Wang Jingshuo was puzzled. "But didn't you say the Li family couldn't help you? If the Li family doesn't have the ability, then if I deliver the message for you, I'll only incur Eunuch Chen's wrath..."
He showed signs of backing down, "Miss Qin, I am willing to help you, but you have just come from Jiangnan and may not know that Eunuch Chen is a favorite of His Majesty. Even my father has to show him some respect."
And since you've had physical intimacy with him, it's reasonable for him to ask you to take responsibility and marry you.
If I rashly relay your message and your escape attempt fails, I will be suspected of helping to abduct another man's wife, and I will completely offend Eunuch Chen.
Having said that, he took two steps back. "Miss Qin, based on my understanding of the Li family, they have no way to get you out of Eunuch Chen's sight. I'm afraid I can't help you..."
"etc."
Seeing that he was about to leave, Qin Xue quickly grabbed him, "It wasn't the imperial physician Li family, it was the Prime Minister's Li family that truly helped me leave."
As long as Wang Jingshuo sends the message for him, with the Prime Minister's abilities, there shouldn't be any problem in sending her out of the capital.
"Don't try to trick me. What relationship does the Qin family have with the Prime Minister's mansion? Even if they have some connections, Prime Minister Li wouldn't offend Eunuch Chen for your sake."
Wang Jingshuo simply didn't believe it.
Desperate to escape, Qin Xue gritted her teeth and whispered, "Li Shiling is my uncle. He has a close relationship with the Prime Minister. As long as he asks the Prime Minister for help, the Prime Minister will definitely help him."
These were her mother's words of advice when she came to the capital: if she were in trouble, she should seek out the Prime Minister, who would do everything in his power to protect her.
As for the reason, her mother refused to tell her, but said with great certainty, "Daughter, believe your mother, the Qin family's real backer is Prime Minister Li."
Even if he doesn't save his own daughter, he won't abandon us, your uncle and your mother.
Her mother instructed her not to tell anyone else, so she only dared to reveal that Li Shiling was Li Heng's person.
But Wang Jingshuo still shook his head, "Miss Qin, this is too absurd. Li Shiling is just a commoner who was expelled from the Imperial Hospital. The Prime Minister is above the emperor and second only to the emperor. How could he listen to Li Shiling?"
Besides, the Li family only has one great-aunt, who married into the capital. How could Li Shiling be your maternal uncle?
In order to persuade him, Qin Xue had no choice but to tell Wang Jingshuo that Li Shiling was not a biological child of the Li family, but was adopted into the Li family.
She had just walked around the banquet and didn't recognize anyone except Wang Jingshuo. Wang Jingshuo became her only lifeline when she was drowning.
She feared that she would not be able to find another opportunity. Even if she managed to please Chen Banjun and get her out of the palace, Chen Banjun would definitely have someone watching her, and she would have no way to contact the Li family herself.
“I’m telling the truth. My mother is Li Shiling’s only sister. They have a very good relationship. He won’t abandon me, and neither will the Prime Minister.”
She grabbed Wang Jingshuo, "Young Master Wang, I beg you, just help me pass on a message. Trust me, the Prime Minister will definitely help me and won't implicate you."
She will continue to feign ingratiation with Chen Banjun in order to find an opportunity to leave the palace.
Wang Jingshuo was persuaded and said helplessly, "Okay, I'll give it a try. Whether it works out or not, I'll try to get back to you."
Qin Xue was moved to tears.
Then Wang Jingshuo added, "However, I think even if Prime Minister Li helps you, it will still be difficult. What if Eunuch Chen doesn't agree to you leaving the palace? Prime Minister Li won't be able to take you out of the palace unless..."
He paused, then added, "Never mind..."
Qin Xue pressed on, "Unless what?"
Wang Jingshuo dared not speak, but Qin Xue pressed him repeatedly before he finally whispered, “Unless he is gone, he is not a proper master in the palace, but just a servant. If he is gone, your stay in the palace is not legitimate. If someone takes you out of the palace, His Majesty has no reason to stop you.”
"You mean kill him..."
Wang Jingshuo quickly covered her mouth with his fan, saying, "I only thought of that possibility in a moment of panic because I felt sorry for the girl. We are all good people and we don't do such bad things."
Having said that, he fled as if afraid of getting into trouble.
But Qin Xue seemed to have been inspired, and her eyes gradually brightened.
Yes, compared to escaping, poisoning Chen Banjun is much easier.
But she was being watched closely, so how could she get the poison?
Just then, she saw Su Luoqing walk by the path next door. Qin Xue remembered that when she came, she heard that it was in the direction of the Imperial Hospital, so she followed him.
Unbeknownst to her, this was a trap waiting for her to fall into, and even less so, after she left, Madam Shen and Ye Zhen emerged from behind the artificial hill.
Madam Shen asked Ye Zhen, "What does the princess wish to tell me?"
As the future Crown Princess, Ye Zhen was also summoned to the palace by the Empress.
The Empress formally introduced Ye Zhen to everyone, and Ye Zhen received wave after wave of flattery and praise, some genuine and some feigned.
She pretended to be embarrassed by the praise and left the Empress's Phoenix Palace. Madam Shen, who rarely had the opportunity to see Ye Zhen, wanted to ask about the progress of her daughter's matter, so she also took the opportunity to follow him out.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she came out, Ye Zhen brought her here, and she overheard the entire conversation between Qin Xue and Wang Jingshuo.
She just didn't quite understand.
Ye Zhen took a deep breath. "Madam, Li Shiling's mother, Luo, is the maternal grandmother that Helian Qing mentioned. Li Shiling's real younger sister was sent to Jiangnan by the Prime Minister and later married into the Qin family, the richest family in Jiangnan. She is Qin Xue's mother."
She looked at Madam Shen and said, word by word, "Madam Luo did not take her own daughter to the border town; she took your daughter instead."
The Prime Minister knew all this; his favor towards Li Shiling and his brothers was a deal with the Luo family.
Or there may be other reasons, which Xie Tingzhou is investigating.
Madam Shen's eyes widened in shock, which gradually turned into anger. "What does he want to do?"
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