Lin Qingzhu had a splitting headache and was in a state of drowsiness. She was already feeling terribly uncomfortable, but suddenly there was a sharp pain in her lower abdomen, which almost made her lose her breath.
Then he instinctively opened his eyes and vaguely saw a man and woman standing beside the bed, getting dressed in a hurry.
After a brief period of sluggishness, Lin Qingzhu came back to her senses and looked at the two people in front of her in shock.
"Mr. Xia...you...she...you..."
"It's not... what you think... hey... Qingzhu, why... why are you sleeping on my bed?"
"Ah!" Lin Qingzhu thought of her situation, screamed, and quickly picked up the quilt and wrapped it around her body.
"You...you go out first..."
Xia Shang quickly turned around and retreated outside.
After Xia Shang left, Lin Qingzhu's voice came from inside: "I'm drunk. My father asked me to come here to rest."
"So...how do you feel now? Are you feeling better?"
"My head still hurts a little."
"I'll go find you some hot water."
With that said, Xia Shang greeted Yu Nu: "Go take care of her for a while, I'll be back soon."
The jade slave was not surprised that there was a woman beside Xia Shang. He nodded and went inside: "The master asked the slave to serve the girl."
"You...who are you?"
"This slave is called Yunu, and she is the master's personal maid."
"Master?" Lin Qingzhu felt a little strange. Why on earth did someone call a servant the master of the house? "I don't want you to serve..."
"The slave is waiting outside."
"He went out?"
"Um."
Lin Qingzhu blushed and rubbed her temples on the bed. She felt much more awake. After thinking about it, she shouted outside: "You...come in."
Yunu came to the bedside again: "What are your instructions, girl?"
Lin Qingzhu had already put on her clothes and sat beside the bed: "I didn't see him with his maid before, so why did he suddenly bring you back?"
"The slave didn't know. It was just the master's order, so he followed naturally. But the slave guessed that the master was not used to being alone, so he asked the slave to come and keep him company."
"A grown man needs to be accompanied by a woman?" Lin Qingzhu was puzzled, then thought about it and asked, "Then your master is already married?"
"That's natural
, not only is he married, but he also has a pair of children."
Hearing this, Lin Qingzhu's expression darkened: "That's it...then his wife must be a beautiful woman, right?"
"Well...it depends on which lady the girl asks."
"He is more than just a lady?"
The jade slave nodded: "The eldest lady is infatuated, the second lady is charming and picturesque, and the third lady is outstanding in talent... Well, actually there are still a few who have no status, but sooner or later they will marry home, I don't know if that counts..."
"Okay... okay... I understand..."
Lin Qingzhu's mood has hit rock bottom at this moment. She just wants to lie in bed and sleep again, hoping that when she wakes up, she will find that this is just a dream.
When Xia Shang came back, he felt the subtle changes in Lin Qingzhu's treatment of him. His words were a little more polite, and he could also feel the subtle distance.
This is good. This Miss Lin is not ordinary, as you can tell from her painting Xia Shang at the cultural conference.
When night fell, Lin Qingzhu left with her father.
Xia Shang returned to the room again. When he saw Yu Nu sitting in front of him, he no longer had any thoughts of indulgence. He just remembered that when he was at the door of Xiangyun Restaurant, Miss Lin looked at her while she was half drunk and half awake.
The scent you blew yourself.
Only white flowers can be seen in human eyes, and no fairies can be seen descending to the mortal world...
"How can I not fully appreciate the beautiful women in this world?"
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The next day, Xia Shang left the Hanlin Academy early again.
He has received the news from the beggar. Yesterday, three people bought all the drugs on Xia Shang's list at the same time, and two of the families have found out where they came from. There is nothing suspicious. Only one big family is heavily guarded.
Reveal any information.
There is no need to think about it, the problem is that one family, but if it is really the hiding place of the Japanese assassin, there must be other masters of Tianxia Haige there.
Now that Xue Lengxiang has been injured, Xia Shang does not want to take risks by relying on his own people alone.
I believe that the Japanese mission is also very eager to know the whereabouts of the enemy.
Therefore, Xia Shang wanted to borrow the power of the Japanese mission.
After what happened yesterday, Xia Shang already knew the situation in the Second Prince's Mansion. There must be experts from Tianxia Haige who are keeping an eye on him, and they might sneak in and assassinate the princess at any time.
This time we can no longer take the risk of sneaking in to deliver the news. Xia Shang needs a better and more accurate person.
Convenient way.
After leaving the Hanlin Academy, Xia Shang went directly to the palace. He wanted to see the queen.
Nowadays, Xia Shang is no longer the first person in the imperial court. It is still very troublesome for an editor of the Hanlin Academy to enter the imperial palace. However, Xia Shang always has a way to get in, which only takes a little time.
Xia Shang waited in the heavy snow at the entrance of the palace for a while to burn incense. Then he saw a eunuch coming out and said that Xia Shang had gone to the imperial garden to pay an audience.
After passing another stick of incense, we finally arrived at the Royal Garden.
I met the Queen again in a secluded pavilion in the Imperial Garden.
Xia Shang originally thought that he would see the child at the meeting in the Imperial Garden, but he was a little disappointed. The fat boy Simu was not there.
The empress sat under the pavilion with a harp in front of her, but she had no intention of moving the strings. She looked at Xia Shang from a distance. When Xia Shang walked in, she called the people around her to leave.
"How did you come?"
There was no one around, so Xia Shang went straight to the Queen and sat down cross-legged without any regard for understanding.
Xia Shang did not answer, but looked around: "Where is the child?"
"Simu is not someone you can just meet."
Xia Shang frowned: "What does this mean? There is no one around..."
"I raised the child single-handedly. Some people have never fulfilled any responsibility. If you want to see me, you can see me. Some people may forget the sin they owe to our mother and child."
"I know this!" Xia Shang was a little angry, "If I didn't remember that I owe a lot, who did I kill people in the capital for?!"
Thinking of the night of murder in the capital, the queen's cold face gradually melted, and Zhanyan smiled: "Okay, I'm kidding, Simu is studying, so you'd better not disturb him."
"How old are you? Do you have to study?"
"You don't have to worry about this. I want to make Simu become a talented person."
What else did Xia Shang want to say? Thinking of the business of today, there was no need to continue to pester: "That's all, I came today to ask you to issue a decree to temporarily transfer me from the Hanlin Academy to the Japanese mission."
"Going to Japan as a mission? Why? And in what name?"
"There is news that there is still a force within the Japanese country that is eyeing the Japanese mission. I have found out the whereabouts of the Japanese assassin, but I don't want to take risks with our people. Let the people from the Japanese mission first find out the enemy's strength. In name,
Just think of it as the reception minister of Dahua."