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"Qiaochu would never say anything, she would just endure the insult, but at this time she smiled and said: "Qiaochu originally thought that it was just her husband's leg disease, but she didn't expect the Seventh Prince to be the same, and couldn't even pick up a small thing for the Seventh Sister-in-law. Your Highness is considerate, Seventh Sister-in-law, here it is."
The Seventh Prince just growled, "What are you talking about?" The Seventh Princess was so furious that she stretched out her hand and pushed her shoulder hard.
Qiaochu was already weak on her feet, and she stumbled and fell backwards. She was startled and subconsciously hugged her stomach with both hands...
"The Emperor has arrived..."
Suddenly, a sharp voice came from outside the door. In the chaos, Qiao Chu only saw a dark figure in front of her leaping up and rushing towards her.
She was immediately embraced by a strong arm, and the man's voice passed by anxiously, "Did you fall anywhere?"
"Your son greets His Majesty."
She was a little stunned as she watched Shangguan Jingcong land in front of her, quickly glanced at her, and then bowed behind her. Wasn't it Shangguan Jingcong who hugged her
She breathed a sigh of relief. She looked down at the hand around her waist. The palm was white and slender, but the back of the hand was covered with scars. She couldn't help but feel surprised and happy. For a moment, the word "Jinghong" was stuck in her throat and she couldn't say it out.
The man behind her held her tightly with one hand, led her to the Seventh Princess, and then swung the sleeve of his other arm fiercely at the Seventh Princess. The Seventh Princess was shocked—
"Old Eight, you are really rebellious!"
The emperor's voice came sharply from behind.
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The Seventh Princess was so frightened that she stepped back repeatedly, her skirt tangled and she fell backwards. Fortunately, the Seventh Prince was quite agile. He was shocked and quickly supported her so that she did not fall to the ground.
But she was frightened enough. Her pretty face turned pale and fear was still in her eyes.
"Eighth brother, you actually hit your sister-in-law!" The Seventh Prince asked sternly, letting go of the Seventh Princess, and bowed to the emperor and said, "Your Highness, I beg you to make the decision."
Qiaochu saw that Shangguan Jinghong's eyes were full of bloodshot, and it seemed that he had not slept all night, but his eyes were bright and he asked with a smile, "Seventh Brother, Jinghong saw a moth flying in front of Seventh Sister-in-law, and was afraid that she would be scared, so he brushed it away for her. If you are talking about fighting, did Jinghong touch her body? If not, how can there be any fighting? Speaking of fighting, I saw Seventh Sister-in-law did it to Jinghong's wife just now..."
He suddenly stopped talking, and the remaining sound suddenly became gloomy.
The Seventh Prince was choked, unable to refute him for a moment. He then realized that Shangguan Jinghong did that on purpose, teaching his wife a lesson without leaving any evidence.
He was so ashamed that he became angry. He bowed his head and kowtowed again, "Father, you are wise. I helped Concubine Qiao because I saw that she was unstable. But my eighth brother intended to hurt her!"
He glanced at Shangguan Jinghao and the others. Except for Shangguan Jinghao, who looked at a woman beside the emperor with a slight smile on his face, the Sixth and Tenth Princes immediately echoed in unison, "As the Seventh Prince said, please let the emperor decide."
The emperor looked down on Prince Rui, so even though the accusation was not true, everyone dared to speak out.
The Seventh Prince smiled inwardly, and when he looked up, he saw several people standing beside the Emperor, including the Empress, Concubine Zhuang, and two young women. One of them would have been beautiful if not for the red rash on her face, but he did not recognize her. The other had a beautiful face, and there was a hint of bookishness between her eyebrows. He was startled, this woman actually looked familiar, as if he had seen her somewhere before.
That look... must have been seen before.
Suddenly, he felt a chill in his heart, and he knew who this woman was!
He was just startled when he heard the emperor sneer, "Seventh Brother, I only know how to tease people first. Today is your ninth brother's wedding banquet, and you have to make trouble. You should take care of your wife first."
After Emperor Jun finished speaking, he looked up at Shangguan Jinghao and said calmly, "My younger brother is making trouble, and you, as his elder brother, can't discipline him properly. I think you have too much work to do. So, the Ministry of War and half of the military power that was temporarily handed over to you will be returned to Old Eight for management. In addition, the Ministry of Personnel will also be handed over to Old Eight."
The Crown Prince still controls three ministries, but the Ministry of Personnel is the head of the six ministries, and with half of the military power of the previous Western Expedition Army, the Crown Prince and Prince Rui are now in a three-way tie again? !
As if he had not heard the emperor's words clearly, the Seventh Prince was shocked and froze in his place. The other two princes were also shocked and dared not breathe. The people in the hall were even more shocked.
Qiaochu leaned in Shangguan Jinghong's arms, and like Shangguan Jinghao, looked at the two women beside the emperor.
