Zheshu

Chapter 46 Persecution
The old lady had already packed up her things and was about to leave. When she heard that the Ninth Prince and the Empress had come, her complexion changed several times.

"Old madam, don't you want to go out to see her?" The maid at the side saw her sitting on the bed with a slightly gloomy expression, and hurriedly asked.

The old lady glanced at her lightly: "It seems that I can't go down the mountain today, you go and see Yan Yan, and don't let her cause something to embarrass me."

The maid answered repeatedly, and the old lady frowned and went out.

Ji Rui was already sitting in the first seat, and when she saw the old lady coming, she looked indifferent, not like ordinary people, knowing that she was Mrs. Old Su Mu, she deliberately said some polite words.Su Mu Gongfu, Ji Wuhuan would treat him as a normal person, and everyone else would avoid him like a snake, just look at the eyes of the old lady when she looked at her to know.

Seeing that Ji Rui was sitting steadily, the old lady didn't even intend to get up, she gave a cold snort in her heart, and stepped forward to salute.

"Get up." Ji Rui finished speaking lightly, glanced at Shen Qing who was standing to one side, and raised his brows slightly.

The old lady also saw Shen Qing, and Shen Qing said: "My daughter-in-law is here to talk to grandma about what happened last night..."

"We'll talk about it later." The old lady hastily interrupted her, how could such a scandal be publicized in front of the Ninth Prince and the Empress.She turned her head to look at Ji Rui again, and said, "I don't know why the Ninth Prince came here suddenly?"

"It's the empress who came to the mountain." Ji Rui still refused to address her as 'empress mother', and said: "The empress is talking to the teacher in the nunnery at the moment, so I came to ask, what I mentioned to the old lady at the beginning of the year Marriage, how is the old lady thinking?"

"This..." The old lady had a bit of trouble on her face. The empress wanted to get Yuanshuang to her son to be a concubine, but if the eldest prince was a normal person, it would be fine, but he was sick all the year round and couldn't enter the Tao. He said that he still couldn't see the sun, and lived like an animal in a dark corner, and he died before he knew it.Once the eldest prince died, the queen had nothing left.

The father-in-law beside Ji Rui took a step forward, and said coldly in a sharp voice: "Old lady, don't you want to? Miss Yuan is not too young now, and there are a lot of gossip in the capital, if it weren't for the solemnity of the Ninth Prince The government is close, and the queen empress loves the ninth prince, so she won't insist on marrying Miss Yuan."

When Ji Rui heard the words, he didn't say much, but his expression became much colder.

The old lady raised her eyes to look at Ji Rui, and said: "Please trouble the Ninth Prince, it's just that Shuang'er is impatient..."

"Grandmother, what are you talking about?" Before the old lady finished speaking, Yuan Shuang came in from the outside. Seeing Ji Rui, she stood behind the old lady and bowed slightly: "So the Ninth Prince has also come."

Shen Qing looked sideways, and looked at her as if she had tidied up again, the fragrance on her body was a lot stronger, and the corners of her mouth were slightly raised.

The old lady's complexion was a little heavy: "Why are you here?"

The meaning of the old lady's words was to blame, but Yuan Shuang smiled and said: "I heard that the Ninth Prince and Empress Empress are here, how can Shuang'er not come to salute? Grandma and mother taught Shuang'er the rules and etiquette since childhood, Shuang'er You can't be careless."

Yuan Shuang just finished speaking, but the old lady secretly scolded the idiot in her heart, and hurriedly said to Ji Rui: "Ninth Prince..."

"I think Missy is very knowledgeable and reasonable." Ji Rui leaned back, took a sip of tea from the side, and said: "Miss Yuan is usually raised in a boudoir and rarely goes out. Now that she is old, but Ever thought about getting married?"

"This..." Hearing Ji Rui's question, Yuan Shuang was slightly taken aback, looked at the old lady, only to find that the old lady's face was more embarrassing than sauced pork liver, and hurriedly said: "Shuang'er already has a crush on her."

"Oh? The person you like?" Ji Rui had no choice but to force the old lady to make a marriage contract between Yuan Shuang and the eldest prince, but she never thought that Yuan Shuang would be bold.

The old lady was so angry that her hands began to tremble, she suppressed her anger, and said: "Shuang'er, you are a girl who has not left the court, where did you find the person you like, stop joking with the Ninth Prince, the Empress Empress is here too, if it spreads , I have to laugh my teeth out."

