The Evil Emperor's Favorite: The Sickly and Poisonous Concubine Goes Crazy

"Master, the young master is waiting for you upstairs." Han Duan led Su Jingning to a tavern and said in a low voice.

"Tavern? Why isn't Senior Brother in the other courtyard?"

"The Seventh Pavilion Master will know when he goes up." Han Duan lowered his head.

Su Jingning looked up at the tavern and stepped in.

In front of the shop not far behind him, there was a woman wearing a moon-white brocade shirt, with chestnut curly hair covered by a white scarf. There was a flame-like mark on her forehead, revealing only a pair of dark, bright, and silent eyes. His face was not clear, but when he saw the figure in the light blue dress, a wave of emotion rose in his silent eyes.

"Imperial Master? Who are you looking at?" Zang Shuo, who was standing beside him, noticed his abnormality and looked in the direction he was looking.

But saw nothing.

"Nothing, let's go." You Baishu withdrew his gaze, turned around and walked into the crowd.

Zang Shuo looked in that direction again, but saw someone who shouldn't be here.

"Lan'er! How come you are here!" Zang Shuo looked at Lan'er in shock. She was wearing double braids and Zhou Dynasty clothes.

"Brother Shuo. Of course I'm here to find you and Master!" Wen Lan'er had an innocent look on her face, with no fear in her eyes.

Zang Shuo stepped forward and grabbed her: "You forgot that the Imperial Master forbids you to come to the Great Zhou!"

"What are you afraid of? I'm already here." Wen Lan'er didn't care at all. She pushed Zang Shuo aside and skipped towards You Baishu's back.

"Master!"

The man in white paused and turned to look at the person behind him.

Wen Lan'er looked at him with joy, but she didn't see any fluctuation in his silent eyes, and felt a little disappointed.

"Second Prince, have someone send her back to the inn." You Baishu's face was cold as he instructed Zang Shuo who was standing beside him.

"Master! I have never been to Zhoudu. I just want to take a look around. I promise not to run around or cause trouble. Please don't send me back." Wen Lan'er hid behind Zang Shuo, looking unwilling.

You Baishu gave her a cold look and looked at the guards beside him: "Keep an eye on her."

"Yes!"

There was a tavern behind them.

"Is it the scholar who broke into Yanshan back then? Ah Zhi seemed to have mentioned him." Song Ci'an leaned lazily against the window, looked out at the street, and asked Su Jingning who was standing behind him.

"Yes. You Baishu, the national teacher of Nanyue. It seems that Fourth Senior Brother admired him very much back then."

Su Jingning withdrew her gaze, walked over and sat down opposite him, and she glanced at the dishes on the table.

They were all her favorite dishes, and they must have been freshly served and were still steaming.

She looked around the tavern. It was ordinary and she didn't see anything special about it.

"Brother, is there something important that made me come to this tavern? Where is my senior sister?" Su Jingning looked puzzled.

"Why, can't I see you even if everything is fine?" Song Ci'an sat up straight, raised his eyebrows and looked at her and asked.

"How should I know where Ling is? You all don't want to live in my villa." He was speechless.

Su Jingning ignored his sarcasm, picked up the chopsticks beside him, picked up a piece of steamed pork ribs, and started eating first.

As soon as he took a sip, a hint of understanding flashed in his eyes.

"This spare rib is good, it tastes like Yuanli." She nodded and picked up another piece.

Song Ci'an propped up his head and watched her eat happily, his face was satisfied and he raised his eyebrows.

"How can the cook in Yuanli compare to my cooking skills?"

He took the chopsticks and started eating slowly with her.

"I bought this tavern a few years ago. I'm giving it to you." He took out a title deed from his pocket and threw it casually on the table.

Su Jingning glanced at the deed and asked, "Brother, is this the reason you want to give me this deed?"

She didn't believe that someone who was too lazy to even prepare medicine himself on weekdays would suddenly cook a table full of dishes just to give her a house deed.

"Of course not. Have you eaten? If you're done, I'll show you something good."

There was a gleam in Su Jingning's eyes. He put down his chopsticks, picked up the handkerchief beside him, wiped his mouth lightly, and looked expectant.

"What do you want to show me, brother?"

"Come with me." He stood up and went downstairs, and Su Jingning followed him.

The two of them came to the backyard of the tavern, where there was an ancient well. Song Ci'an walked to the well, bent down, and gently pressed a few round stones built beside the well.

Su Jingning looked down the well and saw that a whirlpool had appeared in the full well water. Then the water level slowly dropped, revealing a secret passage.

Su Jingning raised his eyebrows. Such a sophisticated design could probably only have come from his senior brother.

When did he hide such a good place in the capital?

"Let's go. It's a little dark down there, be careful." Song Ci'an walked down first, then turned around and reminded her.

Su Jingning nodded and followed him down.

There are traps set up all along the secret passage, so you need to be careful while walking.

The wall was inlaid with large and small luminous pearls, emitting faint light. As the light grew brighter, the secret passage became wider and wider.

It was not until he saw the scene clearly that Su Jingning stopped in surprise.

Such a huge underground palace was hidden under that inconspicuous tavern.

Song Ci'an glanced at her shocked expression and a smile flashed in his eyes.

He looked at the people coming and going below. They were all wearing dark clothes with a small orchid tattooed on their left chest.

