Chapter 90
Lord Shui stood outside the door . Unclear of the situation inside, he became anxious at the thought that his daughter had somehow provoked Prince Hao .
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What a grand farce this has turned into . Even the physician has been invited to the County Government Office . If I hadn't escorted my daughter over, I wouldn't have known at all .
Cold sweat dripped down his hands as Lord Shui contemplated the situation . Watching his listless daughter from the corner of his eye, he turned to chide her in a stern voice . "When you see Prince Hao later, you're not allowed to raise your head . Kneel down and kowtow continuously . You d . a . m . ned la . s . s . You keep creating trouble for me . If Prince Hao wants your life as punishment, how am I going to face your deceased mother?!"
Shui Yinglian gradually came back to her senses . She was no longer fl . u . s . tered or scared, but smiling instead . "Everyone has something they care about . It's also the same for Prince Hao . It's just that I didn't expect that, didn't…"
"What's wrong? Why do you look so despondent, like you have lost your soul?" When Lord Shui grew worried when he saw his daughter in such a state, raising his hand to feel her forehead .
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Shui Yinglian turned her head and avoided his hand . "Dad, the clothes I'm wearing belong to Prince Hao's personal maidservant . I exchanged clothes with her and pa . s . sed myself off as her when I carried the water to the room . I was discovered by Prince Hao and almost punished but his personal maidservant took the punishment in my stead . The physician must have been invited by Prince Hao to treat his personal maidservant . "
The series of events caused Lord Shui to be dumbfounded . The personal maidservant is that woman! Inviting the physician to treat her on the very same night, I'm afraid that she's not simply a personal maidservant right?
"Dad, let's wait here quietly . I will take the initiative to admit my mistakes when Prince Hao appears . In the future, I won't ever do bold things again . " Shui Yinglian declared slowly . Compared to Su Xi-er, I'm not bold at all .
"I played a prank on you . I'll let you punish me however you like . " How many women in this world are brave enough to say such a thing to the most powerful man in Beimin?
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It was unclear how long they waited until the physician finally came out holding his medicine box . He was led outside the County Government Office by the imperial guards from the Prince Hao Residence .
Lord Shui immediately chased them . "Your prince…"
The imperial guard immediately waved his hand . "Speak more softly . His Highness isn't in a good mood . Aren't you courting death by requesting an audience right now?" He then reached his hand forward and led the physician forward .
For a moment, Lord Shui didn't know what to do . Should we leave or stay?
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"Dad, you should leave me behind . I shall continue to wait here . How can your daughter let a servant girl receive punishment for my own mistakes?" Shui Yinglian knelt down before the room door, still clad in the grey coa . r . s . e attire .
After fleeing and returning to her room, she had contemplated it seriously . It hadn't even crossed her mind that, with Prince Hao's temper, he wouldn't have let Su Xi-er off so easily? Having even let Su Xi-er bear the punishment for her offence, Shui Yinglian's conscience was feeling heavy .
That was why she came here . Her father had just happened to find her in such a state while she was heading here and decided to come along as he was concerned about her .
However, when they arrived, Shui Yinglian discovered that Prince Hao's treatment of Su Xi-er did not match that of a master towards a servant .
In the room, as Pei Qianhao gazed at Su Xi-er, he recalled the physician's words . "She contemplates too much and has too many things weighing on her mind . This may be due to her past experiences that have become nightmares, though that also seems strange . With how young she looks, how could she have so many things to brood over?"
The physician had left medicine behind . She would recover in three days if she drank a bowl every day . When he left, there was still a perplexed look etched on the physician's face .
Pei Qianhao was similarly baffled . Contemplating too much and having too many things weighing on her mind . What exactly is she hiding that requires so much energy to ponder over?
What on earth happened to her?