The hint from the old lady was already obvious, but when the empress occasionally mentioned this matter before, she didn't take it seriously, nor did she expect that the empress would come to her door today, so she never mentioned it to Yuan Shuang .

However, the old lady still overestimated Yuan Shuang, and she came here this time just to use the Queen's mouth to settle the marriage with Xuanyuanli.

She hurriedly said: "Grandmother, Shuang'er mentioned it to you, have you forgotten? Shuang'er and Xuanyuan Zhizi are in love with each other, although they have only met once, but..." Yuan Shuang lowered his eyes shyly and smiled: "Shuang'er will never marry unless she is the proton of Xuanyuan..."

"You—!" The old lady really wanted to yell at the idiot, but it was too late.
Ji Rui looked at the show, looked at the father-in-law who was also worried, and said with a smile: "Eunuch De, tell me, what's wrong with this? This prince is also the first time to see such a sincere woman. If not, how about going to the empress to ask for permission?"

Eunuch De held the fly whisk in his hand, with a look of gloom on his face, he stared at Yuan Shuang for a long time before lowering his eyebrows: "I don't know."

Seeing this, Ji Rui smiled, and said again: "Miss Yuan, the prince will definitely tell the empress and father about this matter for you."

Yuan Shuang was overjoyed when he heard the words, and hurriedly saluted: "Thank you Ninth Prince!"

After Ji Rui finished speaking, he got up: "The empress is still burning incense in the temple, she may be summoned in the afternoon, you can wait here." After finishing speaking, he left without looking at Shen Qing on the way, as if she was a transparent woman. People are average.

Shen Qing saw Eunuch De who was still supporting Ji Rui, he took great steps and his face was tense, it seemed that he was very angry about what happened today.It's just that the queen really secretly used Ji Rui's blood to save her son, and now she lets him offend Su Mu's mansion and force Yuan Shuang to marry, how did Ji Rui agree to her?Could it be that he has something to do with the queen?

Shen Qing clenched the dagger in her hand, turned her head and said: "Grandmother, since the empress will be summoned later, grandson-in-law will go back and pack up and prepare."

The old lady didn't stop her much, she didn't have the intention to make things difficult for Shen Qing at all, so she nodded and let her go.

But just as Shen Qing came out of the room, she heard a loud applause from inside, looked sideways, Yuan Shuang covered her face and ran out crying, and bumped into her hard.

Shen Qing managed to stand still, and when she turned her head, she saw the old lady's cold face standing at the door, she lowered her eyes and left.

After leaving the yard, Nanny Yang was already waiting.

Shen Qing looked at her pale face and slightly blue lips, and said, "What's wrong?"

Nanny Yang looked back and saw that no one was following, so she returned the pill in her hand: "When the slave girl left, she was already dead."

"suicide?"

"It's not like." After Madam Yang finished speaking, she took out another earring inlaid with gold and jade from her sleeve, and there was still some flesh on it: "In the hands of Madam Yan, the servant beat this."

The picture in Shen Qing's mind was played back fiercely, and when Yuan Shuang hit him hard and ran away just now, the earlobe of his left ear was a little red and swollen, and he didn't wear an earring, while his right ear did, and this should be a pair.

"How could it be her?" Shen Qing was puzzled, Yang Nanny raised her eyes and looked at her: "The princess knows who did it?"

"It should be Yuan Shuang." After Shen Qing finished speaking, she looked at the frowning of Nanny Yang, said what she had just seen, and said, "Yuan Shuang should have no grievances with Nanny Yan. How could he be here?" Time to take the risk of killing her?"

Nanny Yang shook her head, and the two continued to walk forward, reaching the corner, but almost collided with someone who ran out.

Seeing that it was Shen Qing and the others, the young man hurriedly lowered his head and retreated to one side.

Shen Qing looked at this familiar face, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly ironically. It turned out that it was Liu Qing. He was worried that Madam Yan would make trouble again, so he sent someone to kill people to silence her.It shouldn't be Yuan Shuang's move, but she must be the one who brought this boy in.

After walking far away, Madam Yang said: "Wangfei, that person just now is..."

"Well, let's be careful, Madam Yan should be the one who did it." After Shen Qing finished speaking, she turned her head and glanced, a figure flashed by, her eyes were slightly cold, and she turned her head into the room.

It was only morning, and there was still a long time before dark. It was impossible for her to meet Ji Rui in private, so she thought of going to the secret room first, where there should be a lot of things stored before.

