Her gaze fell on his right leg. He furrowed his brows slightly and said with some concern, "The weather hasn't been very good these past few days. It's been gloomy and raining all the time. I'm worried your leg might hurt, so I was planning to find an imperial physician to examine you."
Su Qiao knew at once that this girl hadn't put any real thought into it. She was merely coaxing the young woman.
"No need. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has already asked an imperial physician to examine me and prescribe medicine."
Xi Muyan seemed to recall something. A trace of coldness flashed through his eyes before he quickly concealed it.
"Is that so?"
"Xiao Qiao, are you getting along that well with my elder brother now? He hasn't made things difficult for you, has he?"
Su Qiao propped up her chin and yawned indifferently. "The Crown Prince is handsome, exceptionally capable, steady in temperament, and modest and gentle. Of course he wouldn't make things difficult for a weak woman like me."
Xi Muyan's gaze froze, and his expression stiffened for a moment.
He hadn't come to hear her praise the Crown Prince.
Picking up the teacup before him, Xi Muyan took a light sip and regained his earlier calm.
"It seems Xiao Qiao really is getting along extremely well with my elder brother."
Although Xi Muyan felt somewhat displeased, he knew that it was absolutely impossible for Su Qiao and the Crown Prince to be together.
After all, Father Emperor could never allow his favorite son to marry a woman with a disabled leg.
That was what he thought, but his already limited patience had completely run out.
"Xiao Qiao, do you still remember what I told you back then?"
Su Qiao cast him a not