She could also sense that the gaze came from Zhan Tianye.
Did he see through her disguise?
Yun Shu gently stroked the teacup, several thoughts flashing through her mind.
At first, Zhen Lin didn't notice anything, but he was slightly surprised when he inadvertently noticed that His Highness the Prince of Jin was looking at one of two unfamiliar women.
From his observation at the palace banquet, His Highness the Prince of Jin didn't seem too interested in women. Why was he now repeatedly glancing at an unfamiliar woman in the teahouse?
The unfamiliar woman's appearance was indeed pleasing, but it was a far cry from his sister's. She could not be considered a top beauty. Then why was she drawing the curious gaze of His Highness the Prince of Jin?
When Lin Qingluo noticed Zhen Lin looking at those two women, her eyes instantly turned cold. Those two women dared to seduce Zhen Lin!
She clearly saw how doted on and cherished Zhen Lin was by her. Yet, they still dared to seduce him!
And they even managed to draw Zhen Lin's gaze towards them!
How shameless!
Lin Qingluo gritted her teeth and asked in a low voice, "What is my lord looking at?"
Zhen Lin withdrew his gaze, smiled at Lin Qingluo, and said, "Nothing, is there enough to eat?"
Seeing that Zhen Lin denied it and did not show any infatuation towards the two women, Lin Qingluo was somewhat relieved. It seemed those two women were merely flirtatious, but Zhen Lin was not so easily swayed. She immediately said with great concern, "My lord, should we not find a doctor's clinic to have you examined?"
She carefully examined Zhen Lin's complexion and realized that it had not improved much. In fact, he seemed even paler.
Had the medicine he took not worked?
Zhen Lin shook his head, not too concerned. "I've just taken my medicine, I'll be fine. Don't worry."
Lin Qingluo felt restless today, sensing that something big was about to happen, yet she couldn't figure out what it was. She could only nod distractedly, "That's good then."
As she finished speaking, she suddenly noticed that His Highness the Prince of Jin seemed to be looking at those two women as well!
Anger instantly surged in her heart. How shameless could they be? After seducing Zhen Lin, they were now trying to seduce His Highness the Prince of Jin!
She immediately turned her head and glared fiercely at them.
This glare was seen by Qin Yiqing. Qin Yiqing had a hot temper and couldn't stand such manipulative women. It was fine as it was, and they didn't need to bother each other.
But then, this manipulative woman dared to turn around and glare at her and Yun Shu!
She couldn't stand it.
"What are you looking back and glaring at us for?" Qin Yiqing asked with a half-smile.
Lin Qingluo actually regretted glaring back after doing it. She shouldn't have been so impulsive, but she reacted quickly, her eyes reddening as she said, "I was just curious and glanced at you. What do you mean by glaring?"
After saying that, she looked even more wronged.
Seeing this, Zhen Lin looked at Qin Yiqing and Yun Shu. "You..."
"We didn't bully her. How timid can one be? I just asked a question, and you're already getting teary-eyed with grievance. I'm the one who's wronged." Qin Yiqing was speechless.
Yun Shu looked a little helpless. Seeing Qin Yiqing's indignation, she spoke softly, "I'm sorry, it might be a misunderstanding."
Qin Yiqing rolled her eyes. "It certainly is a misunderstanding."
If it weren't for Zhan Tianye being here, and not wanting to cause any further trouble, she wouldn't care who that woman's backer was. She would have scolded her as much as she wanted.
Lin Qingluo hadn't looked closely at Yun Shu's appearance earlier. Now that she did, although she looked ordinary, for some reason, her elegant demeanor made her feel inexplicably inferior.
"Is it a misunderstanding? Why do I feel like you have a prejudice against me?" Lin Qingluo bit her lip. With Zhen Lin by her side, the young lord of Prince Pingyang's manor, she didn't have to swallow her pride like before!
Seeing Lin Qingluo's persistence, Yun Shu narrowed her eyes slightly. Her patience was running out, and just as she was about to speak, she suddenly heard a voice as cold as bone-chilling ice.
"Zhen Lin, tell your woman to shut up, she's too noisy."
Looking up, she saw it was Zhan Tianye.
Zhen Lin's heart trembled. He did indeed feel that Lin Qingluo was a bit out of line today. He said softly, "Qingluo, let's continue drinking tea. It's truly a misunderstanding."
Lin Qingluo was unwilling. She glanced at His Highness the Prince of Jin. How could she feel that His Highness the Prince of Jin was protecting those two women?
And because he was protecting those two women, he was making her lose face and forcing her to swallow her pride? She was unwilling, gritted her teeth, and tears rolled down her face. "From the moment I entered the teahouse, they were looking at me with contemptuous gazes. It's not my imagination. I just..."
Bang!
A teacup flew through the air.
It landed on Lin Qingluo's forehead.
"Ah!"
Lin Qingluo cried out in pain and fell backward uncontrollably. Fortunately, Zhen Lin reacted quickly and caught her.
Lin Qingluo felt dizzy and her head ached terribly!
She reached up and touched her forehead, which was already bleeding from a wound.
"Too noisy, kill her," Zhan Tianye ordered. A guard behind him immediately moved towards Lin Qingluo.
Lin Qingluo was greatly alarmed, feeling a bone-chilling fear, and also sensing the intense killing intent. "My lord, my lord..."
Yun Shu and Qin Yiqing exchanged a glance. Qin Yiqing gasped. As expected of King Ye!
The first thing he said was a warning, and the second was to really take a life.
Who would believe he wasn't King Ye?
Could it be that he was protecting Yun Shu?
She winked at Yun Shu.
Yun Shu's eyes flashed with surprise, and then her expression returned to normal.
"Your Highness the Prince of Jin, she is the concubine I am about to marry. Please be merciful." Zhen Lin immediately pleaded with Zhan Tianye.
However, he tightened his grip on Lin Qingluo's hand.
This was the first time he had felt Zhan Tianye's powerful and unyielding aura.
Lin Qingluo was so frightened that her legs went weak and she couldn't speak. How did it... how did it come to this, where her life was threatened? She had just been crying, looking so pitiful and heart-wrenching.
How could His Highness the Prince of Jin...
How could he personally hit her! A sharp pain pulsed from her forehead. Her wound must be quite large, and it might even leave a scar.
But all of this paled in comparison to her fear at this moment.
This was the first time she had felt killing intent! Such clear killing intent!
Zhan Tianye's cold eyes swept over Zhen Lin. He had heard of Zhen Lin these past two days, a sickly, kind-hearted person. His gaze then fell on the woman who made his heart unable to calm down.
While Zhan Tianye remained silent.
Zhen Lin suddenly saw Lin Qingluo's legs trembling.
For some reason, he suddenly had doubts about Lin Qingluo as well. Had she really glared at those two women earlier? Why would she suddenly glare at others for no reason?
Just then, the door of the teahouse was pushed open again.
A woman walked in.
When Zhen Lin saw the person, he exclaimed in surprise, "Sister?"