Li Xueyue pretended to think about it for a few seconds. Then, a slow smile spread on her face. "No."
"Thank you for the opportunity—" Marquis Qin cut himself off. He had been expecting her graciousness. Her smile had filled him with hope, but her words dashed his hopes.
Marquis Qin did not understand why everything wasn't going well in his life. What did he ever do to the Crown Princess? What did he do to incur her wrath? It was not like he had ever met her outside the palace before.
Unless… Did she know? Was the Crown Princess aware of who supplied Lady Xu Jiaqi and Lady Ge Beining with the bath oils and poison? But all of it did not make sense. She was already unkind to him prior to the bath oil incident.
Marquis Qin's brows furrowed. "P-Princess, surely—"
"You've heard our Crown Princess," Xiao Hua instantly said. "It's time for you to depart before you disgust us any further."
