Chapter 124: Startling the Snake



Ah Long said with a bitter face: "I can't even save ten taels of silver a year, so I just want to use this to marry a wife."

"Really?" Jiang Muyu narrowed his eyes suspiciously.

He pursed his lips and said, "Since the queen already knows that I did this, I have no way to argue. I will leave it to the queen to deal with."

Seeing that he admitted it so readily, Jiang Muyu asked again, "Did you really do this?"

"yes."

Jiang Muyu hooked her finger at Yunyan, and when Yunyan came over, she whispered, "Go search his room."

"Yes." Yun Yan then retreated.

Liang Qingchen ordered all three to be locked up and notified the authorities to await their fate.

After this incident, he had an excuse to check everyone in the palace. The palace was surrounded by his guards inside and outside, and not even a fly could fly out.

Jiang Muyu didn't expect that he would do things so vigorously and efficiently.

Liang Qingchen said: "It has been a long time since we have reorganized the situation. The people under my command have become more and more lazy and have started to play tricks one by one."

"Do you...know about the insect?"

"Yeah." Liang Qingchen gently placed his hand on the back of her hand and said in a soft and soothing voice, "Don't worry, I won't let anything happen to you."

Jiang Muyu was a little worried: "Will you alarm the enemy if you expose the matter in public?"

"It's just to scare the snake out of its buddies."

"Um?"

"If the snake doesn't move, how can we know where it is?" He explained, "The mother of the mother and child snake is very fragile and needs an absolutely quiet environment, so the person who planted the snake can't keep the mother in the palace. He will definitely take action. We just need to wait and see."

"Okay, I believe you."

Jiang Muyu felt a lot more at ease. With Liang Qingchen's help, the truth would soon be revealed.

At this time, Xu Lang walked in, bowed and said, "Prince."

"What's the matter?" Liang Qingchen asked.

Xu Lang looked at Jiang Muyu with embarrassment.

Jiang Muyu understood and immediately stood up, "I'll step aside."

Liang Qingchen held her hand, asked her to sit back, and said to Xu Lang: "You can talk."

Xu Lang pursed his lips and said, "The end of the year has come."

"Well, let him in."

"yes."

Xu Lang walked out, and soon, an elegant man in a green robe walked in.

Jiang Muyu was stunned when she saw him. She had met this man twice before but didn't know his identity. She just thought he was mysterious. It turned out that his name was Sui Miao.

Sui Miao walked in and was stunned when he saw Jiang Muyu. He looked at Liang Qingchen suspiciously, "Your Highness...Prince, this..."

"Sit down." Liang Qingchen personally poured him a cup of tea.

Sui Mochao smiled and nodded at Jiang Muyu as a greeting, then sat down.

Liang Qingchen asked, "Have you found out where that person is?"

Sui Miao looked at Jiang Muyu again, hesitating whether to speak or not.

Jiang Muyu looked at her nose and her heart, knowing that staying here would only embarrass others, so she said, "I'll go out for a while."

Having said that, she got up and left, with no intention of staying.

Liang Qingchen looked at her gradually walking away from his back, frowned, and then looked at Sui Miao, "If you have something to say, say it quickly!"

Sui Miao was frightened by his cold tone and said quickly, "Your Highness, please don't be angry. I am just worried that if she knows too much, it will affect our plan."

"She's back and she's different now."

"Huh?" Sui Miao didn't understand, "You're back...what do you mean?"

Liang Qingchen said seriously: "She really is Zhao Zhao."

Sui Miao frowned and said, "Your Highness, are you crazy? Didn't Miss Zhao Zhao die seventeen years ago? We clearly saw her being killed by the rebels..."

He paused, glanced at Liang Qingchen's expression, and finally couldn't bear to continue, so he just advised earnestly: "Your Highness, although Jiang Muyu's nickname is also Zhao Zhao, it is just a coincidence. We have clearly verified that she never left Tiangan Kingdom when she was young."

"No." Liang Qingchen said firmly: "Although she has forgotten many things now, I can see that she is Zhao Zhao now."

"Uh..." Suimo felt like he was talking to a cow. Seeing that he couldn't make sense of this matter, he simply stopped insisting on it and said, "Okay, whatever you say is what I will do."

Liang Qingchen knew he wouldn't believe it, so he didn't force it and changed the subject: "Have you found the whereabouts of that person?"

"I found out a little bit..."

"Hmm? What's one o'clock?"

"The Shadow Guard discovered that he was escaping towards Dongxu."

"Dongxu, that's indeed a bit troublesome." Liang Qingchen tapped his fingers on the table and said, "I had expected this to happen. You can find a way to contact Qingsi and ask him to investigate."

"But, Qingsi's current identity...will it be easy to be exposed?"

Liang Qingchen glanced at him and said, "Do you think everyone is as impulsive as you? I sent Qingsi to Dongxu Country to hide and he passed the imperial examination the second year. What about you?"

Sui Miao curled his lips and said, "So what if he got the top score in the exam? He was chosen by the princess, but he was so bold that he dared to disobey the princess' order. He was demoted right after he took office, and after a few years he is still a fifth-rank official."

Liang Qingchen smiled and said, "Don't underestimate him as a supervisor. Although his rank is not high, he has great power in Dongxu. Letting him use his official position to secretly investigate the whereabouts of that person will be twice the result with half the effort."

Sui Miao nodded helplessly, "I understand. I will find a way to pass the message to him."

"Hmm." Liang Qingchen picked up the teacup and took a sip. After slowly putting it down, he said, "Don't worry about this. I have something else for you to do first."

"What is it?"

Liang Qingchen hooked his finger at him, and he leaned over to whisper something in her ear. His expression became more solemn.

After a moment, he swallowed and asked, "Do you suspect that we are one of them?"

“We can’t rule out this possibility.”

"If... I mean, if something were to happen and it was discovered... what would you do?"

Liang Qingchen looked at him, a cold light flashing in his eyes, "What do you think?"

Sui Miao lowered his eyelids and said, "I understand."

"Well, go ahead." Liang Qingchen waved his hand.

Sui Miao stood up and bowed, "I'll take my leave."

Sui Miao walked out of the house slowly and saw the woman standing in the yard, looking up at the sky.

Her skin was very fair, and when she tilted her head slightly, the lines of her neck were particularly beautiful. Although her chin was pointed, the curve was very soft. Her eyelashes were long and thick, and the small red mole at the corner of her eye had an indescribable beauty.

This scene overlapped with another scene in his memory. Some time ago, he also saw a little girl standing under a grape trellis, looking up slightly, and saying, "People have joys and sorrows, separations and reunions; the moon waxes and wanes; it is impossible to have everything perfect."


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