These days, Su Qiang has discovered that compared with Xiaohe's gentle and timid temperament, Xiaoqing's strong personality is quite bold.

Dare to stop His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who is rumored to be murderous, it is estimated that there are few people in the world. Legend has it that there was an official who ridiculed the prince in the morning court the day before, and on the second day, he was blocked by the prince on the royal street, and a knife passed through his chest.

Xiao Qing obviously couldn't stop the prince, and the door of the palace clanged, and he was kicked open by Li Cong again.

The door of this East Palace needs to be kicked.

"You girl!" Outside the door, there was a shouting and scolding voice from the chamberlain: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince personally ordered someone to bring hot water to the Crown Princess for bathing." If you don't thank you, why did you stop it? ”

As he spoke, he heard someone carrying what seemed to be a heavy wooden barrel in the outer hall, and then the hot water vapor spread, and there was the sound of moving the screen, apparently to protect the bath barrel.

The four palace maids stood outside the curtain and curtsied, preparing to serve their clothes and bathe.

But there was no more Li Cong's voice.

Does he have such good intentions?

Su Qiang frowned slightly. The poison she brought into the East Palace last night had run out, and there was a set of poison-stained silver needles hidden in the mezzanine of her makeup box. I originally wanted to hide in my clothes for a while and then enter the palace to see the driver, but now it seems that it will not work.

So these people are obviously here to serve themselves, but it's actually similar to surveillance.

Thinking of this, she did not hesitate any longer, and lifted the curtain and went out in her obscene clothes. The palace maid hurriedly bent her knees to say goodbye, Su Qiang responded lightly, and saw that the door of the palace had been closed, and the hall was steaming.

After bathing and purifying, and finishing the makeup, Su Qiang was led out of the dormitory. Yesterday, she was carried or supported by someone for most of the time, but she didn't expect to come by herself now, only to find that the East Palace was quite big. Secretly wrote down the path in his mind, and soon arrived at the temple gate.

Further away, there is the Imperial City Yongdao. Follow the corridor and you will arrive at the Imperial Palace.

Li Cong and his entourage were waiting at the hugging place at the entrance of the hall. He was sitting on a sedan chair, lazily playing with a piece of green jade. Seeing her coming, Qu Fang, the chief steward of the East Palace, came over and motioned for Su Qiang to stand on the side of the prince's sedan chair. Su Qiang saw that this was a single sedan chair, and before she could speak, she heard Xiaoqing ask, "What about our young lady's sedan chair?" ”

The little maid is not afraid of the battle of the prince and his party, and she wants to protect her master.

Qu Fang hurriedly bowed down and said: "Back to Xiaoqing girl, according to the rules, only the Queen Mother, Your Majesty and the Queen can enter the inner palace. Because the prince was weak, he got the royal sedan chair. Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess should walk with her support today to show that the husband and wife are harmonious. ”

The eldest lady of Shangshu Mansion should understand these rules.

Su Qiang smiled slightly and said shallowly: "Then let's go." ”

Xiao Qing stopped arguing, looked at his young lady's face, and retreated back with anger.

Leaving the house where the earth dragon was burning, the morning breeze in February was quite cool. Su Qiang was covered with a ferret, although it was not cold, it was a little heavy. When I didn't walk much, I was a little wheezing.

This body is still a little weak.

She looked up at Li Cong on the sedan chair, his face was a little whiter than yesterday, but the sickly gloom was even more prevalent. Sitting on the sedan chair and swaying, a cloud that is about to rain is alive.

If it had been before, she would have lifted the sedan chair with her hand. Although it is not high, it can also break one of Li Cong's legs.

Can the lame prince still inherit the throne?

Su Qiang secretly rubbed and sneered in her heart.

Li Cong also smiled on the sedan chair: "Presumably the crown princess is very happy." He said coldly, so frightened that Su Qiang thought that he had the ability to contemplate the mind, and he walked in a panic for a moment, almost stumbling.

Li Cong raised his eyebrows slightly, the haze on his face dissipated most of it, and continued: "I can see the regent today, and the smile on the princess's face can't be hidden. ”

Why is it happy to see the regent himself?

Although Shangshu Mansion does secretly rely on the regent, she Su Qiang and the regent should only have a few faces. Her father ordered her to assassinate the crown prince Li Cong, and she had nothing to do with the regent.

Moreover, the regent was born when he was still a nobleman, and he was more than ten years older than the crown prince, so he was her current uncle. What is there to be happy about seeing him? Is there a bounty?

Su Qiang glanced up at Li Cong, with a somewhat indifferent smile on her face, and said softly: "Of course the concubines are happy to see the regent." The regent is the pillar of the country and is admired by all the people. When the concubines are in the boudoir, they often hear the famous name of the prince. If everyone in the world is like a prince, the country can be peaceful. ”

Li Cong sneered and said no more.