Besides her joy, she was also shocked by everyone in the hall, and now she slowly looked at Shangguan Jinghao.
Shangguan Jinghao's half-closed eyes suddenly opened wide, and his face looked very ugly.
She looked at the man next to her again. Shangguan Jinghong's face was calm, without any change. He was still wearing the same green robe from last night, which was a little wrinkled. However, he stood quietly with his arms around her, a few steps away from Shangguan Jinghao, but they seemed to be in a confrontation. Everyone looked at him at this time and suddenly had the same feeling.
However, if Shangguan Jinghao always gives people the feeling of being as graceful as a fairy, Shangguan Jinghong is more like a monster.
Power will never come easily. What on earth did this person do behind the scenes? How cunning and terrifying must this decadent and declining man be
The emperor's face was also very bad, with dark and swollen eyes. He looked around at everyone and looked at Shangguan Jingcong, who had been waiting with his head bowed, seemingly unsurprised. His eyes flickered, revealing a trace of fatherly kindness. He took a step forward, as if he was about to go over to preside over the wedding, but suddenly he thought of something and said slowly: "My lords, on this auspicious day, I will appoint another marriage. I hereby grant the marriage to the daughter of the eighth son, Prince Rui, and the cousin of Concubine Chang, Shen Qingling."
"Prince Rui and Miss Shen?"
"Who is Miss Shen?"
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The sounds in the hall were buzzing in her ears, and the feeling was just like being slapped hard by Shangguan Jinghong that day. Qiaochu tried hard to ignore the fainting feeling in her body, and struggled hard in Shangguan Jinghong's arms. Shangguan Jinghong's eyes sank, and he wanted to hug her tightly, but when their eyes met, he seemed to be intimidated by her appearance. He was afraid that force would hurt her, so he had to slowly and carefully loosen his arms.
Thus, Qiaochu could stand out a little and get a good look at the two young women beside the emperor.
She didn't know who the woman with the rash was, but she thought she could guess her identity. As for the woman next to the woman with the rash, she knew her.
The people in the hall were all looking at her like a net, and they were surprised at first, but now they were even more shocked and puzzled. However, they also knew who Miss Shen was. Because when the emperor was talking about Shen Qingling, his eyes fell on the woman next to the woman with the rash.
That face once belonged to a young man with red lips and white teeth.
The young man was called Fang Jing, and he had been the prince's study companion.
It turns out that "he" is actually a woman, and this woman is about to become the Princess of Rui.
No one can guess the ins and outs behind this.
But it must be wonderful.
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Shangguan Jinghong and Shen Qingling knelt down to express their gratitude.
Qiaochu stood there coldly, and suddenly remembered something, looking at Shangguan Jinghao who was not far away. A little pride arose in her stomach cramps. At least, she didn't have the panic rage in Shangguan Jinghao's eyes, she only had a heart of sadness. They were both losers, but she was better than him, wasn't she
A hand tightly held hers, as if he was very unhappy that she looked at Shangguan Jinghao. She slowly looked at the man who had come to her side at some point, his eyes were as dark as if they were quenched with the thickest ink.
"Shangguan Jinghong, the plan was not what we designed from the beginning, right?" Amid the fixed gazes in the room, she swallowed the sweet and fishy taste in her throat, smiled and asked him in a low voice.
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A warm current passed through the two people's tightly clasped hands.
"Don't say anything yet. Once the banquet is over, we will go back. I will talk to you slowly when we get back."
The cold and quiet in Shangguan Jinghong's eyes seemed to be pierced by something sharp, and the thick ink flowed out, turning into heartache and panic.
"Well, I know I'm ignorant."
Qiaochu smiled and stopped talking. It was really not appropriate to talk about these things in this place. She just said more self-mockery than asking questions. In fact, she didn't know beforehand, and she didn't need to know afterwards. She always thought she was someone he could trust, but it turned out she wasn't. What was the point of what she had just done and fought for him? It was a one-man show, a fool.
"No, that's not what I meant. Your body..."
"Would you please not say anything now..."
He spoke in a very hurried tone, but she interrupted him.
He nodded and laughed at himself, and a strong warm current flowed from his hands into her body.
In a trance, she saw Shen Qingling smiling at her in the crowd.
She smiled back at her, but Shen Qingling did not approach them. She walked aside, and her eyes immediately showed a depressed look.
Planning required
She was thinking calmly, and then she saw Lang Linling and people from Prince Rui's Mansion walking in from the door.
Lang Linling looked stunned. It seemed that she had been here for a while. She only stood outside with Jing Ping and others when the emperor spoke just now.
Shangguan Jingcong and Yinping were already performing the ceremony of worshipping heaven and earth and their father and mother. Everyone stood back to watch, and many people, including Lang Xiang, quietly looked at them and Shangguan Jinghao who were left behind in the crowd. The emperor's words just now seemed to have a sting in them. After the narrow path in the enclosure, the prince seemed to have angered the emperor again.
