Chapter 78 Chapter 78 Little spy, I'm in love with you
After talking it out and reconciling, things are different from before.
In the warm spring weather, they snuggled together again, kissing each other passionately for a long time.
"Why didn't I notice this before?" Jiang Hexue leaned limply against his arm, like a fish out of water. "You love kisses so much."
Shen Qingchen just smiled with curved lips and did not refute.
"I didn't bring any lip balm with me." Jiang Hexue glanced at her lip balm-stained lips in the mirror, feeling resentful.
Shen Qingchen took out her newly embroidered purse and took out a box of lip balm for her. When she looked at it, it was the same box she had applied before leaving the house.
"Okay." Jiang Hexue poked at the lip balm box with her fingertips and glared at him. "So you're so confident?"
Shen Qingchen still did not argue, holding her hand, opened the lid of the box, touched the tip of his finger slightly, and gently pressed it on her lower lip.
Jiang Hexue subconsciously opened her lips slightly, stunned by the movement of his fingertips as he applied new lip balm to her.
“Take a look.” Shen Qingchen handed the bronze mirror in his hand to her.
The shades are just right, the color is even, she has fair skin, and she can handle the delicate pink very well, she is as delicate as a flower, beautiful and bright.
Jiang Hexue nodded with satisfaction and stopped arguing with him.
"Mr. Xu San should be back by now. Let's go next door and have a chat." She took his arm and walked out leisurely.
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Xu Qingyan was a very pleasant young man, without any of the arrogance of a newly crowned top scholar.
There were three large clusters of hairpin flowers on her head. The largest one was given to Wei Shutan, the pink one was given to Chen Chuning, and the brighter one was left for Jiang Hexue.
The topics of conversation among young people were also purely unrestrained. He and Jiang Heye were both talkative and noisy, and they could chat about all sorts of things without even drinking a drop of alcohol.
Jiang Hexue remembered that Shen Qingchen didn't like crowds, so he didn't stay long. He simply congratulated her and then said goodbye.
"Mengniang will see you two off." Wei Shutan stood up at this time, let the little white tiger lie down at Xu Qingyan's feet, and smiled faintly.
"Sister Mengmeng." Xu Qingyan called out and wanted to chase after her, but she blocked him and he sat down in disappointment.
"Come here." Jiang Hexue stopped her at the stairs and smiled. "Thank you, Mengniang. We like it very much."
Shen Qingchen stood beside her, looked at Wei Shutan for a moment, and slowly opened his lips: "Take care."
They all saw her previous negativity and depression as well as her current changes, but they were afraid of going too far and did not say anything to congratulate her.
"Don't worry, Mengniang will live well." Wei Shutan, on the other hand, was the most open-minded and smiled gently. "If you are willing, please tell Mengniang whether her illness can survive this year."
"If you want it, then you can." Jiang Hexue held the small wooden box, her eyes slightly moist. "Just like now. Spend more time with Mr. Xu San."
Wei Shutan smiled softly: "Okay."
"To hang out with Xiao Duoyi, to become the original Mengniang. To mend my old antiques, this is really something I long for." She raised her eyelashes slightly and sighed softly. "If only life could always be like this."
In the box, Xu Qingyan took out a bunch of hairpin flowers and shook them slightly to urge her.
Wei Shutan bent his lips and pushed the flower back: "See you later."
"Yeah," she returned to the house, and Jiang Hexue took a step forward, sighing softly as she walked. "If only life could always be like this."
Shen Qingchen held her hand, raised the other hand, and gently touched the top of her head.
"Yes," he said. "It will be even better."
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But things don't always go as planned.
Liangzhou. Zhenbei Marquis Mansion
"Bad luck!" The burly middle-aged man threw Fu Wang's letter fiercely. "Two bastards are still alive!"
"Lord, calm down." The servant handed him a cup of tea, but he overturned it. "You are truly a disaster that will last for thousands of years!"
"One hooked up with the prince, the other hooked up with the princess. They're both using the same coquettish tactics!" Jiang Tao angrily exclaimed. "They should have been crushed in their cradles back then!"
"The prince is the prince, what's so scary about that?" another middle-aged man said quietly across the table. "Last year, Prince Xiang came with orders to attack Bei Xuan, his martial arts were unparalleled, yet he still returned dying. A prince who's the best at fortune-telling, and a princess who can barely lift a finger. What are you worried about?"
"General Liang." Jiang Tao's expression froze. He immediately waved his hand, wiping the neck of the servant who had just served him tea, and then calmed down. "Please give me some advice."
"The late Madam was a marriage-bride from Northern Xuan. We don't know what to do with this pair of bastards who look like them?" Liang Li said coldly. "The one from the Earl of Changping's mansion took the collar and now they have it. Doesn't the late Madam have another broken relic? Isn't that enough to frame her?"
Jiang Tao was slightly stunned.
"Stupid ass." Liang Li pointed out. "Isn't treason a capital crime? Who has the ability to protect him?"
"King Heng'an is, after all, the powerful Imperial Master..." Jiang Tao argued. "If anything goes wrong, both you and I will be held responsible!"
Liang Li sneered: "Coward."
"Jiang Tao, I'm going to tell you," he said, putting down his teacup and emphasizing each word. "Kill them at will."
"The Liang family has 150,000 cavalrymen guarding the border. Counting our private troops, he, a prince, only has 50,000. What are you afraid of? Or are you worried that my concubine can't influence the emperor?"
"I'll tell you, the one above has a similar name. He will at best remain neutral in this matter and will definitely not favor the 'traitor.'" His eagle eyes narrowed. "I still have my good nephew, Prince Ling, who has 50,000 in his hands."
