enchanting

Chapter 225 Mutual Use
The incense in Ciyun Temple was as strong as ever. Shen Qingzi asked Lin Yan to inquire about the location of the prince's concubine beforehand. After all, Lin Yan had seen Ruchen when she followed her into the palace, so she could recognize her.She knelt down before the Buddha like an ordinary pilgrim, praying for Ji Wuye to recover soon.

"Miss, this way." Lin Yan came back after inquiring. It was the person from the prince's side concubine who recognized her and asked her to pass the message.

Shen Qingzi went to the backyard together with Lin Yan. The prince and concubine were extremely low-key, and when they arrived at the door of the wing room in the backyard, a maid came out to greet her. "My master said he only wanted to see Miss Shen alone." The maid said with a blank expression.

Shen Qingzi thought for a while, then said to Lin Yan and Kong Yue: "You guys wait outside."

And as the maid entered the room, the maid also retreated, and Shen Qingzi saw Ruchen who was sitting upright.Apart from the two of them, there is no third person in the house, so what I will say next should not be known.

When Shen Qingzi walked in, Ruchen never took her eyes off of Shen Qingzi, she said, "Should I call you Shen Qingzi, or Li Lanning?" Her tone was neither happy nor sad, making Shen Qingzi unpredictable her intentions.

Shen Qingzi still blessed her body and said: "The daughter of the people has seen the side concubine."

"Sit down!" Ruchen said calmly.

Even Shen Qingzi sat down under Ruchen as she said, she felt that not only was she looking for Ruchen, but Ruchen also had something to tell her.

"I heard that you want to see me." Ruchen said, she kept looking at Shen Qingzi, thinking in her heart, what will she do when she meets this woman who deceived her, stole her identity, and changed her life again? how.But too many things happened to her, which completely overturned all her cognition in the past ten years, and her disposition has long since changed.

"First of all, I want to apologize to you. I'm sorry. I deceived you and took advantage of your identity." Shen Qingzi said truthfully. This was also observing Ruchen. She changed her name, and it seemed that even her whole person had changed. , except this face is still familiar to her, everything else is unfamiliar to her.

"I should hate you, but I have also heard that the Shen family is not peaceful. It turned out that I was just a daughter born in an outhouse. I was sent to Biyun Nunnery after being persecuted by the mistress when I was young. But you, let Shen The family is not peaceful anymore!" Ruchen said sarcastically, how could she not pay attention to the affairs of the Shen family?

Shen Qingzi was a little ashamed, only looking at Ruchen, still a little uncertain about her picture.

"At the beginning, I really hated you. I didn't understand what was going on. I was in a foreign country with no familiar people around me. Er Zhuyan forced me to become a completely different person, forcing me to do At that time, I really hated you for those things that I could never do in my whole life, but I didn't understand why I fell to that point. What I got in those few months was that I had lived for more than ten years. What I didn't get, Li Lanning, I was forced to become another person, and all of this is thanks to you." When Ruchen said this, he was filled with hatred, but his tone was unusually calm, and there was no trace of hatred at all. meaning to.

Shen Qingzi really felt guilty for this completely changed Ruchen. It is unimaginable what she has experienced in such a short period of time for a weak, delicate and ignorant young lady to become what she is now.And the culprit of all this is indeed her! "I'm sorry." She could only say sorry, and she couldn't make much compensation or promise, so she had to say nothing.

Ruchen sneered, and said in a noncommittal way: "I thought about it, if I had returned to the Shen family normally, maybe I was married to a well-connected family member, and I lived a peaceful life from then on, maybe I would never know who I am. Li Lanning, how can I make up for what you owe me?"

Shen Qingzi said calmly: "Then how do you want me to compensate?"

"I know your purpose. To be honest, I also deeply sympathize with your experience, but after you have done this to me, I will no longer feel any kind of sympathy. There are so many sufferings in the world. , It’s just that everyone’s experience is different.” Ruchen said, “What do you want from me?”

Finally, when it came to the serious matter, Shen Qingzi didn't hide anything, and said, "I want to know what purpose you have by the prince's side, or what purpose Wei Qingyin has."

Ruchen looked at Shen Qingzi, but in the end she chuckled lightly, and said mockingly: "Your relationship, I don't need to say more! Isn't it ridiculous for you to ask me what she wants to do?"

Shen Qingzi didn't think so, if Ruchen didn't want to get in touch with her at all, or if she just wanted to get revenge, then there was no need to talk to her about it.She believed that Ruchen also wanted something. "She is her, I am me, I don't know what she did, but I think, since you are willing to come to see me, can we have a deal?"

"Do business with me, you know, as long as I tell you that you are Li Lanning, someone will not tolerate you." Ruchen threatened.

