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If I tear off her mask in front of everyone, I will be the one who suffers."
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"It's not that far from the north to the East Tomb. As mentioned in the second letter, it will take four days. And considering the distance, even the fastest messenger bird and horse will not be able to deliver the Jueyan Pill until late at night on the fourth day. I reported this to my father secretly on the third night. My father summoned you and Qiaochu to the palace at noon on the fourth day, and then immediately issued an imperial decree to bring Shen Qingling to the palace. At that time, Shen Qingling had not received the pill at all. My report to my father was extremely confidential, and it was even more impossible for you to know in advance and switch people. So the "Lin Hailan" who entered the palace must still be Shen Qingling. Shen Qingling has now come with my father, which proves that my idea is correct. What exactly is wrong?"
"Brother, you will get the answer you want after the banquet through our father. I'm sorry to leave you." Shangguan Jinghong smiled slightly, then lowered his voice and whispered in Shangguan Jinghao's ear, "I will never forget the grudge in the Crown Prince's Mansion."
Qiaochu was listening in a daze, and seeing Shangguan Jinghao's eyes were filled with hatred and coldness, he smiled back and said, "Then you should keep a close eye on her, that will be a very good feeling."
The big hand holding her hand suddenly tightened. Shangguan Jinghong's eyes darkened, but he didn't say anything else, and walked away with her in his arms.
Qiaochu suddenly realized this problem at this moment. She had been abducted by Shangguan Jinghao. Perhaps, in the minds of Shangguan Jinghong and King Ning and his gang, she and Shangguan Jinghao had already had an unclear relationship.
Shangguan Jinghong never asked, and she never thought of explaining, but at this moment, she no longer had the energy to say anything.
At this time, Shen Qingling walked out from the crowd again, and a few steps away, she frowned and looked at the prince.
Qiaochu vaguely saw the emperor glance over here calmly.
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Time passed like this after all. After the ceremony, Yinping was sent to the bridal chamber, and Shangguan Jingcong toasted outside.
There was a grand banquet in the courtyard.
The courtyard was heavily guarded by imperial guards.
The chief's table. When we sat down, there was a problem with the seat.
The banquet was prepared by the Palace Household Department in cooperation with Prince Xia's Palace. Apart from the etiquette of close relatives, it was also based on the Emperor's preferences. At this time, a few seats were quickly added for Prince Rui's Palace.
The emperor hesitated for a moment and asked Shen Qingling to come over.
According to the original arrangement, there were already eleven people including the Emperor and Empress, Concubine Zhuang, the Crown Prince and his wife, Chunfeng, Caining, Shangguan Jingcong, Xia Haibing, Prince Ning and his wife. As the table was limited in size, only three more people could be added.
Shangguan Jinghong glanced at Lang Linling, then took Qiaochu in his arms and sat down.
Qiaochu saw Lang Linling and the rash-ridden woman still standing. Lang Linling had a hint of self-mockery in her eyes and said, "Sister, you and me sit here. I'll take sister Hailan to the next table."
Lang Linling was startled. The emperor glanced at her indifferently. The hand under the table was held tightly by Shangguan Jinghong. When she said "Hai Lan" to the woman with the rash, Shangguan Jinghong's eyes showed a little strange color, as if he did not expect that she knew to call the woman with the rash like that.
Qiaochu was unable to break free for a moment. After a while, everyone in the courtyard looked at her who was about to get up. She had no choice but to say something to Shangguan Jinghong. Shangguan Jinghong suddenly smiled and said, "Jinghong would like to pay respects to father and ninth brother first. I wish father good health and ninth brother a happy night."
"Ninth brother, as your elder brother, I am not as thoughtful as you brothers, so I have not prepared any special gifts to congratulate you. Jinghong was raised by Concubine Zhuang when he was young. If you don't mind, I will temporarily act as half the host and go to his table to greet you brothers on his behalf."
