Song Zhiqing's expression and tone suddenly became much more serious.
Ling Qingwan took a sip of tea and said nothing, waiting for Song Zhiqing to speak.
"I think you've heard about what happened in Huajianlou last time." Song Zhiqing frowned and paused. "I was also in Huajianlou at that time. Ling Chuchu called me over."
Song Zhiqing was very serious and didn't seem to be lying.
Yun Gui called her over, and Ling Chuchu called Song Zhiqing over. What on earth were these two going to do? Ling Qingwan was very curious.
"But don't misunderstand me, I don't have any feelings for her. It was her, she said she had something to tell me, and I thought maybe it was about my previous engagement with her, so I came here." Song Zhiqing hurriedly explained, fearing that Ling Qingwan had misunderstood.
Ling Qingwan just smiled.
"I didn't misunderstand you, Your Highness, and you don't need to care so much about my opinion."
For some reason, Ling Qingwan always felt uncomfortable and hypocritical when she saw Song Zhiqing acting like he cared about her.
In her previous life, Ling Qingwan had already noticed that Song Zhiqing was really good at disguising himself.
He is gentle and refined, just like a handsome young man, but only Ling Qingwan knows how many evil things Song Zhiqing has done.
Even in this life, Ling Qingwan was unwilling to believe every word Song Zhiqing said.
"I just want to tell you about this so that you can be more careful and be more cautious about these two people." Song Zhiqing explained.
He never intended to pester Ling Qingwan.
"I understand." Ling Qingwan responded.
If what Song Zhiqing said was true, it would be enough to prove that he was the one who had sex with the girl from Yanyu Pavilion in the beginning. In the end, Song Zhiqing pushed Chang'an out and took the blame for him.
And he escaped unscathed.
Ling Qingwan remembered that the punishment Chang'an received later was decided by Song Zhiqing himself.
He was beaten to death with clubs.
That was the person who grew up with him and was loyal to him. Song Zhiqing knew better than anyone that Chang'an was innocent.
"Wan Wan."
After the story was told, the two had nothing more to say. Song Zhiqing hesitated for a long time before he mustered up the courage to speak and called out Ling Qingwan's name.
He thought about the word "Wanwan" for a long time.
Song Zhiqing also didn't expect that Ling Qingwan, who had been obedient to him in his previous life, changed her attitude towards him after his rebirth.
"Your Highness, do you have anything else to say?" Ling Qingwan frowned unconsciously.
"Wanwan" is a name used by close people, so Song Zhiqing's behavior was really against the rules.
"No more." Song Zhiqing sighed.
"If everything is fine, I'll leave first." Ling Qingwan stood up and greeted Song Zhiqing.
"By the way, thank you, Your Highness, for informing me of this matter today."
After saying that, Ling Qingwan left the box.
Song Zhiqing watched Ling Qingwan's back as she left until the door closed. For a long while, he was unable to come back to his senses.
On the way back to the general's mansion, Ling Qingwan told Mingyue everything that Song Zhiqing had told her.
"Could it be that Yun Gui and Ling Chuchu have teamed up to do evil again?" Mingyue frowned.
Otherwise how to explain it? Yun Gui invited Ling Qingwan to meet him on the same day as Ling Chuchu tricked Song Zhiqing into staying at the house, and both times were at Huajianlou.
"Not likely." Ling Qingwan answered bluntly.
"First of all, although I don't like Yun Gui, he is not a bad person. At least he wouldn't want to hurt me. He must have been sincere when he said he was giving me a gift."
"Secondly, according to Ling Chuchu's suspicious nature, after Yun Gui met me, she came to me on purpose to test me. It can be seen that Yun Gui has already had feelings for her, and she is also suspicious of Yun Gui and me. As the saying goes, don't use a person you don't trust. Ling Chuchu doesn't need to treat Yun Gui as a treasure."
"Then how do you explain what happened in Chang'an?" Mingyue was puzzled.
"I guess that Yun Gui's gift to me was actually a plot against Ling Chuchu. Ling Chuchu noticed something was wrong and sent someone from the Misty Rain Pavilion to represent her. Otherwise, Ling Chuchu would have become the laughing stock of the entire capital today."
Ling Chuchu is the future imperial concubine. If the news of her and the prince having fun in Huajianlou were to be exposed, Ling Chuchu's reputation would be ruined.
Not only that, both the Queen and the First Prince must hate Ling Chuchu to the core.
If it is true as Ling Qingwan guessed, then Yun Gui's move was truly extraordinary.
"No wonder he told you later that the gift for you was messed up." Mingyue suddenly realized after hearing Ling Qingwan's words.
Because Ling Chuchu found something strange, she called the people from Yanyu Pavilion to go. Song Zhiqing was not stupid either, he knew to let the servant take the blame in a critical moment.
Therefore, the trap set by Yun Gui not only framed an innocent person, but he failed to teach any of the people he wanted to teach a lesson.
"Go and check what Ling Chuchu was doing during the two days when Yun Gui asked me to go to Huajianlou." Ling Qingwan ordered.
What she said seemed to be well-founded, but it was just a guess. To verify whether the guess was correct, we only needed to find out whether Ling Chuchu had any contact with Mei Han from Yanyu Pavilion.
Mingyue received the order and immediately went down to investigate.
General's Mansion.
Not long after Ling Qingwan returned, Luluo came to report that she had found out some things about Li Xin Valley.
"Tell me about it." Ling Qingwan was very interested.
"I wonder if the young lady has ever heard of Fusang." Luoluo asked first.
"Fuso?"
Ling Qingwan frowned.
"Fusang is a small border country with few people and a small land area. It is closed all year round and few people come out, so it has always been a very mysterious existence. The Heart Valley is right at the border of Fusang."
"There is a poison barrier in the Lift Valley. Outsiders who want to enter Fusang must pass through the Lift Valley. Over the years, no one has been able to come out of Fusang alive."
Luoluo told Ling Qingwan all the information she had found out.
"No more?" Ling Qingwan waited for a long time, but Luluo didn't say anything. She was puzzled and asked Luluo.
"This is all I have found out." Luluo lowered her head, her tone very serious.
Ling Qingwan did not blame Luluo.
Fusang is xenophobic and Lixin Valley is mysterious; these are enough for Luluo to find out.
Speaking of Fuso Kingdom, Ling Qingwan had an impression of it.
In the previous life, Song Zhiqing ascended the throne and became the new emperor of Dai Viet, and Ling Chuchu was named the queen. In order to make peace with Dai Viet, the Northern Zhou sent a princess to marry.
That was the princess of Fuso, named Shangchu.
Shangchu was born very pretty, and everyone who saw her, regardless of gender, age or status, was stunned by her beauty. Not only that, as a princess of a country, although Fusang was young, she was well versed in music, chess, calligraphy and painting.
What she is most proficient in is dancing.
At the beginning, Shang Chu made Song Zhiqing fall in love with her colorful dance.
Even someone who likes Ling Chuchu so much has to bow down for Shang Chu.
How could Ling Chuchu, who was so sarcastic and competitive, tolerate a woman like Shang Chu around her? Seeing her being favored by Song Zhiqing more and more day by day, Ling Chuchu had evil intentions.