"No." Shen Qingzi was already confident, in fact, she could almost give up her identity as the eldest lady of the Shen family. "The Holy Majesty has issued a decree of amnesty. Even if I am Li Lanning, even if I am a criminal minister, I am no longer a person to be treated for crimes. It's just that I can't go in and out of the court, or the Shen family can't tolerate embarrassing me."

"Do you really think so, but I heard that there are still people who are investigating the affairs of the descendants of the Li family, especially the one in the palace, but they have not given up." But Ruchen also expected that Shen Qingzi would not give up like that The identity of the eldest lady of the Shen family.

"Of course I have my bargaining chips, but, Ruchen, I'd rather make a deal with you. You tell me what Er Zhuyan and Wei Qingyin's plot is for placing you next to the prince. And I'm willing to do it for you too." Some things I can do, but as the crown prince's side concubine, I don't have the slightest help, if the crown prince accepts the crown princess in the future, you, a rootless side concubine, will probably struggle."

"How can you help me? You are only one person." Ruchen sneered, "No, you have people, but they are also people from Weiguo."

Shen Qingzi was noncommittal, if Ruchen really thought so, why did she come to see her today?
"I know there is another person behind you, I can tell you what she is going to do, but how can I believe that you will help me?" Ruchen said again.

"How do you want me to help you?" Shen Qingzi asked back.

"Don't let Emperor Yanxi die." Ruchen said.

Shen Qingzi was puzzled, what did this have to do with Ruchen, if Emperor Yanxi died and the crown prince ascended the throne, Ruchen would also be a concubine, her status would only be higher than now. "This is not something I can do." One's hole cards cannot be shown to others so easily.

"What they are waiting for is the death of Emperor Yanxi. Once Emperor Yanxi dies, the crown prince ascends the throne, and the border is in an emergency. Weiguo thinks Princess Qingyin's revenge is a reason to send troops. The prince is kind and kind, and I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to take on the big job. If the border is really broken It’s over, Xia Guo is over.” Ru Chen said, at that time, she had no way out, as the maid of Wei Guo Princess, I’m afraid she was the first to be angered, even now, the prince is a little cold to her, just Because of the Holy Majesty, they all suspected that it was Wei Qingyin's murderer. "Wei Qingyin is still in Xia Country, you can find her to get the antidote." Ruchen said.

"But she told me that she was returning to the Kingdom of Wei, how can you be sure that she is still in the Kingdom of Xia?" Shen Qingzi asked intentionally.

"If she returns to the Kingdom of Wei, what reason does the Kingdom of Wei have to send troops?" Ruchen said, "Moreover, she is not only going to be the imperial concubine of Emperor Yanxi, but if it follows the plan, she will appear in the crown prince with a brand new identity." Everything around me is just waiting for Emperor Yanxi to die."

Shen Qingzi listened to Ruchen's words, and also saw the nervous expression on Ruchen's face. She knew that what Ruchen said should be true, but she felt that there was still one reason to convince her. Why did Ruchen choose to be in this place? When to tell her? "If you confess to the prince, won't you be able to gain the trust of the prince?"

"There are eyeliners in the palace. If they know my secret, they will not let me go." Ruchen said, "The people who came out today are all from me, Li Lanning, you are also from Xia, you will never sit idly by Fall!"

"What a patriotic sentiment!" Shen Qingzi looked at Ruchen, why couldn't she see that Ruchen really had such a heart?

Ruchen bit her lower lip lightly, and then said: "The prince has Wei Qingyin in his heart. I stayed in the prince to keep an eye on the prince for her, so that when she appeared in the future, she could do what she liked and make the prince fall in love again. Li Lanning, we , I am pregnant and have the prince's flesh and blood. For this child, I can only betray Wei Qingyin. This will be the prince's first child. The prince treats me very well. If there is no Wei Qingyin, I can make the prince love me. Plus. But if the country is gone, nothing will be left!"

Shen Qingzi was thinking about everything Ruchen said in her mind, this seemed to be a reason, if it was for the child, Ruchen would have this reason to protect everything she has now. "I also don't want Emperor Yanxi to die so early. On this point, I can help you!" Shen Qingzi said.

Ruchen breathed a sigh of relief. If Emperor Yanxi hadn't died, Wei Qingyin would not have appeared beside the prince. After all, she would not risk being recognized by Emperor Yanxi. "Have we reached an agreement?" Ruchen said, "For this child, I must keep everything now."

"You said that Wei Qingyin is in Xia Kingdom, where is she, and how did you pass the news?" Shen Qingzi asked again.

"She was the only one who looked for me. I have no way to find her. There are Wei Guo's eyeliners in the palace, and only they know how to get in touch. I'm just a tool she keeps by the prince's side." Complaints, she will only be a pawn that can be discarded as soon as something happens, so she can only find a way to protect herself.

"Okay, I'll help you!" Shen Qingzi replied, saving Emperor Yanxi was also what she wanted to do.

(End of this chapter)