When Shen Qing changed into plain clothes and came out, none of the women and maids dared to ask more questions. There was silver charcoal burning in the room. As soon as she went out, the stove and cloak for warming hands were handed over to her hand.

"I'm going out for a walk, you just wait here, but this time, don't let anyone get in." Shen Qing said lightly.

Everyone responded quickly, not daring to talk nonsense.

Seeing this, Shen Qing raised the corners of her mouth and led Aunt Yang out together.The two twisted and turned, not only getting rid of the people behind them, but also reached the door of the secret room.

"Princess, what's this place?" Madam Yang had a lot of questions in her mind, why she knew this place so well, why she had the key to such a room that no one had visited for a long time, but she didn't ask.

Shen Qing looked at her cautious appearance, and smiled lightly: "This is a secret."

Knowing that she didn't want to talk about it, Mother Yang didn't ask, "The servant is guarding you outside."

"Thanks for your hard work, mother." After Shen Qing finished speaking, she turned around and opened the door to enter, but when she saw something familiar, her eyes suddenly got wet.More memories began to flood into her mind, arousing her murderous aura.

Ji Wuhuan went up the mountain near lunch time, instead of going to see the old lady, she went straight to Shen Qing's place, but when she arrived, she was nowhere to be seen.

When Shen Qing came back, she only saw that the women guarding the door were tense all over.

"Princess, I'm afraid there are people in the room." Seeing this situation, Madam Yang whispered from the side.

Shen Qing nodded slightly, but took off the sachet from her waist: "Mother, keep it for me." These women are used to stealing and playing tricks, but now they are stretched out to eat the cold wind outside. The only possibility is Inside came the big man.It is impossible for the queen to come over suddenly, so Ji Wuhuan is the only one.

After entering the flower hall, Shen Qing took off her cloak, looked at Ji Wuhuan who was sitting in the first seat with a dark face, and stepped forward to salute: "My lord."

"Where did you go?" Ji Wuhuan asked coldly.

"The room was too stuffy, so I went out with Nanny Yang for a walk." Shen Qing lowered her head, but wondered why Ji Wuhuan asked this: "Why did the prince come up the mountain suddenly, but... are you hungry again? "

After Shen Qing finished speaking, Yuan, who was watching by the side, almost laughed out loud.

Ji Wuhuan looked at him with a dark face; "Go out and wait."

"Yes." Yuan Ye hurriedly responded, and when he walked to Shen Qing's side, he still did not forget to salute.

Shen Qing turned her head in confusion, but Ji Wuhuan poured herself a cup of tea and covered her expression.

When Ji Wuhuan was drinking tea, she caught a glimpse of her and changed into a long plain dress. She looked a lot cooler and more distant, but her palm-sized face looked thinner again, and she stood still, gone. The previous charming, but more neat.

"There are everyone out there. Although you know a little bit about kicking and kicking, it is inevitable that you will be watched by interested people. If you really want to go out in the future, bring a few more people with you." Ji Wuhuan put down her tea and said casually.

Shen Qing raised her eyebrows slightly: "My lord has heard about Liu Qing and Nanny Yan?" Could it be that he came here because he was worried about himself?

Ji Wuhuan glanced at her indifferently, watching her look into his bright eyes, with a slight smile on his lips, but immediately covered it up, and said, "Have you met Ji Rui?"

Seeing that she came here for Ji Rui, Shen Qing laughed at her own nonsense in her heart, but she seemed much more relaxed, she nodded and sat down beside her: "The empress is using his blood as a sacrifice."

"En." Ji Wuhuan responded lightly, but Shen Qing's hand holding the teacup paused slightly.Originally thought that Ji Rui was the emperor's favorite prince, and such things should be kept secret, but now it seems that everyone knows it, so the so-called emperor's favorite may have another purpose.

"He doesn't want to continue, he hopes I...we can help him." Shen Qing said.

Ji Wuhuan looked at her, but frowned: "You don't need to interfere in this matter, just be your princess."

"Yes." Hearing this, Shen Qing naturally responded, "Will the lord help him?"

Ji Wuhuan gave her a cold look: "The princess seems to be very concerned about other men's affairs?"

"I……"

"Okay." Ji Wuhuan didn't want to listen anymore, and her tone became cold and hard: "I asked you to check the matter, how did it go?"