Qiaochu's eyes were bitter, and she suddenly remembered that she was pushed down by the Seventh Princess just now, and Shangguan Jingcong came over to help her, but the Emperor and Shangguan Jinghong arrived at that time. How she hoped that this marriage of his was not a political marriage, and that he could be happy.
"Do you feel better?" Shangguan Jinghong asked in a low voice, his eyes full of worry and nervousness.
His fingers were always on her wrist.
Qiaochu had actually been trying to calm down, not only for himself but also for the sake of the child. After hearing his question, his heart, which had calmed down a little, suddenly became heavy, and he finally said, "I'll go away for a while."
Shangguan Jinghong's eyes dimmed, and he finally let her go slowly.
Jing Ping and others walked to Shangguan Jinghong, while she walked to Lang Linling and called the latter.
Lang Linling was startled, then suddenly laughed softly: "Qiaochu, you see farther than I do. In the future, he will only treat you..."
Qiaochu shook his head and smiled, then changed the subject and asked a question, "Why did sister come here only now?"
If you want to know something, you would rather ask others.
"The palace was guarded by people from the palace. Today, people from the palace came to announce the decree and they were released. An Ye asked Uncle Tie to pass on our treasure bag. Although we were anxious at first and wanted to send someone to deliver a letter to the palace to inform him that Shen Qingling had been captured, we calmed down after reading the letter."
Lang Linling lowered her voice to a very low level, and then suddenly walked forward to meet the woman with the rash who was walking towards her.
The two of them quickly came together, whispering to each other, and looked intimate. The emperor, who was sitting in the hall receiving the gift, seemed to glance at the two of them indifferently.
Qiaochu was surprised by the word "Uncle Tie" in Lang Linling's words. How could Uncle Tie deliver a letter to someone in the Rui Palace when he was clearly in the palace last night? At this time, seeing Lang Linling being intimate with the woman with rash, something suddenly flashed through his mind, and he suddenly figured out Shangguan Jinghong's plan.
So that's how it is.
No wonder my friend and the beauty disappeared later.
She was lost in thought when suddenly a green shadow flashed before her eyes. Shangguan Jinghong had come in front of her and blocked Shangguan Jinghao who was approaching her.
Shangguan Jinghao stood still with a smile, his eyes gleaming with an almost enchanting light. Wang Mang and Cao Zhaonan, who were following behind him, had not yet recovered from the sudden change, and their faces were gloomy.
"That day outside the Golden Palace, I was sure that 'Lin Hailan' was Shen Qingling in disguise, and you guessed that I knew it. After that, you and I placed our bets on this woman. I would reveal it to my father, and you would keep it a secret... I lost this round convincingly. Tell me, where did I go wrong in these links?"
Shangguan Jinghong hugged him again. Qiaochu only heard Shangguan Jinghao put his mouth close to Shangguan Jinghong's ear and asked softly.
"Letter." Shangguan Jinghong replied indifferently.
Shangguan Jinghao sneered, "Impossible! The first pigeon letter was just a cover. You wanted me to mistakenly believe that it would take you seven or eight days to get the Jueyan Pill, but my ninth brother's wedding banquet is on the fifth day. What could be better than exposing Shen Qingling's true identity in public on the wedding day? If I take this letter seriously, I will consider that you will naturally not bring the real Shen Qingling over that day. If you do bring someone, you will only bring a fake Shen Qingling under the "Lin Hailan" human skin mask, or you will not bring anyone."
"Then, you asked Shen Qingling to write to me, saying that she intended to surrender to me again because of your loss of power. I would arrange a meeting with her, and I would definitely arrange a meeting with her at the Xia Palace on the day of the wedding banquet, because this would reveal her identity in front of everyone. And Shen Qingling would definitely be willing to cooperate to show her sincerity, and would pester you to bring her here. You pretended to be reluctant, but you couldn't resist Shen Qingling's request, so you brought her here anyway."
"After I meet her, before I reveal her identity, I will definitely confirm whether the "Lin Hailan" you brought here is Shen Qingling. I have lived with Shen Qingling for many years. If it is not her, anyone pretending to be her will be recognized by me. If I am sure that person is not Shen Qingling, I will not reveal her identity. Otherwise, it will give the impression that I want to kill you in front of my father. However, I will not doubt it at that time, because the person who appears in front of me is indeed Shen Qingling after my verification, so I will expose her in front of everyone."
"As long as I do this, I will fall into your trap. Because your real purpose is in the second letter. The letter you asked the maid of Qiaomei to send out with the hairpin is the real one. It only takes three or four days for you to get the Jueyan Pill. Lao Jiu's wedding banquet is on the fifth day. In other words, Shen Qingling who came on the fifth day is Shen Qingling, but she is not Shen Qingling. She has changed a lot.