zixi, "Isn't it all because of her? Young Master Yu has such a deep scheme. On one hand, you promised my father to marry me, and on the other hand, you made such a big move to abduct the bride in the street. How did you promise my father back then? Aren't you afraid of retribution?"
Wei Dongling thought: Oh, what Qi Jinxuan just said about marriage was not referring to Prince Yun but Yu Zixi.
Yu Zixi sighed and then turned to look at Qi Jinxuan. He said softly, "Anyway, I'll protect you and your child for the rest of your lives."
Qi Jinxuan laughed wildly as if she had gone crazy. It took her a long time to stop laughing. She grabbed Yu Zixi's collar and gritted her teeth. "Tell me, am I asking for too much? From the very beginning, all I want is for the child in my belly to have a legitimate status and inherit the title of the prince!"
This sentence left Wei Dongling and Pin Hao stunned.