C7

Although the atmosphere had calmed down, Shangguan Qian was still sweating profusely. Shen mama was actually so vicious and had arranged so many assassins to deal with her!

It seemed that she really felt sorry for her if she didn't do anything!

The person behind her seemed to sense her anger. She lightly said, "Ride on your own."

His tone was unquestionable, he did not even ask and instead used the exact same words. But Shang Guanmo knew martial arts, it would be very safe to stay by his side.

Shangguan Qian also said resolutely: "No."

He hesitated for a moment, said nothing more, and rode slowly.

Riding a horse was tiring, and in addition to the short distance, Shangguan Qian was almost unable to hold on. He ignored it and leaned into Shang Guanmo's embrace.

She was going to be married anyway, and wasn't Shang Guanmo her royal brother? What was there to be afraid of between two people?

Along the way, the faint smell of gardenia wafted over. It smelled really good, to the point where she was about to fall asleep. In her muddled state, she arrived at the heavenly altar, the place of the sacrificial ceremony.

There were a lot of steps here, so she had to get dressed up and walk up one step at a time while holding the incense in her hand.

Shen mama held a stick of incense in her hand and handed it over to her. "Princess, be careful not to let the incense burn out. You must stick it in the incense burner on the altar in time."

Shangguan Qian'er accepted the incense coldly, not hesitating at all as he strode towards the Heavenly Altar. In her previous life, she had been very excited to be in the Altar of Heavens, and was filled with the yearning of love.

In this life, her emotions were very complicated, but there was no doubt that her heart was filled with hatred.

Every step he took was arduous, and his face was covered in sweat.

Behind her, there was the sound of light footsteps. She turned her head in surprise as Shang Guanmo followed behind her at a steady pace. His expression was exceptionally calm and emotionless.

"How could you …"

Why would Shang Guanmo accompany her to the altar? Don't you hate her?

"As your royal brother, you should protect your royal sister."

This seemingly formal explanation made Shangguan Qian feel at ease, wasn't this also a way to please his father? Shang Guanmo was not born from his mother, so he did not pay much attention to him.

Even if there was only one prince, he might not be able to successfully ascend to the throne, because he did not have the qualifications.

It would be a good plan to please her and have her mother and father pay attention to him.

The first time they saw him, they thought he was someone who would be carefree and not care about his own rights, but now it seemed that he had hidden it too deeply.

He ignored him and walked towards the altar. The incense had already reached the middle of the altar, and there seemed to be a different scent in the air.

This smell —

It was actually like gunpowder!

She thought that she would definitely fall to the ground half dead, but she was stopped by someone else, allowing her to stabilize her body.

Shang Guanmo was calm, as if nothing had happened just now. Calmly, he lit up the incense he had prepared and passed it to her.

"There's no problem with that."

Shangguan Qian's face was livid, he could almost be certain that he knew something, combined with the calmness of an assassin, plus the scent he had prepared earlier, it was almost certain that he knew everything!

"I won't thank you!"

Shang Guanmo raised his brows slightly, as if he did not mind, "Just a few steps away."

She bit her lips and stabilized herself with each step. She inserted the incense into the incense burner and looked back at Guang Mo. However, he had already calmly walked back!

After descending from the Sky Tower, Cui Zhu walked over with concern, "Princess, what happened just now?"

Shangguan Qian shot a fierce glare at Shen mama, pretending not to care, "Nothing."

Shen mama stole a glance at him, her eyes filled with unwillingness, but she quickly concealed it.

"Princess, it is unlucky for you to throw away the incense."

"If one is sincere, it is natural to change the rules." Shangguan Qian shot her a cold glance. "Besides, the ceremony is still going on. Before mother left, he said he wanted me to listen to Senior Servant Shen, but what did he do for me?"

"It is this old servant's fault. This old servant did not check it properly. After returning to the palace, I will certainly carefully search for it. I won't let go of any servant who recklessly attacked the princess!"

"Senior Servant Shen must thoroughly inspect it. I want to let those people know what it means to lift a rock and smash their own feet!"

Shen mama's face turned pale, but she quickly covered it up.

"Cui Zhu, how are your injuries?"

"It's just a flesh wound, no problem."

Shangguan Qian Bei nodded, but his eyes grew colder. She had to make Shen mama regret what she had done today!

"Princess, the First Prince told you to sit in this carriage and that nothing would happen on the way back. Please rest assured."

Shangguan Qian looked at the horse carriage with an indifferent look, nodding, "Alright."

It was just as Shang Guanmo had said, the journey back was calm and peaceful, as if nothing had happened.

It had only been a few days since the wedding, and Shangguan Qian was naturally guarding the empress. The empress's chamber was luxurious, and she was lying on the soft couch, pouting.

"Imperial Mother, I can't bear to part with you. I really don't want to marry you!"

"Silly girl, what are you talking about? The general situation has already been set, don't think about not marrying anymore. You have been willful since young, and your royal father and mother have already tolerated you a lot when it came to marriage. The Queen pinched a piece of preserves and stuffed it into her mouth.

