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

Regardless of whether it is in Chu State or Qi State, the status of the children of the concubine is far inferior to that of the concubines.

But in an aristocratic family with a little bit of status, although the concubines are not as good as the concubines, life is not too difficult.

After all, the more noble and prominent the family is, the more they value their offspring, and the more they look forward to the prosperity of the family.

Especially the Xiao royal family, which is not very populated.

I don't say how much it should be valued, but at least it won't be so abused.

Shen Qingci subconsciously took another look at Xiao Wenjue, the arrogant prince of Qinghe.

He is the eldest child of the younger generation of the Xiao clan after Xiao Wenyan.

Compared to Xiao Wenyan, who at least looked handsome and unparalleled, this Xiao Wenjue's behavior seemed even worse.

"Hey! You still have to play dead, right?"

While Shen Qingci was distracted, Xiao Wenjue had already dragged the child to the muddy ravioli.

The child's face was stained with blood, and he could no longer see his original face clearly. At this time, he had no strength to resist at all.

Seeing that he was motionless, and the whispering voices of the surrounding people became louder, Xiao Wenjue felt a little embarrassed, and he raised his foot and kicked the child's back where the skin was torn apart by the whip.

"Pretend to be dead, right?"

"Even if this son beat you to death today, it's nothing serious if I think there is a dog missing in the palace."

With this kick, the child didn't even make any muffled groans.

Therefore, in exchange for his embarrassment and anger, he will kick down with more force.

Although he knew that at this moment, it was really inappropriate to confront Qinghe Palace again, but Shen Qingci really couldn't bear to watch such a small child being kicked to death in front of her.

She raised her hand to touch the hairpin, and before she could make a move, Sheng Tingye's hand on her shoulder tightened slightly.

"Don't worry, you see."

Hearing this, Shen Qingci followed his gaze and looked towards the entrance of the opposite alley.

There was a lot of commotion here, and there were already many people gathered around Jinyi Lane to watch the excitement.

At some point, Zhao Ji, who had already entered Baihualou, also followed.

His temperament is outstanding, even in the crowd, he can be seen at a glance.

The moment Sheng Tingye asked Shen Qingci to look over, Xiao Wenjue's foot was about to fall when Zhao Ji, who had no expression on his face, suddenly pointed his finger.

Shen Qingci hadn't seen clearly what was ejected by him when he heard Xiao Wenjue's scream.

"Ahhhh!"

Before he could kick his feet down, he suddenly hugged his knees and fell to the ground, howling.

The people around were all surprised.

Even Xiao Wenjue's servant didn't react immediately.

It was Xiao Wenjue's wailing under the severe pain that made them run over in panic.

A group of people surrounded Xiao Wenjue, and among them, the servant who looked like the boss didn't care that he was at the street corner, and quickly bent down to check Xiao Wenjue's injuries.

When the trouser legs were lifted up, a red mark the size of a copper coin suddenly appeared on Xiao Wenjue's fair knees.

Although no blood was seen, Xiao Wenjue was already in cold sweat from the pain.

The boy immediately stood up, glanced around, and shouted angrily: "Who dares to hurt my Prince Qinghe?"

However, what responded to him was everyone's frightened eyes and shrinking bodies.

They didn't realize it just now, and trying to find the murderer in this sea of ​​people at this time is undoubtedly looking for a needle in a haystack.

Compared to this, the injury of their little master is obviously more important at this moment.

After uttering a few harsh words, these servants carried Xiao Wenjue onto the horse with all their hands and feet, and were about to take him back to the mansion to find a doctor.

But before leaving, Xiao Wenjue, who was in severe pain, still didn't forget to ask: "Where's that cheap dog?"

This group of servants, including the onlookers, remembered the dying child lying on the ground who had been bullied and abused by him before.

Everyone subconsciously looked in front of the wonton stand.

But apart from a mess on the ground, there were no children there.

Even the closest onlookers didn't realize how the child disappeared.

Shen Qingci and Sheng Tingye saw it.

Just after Zhao Ji made a move, while Zhao Ji's servants were in a hurry and all the common people's attention was on Xiao Wenjue and his group, the rough men who had been with Zhao Ji squeezed into the crowd and used their bodies to The shape acts as a cover, surrounding the child.

By the time they squeezed out, the child had already been taken away.

They seemed to be five big and three thick, but there was something subtle in the thick, even if they took the child away in full view, they did not attract the attention of others.

Xiao Wenjue and the others didn't even see a shadow of them.

Xiao Wenjue was in pain and angry, and he still had a somewhat childish face with resentment and hatred far beyond his age.

He only heard him scolding angrily: "I don't believe he dare not go back to the palace! Go!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he rushed back with a group of servants on horseback.

There was nothing exciting to see, the road became clearer, and the people who were watching gradually dispersed.

And as early as when the group of rough men took the child away, Zhao Ji had already quietly moved away from the crowd.

Shen Qingci and Sheng Tingye paid the money to the unlucky middle-aged couple who were cleaning up the stall, and then walked straight towards Baihualou.

Because of the special place she was going to, Qiuniang asked someone to prepare men's clothes for Shen Qingci. She stood with Sheng Tingye from Zhilan Yushu, like a young master brought up by a wealthy family.

As soon as the two showed up, the sharp-eyed girls surrounded them enthusiastically. When they heard that they were looking for General Zhao, soon a girl they knew volunteered to lead them into the flower building, and went straight to somewhere on the second floor private room.

After explaining the purpose of coming at the door, the door was quickly opened from the inside.

And the girl who led the way bowed and made a gesture of invitation, and after drawing Shen Qingci and Sheng Tingye in, she turned and left.

Shen Qingci originally thought that Zhao Ji was in the room, but when he entered the door, apart from the maid who just opened the door, there was only a girl with her back leaning on the screen playing the piano sitting in front of the table.

Because she covered her face with a light veil, she couldn't see her face clearly, only her eyes were full of affection.

She nodded to Shen Qingci and Sheng Tingye, and after greeting Shen Qingci and Sheng Tingye, she called the maid who opened the door to lead Shen Qingci and Sheng Tingye in.

But there are no other partitions in this private room, and there is only a splash-ink landscape screen separating the two sides, and the whole room can be seen at a glance.

The servant girl led the two of them all the way to the wall where a picture of cold plums and snow was hung.

She put away half of the scroll, and pressed three times on an inconspicuous protrusion behind the scroll.

There was a muffled click, and a gap suddenly appeared on the wall that was originally tight. The maid pushed against the gap, and it turned out to be a small door that could allow one person to pass sideways.

And with the opening of the small door, Shen Qingci immediately sensed a few auras from the other side of the door.

The maid waited at the side, she didn't intend to go over, she just lowered her eyes and said, "Please, both of you." (End of this chapter)