Seeing his attitude, Shen Qing's heart became cold, and she said everything the lady said verbatim. After she finished speaking, she realized that her complexion was so dark that it was about to drip water, and her fists were clenched. He tightened, his knuckles turned white, and the veins on his forehead bulged, as if he was enduring great pain.

After a while, he got up and left without saying a word.

After he left, Nanny Yang hurried in. Seeing that Shen Qing was just drinking tea indifferently, she said tactfully: "Princess, between husband and wife, you should be more tolerant, after all, there will be a long time to come."

Shen Qing smiled, asked for the sachet to be fastened again, and then said: "Order, prepare lunch, make it richer, the prince will come over."

"Yes." Upon hearing this, Nanny Yang rolled her eyes and smiled.

Shen Qing turned her head and went back to the room, took out the bottles and cans and some hidden weapons hidden on her body, and then breathed a sigh of relief, and started to tinker.

Ji Wuhuan didn't come back for lunch, so Shen Qing sent someone to stay in the kitchen. Not long after, a message came, saying that the Queen Mother invited her to come with her.

When Shen Qing arrived, the old lady and the eldest lady were both there. The eldest lady was a little restless, clutching her handkerchief, and staring at the empress sitting in the first seat with her mouth slightly open.

The queen is a woman over fifty years old, graceful and luxurious, and her whole body is even more demeanor that makes people dare not look directly at her. She is dressed in a phoenix robe and sits on the head seat. When she saw Shen Qing coming, she said with a smile: "You are Dayan The princess who came here is really stunning."

"Your Majesty's reputation is too high." Shen Qing lowered her head and smiled slightly, with a gentle look, but the Empress didn't seem to come to see her docile appearance.

"I heard that yesterday, you made the eldest princess go away in a daze, and at night, you were lucky enough to catch that young master of the Liu family. It is very rare to be calm in danger and handle it well." The queen said jokingly, How much of a joke, how serious, I'm afraid only she knows.

Shen Qing straightened her back when she heard this, and bit her lips slightly: "It's my concubine who is reckless. I don't know the rules of Great Wei when I first came to Great Wei, and I'm afraid I will have to trouble my grandmother and uncle for guidance."

The old lady was happy to watch the play, but she didn't expect that Shen Qing would drag herself along, although it was unexpected, but she had no choice but to agree: "When you go back, I will hire you a nun."

"Thank you, grandma." Shen Qing looked like an obedient granddaughter-in-law.

The queen looked at her, she was slim, gentle and pleasant, she didn't look like she was so angry twice with the eldest princess who was used to oppressing others, but she was just like that, now she is so innocent I'm afraid it's just a disguise, if that's the case, this girl's scheming is too deep.

"You have a very good relationship with your grandmother." The queen laughed.

"Grandmother treats me like her own." Shen Qing smiled, seeing the Queen looking straight at her, not knowing what her purpose was.Ji Rui said before that she was here for herself and Yuan Shuang, Yuan Shuang was because of something she already knew, but what about herself?

The old lady smiled and said nothing, but the queen laughed: "That's good, but your grandmother always spoils her grandchildren, so don't let her spoil you."

The queen was pointing at Yuan Shuang by this. When the eldest lady heard this, her whole body tensed up, and she hurriedly said: "No, no, the princess is sensible, how could she be spoiled."

"Really?" The queen's tone was a little cold, and the eldest lady nodded hastily.

Seeing her unsteady look, the old lady pursed her lips slightly, and said again: "Your Majesty is here again to invite the gods for the First Prince."

The queen looked at her with a smile on her face: "Well, the eldest prince has gotten better recently, and the imperial doctor said that he will definitely get well this year if he invites you a few more times." When the queen said this, she was somewhat proud and angry. happy.

The old lady smiled and said: "That is really a great joy. Once the eldest prince wakes up, it will be a celebration of the whole world."

"That's why I want to marry back a prince and concubine, so as to make the eldest prince happy, so that he can wake up soon." The queen stared at the old lady and said, in fact, it's not because of Yuanshuang. The eldest prince married Su Mu Gongfu, so he has powerful relatives.The power of Duke Sumu's Mansion is unmatched by any family in the court, which is why the old lady has not married off her granddaughters for a long time, and is not in a hurry.

Seeing that she was no longer discussing herself, Shen Qing hurriedly prepared to shrink back and act like a turtle, but the empress seemed to be determined by herself, and said to her: "Princess, do you think what I said makes sense?"

