Speechless for a while, the mountain breeze blew lightly, Rong Qingyi felt that her exposed arms and ankles were a little cold, and said to Lianxiang, who was standing not far away: "Lianxiang, come and help me put down my sleeves, and my shoes and socks, I was dipped in water just now and wanted to replace them, and when I met Sister Jian Ning, I was happy for a while, but I forgot that it was a little cold at this time." ”

Jian Ning stared at Rong Qingyi tightly, afraid that she would say something more to Lianxiang, so before Lianxiang came over, she lowered her voice and said quickly: "If you dare to play tricks, I will kill this slave immediately!" ”

Rong Qingyi looked at Jian Ning with some puzzlement, "Sister Jian Ning, haven't you learned how to do things in King Jian's mansion?" Now that you have decided to do so, don't worry and doubt, you have mastered the freedom of Qingyi, what can Qingyi do? Lian Xiang is just a small slave, this is the territory of King Jian's Mansion, we are only four people together, and we can't do anything. ”

Jian Ning didn't speak again, because Lian Xiang had already walked over and waited for Rong Qingyi to put down her sleeves, "Yo, miss, your hands are so cold, did you stay by the stream for too long just now?" Don't feel the cold, if Mother Qin sees it, she won't have to scold me again. ”

"Well, there may be some, I'm afraid I'm having fun by the stream, forgetting the time, this meeting is really a little cool, especially when the mountain wind blows on the skin, the hairs are going to stand up." Rong Qingyi smiled, said in a very calm tone, and then looked at Jian Ning, "Sister Jian Ning, let's go to Qingyi's room and sit down and talk, okay?" Just like to change into a pair of clean shoes and socks? ”

Jian Ning thought for a while, nodded and said, "Okay." Then he stretched out his hand to hold Rong Qingyi's arm, which seemed to be very affectionate, "Come, I'll take you away, it's really crazy, I don't even have the strength to walk this time." ”

As long as she stays with her, where can she go?

Lian Xiang was a little strange, she stayed by the stream for some time today, but according to her previous habits, this time was really nothing for Rong Qingyi, and besides, the young lady's walking posture was still a little strange, and her steps were a little stiff, as if she was half-dragged by Jian Ning.

There must be something wrong, Miss's smile looked polite but detached, this was not like the previous attitude towards Jian Ning, the expression on her face was less coquettish and warm, and it was a little fake. Just like the point she has always been most proud, she really can't guess Rong Qingyi's thoughts, but she is the most sensitive to the smile on Rong Qingyi's face.

Lian Xiang shook her head slightly, always feeling that something was wrong.

Back in the room, Rong Qingyi sat down on the edge of the bed, watching Lian Xiang squat on the ground to change her shoes and socks, and Jian Ning also sat down on a chair in front of the bed, looking at a sewing basket placed aside.

Rong Qingyi sighed softly, and said a little impatiently: "Lianxiang, go and bring me a glass of water, I'm a little thirsty, today's breakfast must be salty." ”

Lian Xiang was stunned, no, today's breakfast is sweets, it is a mung bean cake specially made by the Qin family, she glanced at Rong Qingyi, but saw that Rong Qingyi was looking at Jian Ning, but the corner of her eyes glanced at her slightly, and she was immediately stunned, "Yes, Lianxiang is going to make a pot of new tea." ”

Watching Lianxiang leave, Rong Qingyi suddenly sighed softly, "Lianxiang has followed me since she was a child, although she is a few years older than me, she is stupid, if she can find a suitable family for her, let her stay in the Rong family, and live a stable life, it is also good." I don't know where to find such a person. ”

Jian Ning looked at Rong Qingyi, "You are so soft-hearted. ”

"Actually, Qingyi understands why the Queen Mother chose you." Rong Qingyi sighed softly.

As she spoke, she thought in her heart, looking at the situation just now, although Lian Xiang didn't quite understand what she meant, as long as Lian Xiang went out and met the Qin family or Qian Depei, or even just any of the two of them, as long as Lian Xiang said her doubts, with the cleverness of those two people, she would definitely guess that there must be something wrong with it.

Moreover, Qian Depei had been sent by her to ask why Jian Ning came in a hurry, even if those people refused to tell the real reason, their vague expressions would arouse Qian Depei's suspicions.

"Why did the Queen Mother choose me?" Jian Ning's brows furrowed, and her annoyance made her reluctant to call the Queen Mother her own aunt, and only gritted her teeth and shouted the words Queen Mother.

