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Shangguan Qian was only smiling faintly, not saying anything. There were some things that did not need to be pointed out.

She waited until the bowl of purple jade grapes on the table was done with before standing up and saying to the shocked Yi Shan, "Let's go see the Queen now."

After all, it was Shangguan Qian's fault that he had not gone to pay his respects this morning, and now, he hoped that she would not use any more tricks.

But what surprised Shangguan Qian was that Li Yichen was actually here as well.

Covering up the uneasiness in her heart, she only bowed to the two of them before sitting down at the empress's seat. Her eyes were filled with a faint radiance.

Shangguan Qian really wanted to ignore Li Yichen's measuring gaze. The area in front of him was filled with interest and delicacy, and most importantly, she had smelled danger. Could it be that the words he had said to the empress had made him suspicious?

She wiped the emotion from her face and lightly sipped the tea. At this moment, she realized that drinking the tea was really a pleasant and cozy thing.

"I was just talking about Qian'Er with the Crown Prince. I didn't expect Qian'Er to come here so soon."

The empress did not seem to notice Shangguan Qian's strange behavior, saying happily, her eyes filled with a fine light. Light.

Shangguan Qian Shan thought for a moment, and decided not to answer his, lest he screw himself over. As soon as the Queen finished speaking, she only lifted her head slightly, smiling shyly in return before lowering her head again.

Looking at the meek Shangguan Qian, the empress felt a pang of frustration in her heart. Still, she wore a dignified smile, except that her pale face now had a tinge of blood on it, most likely from anger.

When she had told the Crown Prince about the plans Shangguan Qian had mentioned earlier, the Crown Prince had asked her nonchalantly if it was Shangguan Qian's idea.

Since the crown prince had found out, the empress had nothing to hide and told him everything she knew. Furthermore, she even expressed that she thought highly of his plans, but it was only after the crown prince laughed coldly and pointed out some flaws that she realized this Li Fengyi was not to be underestimated.

She then thought of Shangguan Qian. Since Li Fengyi was going after the wangfei, she should have also considered this, no wonder these schemes seemed so ingenious, but she had spat it all out at himself. How could she not be angry, he felt like he had been played by a monkey.

Unfortunately, she had no way to do it.

This was because Shangguan Qian's current appearance was just too innocent and harmless. She couldn't help but wonder if he had misunderstood something.

"Princess is still quite free!"

As everyone was silent, Li Yichen suddenly said this. His originally frosty face had a hint of an unfathomable smile on it, causing everyone to feel a chill run down their spines.

Furthermore, the moment he heard the title of princess, he knew that nothing good would happen next. The most important thing was that he was staying at the palace to look after the empress, and he said that he was free.

At this time, Shangguan Qian had only put down the teacup in his hand. He raised his head innocently, and with a pure and innocent face, he looked into Li Yichen's bright eyes and said with a puzzled expression, "Crown Prince, do you think that Qian'Er is too free?"

Before he could reply, he said, "It's a pity that Qian'Er is too stupid. She doesn't know how to sew, but it's still possible for her to serve me."

As he finished, he looked eagerly at the empress, but the depths of his eyes were as tranquil and serene as the depths of deep water.

The empress was also a bit embarrassed. She had been serious in wanting to keep Shangguan Qian by her side before, but now her own son seemed to be chasing him away.

"Yes, Crown Prince. I have been diligent in serving you. Besides, there is no princess in the palace and I am the adopted daughter of this palace. Since I am sick, it makes sense for me to be attending you."

As he finished speaking, he looked at her lovingly for a few moments, that tiresome gentleness causing Shangguan Qian's heart to retch, but his face remained as calm and proper as before.

In this palace, it was impossible to find people who were sincere towards him. Basically, all of them were intelligent people.

The Crown Prince wanted to say something, but a guard rushed in. Logically speaking, it was forbidden for men to enter the queen's chambers, let alone a guard. However, looking at him, it seemed like there really was something urgent.

Sure enough, after the guard finished speaking, Li Yichen's complexion greatly changed. He then glanced at the Queen with an apologetic look.

"Imperial Mother, I have matters to attend to in the court, so I will take my leave first."

The empress could see that the situation was urgent. Although she was still worried about Li Qingying, she knew that it wasn't a good time to discuss the matter with the crown prince. She nodded slightly.

Shangguan Qian's eyes glinted slightly. Even though she had covered her ears, he had not been very clear about their conversation, with the exception of the two words, "Turkic".

At the very least, according to the look in his eyes today, he would probably know that he had given a bit of advice to the empress, and the empress might have even pressured him. Then, the final act of revenge would likely fall upon his head.

As she watched Li Yifen leave in a hurry, a bad idea suddenly filled her heart. Unfortunately, the Empress didn't notice this in the slightest and only continued to chat with her.

She was bored to death, so she replied with a smile. It wasn't until later when the empress inadvertently mentioned Imperial Concubine Xiao that Shangguan Qian understood that something big had happened.

