Anyway, since it was in the Qin residence, not the Yin residence, which was a place where people were eaten by brute force, the two maids felt at ease.
The weather wasn't very good; the Qin family's garden was completely bare.
However, in the pond, a few koi carp occasionally surfaced, still as plump and chubby as before.
Qin Sheng stopped in front of the railing by the pond.
Speaking of which, it was when she was a child that she fell into the pond and was rescued by Yue Rongheng. The Qin couple were still shaken and quickly had the entire pond surrounded by railings.
Footsteps suddenly sounded behind me.
Qin Sheng thought it was her brother returning, and turned around with a smile on her face. But the next moment, her smile froze on her face.
"It's you..."
Qin Sheng subconsciously bit her lip.
Regent Prince Yue Rongheng.
Why is he in the manor? Why didn't the steward tell her before?
Yue Rongheng seemed surprised to run into her here. He stood a few steps away, a faint smile on his face.
"..."
Qin Sheng looked at the smile on his face and then glanced around. There were maids and servants walking around not far away, and she breathed a sigh of relief.
Otherwise, if word got out, people would think she went back to her parents' home to have a secret rendezvous with another man.
Qin Sheng curtsied and greeted, "Your Highness."
After bowing, he was about to leave when Yue Rongheng spoke up: "I've come to see your brother. The steward said he went out, but he's already sent someone to fetch him back."
It turns out they just arrived.
Qin Sheng suddenly realized that he hadn't referred to himself as "this king" but rather as "I".
She immediately thought of that day in the plum grove on the outskirts of Beijing, when he said that she used to call him Fifth Brother.
"..."
In my memory, he was a very serious person who did everything in a very methodical manner. Qin Sheng had never seen him smile much when they were children.
In the blink of an eye, the smile on Yue Rongheng's face disappeared, and he returned to his aloof demeanor.
He said, "I have heard about what has happened recently. If you need any help, please send a message to the Regent's Palace."
Before Qin Sheng could react in shock, he continued, "No matter what, you always called me Fifth Brother when you were young."
Is this... treating her like a younger sister?
While Qin Sheng was surprised, she also felt a little...inexplicable and subtle.
She suddenly remembered the gossip she and her close girlfriends used to talk about when they were still single.
I don't know where the rumor came from, but for a while there was a rumor in the capital that the reason why the regent was over twenty years old and still hadn't married was because he didn't like women and preferred men.
It is said that he appears cold and aloof, but in reality, he enjoys keeping male lovers.
"..."
For some reason, Qin Sheng thought of her older brother, who was also in his twenties, unmarried, and had no plans to get married...
Before his mind could even process what was happening, Qin Yu's voice rang out: "This humble official greets the Regent."
Yue Rongheng nodded slightly.
Knowing that the two of them probably had something important to discuss, Qin Sheng left after exchanging a few words with her brother.
It was still early, so Qin Sheng decided to go and take a look at the courtyard where she had been married before.
On the way, he saw his two maids.
Qiao'er came over with a smile and said, "Godmother is not seriously ill. She said that you, Madam, cannot be separated from someone, so she sent us both away and told us to hurry back to serve you."
The three of them, master and servants, laughed and talked as they headed towards the courtyard before Qin Sheng's marriage.
After sitting for about 15 minutes, Qin Yu came over with a bowl of something, saying it was a nourishing soup made in the kitchen, and he wanted his sister to drink it.
Qin Sheng obediently drank it. It was a medicinal diet, and it tasted a bit bitter, but she still drank every last drop.
Qiao'er and Emerald were already guarding the door. Only the brother and sister were inside. Qin Yu spoke up: "In the letter you sent back that day, you said you wanted to divorce your husband?"
It's no wonder he was surprised; the idea of divorcing one's husband was simply too shocking. Although there was such a law in Da Xiang, no woman had ever dared to divorce her husband before.
Qin Sheng nodded, "They've already given me the reasons for divorcing my husband, so why can't I?"
"Yin Wenxiao agreed?"
"..." Qin Sheng shook his head.
Qin Yu: "I don't know him, but from a man's perspective, I'm afraid he won't easily agree to divorce me."
"so---"
Qin Sheng lowered her voice and told him what was on her mind.
Upon hearing this, Qin Yu first frowned, then slowly relaxed, and his expression immediately turned cold.
"So that's how it is!" he gritted his teeth.
They only knew that the Yin mother and son were vicious, but they didn't know why they secretly poisoned their sister.
Now Qin Yu finally knows.
He slammed his fist on the table in anger, “What a brilliant scheme! Yin Wenxiao doesn’t even know who he is, yet he wants to be the imperial son-in-law. He’s got no guts!”
"..."
Qin Sheng almost laughed, but she held it back and said, "I went out today to see for myself whether the mother and daughter living in Qingfeng Hutong are really that pair. I want to expose Ye Jiaoniang's identity before they do."
"That's a good idea." Qin Yu raised his hand and touched his chin. "But you don't need to go yourself. I'll find someone with good skills to go for you, so you don't have to make an extra trip."
"But the people my brother found don't recognize what the Ye mother and daughter look like..."
After discussing it, the brother and sister decided that Qin Yu would find his deputy, a young man with excellent martial arts and agility.
Then have the other person bring the jade, and then quietly lie on the roof to watch; you'll be able to see everything clearly.
The lieutenant quickly took the jade out.
The brother and sister sat down, drinking tea and talking.
Qin Sheng rolled his eyes, picked up his teacup and said, "Brother, it seems that ever since you returned to the capital with Zhenguogong after the chaos in the Northwest, the Regent seems to be giving you a lot of importance."
"The Regent had the country at heart, but unfortunately—"
Qin Yu shook his head, not telling his sister that the Regent suffered from headaches, since it was better for as few people as possible to know such things.
He changed the subject, "Now the Western Rong are stationed on the border of Daxiang, and they are ready to make a move. I expect to go to the border after the New Year."
"Is war about to break out?" Qin Sheng asked in surprise.
The area surrounding Daxiang is inhabited by the Wuyue, Xirong, and Nandi tribes, while to the north are grassland tribes.
The Southern Di had already submitted to the Great Xiang several years ago, while the Wuyue and Western Rong, though not as powerful as the Great Xiang, had been conserving their strength for many years.
As for the grassland tribes to the north, they have maintained good relations with Da Xiang for many years.
"Not necessarily." Qin Yu squeezed his sister's hand and said, "The Western Rong have suffered from natural disasters for the past two years. Perhaps they want to ask the Great Xiang for some benefits."
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