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Even if his father came, Shangguan Jinghong would never go out to open the door. He just pretended not to hear and kissed the person under him. Qiaochu was shy and pushed him away repeatedly, saying anxiously: "It should be Uncle Tie, Uncle Fang and the others who are back. Go and open the door..."
"No, let them knock, don't move, be good..."
"Get up, get up..."
Qiaochu was so anxious that he almost cried. What if his friend removed the door
Shangguan Jinghong was kicked several times, cursed a few times, gnashed his teeth, put on his pants, put on his iron mask, and turned back to say, "I'll make it up to you later, and give you another one."
Qiaochu was stunned and kicked him on the butt again. Shangguan Jinghong snorted in dissatisfaction and walked out the door.
Qiaochu was anxious again, "Hey, come back and put on your robe."
When he went out like this, his body was covered with marks from her biting and scratching. Even a fool would know what they had done.
"If you keep arguing, I'll kill you. You'll have to take it off again after you put it on. Why bother? It's just Uncle Tie and the others. What are you afraid of?"
Qiaochu was so embarrassed that he looked terrified. During this moment, Shangguan Jinghong disappeared.
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Shangguan Jinghong stared at the group of people at the door with an expressionless face.
"Master—"
The young man in front had just opened his mouth when Shangguan Jinghong slammed the door shut.
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When Shangguan Jinghong entered the room, Qiaochu was busy putting on his clothes. He just heard him ask fiercely, "Did you send someone to invite Fifth Brother and the others today?"
Qiaochu nodded, "Uncle Fang told you? I'm just following your lead and asking them to mediate."
"Good, don't see you learning."
Qiaochu was startled for a moment, then stunned, "You mean to say that the people at the door are your fifth brother and his friends?"
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Listening to the noisy sounds in the hall, Qiaochu wanted to die. In the end, he was carried out by Shangguan Jinghong, who was wearing an outer robe.
Sure enough, everyone's eyes were ambiguous.
Fang Ming also brought Jing Ping and Jing Qing over. Prince Ning and the others were fine, but Jing Qing asked in a daze, "Master, have you been bitten by any bugs? Do you want me to apply some medicine on you?"
Shangguan Jinghong found an excuse to scold him. Jingqing felt wronged, and everyone laughed. Qiaochu saw Peilan holding the bamboo basket that she and Shangguan Jinghong had just forgotten, and said hurriedly, "Sister Pei, I'll go cook."
Perrin smiled and said, "I'll go and help you."
Dong Ning chuckled and said, "I'll go too."
When she passed by Zong Pu, she was slightly startled. Zong Pu's eyes were very strange, and he was looking at Qiao Chu.
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Dong Ning felt a little uneasy, but she didn't ask him in person. She just wanted to ask him in private.
In fact, at this time Zong Pu remembered a note that the servant brought him before coming here.
The note was signed by Qing Linglei.
There was a little bit of sandalwood on the corner of the paper.
Of course, he was very nervous at the time and did not think carefully about the origin of this thin sandalwood.
In fact, even if he investigated the origin of the sandalwood and knew that it was acquired at Feitian Temple, it would not be too strange.
They had met each other many times in Feitian Temple before.
After Shangguan Jinghong got married, they started meeting more often in the basement of the palace. Later on, Shangguan Jinghong treated Qiaochu like a weasel seeing a chicken, and they always met in the palace. Feitian Temple was even more hidden.
It's not strange that Qingling would go to Feitian Temple, as that is where her memories are.
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At this time, Shen Qingling in the palace was also looking at the sandalwood that accidentally got on her fingers.
Two hours ago, she went to Feitian Temple after Qiaochu left the hall.
The reason why I decided to go there was that on the way back to my room after getting my dress, I heard the conversation between several slaves, maids and servants passing by the side of Huaao.
"Did you hear me wrong? We only have ten taels of silver per month..."
"I heard it clearly. Besides, they were holding silver bills, not small change. The four of us were also very surprised at the time. We said to the beauty, "One thousand taels." The beauty glanced at me, and I hurried away."
"I wonder if the maids of the other two masters can get that much? One thousand taels... Isn't this a sky-high price? It's enough to cover several years of expenses."
"It's hard to say about other masters. You are so stupid. Don't you see who their masters are? My favorite master."
"Their monthly salary is already so scary, I wonder how much the master can get?"
"Who knows? I don't even dare to think about it. How great it would be if I were the one who died. I would be willing to reduce my lifespan by twenty years..."
