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

The shadow this scene left on her would probably be difficult to eliminate for a long time.

Shen Qingci patted his heart subconsciously.

She turned her head and glanced at the secret passage that had been closed after the queen came out. She was about to go through it when she heard footsteps again outside the courtyard.

Shen Qingci heard the maid's salute at the door.

It's the queen who goes and comes back!
And go faster and faster.

Shen Qingci's heart was in his throat.

I thought I could have some breathing time, after all, the queen also gave Sheng Tingzhao time.

Hearing the footsteps sound so urgent, there must be something urgent.

Shen Qingci didn't think much and walked towards the wall with the secret passage.

When the people following the Queen closed the mechanism, Shen Qingci watched it.

Therefore, she opened the secret passage without much effort.

However, she didn't want to leave.

She turned around and glanced at the bed again, and found that the sachet on Sheng Tingzhao was still on the bed.

Shen Qingci hurried back, raised his hand and threw the sachet towards the secret passage.

She was afraid that the location was not conspicuous enough, so she deliberately left it at the entrance.

After doing all this, she was afraid that the effect of the charm potion on her body would fade away and others would notice it, so she rubbed her cheeks vigorously before tying up her hands and feet with ropes again.

At this time, the queen's footsteps had stopped outside the door.

"Azhao."

"Wait a minute."

"There is one more urgent matter."

After all, the timing was not good, and the queen seemed a little embarrassed. She coughed lightly outside, and then called out: "A Zhao?"

But there was no reaction in the room.

Ordinarily, this is the time to...

The queen finally realized something was wrong.

She raised her voice: "Ah Zhao!"

This time there was still no response.

The queen raised her hand and pushed open the door.

But apart from Shen Qingci, who was lying on the bed with a flushed face, Sheng Tingzhao was nowhere to be seen.

The queen's face darkened, and she no longer cared about her identity. She raised her hand and threw away the curtain hat in her hand, stepped into the room, and asked Shen Qingci coldly: "Where is A Zhao?"

Shen Qingci raised his head with "effort" and glanced at the entrance of the secret passage casually, then quickly turned his eyes and looked at the queen coldly without saying a word.

The queen naturally noticed Shen Qingci's glance, and she also looked towards the secret passage that was opened again at some unknown time. When she saw Sheng Tingzhao's sachet falling at the entrance, her eyes suddenly relaxed.

However, she still couldn't figure it out. What was Sheng Tingzhao doing in the secret room at this time?
Before she could think about it, someone else came.

This time it was the eldest princess of Jian'an, Sheng Yayin.

"Sister-in-law."

"What's wrong? The people down there just said you were coming, and I just rushed over. Are you leaving again?"

Before entering the house, Princess Jian'an's playful laughter had already entered the house.

She first glanced at the big locust tree in the courtyard, and then looked at the thoughtful queen at the door.

"Strange, what about the poisonous snake?"

Princess Jian'an muttered: "Without Master Qingyi's instructions, the Gu snake shouldn't run around."

At this point, Princess Jian'an's eyes finally fell on Shen Qingci, who was unable to move on the bed.

She looked calm and composed, not at all surprised that Shen Qingci appeared here in such a state.

She seemed to care more about the poisonous snake than Shen Qingci.

"Gu snake?"

The queen turned her head and glanced, her eyes following the locust tree to the window where Shen Qingci had left a gap intentionally.

There is also a bright scratch on the window sill.

The queen said thoughtfully: "Is it possible that the poisonous snake ran into the secret passage, and Zhao'er was afraid that something might happen to his precious rabbit, so he followed it?"

Princess Jian'an must have seen some clues. She smiled and said: "It's almost the same. There are secret guards guarding the outside of the courtyard, and there are snakes in the courtyard. Where else can Azhao go? And she..."

Speaking of this, Princess Jian'an glanced at Shen Qingci.

The implication is that with Shen Qingci's appearance, there is no way he can be fooled.

Not to mention that she couldn't do anything to Sheng Tingzhao. Even if she could really move, how could anyone not run away immediately and still sit here and wait for death?

What's more, she was also drugged with love potions.

Princess Jian'an knows the effect of that thing better than the queen.

After all, this thing was said to belong to Sheng Tingjing, but in fact it was found by Lin Yunhai after a lot of effort.

