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When Xiao Qing Ran picked up the teacup, she already felt that something wasn't right. There was a layer of powder floating on top of the teacup that hadn't completely melted yet. Although it wasn't very obvious, because she was a cautious person, she could easily see it.

"Heh … I wonder what kind of tea the empress is making it smell so different."

It was unfortunate that she was able to drug him in her palace. However, why was it like that? Even if he had to resort to any means to expose her, he would definitely not be able to make her do so. What deep hatred did she have for him?

"This is specially prepared for Qingyi, it is naturally the best." Lan Ying shook her sleeves and sat upright. "Drink it."

Xiao Qing laughed coldly as her gaze swept over the tea cup. She secretly sealed her acupoints with inner force and raised her head to drink it, but the teacup was interrupted by someone coming in from outside just as she was about to reach her mouth.

"Qingyi, so you're also here."

Xiao Qing Ran heard the familiar voice and raised her head in shock. Su Qian Jie walked in with large strides.

"Muhou." Su Qian Jie bowed to Lan Ying before turning his head to look at Xiao Qing Ran. He heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that the tea in her hand had not been drunk.

"Why are you here?" Lan Ying was a little displeased. "You're getting more and more out of hand. Can't you see that I'm talking to a girl? Get out first."

Su Qian Jie laughed and said shamelessly, "Mother, don't say that. Your son knows Qingqing too. I came here today to pay respects to my mother, but I didn't expect her to be here too. When I heard that Qingyi was with you …" Your highness is often together with me, so I suppose there must be something different about her. This son of mine has always provoked my mother, so I often think that the crown prince is always so sweet and smart that he intends to interact more with her and learn from her. "

Xiao Qingyi pursed her lips slightly. Seeing him give her a look in the dark, she curled her lips and put the teacup back on the table.

Lan Ying's face turned even uglier when she saw this. "Didn't you hear what I said? Leave now!"

Xiao Qing Qing knitted her eyebrows. She wasn't doing it for herself, but for Su Qianjie.

Lan Ying's mother treated her son with such a vile attitude.

However, Su Qian Jie didn't show any change in expression. He seemed to be used to it and continued to smile mischievously. "Alright then. Since that's the case, this son will take his leave first."

He chuckled and then turned to look at Xiao Qing Ran: "I got the vase that you mentioned last time, do you want to go over and take a look? Look, if you like it, I can give it to you as a gift. "

These words meant that he wanted to bring Xiao Qing Qing with him.

Lan Ying's face became increasingly ugly. She was about to say something, but then she asked him to stay.

Xiao Qing Ran then stood up and bowed. "This subject shall take her leave first."

"Your son is leaving ~" Su Qian Jie bowed and quickly gave Xiao Qing a hand gesture, and the two of them left the room side by side.

Lan Ying watched them leave, but couldn't actually call someone back. She looked at the cup of untouched tea and slapped it on the table. "Impudent, outrageous!" It's fine if it's Su Qianhan, but even Qianjie came over to that woman's side. This little hoof, does she think I can't do anything to her?! "

Zhao mama stood by her side and bowed as she consoled her, "Empress need not be angry. Fifth Prince's age is small, and he's fond of playing, so he might not know why the Empress called the Third Miss here today for important matters. After all, the relationship between the Third Miss and the Crown Prince is obvious to all."

"Qian Jie, aside from this Xiao Qing Ran …" Lan Ying gritted her teeth and her eyes turned cold.

At that moment, he suddenly felt that she seemed to have noticed that there was something wrong with the cup of tea.

"Actually, the Empress doesn't need to be this nervous, even though the prophecy is …" But Empress, the Third Miss is still a little girl after all, so she's not very good at it. The Empress's goal is just that she doesn't want to get in the way. There's no need to risk her life. "

"Then what do you think we should do?"

"The third miss and the crown prince definitely won't be coming together, but knowing that she isn't standing with the Duke of Han is in our interest, and the third miss is also at the right age to marry. If the empress asks His Majesty to open a marriage for the third miss, wouldn't this matter be easily resolved?"

"How can that be? Last time, I told His Majesty that I wanted that woman to be his secondary wife. If he were to mention marriage now, His Majesty might get angry after changing his mind twice in a few days."

"It was precisely because the Empress gave her permission once before."

"Oh? "Why is that?"

"Empress, the last time the Empress said that the Third Miss was going to marry His Highness the Crown Prince, the Duke of Han also interfered. Your Majesty was already in a dilemma between the two princes, how could he not like the Third Miss? If he could marry the Third Miss out, then the two princes would have no way of thinking about it, right?"

"You're right." Lan Ying pursed her lips and tapped the table as she considered the possibility. "If I marry her to someone from the industry, then she'll be working for the industry as usual. It's not killing two birds with one stone."