Shangguan Jinghao glanced at Qiaochu and said with a smile, "That's the best. Jingcong couldn't ask for more."
The emperor hummed lightly. Qiao Chu only saw Concubine Zhuang's eyes flickering slightly. Shen Qingling looked at her seriously and was taken away by Shangguan Jinghong.
…
They happened to go to the seventh prince's table, but it wasn't really a coincidence. According to the original arrangement, they were supposed to sit here.
The Sixth Prince, the Tenth Prince and others were also at this table. They were embarrassed, awed and frightened when they saw the two of them.
Qiaochu discovered that this was reflected in the fact that the two of them took up a lot of space, and the people on either side of them had their chairs moved very far apart, as if to give a sense of keeping strangers away.
She was not a person who held grudges. Although she was very angry at what these people did at that time, she didn't say anything now. She didn't make any sarcasm or ridicule. Instead, she felt a bit of helpless laughter.
She smiled unconsciously. Shangguan Jinghong seemed to have discovered a new world. His originally sullen face became very happy, and his fierce eyes softened a little.
The princes and princesses at the table discussed it together. Without waiting for the maids behind them to pour wine and serve food, the Seventh Prince poured the wine himself and handed it to Shangguan Jinghong. He smiled awkwardly and said, "Eighth brother, your elder brother and your seventh sister-in-law were playing around with you and Concubine Qiao earlier. Now I think we went too far. I apologize to you here. I hope you will forgive me."
Shangguan Jinghong glanced at the Seventh Princess with a half-smile. The Seventh Princess was startled and dropped her chopsticks. The Seventh Prince awkwardly took back the wine glass that was frozen in mid-air.
Qiao Chu wondered whether she should say some words of advice, but then she thought these people were really hateful, and she didn't want to talk to Shangguan Jinghong, so she didn't say anything.
The maid behind her handed her a wet handkerchief for washing hands. She was very hungry and was about to take it, but Shangguan Jinghong looked at her deeply, quickly took the handkerchief, washed his hands first, held her hand, wiped it carefully, and then served her the food.
Everyone at the table watched, and seeing Shangguan Jinghong's skillful movements, as if she was used to doing it every day, they forgot to eat and drink for a moment, and some were speechless. Several princesses were afraid, but also envious.
This seems ordinary, but the difficulty lies in whether the person will do it, and even more difficult is whether he will still treat you like this when he becomes successful.
Shangguan Jinghong naturally didn't care about what these people were thinking. He saw Qiaochu eating in small bites, but eating very quickly. He felt a pain in his heart and suddenly asked, "Didn't you eat anything last night?"
"have eaten."
In front of others, Qiaochu didn't want others to see what happened between the two of them, so he swallowed his food and replied softly.
He hesitated for a moment, then said, "Before I left the palace, I went to see my mother, and the food basket was still there, unopened."
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There was a certain sense of smugness in his voice. Qiaochu was startled and could hardly hold the chopsticks in his hand.
"Since you already know, why do you still ask?"
She sneered and asked, why did he scheme against her like this? These days, she had thought that maybe she had misunderstood him, and he had never schemed to get her back, but now she found it ridiculous.
It might have been a misunderstanding then, but now—
Shangguan Jinghong was surprised by her reaction and reached out to grab her.
She felt a surge of grief and anger, and through her blurred vision she saw people looking at the two of them. In this noisy courtyard, the protagonist was obviously Shangguan Jingcong in wedding clothes. They were looking at her only because of the man next to her. He was an important figure, but she was not.
She smiled softly, and her body slowly fell down.
"Outstanding..."
The last thing I was aware of was Shangguan Jinghong's panicked voice in my ears and the completely discolored eyes...
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Shangguan Jinghao narrowed his eyes and looked at the slightly messy courtyard. Like everyone else, he watched several figures disappear outside the courtyard gate. Shangguan Jinghong had just confessed his crime to the emperor, and led everyone in the Rui Palace, holding the unconscious Qiaochu and hurried into the night.
