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The sound rang out, and Qiaochu led Dong Ning and Peilan slowly out of the woods.
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At noon the next day, two things happened in the Prince's Mansion.
One is the marriage of the ninth son of the emperor, Prince Xia. The wedding date has been set long ago, and today, according to the custom, the imperial edict will be announced to each government office. It will be five days later.
The second is the mysterious visit of Prince Rui and Princess Rui.
This was something Qiaomei had not expected.
So when she met Shangguan Jinghong and Qiaochu in the hall, she felt a little confused when Shangguan Jinghao looked at them with a faint smile in his eyes.
Shangguan Jinghong dotes on Qiaochu very much, and Qiaochu lives a good life. This can be seen from the actions and expressions between the two.
She didn't know how to describe her feelings at the moment.
She had been proud since she was a child, and the man who matched her should be the best. But thinking back to every little thing since she came to Chaoge, the brief encounters she had with him, the strange feeling she had for him, especially after she came back from the cliff in Weichang, that feeling was so strong for some reason -
Whether he was on the rise or in his final downfall.
It turns out that it was already destined.
It turned out that he was the proton back then.
She always hopes that her lover is the highest person in the world.
Now, although she is interested in him, his situation is worrying.
Especially after Shangguan Jinghao slapped her, she understood how important power is. Shangguan Jinghao is a child of destiny, he can laugh, scold, and get angry because he has power in his hands.
But she still couldn't help but be attracted to him, and hated Qiao Chu even more.
But from Shangguan Jinghao's tone, Shangguan Jinghong didn't know who the person was in the tower back then.
In Shangguan Jinghong's heart, she is special.
He treated us gently every time they met.
Besides, the person who had been with him in the North for several months was her, not Qiaochu.
But at this time, what should she do
She is married and his political career is bleak.
She was thinking in a messy way. At this moment, she greeted Shangguan Jinghao, who was sipping tea beside her and asked with a smile, "Eighth brother is an unknown person. Eighth brother and... Concubine Qiao has come. What can I do for you?"
Shangguan Jinghong also smiled faintly, as if the deep hatred from last time was no longer a big hatred, and said: "Qiaochu is worried about the Crown Princess, so I brought her here to visit her. Although her sisters married to the same place, they don't see each other very often."
"Well, it's my duty." Shangguan Jinghao raised the corner of his mouth and his eyes slowly fell on Qiaochu.
Qiaochu was not as patient as Shangguan Jinghong in the past years, especially since Shangguan Jinghao and the Prince's Mansion had given her the most horrifying memories. If she had not had a compelling reason to come, she would never have come. She immediately avoided Shangguan Jinghao's gaze and said to Qiaomei, "Sister, what the master and the prince talked about is not something we women understand. How about you and I go out for a walk and have a few private conversations?"
She looked up at Shangguan Jinghao's half-evil eyes that were always fixed on Qiaochu's face, and sneered in her heart. She thought that no one would come to see her for no reason, but she didn't know whether this matter would fall on Shangguan Jinghao or her, so she said, "That's great."
Qiaochu smiled and then glanced at Shangguan Jinghong, who nodded and chuckled, "Go ahead, I'll wait for you here. Second brother, the Prince's Mansion is heavily guarded, what are you afraid of? You must not get into any trouble here."
He said this and looked at Shangguan Jinghao calmly, "Is what I said right, second brother?"
Wang Mang followed Shangguan Jinghao here after court and sat beside him. When he heard Shangguan Jinghao's words full of sarcasm, he became angry and wanted to refute him. This man was now a dog in trouble, so even he didn't need to be afraid of him.
Unexpectedly, Cao Zhaonan immediately glanced at him sideways. He was startled, and seeing that Shangguan Jinghao still had a smile on his face, he said nothing.
Yes, let’s see who has the last laugh.
When Qiaochu told her the intention, Qiaomei was still surprised.
It turns out that the Prince Rui and Princess Rui's entourage were targeting her!
She smiled coldly, and pointed her fingertips, which were stained red by the phoenix juice, directly at Qiaochu's face. "Little bitch, you think you can bargain with me? I don't care what you have and what you use it for. I will never ask my mother to give you the Jueyan Pill. Don't forget that you still have the poison I planted in your body."
Qiaochu was not angry either, she smiled lightly and said, "Sister, don't forget who Qiaochu's husband is. He cured me of your poison a long time ago. But you, the poison in your body secretly plotted by Fang Jing is a big problem."
His eyebrows trembled suddenly, and then he said in a lost voice: "Is Fang Jing the King's man?"
