After Gao married the prince, the sick and weak concubine lost her horse

Shen Qingci didn't care whether Gu Qiuli was from the direct bloodline of the Xiao family.

All she knew was that Gu Qiuli had ruthlessly beat her several times, scheming not to tell her, and even killed Liao's mother, Qiuniang, and Liusu.

It is understandable for him to take revenge on Qinghe and others who murdered their mother and child back then, but Liao's mother, Qiuniang and Liusu are all innocent.

Just because they were appointed by A Niang to protect her, in order to torture her whereabouts.

Liao's mother was tortured so badly that she is still unconscious.

And if Qiuniang hadn't been poisoned by him and damaged her memory, how could she have fallen into Shen Qinglan's hands? After all the trials and tribulations, if Qiuniang's mind was not strong and tenacious enough, she would not be able to survive at all.

And tassels.

And of course, herself.

It's just because she is her mother's child, and it's just because Li Huozhu used her.

But what happened back then, where was her mother wrong?

The glass fire beads were given by the empress.

Later, her mother returned to China because she had a responsibility, but she was also forced by Gu Qiuli's father.

Gu Qiuli's mother and son were hunted down, planned by Yong'an Wang Xiaoqingqi, and had nothing to do with her mother.

At that time, her mother didn't even have the ability to protect herself, so how could all this be blamed on her, or even implicated her.

As far as what he did, Shen Qingci will never forgive him.

Although Xiao Wenyan in front of him is not a good person, but in the current situation, he must be stabilized first.

When Xu Shi said these words, there was a bit of coldness in Shen Qingci's eyes, as well as gritted hatred, which made Xiao Wenyan believe it a little bit.

He smiled: "If Miss Jiang really thinks so, then it would be the best."

As he said that, he took a step forward and bowed his hands to salute Shen Qing: "The previous incident must have offended me, and please Miss Jiang don't remember the villain's mistakes. Since we are a family, we don't need to talk about each other in the future."

"What I did before was just to secure that position. Now, with Miss Jiang's help, I have saved a lot of unnecessary trouble. Please rest assured, Miss Jiang. As long as this matter is settled, I will never disappoint Miss Jiang's entrustment and expectations."

Shen Qingci also smiled: "Okay, it's a deal."

The matter has been settled, and of course there is no need to stay in the East Palace.

However, leaving Shen Qingci this time took Sheng Tingye away.

It was not until the front foot united with Xiao Wenyan that he also gave him half of the antidote, and it was somewhat unreasonable to ask Sheng Tingye to look at him so closely.

What's more, Shen Qingci has something urgent to ask Sheng Tingye.

When the two returned to Tai Chi Hall, Qiu Niang also brought news of Zhao Ji.

This man is a quick temper.

Because there are eyeliners everywhere in the palace, it is not easy for Zhao Ji's identity to sneak in unnoticed, so he and Shen Qingci made an appointment at Baihualou in the north of the city.

It's at xu o'clock tonight.

After walking around the East Palace and returning, seeing that it was getting late, the gate of the palace was about to be locked.

Shen Qingci didn't delay any longer, she explained to Qiuniang, and after taking the token to leave the palace, she went straight to the north gate.

Outside the north gate, Qiuniang had already arranged for a carriage to meet her.

Shen Qingci and Sheng Tingye both changed into their usual out-of-the-street attire on the carriage, and jumped out of the carriage when the carriage entered the busiest intersection.

They continued to go north along the flow of people, and the carriage driver who got the order turned around and went south to pick them up after the appointed time.

The purpose is to get rid of the informant following behind.

She and Sheng Tingye were agile, not to mention it was already the time to hold the lamps, the sky was dark and the crowds were flooding, the two easily lost their tails.

Due to time constraints, Shen Qingci only had time to listen to Qiuniang say a few important things.

The Baihua Building is located in the Jinyi Lane in the north of the city, where there are many Chu coffins and Qin buildings.

And Baihualou is the most famous in Jinyi Lane, and those who can go here are either rich or expensive.

It is said that on weekdays, there are many children from rich families who spend a lot of money here, just to smile for the Bojia people.

I don't know why the captain chose this place for the secret meeting, probably to better conceal people's eyes and ears.

After all, as the Queen's confidant, and with a heavy army in his hands, he was stared at by countless pairs of eyes at this critical moment.

It was still early before the agreed time, and Shen Qingci was not sure about Zhao Ji's temperament, so he was not in a hurry to drag Sheng Tingye to Wanhualou.

They held hands side by side, and found a seat at the wonton stall opposite Jinyi Lane, like an ordinary couple going out of the street.

"hungry?"

Shen Qingci hadn't eaten his lunch yet, when he saw the steaming wontons, his stomach growled uncontrollably twice.

Even though there were crowds of people and voices coming and going, Sheng Tingye who was beside her still heard them.

"kind of."

As soon as Shen Qingci's words fell, Sheng Tingye's stomach also groaned twice as if responding.

She couldn't help but burst out laughing.

This reminded her of the situation in Miaochuan where he had a high fever for several days before waking up.

It was a bit of a funny thing, but for some reason, thinking about it, it made people feel a little sad.

Shen Qingci closed his eyes and said with emotion: "Time flies so fast."

In a blink of an eye, three months have passed since they left the capital of Qi State to investigate the case in Qingzhou.

Sheng Tingye turned to look at her: "Want to go back?"

Shen Qingci shook his head: "Not exactly."

She thought of what A Niang told her to stay in Chu.

She has already made a decision in her heart, and she will not change it anymore, but she just thinks that after this matter, when she leaves with Sheng Tingye, it may be difficult to come back to see her parents again in this life, and she feels unspeakably uncomfortable in her heart.

And, there's always a sense of guilt.

This feeling is complicated.

It is not just a matter of wanting or not thinking.

Sheng Tingye is so smart, she can tell the clues from her expression without her saying much. Shen Qingci didn't want him to see it and be affected by her own emotions. She quickly changed the subject and said, "Have you gained anything in these two days?"

Asking Sheng Tingye to look at Xiao Wenyan, of course, is not just as simple as just looking at the other party.

Sheng Tingye nodded.

But this is a crowded street, so it's inconvenient to talk about many things, but his nod already made Shen Qingci feel relieved.

"That's good."

She sighed softly, turned to look at Abo who was eating wontons, and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, you may not have eaten such street food?"

Even though Sheng Tingye had already changed into an ordinary coarse cloth gown in the carriage and had nothing on his body, it was difficult to conceal his noble aura.

If he still had a calm face, the invisible coercion would make people even more timid, but when he was talking and laughing with Shen Qingci, there was a soft smile on his brows, which made others dare to get closer.

The stall owner was a middle-aged couple who loved to laugh. As long as Shen Qingci was talking, they had already cooked two bowls of steaming wontons.

"Guest officer, take your time." (End of this chapter)