Time Travel: Pampered by the Aloof Prince-Chapter 421: Aren’t You Curious About Who I Really Am?

Chapter 421: Chapter 421: Aren’t You Curious About Who I Really Am?

Inside the room, after a moment of silence, Qi Yu quietly set down the teapot she was holding.

She chuckled awkwardly and said to the person standing outside the door, "What if I said I walked into the wrong room, would you believe me?"

Seeing her seriously spouting nonsense, Yin Wanning raised an eyebrow succinctly and said, "I believe."

"Ahem, I was just passing by and wanted to say hello," Qi Yu said, feeling so awkward she didn’t know where to look, but one hand still pressed on the teapot lid, afraid that someone would drink the tea.

An extra person mysteriously appeared in the room, but Yin Wanning didn’t seem surprised.

She entered the room with composure, then turned around and shut the door.

"Aren’t you curious who I really am?" Qi Yu couldn’t restrain herself anymore.

Anyone seeing an unknown person suddenly in their room would be startled, so why was Yin Wanning still so calm?

Yin Wanning glanced at her and shook her head, "Not curious."

Just as Qi Yu’s hanging heart began to settle, she heard Yin Wanning say indifferently, "Haven’t you always been by my side?"

This time, Qi Yu was completely stunned, "When did you start noticing?"

Yin Wanning walked over to the vanity and sat down, beginning to unravel her damp hair, and said, "Back in the Imperial Palace, I felt like someone was always following me, but every time I turned around, I didn’t see you."

So she had been discovered so early on.

Qi Yu sighed deeply in her heart and completely gave up struggling.

Sitting in a chair, she resignedly said, "Then don’t you find it creepy? Having someone constantly follow you around like a Ghost."

After opening up, she felt less awkward and could calmly voice her doubts.

Yin Wanning picked up a comb and began untangling her hair, her lips curving slightly as she softly said, "Not afraid."

Seeing Qi Yu looking at her puzzled, she smiled again, "You haven’t harmed me, why should I be afraid of you?"

Qi Yu thought her naivety was somewhat excessive, just because she hadn’t done anything to harm her, did that make her a good person?

What if she was just waiting for an opportunity?

Yin Wanning’s expression remained steadfast as she shook her head, "You wouldn’t do that."

Qi Yu grew even more curious, "Why?"

Could it be that she had a naturally benevolent face?

That wasn’t right.

In the capital city, people reacted to her as if they had seen a Ghost.

Yin Wanning fell silent for a while, her gaze lowered, and she said calmly, "I didn’t sense any malice."

Hearing this, Qi Yu paused.

How much malice from others had she experienced to say that with such certainty?

She suddenly felt a bit upset inside.

But remembering she still had important business, she pointed to the teapot in front of her and said to Yin Wanning, "I didn’t come here to pry, I just wanted to find someone. Unfortunately, while I was hiding here, I saw Zhao Qingrou sneak into your room and add something to this teapot."

Yin Wanning listened silently, her face showing no surprise.

Qi Yu frowned, "I opened it and checked; it seems to be some kind of slow-acting poison. I was going to discreetly dispose of this teapot of tea..."

She paused and swallowed the rest of her words.

She no longer wished to recall that embarrassing moment.

Yin Wanning didn’t point it out but instead gathered her hair behind her ears, stood up, came over, took a cup from the side, and poured some tea from the teapot.

Qi Yu watched her movement and thought she was just curious and wanted to take a look.

However, to her surprise, Yin Wanning picked up the cup and was about to drink the poisoned tea.

Qi Yu’s eyes widened as she quickly knocked the cup from Yin Wanning’s hand to the ground.

When the cup shattered on the floor, it made a piercing noise, quickly attracting the attention of the maid standing outside the door.

Seeing the maids about to come in, Yin Wanning calmly said, "It was just an accident; the cup broke. It’s nothing."

Upon hearing this, the maids became even more anxious, "Did it hurt you at all? Your servant will come in and clean up the shards right away."

With that, they were about to push the door open.

Qi Yu had not expected her action to cause so much trouble and saw that she was about to be exposed. In a panic, she stood up, looking for a place to hide.

Yet, Yin Wanning gestured with her eyes for her to be calm and turned to the maids pushing the door open, "There’s no need to come in."

The maids hesitated, "But..."

Yin Wanning’s tone cooled, "I said there’s no need."

The maid quickly withdrew her hand, nodding submissively, "Yes."

Then, she walked out to continue guarding outside.

Listening to the footsteps fading, Qi Yu finally relaxed.

But seeing Yin Wanning still maintaining her serene demeanor, she frowned in disapproval, "Even if you don’t trust me, there’s no need to test the poison with your own body, is there?"

Yin Wanning, however, smiled and shook her head. "It’s not that I don’t trust you, it’s that I drink this tea every night."

Qi Yu was stunned for a moment, and asked with some difficulty, "Did you know this tea was poisoned all along?"

Yin Wanning nodded, "Yes."

Qi Yu was so shocked that she didn’t know what to say, wondering how someone knowingly could drink the poisoned tea so nonchalantly.

"Did you tell Cang Ming about this?" Qi Yu, her mind in turmoil, rubbed her temples, feeling somewhat weary as she asked.

Zhao Qingrou is just a less favored concubine; if Cang Ming knew about this, he would definitely not stand by and do nothing.

When she mentioned Cang Ming, Yin Wanning’s eyes darkened, and her tone became colder, "Do you think he doesn’t know?"

"What?" Qi Yu was taken aback.

But she quickly figured it out.

Cang Ming, who knew even the smallest details of what happened in Luoyue Country, how could he not notice what was happening right under his nose?

Yet, if he knew, why would he allow Zhao Qingrou to be so audacious?

Qi Yu felt she understood him less and less.

To say he was indifferent, yet he occasionally did some bizarre things.

To say he cared, yet how could he let a concubine poison his beloved?

It’s clear to an outsider, but Yin Wanning, being in the midst of it all, saw things even more clearly, "The reason he does nothing is merely that he wants me to beg him."

Qi Yu frowned, still feeling something was amiss.

Even if Cang Ming thought this way, as long as Yin Wanning didn’t drink it herself, the poison would be useless against her.

Moreover, Zhao Qingrou’s method of poisoning was full of flaws; who would be foolish enough to personally go to someone’s room to administer poison when they could bribe a servant or think of another way?

She looked at Yin Wanning and asked, "If you’ve always known that Zhao Qingrou was poisoning you, why not just refuse to drink it?"

Yin Wanning smiled, raised an eyebrow, and countered, "Why wouldn’t I drink it?"

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