While recalling the plot in her mind, Shang Changge asked, "You just said that Father Emperor sent several Imperial Shadows to escort Shang Rui back?"
Emperor's Shadow, as the name suggests, is the shadow of an emperor.
For over three hundred years since the founding of the Qingyan Kingdom, every emperor of every dynasty has been accompanied by ten imperial shadows.
Each Imperial Shadow is proficient in all eighteen martial arts and can kill without leaving a trace, serving as the emperor's life-saving talisman.
Shang Changze: "Five."
Five, which means the Emperor himself risked half his life to protect his third brother.
The aroma of tea lingered on his lips and teeth, while Shang Changze's seemingly calm eyes held a deep and unfathomable depth.
Shang Changge: "Five."
Shang Changge repeated Shang Changze's words, and the next second, he blurted out some outrageous remarks:
"Then tonight is the perfect opportunity to enter the palace and assassinate Father Emperor?"
Shang Changge's logic is straightforward and easy to understand: since killing the male protagonist is difficult, then seize the opportunity to solve the problem at its root by killing the old emperor.
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The main hall was so large that you could hear a pin drop, and it took Shang Changze a long time to find his voice.
Shang Changze: "Sister, do you know what you're saying?"
Although he had always known that his father disliked his favoritism towards his third brother, he never entertained the idea of killing his father.
Shang Changge: "Of course I know."
Shang Changge answered decisively, understanding that her handsome younger brother was not as vicious and cruel as she was.
I didn't intend to impose such outrageous ideas on my handsome younger brother, but I still gave him a direct reminder.
"If my father can kill me, he can kill you too. It's just a matter of eliminating you, the crown prince who is deeply loved by the ministers and the people."
It's much harder than getting rid of me, the infamous and useless eldest princess; it's just a matter of time.
After all, in Father's heart, Mother, Grandfather, Uncle, and you and me, my siblings and I, were all stumbling blocks on his path to paving the way for my third brother.
Shang Changze fell into deep thought and remained silent for a long time.
Shang Changge was very considerate and didn't bother her again. She picked up the teapot and poured herself a cup of tea.
I'm thinking of going to the Drunken Flower Pavilion tonight to bring back the pretty lady, so that nothing unexpected might happen when the male lead comes back.
It was a rainy night, and a little chilly.
After disguising herself, Qingyao arrived at the Drunken Flower Pavilion alone.
The rain was getting heavier, but it did not affect the business of Zuihualou at all.
"Oh my, grandpa!"
The madam, as always, was dressed in her finest attire, swaying her hips as she approached, fanning herself with a brightly colored, floral-patterned fan.
Qingyao listened to Shang Changge's words tonight.
Disguised as an incredibly wealthy foreign merchant, dressed in fine silks and adorned with rare and precious jewels,
Moreover, these two hands, which have a total of ten fingers, wore no fewer than ten dazzlingly bright rings.
The madam beamed with joy the moment she saw Qingyao, as if she'd met a god of wealth.
He immediately grabbed Qingyao's arm tightly, as if afraid of letting this living, walking god of wealth escape, and said obsequiously:
“This gentleman looks unfamiliar to me. Where have you come from?”
"Judging from your attire, sir, you must be from the Western Regions. But is this your first time in the capital?"
Qingyao didn't like getting too close to people, except for the princess. She yanked the madam away and, in a loud, impatient voice with a slurred accent, said:
"This is my first time here. I'm here to do business. My friend told me you have a beautiful and charming courtesan here."
"Go and call her out right now, I've got her all tonight! I want to see what kind of beauty she is and what it's like to be with her!"
Qingyao spoke with great enthusiasm, spittle flying everywhere, but she also threw the heavy gold ingots with great relish.
Although the madam inwardly loathed the flying saliva, she still beamed with joy for the sake of the gold ingots.
"Oh, sir, you're so generous! Big Tiger, Second Tiger, come quick, take this gentleman to our brightest room!"
Then he looked at Qingyao and said, "Master, why don't you go upstairs with them and rest for a while? I'll go call someone for you right away!"
at the same time,
Not far from the Drunken Flower Pavilion, in a secluded spot specifically for parking carriages, inside an ordinary, even somewhat cramped, carriage...
Shang Changge looked at Xiao Ji, who had arrived uninvited, and asked with a smile, "General Xiao, isn't it a bit impolite of you to have been following us all this way?"
Just as Xiao Ji lowered the carriage curtain to confirm that Duoming and his men had secured the area, he looked back at Shang Changge and said, "Your subject can be even more impolite."
Shang Changge: "Hmm?"
Xiao Ji's even more impolite act was a kiss, after which his warm breath brushed against Shang Changge's ear.
His sharp Adam's apple bobbed unnaturally, his voice steady yet excessively magnetic, a response to Shang Changge's mischievous flirting at the restaurant that afternoon:
"I also long for the princess."
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