Calculation
The door to the lounge was open, and when Zhu Qinghe went inside, she found it empty.
She tentatively asked, "Chengwen, You'an, are you there?"
The door slowly closed behind her, and a strong fragrance wafted out. Zhu Qinghe knew something was wrong, and she covered her mouth and nose, but it was too late.
In the last second before she fainted, she saw the door being gently pushed open.
hot.
It's so hot.
Zhu Qinghe frowned and pulled open her clothes as someone came to pull her away.
Who is it? How annoying, she impatiently shook off the person's hand.
The man persisted in patting her face, his cool palms bringing a soothing and comfortable feeling.
She grabbed that hand and rubbed it against her cheek like a kitten.
“Princess? Qinghe?” Shen Er held her restless hand in his palm and fixed his gaze on the incense burner on the table.
He strode over, lifted the lid, smelled it, and frowned. There wasn't a single drop of water in the teacup next to him.
He really thought it through; he pushed the window open, but it didn't budge.
He walked to the bedside and was embraced by Zhu Qinghe, who rubbed against him affectionately.
Chen Er took a deep breath, pulled her away, and dragged down the bed curtains to tie her to the bed railing.
Zhu Qinghe struggled in dissatisfaction, but Shen Er pulled the blankets off the bed and extinguished the incense in the incense burner.
After finishing everything, he turned around to check on Zhu Qinghe's condition.
"Qinghe, how are you?"
Zhu Qinghe was in a daze, but as the strong incense faded, the heat in her body subsided considerably.
"They won't die." Her voice was hoarse. "Where are Chengwen and You'an? The note said they're here."
"You've been scammed. The person behind this is after you. The others should still be safe."
"What is his purpose?" Zhu Qinghe asked weakly. "To kill me?"
Shen Er chuckled, bent down, and touched her collar with his fingertips.
"How dare you!" Zhu Qinghe's cheeks flushed red with anger.
Shen Er pinched the collar that she had torn open in the chaos and slowly fastened the top button.
His voice held a hint of mischief: "I was just helping the princess button up her clothes."
A warm breath brushed past her ear, making her earlobes turn bright red.
"What are you thinking, Princess?"
"Let me go right now." Zhu Qinghe changed the subject, embarrassed and annoyed.
"The princess is awake now, are you sure she won't lunge at me again?"
Shen Er dragged out his words, sounding utterly detestable: "If you do that again, I'll be in real trouble."
"What if we accidentally offend the princess?"
"Then I'll chop your head off," Zhu Qinghe sneered, speaking without any politeness.
“The real culprit.” Shen Er raised an eyebrow, watching Zhu Qinghe walk to the door and forcefully push it open.
The door didn't budge, so she went to look at the window.
After confirming that she couldn't get out of there, she looked at Chen Er: "What's going on?"
Chen Er leaned against the bed railing. "It's obvious that they want to frame us for adultery."
"Us?" Zhu Qinghe's eyes widened. "Nonsense!"
"Instead of standing there getting angry, Princess, why don't you come and sit down and rest for a while?" He patted the bed next to him.
Zhu Qinghe had no choice but to go and sit down.
After sitting for a while, Zhu Qinghe felt that the situation was not good.
The closer I got to this person, the more the involuntary heat I felt earlier seemed to return.
She rubbed her forehead and cursed under her breath. If she found out which bastard had plotted against her, she would make him pay!
"Princess?" Shen Er's voice rang out.
Zhu Qinghe raised her hand and said, "Don't call me, let me have some peace and quiet."
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard footsteps coming from this direction.
Shen Er grabbed her wrist, pinned her down, and pressed a finger to his lips in response to her astonished expression.
Shh, someone's coming.
A few whispers came from outside the door.
"Are you sure the princess and the Le Dynasty envoy are inside?"
"Of course, my men saw them go in with their own eyes. The doors and windows were sealed, and there was burning incense inside."
"Now, they must have already..."
The voice that had spoken earlier seemed to be deep in thought: "I originally intended to just find any man, but I didn't expect that heaven would help me. If the lover is an envoy from the Le Dynasty, then the reason for sending troops is even more convincing."
The two men inside the room tensed up. Sending troops was indeed intended to provoke conflict between the two countries, so that the snipe and the clam could fight and the fisherman could benefit.
We must not let him succeed.
Zhu Qinghe pulled Chen Er closer and whispered, "You go first in a bit."
If she is the only person in the room, the charges they brought against her will naturally be invalid.
"Then what are you going to do?" Shen Er stared at her.
"They can't possibly kill me, can they? Just leave and don't worry about anything else," Zhu Qinghe said urgently.
"I'll check it first. If there's nothing wrong, I'll go to the front and bring everyone here."
"yes."
The footsteps drew closer, and the atmosphere grew tense.
lobby.
Yuan Qi put down his wine glass and scanned the entire room.
He pondered to himself, when suddenly the king, sitting at the head of the throne, called on him.
"What has Prince Qi thought? All those present are daughters of prominent families from our Silver Tenon tribe. Is there anyone you fancy?"
Yuan Qi was slightly taken aback, not expecting that this matter had not yet been resolved.
