Chapter 501: How Should This Be Handled?

Inside the imperial palace of the Qian Kingdom.

After finishing breakfast, Lin Xun was still wandering around.

To Lin Xun’s left was Xia Xiaomeng.

To Lin Xun’s right was Jiang Qingshang.

Xia Xiaomeng affectionately held Lin Xun’s arm, her eyes curving happily.

Watching her sister being so intimate with her husband, Jiang Qingshang’s slender fingers constantly fidgeted with each other.

If she could, Jiang Qingshang wanted to push her sister and husband apart right now and keep them ten meters away!

But there was no way.

Because although Jiang Qingshang and Lin Xun had already revealed their identities to each other, Xia Xiaomeng “didn’t know.”

In Xia Xiaomeng’s eyes, Lin Xun and Jiang Qingshang were merely in a relationship of Senior Sister and Junior Brother.

That meant that even if Xia Xiaomeng held Lin Xun tightly…

…Jiang Qingshang was still just Lin Xun’s Senior Sister.

Jiang Qingshang had no reason at all to snatch Lin Xun back from Xia Xiaomeng’s hands.

So Jiang Qingshang could only watch helplessly, constantly fidgeting with her fingers.

On the other side, Xia Xiaomeng also noticed her sister’s state, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.

If she didn’t take advantage of the situation now to assert her sovereignty, when would she?

In Xia Xiaomeng’s view, she had to seize the initiative now.

Otherwise, her situation would be extremely passive when she officially entered the household in the future.

Thus, for the trio of one man and two women, the atmosphere was extremely tense.

Lin Xun also felt very helpless.

Lin Xun never expected that coming to the Imperial Capital of the Qian Kingdom would lead to such a situation.

Honestly, Lin Xun wanted to leave this place immediately.

Otherwise, Lin Xun felt that if he stayed any longer, he might fall apart.

But the problem was that Jiang Qingshang and Xia Xiaomeng didn’t seem to have any intention of letting Lin Xun go.

To them, it wasn’t easy for Lin Xun to come here.

Even with the other’s presence, they wouldn’t let Lin Xun leave so easily.

Otherwise, who knew when Lin Xun would come again?

And so, the three of them wandered awkwardly until noon.

After lunch, without a second thought, Lin Xun made an excuse, saying he had gained some insight and needed to go to his room for a period of Secluded Cultivation.

Then Lin Xun quickly escaped to his room and began to hide.

Although Lin Xun knew he could hide for a while but not forever…

…regardless, hiding for a bit was better than nothing.

It was much better than being caught in a pincer attack from both sides right now.

After Lin Xun left, Xia Xiaomeng and Jiang Qingshang also departed and returned to their own rooms.

In her room, Xia Xiaomeng reflected on the series of things she had just done.

Then she thought back to her sister’s reaction.

Inevitably, a sense of guilt arose in Xia Xiaomeng’s heart.

Xia Xiaomeng felt like a shameless older sister.

Trying to snatch the most precious thing from her own sister’s hands.

In truth, in Xia Xiaomeng’s heart, she had never thought about taking Lin Xun away entirely.

She only wanted to share him with her sister.

And the reason she did this was simply because if she didn’t, if she didn’t take the initiative…

…then she would definitely face many obstacles when she wanted to join the household in the future.

She was merely preparing in advance.

“Qingshang, I’m really sorry…”

Xia Xiaomeng sighed softly.

Although she felt extremely guilty and wanted to compensate her sister in other ways…

…in this matter, Xia Xiaomeng would not back down.

Similarly, after Jiang Qingshang returned to her room, she also recalled everything her sister had done to her husband.

Thinking back to what her sister had done to her husband, a nameless anger naturally arose in Jiang Qingshang’s heart.

Jiang Qingshang pouted, grabbed the pillow on the bed, clamped it between her legs, and began to punch it repeatedly.

It was as if she were punching her husband, that Big Pig Trotter.

In fact, Jiang Qingshang could vaguely guess what her sister was thinking.

Her sister definitely wanted to launch a strong offensive first to achieve her goal of marrying her husband.

Then, after her sister joined the household, her sister would constantly make compromises.

This way, her sister could maintain basic dignity while giving herself many ways to save face.

Moreover, her sister’s constant compromises might seem like giving in, but in reality, her sister wouldn’t lose out at all; her husband might even feel a bit guilty and want to compensate her more.

This was a strategy of advancing first and then retreating.

Jiang Qingshang was actually very clear about this.

Jiang Qingshang also knew that her sister wouldn’t go too far.

However, she had to make some kind of response.

If she didn’t respond, what if her sister suddenly “pushed her luck” and wanted to take the position of the primary wife?

If it really came to that, what should she do?

Allowing her husband to take a concubine, or even a Secondary Wife, was already Jiang Qingshang’s greatest concession.

If she ended up losing the position of primary wife, what would she do?

So Jiang Qingshang decided.

She didn’t want to worry about so much anymore.

Tomorrow, she would directly reveal her identity as Jiang Qing in front of her sister.

Anyway, her sister definitely already knew that she had confessed to her husband.

So none of that mattered anymore.

Otherwise, if this continued, Jiang Qingshang felt her blood pressure would rise, and it wasn’t impossible for a Heart Demon to emerge.

Just as Xia Xiaomeng had decided to continue her strong offensive tomorrow, and Jiang Qingshang had decided to “reveal her identity” to her husband in front of her sister…

At this time, in Lin Xun’s room, he had already finished writing a letter.

Lin Xun already knew that it was impossible for him to bid farewell to Qinger and Sister Xiaomeng face-to-face and leave normally.

Since that was the case, he could only leave secretly.

Escaping the Shuraba of Qinger and Xiaomeng was one aspect.

More importantly, Lin Xun was still worried about the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon Clan that had escaped.

Lin Xun felt that the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon Clan must have gone to the Longming Continent.

After all, there was a Guarded Land in the Longming Continent.

Moreover, the Dragon Cry Holy Land was currently in internal strife.

If the other party wanted to sow discord or something, it would be too easy.

Lin Xun felt he had to go and take a look.

Pressing the letter under a cup, Lin Xun tore through the Void Realm and slipped away secretly.

Leaving the palace of the Qian Kingdom, Lin Xun looked back and couldn’t help but sigh.

He had managed to leave for now.

But in the future, how should the relationship between Xiaomeng and Qinger be handled?