"The princess has grown up and knows how to be reluctant to part with the empress." Shen mama, who was waiting on the side, covered her mouth and laughed.

Shangguan Qian Bei looked at her hypocritical look, a taunting smirk on his face; his flattery was really loud, no wonder the Queen Mother trusted her so much.

However, he did not know that this woman had a venomous heart and was scheming in every direction.

"Yeah, Little Qian has grown up." The Empress looked gratifyingly at Shangguan Qian'er. "Shen mama, you have to take good care of Qian'er when you get to the Great Yan. She's too young and inexperienced, don't let anyone bully her."

"Of course."

Shangguan Qian yawned, glancing at Shen mama coldly, pretending not to care, and asked, "Imperial Mother, I heard you always throw away your jewelry in your sleeping quarters?" But who did it? "

"Not yet. The most hateful thing is that the Night Pearl that your royal father gave me has also disappeared!" The empress had a distressed look on her face as she said, "That Night Pearl is of extraordinary value, so how could it be so daring?"

"I heard that someone saw light in the bamboo forest in the back garden. Maybe it was from the Night Pearls."

Shangguan Qian'er smiled faintly as he spoke, glancing at Shen mama out of the corner of his eye. As expected, she saw her expression freeze, becoming a little unnatural.

"Empress, I've heard that the bamboo forest isn't very clean. Perhaps someone saw something that they shouldn't have seen?" Shen mama spoke up just in time.

The empress's expression changed as she shook her head. "Forget it. If it's lost, so be it."

Shangguan Qian'er looked at Shen mama lazily, a smile on her face. The fish had already taken the bait, she was just waiting for the long line to catch a fish.

The moonlight was dark and the wind was blowing high. A figure quickly ran toward the bamboo forest from the fake mountain. After running for a while, she did not forget to look around in every direction. After confirming that no one was around, she continued to walk deeper.

The figure crouched in the bamboo forest, listening to the sounds coming from all around, digging the ground. Soon, a bright light flashed and then disappeared.

Just as the figure ran back, a group of guards rushed out and caught her.

The empress's bedroom was brightly lit. A small palace maid was pressed down while crying. However, the pearl in her bosom was actually the Luminous Pearl. She was so scared that her legs went limp, and she occasionally cried out that she had been wronged.

"Unjustly accused? Are you innocent? The Luminous Pearls have all been found in your bosom, and so many eyes have seen you digging in the bamboo forest. Shen mama asked with a fiendish expression as she kicked the little palace maid's chest.

The little palace maid fell to the ground, coughing violently. She couldn't say anything at all, but could only glare at Shen mama with hidden bitterness in her eyes.

"Shen mama, I'll leave it to you." The empress spoke blandly and entered her chamber.

Shen mama pulled the little palace maid in front of her and said in a low voice, "You've stolen everything, do you still have any excuses!"

"It was obviously …"

"Clap, clap, clap ~ ~ ~"

Shen mama tugged at her collar, her tone filled with ruthlessness. "Still trying to argue?" I told you to quibble! "

The little palace maid was beaten until she started to wail. Her face instantly swelled up and blood flowed out of her mouth. She was completely unable to utter a single word.

Shangguan Qian hid in the shadows, watching this scene with furrowed brows, sighing in his heart. This old fox was really cautious, he didn't go himself, instead he leaked the news to the people around him, making this little palace maid his scapegoat.

She'd been in the palace for so many years, and her connections were definitely beyond her imagination. Although she hadn't been able to catch Shen mama, she didn't feel depressed at all.

After all, they still had a lot of time. There would be more opportunities in the future.

"Eat things that are inside and outside, see if I don't skin you!"

Shen mama's fierce voice entered her ears, causing Shangguan Qian's brows to furrow. She turned around, unable to bear to watch any longer.

However, she did not feel pity for the young palace maid. Her greed meant that she had to pay the price.

He slowly walked forward and was stunned to discover that there was a figure at the fake mountain. He didn't seem to want to avoid her and instead coldly stared at her.

Again that deep sense of disgust, Shangguan Qian smiled mockingly and walked over with large strides, sizing up Shang Guanmo with his eyes.

"What is it? Your hypocrisy has come out again? I can't stand watching over you as you can go and save that little palace maid. "

Shang Guanmo lowered his gaze slightly, a cold glint reflected in his eyes as he smiled mockingly. "A hypocritical act is always better than a cruel one."

Was he scolding her for being cruel? Although she did not know what had 'happened' to Shangguan Mo, she was sure that their relationship was not as good as it seemed.

Shang Guanmo was a schemer, and he would of course act subservient to her on the surface, pretending to be a good imperial brother. However, behind her back, he was especially disgusted with her.

"Ruthlessness, at least it's real. Shang Guanmo, to pretend to be nice to me in front of royal father and mother, isn't that uncomfortable?" Shangguan Qian turned to leave with a mocking smile.