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Everyone knows what's going on, why does she need to explain? "
"She betrayed you? Just now in Old Nine's house, I saw her looking at you frequently. You have completely broken her heart. She didn't want to do this, but she couldn't stand your coercion. Once she did it, I will ask about Old Eight's crime and I will definitely hold her accountable. I might as well kill her. Her mother and your mother have a close relationship. Since you treat her like this, I might as well promise her to Old Eight. He will surely love her and cherish her, and I will repay her kindness to the enclosure."
"What happened in the paddock? I don't understand what your Majesty means by this." Shangguan Jinghao felt a sudden chill in his heart. What on earth had Shangguan Jinghong done behind his back
"You know what you said and did in the jungle. I gave you great power, and you didn't fall behind in the slightest. You made good use of it. Now you have even found a disguise expert who is comparable to Xia Haibing. You have more and more talented people under you, and you are getting closer to my chair."
The emperor put his hand on his shoulder, and the veins on the back of his thin and sick hand were exposed, showing his anger.
Shangguan Jinghao had been in power since he was young, and he was the emperor's favorite. He had never been so embarrassed before. As for the matter of the enclosure, things had changed. He knew that it was impossible to ask anything at this time. He clenched his hands in his sleeves and tried to calm his anger. He thought carefully, and suddenly his heart moved. A smile climbed up the corner of his mouth again, "The net of heaven is vast, and there will always be a loophole. Father, have you ever thought that there is a loophole in the eighth brother's plan?"
A slight coolness came from the forehead and face, penetrating deep into the skin.
The feeling of suffocation in his heart slowly dissipated, his eyelids felt heavy, and Qiaochu slowly opened his eyes.
"Master, you finally woke up."
The sound of joy came from her ears. Weiye's eyes were fixed on the two faces in front of her. Qiaochu said "hmm". The other party had helped her up and leaned her against the bed railing according to the signal in her eyes.
The hand that supported her was warm and strong, but it was never as cold as her face. Qiaochu looked at his maid and smiled, "Beauty."
She had returned to her room in the Prince Rui's mansion—a new room adjacent to Shangguan Jinghong's study. There was no one else in the room except her two maids, and Shangguan Jinghong was not there.
She laughed at herself.
The beauty suddenly bent her knees and knelt on the ground, looking self-blaming, with a trace of panic between her eyebrows. The four were wiping the sweat off her face, and were surprised to see this, and asked helplessly: "Beauty, what's wrong with you?"
The beauty smiled bitterly, "I'm sorry, Master."
The four were shocked and inexplicably felt timid. They looked at Qiaochu and then at the beauty in confusion. They had only been in the palace for two days, so what had happened
Qiaochu shook his head and smiled, "It's okay, you didn't mean to hide it from me, and besides, you wouldn't have had the time to tell me about it at that time."
"Did Prince Rui tell the master everything?" The beauty was stunned, her face showing more guilt. "Master, are you really not angry with me?"
Beside them, the four were confused and angry, "Beauty, tell me, what unforgivable thing have you done? If you really let the master down, I will break off my friendship with you."
Qiaochu still shook his head, leaned over to help the beauty, and said softly: "Even if we follow the orders of King Rui and disguise ourselves as old friends, what's the big deal?"
The beauty was afraid that Qiaochu would fall, so she quickly held her hand.
Qiaochu helped the beauty to the bed, and then slowly looked out the window. The window was not closed, and the sky was shining with stars.
“Master…” Seeing Qiaochu’s indifferent look, the four great men and the beauty felt more and more uneasy.
Qiaochu smiled and said softly, "I just had a dream. In the dream, Prince Rui's plan failed. But how could he fail? It was so impenetrable. Except for Shen Qingling, I'm afraid no one in this mansion knows his entire plan."
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Just like Concubine Lang, she just got the lucky bag he had passed on to Lao Tie last night, so she knew that she had to pretend to be intimate with the woman with rash in Prince Xia's mansion today, and the emperor was watching. "
"Just like my beauty, she changed her appearance into Lao Tie according to Cao Zhaonan's instructions before he came, so the last loophole was also plugged. Ordinary people may not pay attention to that detail, but the other party is the emperor, who is thoughtful and will definitely not fail to notice it. If the fake beauty was sent by the prince, and if Prince Rui was "completely unaware", then the beauty who entered the palace with Prince Rui must still be waiting in the courtyard where the carriage was placed in the palace. At that time, I went to the Imperial Hospital, Prince Rui and the emperor were playing chess, and the beauty had a lot of time to spare. We just needed to find a hidden place and change her makeup back. When the emperor asked Xia Haibing and others to find the beauty, the beauty was still guarding the carriage, and she would be found once she was found. Lao Tie's whereabouts was actually a key, but at that time, the emperor's attention was only on the beauty. Lao Tie was actually in the mansion all the time, and at the right time, he gave Concubine Lang a tip to let her know what to do today."
