Shen Qingci didn't dare to delay for a moment, so he picked up his pace and ran in the direction of Liangyi Hall.

She was holding the jade pendant of the queen in her hand, and seeing this as if the queen was here in person, naturally no soldier of the Imperial Guard dared to stop her along the way.

It's not too far from Liangyi Hall to Taiji Hall, less than a quarter of an hour's journey, and Shen Qingci also performed her fastest light kung fu, but she felt as if she couldn't run to the end.

After finally running to the jade steps, she felt a little weak in her legs.

The guard outside was none other than Xiao He, the leader of the imperial guards who was outside the Tai Chi Hall last night. When he saw her from a distance, he moved away and personally invited the eunuch who delivered the order.

Shen Qingci nodded towards Xiao He, and didn't care about his image, he took a few steps up the jade steps.

When he came to the entrance of the main hall, the voices of the officials in the hall discussing matters kept coming, and Shen Qingci breathed a sigh of relief. After all, he had caught up.

She didn't rush in, but silently knelt outside the hall.

Xiao Qinglan wore a dragon robe, and recently she has lost a lot of weight compared to before. Because of the sudden incident, the Shangyi Bureau had not had time to get out new clothes according to her current size. The dragon robe that originally fit At this time, it looked a little loose on her body.

Even if a thin layer of powder was applied between the picturesque eyebrows, it was still difficult to conceal her sickness.

But even in this way, she has a breathless coercion in her whole body.

The officials who turned their backs to Shen Qingci may not have noticed Shen Qingci's existence, but before the little eunuch ran to report quietly, Xiao Qinglan had already spotted Shen Qingci who came in a hurry.

In this case, even if Shen Qingci didn't say anything, Xiao Qinglan could guess her purpose of coming here in a hurry.

Across a hall of courtiers, the eyes of the mother and daughter collided.

A silent, invisible contest is going on between mother and daughter.

Shen Qingci knelt straight, her eyes were full of firmness, and she didn't budge.

But Xiao Qinglan only glanced at her, and then looked elsewhere.

Shen Qingci didn't know what was going on in her mind at this moment, she knelt there anxiously, countless thoughts rolled through her mind.

But until the end of the court meeting and the officials kowtowed to leave, Shen Qingci didn't hear anything about her will.

The heart she was holding was finally let go.

Before the officials retreated from the Hall of Liangyi one after another, Shen Qingci also stood up and stepped aside.

She also knelt here for a while, which naturally attracted the attention of many people.

Previously in the palace, under the pressure of the queen, no one dared to speak out to discuss it. As soon as she left the gate of the palace, countless pairs of probing eyes fell on her.

In just these two days, the news that a female officer with palm prints was suddenly promoted in the Taiji Palace of the female monarch has already spread to the previous dynasty.

The courtiers are all human beings, even if they haven't seen this handprint female official with their own eyes, but seeing that she dared to enter the court meeting at this time, they know that she is not ordinary, and they can vaguely guess it by looking at the official uniform she is wearing.

However, the lady has not left yet, even if everyone is curious about her, no one dares to speak to her rashly.

There was only one person, who walked up to Shen Qingci against the prying eyes of everyone, cupped his hands at Shen Qingci and greeted him: "Zhou's palm print."

Shen Qing resigned in return: "Captain Zhao."

Zhao Ji subconsciously glanced at the hall, then looked at Shen Qingci: "Zhou's palm print seems to be in a bad mood."

Needless to say, Zhao Ji is so smart, he should have already guessed it.

Shen Qingci smiled bitterly.

Their conversation was not loud, but these courtiers hadn't gone far, and all of them were curious about Shen Qingci, so they wanted to prick up their ears to listen to her conversation with Zhao Ji.

This is certainly not the place to talk.

But Zhao Ji was not looking for Shen Qingci to reminisce about the old days, he clasped his fists and said: "Nine out of ten unsatisfactory things in life, please take a look at Zhou's palm print."

Shen Qingci didn't expect Zhao Ji to say such a scene, she was about to say something perfunctory, when she inadvertently raised her eyes and saw a piece of silver chain protruding from Zhao Ji's wrist.

Shen Qingci's heart skipped a beat, she subconsciously looked at Zhao Ji, and saw him smiling tacitly at her.

Shen Qingci understood immediately.

What Zhao Ji said just now was for outsiders to listen to the female gentleman. His real purpose was to deliver news to her for Sheng Tingye. Sheng Tingye was with him to reassure her.

The silver chain, which Shen Qingci had tied on Sheng Tingye's hand before, could barely be regarded as their "token of love", how could she not recognize it.

Shen Qingci gave Zhao Ji a grateful smile, and the other party saw that she understood, and then turned and left.

All this happened very quickly, in the eyes of outsiders, it was just Zhao Ji who came forward to say hello to Zhou's palm print, and said something polite.

After seeing off Zhao Ji, Qiuyan, the maid of honor next to the empress, had already arrived behind Shen Qingci, and invited Shen Qing to resign from the inner hall.

Before stepping over the threshold, Shen Qingci already smelled a ray of orchid fragrance.

Xiao Qinglan had already taken off her crown, and the court lady changed into a normal dress for her. Her ink-like blue silk was only tied to her lower back with a hairband. Sick, but indescribably relaxed, she was completely different from the queen who sat on the throne with a cold and arrogant face just now.

"A Wan."

Xiao Qinglan beckoned, "Come."

Shen Qingci walked in step by step, and all the maids and eunuchs in the room were shunned away.

Only their mother and daughter were left in the huge house.

It was spring and the weather was getting warmer, but Xiao Qinglan was still very afraid of the cold, and there was still a charcoal fire burning in the house.

As soon as Shen Qingci entered the door, he already felt a gust of heat blowing towards his face.

But she didn't say a word, walked over obediently, and sat down beside her under Xiao Qinglan's eyes.

Xiao Qinglan sat up straight, and took Shen Qingci's finger to point to the drawings on the table beside her.

"Look, among the palaces closest to the Tai Chi Hall, which one do you like?"

"Of course it's okay to go farther away, but Auntie wants to be closer to you, so as to save you from the exhaustion of running back and forth every day."

"This is the Chonghua Palace, the scenery is the best, and it is also close to the Imperial Garden. If you wish, Auntie will accompany you to have a look..."

Shen Qingci's throat choked, "Aniang!"

She interrupted Xiao Qinglan's next words, and turned to look at her: "I'm just staying here for a while, I don't need these things."

As soon as the words fell, the smile on Xiao Qinglan's face froze, and she subconsciously clenched Shen Qingci's hand a little: "Because of Sheng Tingye?"

She looked at Shen Qingci with a bit of sharpness.

Shen Qingci lowered his eyes, "Not all."

Xiao Qinglan let go of Shen Qingci.

As soon as she raised her hand, she took out a scroll from the other end of the table and handed it to Shen Qingci.

Shen Qingci subconsciously took it, only to find it was an imperial decree when he opened it.

Her gaze had just landed on the words, and Xiao Qinglan at the side said in a cold and indifferent tone: "If there is no such person as him, will you stay with your parents?" (End of this chapter)

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