"Your Majesty, I am not in the mood for that at the moment and do not wish to delay the young lady's time."
"What do you mean by delaying? With your family background and looks, it's their good fortune that they can marry you. Who would dare to have any objections?"
His piercing gaze swept over them, and the ministers who had daughters at home below echoed in agreement: "Yes, yes, it is their good fortune to marry His Highness Prince Qi."
It seems there's no escaping it today.
One of the people in the room stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I have a daughter who is sixteen years old. She is skilled in calligraphy and painting and I think she would have a lot in common with His Highness Prince Qi."
"Moreover, my daughter has long admired His Highness Prince Qi, and hopes that Your Majesty can grant her wish."
"Oh?" Wang became interested. "Who is your daughter?"
A figure in light blue stood up and stepped forward to greet him.
"Your subject, Qingque, greets Your Majesty."
The king looked at the plain-looking girl in the blue-green dress before him and asked, "Do you admire His Highness Prince Qi?"
Qingque showed no embarrassment, but spoke with composure and humility: "Your Majesty, it is indeed so. At the spring banquet three years ago, I fell in love with His Highness Prince Qi at first sight."
The king laughed heartily: "You're quite the devoted young lady, and honest and generous at the same time. Not bad, not bad."
Then she looked at Prince Qi: "Prince Qi, look how proactive that young lady is, what do you think?"
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Yuan Qi slowly stood up and said, "Thank you for your kindness, young lady, but to be honest, I already have someone I love."
The king raised an eyebrow with interest: "Which girl is it that you've been keeping so secret? If I hadn't asked you today, how long were you planning to keep it from your brother?"
Yuan Qi hesitated; Yuan Zhen's presence made it impossible for him to accept the king's offer. Moreover, he had no feelings for this Qingque girl.
In this urgent situation, we must act expediently; there's no time to worry about anything else. It seems this is the only way to put it.
At this moment, Bai Qiuru had just finished dealing with the little maid who had been bothering her for some reason, and as soon as she sat down, she noticed that the atmosphere around her was strange.
Just moments ago, the atmosphere was lively with clinking glasses and the sound of music, but now it's completely silent and everyone is holding their breath in anticipation.
What happened?
Bai Qiu frowned. And where did Qinghe and the others go?
In the silence, she saw Yuan Qi, sitting across from her, cast an apologetic glance at her. Then, she heard him say—
"My beloved is Bai Qiuru, who serves Princess Jialing."
The crowd gasped in astonishment, casting surprised glances their way.
Bai Qiuru was stunned.
Before anyone could react to this earth-shattering news, they exchanged bewildered glances, holding their breath. A maidservant rushed in from outside the hall, her face pale and filled with panic.
"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened."
The king frowned immediately: "What happened?"
Maid: "I accompanied the Princess to rest just now. The Princess said she was not feeling well and asked me to get her some medicine."
"But when I returned, I heard...heard..." The maid's face flushed slightly as she stammered.
The king's face darkened. "Speak quickly, what did you hear?"
"I heard that the princess was with a man."
The crowd erupted in commotion once again, their gazes drifting towards the composed Silver Lohar.
Adele frowned, her cold gaze piercing back the many expectant eyes.
Everyone sighed inwardly.
There are so many highlights tonight's sky lantern ceremony!
They really just wanted to come here to eat happily and go home safely.
If they hear about such scandalous royal secrets, will they be silenced?
Some people are already anxiously pondering this.
"This is outrageous!" Wang Shang said with a stern face, flicking his sleeves and striding towards the lounge.
Adele asked Innocent Lohar, "Aren't we going to go take a look?"
Yinluoha shook his head: "It's alright."
It's obvious that someone is plotting this; whether they can escape it is up to them.
He couldn't really help much at the scene, and he only made himself a laughing stock.
Yuan Qi looked worried as he gazed at Bai Qiuru, who was walking among the crowd with a furrowed brow.
"Isn't Your Highness Prince Qi going to take a look?" someone asked him.
Yuan Qi turned his head away, and Ji Jiali elegantly raised his wine glass to him, then drank the wine in one gulp.
"Such a big commotion, I have to go and see."
Yuan Qi was still worried, so he followed after them.
The entrance to the lounge.
The king kicked open the tightly closed door, and the fragile door, unable to withstand the intense rage, detached from its frame and crashed to the ground.
"you--!"
Upon seeing the two people nestled together in front of the bed, the king's anger was choked back.
His eyes widened like saucers: "What, it's you guys?"
Upon closer inspection, everyone realized that the man with the frivolous expression on his face was none other than Prince Kesh.
Then this...
They suppressed their gossipy impulses and turned their gaze to the woman in his arms.
The princess is really...
The woman slowly raised her head.
Wait a minute, everyone was stunned.
The woman had almond-shaped eyes and a sharp, heroic air about her.
This isn't a princess!
It seems to be her personal maid, her name is Chengwen.
My goodness, what a mess these days are!
His Highness Prince Qi just said that his beloved is Bai Qiuru, who serves the Princess Consort, and now Prince Kesh is getting involved with this maid Wenwen.
What kind of magic do these Le Dynasty women possess?!
Everyone was incredibly curious.
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