When Xiao Ci attacked Xiao Zhao, Qu Li was standing not far away, observing Xiao Zhao's every move.
After clearly catching the mockery and determination in his eyes, her heart sank suddenly, and she felt that something was wrong.
"Xiao Xian."
Xiao Xian looked over and asked, "What's wrong?"
"We ignored Qu Qing!"
"I've been sending people to keep an eye on her!"
"I saw Qu Qing get on Xiao Zhao's carriage with my own eyes."
"But you and I have been acting in front of her recently. She probably won't help Xiao Zhao anymore, right?"
Xiao Xian thought he was handsome and was the noble Prince of Chen. Compared with Xiao Zhao, a shrewd person like Qu Qing naturally knew what to choose.
Qu Li pursed his lips, his brain working at high speed.
"Qu Qing is a concubine's daughter, but Fang Shi can train her as a legitimate daughter. This proves that she is very shrewd and knows how to weigh the pros and cons!"
In the battle for the throne, no one knows the outcome until the last moment.
But Qu Qing is an ambitious woman. Although she may be tempted by Xiao Xian's appearance, she will not completely support Xiao Xian.
At this time, she would act according to the plan she had made with Xiao Zhao before, but the blame might not be placed on Xiao Xian!
She looked up suddenly.
Xiao Xian's eyes had been fixed on her beautiful profile. When their eyes suddenly met, he felt as if he had been caught.
He coughed lightly with a slightly uncomfortable look and looked away.
Qu Li didn't care whether he had peeked at her just now, but said very quickly: "You will definitely be able to contact the person who is watching Qu Qing as quickly as possible, right?"
She has always been calm and composed, and this is the first time she has shown such a panicked look.
Xiao Xian nodded, "Wait for me a moment!"
He left quietly, called Guangping over, and whispered in his ear.
Xiao Zhao sneered, "Second brother, I really don't understand why you would say such nonsense! I've been staying peacefully in Jing'an Temple, worshipping Buddha peacefully and reflecting on my mistakes. If Second and Fourth Brother's men hadn't tied me up here, how could I have possibly offended the gods?"
Xiao Rui narrowed his eyes, feeling that something seemed amiss, and retorted coldly, "Brother, we also heard what our eighth brother said."
"Ah Qi?" Xiao Zhao's face was filled with disbelief. "Eighth Brother has always been good friends with Seventh Brother. Could it be that Seventh Brother is still mad at me because of something that happened before and deliberately made Eighth Brother say this?"
When Qu Li heard that Xiao Zhao was deliberately trying to get close to Xiao Xian, his face immediately darkened.
She felt more and more that her previous guess was correct.
It is said that during this royal hunting trip, they wanted to get rid of Xiao Zhao, and Xiao Zhao was also prepared and wanted to bring Xiao Xian down.
However, they misjudged it at first, thinking that Xiao Zhao would use this hunting expedition to force the emperor to abdicate!
Now, the only thing she was worried about was Qu Qing. She hoped that Xiao Xian's people would be more sharp and astute, and not just stare without taking any action.
"What does the First Prince mean by this? Does that mean that just because you're good at playing, you can order the Eighth Prince around?"
The moment Qu Li walked out, Xiao Rui's eyes lit up.
He likes beautiful women, but he usually likes to pretend to be a modest gentleman.
Every time the beauties he had met in private saw him, they wanted to get close to him, but after a long time, it naturally became boring.
As for Qu Li, she exuded a cool aura all over her body, just like the holy snow lotus on the top of the snowy mountain. In addition, she was in the limelight today and hunted a tiger and a giant python, which made his heart even more itchy.
Noticing his deep and playful gaze, Qu Li felt extremely disgusted.
She turned around, her eyes as cold as ice blades, "Fourth Prince, staring at someone else's wife like that is unworthy of your reputation as a gentleman!"
Xiao Rui coughed lightly, "What is sister-in-law talking about? I'm just worried!"
Qu Li smiled and shifted his gaze back to Xiao Zhao's face.
"The eldest prince had contact with Miss Qu San before. Could it be that the eldest prince and Miss Qu San also have some unspeakable secrets?"
In order to prevent Xiao Zhao from making a big fuss about Qu Qing, Qu Li simply took the initiative and told her in advance that Xiao Zhao and Qu Qing had had private contact.
When Emperor Kang fainted, all the female members of the family returned to their own tents, but a few clever maids were left behind in each mansion.
After hearing this, the maids either pricked up their ears to try to get more information, or hurried back.
Because Emperor Kang ordered Qu Yuxing to build the academy as soon as possible, he did not allow the Yongshun Marquisate to participate in this hunting trip.
But it was well known that Fang had taken Qu Qing to attend the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet, promoted Qu Qing in various ways, and even wanted to get close to the nephew of Yang, the Minister of War.
Therefore, at this moment, many people looked at Wen Yingjie, the Minister of War.
Wen Yingjie said solemnly, "Why are you all looking at me like this? My wife is not satisfied with Miss Qu San and sent someone to reject her a long time ago! I heard that Miss Qu San ran away from home a few days ago and took refuge with Princess Chen!"
One stone can cause a thousand ripples.
Everyone was interested in watching the fun and looked at Xiao Zhao.
Since they all went to seek refuge with Princess Chen, with whom they had previously been unhappy, it seems that what Princess Chen said was true!
Xiao Rui clicked his tongue twice and looked at Xiao Zhao, whose eyes were filled with anger, with an expression of disbelief.
"Big brother actually had private contact with Miss Qu San?"
"Don't talk nonsense! I just happened to meet Miss Qu San on the street." Xiao Zhao retorted angrily.
Qu Li was just testing it just now.
If this person is a substitute, it is naturally impossible for him to know such a secret matter.
From this perspective, the Xiao Zhao in front of him is undoubtedly the real one!
However, Xiao Zhao deliberately let Xiao Xian discover that the person in Jing'an Temple was a substitute. What exactly did he want to do?
Qu Li felt as if she was in a fog. As long as she could clear away the fog, she would be able to see the sun. But her mind was a little confused.
"You met Miss Qu San by chance, so you let her get on the carriage?" Qu Li smiled meaningfully.
Xiao Zhao's eyes became increasingly cold. If his gaze could become real, he would surely shoot Qu Li into a hedgehog.
"Brother, I wouldn't dare let any woman get on the carriage casually." Xiao Rui added insult to injury.
Xiao Zhao's eyes were bloodshot. "Xiao Rui, stop fanning the flames here! That day, it was just because Miss Qu San accidentally twisted her ankle! I was worried about her wandering the streets alone, what if she ran into any bad guys!"
"Brother, why are you so excited? I'm just curious and gossiping!"
Xiao Qi walked out, "Seventh Sister-in-law, I just happened to hear someone say that they saw Big Brother in the back mountains. We were too far away to see him clearly! Who would have thought that Second and Fourth Brothers would believe everything they heard and actually send people to Jing'an Temple to capture Big Brother?"
Xiao Zhao's heart skipped a beat.
He was indeed on the mountain behind the dense forest just now. Xiao Qi has always been a non-competitive person. Could it be that someone really saw him?
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