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

With his eyes covered, Shen Qingci's other senses became more acute.

Shen Qingci could clearly hear the jokes made by the shopkeeper's colleagues when the carriage passed by the roadside noodle stall.

You can hear the chatter and noise of the group of children who are always surrounding the old man who sells candy.

You can also smell the sweet aroma of pastries from Happosai.

Speaking of which, it was thanks to the fact that when she was still Jiang Yuwan, she lived too freely and wantonly.

In most of Kyoto, there were few places she was not familiar with.

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Relying on these, she could roughly judge the path of the carriage.

only……

Aunt Gui and the driver were also very shrewd and cautious. They could go straight to their destination, but they took her three times around the south of the city.

Shen Qingci also listened to the shouts of the waiter at the street corner wine shop three times before the carriage suddenly turned left and entered an alley.

When they were at the entrance of the alley, she was pulled into another carriage by Nanny Gui, while their previous carriage continued to turn out in a pretentious manner.

If Shen Qingci remembers it well, it should be Jinyi Lane.

If you go further and bypass most of the alley, in the southernmost corner is the back door of Princess Jian'an's Mansion.

Shen Qingci was not very sure at first, until Nanny Gui asked her to get out of the car, she smelled the quiet fragrance of tung flowers.

This is the time when the tung flowers are in full bloom.

At this time of year, the tung tree in the Princess Jian'an Mansion, which is as thick as two people hugging each other, is not only blooming and fragrant, but its huge shade can cover most of the courtyard.

However, this place is remote and few people come here without mentioning it, and even fewer people pay attention to such a tung tree.

But Shen Qingci is no stranger to it.

Once upon a time, she and Qin Jiaojiao had rolled over and hid in the branches of the tung tree countless times, waiting here for Lin Yunzheng who had sneaked out of the house.

The area of ​​Jinyi Lane in the south of the city is their favorite.

Just as she was thinking about it, Aunt Gui had already picked up her arm and helped her out of the carriage.

Shen Qingci "accidentally" sprained his foot when he was still at the door. He grabbed it in a panic and happened to hit the trunk of the tung tree.

"Princess, be careful!"

Aunt Gui tightened her grip on Shen Qingci's wrist, her tone less respectful than before and more threatening.

"It has just rained. The bluestone street is a bit slippery. Princess, please follow closely."

This is Qingshiban Street, this is clearly the south courtyard of Princess Jian'an's Mansion.

Shen Qingci understood in his heart, but on his face he just nodded and said, "Thank you, Grandma Gui."

Just like that, she let Aunt Gui lead her into the courtyard. When she heard the courtyard door click and lock behind her, Shen Qingci tightened his grip on Aunt Gui as if she was panicking.

"Princess, there is no need to worry. This is also for safety reasons."

"We will be there soon, Princess, please hold on."

Shen Qingci nodded and followed Grandma Gui cautiously step by step.

After twisting and turning, we finally arrived at a courtyard.

You can still smell the faint fragrance of tung flowers here.

So, this is not far from the back door.

Shen Qingci thought.

"arrive."

Aunt Gui helped Shen Qingci cross the threshold.

Incense was still burning in the room, and as soon as she entered the door, Shen Qingci couldn't help but frown at the rich scent of sandalwood.

It wasn't just the smell that made her uncomfortable, but the fragrance... it was a bit strange.Aunt Gui stepped forward and took off the hair tie that tied Shen Qingci's eyes, "Thank you, Princess, please rest here for a while. I will go and invite someone here."

At this point, Shen Qingci looked around and nodded: "Mom, go and come back quickly."

Aunt Gui responded with a smile. The moment she lowered her head, the corners of her raised lips curved into a mocking arc.

Shen Qingci just pretended not to see it. She raised her hand and rubbed her eyebrows: "Maybe it's because of the cedar poison. I feel that my body is getting tired more easily."

"At this moment, I can't hold it any longer."

As he spoke, Shen Qingci staggered, took a step back, and fell directly onto the Grand Master's chair behind him.

Aunt Gui smiled and comforted: "Don't worry, Princess, Aunt Gao will definitely have a way."

Shen Qingci held his forehead with one hand, as if he didn't even bother to raise his eyelids, and said casually: "Then you should go quickly."

Aunt Gui quickly left the room and closed the door behind her back.

Shen Qingci listened to her footsteps and disappeared at the door of the courtyard, but soon she quietly stepped back and moved closer to the door to listen to the sound.

Shen Qingci also cooperated by lying on the table, looking dazed.

Aunt Gui called twice outside, but when she didn't hear Shen Qingci's response, she stepped into the house.

"princess?"

"princess?"

After pushing Shen Qingci twice more and making sure that Shen Qingci had been "drugged", Nanny Gui carried Shen Qingci to the bed.

Even so, she was not at ease, so she took the rope on the side and tied Shen Qingci's hands and feet tightly before exiting the room.

Not long after, I heard her ordering to the people outside: "Watch carefully, don't make any mistakes again!"

"Yes."

Two female voices responded to her.

Because the incense was still burning in the house and the doors and windows were closed, the two women who were responsible for guarding Shen Qingci did not enter the house and only guarded the door.

Shen Qingci listened for a long time and made sure it was quiet outside before breaking free from the rope.

The incense on the Boshan stove is still burning.

Although it was uncomfortable, this level of incense would not have much effect on Shen Qingci. It could also relax the vigilance of people outside, so Shen Qingci did not put out the incense.

She walked quietly to the back window and pried it open a crack.

Looking up, the locust tree in the yard is growing just right.

After just one winter, new green leaves are already emerging from the branches that can almost cover the entire yard.

The wind blew and made a rustling sound.

Shen Qingci held her breath and checked out. She was sure that there were only two maids at the door and no other guards. She breathed a sigh of relief and was thinking about waiting for an opportunity to sneak out to investigate. She never expected to see something on the locust tree when she raised her eyes. Shen Qingci almost blacked out and was frightened to death.

But it happened that at this time, rapid footsteps sounded outside the courtyard, approaching from far away.

Shen Qingci calmed down and had no time to think about it.

She raised her hand to close the back window tightly, turned over and returned to the bed, then pulled the rope to cover Aunt Gui's tying method, and tied it up for herself.

Just after finishing all this, the footsteps had already stopped at the entrance of the courtyard.

Immediately, the sound of two maids kowtowing at the door was heard.

"Your Highness."

Shen Qingci, who closed his eyes and pretended to be dizzy, felt his heart sink.

Your Highness?

Many key points that had not been figured out before were suddenly connected in this moment.

Shen Qingci felt a chill on his back, and a chill rose from the soles of his feet.