Qiaochu naturally didn't know how to answer this question, and just continued with a smile: "My master thought that sister's poison was about to take effect, so he brought Qiaochu to visit, with the purpose of helping sister detoxify. But everything in this world is always about equal exchange. What Prince Rui wants is Jueyan Pill, and what you need is detoxification. Here is a letter that Prince Rui asked me to give to sister. Life is precious, Qiaochu will not bother you anymore, you should think it over carefully."
…
When she returned to the hall, she could not hear or remember what everyone said. She barely managed to see the guests off and then hurried back to her room. Shangguan Jinghao treated her coldly and did not even bother to call her for dinner.
She just felt cold all over, as if the poison had surged into her heart, strangling her throat and making it difficult for her to breathe.
She became sad again. She treated Shangguan Jinghong like this, but he treated her like this
Finally, she gritted her teeth and took out the letter, but the content of the letter surprised her even more.
Of course, she didn't know at that time that everything she did next laid the groundwork for the unexpected events that happened in front of the guests on the day of King Xia's wedding.
It was three o'clock in the night.
Qiaomei did not light a candle, as her independent courtyard provided her with convenience at this time. She had already dismissed the slaves and maids who were guarding outside the door.
She walked to the window, took the blackbird she had been raising out of the cage, carefully tied the letter to its feet, then opened the window and let it out.
…
The blackbird circled briefly in front of the window and soon disappeared into the darkness.
Just as it was about to fly out of the Prince's Mansion, it was shot down by a hidden arrow.
Of course, Qiaomei didn't see it.
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Mother: My daughter is in urgent need of Jueyan Dan. Mei knows that this medicine is precious, and mother is no longer alive, so she must ask aunt to get it. However, aunt is in a remote tribe in the north, and it will take a long time to go back and forth. I only ask mother to find a way to send it to the Ruiwang Palace within seven or eight days, and there should be no delay.
That is an ancient language that has been lost in the north and is no longer used by the people.
But it doesn't prevent some people from understanding it.
The man's eyes were like an eagle's. He read the letter from the fire stick held by another man next to him, then resealed it, put it in the letter tube, and tied it back to the bird's foot.
The bird was knocked unconscious by the sleeve arrow and woke up slowly at this time.
The man grabbed the black bird, raised his sleeves, and the carrier bird disappeared into the darkness again.
In the pitch darkness at midnight, everything comes and goes like the soundless falling of flowers.
…
The next day, around noon, Qiaomei finally woke up. She sat in front of the bronze mirror in a restless state, with her personal maid waiting beside her.
Today, there were suddenly many more guards in the courtyard.
With a creak, the door was suddenly pushed open. Qiaomei was startled. She was holding a flower hairpin in her hand, and the hairpin fell to the ground.
After all, she is the Crown Princess. Who is so bold as to barge in without permission? Without asking, it is obvious that the person coming in is Shangguan Jinghao.
Shangguan Jinghao looked at her indifferently, with a hint of smile at the corners of his eyes.
Qiaomei was most afraid of this man's seemingly harmless smile.
She trembled and gritted her teeth as she greeted him. She bent over to pick up the hairpin with some heartache, and seeing that it had a cut on it, she said to the maid, "This is the dowry that the Queen Mother gave me. Take it out and see if it can be repaired."
The maid immediately agreed and left.
Shangguan Jinghao narrowed his eyes slightly, with a hint of danger and amusement in his eyes, "I heard that Mei'er thinks that the jewelry in my house is not good enough, and she is obsessed with the old things, huh?"
Qiaomei was not stupid enough to confront him, so she just smiled and walked forward, saying that His Highness only loved to play and joke.
Shangguan Jinghao smiled, suddenly picked her up and walked towards the bed.
Qiaochu, one day, it will be you...
Qiaochu certainly had no idea what Shangguan Jinghao was thinking at the moment. He was just enjoying the afternoon sunshine in his seemingly boring home life.
After lunch, the four ladies and the beauty accompanied her for a walk in the garden. This was specially ordered by Shangguan Jinghong before she left. This was good for her health.
Today, Shangguan Jinghong did not have dinner with her. He went out to pick up Lang Linling and bring her back home.
She was heavy-hearted, not only for Lang Linling, but also for King Xia's wedding which would be in a few days.
Lang Linling was Shangguan Jinghong's wife after all, even if she believed he would handle it properly, no matter how properly he handled it, it would still hurt someone. As a woman, she didn't want to hurt Lang Linling, even if it was Shen Qingling, who was already at odds with her.
I thought back to the plan we made last night.
For some reason, I always feel a sense of uneasiness deep in my heart, as if something unpredictable will happen at that time.
Suddenly, footsteps came from behind.
When I turned around, I saw Shangguan Jinghong coming back with Lang Linling.
She greeted Lang Linling, who looked indifferent but still nodded in response.
Shangguan Jinghong was about to take Lang Linling back to her room, but Lang Linling smiled and stopped him, "Master, that's not necessary. I can go back to my room by myself. Just now you said you would serve me a dinner, but that's not necessary."