Qiaochu seems to be seriously ill.
He thought quietly, feeling anxious, but also somewhat pleased, for the pain in Shangguan Jinghong's eyes. He subconsciously glanced at Shangguan Jingcong who was sitting at the table, but was met with the emperor's cold stare at him. His heart sank, but he saw the emperor ordering Mo Cunfeng behind him: "Send Miss Shen to the Prince Rui's mansion, and wait for her marriage in the mansion."
This was really against marriage etiquette, and everyone was very surprised, but they didn't dare to say anything. Shen Qingling lowered her eyes, and when she raised her eyes, she looked at him in a daze.
He suddenly became suspicious.
Later, everyone went to the bridal chamber to make trouble.
He did not go and left with the emperor.
Green smoke was floating in the air, and at this moment he was in the Golden Palace.
He stared at the stove in front of him calmly, then suddenly raised his head, his tone becoming somewhat rebellious, "Father, Shen Qingling betrayed me, and the Eighth Prince had ulterior motives, but you arranged a marriage for them. I really don't understand what you mean. If you want the Eighth Prince to succeed you, just send me out of the palace and let me wander around like my mother. Why bother with the trouble of reducing my power step by step like now!"
The emperor was sitting behind the desk with his eyes closed, but when he heard this, he stood up suddenly, his eyes full of anger. He fiercely brushed the memorial on the desk to the ground, and pointed at him with a trembling finger, "At this point, you still dare to bite back? Shen Qingling betrayed you? Her disappearance was planned by you, and her purpose was to put the blame on the Eighth Prince. The woman Xia Haibing brought out of the Eighth Prince's mansion was actually Lin Hailan! That day you told me that she was wearing a human skin mask. I asked Xia Haibing, and Xia Haibing confirmed it. I don't know what kind of people you have buried next to your brother, and you even knew that the woman was wearing a mask. Yes, how could you not know that you even killed the maid of Concubine Lang and found someone to impersonate her to act as an insider in the Rui Palace."
Shangguan Jinghao was shocked when he heard this. The emperor had sharp eyes and saw it immediately. He was so angry that he dropped his arm. He held the table tightly with both hands, smiled coldly, and said, "This is indeed true! The secret of the eighth brother's night search of the prince's mansion must be kept secret. In order to save Qiaochu's life, he refused to reveal it, but I found out later."
"You rebellious son, you even covet your brother's woman!"
Shangguan Jinghao's heart was getting heavier, but he couldn't care less about how the emperor knew about what happened that day. The most urgent thing now was what happened yesterday. He suppressed his anger, lifted his clothes and knelt down, saying, "Father, how could the woman you ordered Lord Xia to bring into the palace yesterday be Lin Hailan? It was obviously Shen Qingling!"
"You still dare to quibble after all this?" The emperor was furious. He pointed at Xia Haibing who was standing beside him and said through gritted teeth, "Haibing, you speak."
Xia Haibing sighed deeply in his heart, nodded, and said: "Your Highness, yesterday I was ordered to escort "Miss Lin" to the palace. On the way, I met the beautiful maid of Concubine Qiao, who asked to talk to Miss Lin. But that beauty is not a beauty at all, she is a disguise. The other party's disguise technique is very superb. If she hadn't been cautious and her hands were shaking constantly, I would never have seen that she was really a disguise. This woman is none other than Miss Shen."
Second brother, you must have known it through our father's mouth.
In a flash, Shangguan Jinghong's voice passed by his ears in the Xia Palace. Shangguan Jinghao's heart suddenly shook, which meant that the "Lin Hailan" brought into the palace by Xia Haibing was no longer Shen Qingling. Waves of itchiness spread from his throat, and he clearly heard a low panting sound similar to the cry of a night bird escaping from his throat.
