Chen Qingmo sent Qu Lingyuan back to the yard and continued to deal with the assassin.
Although Liu Huiyin had made a lot of preparations for this matter, her power was not as great as that of the Regent. Following the clues, they traced the cause to Liu Huiyin without much effort.
Knowing that Chen Qingmo would never let her go, Qu Lingyuan packed her small bag and stumbled back to the palace.
After returning to the palace, Qu Lingyuan had only rested in Xiyun Palace for half a day when she was captured by the Empress Dowager and questioned.
"Yueyun, how have you been these days? Is your ninth brother's situation interesting?" The Empress Dowager asked quietly while holding Qu Lingyuan's hand.
When asked about this by her parents, Qu Lingyuan was too shy to speak up. After hesitating for a long time, she finally managed two words: "Yes."
"That's good, that's good. After some time, when your mother asks your ninth brother's opinion, she will go to the emperor and arrange a marriage for you, okay?" The Empress Dowager was delighted. Her only wish now was to marry her daughter off quickly and entrust her to a reliable man.
Qu Lingyuan naturally had no objections and nodded, and the matter was settled.
As for Liu Huiyin, Shen Qingmo captured her and locked her up with the assassin.
"Come here, start the punishment." Shen Qingmo's words without any emotion shattered Liu Huiyin's last hope.
She had thought that Shen Qingmo would have some feelings for her because she was a concubine after all and they were childhood sweethearts, and would not be so cold. But it turned out...it was all her imagination.
How good can the psychological quality of a girl who has always been kept in seclusion be?
Liu Huiyin had been badly humiliated once, and then hit a wall in her assassination plan. She felt very aggrieved, and was treated like this by the person she loved deeply. She poured out all the evil she had hidden in her heart like a madman.
"Chen Qingmo! Who told you to marry that Cui Yue woman as your principal wife? We've been childhood sweethearts, and she's just a concubine's daughter from the prime minister's family. How could she be as noble as me? I'm the legitimate daughter of the Liu family, and my appearance is also first-class. How can I be inferior to her? How can I be unworthy of you! And that Qu Lingyuan, that bitch... She made me look so embarrassed in Jiuyue Garden, and I just wanted to get revenge on her... I never thought of hurting you! Why do you treat me like this... Chen Qingmo, how have I ever let you down!"
The hysterical look of the woman in front of him, with disheveled hair and covered in dust, looked extremely pathetic. These unrepentant thoughts made Shen Qingmo lose his patience even to interrogate and torture her. He turned around and threw her and the evidence he found to the emperor.
Assassinating the Regent was a serious crime, not to mention that as the Regent's concubine, she had violated a taboo by assassinating her husband. She was certainly sentenced to death, but beheading him in the street was also shameful, and it would bring disgrace to the royal family.
What should I do?
One night, several guards dragged a man into a beggar's den. The man's eyes were just two empty holes, with no pupils left. Half of his tongue was missing, and his legs were broken. But judging by his figure, face, and delicate skin, it was clear he was a beauty.
On the second day, news spread that the Regent's concubine had died suddenly of an acute illness.
After receiving the news, Qu Lingyuan was shocked for a moment, and only after asking Yi Ling did she know the truth.
"The emperor is so vicious..." Qu Lingyuan felt a chill after hearing Yi Ling's description.
It's hard to imagine that before Liu Huiyin died, she was filled with the fear of not being able to see or speak, coupled with the humiliation she suffered and the pain in her body...
It's a pity that Qu Lingyuan would not sympathize with her. Not to mention that Cui Yue also passed away in pain, even Liu Huiyin wanted to harm her.
"Don't be too arrogant. The hero of this mission doesn't like the supporting female character, and she's also rather stupid, so you were able to accomplish your goal so smoothly." Yi Ling promptly stopped Qu Lingyuan's drifting thoughts from the air.
"A goal? That means Chen Qingmo hasn't completely fallen in love with me yet?" Qu Lingyuan frowned.
The person I like hasn't completely fallen in love with me yet, and I feel unhappy no matter how I think about it.
"He likes you very much now, but it doesn't count until you get married."
This request is really too much... What if the male protagonist is single and wants to be in a relationship for life? Qu Lingyuan secretly complained.
There is no way, the marriage cannot be rushed. The Empress Dowager has just asked Shen Qingmo's opinion and has not yet gone to the Emperor to make arrangements.
"The Regent is here--" the young eunuch outside screamed.
Speak of the devil, and he appears. Qu Lingyuan quickly stood up from the table and walked to the door to greet him.
"Yuan'er, just wait in the inner room. Why are you coming out? The weather is cold now. If you go out without putting on any clothes, what will you do if you get cold?"
Shen Qingmo, who originally seemed to be aloof, gradually became nagging.
"You've only been out of the house for a while, how could you be cold? Brother Nine, you're really worrying too much. What's the matter with you coming here today?" Qu Lingyuan asked the servants to go downstairs, then pulled Shen Qingmo to sit at the table and asked him.
Chen Qingmo took Qu Lingyuan's hand and said to her solemnly, "Yuan'er, are you willing to marry me?"
So he came to propose?
Qu Lingyuan smiled secretly in her heart, pretending to be angry on her face. She pushed Shen Qingmo's hand away and turned her head to the side: "Yuan'er, whether you are willing or not, doesn't Brother Jiu know?"
When Qu Lingyuan pushed Chen Qingmo away, he was a little panicked, but after hearing what she said next, he finally felt relieved.
It's just that girls are shy and embarrassed to answer.
Standing up from the chair, Shen Qingmo leaned over and gently kissed Qu Lingyuan's forehead: "Then I will go to the emperor to ask for red thread."
Walking really fast...
Qu Lingyuan looked at Chen Qingmo's back as he left in a hurry. She didn't react for a moment and turned into a stone waiting for her husband.
"Congratulations, our Miss Qu is finally getting married!" Yi Ling came out to congratulate her at an inopportune time, but only received a roll of the eyes from Qu Lingyuan.
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