"Okay, we'll talk about these things later." Yi Chenjing frowned and sat on the bedside, looking deeply at the burning charcoal fire. "Did you find that purse from the back hall last night?" Bai Qige was unconscious for a moment.
Is the concubine who had an affair with the prince Jin Zhaoyi?"
Bai Qige recovered her thoughts and took a deep breath: "Yes."
When Yi Chenjing asked her to go to the back hall to search, he wanted to find out who was the concubine who had an affair with the prince. However, Bai Qige couldn't be happy when the result was found.
When it comes to people in the palace who are gentle to her, Concubine Jing should be ranked first, followed by Su Yan, and then Jin Zhaoyi and Jiang Jincu. Her younger brother's fiancée Chang Siyi is in the middle, and Jin Zhaoyi treats her well.
It was said that she was taking extra care of her. It was impossible for her to go to the banquet like yesterday. If Jin Zhaoyi hadn't missed her and wanted to help her improve her status, she wouldn't have had the chance to be invited to go with her.
How could someone who tried his best to take care of her like that be destroyed by his own hands?
Bai Qige knew very well what kind of serious crime it was to have an affair with the prince. Once the matter was exposed, not only would Jin Zhaoyi's life be in danger, but the entire Jiang family might be implicated, not to mention their reputation.
"Can you give up on this matter?" Bai Qige suddenly said, although the question was a question, her tone was non-negotiable, "Now there is no evidence to prove that the concubine in the affair is Jin Zhaoyi. If there is a witness, I will never come forward.
.As long as you are willing to give up, I am willing to use other methods to make up for your losses. No matter it is the prince, the princess, or the prime minister, there are always other flaws."
"Even if you don't tell me, I will give up." Yi Chenjing replied nonchalantly, "Jin Zhaoyi is kind to Suyan and is one of the people who respects her mother very much. She wants to bring down the prince just for having an affair.
It’s not enough, it’s not worth harming her for this superficial benefit.”
"I forgot about the relationship between Jin Zhaoyi and Sister Suyan." Bai Qige smiled wryly at herself, and a strange feeling flashed in her heart.
The two sisters, Suyan and Surao, have been in Lianchenxuan for more than a year but have never been married to Yi Chenjing. The reason lies in Yi Chenjing's single-minded loyalty to Hongxiao. Bai Qige originally thought that he didn't care about the two sisters, but after recent experiences
Judging from many things about them, he actually cares and cares about them, in a way that only belongs to him and only to Yi Chenjing.
"Sometimes I feel that you are not a very evil person."
Yi Chenjing was stunned by the sudden words, and turned his head as if he was very surprised: "In your eyes, I was a very sinful person before?"
"Nothing is wrong, it's extremely shameless." Bai Qige nodded in affirmation.
A man who can ruthlessly destroy the appearance of a woman he knows, a man who can take away the most precious thing from a woman without any expression, a man who can schemingly take advantage of his wife who is in the right to make a living, isn't that bad enough?
But for some reason, just like when facing Yi Chenxuan, Bai Qige could no longer find the motivation to hate him.
After sitting in silence for a long time, Yi Chenjing gave up the incomprehensible conversation and fell into deep thought again. The questions he asked were all related to last night's incident, and he did not mention a word about Bai Qige's physical condition. This made Bai Qige finally feel embarrassed for him in her heart.
His image suddenly collapsed - he was probably used to doing things that made people grateful in order to gain trust. It's easy to change a person's temperament, not to mention that he still carries the mystery of Hong Xiao's death. To be treated sincerely by him is nothing more than a dream.
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"In short, the current situation is getting more and more chaotic. The prince's side seems to be unwilling to calm down. You are not familiar with the situation in the palace. Don't walk around casually when you are fine, so as not to fall into another trap." Yi Chenjing carefully tucked the corner into bed.
, glanced at Bai Qige who was not energetic, hesitated for a moment and then said, "I'll sleep here tonight."
Bai Qige was stunned.
"There's no need to be so obedient. I'll tell Concubine Jing that I'm not feeling well."
"What does it have to do with mother?" Yi Chenjing laughed dumbly, "Don't worry, I just want to ask you some questions about last night and the drawings during the night. I have nothing else to think about. You rest first, I
I also need to go to the Imperial Study Room."
After Yi Chenjing left, Bai Qige called Yu Che into the room. The stubborn and tough maid was so angry that she drank several cups of tea in a row.
"No matter how much water you drink, you can't drown yourself, so just hit the wall." Bai Qige glanced lightly, with a smile on her lips.
"I'm very aware of Miss's ability to drink. I've never seen you drunk in my whole life. You can deceive others but you can't deceive me. Even though he stood outside all night, I still feel unhappy. I owe him eight hundred coins every day with a sullen expression.
Like, why did you suddenly become kind-hearted today? It must have been that he forced you to do something bad because he was afraid that others would find out, so he was so diligent in trying to please you."
"You're a ghost, you just don't have your mind on the right path." Bai Qige waved her hand, and Yu Che sat on the bed obediently, listening carefully to make sure there was no one outside before Bai Qige continued to whisper, "Yu Che, go and give it to me.
Ask a few people. First, Su Rao, then the Crown Princess and Concubine Jin. Also ask the Crown Prince about his character. Remember to ask in a natural way and not make people suspicious."
Yu Che got rid of his dissatisfaction and smiled proudly: "Why do you need Miss's instructions? I have already found out what is right and wrong in this palace. Mrs. Surao looks young, playful, lively and innocent, but she is actually a proud master in her heart.