Unexpectedly, the wife he married not only dared to stab her husband on the wedding night, but also pretended to be innocent. He was told that Su Qiang had been in love with the regent Li Zhang since he was fourteen years old. It is precisely because of this that he was unwilling to marry into the East Palace, so he simply died. Who doesn't know that he's a dying man. If you marry yourself, you will have to be widowed sooner or later.

Li Cong glanced down at Su Qiang.

Xu had been gone for a long time, and fine beads of sweat overflowed from her forehead. The tip of his nose was red, and a few wisps of white mist wrapped his red lips between gasps.

The palace is quite large, and a noble lady like her, with a body like a weak willow and a wind, is also a sin after walking for a long time.

"Faster!" Li Cong's fingers tapped on the armrest of his shoulder, "Don't let the imperial grandmother wait." ”

Qu Fang, the attendant on the other side, hurriedly answered, urging him to hurry up.

Su Qiang bit her lip secretly and followed silently.

Although she is weak, she is stubborn in her heart.

It didn't take long to arrive at the Changle Palace. The palace maid inside came out first, waited for Su Qiang to take off the big hat, and put it into a delicate hand stove in her hand, and then led them into the hall to say hello.

This is the queen mother's dormitory, the palace is majestic, but the interior is embroidered with cranes, elk, melons and fruits, etc., lifelike, the view is like falling into a fairyland.

The palace maid opened the curtain and retreated, and Su Qiang followed Li Cong's side, reviewing the driving etiquette in her heart, and her steps slowed down. Just as she was about to take a few quick steps to keep up, a slender white hand suddenly stretched out, and before she could be surprised, he led her across the threshold.

The hand was a little cold, but it was quite strong. She struggled, and she had already seen the attendants and palace maids curtsying in front of her, so she had to endure it.

A gentle female voice came from inside: "If this is the case, the queen will be punished with a glass of wine." ”

Then there was a kind but hearty laughter echoing, but there was no trace of the solemnity that should be in the palace.

After turning a few steps into the corridor, the door of the inner hall in front was pushed open, and Su Qiang saw an old man sitting in front of him at a glance. She was slightly fat, wearing a palace dress embroidered with auspicious clouds in purple, and there were many hair ornaments on her head, which made her round face brighter and brighter. Seeing that the prince and Su Qiang had arrived, her face instantly showed some nervousness, and after carefully looking at the prince for a moment, she seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and said: "It's good to come, I heard that there was a thief demon there last night, and the mourning family is worried that your body will not be able to bear it." ”

Li Cong didn't let go of Su Qiang's hand, and pulled her and knelt down suddenly. Su Qiang originally thought that she would have to take a few steps forward before asking for peace, but she was pulled by him like this, and almost bumped into the palace maid who was leading the way beside her. Fortunately, she was alert since she was a child, quickly adjusted her pace, and although she stumbled slightly, she knelt down steadily.

Only then did I understand why Li Cong came in with his hand.

"The grandson greets the imperial grandmother and the queen mother." is different from the slightly mean when talking to her, although Li Cong's voice is not high at this time, it is gentle and polite.

Only then did Su Qiang realize that there was not only the queen mother in the palace, but even the queen was here. She followed Li Cong's request for Anbi, and found that Li Cong had not let go of her hand, so she stood up with him again.

Sure enough, on the couch not far from the Queen Mother, there was a woman with a delicate face. Looking at the age of about forty, his face is round, and his face is smiling. There is a nine-winged phoenix crown in his hair, and the bright moon and ears are shining softly. She was looking at Su Qiang and smiled slightly, that smile was reassuring.

This is Her Royal Highness the Queen, the current successor and the regent's biological mother.

Su Qiang smiled and saluted, and suddenly heard a voice say, "Second brother is here." This king was about to go to the East Palace to apologize, but he thought that you were going to come here, so he waited here first. ”

Su Qiang followed the sound and looked, suddenly her body stiffened, and she was stunned for a while.

The man was about twenty years old, with a handsome but gentle face. He wore the blue-blue robe that the prince was accustomed to, with a bamboo leaf embroidered on the collar, and five eastern pearls inlaid on the white jade crown on his head.

She knew him, and although she hadn't seen him for a long time, she knew that this person was Li Zhang, the prince who was now regent. Although Li Zhang was talking to the prince, those eyes fell on her.

It was a gentle look with a little depression, which made her feel a little uneasy.

And his stiff body deepened this uneasiness.

Because that's clearly not the way she should have reacted. This was her body, as if she didn't want to be controlled by her, slightly stiff and trembling in front of this person.