After Gao married the prince, the sick and weak concubine lost her horse

Chapter 319 Chapter 319
With the token, Shen Qingci was almost unimpeded in the palace, and was stopped only when he reached the East Palace.

However, knowing that it was her, Xiao Wenyan quickly invited her into the study.

When Shen Qingci passed by, Xiao Wenyan was sitting at the desk dealing with a pile of paperwork, and Sheng Tingye, who was a servant, was sitting beside him.

It was said to the outside world that he was a servant serving his pen and ink, but in fact, without the presence of outsiders, Sheng Tingye looked more like a superior supervisor.

Unless the subordinates were summoned, the study was surrounded by Xiao Wenyan's cronies, so naturally there was nothing to avoid.

Shen Qingci had just entered the door when Sheng Tingye cast his affectionate gaze over him.

Xiao Wenyan also put down the pen and paper, he frowned slightly, and said with a somewhat emotionless smile in his tone: "It's only been two hours, and she was able to sit next to the palm print of the queen that others covet, Miss Jiang is so amazing."

Shen Qingci smiled slightly: "Your Highness has won the award, and nothing in this palace can escape His Highness's eyes. I just took office as a new official, and the official seal has not yet been warmed up, so His Highness has seen through the old story."

I just met him in the Tai Chi Hall in the morning, and it took less than half a day, so Xiao Wenyan couldn't be sure of the purpose of Shen Qingci's visit for a while.

He glanced at Sheng Tingye, who seemed to be lingering beside him, and then at Shen Qingci, who was malicious, and frowned, "If there's anything, you might as well just say it, there seems to be no need to beat around the bush between us."

Shen Qingci laughed, ignored Xiao Wenyan who had cold eyes, and only looked at Sheng Tingye and said, "It's nothing, I just missed my husband, so come and have a look."

As soon as this remark came out, even though she knew she was trying to choke Xiao Wenyan, Sheng Tingye still felt a sweetness in his heart.

His usual cold eyes lit up a little.

Xiao Wenyan snorted coldly, gritted his teeth and said, "Don't be too complacent, even if you are her biological daughter, so what? You have already been reborn and changed into a new shell, and you have long since lost the blood of the Xiao royal family. Could it be that you still want to meddle in the government of Chu State?"

"Also, what do you think will happen if people know that his identity is involved?"

Shen Qingci sat down on the teacher's chair opposite him, and said disapprovingly: "I think you made a mistake."

"I'm not at all interested in the power of the state of Chu, as for my husband."

Speaking of this, Shen Qingci paused: "He is just an idle family member in Qi State, without any real power, so what if people know about it?"

"Instead of worrying about us, it's better to worry about yourself."

Shen Qingci raised his finger and pointed at Xiao Wenyan's heart: "It doesn't feel good to be eaten by ants."

Xiao Wenyan's face turned dark, and he fell silent.

Shen Qingci said: "You are the crown prince, the future monarch of Chu country, offending you will not do me any good, if you hadn't pressed me hard, I wouldn't have made such a bad move."

"after all……"

Shen Qingci prolonged the ending, and took a meaningful look at Xiao Wenyan, meeting the other party's slightly confused gaze, before she continued: "Sooner or later, the world of Chu State will be yours, and after we return to Qi State, I still hope that you will treat my mother kindly."

As soon as the words fell, Xiao Wenyan seemed to have heard some big joke. He sneered and said, "Do you think that the female monarch will let me go for what I did before? Right now, she is just unable to do what she wants because of her physical incapacity. It's just an expedient measure."

Shen Qingci frowned slightly, and asked back: "What you said is interesting. Although you were wrong before, you should know better than me. Apart from you, the Xiao royal family can find someone who can carry the country?"

If there was a suitable candidate, Xiao Wenyan would not have been selected outside of the fifth server.

The other clan relatives, those of the same generation, are all too young, and the oldest is only Prince Qinghe, who is only 11 years old this year.

In the next generation, there are only two or three left, and they are not too young, not to mention the establishment of the crown prince, and the longevity may not be able to survive the queen.

Furthermore, it is not easy to train a crown prince, and a little carelessness will cause turmoil in the court, and that will be another bloody storm.

Xiao Wenyan knew these things.

Shen Qingci's fingers hooked the token tassels tied around his waist, and he said leisurely: "Besides, you also know that my mother has always put Chu State first, even if you did something that hurt me before, but in the face of the righteousness of the family and the country, she can't be lenient."

