She then turned to Xiao Shengxing with a tone of grievance, "Although I am the queen of a country, in my heart I still respect the Empress Dowager. So when the Empress Dowager asked this charlatan to perform a ritual, I didn't dare to say anything."
"Ever since I entered the palace, I have always diligently served the Emperor and the Empress Dowager, never daring to be careless. Yet, even now, the Empress Dowager still suspects that I have been possessed by a demon and is defiled the harem."
Having said this, Su Lijin paused and took a moment to speak again.
"If the Empress Dowager is dissatisfied with what I have done, you can tell me directly. If you falsely accuse me of this, I really cannot afford it. How can I face the sisters in the harem in the future?"
The empress dowager was also on pins and needles at this time, and she was even more helpless about Su Lijin who was still complaining to the emperor.
She knew that she had been reckless in this matter, and she thought that coming here to meet Sun would still require some fate after all.
But who would have known that such a charlatan at that time not only deceived himself, but even dared to instigate the framing of the queen.
Now that Su Lijin is complaining in front of me and the emperor, it would be my fault if I don't comfort her.
Thinking of this, Tai Hui gave a look to the eunuch beside him.
, then he stood up and came to Su Lijin's side.
"Empress, I have wronged you today."
As she spoke, the eunuch came over with an exquisite box.
The empress dowager opened the box with her own hands, took out the expensive hairpin inside, and put it on Su Lijin's head.
That was the Empress Dowager's dowry and also a token of love between the late Emperor and the Empress Dowager.
"Good child, I give you this hairpin as a reward to prove that you are still the one and only queen in the harem. Don't overthink it. I will also reward you with other jewels and send them to your bedroom later."
After being comforted by the Queen Mother, Su Lijin naturally said nothing more.
So the matter was settled.
Returning to her bedroom, Su Lijin played with the hairpin in her hand thoughtfully.
He was in dire need of money right now. If he could secretly transport the other rewards from the empress dowager out through the secret passage and sell them, he wouldn't have to worry so much about money.
After thinking for a moment, Su Lijin decided to go out of the palace to see what was going on. She changed into men's clothes, grabbed some jewelry, and left the palace through a secret passage, intending to find out the market first.
She came to the pawnshop and was attracted by two chatting guys while waiting in line. The language they used was similar to Mongolian, and others could not make it out and thought it was just the local dialect.
"Has His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sent anyone here recently?" the waiter murmured.
The last time the Crown Prince came here, he exchanged so much silver, it must be enough to last for a while, so why would he come here every day? Another waiter retorted.
Did Xiao Zhaolin also come here to sell things? Judging from what the clerk said, he must have sold quite a few treasures.
With a turn of her eyebrows, Su Lijin came up with an idea.
When it was her turn in line, she placed the jewelry and jade pendant in her arms directly in front of the waiter, then raised her head and spoke in the same tone as the two men.
"The prince's people, let's follow the old rules."
The waiter paused, looked at Su Lijin carefully, and then spoke tentatively.
"You're from the Xianwang Mansion? Why do you look unfamiliar? Weren't you the one who came here before?"
"His Royal Highness the Xianwang has something to do, so he's out with the people who came last time. Is there something wrong with sending me here? Or do you want to take care of the affairs of the Xianwang Mansion as well?"
Su Lijin retorted coldly, her expression quite frightening.
The clerk shrank back and said timidly, "No, no, I'm just asking out of caution. Your Highness, haven't you arranged the land you bought in the south of the city yet? Why do you need to sell so many treasures?"
Xiao Zhaolin is in the south of the city?
Without changing her expression, Su Lijin took all the information in her heart, but still did not reveal any flaws on the surface.
"I told you, don't talk too much or ask too much about the affairs of the Xianwang Mansion."
The clerk didn't dare to ask any more questions. He quickly agreed and went to get the silver note and handed it to Su Lijin.
Holding a thick stack of banknotes in her hand, Su Lijin said coldly: "If I hear anyone talking about this, I will be the first to find you."
"Don't worry, don't worry, I won't tell you."
The guy agreed flatteringly.
Su Lijin then withdrew her gaze and turned away.
She walked down the street thoughtfully, her mind constantly analyzing what the guy had just said.
Xiao Zhaolin must have been planning to do something in the south of the city, which was why he secretly sold so many treasures.
There are many mountains in the south of the city, so it is the best place if you want to hide people.
And if Xiao Zhaolin remembered correctly from his previous life, he should have also started preparing his own secret force.
I have to admit that compared with Xiao Zhaolin, I am still inferior in many ways.
If you want to take revenge, you must first train your own elite troops.
After thinking for a moment, Su Lijin remembered the jade button that Guo Tang gave her when he was in prison.
As for Hong'en Pavilion, I need to find out what's going on.
She reached out and took out the jade buckle she was carrying. The crystal clear jade buckle lay quietly in Su Lijin's palm, sparkling in the sunlight.
Thinking of this, she took a step forward, changed direction, and walked towards Hong'en Pavilion.
Unexpectedly, after taking just two steps, Su Lijin was attracted by a familiar figure out of the corner of her eye.
She stopped dead in her tracks and turned her head in surprise.
She was very familiar with Xiao Shengxing's figure. Su Lijin could guarantee that the man who was walking straight towards the brothel with his back to her was definitely him!
So, what does this mean?
The current emperor secretly left the palace and visited a brothel?
Could it be that Xiao Shengxing is not as simple as imagined?
I don't know what she was thinking, but Su Lijin finally decided to give up going to
Hong'en Pavilion's idea was to follow Xiao Shengxing.
She wanted to go and see for herself what Xiao Shengxing was up to.
After making up her mind, she lowered her eyes to look at the men's clothes on her body, then raised her head and walked towards the brothel that was still soliciting customers without any guilt.
Several heavily made-up women dragged Su Lijin into the brothel. Seeing that Su Lijin was not interested in them, they tried to put Su Lijin's hands on themselves for their livelihood. Su Lijin quickly pushed them away.
Su Lijin found an opportunity to get rid of them and prepared to slip directly to the backyard.
During this period, women appeared one after another and showed their affection to Su Lijin. Su Lijin avoided them one after another and came to the backyard panting.
She calmed herself down and looked around carefully, only to find that this place was a completely different world. Despite the noise in front, this place was unusually quiet, as if there was no one there.
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