The eldest lady hurriedly looked at her, Shen Qing felt helpless, stood up and bowed and said: "I don't know the pros and cons of it, so it's hard to say, I think the empress and grandmother are smarter than the concubine, the decision you made must be right."

Seeing her words that would offend no one, the queen was even happier, and said: "Okay, I know you are in trouble, after all, Miss Yuan has begged in front of the Ninth Prince and Bengong, and insists on marrying Xuanyuan Proton. After finishing speaking, he looked at the old lady with a smile again: "I heard that Nanzhao envoys will come over in a few days, I'm afraid they are planning to take Xuanyuan proton back. In recent years, Nanzhao's national power has become stronger and stronger, and the border is even more imminent. A few days ago, I heard from the emperor that Nanzhao might be restless and planned to take the opportunity to make trouble."

As soon as the queen said this, if Duke Sumu insisted on getting married with Xuanyuanli, it would be suspected of being connected with other countries. Although Duke Sumu had great influence, he would never dare to touch this point.But the current situation is that if you don't marry Xuanyuanli, you have to marry the First Prince...

Da Furen was so anxious that sweat broke out on her forehead, Yuan Shuang had already been imprisoned in her room, but what should she do now, did she really give up her only daughter?If the eldest prince is not well all the time, Yuan Shuang will be a widow for the rest of her life, and she will never be able to give birth to an emperor's grandson. Then her life will be over, and she will not be of any help to Duke Su Mu.

The old lady thought about the stakes very clearly, but now the arrow is on the string and she has no choice but to act.

When she was struggling, it was the queen who spoke first: "What is the old lady so serious about, I am not going to marry you by force, if you don't want to, that's all."

"This..." The old lady looked at the queen hesitantly, but the queen just smiled and turned to look at Shen Qing: "Does the princess know Lin Miaoyue, the youngest daughter of Duke Ning's mansion?"

Shen Qing naturally didn't know her, and the queen also knew that she didn't know her.

She shook her head obediently, but when she mentioned Ningguo Mansion, the old lady's expression darkened, she knew that the queen was going to use herself as a target.

"She is younger than you, and she is also smart. Her mother will come to the palace to pay her respects in a few days. Then you can come with her. I really like you when I see you so well-behaved." The Queen smile.

The old lady couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, the whole family of Ningguo's mansion was punished by the emperor and not allowed to enter the capital because old Ningguogong and old Sumugong went to the battlefield together and fled. Why did they go back to the capital again?"

"I haven't returned to the capital yet, but I have already asked the emperor, and I will be back in the next few days. Moreover, Duke Ning also made great achievements in the war. Although the old Su Mugong was unfortunately killed in battle, there is no evidence to identify that Duke Ning must have fled in battle. , isn’t it? When is the time for retribution, old madam, you’d better take it easy.” The queen said lightly, but her tone was very cold.

The old lady's face was blue and purple, and she couldn't say a word. It took a long time to get up, bowed to the queen, and said: "Madam, can you let the minister go back and think about the matter of Shuang'er? After all, Shuang'er is old. I'm too old, so I'm worried that I won't be good enough to marry the noble eldest prince like this."

When the queen heard this, she smiled lightly: "The old lady is still so cautious." After the queen laughed, she turned to look at Shen Qing: "Princess Huainan, in a few days, she must come to the palace."

Shen Qing was a little annoyed that the empress wanted to involve herself, but she still saluted: "Yes."

"Also..." The Empress said with a smile, "Let the Prince of Huainan come here together. The Ninth Prince has always told me that the palace is boring, so let the Prince of Huainan come in and talk."

Hearing the words, Shen Qing concealed the emotions in her eyes, agreed, and came out with the old lady.

When I came out, it was getting late, and the old lady had a cold breath, and since she hadn't felt at ease for a moment in the past few days, she stopped coughing loudly.

The eldest lady hurriedly stroked her back, Shen Qing stood behind, looked at the few people, her thoughts were a little complicated, she suddenly felt that she had made a wrong choice.Although Ji Wuhuan can help her deal with Xuanyuanli, but there are too many troubles in his family.But after entering the palace in a few days, maybe he can find out about the Nanzhao envoys, Xuanyuanli wanted to leave so easily, how could it be possible!

"Mother, why do you still want to promise the empress to think about it again?" the eldest lady asked while caressing her.

As soon as she finished speaking, the old lady pushed her hand away: "Shuang'er just followed you. She looks smart, but she's actually an idiot!"

