Zhao Ruizhi ignored her and looked at Zu An instead: "You were hiding there just now, weren't you?"
Zu An's heart skipped a beat, but fearing that the other party was trying to trick him, he smiled and said, "What is the Crown Prince saying? I don't understand."
“You’re quite clever,” Zhao Ruizhi said with a mocking smile. “Unfortunately, the sachet you’re wearing gave you away. I smelled the same scent just now, but I didn’t realize it at the time. It’s strange, really. How did you manage to slip past my aura detection?”
Zuan then realized that he had really been exposed. He sighed, "Sigh, if I were really smart, I wouldn't have been fooled by you."
Bi Linglong was completely confused and couldn't help but say, "What are you talking about? We'd better leave here as soon as possible, lest those experts from the Qi Prince's Mansion catch up with us."
“Us?” Zhao Ruizhi sneered repeatedly. “The ‘us’ you’re talking about probably refers to you and Zu’an. My presence is superfluous to you.”
Bi Linglong frowned and said, "What are you talking about? Lord Zu saved us, so what's wrong with me being nice to him? Besides, we'll need his protection in the future."
"Shut up, you slut!" Zhao Ruizhi's face suddenly turned ferocious. "Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. You're always flirting with him in the East Palace, all lovey-dovey. Do you even care about me, your husband?"
"What nonsense are you spouting? My relationship with Lord Zu is crystal clear, and you have no right to slander me like this!" Bi Linglong was also angry.
"Completely innocent?" Zhao Ruizhi laughed. "Who were you embracing naked in the palace back then? And who were you having secret rendezvous with in the Eastern Palace later? When Zu An fell into the pool and his life was hanging in the balance, who jumped in to save him without hesitation? You're telling me you're completely innocent?"
Bi Linglong's face paled: "The Emperor and the Grand Master of Ceremonies both proved that what happened in the palace last time was completely fabricated. Don't believe their slander. The other things are also completely fabricated. It wasn't to save him before, but to complete this task..."
She finally snapped out of her daze halfway through her sentence, staring at him in utter astonishment: "You're not Ruizhi, who are you then?"
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