, is very scheming - His Highness has lived in our Zhao Kingdom for ten years. As Zhao Kingdom has become accustomed to calling Concubine Jing as Mother, Mrs. Suyan follows the rules and calls Concubine Jing as Concubine. However, Mrs. Surao wants to gain this closeness.
I also imitated His Highness to call me mother. And before... about the fifth prince, the servants said that they saw Mrs. Surao giving the maid a lot of gold and silver, including a pair of jade earrings given to her by Jin Zhaoyi.
They were sent together, both through coercion and inducement, and I think that was how the maid was forced to live up to the young lady's instructions."
Age is not responsible for scheming. Compared with the virtuous and generous Su Yan, Su Rao is indeed much more mature and smarter. Ever since Yu Che asked for help and was deliberately delayed, Bai Qige became wary of Su Rao, who was only eight years old.
, after the whistle-blowing incident, I became more certain that Surao did not want to see her safe.
reason?
Competition between wives and concubines has been commonplace since ancient times, not to mention that Yi Chenjing is a prince and has considerable charm.
There is nothing to lament about Crown Princess Wei Chi Lianrong and Concubine Jin. As Bai Qige saw yesterday, the two seemed to have nothing to do with each other, but secretly they had their own purposes. It was nothing more than the overt and covert struggle for power between the left prime minister and the right prime minister.
The seizure of power only affected the harem.
When talking about the prince, Yu Che hesitated for a moment, and his words were not as straightforward as before: "The prince is very talented and has extraordinary attainments in poetry, poetry, music, chess, calligraphy and painting.
He never cares about the affairs of the church. Although the servants can’t say they support him, they don’t feel bored, but the rumors are not very good.”
"What rumors?" Bai Qige became interested and her eyes became more focused.
"The prince seems to have a habit of cutting off his sleeves..."
Whispering close to Bai Qige's ear, Yu Che spoke clearly every word, but the second half of the sentence left Bai Qige suddenly stunned and at a loss.
"It is said that the prince has been competing with the fifth prince for a male favorite named Su Jinyan. Both of them have Long Yang's preferences..."
"Impossible." Without hesitation, Bai Qige flatly denied it, then supported Yu Che and laughed out loud, "Why do you believe everything, and you have to know which rumors are malicious and slanderous. The fifth prince already has Qi as his wife.
Concubine, after giving birth to the emperor’s grandson in a few months, she will be canonized as the prince’s concubine. The habit of cutting off sleeves and Long Yang’s favor must be a rumor created by someone who is secretly jealous. I cannot listen to such words.”
Yu Che knew that Bai Qige had a strong affection for the fifth prince, so he did not defend himself at the moment. He blinked mysteriously, with an ambiguous smile full of teasing: "Miss, the fifth prince treats you very well. It's not that he stood up to you last night.
Is it the fifth prince who stopped the Crown Princess? Putting His Highness aside, Miss, do you have any feelings for the Fifth Prince? And Your Highness, he has been performing well recently. Why do I always feel that the Miss has changed her mind and is not as disgusted as before?
Where is he?"
This is the second person to doubt her feelings for Yi Chenxuan.
Bai Qige's smile suddenly disappeared, leaving a hint of bitterness on her lips: "How can we talk about feelings in a cage? Yu Che, you are different from me. You can live safely as long as the people you rely on do not fall, but I must live on the premise
Come to protect the Bai family, for this purpose I can abandon everything, including your so-called intentions."
"Miss, aren't you aggrieved?" Seeing Bai Qige's sadness, Yu Che lowered his voice and looked a little sad.
After entering the palace, I saw that Bai Qige had really gotten rid of the shadow of the past. She was no longer the cowardly and gloomy third lady of the Bai family. Everyone was watching who was kind to whom. Yu Che knew very well why she could not be bullied.
As a result, she became closer and closer to Bai Qige, and at the same time, she became increasingly sad for her patience and abandonment.
"His Highness is always up and down, good and bad. If it weren't for the Bai family, the young lady wouldn't have to give in to him in every possible way. Yu Che didn't know whether to say this or not, but it was too depressing to keep it in his heart - if the young lady had
Freedom of choice, I would rather see the young lady and the fifth prince stay and fly together than be imprisoned by His Highness’s frequent crude insults.”
Bai Qige smiled lightly and lowered her head, staring at the thick cloak covering her body: "You are still young and have too little experience. You can't just look at people by their appearance. Just like the fifth prince and seventh prince you saw, do you dare to pat your chest and say something about them?
Is his character the same as what you see? The fifth prince is gentle and refined, but his scheming is more profound than you and I can imagine. I rely on him and like the feeling of having him around, but I won’t, at least not now, put myself
Leave it to him. As for Yi Chenjing...the truth about Princess Hongxiao is still unclear. I can understand his hatred and resentment, although I am also angry with him for being vicious and cruel, and angry with him for using the Bai family to restrain me. Every time I see him treating Su
Sister Yan's thoughtful care and deep love for Princess Hongxiao have dissipated the resentment. Now what I want most is to solve the mystery. No matter what the truth is, it is finally for myself, Yi Chenjing, and dialogue.
There is an explanation at home."
"Miss, are you really that concerned about Princess Hongxiao?" Yu Che suddenly stood up in excitement, with an uneasy expression mixed with distress. He walked around the room for a few times holding his sleeves, then suddenly stamped his feet, and when he turned to face Bai Qige, he lost his usual impetuousness.
, with a serious expression that I have never seen before, "I can tell the lady everything I know, but I must not teach His Highness to know, otherwise... otherwise the lady and I may really not be able to return to Zhaoguo!"