Chapter 3: Think I'm Ugly?

"You dare to run! Wench, stop right there!" Hong Xing was frantic as she chased after her.

It was not until Qi Yu hid behind Li Mingjue that she realized this was not the Prime Minister Residence.

Now, Qi Yu had become the Princess whom she could not bully anymore.

"Pr-Prince..." Hong Xing swallowed, not daring to look directly at Li Mingjue.

Li Mingjue slightly turned his head and glanced at Qi Yu hiding behind him, unsure what act she was putting on today.

Qi Yu raised an eyebrow and spread her hands to show she did not want to engage in violence.

Li Mingjue: ...

In the end, it was the butler who couldn't bear it anymore and had someone drag the maid away.

Hong Xing tried to struggle and shouted at Qi Yu who was hiding behind her, "Miss, it's me, Hong Xing! I was just playing around with you!"

Qi Yu scoffed, playing around?

She actually wanted to kill her.

She pretended to be scared and hid behind Li Mingjue while watching Hong Xing being dragged away.

"Satisfied now?" Li Mingjue looked at her face, which was filled with a cunning triumph, and asked coldly.

Qi Yu nodded cheerfully and patted Li Mingjue's shoulder, "You go and wait in the room first, I will detoxify you after breakfast."

Li Mingjue, disliking her casual demeanor, admonished, "Men and women should not touch hands."

Qi Yu pouted indifferently, "What's there to fear, aren't we married already?"

Li Mingjue's expression paused but ultimately he said nothing.

Qi Yu picked up a bun and took a bite without any pretenses, then shouted at his retreating figure, "Remember to wait for me naked in the room later."

The words made everyone in the Prince Residence look up at Qi Yu, only to see their Princess eating a bun with a naive and innocent look, seemingly unaware of how shocking the words she had just uttered were.

"Cough—" The steward coughed, and no one dared to look anymore; they all lowered their heads and went back to their tasks.

He had no obvious reaction to Qi Yu's words, but he was secretly delighted inside.

If the Princess and Prince could consummate their marriage sooner and give the Prince Residence an heir, that would indeed be lively.

Naturally, Qi Yu did not know what untimely thoughts the steward was having; otherwise, she would have choked on her bun.

She and Li Mingjue were far from even having their destinies tied, they were practically strangers.

Having met only a day ago and with no developed feelings, where did all this nonsense come from?

After finishing her bun, Qi Yu took a handkerchief from a maid and wiped her mouth.

Although she was not used to being served, with the clear class distinctions of ancient times, she had to adapt quickly.

Qi Yu still had to play the fool well. She carelessly tossed the handkerchief to the side, clapped her hands, and then walked to Li Mingjue's door under the steward's expectant gaze.

The door was ajar, and Qi Yu gently pushed it open.

When she saw what was inside, she almost sprayed a nosebleed.

Li Mingjue was half-reclining on the bed, his garments loose, revealing his lean upper body as he casually flipped through a book.

Qi Yu finally understood what was meant by "still holding the pipa half-hidden."

Li Mingjue's peripheral vision caught the person foolishly standing at the doorway. He slightly raised an eyebrow, "Planning to be my door god?"

Qi Yu cleared her throat and closed the door.

In her past life, she had treated many people, and the best of physiques were just flesh in her eyes.

It must have been Li Mingjue's impressive physique that gave her such colorful thoughts.

Sinful, sinful...

Qi Yu meticulously inserted silver needles into the corresponding acupoints, while comforting Li Mingjue, whose lips had turned deathly pale.

"It might hurt a bit, just bear with it."

"You talk too much." Li Mingjue gritted his teeth and managed to spit out two words.

Qi Yu chuckled lightly, unable to see it, the Prince actually cared quite a bit about his appearance.

Before starting the acupuncture, Li Mingjue had already ordered the Hidden Guard to guard the door, not allowing anyone to enter.

Hong Xing, locked in the firewood room and starved for a day, looked completely disheveled.

After she was let out, she immediately wanted to find Qi Yu.

That fool dared to treat her this way — did she really think that by clinging to the Prince she could do whatever she pleased?

Hong Xing snorted coldly, she didn't believe she couldn't handle this fool!

She ran to the villa where Qi Yu was currently staying and banged on the door loudly.

"Miss, it's Hong Xing! Hurry up and open the door for me!"

But even with her hands slapped red, there was no movement inside.

Could that fool not be there?

Just as she was about to break down the door, a figure suddenly appeared behind her, clutching her throat and then covering her mouth and nose with a handkerchief.

"Mm—"

Hong Xing struggled for a while but eventually collapsed to the ground, limp.

Shen Nanxing watched her passed out form and disdainfully clapped her hands.

She finally understood why her own Princess was unwilling to intervene — looking at such people for one more moment was disgusting.

After doing all this, she swiftly returned to her previous spot, on a large tree in the villa, continuing to hide where no one could see her.

An hour later, Qi Yu wiped the sweat from her face and finally removed the silver needles.

"The toxins in your body are now almost half removed, as long as you don't mess up, I guarantee you can live to a hundred years old," Qi Yu said confidently after putting away the needles to Li Mingjue.

A hint of surprise flashed in Li Mingjue's eyes.

Originally, the poison in his body was deemed incurable by Dazhao's number one Divine Doctor Lou Qingming, who could only barely extend the time the toxins spread.

Unexpectedly, after Qi Yu had performed acupuncture a few times, not only had she revived him, but she had also removed half the toxins in his body.

Such superior medical skills, she feared, were unmatched by anyone in the entire world.

But everyone in the capital city knew Qi Yu was just the unloved second daughter of the Prime Minister Residence, and moreover, a fool.

Li Mingjue gazed at her deeply, seeming to peer through her deliberately heavily made-up ugly face to see what secret lay hidden behind it.

"What are you looking at? Starting to doubt me?" Qi Yu fearlessly met his scrutinizing gaze and provocatively asked.

Li Mingjue naturally denied, "No, you're overthinking. I was just looking at this supremely ugly makeup on your face."

Even if Qi Yu did have some secrets, so what? She was now nothing more than his Princess.

Qi Yu chuckled, touching her face, "The uglier I am, the more those who want me dead will believe I'm truly a fool."

This was makeup she specifically applied. In her past life, she was adept at various disguises; playing ugly was just a trivial matter.

From the memories of the original owner whom she had inherited, Qi Yu was naturally beautiful from her mother, but had been sabotaged by Qi Anran with envy, smearing her face with all sorts of messes, ruining it.

Qi Yu had looked in the mirror earlier; the foundation of her face was still there despite a few ugly scars which indeed looked a bit frightening at first glance.

However, she wasn't unable to restore her original appearance.

But there was no need; she currently wanted to use this face to scare those who had wronged her to death.

"What, do you find me ugly now?" Qi Yu asked, dissatisfied, pouting her lips.