In Prince Xia's mansion, he was originally delighted by the appearance of Shen Qingling, thinking that Shangguan Jinghong's hiding of the square mirror had been completely exposed, but suddenly he began to doubt the identity of the woman with the rash standing beside Shen Qingling. Then the emperor suddenly turned against him - at this moment, he finally understood who that woman was.
"You know the friendship between Xia Haibing and Concubine Chang. They are just like siblings from an ordinary family. So you disguised Shen Qingling as a beauty. Shen Qingling asked Xia Haibing to go to the forest to have a private talk with 'Lin Hailan'. Xia Haibing would definitely allow it for Concubine Chang's sake. Even if Xia Haibing could tell that the beauty was disguised by someone, he might not refuse to let her go—"
The emperor said coldly, Xia Haibing smiled bitterly, slowly knelt down, and whispered: "Haibing is ashamed."
"Well, you are loyal to me after all, otherwise you wouldn't have told me about the day and night search of the Crown Prince's Mansion." The emperor sighed and waved his hand to let him get up. He still looked at Shangguan Jinghao, "Fortunately, I realized that this matter was not simple, so I sent Zuo Bing over. Once the plan is successful, the woman who returns to the sedan chair from the forest is Shen Qingling wearing Lin Hailan's human skin mask, the real Shen Qingling, and 'Lin Hailan' has long been drugged by Shen Qingling and fainted in the forest. You can send someone to move her away later."
"In this way, you will completely frame Old Eight. If I have not seen through your plan, I will not let him off easily this time. He will never be able to return to the court again. I will even depose him and drive him out of Chaoge."
"Jinghao, you are so cruel. I believed it at first. How could a normal woman wear a human skin mask? It turns out that Lin Hailan has a rash on her face recently. She wants to go out with her sister, Concubine Lang, and get closer to Old Eight. This woman is very beautiful. I think the Lang family saw that Qiaochu was becoming more and more favored, so they wanted to help Concubine Lang deal with Qiaochu. I didn't expect you to take advantage of this opportunity."
The anger in Shangguan Jinghao's heart grew like spring grass.
It turns out that it was a game from the beginning.
Shangguan Jinghong knew that since he and Qiaochu had suddenly visited the Prince's Mansion, he would definitely guess that they had some agenda.
Qiaochu and Qiaomei walked away and talked, and it was clear that the key lay with Qiaomei.
I will pay attention to all the movements of Yangmei.
The letter was found and the matter of Jueyan Dan was learned.
Since he was asking for the Jueyan Pill, he must use it on Shen Qingling. Because Shen Qingling was like a cup of poison, if the emperor knew she was hiding in the Rui Wang Mansion, it would be a disaster. Disguise could not be done once and for all, and only taking the Jueyan Pill was the safest way.
It turned out that the first letter was a cover-up, and the second letter was also a cover-up.
There is another set within the set!
The matter of searching the Prince’s mansion at night and taking away Qiaochu... Shangguan Jinghao couldn’t help but smile in his heart, Father, you are old. You really think Xia Haibing knew it from somewhere and told you, then Shangguan Jinghong must have let Xia Haibing know it on purpose.
He walked quickly to the table, looked at the emperor at eye level, gritted his teeth, and said slowly: "Father, this is all Old Eight's plan. Think about it, Shen Qingling is loyal to me, why would she confess all this in front of you?"
The emperor's eyes were as cold as frost, and the dark blue under his eyes jumped with his eyes, and his face showed a bit of ferocity, "Because, after all, she is not as cold as you. Lao Ba has been in love with her since he was a child. Although he is accompanied by Qiao Chu, Lao Ba learned archery for her. I saw it clearly, and Shen Qingling was also aware of it. She is a person who still remembers the relationship. She advised you not to murder me in the enclosure. Yesterday, she knew that this move would hurt Lao Ba miserably, and she was uneasy in her heart, so she revealed her emotions and let Xia Haibing and Zuo Bing notice it. The facts are in front of us. If you think about the whole story carefully,