Chapter 168 Grinding
Su Qingqing herself knew nothing about the rumors. As soon as she entered the Shattered Red Mansion, she ran into Mother Du.
Mother Du was stunned and hurried over.
Su Qingqing just smiled and said, "It has nothing to do with you. I have an appointment with someone else."
Mother Du thought something terrible had happened. Jixiang had just come this morning to tell her that the general would come in the afternoon. But when she heard this, she breathed a sigh of relief and smiled welcomingly, "Which girl do you want, sir?"
Su Qingqing pointed to Biyunxuan on the second floor with the folding fan in her hand, smiled and said nothing, and just went upstairs.
Mother Du saw that Su Qingqing was followed by a strange little maid, who was also dressed as a man. She couldn't help but wonder, this girl was in this place of entertainment for the first time, but she was able to keep her composure and her eyes didn't even move around. She was worthy of being trained by their general.
The little maid rolled her eyes for the hundred and eighth time in her heart when she was evaluated by Mother Du.
I've heard for a long time that the best place for entertainment in the capital of Great Yan Kingdom is Suihonglou. Tsk tsk, it's very ordinary, not even as good as Qingchunlou in Zhao Kingdom.
A few years ago, when their princess was only ten years old, she went to Qingchun Tower for the first time. That scene was the first time she followed the princess into such a scene.
How to say it~
How can a maid who has seen wolves be scared by a dog?
It's really unfair to the princess. They can only go to places like this to have fun. When she returns, she will write an anonymous letter to Suihonglou, asking them to improve themselves. If that doesn't work, it would be a good idea for them to Zhaoguo to study.
Su Qingqing was completely unaware of her maid's little trick of being a know-it-all. She went upstairs and left the maid waiting at the door while she pushed the door open and entered the private room.
Qin Wanru had been waiting inside since early morning. When she saw her coming, she smiled and said, "I was afraid you wouldn't come."
Su Qingqing sat cross-legged at the low table opposite Qin Wanru, "What are you going to do if I don't come?"
"I'm going to your house to find you."
Qin Wanru smiled sincerely, and she had two dimples on her face. People say people with dimples are smart. Su Qingqing looked at Qin Wanru and saw one on each side of her face. "There are few people in the world as smart as you."
"You are one of them." Qin Wanru bluntly praised Su Qingqing's business.
After blowing, the two looked at each other and smiled.
Qin Wanru was the first to speak. Unlike the previous times in the palace, she was very tactful. This time, she came straight to the point, "You should have guessed that I have teamed up with you several times for only one purpose. I want a divorce."
In order to get a divorce, Qin Wanru did not hesitate to poison herself.
She was murdered and declared unable to have children again.
But even so, she was not let off.
Su Qingqing guessed the reason, "Your family doesn't want to?"
Qin Wanru said: "My mother passed away early, and my father had a stroke last year and has become increasingly unconscious this year. The only person in the family who can make decisions for me is my eldest brother, but he was sent to Zhenxi at the end of last year. Now my stepmother is the head of the family.
The Second Prince is such a big shot, how could she let him go?
While I was imprisoned in that cage, her whole family benefited from it.
I didn't have any hope in my family at first, as I was made infertile by someone. According to the Queen's personality, she would definitely choose another wife for the Second Prince.
But because I was poisoned, she would give me a good home for the sake of dignity, even if it meant not letting me go home and letting me go to a nunnery to practice Buddhism.
But who would have thought that the Second Prince would not give in, and neither would the Queen."
The plan has changed and is completely different from the original idea. Qin Wanru smiled bitterly.
Su Qingqing was surprised. "You would rather go to a nunnery and practice Buddhism with your hair untied than stay in the Second Prince's mansion? Then when you get married..."
Speaking of her marriage, Qin Wanru squeezed the handkerchief in her hand heavily, "If it weren't for Rong San's rebellion, I wouldn't have ended up like this."
Rong San, the third lady of Rong'an Marquis's Mansion.
Su Qingqing had heard people mention that past event before, so she didn't ask any more questions.
"So what are you going to do?"
Qin Wanru said bluntly: "I know you want to deal with the Second Prince. We worked together twice before and both went very well. I want to join forces with you to do it again, but it won't be as small as before."
To use auspicious words, damn it, big deal!
"Thank you for your help with Su Yunhe's matter before. If it weren't for your timely help, I'm afraid I wouldn't be sitting here now." Su Qingqing did not respond to Qin Wanru's words, but mentioned another matter.
Qin Wanru smiled and said, "I said you are a smart person."
"You want to start with Su Yunhe?"
"Su Yunhe, Su Xiang, Su Jinghe, who can't do it?" Qin Wanru spoke with some nonchalance.
But Su Qingqing was very familiar with the look in her eyes. It was a kind of loneliness, a kind of loneliness that came from being alone and helpless.
She knew how lonely it felt.
That's what happens when you've been betrayed.
Su Qingqing didn't know what Qin Wanru had been through, nor did she know why was so repulsive to the Second Prince, but she knew that her cooperation with Qin Wanru would be a great opportunity.
By the time Su Qingqing left the Broken Red Mansion, it was almost curfew.
Jixiang had been waiting anxiously in the mansion for a long time, and finally waited for Su Qingqing to come back. As soon as Su Qingqing came in, she started to report to her while helping Su Qingqing change her clothes.
"My queen, the backflow of snow water into Tongqian Hutong was not an accident, but a man-made thing. Today, Jingzhao Yin Huang found such a big stone from the drainage ditch."
Jixiang gestured and saw that the stone was as big as four or five fists.
"This stone is blocking the drainage channel. How can any water flow through? However, this is not the point. The point is that I found out that after the morning court yesterday, His Royal Highness went to Tongqian Hutong once, and after the morning court today, His Royal Highness went to Qingquan Temple again.
Those people who came out of Tongqian Hutong were all settled in Qingquan Temple. After leaving Qingquan Temple, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince went directly back to his farm in Fengtai.
I heard from the young monks in the temple that the Crown Prince looked very sad at the time, as if he had some serious illness.
Also, during the morning court session this morning, His Majesty also asked about Your Highness' health, and it seemed like Your Highness was sick or something."
Su Qingqing raised her eyebrows slightly.
This is interesting.
The prince went straight to Tongqian Hutong after the morning court session for no reason?
If he goes there, it must be because something happened there or there is someone there that forces him to go.
The same reason applies to his going to Qingquan Temple.
Twisting her fingers, Su Qingqing looked at the swaying branches outside the window and thought carefully, who on earth could make Rong Que care so much about her, and yet he couldn't tell her about this person?
After meeting this person, Rong Que didn't even want to go home.
Rong Que wants to avoid her...
Should I be wary of her or protect her?
Sometimes, caution and protection can make a person suddenly move away.
Guessing Rong Que's intention, Su Qingqing was silent for a long time, then suddenly turned around and walked towards the desk, "Jixiang, grind the ink."