The eldest lady was stunned, it was the first time that the old lady scolded her like this outside.

The old lady didn't care about her face, and when she thought of the death of old Su Mu Gong, she would be very sad. If old Su Mu Gong could live a few more years, the current Su Mu Gong would be able to be crowned as a king with a different surname.Now that the empress actually took this as a threat to encourage the emperor to take Ning Guogong's family back, she felt her heart churning so badly that she walked away.

The eldest lady's eyes were red with grievance, but she had no choice but to follow.

Shen Qing also wanted to follow, but she heard a voice from the side, turned her head and saw that it was Ji Rui's attendant, who was winking at her behind the big tree.

In a certain side room, a man in a crimson shirt coughed for a while, covering his handkerchief, and then looked at the cold Ji Wuhuan in front of him with a smile: "Wuhuan, if she comes, you can give her to me, okay? "

Ji Wuhuan glanced at him indifferently: "Why did you suddenly bring her in?"

Ji Rui looked at him and smiled: "I like it. Anyway, you are not interested in women, you don't know how to coax others, and you don't understand women's thoughts. Why don't you let me and I will find you a good-looking and obedient one. How about it?"

Ji Wuhuan didn't answer, thinking of Shen Qing's words and the babbling in the dream before, her expression turned cold again.

"You don't think you're tempted by this girl, are you?" Ji Rui asked with a smile as he watched him remain silent.

"No." Ji Wuhuan replied quickly.

"Really?" Ji Rui narrowed his eyes slightly: "In the past, you would give me whatever I asked you for. Wu Huan, this time you have not agreed."

"If she doesn't want to leave, should I drive her away?" Ji Wuhuan said suddenly.

When Ji Rui heard this, he was stunned, but he burst out laughing, and when he laughed until the corners of his eyes were filled with tears, he said, "Unless she has a tendency to be abused, or has other motives, otherwise, how could she not choose to be more handsome and handsome?" The gentle and golden prince?"

Ji Wuhuan glanced at him, and stopped talking about this topic, just said: "What is your plan for the sacrifice. You should think about it clearly. If you don't agree to the sacrifice, where is the emperor..."

"I know." Ji Rui heard the words, and his smile slowly fell, replaced by a face of cynicism: "Father thinks my blood can bring strength, so I will give the blood to him, but definitely not to the queen's son. .”

Ji Wuhuan looked at him indifferently: "You have to think carefully."

The corners of Ji Rui's mouth curled up evilly: "He is a benevolent and wise monarch, and the wicked are all let the queen do it, but I don't want to, I want to tear the skin off his face..."

"Ji Rui!" Ji Wuhuan warned coldly, Ji Rui's cynicism disappeared in an instant, looked at him with a gentle smile, leaned sickly aside and stopped talking.

Not long after, word came from outside that Shen Qing had arrived.

Ji Rui looked at Ji Wuhuan who was frowning, and said with a smile, "Wuhuan, now she's mine..."

Before Ji Rui finished speaking, Ji Wuhuan got up and went straight outside.

Seeing this, Ji Rui lowered his eyebrows slightly, looked at the sake in the cup, and drank it in one gulp.

"What are you doing!"

Facing his questioning, Shen Qing was stunned: "The Ninth Prince asked me to come over..."

"Didn't this king tell you that you are not allowed to get involved in this matter! Are you so concerned about the lives of other men?" Ji Wuhuan didn't know why she was so angry.

Shen Qing was stunned for a moment, lowered her eyebrows and smiled obediently: "Since the lord does not allow it, I will go back in person." After finishing speaking, she turned around and wanted to leave.

Ji Wuhuan watched her put away the spikes all over her body, clenched her teeth tightly, and felt an indescribable feeling in her heart, sour and swollen, which made people uncomfortable.

"Wait for me in the room." Ji Wuhuan looked at her back and said.

Shen Qing's heart also burst into flames, but she smiled and bowed sideways: "Yes." After finishing speaking, she turned her head and left.

Ji Wuhuan looked at her back, it was a small ball, and the cold wind blew her black hair hanging behind her back, making people feel that she was extremely thin, but she was by no means a cowardly woman, she was different.

Thinking of this, Ji Wuhuan's lips curled up slightly.

Yuan Ye followed, and Ji Wuhuan's ups and downs were all in his eyes. He was so shocked that he stepped forward and said, "My lord, you have never lost your composure because of a woman before..."

