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Chapter 449: Seeking Justice
Chapter 449: Seeking Justice
Dou Qingyi's heart skipped a beat, and she instinctively took a few steps back, looking at the man before her with a hint of anxiety. "Your Highness..."
Chuntao, who was following behind her, quickly bowed and greeted, "Your Highness."
Lu Zhaoyan gave Dou Qingyi a cold stare, saying nothing and not asking where she was going with her current attire.
There were too many emotions in his eyes that Dou Qingyi couldn't understand.
Chuntao also felt the anger emanating from the Crown Prince.
Last night, Sister Huizhi had just been executed by the Crown Prince, and today, he had come again, demanding an explanation...
She sneaked a glance at her mistress, fearing that she would meet the same fate as Sister Huizhi, and dared not make a sound.
Dou Qingyi calmed herself and stepped aside, speaking gently to Lu Zhaoyan, "I was just going to retrieve Qi'er and Liuying's wedding gifts, Your Highness."
Bringing up the two children, she hoped that Lu Zhaoyan would calm down, considering their son and the connection with the Thousand Mechanisms Pavilion.
Although she didn't know what he was angry about.
However, Lu Zhaoyan seemed to see through her thoughts and spoke bluntly, "I don't care if you're going to retrieve something or seek help from the Thousand Mechanisms Pavilion. Today, you'd better explain everything clearly."
Dou Qingyi's heart skipped a beat. "Your Highness..."
Lu Zhaoyan turned and walked towards the front yard without looking back.
Dou Qingyi watched his departing figure with a wounded expression.
He actually... didn't even want to step into her room?
"Madam."
Chuntao looked at Dou Qingyi with apprehension.
Dou Qingyi said, "You may withdraw. I can handle His Highness."
"Yes."
Chuntao breathed a sigh of relief.
Lu Zhaoyan stood at the entrance of the courtyard, facing the sun and the breeze blowing through the hallway.
Cui Hu, who had been secretly following him, rubbed his chin, "Your Highness..."
Ji Feng: "Avoiding suspicion."
Cui Hu: "Er..."
Dou Qingyi didn't want her servants to see her in a state of disfavor, so she had sent them to the back courtyard early on.
She removed her cloak, straightened her collar, and gracefully walked up to Lu Zhaoyan.
Calming herself, she asked calmly, "May I ask, Your Highness, what has brought you here to seek an explanation from Qingyi?"
Lu Zhaoyan spoke bluntly, "Dou Qingyi, was it really you who spent that night with me in Niushui Town in the southwest?"
Dou Qingyi gave a bitter smile, "If it wasn't me, doesn't Your Highness know? You acknowledged Qi'er in front of His Majesty, and now that you've become the Crown Prince and found a new love, do you find me an eyesore? Let me guess, are you also going to question whether Qi'er is not your own flesh and blood next?"
Lu Zhaoyan looked at her coldly, "I saw you drink the contraceptive soup with my own eyes."
Dou Qingyi replied with a light tone, "Qi'er is the National Guardian Qilin. How could a mere contraceptive soup stop him from being born? These questions, Your Highness, you've asked them all a few months ago. Are you planning to question me repeatedly every now and then?"
Lu Zhaoyan's gaze fixed on Dou Qingyi's face, not missing a single expression, "Who healed your face?"
Dou Qingyi never expected Lu Zhaoyan to change the topic so quickly.
Her eyebrows twitched, and a hint of panic flashed in her eyes.
"Who are you?"
"Don't come any closer, sir! Don't look at this girl's face... This girl's appearance is ugly... I dare not offend your noble eyes!"
He didn't look, indeed.
Years later, when she appeared before him with heavenly beauty, she thought he would be deeply impressed, but his gaze never reached a thousandth of the admiration he had for Bai Liu.
Dou Qingyi suppressed the intense jealousy in her heart and laughed self-mockingly, "Didn't I say it before? After parting ways with Your Highness, I met a wandering doctor who healed my face."
Later, I discovered I was pregnant, so I returned to the inn to find His Highness, but his shadow was nowhere to be found."
Lu Zhaoyan narrowed his eyes. "Is it Bai Liu?"
Dou Qingyi shuddered and looked at Lu Zhaoyan in disbelief. "Did she tell you?"
Lu Zhaoyan gave a cold hum. "Indeed."
Dou Qingyi covered her mouth.
She knew she had fallen for his trap. Bai Liu hadn't said anything; he was merely testing her.
"You've changed a lot since then, not just in appearance but also in your words and actions. I see a glimpse of Bai Liu in you."
Initially, Lu Zhaoyan didn't think negatively. There were countless similar people among the masses.
It wasn't until the misunderstanding with Xiao Bai was cleared that many previously overlooked details suddenly became clear in his mind.
Once, he and Bai Liu had taken on an escort mission to the Medicine King Valley.
He asked Bai Liu why she wanted to take on the escort mission, and if she needed silver, he could provide it.
Bai Liu told him it wasn't silver she needed but a medicinal herb. She wanted to see if the Medicine King Valley had it.
"It's another friend, someone you don't know. She's a bit timid, but after I cure her, I'll introduce you to her!"
It was an escort mission that even veteran escorts were reluctant to take on, but Bai Liu dared to take the risk for her friend.
But how did that friend repay her? Lu Zhaoyan's killing intent surged as he thought of this. "You knew her before, didn't you?"
Dou Qingyi heard the absolute certainty in his voice and knew that any attempt to argue would be futile.
She stopped pretending and gave a cold laugh, admitting, "Yes, I do know her, and I also know His Highness. In fact, I met him even before you did!"
Lu Zhaoyan frowned.
He didn't recall ever meeting Dou Qingyi.
Dou Qingyi recalled, "Has His Highness forgotten? The day before we arrived at the post station, it rained heavily on the road, and I was stranded in a tea house with His Highness. My maid even borrowed an umbrella from His Highness. Later, at the post station, I saw His Highness again, and he had been burned. It was my maid who sent the burn ointment to His Highness."
Lu Zhaoyan didn't remember borrowing the umbrella.
He only recalled that a kind maid had sent a box of burn ointment, and Xiao Bai had personally applied it for him.
"It seems His Highness has truly forgotten."
Dou Qingyi's eyes reddened with self-mockery. "That night, I saw Bai Liu rushing to the inn, and I wanted to greet her. But I mistakenly entered the wrong room and lost my innocence... When I woke up, I intended to end my life, but I discovered that the person was actually His Highness..."
"Your Highness, you only have Bai Liu in your heart, but don't you know that Qingyi admires you?"
Her tears fell in large drops.
Lu Zhaoyan's sharp gaze remained unaffected by her tears.
"Dou Qingyi, wipe away your tears and save them for when you cry before His Majesty."
Dou Qingyi suddenly lifted her head, her eyes filled with hurt as she looked at him. "Your Highness!"
Lu Zhaoyan spoke coldly. "The person I was with that night was not you. I will inform His Majesty about this matter in the palace. You can do as you please."
After saying this, he left the courtyard without looking back.
Dou Qingyi's face turned red with anger. "Your Highness... Your Highness!"
Lu Zhaoyan walked straight to the main courtyard and stood at the entrance, gazing inside for a while.
Cui Hu couldn't bear to watch, so he jumped down from the tree branch and asked Lu Zhaoyan, "Your Highness, are you going in?"
"No, I'm going to the palace."
Lu Zhaoyan had intended to bring Xiao Bai along to meet His Majesty, but she was asleep at the moment, and he didn't want to disturb her.
(End of Chapter)
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