"It's just killing a princess, not someone with the surname Shen." Yu Jiangtao was speechless, but he smiled nonchalantly. "Even if it's someone with the surname Shen, so what?"
"My Liang family conquered most of Longlin by following the Emperor Taizu. My Liang family..." Liang Li laughed fearlessly. "But he is a hero of Longlin!"
"Summer is coming, and it's time for another flood. I'm going to take some gold and float it away."
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When the "secret letter" from Liangzhou was delivered to Emperor Hengshun, rumors began to spread like wildfire.
"What? Princess Heng'an is the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Zhenbei, so how could she appear in Beijing as a commoner?" When Jiang Hexue heard the people talking like this again, he stopped what he was doing and pricked up his ears.
"Oh, you don't know that!" The person who answered was Li Po, who sold roujiamo (Chinese steamed buns) next door to Qianxiangfang. "This brother and sister were expelled from their home by the Marquis of Zhenbei! They are Beixuan's spies!"
"Don't say that casually!" someone said hurriedly.
"Why are you afraid to tell me the truth?" Li Po raised her voice. "Prince Heng'an married a commoner with seemingly no background without any warning. I, an old woman, found it unbelievable! Now, they've been married for over four months, and they have no children and no concubines. How could this happen in any noble family? Not to mention the royal family! He must be a spy who wants to retire after his success, leaving no regrets!"
Jiang Hexue's brain was spinning after hearing this.
She didn't need to be angry with Li Po because there was something more serious going on, and she could tell from just a few words.
Jiang Tao was going to take action against her and Jiang Heye.
Starting from public opinion, it is impossible to stop the gossip.
We can't just silence them one by one. If we can't silence them all, and if we can silence their mouths, can we silence their hearts?
"What evidence do you have to think so? There are few newlyweds who are not in a hurry to have children, but it is definitely not uncommon. The eldest prince was born more than a year after Your Majesty and the Queen got married!" The argument was still going on over there.
"Did you hear about Madam Su's necklace? How could we ordinary people know about Ziyawu?" Li Po argued, her neck stiff. "Things from Beixuan are naturally known only to Beixuan people!"
He Xin could no longer bear it: "This old woman, she has never been educated and she thinks she is right? Ziyawu is not a secret of Beixuan."
Jiang Hexue stopped her from rushing out and said, "Listen again, listen to how Jiang Tao taught people to spread the word."
"And her brother, even able to marry an unmarried princess, such a brilliant trick is definitely not something that ordinary people can do..." Li Po said, shaking her head repeatedly. "Besides, look, the people in this perfume shop were actually recruited by her from the brothel. Who knows--"
She dragged out the last syllable of her words, and her meaning was clear before she finished them.
"The most important thing is that their eyes are purple! In this huge city of Kyoto, besides them, are there any other Beixuan people with purple eyes?"
Not only He Xin was furious, but He Fu was also furious. "When we were trying to ease the tension with Bei Xuan Shang, how could there be a shortage of Purple Eyed people with Bei Xuan blood in Liang Province? Aren't we allowed to roam freely? This is too reckless!"
"Don't worry." Jiang Hexue stopped them one by one. "Keep listening, listen to what Jiang Tao is thinking."
"If it's just this insignificant thing, it would seem like he's regressing as he grows older."
"And I heard," said Li Po, lowering her voice mysteriously, "that they also have maps of the border defenses."
"I heard it was left behind by the wife of the former Marquis of Zhenbei, the pure and innocent Princess Beixuan. Do you think there was a city defense map among these relics?" she swore. "The Marquis of Zhenbei must have noticed the spy's intentions and killed the eldest one. It's a pity that the two younger ones escaped—"
"You know everything about the court meeting." She was interrupted by a familiar cold voice halfway through her words.
Jiang Hexue then leaned out and looked at the young man in court robes riding a horse. After calming the sudden waves in her heart, she called out, "Your Highness."
The noisy crowd that had been chatting with each other just now suddenly fell silent and scattered like frightened birds and beasts, but they did not go far away, and watched the two of them quietly.
Shen Qingchen stopped chasing the snow, glanced at her lightly, and stretched out his hand to her: "Come up, I'll take you back home."
Jiang Hexue nodded, glanced at Qianxiangfang, and said softly: "Let's close the shop for the next few days."
Shen Qingchen didn't comment, just pulled her onto the horse and gently touched her head soothingly.
Zhuixue was driven very quickly. The street was not a place to talk, and they had no time to talk. In a blink of an eye, they arrived at the palace, and Shen Qingchen didn't even have time to follow her into the door.
"The city defense map," Jiang Hexue said, pulling him aside. "We don't know. The last piece has some strange symbols on it, and I gave it to him. If that's the case, you must take it back."
"This is a matter of urgency, so we must be prepared for any eventuality." Shen Qingchen frowned slightly. "At the court, the Ministry of Revenue officials announced the letter from Queen Mother Su, using the previous case of Zhou Su's corruption through my hands to tell you..."
He didn't say it out loud, but Jiang Hexue had a rough guess.
"I'll be closed to visitors these days. Rongchang is not allowed to see me either. Don't leave the house, wait for me to come home." Shen Qingchen instructed very quickly.
Jiang Hexue nodded as he followed through, "Don't worry."
"Qingqing, don't be afraid." Shen Qingchen leaned over and gently held her in his arms. "I'm here."
Jiang Hexue raised her face, her eyes sparkling: "I believe you."
“This is just the beginning. If things don’t go well…” After looking at each other for a moment, Shen Qingchen gently kissed her forehead, and it was difficult to tease her.
"Little spy, I'm in love with you."
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