Chapter 425
Zhao Linxiu said that Shang Ruoxi might be the daughter of Princess Li and Princess Li. At the beginning, Princess Li and Princess married a merchant, but because they teamed up with their successors, they harmed their own younger brother. They had passed away two years ago, and they had a son and a daughter. Obviously, the Shang Ruoxi in front of him was most likely the daughter of Princess Lihe.

Qi Yanling didn't want to wonder if the timing of Shang Ruoxi's appearance was too coincidental, but in fact there were too many doubts, how could it be so coincidental to appear in Huadeng Street to match Zhao Linxiu, how could it be so coincidental to be caught together with Qi Yanling The traffickers took her away. If she was really Zhao Linxiu's direct cousin, since she came to Chang'an City, why didn't she go to find her mother-in-law?
Not to mention that she is a girl who cannot find her family to go to the palace, there are so many clans in Chang'an City, as long as she reveals her identity, there will always be someone who will speak for her.

But no matter how many questions she had, Qi Yanling couldn't just ask Shang Ruoxi face to face.

After the warship landed, Shang Ruoxi was about to bid farewell to Qi Yanling.

"Miss Shang's mother is Princess Lihe?" Seeing that she had no intention of meeting Zhao Linxiu, Qi Yanling wondered if she was too suspicious before.

Shang Ruoxi glanced at Qi Yanling in surprise, as if wondering how she would know about this, "Empress Empress, my mother has already lost the title of princess..."

Qi Yanling was slightly startled, and turned to look at Zhao Linxiu. Seeing Zhao Linxiu nodding slightly, she smiled and said, "So, you are the empress dowager's direct niece. Unexpectedly, we are actually relatives."

Shang Ruoxi's expression was a little apprehensive, "Your Majesty is too flattering to women."

"Mother-in-law will be very happy if she knows that you have come to Chang'an City, why don't you enter the palace with us." Qi Yanling looked at Shang Ruoxi's picturesque face with a smile, regardless of whether this cousin's appearance was a coincidence or intentional. Qi Yanling felt that instead of letting her go outside and continue to think of ways to create accidents, it is better to bring her into the palace, so that she can know what her motive is.

Shang Ruoxi really wanted to see her aunt and aunt, but when she thought of what her mother had done wrong before, she felt ashamed to see the Queen Mother, and she couldn't help showing a bit of melancholy on her face.

Zhao Linxiu said flatly, "Perhaps the Empress Dowager wants to see you."

Shang Ruoxi looked up at Zhao Linxiu, then nodded slightly.

Back in the palace, Zhao Linxiu immediately took Qi Yanling and Shang Ruoxi to see Zhao Zhao.

Zhao Zhao already knew what would happen to the lantern, and was holding Ah Cheng in his arms, worrying about Qi Yanling's safety, when he heard the sound of the emperor coming from outside.

Qi Yanling followed Zhao Linxiu into the palace and saluted the Queen Mother.

"It's good that Yan'er is fine, but such a thing happened during the Lantern Festival." Zhao Zhao said displeased, and ordered Zhao Linxiu to investigate thoroughly, no matter who it is, this matter will never be forgiven.

"Queen, I'm back in good health. It was the habitual criminals and human traffickers in Chang'an City who took me away. Fortunately, the emperor arrived in time, otherwise I would have been sold as a slave." Qi Yanling smiled innocently, and went to He hugged Ah Cheng.

Seeing that she was not injured, Zhao Zhao felt relieved, looked up at the woman who had lowered her head as soon as she entered the door, and looked at Zhao Linxiu suspiciously.

"Mother, she is the girl who was taken away by human traffickers together with Yan'er. Her name is Shang Ruoxi, and she is the daughter of Princess Li." Zhao Linxiu explained in a low voice, but his eyes were firmly glued to Qi Yanling's mother and son.

Zhao Zhao was taken aback, her sister's daughter?Zhao Zhao didn't know about this when Li and the princess defected to help the successor to deal with her own brother. She only heard about it not long ago, but she didn't believe that Lihe was their eldest sister, and she had been protecting her since childhood. How could they want their brother to die for that woman?But what's the use of saying this now, everything is a foregone conclusion.

"You raise your head!" Zhao Zhao looked at Shang Ruoxi and said.

Shang Ruoxi raised her head slowly, revealing a delicate and picturesque face. Although she was only wearing a plain sarong at the moment, it could not hide her fairy appearance at all, especially those eyes with cut water pupils. There was no trace of timidity, but he looked at Zhao Zhao openly, which made people feel a little better.

Qi Yanling sighed secretly in her heart, if not too many things happened tonight, she couldn't let go of her doubts about Shang Ruoxi, otherwise, she would definitely like this woman very much.

Zhao Zhao was taken aback for a moment, but at a glance, he was sure that Shang Ruoxi was the daughter of Lihe Princess, who looked so much like her sister, "Where's your mother?"

She and her elder sister also look very similar, but her elder sister's beauty is like a graceful and gentle narcissus, she has always been reserved and low-key, unlike her, she is always too dazzling to be approached.

"Back to the queen mother, my mother passed away two years ago, and now there is only a civilian girl in the family." Shang Ruoxi said neither humble nor overbearing.

Zhao Zhao felt sad, her brothers and sisters had already left, and now she was the only one left.

She looked at Shang Ruoxi and asked again, "When did you come to Chang'an City?"

