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

Chapter 325 325 The Man in the Painting

Zhao Ji didn't speak, Shen Qingci met his gaze calmly, and said with a sneer: "From the time this child was rescued to the time we came here, it was only a cup of tea. Everything you need is available, even the ointment is ready-made, or should it be said that all this is just Zhao Duwei deliberately doing it?"

From Zhao Ji's layout here, and the attitude of the girls in Hualou towards him, this should be Zhao Ji's secret stronghold.

But no matter what Baihualou is used for by him, on the surface it is a welcome and delivery business, and the herbs are always prepared, and they are still mashed and fresh.

Shen Qingci wouldn't believe it if he didn't know what was going to happen and prepared it in advance.

Although Prince Qinghe's son is arrogant and domineering, his brain is not necessarily brilliant. It is not impossible for him to bully this child on the street because he was stimulated or used by someone with a heart.

What puzzled Shen Qingci was Zhao Ji's purpose for doing so.

With his identity and skills, it should not be difficult to save such a child from Qinghe Palace.

But why did he choose to be in full view, and at the very moment when he was meeting her.

Just to lure this child under her nose, make her feel compassionate, and save this child?

It must be more than that simple.

Facing Shen Qingci's scrutinizing gaze, after a moment of silence, Zhao Ji said, "It's Zhao's fault, that he underestimated Miss Jiang."

He didn't deny it, which meant that Shen Qingci's guess was correct.

Shen Qingci continued: "Judging from Captain Zhao's tone, that old man must be very important to Captain Zhao."

"Since that's the case, how could Captain Zhao let her child fall to such a state?"

Among other things, seeing Zhao Ji subconsciously defending the child in front of Shen Qingci can explain a lot of problems.

Since you care about it, why do you let it go?

They even deliberately planned today's event, so that Xiao Wenjue would almost kill him.

Even though he knew that Zhao Ji should make other arrangements so that nothing really happened to the child, Shen Qingci still had lingering fears when he thought of the scene on the street.

This time, Zhao Ji avoided Shen Qingci's probing gaze, turned his head to look at the scroll, and sighed: "I only recently found out about his existence."

"As for today..."

Having said that, he turned back, bowed deeply to Shen Qingci, and said sincerely: "Please forgive me, because I didn't know the situation of the queen, and I didn't know the character and mind of the girl, so I thought about using it Let's find out what's going on, and by the way... also look at the child's character."

The implication is that if the child is not strong-minded and does not meet his expectations, he will not choose to put the treasure on him.

Shen Qingci was stunned, "It's a good one to follow the trend, Zhao Duwei can kill three birds with one stone."

Zhao Ji didn't get up, he bent down in front of Shen Qingci like a green pine and green bamboo, and said in a tone full of shame: "It's Zhao's fault, please forgive me, miss."

This compensation is quite sincere.

Shen Qingci helped her up, and asked the confusion in her heart: "Captain Zhao, I'm a little curious, if I want to fight for that position, what should you do?"

Hearing this, Zhao Ji didn't even think about it, and said firmly: "Zhao Ji is always looking after the girl!"

That's why he expressed his intention after asking Shen Qingci's meaning.

"The reason why I chose this child after the girl rejected him is that he is the son of an old friend, and I pity him for his miserable life is just one of them."

"Secondly, after I found him, I also inquired about his character many times, and I have seen it with my own eyes today. Compared with those children from Xiao's side branch who were pampered and grown up, although he is still young, But it is more precious to have a tenacious temperament and a sincere and kind heart.”

"also……"

Speaking of this, Zhao Ji sighed lightly, and shook his head again: "What the girl said just now is very true. Since the lady is fine, these are naturally not my worries, so it is meaningless to talk about these now."

"It's just a whim in my head. Miss, forget it after hearing it, don't take it to heart, and please don't talk about it elsewhere."

Otherwise, it will only harm the child.

Shen Qingci naturally understood this truth.

Although she is not a person who likes to ask questions, she always feels that Zhao Ji has something important to hide about this child.

Shen Qingci raised his eyes and looked at him: "It's natural, Captain Zhao is relieved, but I'm really curious, no matter how good this child is, he is just a bastard who is not favored by Qinghe Palace, since Captain Zhao chooses him, how can he be sure?" Can you help him sit in that position without being disputed by the courtiers?"

This time Zhao Ji was silent for a longer time.

But in the end, Shen Qingci couldn't hold back, he whispered: "Miss Jiang has heard of Liu Guogong before."

Even if Shen Qingci didn't know much about Chu's government, he had heard of this person.

Back then, when the imperial power of the Chu Kingdom fell and the entire court was covered by the regent's hand, Liu Guogong, Liu Qikang, who was known as the head of scholars in the world, was the only clear stream in the court who openly contended with the regent, and he was called a civil servant. The final backbone.

Unfortunately, in the winter of the 13th year of the Apocalypse, Xiao Qingyun was defeated in the palace coup with the regent. With the death of the empress, the court was completely controlled by the regent, and Liu Guogong's family was also ransacked and wiped out.

Even if the female monarch comes to set things right anyway, there will be no one left in Liu Guogong's mansion.

Shen Qingci looked at the scroll subconsciously, frowned and said, "She is..."

On the carriage leaving the palace, Sheng Tingye mentioned to her the news about Zhao Ji that the secret guards hastily collected.

He was born in a poor family and entered the official position through the imperial examination. He was the Tanhualang hand-picked by the palace in the 13th year of Tianqi.

Later, for unknown reasons, after the palace change at the end of that year, he abandoned literature and went to martial arts, and suddenly faded out of everyone's sight.

When he reappeared, he had already become a knife by the empress's side, holding a heavy army in the capital, and it was the last lore for the empress to kill the regent.

Since then, he has become very famous and has become the object of countless people's admiration.

But he never takes credit for himself, he is still low-key and introverted, guarding the Gyeonggi fortress for his daughter-in-law.

Moreover, Zhao Ji, who is almost young, has not yet married a wife, and he doesn't even have a concubine room in the back house.

At first, when Shen Qingci heard about the place Baihualou he had made an appointment with, and seeing the familiar attitude of the people here towards him, Shen Qingci thought he was a regular visitor here.

Now it seems that is not the case.

Zhao Ji also turned to look at the scroll.

This time, without Shen Qingci's questioning, Zhao Ji said in a low voice: "There was an accident in Liu Guogong's mansion back then, when I went to look for her, it was already a step too late."

"I haven't been able to find her all these years, but I didn't expect that she is actually in the capital."

Trapped right under his nose.

Thinking that she was imprisoned in the back house with her name and identity erased by people like Qinghe King Xiao Qingyuan, and became a concubine who everyone said was contemptible, who came back from the flower house and didn't even deserve a name, Zhao Ji's gaze It sinks.

He subconsciously clenched his fists, and said word by word: "She is Liu Guogong's second daughter."

"Her name is Liu Luoqing."

(End of this chapter)