"Really?" Ji Wuhuan suddenly came to his senses.

Yuan Ye nodded: "You have never paid attention to so many women sent to the yard, and we haven't found out the identity of this princess yet."

Ji Wuhuan's hands tightened suddenly, and seeing Shen Qing disappearing completely around the corner, she said coldly: "Then send someone to continue the investigation, and also, check Xuanyuanli, look at the people around him in the past few years. What kind of people are women."

"Yes."

"Inform Sang Rou that the next step can be carried out." After Ji Wuhuan finished speaking, she turned around and was about to enter the door. Yuan Ye was surprised and said, "But didn't the prince say that he will go see the princess later?"

Ji Wuhuan stood still, but felt that it was not as difficult to make a decision even leading soldiers to fight. After a long while, she said, "I'm not going." After finishing speaking, he stepped forward and left.

Yuan Ye stood where he was, seeing Ji Wuhuan's indifferent and heartless look again, and then turned to look at Shen Qing who had left long ago, suddenly regretting what he said just now.The prince has never shown affection to anyone for so many years. It should be a good thing now, but what is the identity of the princess?I wish it was the real Princess Dayan.

After Shen Qing came out, she went straight back to the room: "Clean up, the prince will be back in a while." Shen Qing explained after returning.

Nanny Yang was a little happy: "You and the prince have settled the feud?"

Shen Qing raised her eyebrows slightly, is it to settle the suspicion? Ji Wuhuan is getting more and more complicated. He originally thought that after they reached a deal, they wouldn't need to use tricks like "beauty tricks", but he was still the same as Xuanyuanli. Not only should you use yourself as a tool, but also as his vassal.

"Also, pack up your things, I'm afraid I'll go down the mountain tomorrow." Shen Qing said lightly, then went back and changed into casual clothes, ordered people to prepare dinner, and began to wait for Ji Wuhuan to come over.

Nanny Yang firmly believed in Shen Qing's words. During this period of time, she felt more and more that Shen Qing was no longer a simple boudoir girl, even the third master's family plus the eldest lady, she might not be her match.Thinking of this, she felt even more that her goal would be realized one day, so she felt relieved and followed her steadily.

Shen Qing waited until midnight, and the food was reheated four or five times, but Ji Wuhuan was still waiting.

"Princess..." Yang Momo looked at Shen Qing who was sitting upright, afraid that she would be sad: "My lord must have something to delay."

"Ah."

Shen Qing didn't show any sad look, she responded lightly, and then picked up the chopsticks: "You all don't wait, eat first, and go down to rest after eating."

Nanny Yang didn't say any more, neither Ji Wuhuan nor Ji Rui heard any more news, but in the middle of the night, there was the sound of crying from the old lady's courtyard.

"Mother, my daughter doesn't want to marry the First Prince." After Yuan Shuang knew what happened in the afternoon, her eyes were already swollen from crying.

Da Furen could only sigh, Yuan Shuang said again: "Let's go and beg Daddy to help Shuang'er..."

"It's useless." The eldest lady's eyes were red: "My aunt just gave birth to a son for him, why would he go to the old lady to be scolded for this matter?"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Shuang pushed her away: "Then why don't you give birth to a son for Daddy, if you can give birth to a son, we won't be manipulated like this."

The eldest lady looked at her anxiously and angrily, and after being humiliated by the old lady in the afternoon, she was already exhausted, so she couldn't hold back for a while, and she fell down at the desk and cried.

After the old lady knew about it, she just felt that she couldn't save face, so she asked someone to clean it up overnight, and asked the queen to leave the mountain early in the morning.

Shen Qing also came here together, but when they came to ask for resignation, the empress only asked people to come to see her, and she didn't show up, and the people who talked back and forth also seemed to be in a hurry.The old lady had no intention of inquiring, and went down the mountain with all her heart, so she took the people away without saying much, Shen Qing couldn't ask even if she wanted to.

After going down the mountain, it took an hour to return to Beijing, but something happened halfway.

The pouring rain fell, and the cold rain poured on the person, making his lips turn white and shivering.

"Madam, I'm afraid I have to go back and ask someone to repair it." A servant came on horseback, but it turned out that the carriages in front were all broken, and the repaired parts had to be bought back in the town.

In such a situation, the old lady couldn't say anything, she just sent someone to go there as soon as possible, and then sent someone to the capital to bring the carriage back again.

