Chapter 11
She Had Him Wrapped Around Her Finger
Xuanyuan Yu said, “Alright. Then let her stay at the Lake Pavilion…”
She had said she liked listening to the rain.
The Lake Pavilion was next to the lotus pond. When it rained, the sound of raindrops striking the lake and creating ripples would surely be even more pleasant.
Qin Ziguang successfully settled into the Prime Minister’s Residence, her little scheme having achieved its first success.
She hummed a tune cheerfully.
She wasn’t particularly picky about where she lived, but the Prime Minister’s Residence certainly was. Now that Madam Xuanyuan regarded her as the divine physician who could save her life, all kinds of valuable items were sent into her courtyard.
Unable to refuse such generosity, Qin Ziguang accepted everything.
Madam Xuanyuan also wanted to assign several meticulous maids to serve her, but Qin Ziguang declined. Instead, she brought over her own personal maid. Master and servant quickly tidied up the courtyard and carefully arranged Qin Ziguang’s treasured pots of medicinal flowers.
“Miss, when will this flower finally bloom?” Xiao Tao had been taking care of it for several years, yet she had never seen it bloom. Still, her mistress treasured it beyond measure.
Qin Ziguang replied, “I don’t know. Maybe ten years, maybe a hundred. But sooner or later, it will bloom.”
The flower was called Blue Soul.
The Soul of Blue.
It possessed a strange energy that could be refined into a top-grade medicinal pill, allowing her cultivation to advance by a tremendous leap.
That was why she treasured it so dearly.
In an excellent mood, she watered the Blue Soul when she suddenly heard hurried footsteps.
Turning around, she saw a young woman storm into her courtyard with murder written all over her face.
The newcomer was none other than Xuanyuan Qingyun.
At the palace banquet, Xuanyuan Qingyun had schemed against Qin Ziguang. In return, Qin Ziguang had brought down Xiahou Ying, the man Xuanyuan Qingyun loved. The two had become sworn enemies.
“Qin Ziguang, how shameless can you be to move into the Prime Minister’s Residence? Even throwing yourself at a man isn’t as disgraceful as this! You’ve really set your sights on my brother? Let me tell you, don’t even dream of marrying into this family!”
Qin Ziguang chuckled.
“Miss Xuanyuan, I don’t think you’re in any position to decide who stays at the Prime Minister’s Residence. I am an honored guest personally invited here.”
“Ha! A divine physician? I think you’re nothing but a fraud!”
Xuanyuan Qingyun knew Qin Ziguang was staying in the residence under the title of a miracle doctor, but she refused to believe Qin Ziguang possessed any real skill.
She glanced around the courtyard and noticed several flower pots on the ground.
Especially the plain-looking flower Qin Ziguang had just watered.
She seemed to treasure it.
Then she’d destroy it.
Xuanyuan Qingyun reached out and yanked the entire flower out of its pot.
At the same time, she kicked over several other flower pots.
“Stop!”
Panicking, Qin Ziguang immediately cast a Immobilization Spell on Xuanyuan Qingyun.
Xuanyuan Qingyun instantly became unable to move, though she could still speak.
“Qin Ziguang, what did you do to me?”
“Who told you to pull up my flower? If anything happens to it, I’ll take your life.”
Qin Ziguang carefully retrieved the flower from Xuanyuan Qingyun’s hand and gently replanted it in its pot.
Please, let this flower not be affected…
Otherwise, she’d truly be tempted to kill Xuanyuan Qingyun.
After hearing that Xuanyuan Qingyun had gone to Qin Ziguang’s courtyard to cause trouble, Xuanyuan Yu hurried over.
He found his sister standing there, cursing nonstop, yet completely unable to move.
“Brother, you’re here! That demon woman did something to me. I can’t move at all. Hurry and make her release me!”
Xuanyuan Yu was speechless.
“Don’t say another word.”
Qin Ziguang shot him a glare, stopping him before he could speak.
“If you’ve come to plead for your sister, don’t bother.
“In one hour, she’ll recover naturally. Right now I don’t want to hear her yelling anymore. Just carry her away.”
Carry her away?
Was she some kind of object?
Xuanyuan Qingyun’s eyes widened.
“Qin Ziguang, what exactly did you do to me? You demon woman! Once I recover, I’ll kill you!”
“Qingyun, enough!”
Xuanyuan Yu wished he could stuff a cloth into his sister’s mouth.