"Like me, I only knew that the two letters were a ploy to lure the enemy, that the ink used in all the letters was not ordinary ink and would fade away after a certain period of time, that the identity of 'Lin Hailan' had been arranged by the Lang family long before, and that the 'Lin Hailan' yesterday had already been replaced by a female secret guard, and that I could no longer let the beauty follow me when I arrived at the Imperial Hospital. But I didn't know that it was a woman with a rash, and I didn't know that Shen Qingling played such an important role in it..."
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Qiaochu said a lot in one breath, and the four men were dumbfounded. The beauty was also very surprised. After all, as Qiaochu said, she only knew the part of the plan that belonged to her, and it was yesterday morning that Shangguan Jinghong instructed her that this matter must not be known to anyone else, not even her master.
She asked the reason cautiously.
Shangguan Jinghong only said one sentence: You just need to know that only when my business is accomplished will your master be well.
…
It sounds like Queen Rui is back in power at this point, but her master is not in a good position.
There are many things that the master doesn't know, but she seems to have guessed them all. If she hadn't guessed them, would she be happier
She hated King Rui very much, but she didn't know how to comfort her master.
The four gritted their teeth and said, "I heard that the emperor has granted the marriage. In fact, Prince Rui only needs to arrange for the secret guards to replace Miss Shen and dress her up as 'Lin Hailan'. It is also possible not to let her make up as a beauty. Now, the emperor has granted the marriage!"
"Only in this way can Shen Qingling be truly free with her original identity. The most powerful thing in this world is not medicine, nor is it disguise, but the human heart. In this way, if the emperor has compassion, he will release Shen Qingling. Is it just a marriage of convenience? I have never thought of this..."
Qiaochu lowered her eyes, but saw a pool of blood beside the bed. It must be hers. She rubbed her belly and finally asked, "Where is King Rui?"
Staring at the empty palace, the emperor took Xia Haibing, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and closed his eyes tiredly.
"Your Majesty, do you want to summon the imperial physician?" Xia Haibing asked worriedly.
"No." The emperor shook his head slowly. He had just dismissed Shangguan Jinghao and fell onto the dragon throne.
The loophole Shangguan Jinghao mentioned was impossible. He had sent Xia Haibing to check and Shangguan Jinghong did bring a beauty into the palace. To be cautious, he even asked a female official to carefully check her face.
He was filled with sadness and was at a loss for a moment.
Shangguan Jinghao has repeatedly harmed Shangguan Jinghong. If he were to succeed to the throne, Jinghong would be the first to suffer and would definitely die, not to mention others.
"Your Majesty, forgive me for asking you a question, but you granted the marriage between Prince Rui and Miss Shen for another reason, right?"
Xia Haibing asked in a low voice with some hesitation.
"Well, Jinghong had been interested in her since he was young. If he married her and fulfilled his wish, his feelings for Qiaochu might fade."
"Your Majesty... is determined to kill Concubine Qiao?"
"That's right! If Jinghong doesn't agree to the marriage tonight, I will kill her immediately. Beauty is a disaster, and this woman must not be kept any longer, otherwise, the three of them will cause trouble. Now that Jinghong has agreed, I will keep Qiaochu alive for a few more days to see how to kill her without making any noise."
Xia Haibing was startled and hurriedly changed the subject, "When does the emperor plan to let Prince Rui get married?"
"Let me think about the date, but as soon as possible..."
"Master, Prince Rui was here just now. It seems that Prince Ning and his men are here. He went to the dungeon. He also said that he had given you some medicine and you would not wake up so soon. It's just in time for him to come back."
The beauty answered, subconsciously looking at the bloodstains on the ground. Prince Rui was very anxious just now, and he used his internal energy to treat Qiaochu, but he used too much force and it hurt his lungs. Looking at his appearance just now, his face was pale, and he was holding his master and didn't want to let go. When he went to the dungeon, he also ordered not to tell the master that he was injured, partly because he was afraid that the master would wake up and see the injury and worry about him.
She and the four would not tell their master, so as to avoid his worrying. Besides, he was going to marry another woman.
She was thinking secretly, but suddenly she heard Qiaochu say, "Help me to the basement. We just met in a hurry last time and then parted. I want to go see Dong Ning and the others."
"yes… "
Being helped up by the two girls, Qiaochu laughed at himself in his heart, Qiaochu, you said you wanted to see Dong Ning and the others, you don't want to stay alone, your mind is full of random thoughts, you are unhappy, or you just want to see him, because he is not there when you wake up, you feel lonely...
In the dungeon, several tables were placed outside the bamboo house.
When everyone heard Shen Qingling talk about the whole plan, they were surprised and happy, but they felt it was extremely dangerous.
Shangguan Jinghong had been silent and drank several glasses of wine. At this moment, the glass in his hand was snatched away. He looked up and saw that it was Shen Qingling. Suddenly, there were some noises outside the iron gate.