Lang Linling understood that she still loved this man in her heart, but she also began to look down on him.
At the beginning of their acquaintance, he was full of energy and said that he was just doing business with the Lang family and did not rely on the Lang family. He really did it, but later he destroyed everything with his own hands. Perhaps, he was a man who could not achieve great things. Now he still has to curry favor with the Lang family? !
After she said this, she left.
She hoped he would come after her and beg her, but she knew that if he did so, she would only look down on him even more.
For a moment, the woman who was most favored by the emperor at the concubine selection contest that day felt mixed emotions and was filled with a sneer.
Qiaochu could clearly see the disdain and sarcasm in Lang Linling's eyes towards Shangguan Jinghong.
If Shangguan Jinghong had not held her tightly, she would have rushed forward and stopped Lang Linling.
But what could she do if she stopped Lang Linling? Her heart ached, and she pulled Shangguan Jinghong back to her room, wringing out a handkerchief to wipe his face and hands.
Shangguan Jinghong remained silent. When she went to hang the handkerchief, she was suddenly hugged tightly from behind by him.
Prince's Mansion.
Glancing at the woman lying on the bed, sleeping tiredly, Shangguan Jinghao's eyes flashed with a meaningful smile. He opened the door, walked out of the house, and went back to the study.
Wang Mang has arrived in the study.
He asked Wang Mang to grind ink and quickly wrote a letter.
Wang Mang only saw the following words on the letter: I want to meet you, but I am concerned that you are facing many inconveniences now. How about we meet at Prince Xia’s mansion in five days
Shangguan Jinghao then called a servant in and gave him a few instructions. The servant immediately put the letter in his pocket swiftly, nodded and left.
Wang Mang knew that the decisive moment was approaching, and he felt an irrepressible tremor of excitement in his heart. "It will take seven or eight days for the Jueyan Pill to arrive. Your Highness is preparing to take action in Prince Xia's mansion, right?"
Shangguan Jinghao stared at her for a long time before saying, "No, you are wrong. This is Shangguan Jinghong's trap."
Wang Mang's heart was shaken. At this moment, there was a knock on the door, and someone pushed the door open and walked in. Shangguan Jinghao looked at the person calmly, his expression becoming more cautious, "Is it done?"
Cao Zhaonan smiled and said, "Shangguan Jinghong understood that His Highness would be suspicious if she came to visit the mansion. He taught the Crown Princess to use the black bird as a cover. Just as His Highness guessed, the person who went out without any flaws today is the key. On the way, our thieves stole the flower hairpin that the maid took out of the mansion to repair. The hairpin was hollow inside, and there was indeed something hidden. After reading the letter, we put it back into the hairpin and put it back on the girl. Concubine Feng Qing still had the Jueyan Pill in her hand. According to the distance, the letter went from the hairpin shop to the Rui Wang Mansion, and then from the Rui Wang Mansion to the Northland. The Northland secretly delivered the Jueyan Pill to the Rui Wang Mansion, and it only took four days."
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The days seemed as dull as water, but in the blink of an eye, three days had passed.
Tomorrow is the wedding of King Xia, and it will be a lively occasion. If it were not for her status, she would never want to go. The Rui Palace is now like a lost dog.
Lang Linling rested his elbows on the table, thinking coldly.
"Miss, is lunch coming?"
The maid Shan'er asked from behind.
Shan'er was a new maid brought back from Lang's mansion. Later, she heard Jingping explain the matter of the fake Xiang'er. She knew that the real Xiang'er was already dead.
Xiang'er's affairs always made her think of many things. For example, Shangguan Jinghong was indeed smart, and Shangguan Jinghong was too stupid to give up all his years of hard work for a woman.
"No need." She replied lightly, and suddenly thought, if that woman was her, would she still think so.
At this moment, there was jealousy mixed with the disdain in my heart.
The door was suddenly pushed open, and she suddenly felt a little happy.
The man who came was holding a tray and wearing a green robe. It was indeed Shangguan Jinghong.
These days, he personally delivered meals and medicinal soup to her every day, saying that the medicinal soup was for her to regulate her body.
Yes, she is indeed in a bad mental state now.
But other than that, he didn't say anything else.
She still thought that if she begged him, she would fail. If he took the initiative to beg her, if he... She might go back and beg her grandfather. No matter if it works or not. She looked into his deep but calm eyes, and her heart became more and more complicated, as if the emotions accumulated for many days were pouring out.
He put down the tray, turned around and was about to leave.
Lang Linling couldn't help but say, "Master, please have a meal with us here."
Shangguan Jinghong thought for a moment, opened the door and said to Jingqing who was waiting outside, "Tell the master