893 Sister, I want Feng Qingchen's life
Nanling Jinxing's purpose was so obvious that Feng Qingchen couldn't pretend she didn't know. If it was before, she would be very annoyed by this kind of use, but after seeing the internal struggle of the Wang family, Feng Qingchen understood that everyone was helpless.
Nanling Jinxing's identity meant that he had to fight. Not fighting would result in death. Besides, he had gone through so much hardship to return to Nanling, so how could he not fight?
If everyone was as simple as Sixing, the world would be in chaos. Feng Qingchen treated Su Rou with aloofness, but remained the same towards Nanling Jinxing.
After a few greetings, Feng Qingchen asked the servants to invite Su Rou to the flower hall, and he took Nanling Jinxing with him to personally introduce him to Xiling Tianyu. As for what would happen between them, it was not something Feng Qingchen needed to worry about, as neither fox would suffer.
There were very few female relatives coming to the Feng Mansion, and the flower hall of the Feng Mansion was rarely used. Su Rou sat there, feeling a little uneasy. Feng Qingchen deliberately made a little noise at the door. Su Rou looked back and immediately stood up: "Miss Feng."
Such a humble attitude made Feng Qingchen feel defensive.
"Miss Su Rou, you are so polite. Please take a seat." Compared with Su Rou, Feng Qingchen behaved more gracefully and had the demeanor of a noble lady, with an aura that subdued Su Rou.
Su Rou didn't care at all, with a perfect smile on her face: "Miss Feng, I'm sorry about what happened last time. I couldn't help myself at that time."
Su Rou had already found out Feng Qingchen's personality from Nanling Jinxing, so she spoke frankly as soon as she arrived.
"Miss Su Rou, you are too polite. It's just a small matter." Was the last incident referring to the bewitching technique, or something else?
It definitely wasn't about the hypnotic technique. Su Rou was very confident in her hypnotic ability, and she was also confident that she hadn't revealed any flaws, so Su Rou's words didn't mean anything at all.
Feng Qingchen sneered. Su Rou spoke very nicely. Her words were full of apologies, but she didn't mention anything specific. It would be easy for her to shirk responsibility later.
"Miss Feng, I'm glad you don't mind. This is a small gift I prepared for you. Please take a look at it and see if you like it." Su Rou took out a small brocade box and placed it on the table.
Apologizing and making amends, Feng Qingchen really didn't understand why Su Rou had to take such a humble attitude.
Feng Qingchen opened the brocade box and found a small emerald jade bottle inside. The jade bottle was only the size of a thumb and emitted a soft luster. One could tell at a glance that it was of great value.
"Very beautiful, I like her very much, Miss Su Rou is thoughtful." Accept the gift and settle the account. This is what Feng Qingchen learned from the Ninth Prince. It is hard to say what the relationship between her and Su Rou is. As long as Su Rou does not enter the palace, they are still rivals. Even if she is willing to let Su Rou go, Su Rou may not be willing to let her go.
Su Rou breathed a sigh of relief, and the smile on her face became even brighter: "Before I came here, I was worried that Miss Feng would not like it. Now that I see that Miss Feng likes it, I feel relieved.
Miss Feng, you don't know, but when I heard Prince Jinxing say in Nanling that Miss Feng, you are not only a good person, but also a great doctor, I wanted to meet you. Later, when I heard that you competed with Sister Wanwan and made Sister Wanwan lose convincingly, I wondered what kind of woman is she who has such amazing talent. I would be willing to die if I could meet her in this lifetime.
Sister Qingchen, you don’t know that Sister Wanwan’s music, chess, calligraphy and painting were all taught by famous masters. She is unrivaled in Nanling. I thought Sister Wanwan was the best, but I didn’t expect that Sister Qingchen is even better.”
With an admiring look in her eyes and a slightly naive tone of voice, she changed from Miss Feng to Sister Qingchen in just a few words. It has to be said that Miss Su Jiarou is not as docile and well-behaved as she appears to be.
In the past, Feng Qingchen would have said without giving her face: "Don't call me Sister Qingchen, I don't have a sister." But now, Su Rou can call her whatever she wants, since she is not losing a piece of meat anyway.
Besides, she would be the emperor's consort in a few months. According to the status of the daughter of Nanling Su family, she would at least be a consort. She had finally managed to change the emperor's opinion of her. She didn't want Su Rou's pillow talk to make the emperor dislike her and then send assassins into the city or kill her directly to collect the reward.
Feng Qingchen readily said, "Sister Su Rou, you are too polite. Miss Su Wan is very talented and I admire her very much. I was able to defeat Miss Su Wan only because I was a little bit lucky. I lost in etiquette, martial arts and medical skills."
"That was an accident. Sister Qingchen, you have an elegant demeanor and outstanding temperament. You don't need to compare to know that Sister Qingchen is no worse than the royal princess. Besides, when it comes to medical skills and martial arts, everyone knows that Sister Qingchen has a pair of skillful hands. She cured the eldest son's eyes and Mr. Cui's illness.
Sister Qingchen, you have a pair of magic hands that can cure all diseases and tame wild horses. Even now, the noble ladies are still vying to talk about how you tamed Cangshan Moyun and the Ferghana horse in the animal garden. "Su Rou looked like she was standing up for Feng Qingchen, but Feng Qingchen knew that Su Rou was trying to find out.
It seems that the horse riding and archery competition after the spring is very important to Su Rou, but everyone knows that Feng Qingchen's horsemanship is extraordinary.
Facing Su Rou's burning gaze, Feng Qingchen smiled without saying anything, pointing to the fruit plate on the table: "Sister Su Rou, try this. This is the special dried apricots I asked the family to make."