Because the old lady was in a hurry to go back, she didn't take the official road, but a small road. Now she is looking around, and there is no shelter from the rain. Instead, it is muddy and bumpy everywhere.When everyone was in a dilemma, a sound of hoofbeats was heard, and then the sound of horseshoes stopped.

Shen Qing leaned back in the carriage and slowly sorted out her memory, but a familiar voice from outside made her sit up straight suddenly, why did Xuanyuanli appear here, isn't the proton not allowed to leave the capital!
"Why don't the old lady take my carriage back to Beijing first, I'll wait for someone to come here."

The old lady looked down on Xuanyuanli, but it didn't mean she would refuse now.He glanced at his small carriage: "How many people can this carriage hold?"

"Barely enough to seat three people." Xuanyuanli said.

The old lady looked at him again: "Why did the proton suddenly appear here?"

"Nanzhao envoys are here, the emperor has given me permission to come out." Xuanyuan Li smiled gently, then got out of the carriage under the umbrella and stood by the roadside.

Shen Qing opened the curtain of the carriage, looked at him in plain white clothes, looked at his gentle and handsome face, his complexion was slightly gloomy, isn't it all a coincidence today!
The old lady heard the words and looked at the people next to her: "How long will it take for those who went to buy parts to come back?"

"Reporting to the old lady, this time and again, plus repairs, I'm afraid it will take two hours."

"So long?" the old lady doubted.

"This part is hard to find. Ordinary shops may not have it. I'm afraid I have to look for it."

Yuan Shuang showed her face, looked at Xuanyuan Li, and bit her lip in grievance.

After much deliberation, the old lady agreed to take his carriage.She has to go back quickly to deal with Yuan Shuang's matter, and the rumors about Yan Nanny and Liu Qing. Even though Yan Yan is dead, the rumors will not stop.

When she got into the carriage, she naturally wouldn't leave Yuan Shuang with Xuanyuan Li, so she brought their mother and son with her.

Seeing this, Shen Qing hurriedly got out of the carriage: "Grandmother..."

The old lady glanced at her, and said: "I'm wronging you to wait a little longer. I believe that Xuanyuan Proton is an upright gentleman, and he will definitely send you back safely." After that, she left three or five attendants and took the others with her. They left together.

Shen Qing held the paper umbrella in his hand, closed his eyes weakly, and turned his head to go back to the carriage, but Xuanyuanli said: "Princess, I know there is a farmyard ahead, go there to shelter from the rain."

"No need, my concubine can just wait in this carriage." After Shen Qing finished speaking, she started to leave, but the faces of the few maids and women left behind changed, and said hurriedly: "Princess, if you wait In two hours, the slaves and servants are afraid that they will all freeze to death."

Nanny Yang thought that Shen Qing was worried about Qing Yu, and hurriedly said: "Princess, there are servants and maidservants following, and we are going to a farmyard with people, nothing will happen."

Shen Qing could feel Xuanyuanli's scorching gaze even with her back turned, the corners of her mouth suddenly raised coldly, she turned her head and looked at him indifferently: "In that case, please trouble Xuanyuan Li to lead the way."

Xuanyuanli looked at the blood-red cinnabar between her brows, and was even more sure that she was Shen Qing.Just seeing her indifferent eyes made my heart throb.

"Princess, please." Xuanyuan Li stepped aside, his tone suddenly became gentle, such gentleness, Shen Qing had remembered it in his bones.

She restrained her strangeness.If he refuses to admit it, can he still slander him with empty words?
She left straight away, and when the familiar aura came from him, it still made her heart feel like a thousand arrows piercing her heart, but, there was no more admiration.

After she left, the people around Xuanyuanli reminded: "Proton, we don't have much time, if we don't go back, I'm afraid the people in the capital will make a move first."

"It's okay." There are some things that he must confirm clearly.

"But..." the attendant stopped him, looked at his resolute look, and said, "What if she is really the pavilion master? Do you want to kill her again?"

Xuanyuan Li's footsteps stopped, and the cold wind penetrated into his internal organs, but as long as he looked at her, he felt that there was always a place in his heart that was warm.

"If it's her, then this time, no one can do anything to her again!"

"But……"

"No but, even this time, she wants my life." After Xuanyuan Li said this, she felt relieved, the corners of her lips slightly raised, looking at the indifferent little figure in front of her, her eyes moved forward firmly .

(End of this chapter)