"What the Empress said."

"Very good." Lan Ying shook her sleeves. "I remember that the direct son of the Han family is not married yet. Letting her be the legal wife isn't a bad thing. Since that's the case, tonight, I will go to His Majesty to request for an order."

"The Empress is wise."

Su Qian Jie pulled Xiao Qing Ran out of the palace and let out a sigh of relief.

Xiao Qing raised her eyebrows and looked at him, and said half-jokingly: "When did I say I like vases? When did the Fifth Prince make that promise with me? "

"Heh heh, didn't I just say that because I was in a rush? Qingyi, please don't blame me." Su Qian Jie laughed childishly. He rubbed the back of his head with one hand. "Didn't I say it before? You can just call me by my name. Your highness, your highness, it sounds weird."

Xiao Qingran smiled, "Didn't you say last time that we don't need the palace rules when we're outside? We're currently in the palace after all."

Su Qian Jie helplessly threw up his hands and said, "Qing Qing, are you saying that you don't see me as your friend?"

"How could that be? I had to thank you for that just now." Xiao Qingyi shook her head and asked half-tentatively: "Why did you suddenly go over?"

"I heard from Senior Servant Lin that Imperial Mother called you over. What happened before …" I'm so sorry. " Su Qianjie's expression was one of distress as he said apologetically.

"Before? "What is it?"

I called second and third brother without your permission. Believe me, I didn't mean to embarrass you, I only knew that third brother asked royal father to marry you. I didn't know that second brother was also … "

"Can you tell now?"

"Right." Su Qian Jie nodded. "That's why when I heard that you were called over by my mother, I rushed over. My mother is very strict. I was afraid that she would make things difficult for you."

"Oh?" Xiao Qing's eyes narrowed as a peculiar glint flashed across the depths of her eyes.

It wasn't unreasonable for him to say that, but when she was drinking the tea, she clearly noticed that he was very nervous. Did he really not know that there was poison in the tea?

Su Qian Jie said cautiously, "Then can you be angry with me?"

"Of course not."

"That's good." Su Qian Jie heaved a sigh of relief. With a grin on his face, he said, "But I don't think you have the mood to look at my vase. I have also saved my energy. I will send you out of the palace now."

"Alright." Xiao Qing Qing nodded and followed him out.

Su Qianjie spoke a lot but did not shut up along the way. Xiao Qingran asked a few probing questions about Su Qianhan and Su Qianxing.

She discovered that although he praised the two of them in the same way, but most of the time, he was just insulting Su Qianhan.

"You don't know, my second brother is even more ferocious than you think, I was very afraid of him when I was young, I was very thin and weak when I was young, the Queen Mother had no time to care about my affairs in the palace, so I played by myself, the other princes bully me when they see me being honest, and second brother often protects me, but he never says it's nice, every time he sees me being bullied and helping me settle it, he would scold me for being useless."

When I was older, he would start cultivating. If I didn't like cultivating, I would often be lazy, and would hide behind my second brother when I was lectured by the teachers. However, at times like this, he would not protect me at all, and would even scold me on behalf of the teachers. Su Qian Jie curled his lips. "Do you think he is that despicable?"

Xiao Qingran answered with a smile: "Yeah."

"Also, grow up a little bit longer. When someone bullies me, he'll watch from the side. Just watch me get beaten up like that. What a heartless second brother." Su Qian Jie gritted his teeth. "Although he would often get people to bring me medicine for falling down, I would still be angry with him for a long time!"

Xiao Qing noticed that although he was mostly complaining, his tone was light and his eyes were full of smiles: "Then what happened next?"

"And?" Su Qianjie blinked. "After that, he went to the battlefield. Actually, I haven't seen him for many years, but his personality became even colder after he returned. I often went to find him, but he didn't even talk to me …"

The voice behind him became a bit softer, with a hint of desolation. Then, he suddenly raised his tone, "But it doesn't matter, since he's already returned, I'll often go to the Duke's Mansion to pester him after that, haha …" "Every time I see second brother looking so gloomy and wanting to beat me up, I feel so funny ~"

That man, Su Qian Han, who was annoyed by him until his face turned pale, thought that would be interesting, so she laughed along: "Then what about His Highness, the Crown Prince? He doesn't play with you much? "

"Third brother …" Su Qian Jie's eyes darkened as she smiled helplessly. "Third brother is usually very busy, but mother doesn't want me to disturb him. However, third brother has a good temper, so if I get scolded by mother, he will help me. The Queen Mother was very strict with me and rarely smiled at me. "Right, let me show you …"

As he spoke, he ripped open the innermost undergarment and pulled out a scented sachet. "This was given to me when I was very young. At that time, she still doted on me?"