"Pah, you should mess up your face first."
"Don't you think I'm weird? Master Qiao used to look okay, but now she has a scar. Although she's not scary, she's not pleasing to the eye. Master Lang has a good family and is beautiful. I heard that the new Master Shen used to be a famous official in the court disguised as a man. She's also pretty. Why do I like Master Qiao the most?"
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This day happened to be the day when the palace distributed the monthly allowance. When Qingling returned to her room, a servant brought in a letter. Not long after, Ah Xiu also came back with the monthly allowance.
Jing Ping was in charge of accounting in the palace. The slaves had to go to the accounting office to collect their monthly wages regularly every month, while the masters' monthly wages were distributed by people sent by Jing Ping himself.
Qingling first asked about Ah Xiu's monthly allowance, and then slowly opened her own letter.
Ah Xiu's was one hundred taels, and hers was... two thousand taels.
Ah Xiu's status was much higher than that of ordinary slaves. She knew that Shangguan Jinghong treated her differently, but she only received one thousand taels more than Qiaochu's maid? How much did Qiaochu get
She may not care about how much money she has, but the balance in his heart is -
Many times, people can be very tolerant, but an outburst of temper often only requires a fuse.
So, at that moment, the grievances and discomfort she had felt for the past few days almost drove her crazy, and she went to Feitian Temple.
The reason I went to Feitian Temple was because of something that happened when I was staying in the villa a few days ago.
She had been granted marriage by the emperor, and Shangguan Jinghao would not be stupid enough to touch her. Now if anything happened to her, the blame would be put on the prince unless Shangguan Jinghao was responsible. Shangguan Jinghong therefore allowed her to come and go freely.
The guards at the villa were not as strict as those at the palace. One night, she received a letter sent by Shangguan Jinghao.
He asked her out to discuss ways to separate Shangguan Jinghong and Qiaochu, saying that each of them would get what they needed.
She naturally did not go out, but for some reason, she asked the person who came to take away a message: if he was willing, he could wait in Feitian Temple.
People often do this, doing things that they think they would never do.
She asked Ah Xiu to wait outside the temple, saying that she would go in to light some incense and ask the abbot some Buddhist verses.
In fact, she was very unsure and thought that Shangguan Jinghao had already become angry at her silence and had put the matter behind him.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she entered, a female pilgrim gently touched her and whispered in her ear: "Your Highness has been waiting for Miss Qingling."
It turned out that Shangguan Jinghao had always arranged people in the Buddhist temple.
After passing the Sutra Pavilion and the Buddhist temple, he went to the back mountain and waited there for a meal. Finally, Shangguan Jinghao arrived.
When they first met, for some reason, she felt an inexplicable fear of this man she had known for many years, much stronger than the so-called betrayal she had felt before. She did not hesitate and asked directly, "Is Qiaochu so good that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can't forget him?"
Shangguan Jinghao laughed when he heard this. He laughed for a long while before saying, "Ling'er, your tone seems to be jealous. Do you believe that even if there is no Qiaochu, I will really help you?"
"Why should I be interested in the choice of a blind man?" She also smiled and said slowly: "Believe it? Of course I don't believe it."
"Well, I don't believe it either. But you have lived two lives, but you still haven't found a way to defeat Qiaochu?"
She was shocked, "How do you know these things?"
"I also know Qin Ge."
"Since you know everything, you should also know who Lin Yu is. Qin Ge is obsessed with Lin Yu, Shangguan Jinghong likes Qiao Chu... It's like fate."
"Lin Yu? No, Shangguan Jinghong's destiny is you."
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A complex light flashed across Shangguan Jinghao's eyes, and the slightly pondering voice seemed to still be in his ears.
He didn't know Lin Yu before, nor did he know that Lin Yu was the leader today.
Of course, she couldn't ask him why he knew half of the information, but that didn't affect what the two of them were going to discuss later.
Shen Qingling sniffed the sandalwood between her fingernails, but she didn't feel the peace and tranquility in her heart. Her heart was beating very fast. She stared at the colorful flowers outside the window, and her eyes gradually revealed a hint of viciousness.
Xiang Yu came to Zhao's aid, and the battle was to be fought tonight. She had no way out.
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Qiaochu was carried down from the carriage by Shangguan Jinghong. After a slight jolt, he woke up and found that he had arrived at the palace.