Rong Qingyi sighed softly again, and said in a soft tone, word by word: "The Queen Mother is your mother's aunt, and you are a younger generation that the Queen Mother has always loved, why she loves you, the reason is nothing more than that you are the most similar to the Queen Mother, not only in appearance, but also in character." She knows your ambitions and wants you to get what you want. You were born in a powerful family, and you have been exposed to the struggle for power since you were a child, and you are smart and know how to deal with right and wrong. Think about it, although you are only a young lady in the house, you often go out with Prince Jian, but I am afraid that there is also this reason. ”

Jian Ning let out a long breath, and said in a stiff tone: "Her plan is hers, I don't want to obey her arrangement, no matter what her purpose is, it must be for herself, since she doesn't think about me, why should I obey her arrangement, if the emperor is a young man, even if it is a man in the prime of life, I will wronged myself, but, it is a man older than my father, what is the difference between me marrying him and marrying an elder of my grandfather's generation?" ”

Rong Qingyi looked at the door, with her understanding of Lianxiang, although Lianxiang looked stupid, she was still nimble, making a pot of tea, and she deliberately said that she was in a hurry, and she was very thirsty, if it was normal, Lianxiang should have rushed over, but now she hasn't seen Lianxiang show up, she can be sure that Lianxiang should have told Qin and Qian Depei about her abnormality.

"Lianxiang, this girl too, let her make a pot of tea is such trouble, I'm so thirsty." Rong Qingyi frowned, and said with a slight complaint, "Sister Jian Ning, are you thirsty?" ”

Although Jian Ning was a little surprised, Rong Qingyi never begged her or resisted, but thinking that she stayed in front of her, she didn't expect to run anywhere, and she couldn't come up with any ideas, so she glanced out the window and said casually: "Probably something is delayed on the way." ”

Rong Qingyi sighed, and was about to say something, when she heard footsteps outside, it was the footsteps of the Qin family, and the deliberately heavy footsteps seemed to remind Rong Qingyi that she was coming in.

"Who?!" Jian Ning also heard the footsteps coming from outside, and raised her voice to ask, slightly reprimanding.

"It's a slave." Qin Shi was holding a big wooden plate in his hand, which contained fruits, which had been washed cleanly, and looked quite tempting, "I met Lianxiang on the way, saying that Miss was thirsty and wanted to drink some tea, which was really a coincidence, and it happened that fresh fruits were sent from the farmland, so I immediately washed them and sent them to Miss." Yo, miss, what's wrong with you? Why do you wear these shoes on your feet? ”

Rong Qing glanced at the shoes on his feet, is there anything wrong with these shoes?

"Lianxiang changed it for you, right?" Qin put down the wooden plate in his hand, immediately walked to Rong Qingyi and knelt down, and said in a somewhat complaining tone, "This lotus fragrance, I really have to clean up well, these shoes were just made yesterday, Miss has always disliked the smell of pulp cloth, and always dried it for a few days before wearing, Miss, you wait, wait for the girl to come back, Qin's mother will teach her a good lesson." ”

As he spoke, he changed a pair of shoes for Rong Qingyi, and after changing the shoes, Qin reached out to support Rong Qingyi, Rong Qingyi felt that her palm was gently pinched by Qin, and then a small pill was placed in her palm.

At this time, Rong Qingyi smelled another familiar smell from Qin's body, a shallow aroma of herbs, this aroma often appears on Qian Depei, as long as he takes Qian Depei out with him, this smell will always blow into his nose with the wind.

It turned out that the Qin family had already seen Qian Depei, maybe Qian Depei was just outside the door, otherwise, how would he know that he had been poisoned? Come to think of it, the Qin clan deliberately put his steps on the side just now, maybe it was to cover up Qian Depei's footsteps and prevent Jian Ning in the room from hearing anything suspicious.

Moreover, when she stood up and walked, Rong Qingyi immediately felt a slight cool breath rising from the center of her feet to her limbs, it seemed that when Qin Shi changed her shoes, he put something in the newly changed shoes, which should be similar to detoxification herbs, no wonder she deliberately proposed that the shoes that Lianxiang gave her were not suitable.

"Come, Miss. You taste it, it's what you usually like to eat. Qin handed Rong Qingyi a ripe cherry, and said with a smile, because her back was to Jian Ning, so she quickly glanced at Rong Qingyi, and motioned Rong Qingyi to take advantage of the time to eat the pill she handed over in her hand.

Rong Qingyi took the cherry, and then ate the cherry empty, put the pill hidden in the palm of his hand into his mouth, and swallowed it. The slightly cool taste instantly chilled his throat, and he was not as stiff and uncomfortable as just now, "It tastes good, it's sweeter than last year's, Sister Jian Ning, you can taste it too, it's delicious." ”

"The food in the kitchen has been almost prepared, and it just so happened that the slave maid also asked, when does Miss Jane want to eat?" Qin smiled and asked in a very respectful tone, not seeing the slightest inappropriateness, "The dishes made are all grown by our farm, which are the most fresh and delicious." The eggs and meat were also specially obtained by the guards here from the nearby farmhouse, and the chickens were all raised in the mountains, and the eggs tasted the best. ”

The Qin family seemed to be very enthusiastic, and what he said sounded a little wordy, and he smiled on his face, which made it difficult to tell her to shut up in front of her.

"I'm not hungry." Jian Ning said impatiently.

Rong Qingyi took Qin's hand and sat down at the table, trying not to show her tiredness and the thoughts she was hiding in her heart, she couldn't let Jian Ning find out what she was thinking.