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The voice was low, and everyone was in high spirits, so no one noticed. Shangguan Jinghong stood up quickly, and sent Fang Ming to guard outside the room, and asked two maids to wait inside, so that if she showed any unusual behavior, they would come and inform him immediately.
He actually wanted to be with her. Although Fifth Brother and others had come over, they could eventually delay their meeting.
He was afraid to see her disgusted look.
Originally, the matter was simple, but now... I don't know how to explain it to her.
Shen Qingling frowned slightly. At this time, Jing Qingzheng said, "My Lord's plan is brilliant, except for one thing. How did you know that the first person to announce the imperial edict in our house was Cao Zhaonan? If it was Xia Haibing, wouldn't it be bad? Fortunately, God bless you."
Shangguan Jinghong didn't say anything, so he looked at Shen Qingling for help.
Shen Qingling was a little speechless.
Everyone looked at Shen Qingling, but she didn't answer, so they were afraid she didn't know. Then they saw Shangguan Jinghong staring at the iron door with a focused look, so they all looked in his direction. Then they saw the door open, Fang Ming walked over, followed by three people. The person in the middle had her hair tied up in a bun and a thin cape on her body, but she was very outstanding. When she saw Rui and Shen standing side by side, she was obviously stunned, and then she looked at Jing Qing next to her as if she wanted to avoid something.
"It's not God's blessing, but I expected the emperor to make such an assignment. The purpose of the first imperial edict was to take us away. The key point was that the emperor would send the most trusted person to execute the second imperial edict, so Lord Xia must fall into the last imperial edict."
"So that's how it is. I understand." Jing Qing jumped for joy and whispered, "When we were discussing Miss Qingling's matter that night, Master Qiao, as soon as you arrived, I dismissed us and only discussed it with you. We were so scared all the way here."
Qiaochu recalled what happened that night.
He left her in the bamboo house to rest and asked Dong Ning and Pei Lan to look after her. He went out to discuss Qing Ling's matter with King Ning and others. She went there later and heard them talking about using the Jueyan Pill as bait.
In fact, she guessed that Shangguan Jinghong went out to talk about Qingling that night because of Shangguan Jinghao's testing of Qingling outside the Golden Palace during the day. Since Shangguan Jinghao was certain that "Lin Hailan" was Qingling, he would definitely take action.
In the woods, Shangguan Jinghong speculated that he would set up ambushes around the palace, and anyone who left the palace would be followed. It would be difficult for Qingling to be sent out of the palace, and it would not be safe to leave.
Shangguan Jinghao will find a way to expose Qingling, so it is not safe in the mansion. If the mansion is searched like Shangguan Jinghong did that day, it will be a disaster.
Shangguan Jinghong wanted to strike before he did, and proposed to use Jueyan Pill as bait.
But Qiaomei almost never leaves the Prince's Mansion, and it seems like she is under house arrest by the Prince. It is extremely difficult to ask Qiaomei out.
Everyone understood that the most direct way to deliver a letter to Qiaomei was for Qiaochu to do it.
But as soon as Zong Pu mentioned Qiaochu's name, Shangguan Jinghong scolded him harshly.
She came out of the forest and told Shangguan Jinghong that she was willing to go over.
It was already a difficult situation at that time. Shangguan Jinghong made up his mind and accepted it, but he refused to let her go alone. Later, Prince Rui and Princess Rui visited the Prince's Mansion.
Qiaochu thought that if she had another chance, she would still deliver the letter, but she really shouldn't come over tonight.
Shen Qingling also looked over at this time and said with a smile: "So Concubine Qiao also knew. Jinghong and I are close friends, so Jinghong is not afraid to tell me the plan, but considering that this matter is very serious, it will be troublesome if the news leaks out during private discussions. He only told me everything. You should have come earlier so that you can explain it to everyone. Jinghong is a man of few words, so it is inevitable that there will be some shortcomings if I speak alone."
Although he was mentally prepared, Qiaochu still felt a sharp pang in his heart when he heard this.
"No, I don't know. What I just said was just a guess. I... I'm going back. You guys celebrate. Congratulations, Miss Shen."
Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. Shangguan Jinghong had not been informed in advance. They had known each other for more than ten years and had no grudges against each other. The fewer people who knew about it, the safer it would be. But now, from Qingling and Qiaochu's point of view, it was a taboo.
The four and the beauty were so angry that they held Qiaochu and were about to leave. Dong Ning was the fastest to react and immediately ran to Qiaochu, "Sister Qiao, don't leave. I spared you just now because you were asleep. Now that you are here, you are not allowed to leave no matter what I say."
The green figure was much faster than her, and forcefully inserted itself between her and Qiaochu. The beauty was so angry that she threw all the patience tactics Qiaochu had taught her out of her mind, bent her five fingers into claws, and fiercely grabbed at the green figure.
The opponent did not dodge or evade. With a "hiss", a sleeve was torn off, and the back of his hand was immediately