"No, that's not what I'm talking about. You have to know that if this gets out, if someone with ulterior motives talks about it, it will be very difficult for you."
Meng Qi put away her smile and frowned. Song Chengze didn't say anything, just looked at her in silence.
After a while, Meng Qi seemed to have thought of something, "Are you saying that I hurt the prince tonight?"
This is a serious crime. The lighter punishment is imprisonment, while the more serious punishment is to be punished or even lose one's life.
Song Chengze looked at Meng Qi's sudden change in expression and smiled gently, "It seems you really didn't think of this at the time."
Meng Qi shook her head, and then seemed to think of something, "What about Prince Duan?"
"No, he wouldn't want others to know what happened tonight, because he didn't do anything good."
"That's good. I feel relieved when you say that." Meng Qi breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that she was really worried.
Song Chengze said softly, "It's getting late. You should go back first. I have other things to do here. I'll go back later."
Meng Qi hummed, "If it's too late, don't go to the inner house. It's cold outside and you're injured."
"If I don't go back, how would everyone know that Princess Rui got drunk and acted crazy tonight, making Prince Rui unhappy, and the two of them got into a quarrel?"
Meng Qi's eyes widened. "How can that be possible? Do you want them to put me in jail?"
Song Chengze laughed heartily when he heard her say this. "What are you thinking? You're even going to jail. Who would dare to arrest you? Don't worry, the truth about my injury is known only to a few people in my courtyard today. I mean, since you're coming to the outer courtyard, I can't hide it from the inner house. I have to find a reason. Do you understand?"
Meng Qi said, "You mean, I was just drunk and acted crazy with you? But how are you going to explain your injuries to outsiders?"
"Didn't you say the other day that the inner quarters of Prince Rui's Palace weren't all that secure? You're afraid someone else might have spies inside. With a pretext like that, someone's bound to pop up. As for my injury, it was probably caused by some carelessness while practicing swordplay early in the morning."
Meng Qi nodded and said, "I understand. Thank you for your advice, Your Highness." Then she bowed to Song Chengze.
Meng Qi was excited but didn't dare to show it too much. Song Chengze meant that her behavior today proved that she could help him, and he was ready to cooperate with him, so the agreement could begin.
"Then I'll go back first and not disturb you anymore."
Song Chengze nodded, stood in front of the window, and watched Meng Qi walk out of the yard.
Today's Meng Qi made him look at her with new eyes. Not only did she react so quickly and cleverly, but she also never asked what happened from beginning to end.
He didn't even mention why he was injured or why Prince Duan came to visit him late at night. This was not the fourth young lady of the Huainan Marquisate that he had inquired about, nor was she the girl who had chased Hong Zhe with her skirt lifted that day at the Hong family's house.
Song Chengze suddenly became excited, as if he had discovered a treasure.
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