Chapter 153 Persuading Mu Qinglan
Chapter 153 Persuading Mu Qinglan
In a blink of an eye, more than two months have passed.
The cold winter has arrived in Zhou Kingdom. Unlike last year, this year Qiao Shinian and Wen Jiu no longer have to worry about surviving the winter.
Early in the morning of that day, the Prince Xian's Palace welcomed an unwelcome visitor.
There were only two people in the room, and the maids were waiting outside the door.
Qiao Shinian looked at the noble Mu Qinglan in front of him and said with a smile: "Miss Mu, please sit down."
Seeing Qiao Shinian handling the situation with ease, Mu Qinglan's already uneasy heart finally burst into huge resentment and unwillingness.
Looking around again, Mu Qinglan wanted to calm down and have a good chat with this servant who did not know the difference between respect and inferiority without losing his noble status, so that she could recognize her own identity.
"You are the maidservant of the Thirteenth Prince of Chuwen." Mu Qinglan did not sit down, but looked at Qiao Shinian arrogantly, "I have a deep impression of you. You dance well, and many young masters of noble families like you."
Qiao Shinian looked up at Mu Qinglan, her eyes clear. She nodded and said, "Thank you for the compliment, Princess."
Seeing that Qiao Shinian accepted her casual compliment without any modesty, Mu Qinglan couldn't help but tighten her hands on her abdomen. She casually walked around Qiao Shinian's room, then stared at the bowl in front of her and asked, "Do you know how much this set of bowls is worth?"
"I don't know, I think it should be very expensive." Qiao Shinian picked up the rose milk bird's nest in front of him and drank it all in one gulp. "Why don't you ask Mu Qingchen? He should know the price of his things."
Hearing Qiao Shinian's address, Mu Qinglan's breathing stagnated. She said in disbelief, "How dare you call the prince by his name?"
"He said yes. He also calls him Shinian or Nian Nian. I agreed." Qiao Shinian looked at Mu Qinglan, who was a little defensive, and smiled at her: "The first thing the princess did after coming back from a long distance was to visit me. We don't have any friendship, so just say whatever you want to say."
"I want you to know yourself and leave the prince! He is just attracted to you temporarily, don't think that the prince is really interested in you." Mu Qinglan looked at Qiao Shinian arrogantly, she raised her head slightly: "The prince's concubine must also come from a famous family."
"Oh." Qiao Shinian shrugged, "That's a pity. I won't be someone's concubine."
"Then why are you still staying here with the prince?" Mu Qinglan looked at Qiao Shinian's calm eyes and felt that what she had just said was completely a waste of time.
Qiao Shinian stood up and looked at Mu Qinglan, who had a gloomy face. He did not answer her question, but said to her calmly: "I heard that you said you would not marry anyone else but him since you were twelve years old. Now you are nineteen years old. In these seven years, has he ever said that he likes you?"
"Princess, he doesn't like you, and your liking for you is a burden to him.
Before I knew him well, I really thought you two were a couple, a girl chasing a boy, how romantic! Especially in this era, how much courage and price you have to pay to keep liking him, this is such a touching thing.
Now that I have established a relationship with him, I cannot just be a spectator and say irresponsible things.
You two are not suitable for each other. It must be very hard to pursue someone for seven years, right? Especially when you don't get any response, it will be even harder.
But for seven years, he has never had the slightest affection for you. To be frank, I advise you to give up, find someone who likes you in this prime time, and enjoy the rest of your life."
Mu Qinglan felt the blood boiling in her chest after hearing what Qiao Shinian said: "How dare you! Who allowed you to dictate what I do?"
Qiao Shinian looked at Mu Qinglan with more apology and reluctance in his eyes: "Princess, this advice to you is from the bottom of my heart. If you continue, you will get hurt.
Mu Qingchen doesn't like you, you should be very clear about this. Don't you have any other thoughts in your heart during this trip?
Beautiful mountains and rivers, different scenery and different people, don't you feel touched at all?"
"I think you have forgotten your identity after two days of good life. What identity do you use to talk to this princess like this!?" Mu Qinglan's eyes were full of coldness. "You are just a maid, and a maid of Chu Wenguo. I heard that you and your useless prince can survive only because of your nonsense!"
Qiao Shinian pursed her lips and looked at the somewhat frantic Mu Qinglan, with some helplessness in her eyes: "Princess, our conversation should end, I have already advised you.
You have your own persistence and ideas, I cannot change them, but I still advise you to give up. There are many good men in the world, so find someone else to like. "
Mu Qinglan couldn't help but raise her hand, but Qiao Shinian just took three steps back to avoid it: "I don't want to slap you and pull your hair, nor do I want to slap you one by one to frame you and make Mu Qingchen hate you even more. So, put your hand away and go home. We are done talking."
"What do you know! Do you understand him?" Mu Qinglan angrily withdrew her hand that was raised in the air, her voice full of questioning.
"I don't know much about him. What I know now is that he likes to eat sweets. After Wen Wenshan passed away, he became a little depressed and had insomnia. He was very conflicted and under a lot of pressure." Qiao Shinian said truthfully.
Mu Qinglan sneered, "Then what can you bring to the prince when you are with him? You can't give him anything!"
"No, I can make him a little happier. At least he won't be so sad and miserable when he's with me. But at the same time, the pressure on him will be a little bit greater. However, he is willing to bear all this pressure." Qiao Shinian took a step forward and stretched out her hand: "Princess, please. Our conversation is over and our positions are clear."
Mu Qinglan clenched her fists: "You are just a maid. Anyone in the capital can crush you to death."
"I know that I am of humble status, so in order to avoid being crushed to death by others, I try not to go out. Even if I go out, I will take Mu Qingchen with me, so that others can't crush me to death in front of Mu Qingchen." Qiao Shinian smiled.
This smile seemed like a provocation to Mu Qinglan.
She clenched her fists and warned in a low voice: "Those who go against me never have a good ending."
"Oh."
"Do you think the prince will offend the dignitaries of the entire capital for you?" Mu Qinglan threatened: "Don't forget, your master is still in the palace. Your Chuwen country is now hated by us for launching a war against Zhou country. There are many people who want you dead now."
"But Wen Jiu is blessed by the goddess. So your Zhou emperor doesn't want him to die, and tomorrow is the day when Wen Jiu will receive the blessing of the goddess. He will be treated more politely by your Zhou emperor." Qiao Shinian smiled.
Mu Qinglan wished she could tie up Qiao Shinian right now. Why had she followed Mu Qingchen for so many years but received no response from him?
How could a little maid win his favor? What was the point of all her efforts over the years?
Seeing Mu Qinglan's murderous eyes, Qiao Shinian felt that blind love could change a person beyond recognition.
Thinking of this, Qiao Shinian lowered his eyes and made a decision. Since he couldn't persuade her, he would show her something more realistic.
"Mu Qingchen! Come in!" Qiao Shinian shouted outside.
In less than ten seconds, Mu Qingchen opened the door and came to Qiao Shinian, asking nervously, "What's wrong?"
"Kiss me, please?" Qiao Shinian poked his cheek with his hand and looked at Mu Qinglan, "In front of her."
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