Xie Jingrun naturally knew all this, so after hearing her words, he didn't say anything more.
Because Guo Li had been humiliated in front of his father by Qingqing that day, although he was sent out of the palace, his father sent people to keep a close eye on him.
Otherwise, he would have had Guo Li eliminated long ago. How could he allow her to flaunt her face, which resembles his mother's?
Rong Qingqing held his hand and said, "Let's wait and see. Once your father's attention to Guo Li has faded, we'll find another opportunity to get rid of her. But in the meantime, we need to keep an eye on her and prevent her from sneaking up to your father."
Xie Jingrun toyed with her slender fingers and said calmly, "Well, let's do as you say."
Rong Qingqing remembered something and asked, "By the way, haven't we found out anything about Guo Li's background yet?"
"The Embroidered Uniform Guard is still investigating," Xie Jingrun said, his gaze falling on her face. "Have you discovered anything?"
Rong Qingqing shook her head. "I just wonder if Guo Li is someone we know?"
Xie Jingrun was taken aback. "You think Guo Li disguised herself?"
“She wasn’t disguised. I pulled on her face today to make sure she wasn’t wearing a human skin mask,” Rong Qingqing said, frowning. “But I have a feeling that Guo Li is hostile towards me. She hates me and is jealous of me, like an old acquaintance, but I don’t remember having such a person around us. This feeling is inexplicable, maybe I’m just overthinking it.”
Upon hearing this, Xie Jingrun paused for a moment and said, "Besides the art of disguise, which can change a person's appearance, there is actually another secret technique in the martial arts world. As long as you operate on a person's face, you can change their appearance as well, and even turn them into another person."
Rong Qingqing was surprised and blurted out, "You mean plastic surgery?"
"Plastic surgery?" Xie Jingrun was surprised to hear this for the first time.
Rong Qingqing nodded. "Yes, what you just said, the kind of surgery you do on your face, is called cosmetic surgery. But in this day and age, are there really people who have that kind of skill?"
"This era?" Xie Jingrun raised an eyebrow at her. "Besides the current era, what other era do you know?"
Seeing his keen observation, Rong Qingqing quickly changed the subject, "I just think the kind of plastic surgery you mentioned is amazing. I saw it in a book before, but I didn't expect that such a skill actually exists in reality. I was just a little surprised."
Xie Jingrun gazed at her. "But in reality, this skill does exist. However, the Murong family, who possessed this cosmetic surgery technique, has long since disappeared from the martial arts world after years of seclusion."
"You suspect that Guo Li's face has been surgically altered?" Rong Qingqing asked.
Xie Jingrun pondered for a moment and said, "Hmm. My mother has no other brothers or sisters, and her maternal family has long since disappeared. Now, suddenly someone appears who looks so much like her. Since she hasn't disguised herself, she must have had plastic surgery. And in the whole world, apart from the Murong family, no one else knows this skill. However, the Murong family has been living in seclusion for many years, not caring about worldly affairs. Why would they suddenly help Guo Li with plastic surgery? I don't think Prince Shou can command them."
Rong Qingqing was not surprised. He was in the royal family, yet he knew about things in the martial arts world. This was because he had once been the head of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. The Embroidered Uniform Guard's spies were all over the world and knew everything about what was going on. It was not surprising that he would know about things in the martial arts world.
"If Guo Li really did have plastic surgery, was she trying to enter the palace to bewitch your father because she was being manipulated by Prince Shou, or does she have other motives?" As she said this, she suddenly remembered the familiar feeling of Guo Li calling her by her full name at Chunyan Tower tonight. A flash of inspiration struck her, and she abruptly looked up at Xie Jingrun and said, "Send someone to Xuzhou to find out if Rong Yiyi is still in the Xu Prince's residence."
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