His mother’s treatment still depended on Qin Ziguang. This woman clearly had quite a temper and absolutely couldn’t be offended.
He immediately gestured for Gu Feng to carry Xuanyuan Qingyun away.
Afterward, he sincerely apologized.
“I’m sorry. My sister was completely out of line. She didn’t hurt you, did she?”
Qin Ziguang rolled her eyes.
“She pulled up my flower…”
She pointed at the precious Blue Soul.
“Do you have any idea how important this flower is to me? If it suffers even the slightest damage, forget your sisterāeven your entire Prime Minister’s Residence will pay a terrible price! I’m not exaggerating!”
She needed this flower to refine the Nascent Soul Pill.
Whether she could advance from the Golden Core Realm to the Nascent Soul Realm depended on it.
On the path of cultivation, only after reaching the Nascent Soul Realm could one truly have a promising future.
By destroying her flower, Xuanyuan Qingyun would be destroying her immortal path.
Even if Qin Ziguang spared her, Prince Qin certainly wouldn’t.
He would undoubtedly lead troops to wipe out the Prime Minister’s Residence.
“What kind of flower is this that’s so precious? What does it do?”
More importantly, it hadn’t even bloomed. There wasn’t a single petal on it.
“It’s called Blue Soul. Every part of it can be used as medicine. I’m waiting for it to bloom. Even before it blooms, however, it has another wonderful use.
“Whether your mother can be cured of her poison depends on it. Do you think it’s important now?”
“It can save my mother?”
If that was true, then it was indeed extremely important.
“That’s right. If you want me to save your mother, then you must guarantee that this flower won’t suffer the slightest harm while it’s in your territory. Otherwise, I’ll leave.
“Do you think I actually want to stay at your Prime Minister’s Residence?”
She couldn’t let him think she was desperately clinging to him, so when it was time to be forceful, she would be forceful. When it was time to act a little temperamental, she would do exactly that.
Xuanyuan Yu had just spoken with his father.
His father had said that even the Imperial Physicians were helpless against his mother’s illness.
Yet Qin Ziguang was completely certain she could save her.
He had no choice but to believe her.
He could only agree to every condition she proposed.
“Don’t worry. I’ll assign people to guard your flower around the clock. Not even the slightest damage will come to it.”
He made the promise.
“What if your crazy sister comes back and tries to pull up my flower again?”
Xuanyuan Yu answered,
“You don’t need to worry about that. She’s been causing far too much trouble. Father has already decided to send her to our estate outside the Imperial Capital for a period of recuperation.
“She didn’t want to leave the capital, and after hearing that you’d come to the Prime Minister’s Residence, she rushed over here to make trouble.”
Qin Ziguang let out a cold laugh.
“The one who schemed against me at the palace banquet was Xuanyuan Qingyun, wasn’t it? I haven’t even settled the score with her, yet she came looking for me first.”
“She’s become completely obsessed because of Xiahou Ying. Please try to understand her.”
Qin Ziguang replied,
“Why should I understand her? She’s nothing to me. That’s ridiculous.”
Xuanyuan Yu had nothing to say.
Indeed, Qin Ziguang had no obligation to sympathize with his sister.
“Princess, I apologize on my sister’s behalf. My sincerest apologies. If you’ve suffered any losses, I’ll compensate you.
“Double compensation.”
“Really?”
Qin Ziguang’s eyes immediately lit up as an idea formed in her mind.
Xuanyuan Yu suddenly had a very bad feeling.
What terrible idea was she plotting this time?
And why did this woman always make him feel a little intimidated?
“What do you want me to compensate you for?” he asked.
Qin Ziguang smiled.
“Help me clean up this courtyard. Your sister kicked over several of my flower pots just now…”
She pointed at the overturned pots.
Xuanyuan Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief.
It was only a trivial matter.
She had worried him for nothing.
“I’ll have the servants clean it up for you.”
Qin Ziguang immediately shook her head.
“No servants. You have to do it yourself. Otherwise, your apology won’t be sincere.
“I don’t like dealing with insincere people. If I don’t like someone, I won’t put my heart into treating them.
“Besides, I’m the sort of person who can leave whenever I feel like it.”
Xuanyuan Yu was speechless.
Was this woman deliberately trying to keep him under her thumb?
She was actually threatening to leave the Prime Minister’s Residence.
Yet… she really had him exactly where she wanted him.
Because both his mother and the First Prince still depended on her to treat their illnesses.
