Shen Qingqian waited alone in the side hall for about two quarters of an hour before someone pushed the door and walked in. It was actually that Aunt Liu!

Shen Qingqian was surprised for a moment. Aunt Liu came back so soon? Did someone go out to inform her, or did she just wait for someone to come back?

Aunt Liu had a dark face and looked at Shen Qingqian as if she was looking at the murderer of her father, full of resentment.

Seeing Aunt Liu like this, Shen Qingqian was not angry at all, but rather a little amused. Didn't she just wait for a while in vain? Aunt Liu was quite angry!

"General Qingyi, the imperial concubine said she felt a little tired after lunch and needed to rest. General, please go back first. I will notify you to come next time if I need you."

Nanny Liu spoke to Shen Qingqian in a stiff tone.

"what?"

Shen Qingqian was a little surprised. Just like that? He let her go after just letting her wait for a while? This was not Concubine Dong's style!

Shen Qingqian couldn't help but wonder what Concubine Dong was up to this time?

"General Qingyi, please!"

Seeing that Shen Qingqian was still sitting there in a daze and not moving, Nanny Liu urged her.

Shen Qingqian glanced at her without saying a word, stood up, brushed off the non-existent wrinkles on her body, and then walked out with a swagger.

After leaving the yard, Shen Qingqian saw the two palace maids standing at the door, but their faces were a little red and swollen, and it seemed that they had been beaten.

Shen Qingqian just glanced at them and walked out expressionlessly.

Madam Liu and two palace maids followed behind her. Shen Qingqian turned around and looked at them and asked, "Why are you still following this general?"

Madam Liu said, "It was the Imperial Concubine who ordered us to see the General off."

Shen Qingqian looked at them suspiciously, still unable to figure out why Concubine Dong Guifei called her here today!

But the fox always shows its tail, so she waited to see what tricks they would play! So she ignored the three people behind her and walked out on her own.

Suddenly, a cat swooped down from the tree and flashed past the three people.

"what!"

One of the maids screamed and jumped back a step.

It's no wonder that the palace maid was frightened. In fact, Shen Qingqian also thought something was wrong at first and was about to draw her sword, but when she saw clearly that it was a cat, she let down her guard.

But when Aunt Liu saw that the maid had lost her composure, she was very angry. She raised her foot and kicked the maid, cursing: "You useless thing, a cat scared you like this, do you still have any rules?"

Nanny Liu used a lot of force, and the palace maid was kicked towards Shen Qingqian.

Shen Qingqian subconsciously reached out to support her, and only let go after she stood firm.

"Thank you, General."

The maid quickly thanked her, then knelt down in front of Madam Liu, kowtowed and said, "I was wrong, Madam, please calm down."

Madam Liu snorted coldly and cursed, "You are such a jerk, why don't you get out of here!"

"Yes!"

The maid stood up and returned the same way tremblingly.

Shen Qingqian watched the scene coldly and said to Aunt Liu and another palace maid, "You two should go too. Don't follow me!"

"Yes, General."

Matron Liu and the palace maid bowed slightly to her, then turned around and went back obediently.

It took Shen Qingqian about two quarters of an hour to reach the palace gate. She was very alert along the way, ready to deal with any emergency at any time.

But nothing happened along the way.

Just as she was about to step out of the palace, someone finally called her.

"General Qingyi, please stay!"

Shen Qingqian turned around and saw that it was Aunt Liu again! This time, there were eight or nine guards following her.

Shen Qingqian stopped and said, "How could she let go without doing anything when she was targeted by this woman, Concubine Dong?"

"Madame Liu, is there anything else?"

Shen Qingqian raised an eyebrow and asked.

Madam Liu was even more arrogant than before, and angrily said, "General Qingyi, the jade plum blossom hairpin in the side hall of the imperial concubine is missing, and a maid saw that it was you who put it in your purse.

That was a gift from the Empress Dowager to our master. Please hand over the hairpin and return it to our master."

Shen Qingqian understood that Concubine Dong's purpose in doing this today was to frame her for stealing!

However, Matron Liu said with such certainty that a palace maid saw her put the hairpin into her purse, and she brought so many people to stop her, so maybe the hairpin is really in her purse now.

Shen Qingqian opened her purse and sure enough, there was a jade hairpin inside.

Shen Qingqian thought about it and realized that the only person who had close contact with her was the palace maid who was kicked by Nanny Liu. It should be when she was helping that palace maid that the palace maid took the opportunity to stuff the hairpin into her pocket.

It seems that everything that happened before was planned by them in advance!

Shen Qingqian curled her lips and sneered, then took out the jade hairpin from her purse and said, "Is this the hairpin you were talking about, Mammy?"

Aunt Liu originally planned to have someone search Shen Qingqian if she didn't admit it! Unexpectedly, Shen Qingqian took out the hairpin herself, which immediately made her more excited.

"So you really took the hairpin! I never thought that a general like you would steal things! It's really shameful!

I heard you came from the countryside, and you are really shallow-minded and can't stand up to the public. Even if you become a general, you can't change your bad habits of stealing and cheating!"

As soon as Aunt Liu finished her words, Shen Qingqian came to her at lightning speed and slapped her twice on the face.

"How dare you, old man, wrongly accuse me! You were the one who handed this jade plum blossom hairpin to me personally, and now you are trying to turn the tables on me. What are you thinking?"

Shen Qingqian used quite a lot of force, causing Aunt Liu's head to buzz and blood to seep from the corners of her mouth.

She thought Shen Qingqian would defend herself and prove her innocence, but she didn't expect Shen Qingqian to hit her and lie with her eyes open!

She paused for a long time before she pointed at Shen Qingqian with a trembling hand and said, "You, you are talking nonsense. How could I give you the hairpin? It was obviously you who stole it!"

"Snapped!"

Shen Qingqian slapped her in the face again and cursed, "You old witch, you were the one who gave the hairpin to me, and you even said it was a gift from the imperial concubine to me for my engagement. Now you are doing this again to frame me! I'm telling you, I can't be wronged just because you want to!"

Aunt Liu was almost mad. She didn't expect Shen Qingqian to lie so openly and even dare to hit her!

She ordered the guards behind her: "What are you still standing there for? She stole the Imperial Concubine's things, why don't you arrest her now!"

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