Originally, this thing was sent to her aunt before Lin Yunhai gave it to Sheng Tingjing.

It was originally used as a love affair between the couple.

"If sister-in-law is really worried, ask someone to follow her and take a look."

Princess Jian'an suggested.

The queen was convinced. She pointed to a maid and said, "Follow me and see what Ah Zhao is doing."

At this point, Shen Qingci breathed a sigh of relief.

She bet that even if she was building Princess An's mansion, Sheng Tingzhao would not dare to live there openly.

There must be some kind of secret room here.

When Queen Zhao came out of the secret passage and saw Sheng Tingzhao's expression, it was impossible to say that the secret room was connected to this secret passage.

There are both ways to escape and places to hide.

Furthermore, she still remembered that Sheng Tingzhao took his rabbit very seriously.

He's here, and his rabbit is probably here too.

There is more than one poisonous snake in Qinghe. It is not safe outside. A good place to hide a rabbit...

Just as Liusu was carrying the Gu snake away, the snake scratched against the window sill, leaving a bright mark.

Shen Qingci made a decisive decision and pretended that Sheng Tingzhao rushed to the secret room in a hurry.

The arrival of Princess Jian'an was an accident. She originally thought that she would have to guide her, but she never thought that Princess Jian'an would help her instead.

Seeing that the maid also entered the secret passage, the queen also turned around and sat down on the chair.

Shen Qingci thought that this secret passage would not be that simple. Even if she waited for the maid to come back to her life, the short delay would allow her to recover a lot.

She breathed a sigh of relief.

But at this moment, the queen turned her attention to her.

"Take her down."

The two men who were following the queen and were also wearing cloaks and hats had also taken off their hats and cloaks.

Two faces familiar to Shen Qingci were revealed.

It was Grandma Gao and the eldest maid Tingzhu who were beside the queen.

After receiving the Queen's instructions, the two men immediately took a few steps forward, lifted Shen Qingci up from the bed one on the left and the other on the right, and brought her directly to the Queen.

Because Shen Qingci's hands and feet were tied and he was drugged, he couldn't find the strength to stand firm.

The two of them didn't show any sympathy for her, and threw her directly in front of the queen.

The queen sat on the imperial chair and looked down at the beautiful Shen Qingci.

She leaned forward slightly, raised her hand and grabbed Shen Qingci's chin, and sneered: "You are born with a good skin, it's hard to believe that both my sons are attracted to you."

Princess Jian'an on the side also echoed: "No, I heard before that even my A Zheng was bewitched by her, otherwise in Yunzhou..."

At this point, she observed the queen's face and made sure that there was no displeasure on her face before continuing: "You shouldn't keep such a troublesome face."

The queen nodded and let go of Shen Qingci.

She didn't use much strength, but the long nails painted with Kou Danhong still left a scratch on Shen Qingci's face.

Even if there was no blood, it still stood out on a face like Shen Qingci's.

The Queen clicked her tongue and said, "Write it down. If you know the current affairs better, I can keep you here for a few more days."

Shen Qingci pretended not to know, frowned and said, "What to write?"

The queen sneered: "Stupid!"

Princess Jian'an on the side helped: "Write whatever you like. It's best to express your heartfelt words to your prince. We will send someone to send it out later."

Shen Qingci was surprised: "My prince? How do you know he is still alive?"

The queen seemed to have lost her patience, and she glanced over with a cold look.

If looks could kill, I'm afraid Shen Qingci would have a few more holes in his body by now.

"Your little cleverness is not enough in front of me."

"Since I can kidnap you, I can naturally make sure that he is still alive and well."

"If you are willing to cooperate honestly, I can still give you some time to see him one last time. Otherwise, I will have to cut off your tongue and send it to him."

Shen Qingci's eyes darkened.

She smiled bitterly and said: "Even if A Ye is still alive, why does the queen think that he will take risks for me?"

Princess Jian'an seemed to have doubts about this. After hearing this, she subconsciously turned to look at the queen.

The queen smiled self-deprecatingly, and then said lightly: "Their father and son have the same virtues." "Are you his weakness? As a mother, I can't see it?"

These words almost made Shen Qingci laugh out loud.

She asked back: "So the queen also knows that A Ye is your son."

