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

Although there should be no danger, Sheng Tingye still passed through first, and after making sure it was safe, Shen Qingci followed closely behind.

A door that doesn't seem very wide, but after passing through it, there is a hole inside.

Looking around, it turned out to be a room about the same size as the outside room.

The layout inside looks the same as the outside room, the only difference is that there is a spiral staircase in the middle of the room.

There were guards at the stairway, and they were the three rough men who surrounded Zhao Ji before.

Only when Shen Qingci and Sheng Tingye stood still, the secret door closed behind them. At the same time, the three men bowed to Shen Qingci to salute.

"My general is waiting for you two in the attic, please."

Shen Qingci responded, and stepped up the spiral staircase with Sheng Tingye one after the other, and arrived at the attic they were talking about.

This place is amazing, it has a unique corner in this noisy and lively Baihua Building.

The surroundings are full of dudes who come to have fun, drums, music, shengxiao, and lewd words and chatter, but since stepping into this attic, all the surrounding sounds seem to be blocked.

It is quiet here, only the sound of the tea boiled on the copper stove can be heard.

Apart from the tea fragrance, Shen Qingci could already smell a bloody smell before he got close, and there was also a faint scent of herbs mixed in it.

When they fully stepped onto the attic, they saw Zhao Ji standing with his hands behind his back in front of a picture of red plums and proud snow.

This painting has the same artistic conception and brushwork as the painting covering the entrance of the secret passage, so it should be made by the same person.

The only difference is that in the lower right corner of the picture of Aoxue, there is a red-clothed woman wearing a veiled hat and walking on the snow.

Because the distance between the falling ink is too far, the specific appearance of the woman is not outlined in the painting, only a few strokes describe her slim figure and charm.

In the sky full of snow, a tree of red plum blossoms proudly, even if she has not seen her true face, she is still the most dazzling and beautiful color in the world in that red dress.

The arrogance of bullying Shuang and Aoxue is so powerful that it is unforgettable.

Shen Qingci only glanced at it, and before he could take a closer look, Zhao Ji, who was originally facing the scroll, suddenly turned around.

He has a calm and introverted demeanor, and he has a strong bookish air in every gesture. Although he is a general, he does not lose the elegance of those civil servants at all.

Just when Shen Qingci was about to raise his hand, he was about to take out the jade pendant given by A-Niang, but Zhao Ji was one step ahead of her, and said to her, "Miss Jiang."

The movements of Shen Qingci's hands stopped.

She was a little surprised.

After all, she used Zhou Xi as an alias to the outside world. Even Qiuniang would not reveal her identity as Jiang Yuwan without her order.

How did Zhao Ji know?

These years, her mother didn't want to expose their father and daughter, and even her mother didn't dare to inquire about it, so how could she easily leak this kind of secret.

What's more, before leaving the palace, she had asked Qiuniang, and in the entire East Chu, except for Qiuniang and her two other guards beside her aunt, almost no one knew about it.

Gu Qiuli knew that it was probably just an accident.

Back then, Gu Qiuli's father wanted to use their father and daughter to pinch Shen Qingci's mother and threaten her to return to Chu. At that time, Gu Qiuli was six years old and already had memories. Perhaps he had heard the news from the adults' conversations. .

But for these years, Gu Qiuli, who has been dormant all these years, should not have leaked this secret, otherwise, Jiang Yuwan could not have lived a comfortable life for so many years.

As for Xiao Wenyan, Gu Qiuli only revealed it to him after Jiang Yuwan was killed and Shen Qingci was reborn and went to Yunzhou.

Moreover, judging from Xiao Wenyan's reaction when he knew Shen Qingci's true identity in Jingze County, Xiao Wenyan didn't even believe it.

After all, after so many years, there is no way to find out whether Gu Qiuli deliberately designed to trick him.

But no matter what, Xiao Wenyan, who hadn't firmly secured the position of the crown prince, would never have said that the empress still had a daughter and was pregnant with the glass fire pearl, unless her mind was flooded.

But now Zhao Ji directly called her "Girl Jiang".

Moreover, Shen Qingci looked at his expression, it was obvious that it was not just as simple as knowing her last name.

"Captain Zhao."

Shen Qing returned a salute, and directly expressed the confusion in his heart: "Captain Zhao knows me?"

Zhao Ji raised his hand to invite Shen Qingci and Sheng Tingye to sit down.

He got up and poured tea for the two of them himself, and then sat down on the teacher's chair opposite Shen Qingci, and said: "I've heard about it."

He picked up the tea cup and used the lid to remove the foam on it, but he didn't drink it in a hurry, but looked at Shen Qingci after a while and said: "I only know the girl's identity in the past, but I don't know it now."

After all, before Shen Qingci could speak, he took the initiative to help Shen Qingci: "However, it doesn't matter, no matter what the girl is now, as long as the girl is willing, she will always be Jiang Yuwan."

Seeing that he didn't ask about his current identity, Shen Qingci was about to breathe a sigh of relief, but heard that there was something in his words.

Shen Qingci felt a little uneasy.

She subconsciously raised her eyes to look at Zhao Ji one more time.

But he felt more and more unfathomable.

Although this person is A Niang's confidant, which means he is credible, but the situation will change, and people's hearts will also change.

Shen Qingci didn't have a deep relationship with him, so he didn't know what kind of character this person is.

She didn't dare to relax the tight string in her heart, but on the surface, she pretended not to hear Zhao Ji's implication, and only said sadly: "But, whether I want it or not, Jiang Yuwan is already dead."

Zhao Ji took a sip of tea before he said, "Miss, are you here for Xiao Wenyan?"

Shen Qingci nodded: "What does Captain Zhao think of the prince?"

Zhao Ji directly said what Shen Qingci cared most about: "Xiao Wenyan is cruel and unscrupulous, and his ambition is not only in Chu."

With Xiao Wenyan in power for one day, it would be very difficult for the people on the border of Qi and Chu to have a peaceful life.

Zhao Ji's words have made his position clear.

But Shen Qingci did not feel relaxed because of this.

Because soon he turned his head, looking straight into the depths of Shen Qingci's eyes with cold and unwavering eyes.

"But besides Xiao Wenyan, who else in the Xiao family do you think can take on this important task?"

Shen Qingci did not answer immediately.

Zhao Ji took another sip of hot tea before saying, "Miss, do you wish?"

Shen Qingci just picked up the tea and took a sip, almost choking on it.

"Captain Zhao, what are you kidding? Don't say that the current me has nothing to do with Xiao's bloodline. Even if there is, who will admit that I came out of nowhere?"

However, Zhao Ji said solemnly: "Even if the girl has changed into a shell that has nothing to do with the Xiao family, if the glass fire beads are used on the girl, all problems can be solved."

"Li Huozhu is not suitable for the direct line of the Xiao family. Using the girl's previous soul and blood as a guide, and then using the glass fire beads to cultivate the body, it is no different from the Xiao family. No one in Chu will dare to deny it." , not to mention that there is a female monarch as a witness."

Zhao Ji raised his eyes to look at Shen Qingci, and said word by word: "If the girl is willing, it is not impossible for Chu to have a second female ruler."

Hearing this, Shen Qingci suddenly realized why the uneasiness in his heart came from before.