Xiao Su was a little girl whom the original owner saved. After that, she stayed by her side as a maid. She was her personal maid, but most of the time she just helped carry things, helped her with her personal hygiene, and occasionally relayed messages for her. She didn't need to do any rough or heavy work.
The original owner was a gentle and kind person who never scolded Xiao Su. Xiao Su always remembered the original owner's life-saving grace, so in the original story, she also died for the original owner.
The original owner always thought that as long as Xiao Su knew nothing, she might be able to save her life.
But before she died, Xiao Su died because of her. In the emperor's eyes, she was just a maid who had displeased his beloved, and he could kill her at will.
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"Brother Qingmu, what brings you here today?" Wange asked the person beside her with a puzzled look.
Shu Qingmu put down her cup and looked at Wan Ge in front of her: "What? You want to throw me away after you've used me? You don't want me to show up anymore?"
Shu Qingmu looked extremely sad.
"How could that be? Brother Qingmu is the one I love. Whenever I see Brother Qingmu, my heart is filled with joy." Wange met his eyes and replied with a smile.
Shu Qingmu blushed and coughed lightly, finally pulling the person beside her into her arms, her eyes filled with a hint of shyness: "You...you said it."
"Hmm?" Wan Ge asked, puzzled.
Shu Qingmu whispered again, "I am the one you love."
Upon hearing this, Wan Ge's smile deepened: "Yes, it was me who said it. Brother Qingmu is my sweetheart, my darling, my lover."
Shu Qingmu hugged her even tighter, shyly burying his face in her body.
Xiao Su stood there, completely stunned, but she dared not say anything, only silently worrying about Wan Ge.
Shu Qingmu took out a hairpin and inserted it into her hair bun: "I saw it on the street yesterday and felt it suited you very well, so I gave it to you."
Wan Ge removed the hairpin from her hair and gently touched it with her fingertips. The hairpin was warm to the touch, pure in texture, and entirely black. Besides the fact that the jade was rare black jade, the carving of the lotus flower was also exquisite: "Top-grade black jade. Brother Qing Mu just happened to meet it on the street?"
Shu Qingmu coughed awkwardly, and Wan Ge continued, "I've heard that the Shu family has an extremely rare black jade hairpin. I wonder how it compares to this one?"
"Since Wan Ge already knows, there's no need to ask." She's so smart, she must have guessed it.
Wan Ge put the hairpin back in her hair, and then said, "Since it was given to me by Brother Qing Mu, I will accept it."
Shu Qingmu didn't stay long. He already knew the secret of the secret passage and understood that the dog emperor could appear at any time, so he left quickly.
He only glanced at the hiding place of the secret guards when he left. If he hadn't suddenly bumped into it, he wouldn't have realized that Wan Ge had such a top-notch expert as a secret guard.
However, with them around, I can feel much more at ease and don't have to worry so much about Wan Ge being bullied in the palace.
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Ye Zhaobai emerged from the secret passage just before the morning court session was about to begin.
When Xiao Su saw Ye Zhaobai come out of the Empress's palace, she didn't show any surprise. She just said what she was supposed to say and did what she was supposed to do, as usual.
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