She patted him, signaling him to put her down. Shangguan Jinghong shook his head, carried her and went straight into the house. They were surrounded by servants along the way, Shangguan Jinghong naturally didn't take it seriously, but Qiaochu's face was still hot.
At noon, some vegetarian food was prepared, and everyone who was used to eating delicious food ate it happily.
After dinner, everyone was sent back by Shangguan Jinghong.
Of course, Shangguan Jinghong did not ask to make up for that time - the two of them hugged each other in the room and talked for a while, then she got tired and dozed off next to him.
She was reluctant to fall asleep.
He was a little anxious, so he held her in his arms and hummed a little tune to coax her to sleep.
She was so amused by his not-so-pleasant tone that she laughed into his arms. He was unhappy and put on a stern face. She coaxed him for a long time, and he said that Concubine Chang had taught him this before, and asked her if it sounded good.
She felt distressed and happy at the same time. She praised him a few times and teased him by telling him some things about her childhood with Concubine Chang. He spoke very happily, but she gradually could not hold on any longer and fell asleep next to him.
It was not until the evening that her friend woke her up with a report.
It turned out that Zong Pu had something urgent to discuss with him, so she asked him to return home to discuss it.
Shangguan Jinghong refused and just said that she would come back tomorrow. She was reluctant to go back now, but still persuaded him to go back home. Business was more important, especially now that the struggle in the court was becoming more and more intense.
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At this time, Shangguan Jinghong put her on the bed and touched her head, his eyes full of doting, "Zong Pu is waiting in the basement, I'll be back soon. You sleep a little longer, I'll be back to have dinner with you later."
She remembered that every time he said he would come back to have dinner with her, something always got in the way between them, so she pinched him.
"I will be back soon."
He also pinched her cheek and touched her head before turning away.
Qiaochu was about to lie down when he saw a key beside the pillow. Thinking it was left by him, he called him.
Shangguan Jinghong turned around, looked at her hand holding the key, and shook his head, "It's for you."
"The key to the old house?" She was a little surprised, and then laughed.
Shangguan Jinghong's eyes became softer, "No, the mansion distributed the monthly allowance today, this is what I give to you."
Qiaochu was even more puzzled, and he scolded with a smile: "How did my monthly salary become a key? You want to cheat me? At least give me 180,000 taels."
Shangguan Jinghong snorted coldly and glanced at her with contempt. "One hundred and eight thousand taels is nothing. This is the key to the account office of the palace. If you want to withdraw any silver, just go and get it. You don't need to ask anyone."
Qiaochu was surprised. She didn't care about these things, but it would be a lie to say she wasn't happy. Her heart was pounding. She smiled and said, "Including you?"
"Including me."
The footsteps faded away with the sound. Qiaochu held the key, feeling warm in her heart. She still put the key beside the pillow and waited for him to come back and return it to him. She knew that the property of the palace must be huge beyond her imagination, but his words were priceless to her.
She stared at the ceiling of the bed and smiled softly, "Linlang, you may not be here, or you may be here but unable to contact me. But I still want to tell you that I will tell him about Qin Ge tonight and about my life in the future. Although I haven't thought of the most appropriate way to express it, I don't want to think about it anymore."
She didn't know if it was because this had been weighing on her mind for a long time, but she felt particularly nervous at this moment. The uneasy feeling made her lose all sleepiness. She didn't know how much time had passed, but the sound of quarreling outside the door made her jump up from the bed.
When they opened the door, they saw the four beauties and Ah Xiu arguing about something. The slaves standing by looked at the three of them anxiously, not daring to interrupt.
The two maids were probably called over to serve before Shangguan Jinghong left.
She gently scolded the three people and asked what was going on.
The beauty realized that it was Qingling who asked Ah Xiu to come and ask her to meet him in the garden, saying that she wanted to talk to her. The two girls were afraid of disturbing her sleep, so they didn't pass on the message.
Qiaochu thought about it, then took the four beauties and followed Ah Xiu over.
When she arrived at the garden, Shen Qingling was already there, sitting in the pavilion waiting for her.
Seeing her coming, Qing Ling asked Ah Xiu to leave, and then glanced at the four beauties calmly, "How about we talk about our affairs in China and Qin Ge's affairs alone?"
Qiaochu hesitated for a moment and asked the two maids to leave.
"Qiaochu, no, maybe I should call you Lin Yu."
Shen Qingling watched the four beauties retreat into the distance before she spoke softly. There was a dark light in her eyes that was almost desperate yet strange.