Sure enough, the Empress spoke to Shangguan Qian'er with a serious look on her face, "Qian'Er, look, about this Imperial Concubine Xiao, I should …"

"Esteemed Empress should first calmly observe the situation. After all, Imperial Concubine Xiao's stomach … When that time comes, I'm afraid the Emperor will be able to protect us. "

The empress's gaze turned darker, or to be more accurate, she found Shangguan Qian's words very reasonable. At this time, Imperial Concubine Xiao's existence had always been like a thorn in her heart, making her unable to breathe. Especially now that the emperor had woken up, he didn't know what that seductive fox was going to do.

However, Shangguan Qian did not think that way, as Imperial Concubine Xiao's matter had escalated like wildfire. Li Fengyi was at most missing an informant. Who knew if Imperial Concubine Xiao might admire him so much. At that time, he wouldn't even reveal the person behind the scenes.

On the other hand, if Li Fengyi suspected his, that would be terrible. So, unless he could completely finish Li Fengyi off in one go, she would not do anything rash.

"Moreover, right now, Imperial Concubine Xiao's matter isn't the main issue. The key is the Emperor's attitude, and right now, the Emperor has just woken up. Don't be too hasty with the Empress."

Shangguan Qian'er's gaze was heavy as well, even the Empress was unable to doubt the truth of her words. Furthermore, if the Emperor's attitude towards her was right now, she would not believe her words, and the most important thing was that she did not have any proof.

It was not a big deal to begin with. Besides, the empress's body … His body was not as bad as the imperial physician had said. Just as Shangguan Qian Bei was about to get up to leave, the palace maid came in to report that Princess Yun Luo had arrived.

This Princess Yunluo was too carefree. She must have known that she was with the empress, so she rushed over to scold him.

Shangguan Qian did not want to bother with his at first, but as soon as she stood up, Princess Yun Luo came in. This way, they could meet again.

Shangguan Qian had waited for her to finish greeting the empress before nodding slightly, but at this moment, he decided to go or stay. After a moment of thought, he sat down quietly.

"Yun Luo should have come to pay respects long ago, it's just that with the princess taking care of you, Yun Luo is clumsy and afraid to cause trouble."

Shangguan Qian had learned to use a smile in lieu of a reply to such painless words, and he was too lazy to say more.

"Yun Luo is being considerate."

Seeing that Shangguan Qian had not spoken, and that Yun Luo was a little embarrassed, the Queen said indifferently, his words not a hint of warmth.

One had to know, the empress always thought that Imperial Concubine Xiao was Yun Luo's concubine. When she saw Yun Luo, she naturally didn't like him as much as before.

As for Princess Yunluo, her perception and reaction speed was rather low. She continued to speak without paying attention to her surroundings. Naturally, she had not noticed the impatient look on the empress's face.

After talking for a long time, she finally brought up the matter of the Emperor waking up. At this moment, the empress no longer had any patience left, and without waiting for her to finish, she coldly and forcefully interrupted, "I'm a little tired. If there's nothing else, I might as well go take a look around the Imperial Garden with Qian'er."

This was a very direct way of chasing her away. However, Princess Yunluo only paused for a moment before she smiled and said to the empress, "Since that's the case, then Yunluo won't disturb your rest any longer."

At this point, Shangguan Qian realized that Yun Luo was probably looking for him from the start.

As she thought of this, she could not help but feel puzzled. However, she could only bid farewell to Princess Yun Luo, and did not miss the exquisite look in the empress's eyes.

After a long while, when they had settled down in a pavilion, Princess Yun Luo finally looked at Yi Shan, who was standing behind Shangguan Qian, smiling, and said faintly, "Yun Luo has something she wants to say to Big Sister Qian'Er alone."

Look, even his elder sister had come out, how could Shangguan Qian bear it?

"I can't stand Princess Yun Luo's older sister. As for Cui Yi, she's always been with me, so there's no need to mind her existence."

Did he really take her for a fool? This was the surface of the lake. If something happened to him, or Yun Luo wanted to frame him, and she didn't know any martial arts, wouldn't it mean that she could do whatever she wanted?

"Hur hur, sister was actually afraid of something as well!"

Princess Yunluo was holding a handkerchief to her lips and smiling faintly, looking harmless, which caused Shangguan Qian to feel a chill run through his heart, feeling more and more that she had come prepared.

He could only give her a meaningful glance and tell her to pay more attention.

Seeing that Shangguan Qian had no intentions of giving in, Princess Yun Luo did not continue further. She had only taken a small piece of pastry and placed it in her mouth to chew on it. Princess Yun Luo really did give one an enigmatic feeling.

Unfortunately, the following words …

"Father has already discussed this with Uncle Huang. My marriage may soon be set."

Seeing her blissful look, talking about her marriage with someone she was not familiar with, and most importantly, she was another key figure in the marriage, perhaps even his lover. In that case, Shangguan Qian really had no intention of listening to her at all.

Although his expression did not change, thousands of thoughts flew through Shangguan Qian's mind. In the end, he only congratulated Princess Yun Luo.

She really didn't know how to respond to superfluous words. At the very least, she really did want to directly ask her who that person was.

"Is the princess not interested?"

Seeing Shangguan Qian's nonchalant response, Princess Yun Luo was also slightly disappointed, and she asked again unwillingly. At this moment, Shangguan Qian's heart had an answer.

"Qian'er thought that there would be no results!"