Even a stranger would not be so cruel to the things she did.

What's more, they are mother and son.

It’s okay to treat him coldly, take advantage of him, and suppress him for so many years, but now he wants his life and everything he has!
Even when his princess was spotted by her youngest son and wanted to bully her, she just let it go.

Such a person is worthy of calling herself a mother!

Shen Qingci didn't know the specific grudges between the saint and the queen back then.

Even if, as Sheng Tingye said, it was the saint's fault, he used despicable means to get the queen and made her have to commit herself to him, and Sheng Tingye.

From this perspective, the saint is certainly hateful.

But, what did Sheng Tingye do wrong?
His birth was something he could not choose.

Injustice has its head, and debt has its owner.

If you don't like him, just leave him alone, why would you transfer all your hatred of the saint to him.

As soon as she finished speaking, the queen's face darkened.
She raised her hand and was about to hit Shen Qingci, but the moment she raised her hand, she thought of Sheng Tingzhao.

She turned to smile and said: "I was almost angered by you. Since Azhao likes your face, of course I can't destroy it."

"However, if you don't write anymore and end up missing an arm or a leg, I think Azhao won't blame me."

As she said that, she handed it over with a look.

Aunt Gao quickly sent the paper and pen to Shen Qingci.

Shen Qingci hesitated for a moment, then tremblingly picked up the pen and started writing the ink with the support of Aunt Gao and Tingzhu.

While she was writing, Princess Jian'an asked curiously: "Sister-in-law, we don't know Aye's whereabouts either. Where should I send this letter?"

The queen smiled faintly.

The wrinkles on the temples have deepened a bit.

She gritted her teeth and said, "He will send this troubled treasure to Ning Prince's Mansion, and someone will hand it to him."

"As long as he comes..."

The queen did not continue speaking, but at this time, the killing intent all over her body was undisguised.

Princess Jian'an didn't seem to be surprised. She smiled and said: "Then I'm relieved. You just asked me to see if the legendary face-changing technique is really that magical!"

Although he had guessed it, Shen Qingci, who heard their conversation with his own ears, still shuddered.

The art of changing face.

In fact, it is human face Gu.

I saw Gu Snake before, guessed Qing Yi, and then heard Sheng Tingzhao say that he wanted to replace Sheng Tingye...

Together, these clues were enough for Shen Qingci to piece together a cruel but undoubted truth.

Queen, Sheng Tingye’s biological mother!
She wanted to use the Dongyi tribe's secret technique, human face Gu... to exchange Sheng Tingye's face for Sheng Tingzhao!
Let Sheng Tingzhao, who has lost his qualification as the heir to the throne and has been turned into a street rat, replace Sheng Tingye!Take over everything from Sheng Tingye!
This is why Sheng Tingzhao clearly has no chance of winning, but Princess Jian'an still puts her treasure on him!

Shen Qingci is no stranger to this human face Gu.

Previously in Miaochuan, she had seen Xiao Wenyan wearing Sun Zhijing's mask, and she had also heard with her own ears the heart-rending screams of Sun Zhijing's blood relative Sun Huai'an in order to raise the human skin Gu.

I don’t know how the Queen and others got involved with Qing Yi, but Shen Qingci did not doubt the authenticity of this matter.

Others may not know this kind of thing.

But Qing Yi must know.

The incident involving Sun Zhijing in Miaochuan was probably his handiwork.

After all, at that time, he was driven by Xiao Wenyan.

Shen Qingci had thought about the queen's cold-bloodedness and viciousness, but what they had done now was still far beyond Shen Qingci's knowledge.

She not only wanted to kill Sheng Tingye, but also the direct family members of the royal family.

Xiao Jiu, Duan Wang, Sheng Yizhen, and even Saint... because their blood is needed to nourish the human face Gu!
Shen Qingci froze in place, feeling as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, with chills all over his body.

Seeing her reaction, the queen laughed and said: "It seems that Qing Yi is right. You have indeed seen the human face Gu in Miaochuan."

Tsing Yi!

It’s Tsing Yi again!

Shen Qingci gritted his teeth.

she just said.

Even the saint may not be sure of the life or death of Sheng Tingye, who was seriously injured and fell into the ice lake.

The Queen and Sheng Tingzhao personally sent people to assassinate her. How could they be so sure that Sheng Tingye was fine and follow her back to Kyoto.