"Ah, oh, let me try it." Su Rou didn't expect Feng Qingchen to suddenly change the subject. Fortunately, she reacted very quickly. Seeing that Feng Qingchen didn't want to say anything, she didn't mention it again.
"It's just the right taste of sweet and sour, and it has the fragrance of fruit flesh when you bite it. Sister Qingchen, you are amazing. You know everything. This dried fruit tastes even better than the one my aunt ate when she was pregnant with my brother. Is this made specially for the Imperial Concubine by Sister Qingchen?" Su Rou had an admiring look on her face, and her beautiful eyes were shining with dazzling brilliance, which made people unable to help but indulge in it.
Feng Qingchen bowed down. The concubine of the Su family was indeed not simple. She could even link a plate of fruit to Imperial Noble Consort Xie. No wonder Nanling Jinxing didn't say anything good for Su Rou after bringing people here. It turned out that he knew Su Rou had such ability.
And Su Rou kept staring at her. The look and light in her eyes could suck a person's soul in. Feng Qingchen was sure that Su Rou wanted to repeat the same trick and hypnotize her.
Su Rou was really confident in her abilities. Feng Qingchen smiled and said, "Sister Su Rou, the dried fruits that the Imperial Concubine wants to eat are all made by the imperial physician. How could they be interested in these little things of mine? If Sister Su Rou likes them, I'll have someone pack some for you."
Feng Qingchen was certain that she really could not like Su Rou. Compared to Su Rou, she actually liked Su Wan more. Su Wan at least had the pride and ability of a legitimate daughter, while Su Rou only had the skills of a concubine to win favor. She was like a serpentine beauty, beautiful on the surface but actually full of danger.
"Thank you, Sister Qingchen." Su Rou responded with a smile. Su Rou knew how to get along with others. With the gift going back and forth and the huge difference in value, the relationship between the two of them was invisibly brought closer.
Unfortunately, this was just Su Rou's unilateral idea. Feng Qingchen didn't think that she and Su Rou could become friends.
Next, Su Rou's words were all about asking about the matters in the harem, mainly about Imperial Noble Consort Xie. However, they were not important matters and could be found out as long as one was willing.
If Feng Qingchen had not suffered a loss at the hands of Su Rou once, he would have thought that Su Rou was asking about these useless news because she was afraid that she would not be able to adapt after entering the palace and wanted to know some things about the palace in advance.
The questions Su Rou wanted to ask were not of great value, but they could make people gradually relax their guard and not think too deeply about them.
The more this happened, the more dangerous it was. Feng Qingchen was on guard in his heart, but on the surface he answered whatever was asked. The more straightforward Feng Qingchen's answers were, the brighter the light in Su Rou's eyes became, until...
Su Rou's eyes were like a black whirlpool, staring at Feng Qingchen intently, as if she wanted to suck Feng Qingchen's soul in. At the same time, Feng Qingchen's eyes became empty and lifeless, without focus, like a human-shaped doll without a soul.
For a moment, Feng Qingchen found that he was really hypnotized. He was in a trance and his mind was blank. Fortunately, Feng Qingchen had always been on guard against Su Rou. When he realized that something was wrong with Su Rou, he quietly took out the plum blossom hairpin and placed it against his waist.
Feng Qingchen was extremely grateful. She couldn't bear to part with the plum blossom hairpin given by the Ninth Prince, so she kept it with her. Otherwise, she really wouldn't be able to find any sharp weapon at this time that would not hurt herself and could refresh herself.
His mind had regained clarity, but Feng Qingchen still kept his eyes empty, staring at Su Rou blankly, waiting for Su Rou's next move.
Su Rou was anxious and asked Feng Qingchen two questions tentatively. After confirming that Feng Qingchen was hypnotized, she got to the point, took out a golden hairpin from her sleeve, and placed it in front of Feng Qingchen.
"When you see this golden hairpin, immediately bring the owner of the hairpin to the palace to see Imperial Concubine Xie and take a good look at it!" Su Rou held the golden hairpin tightly and let Feng Qingchen look at it over and over again.
This is a more advanced hypnosis technique. The hypnotized person has no idea that he is being hypnotized. Only when the prompt appears will he be triggered and perform the hypnotized task.
Similar to this is to hypnotize the other person completely so that he or she will only wake up under certain circumstances. Of course, not everyone can use such advanced hypnosis technology, and it is usually used on undercover agents.
The most successful undercover agent is the one who doesn't even know he is an undercover agent. Only when he sees a specific object will he remember his true identity and mission. The success rate of such an undercover agent is very high, but the cost is very high.
Seeing Su Rou's actions, Feng Qingchen had to admit that she had underestimated Su Rou.
A man should be looked at with new eyes after three days of absence. Su Rou's abilities have improved. Feng Qingchen was moved, but his mind was quickly recalling what expression he had when he was hypnotized and how he should answer, and then he showed them to Su Rou one by one.
Su Rou took back the golden hairpin with satisfaction. Seeing that Su Rou seemed unable to hold on any longer, Feng Qingchen thought that this was the end, but Su Rou took out a red horsewhip again.
"You were riding a horse, going forward at full speed, and then the red whip hit you, and you fell off the horse."
It was so cruel that he actually asked her to roll off a galloping horse during the competition. Even if Feng Qingchen was lucky enough not to die, she would definitely be seriously disabled.
Su Rou is trying to kill her!
Feng Qingchen quietly exerted force and pushed the plum blossom hairpin two inches inward. She must not be hypnotized by Su Rou...