These four simple words resounded in everyone's ears like a thunderclap.
Everyone in the palace lowered their heads in silence, avoiding looking at the Queen Mother.
The smile on the Queen Mother's face suddenly faded, and the look in her eyes when she looked at Bai Yan was no longer as friendly as before.
Another one who can't speak, the empress dowager thought to herself, even more annoying than Jiang Zhiyu.
"Even a witch doctor should know how to speak with moderation," the Queen Mother said in a cold tone. "Thank you for your help today, witch doctor. What reward would you like?"
"No need," Bai Yan stood up. "If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave. Oh, the fragrance in this room is a bit pungent."
As soon as he came in, the poisonous insect began to become restless, probably because of the fragrance.
When Song Shiwei heard him say "fragrant", her body couldn't help but stiffen for a moment. She only relaxed after hearing the second half of the sentence.
Because everyone's eyes were on Bai Yan, no one noticed her for a moment.
The Queen Mother originally thought that he was going to say that there was something wrong with the incense. After hearing his words, she was speechless for a moment and signaled with her eyes that Qiu Yi should send the person out as soon as possible.
After they left, the Queen Mother looked around the room and said in a tone full of warning: "As for what should and should not be said about today's matter, you all know what to say. I hope there is no need for me to remind you again."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
The Queen Mother waved her hand, signaling them to leave, and dismissed her attendants, but she opened her mouth and called out to Song Shiwei.
Song Shi was slightly startled and walked forward.
There were only two of them left in the palace. Song Shiwei stood in front of the Queen Mother, but the Queen Mother waved her hand, motioning her to come closer.
With a bad premonition in his heart, Song Shiwei leaned closer to the Queen Mother and heard her say, "You are a good child. I have seen all your dedication to me these days. Are you willing to stay by my side?"
Stay with me? How? As a palace maid?
Song Shiwei sneered inwardly, but on the surface she looked flattered: "Thank you, Your Majesty, but I am stupid. Please explain clearly, Your Majesty."
The Queen Mother sneered, "There's no need to play these tricks in front of me. I know you're ambitious and you'd definitely disdain being a maid by my side."
Song Shiwei: “!!!”
The Queen Mother directly dissected her thoughts and laid them out before her. Song Shiwei knelt down in panic and said, "Your Majesty, please understand. I have absolutely no such intention."
"What are you afraid of? I like ambitious people." The Queen Mother stroked her face with her bright red nail polish. "If you didn't have ambition, I wouldn't be the one talking to you today. I might end up like those people back then. The better ones, I'd be living a miserable life in the cold palace. The worse ones, I'd be buried in the earth."
Song Shiwei remained silent.
The ominous premonition in her heart grew stronger and stronger. She didn't think that the Queen Mother kept her just to tell her about her mental journey.
Sure enough, the next second, the Queen Mother said, "I can ask the Emperor to confer you the title of Princess, but first you have to do me a favor."
Song Shiwei looked at her with doubts in her eyes, but the Queen Mother did not continue. Instead, she said, "You entered my room that day and saw the true face of that man, right?"
A thin layer of sweat suddenly appeared on Song Shiwei's back, and there was also a light bead of sweat on his forehead.
"Don't be so nervous," the Queen Mother chuckled. "Since I've spoken out, I won't do anything to you. Since you've seen it all, I won't hide it from you. Next, in addition to the calming incense, help me mix some aphrodisiac incense."
The Queen Mother had said this, so she probably wouldn't allow her to refuse. Song Shiwei licked his lips, which were dry from nervousness, and said in a deep voice, "...Yes."
…
In a City God Temple east of the city, which was already dilapidated and no one came to worship, it was now surrounded by people.
There was a constant stream of discussion all around.
"It's so immoral and outrageous in broad daylight!"
"I heard he's a man of noble status. To do such a thing is truly a disgrace to the family and a disgrace to the family!"
"That's right, he deserves to be put in a pig cage!"
There are also people who don’t know the truth and pass by to ask questions.
"Excuse me, who is inside?"
"It is said that she is the Prime Minister's third daughter, the third young lady who was rumored to be in the servants' room."
The person asking the question hissed softly and moved closer to take a look.
A steady stream of footsteps could be heard as Xing Maozhi and his guards rushed over and dispersed the crowd. "Alright, alright, what are you all doing here?!"
The guards shouted sternly. Xing Maozhi hurriedly waited for the guards to clear the way and then hurried in.
No one knows who reported the case, saying that the third daughter of the Jiang family was having a secret meeting with a man in the City God Temple.
When Xing Maozhi heard that it was Jiang Zhiyu, he did not dare to delay for a moment. He summoned the guards and hurried over.
As he walked through the door, what caught his eye were two white bodies, still entangled in each other, as if they were not aware of what was happening at all. Xing Maozhi stood aside and stamped his feet anxiously, but he also felt something was wrong.
The person being pressed under him was a little too strong.
The people who were stopped by the guards were still whispering to each other. Xing Maozhi asked the guards to fetch two buckets of ice water from the moat and pour them on the two of them.
"How dare you! Who dares to touch this king?!"
This king? Xing Maozhi's heart trembled. The man raised his head, and Xing Maozhi's heart finally died.
Isn’t it Prince Yu?
He stood up, and the person under him also raised his head. Xing Maozhi's heart sank again.
No wonder she is so strong, she is clearly a man, not a woman!
Still the Prince of Nan Gu!
Xing Maozhi staggered and took several deep breaths.
After Prince Yu was doused in ice water, his mind became clearer. He instantly understood his current situation and put on his clothes with a grim face.
The noisy voices outside suddenly quieted down.
Several of them looked at each other.
What's going on? The person who gave the money didn't say the Jiang family's third daughter was a man.
No, she's called Miss, how could she be a man?!
This scene was so shocking that the crowd fell into a long silence.
If a man and a woman have an affair, the woman will be thrown into a pig cage, but what should be done if two men have an affair?
Everyone thought silently.
The two people in the temple put on their clothes. Prince Yu looked at Xing Maozhi with an ugly expression. All the treatments were originally prepared for Jiang Zhiyu, but now they all fell on him!
Erzhu Huaji hung his head, his face turned blue, and his bloodshot eyes were as red as a ghost.
What puzzled him more than the pain in his body was why?
Why did it become like this?!
It is obvious that the one who is suffering from all the criticisms now is Jiang Zhiyu!
Jiang Zhiyu and those beggars are the ones!!!
"What are you doing? It's so lively."
A familiar voice came from outside the temple. Erzhu Huaji and Prince Yu looked up at the same time with grim expressions, only to see Jiang Zhiyu smiling lightly with the corners of his mouth raised.
"I thought they were doing something, but it turns out they were just watching this pair of wild ducks."
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