Xiao Wenyan narrowed his eyes slightly, and said mockingly, "Since that's the case, are you still poisoning me?"

Shen Qingci spread his hands: "There is no way, if I don't use this to control you before my aunt recovers and can protect me, I'm afraid you will order us to be killed immediately."

These words hit Xiao Wenyan's heart.

Shen Qingci continued: "So, isn't it justifiable for us to be on guard against each other and to test each other?"

As he said that, seeing Xiao Wenyan's thoughtful expression and seeing that the timing was about right, Shen Qingci raised his hand and threw a vermilion pill at him.

"This is half of the antidote. Within ten days, you will be safe. After ten days, when my mother wakes up, I will give you the other half of the antidote."

Xiao Wenyan took it easily, but his tone became more and more cold: "Are you kidding me? How do I know you didn't mess with this?"

Shen Qingci shrugged: "No way, I'm clearly doing this to protect myself. If you don't believe me, you don't have to eat it."

Hearing this, Xiao Wenyan's face turned pale again.

Even though he knew there was something wrong with the antidote, he had no choice now than to die from the poison two days later.

After carefully observing the pill, he took it.

Sure enough, the heart-piercing pain in his heart soon eased a bit, and he believed Shen Qingci's words a little bit.

When he was holding his breath to perceive the changes in his body, Shen Qingci turned to look at Sheng Tingye: "Qingyu is back? Did you catch anyone?"

When she entered the courtyard just now, she vaguely saw a blue figure of sky and water passing by the courtyard wall.

Sheng Tingye glanced at Xiao Wenyan indifferently, and seeing that Shen Qingci had no intention of avoiding the other party, he responded.

Shen Qingci was a little surprised, but quickly thought of the key point.

She frowned and said, "The problem is with the ferret?"

Otherwise, as in Gu Qiuli's state, Qingyu can catch up even though it takes some effort.

How could there be such a powerful helper as a ferret but still haven't caught up with anyone?

As soon as the words fell, before Sheng Tingye could speak, Xiao Wenyan on the side kept clearing away, "It's no wonder I, Xiaobai saw you arresting me that day, so naturally he refused to help you."

Shen Qingci sneered: "So that little thing is obedient to me on the surface, but in fact he is leading our people around in circles, deliberately doing bad things?"

Xiao Wenyan fell silent, apparently being hit by Shen Qingci's words.

Shen Qingci smiled slightly: "Very good."

"I should have skinned it for bracers then, but it's not too late."

As soon as the words fell, Qingyu, who was outside holding the ferret by the back of the neck, heard the words, and threw the ferret through the window towards Shen Qingci as soon as she raised her hand.

"Squeak..."

Even though it tried to escape with its chubby body rolling with hands and feet, Shen Qingci strode forward and caught it.

"Squeak... squeak... squeak!"

The ferret, who was choked by Shen Qingci's neck and unable to move, could only make intermittent calls.

Seeing that Shen Qingci's whole body was exuding coldness, as if he was joking, Xiao Wenyan's tone was rarely anxious.

"You don't touch it!"

Shen Qingci turned his head to look at Xiao Wenyan, with a slight smile on his face, he said: "The master and servant love each other deeply!"

"I didn't realize that His Royal Highness, who didn't pay attention to the peace between Eastern Chu and the people of Li, would care about the life and death of a ferret."

Xiao Wenyan rarely refuted her words.

His tone was heavy: "Since you still think that we can reconcile in the future, you know that this matter shouldn't be so deadlocked with me."

Shen Qingci held the back of the ferret's neck in one hand, raised his hand with the other hand, and slapped the ferret on the head, causing stars to shine in its eyes.

"What you said is correct, but I am a person who will take revenge. Even if it is a small animal that ruins my big business, I have to pay a price."

Having said that, she paused, "Otherwise, you, the master, will make up for it?"

Xiao Wenyan's eyes suddenly showed a bit of vigilance, "What are you going to do?"

Shen Qingci grabbed the ferret and threw it out of the window casually. Seeing that it was caught by Qingyu and brought it down, she looked at Xiao Wenyan and said, "It's nothing. If you want to sit firmly in that position, won't you be able to tolerate Gu Qiuli?"

Xiao Wenyan's eyes darkened.

Shen Qingci stood up, changed from his previous foolishness, and said seriously: "After all, compared to him, I hope you can sit in that position."

(End of this chapter)