Xie Qiqi was unaware that Zhou Ling harbored feelings for Moyuan; in fact, she did not even know that the two were acquainted. When Zhou Ling proposed traveling to the Capital City in their company, Xie Qiqi refused without a second thought.
"I’m sorry, I don't want to travel with you. If you need to get to the Capital City, just wait for General Zhōu to send someone to escort you."
Although Xie Qiqi did not know why Zhou Ling was in Pingcheng, the incident the previous night and the fact that Zhou Ling had made no attempt to contact anyone since led her to suspect that the girl had run away from home. Having no fondness for General Zhōu, she had no desire to invite further trouble from the Zhao family through his daughter.
Chapter 238