Shang Ruoxi said, "Minnv brought back the ashes of my father and mother last month. Before my mother died, Minnv asked Minnv to bring her back. She said that one must return to one's roots."

"What else did your mother say?" Zhao Zhao felt more and more sad. If her sister was still alive, she would definitely ask her why she helped the successor back then. Could it be that her own brother is worse than others when he becomes the throne?
Is she stupid?
Shang Ruoxi shook his head lightly, "My mother has been depressed all these years, and she refuses to say a word to my father..."

A look of sadness flashed in Zhao Zhao's eyes. Back then, the elder sister betrayed her younger brother for the sake of the businessman, "You stay in the palace, and you don't have any relatives to turn to in Chang'an City."

"The empress dowager..." Shang Ruoxi looked at Zhao Zhao in astonishment. She knew what her mother had done back then. The empress dowager probably hated their business, so why would she want her to stay.

Zhao Zhao had already turned his head and said to Qi Yanling and the others, "Yan'er, you guys were frightened tonight, go back and rest first."

Qi Yanling had already put Ah Cheng to sleep, and she handed Ah Cheng to the nanny, "It's cold outside at night, so Ah Sheng can stay here with the queen mother."

Zhao Zhao said with a smile, "Let Ah Cheng sleep with me tonight."

Zhao Linxiu took Qi Yanling's hand back to Fengyi Palace. The maid walked in front holding the palace lantern. Qi Yanling was held in Zhao Linxiu's arms. The two whispered, "Are you scared tonight?"

"I knew you would come to rescue me." When Qi Yanling knew that she was kidnapped by human traffickers, she didn't have much fear in her heart, she just wanted to keep Ah Sheng from getting hurt, and she was always sure that he would come to rescue her of.

"Although I went to rescue Ah Cheng, I left two people by your side." Zhao Linxiu said softly.

Qi Yanling looked at him in surprise, "Do you think those human traffickers... would be able to avoid those two people and take me away?"

"Those two hidden guards are dead." Zhao Linxiu's dark eyes were as cold as if he was in an ice cellar. Those two human traffickers were fine. They were indeed human traffickers, but who led them to kidnap Qi Yanling? Who killed the hidden guard next to Qi Yanling?

Qi Yanling looked at Zhao Linxiu in astonishment, so it was not a coincidence that someone wanted those two traffickers to take her away, it was designed by someone.

"Can I find out who it is?" Qi Yanling quickly calmed down and asked. The hidden guard Zhao Linxiu arranged beside her was naturally not bad at martial arts. To be able to be killed so silently, the other party must be not simple, so she was curious. , there is such a powerful person in Chang'an City, who can be arranged so carefully at the Lantern Festival, and who can avoid Zhao Linxiu's defenses and take her away, I really want to get to know each other.

"No matter who it is, I will never let him go." Zhao Linxiu said coldly.

Back in Fengyi Palace, Zhao Linxiu asked all the serving maids to go down. He picked up Qi Yanling and half pressed her on the couch, bowed her head and kissed her.

Qi Yanling pushed him and said in a low voice, "Do you think Shang Ruoxi is suspicious?"

"Do you think what happened today has something to do with her?" Zhao Linxiu asked rhetorically.

"I don't know. The businessman was dispatched to the frontier. If he wanted to live there, he would definitely not be happy. If a little girl like Shang Ruoxi was related to what happened tonight, it would be too scary." Qi Yanling didn't want to say that for so long, only Shang Ruoxi gave her an inexplicable sense of crisis. Even Zhao Huiyu, who had to marry Zhao Linxiu before, couldn't give her such a feeling.

Zhao Linxiu hugged Qi Yanling and lay in his arms, "I just think her appearance is too coincidental. What happened tonight may not be her instigation, but it should have something to do with her."

"That's why you brought her into the palace?" Qi Yanling turned around and looked at him face to face.

Zhao Linxiu stroked her cheek with his fingers, "Don't you think so?"

Qi Yanling gave him an angry look, frowned and said, "If something like this happens, the return trip will be delayed."

"It's okay, just delay for a few days." A cold light flashed in Zhao Linxiu's eyes.

"Isn't your cousin beautiful?" Qi Yanling asked softly while lying in his arms.

"Well, I won't lose to the queen mother." Zhao Linxiu grabbed her little hand, and the frost in his eyes was replaced by a smile.

Qi Yanling bit his earlobe, and blew into his ear, "Do you like it?"

"Every man likes to appreciate beauties." Zhao Linxiu held her plump buttocks and pressed her tightly against his lower abdomen, "However, it's just admiration."

"Hmph." Qi Yanling was obviously not very satisfied with this answer.

Zhao Linxiu laughed out loud, hugged her and kissed her thoroughly, "Don't you appreciate a beautiful object? Why don't you let me appreciate something?"

"You treat Shang Ruoxi as an object?" Qi Yanling stared at her dumbfounded.

Zhao Linxiu smiled without saying a word, and directly untied the clothes on her body, covering her pink lips that wanted to continue talking.

If it wasn't for Li and Princess' family, how could uncle die?Zhao Linxiu's relationship with his uncle is like a father and son, so how could he forgive the merchant?He brought Shang Ruoxi back to the palace to meet Zhao Zhao, but he wanted to know if the merchant was really dead.

(End of this chapter)

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