Because of Tsing Yi.

Outside the Netherworld Valley, Qing Yi had seen them.

The queen smiled brightly and said: "Speaking of which, I have to thank you. We all thought you were dead. You just appeared at this juncture, and Qing Yi happened to recognize you."

"otherwise……"

She didn't say anything after that.

But Shen Qingci had already guessed it. She frowned and said, "Otherwise, the person you were going to attack was Prince Duan, Sheng Tingyun."

The queen smiled: "Yes."

"Compared to Sheng Tingyun, the loser who can only sit and work, A Ye is obviously more suitable for Zhao'er."

"He can run and jump, and he has countless loyal secret guards. Compared to the other two, there is no doubt that he will be the crown prince."

"Since he is still alive, who wants to pretend to be a good-for-nothing trash?"

"I really want to thank you."

The smile on the queen's lips deepened.

Shen Qingci had already stopped writing.

Being held down by Tingzhu and Aunt Gao, she could only write the word "A Ye".

Moreover, her hands and feet were "weak" and her handwriting was shaky.

But that doesn't matter.

Aunt Gao casually picked off a hairpin from Shen Qingci's head, wrapped it casually in this piece of paper, turned around and took it out the door.

The Queen withdrew her gaze only after Aunt Gao's figure disappeared into the night.

She tilted her head slightly and glanced at the entrance to the secret passage.

"Why hasn't Zhao'er come back yet?"

She was wondering that the love medicine in Shen Qingci couldn't wait. Ordinarily, Sheng Tingzhao shouldn't have let Shen Qingci go for so long.

Moreover, the maid who went to see Sheng Tingzhao has not returned yet.

Just when the queen was about to speak, she heard someone kicking open the originally closed courtyard door.

"The king of the county!"

Following several exclamations from the maid guarding outside the door, Lin Yunzheng, who was covered in chills, burst into the courtyard.

"Mother you!"

At this time, Shen Qingci fell down at the Queen's feet. There was a listening bamboo in front of her, so Lin Yunzheng didn't see her for the first time.

Lin Yunzheng came here for Princess Jian'an.

But when he saw Princess Jian'an and glanced at the queen sitting beside her, Lin Yunzheng's body visibly stiffened.

"Uncle...aunt?"

"Why are you here?"

There was already a maid and a queen making tea at the side. She took the tea cup, but did not drink it. Instead, she looked at Lin Yunzheng with a smile: "Why, I can't come to this eldest princess's mansion?"

Lin Yunzheng was startled when he was asked. He swayed twice before feeling a little confused: "That's not true. I just heard that the emperor's uncle issued a grounding order, and..."

Even if there is no ban, Queen Yiguo should not appear in the side courtyard of the Princess's Mansion at this time.

Nothing is right no matter how you think about it
What's more, the atmosphere is really weird.

Lin Yunzheng's body seemed to be unable to hold on. He staggered and took half a step back. He subconsciously covered his heart and looked at Princess Jian'an with a frown.

"Mom, what's going on here?"

"What did you do to the child?"

Princess Jian'an stood up, took two steps towards Lin Yunzheng, and then said, "Azheng, my mother only has one child of yours, so how can she harm you?"

"Your body has not recovered yet. Go back and recuperate as soon as possible. We will talk in detail after the injury is healed."

As she said that, she looked coldly at the secret guard outside the door: "What are you doing there? Why don't you send the prince back to rest!"

She gave an order, and the two secret guards immediately stepped forward to help Lin Yunzheng.

Unexpectedly, he took away the sword from his waist.

With the long sword in hand, Lin Yunzheng was full of vigor. He looked at Princess Jian'an coldly: "Mother must give her child an explanation today!"

The two secret guards couldn't get close, and because of Lin Yunzheng's status, they didn't dare to make a serious move.

The scene was somewhat tense for a while.

Even Princess Jian'an, who had always been joking before, couldn't help but become anxious.

"Azheng, be obedient and go back. You are not the one who can mess with me here. Mother will explain to you later!"

However, Lin Yunzheng was not willing to listen.

Watching him force the two secret guards back with his long sword like a rainbow, but at this moment, a melodious flute sound suddenly sounded from the wall of the courtyard.