When I saw him, I bowed slightly and saluted him with a respectful attitude.

"Master has seven disciples. A Ling is in charge of the Poison Palace, the third one is in charge of the Martial Sect, A Zhi is in charge of the Zhuqing Academy, and the fifth and sixth ones are in charge of the Instrument Building and the Business Palace respectively. If the Hidden Pavilion in your hand is the sharp blade hidden in the dark by Mo Linyuan, then this is the eyes and ears that Mo Linyuan uses to look down on the world - the Tianji Tower."

Su Jingning naturally also saw the totems on their chests. She frowned slightly and was silent for a long while. Her usually bright and gentle face became more serious.

"Brother, you shouldn't have brought me here."

Mo Linyuan has rules. Each of the seven departments has its own responsibilities and is completely independent. There are special people to connect the seven departments on a daily basis. Even if she is the head of the Hidden Pavilion, she should not know about this place.

Song Ci'an smiled nonchalantly, took out a bone whistle from his arms and put it into Su Jingning's hand.

"What are you afraid of? Since my brother brought you here, you can come to this place."

"This is the Dark Orchid Bone Whistle. You played with it when you were a kid. I taught you how to use it. Blow it when you need it. My people can find you no matter where you are. The people in my Tianji Tower are not only good at gathering information, but their skills in killing and setting fires are no less than those in Yin Ge."

"Also, aren't you building a Fengting Building? If you want, you can ask the people from Tianji Building to do it for you."

“But…” Su Jingning looked at the bone whistle in his hand with some hesitation.

Song Ci'an looked at her hesitant expression, with tenderness and barely perceptible melancholy in his phoenix eyes.

He reached out and gently stroked her head like he did when she was a child, his voice doting:

"Okay, senior brother is the young master of Mo Linyuan after all, so what he said is still useful. Just keep it if I give it to you. You are alone in the capital, and you are getting married...this lunch box is your wedding gift from senior brother." Song Ci calmed down, and when he said the last few words, he didn't even notice the bitterness in his voice.

Su Jingning glanced at the bone whistle in his hand and slowly tightened it: "Thank you, Senior Brother!"

Her almond-shaped eyes curved as she smiled and thanked Song Ci'an.

"Will you be polite to me now?" Song Ci'an concealed the emotions in his eyes, returned to his nonchalant look, and tapped her head gently with his fan.

Su Jingning covered his head and dodged.

Song Ci'an turned around and introduced her to every place in Tianji Tower in detail. The two of them stayed in the underground palace for nearly an hour before coming out from another secret passage.

Su Jingning then discovered that this entire area was the property of Tianji Building.

Song Ci'an personally sent Su Jingning back to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.

"Senior Brother, I'm here. Do you want to come in and sit for a while?" Su Jingning was about to get off the car and turned to ask Song Ci'an.

"No, I have something else to do."

"Then I'll go back home. Brother, you must come the day after tomorrow." Su Jingning reminded.

Song Ci'an smiled and nodded in agreement: "Okay."

Su Jingning got the answer and prepared to get off the car satisfied.

But suddenly, his wrist was tightly grasped.

"What's wrong, senior brother?" Su Jingning turned around and looked at him in confusion.

Song Ci'an lowered his head, and after a while he looked up at her with a smile on his face: "Xiao Qi, if you are unhappy, wronged, or injured one day, just send someone to tell Senior Brother, and Senior Brother will come to avenge you and take you back."

"Xiao Qi, remember, Senior Brother will always protect you. He protected you when you were a child, and he will protect you in the future."

Su Jingning looked slightly startled, as if he had not expected him to say this suddenly. Then he smiled brightly, with a cunning look in his almond-shaped eyes:

"Yes, yes, yes! Senior Brother is indeed my favorite senior brother! Xiao Qi, remember this, if anyone dares to bully me in the future, I will immediately tell Senior Brother and let him cut her into pieces!"

She raised the bone whistle in her hand with a proud look on her face.

Song Ci'an looked at her smug look, raised his eyebrows and said with some disdain, "It's okay to cut her into pieces, but hurry up and leave, my brother has something else to do! I don't have time to waste with you any longer."

"Okay, goodbye, senior brother!" Su Jingning rolled off the carriage swiftly.

He stood there and watched the carriage leave before slowly returning home.

She suppressed her smile and looked down at the bone whistle in her hand, with a look of helplessness in her eyes.

The way her senior brother looked at her just now was too similar to the way A Yan looked at her, and she could no longer ignore the occasional affection that was revealed in both of them.

She was a little at a loss for a moment, she was afraid that her senior brother would say something that she couldn't respond to. There is no such thing as first come first served in love. Now that she has Ah Yan in her heart, she can no longer let go of anyone else.

She had no way to respond to her senior brother's feelings. Fortunately, her senior brother didn't say anything.

Su Jingning felt slightly relieved.

……

In the carriage, Song Ci'an was lost in thought, not knowing what he was thinking about.

Han Duan looked at him, somewhat hesitantly, but still asked the question in his heart.

Since he was young, the young master had done countless things for the Seventh Pavilion Master. But he never mentioned it in front of the Seventh Pavilion Master, and never let him speak of it.

Now that the Seventh Pavilion Master is about to get married, and the young master still says nothing, he is worried about the young master.

"Young Master, you have done so much for Pavilion Master Seven, why don't you tell her? Han Duan thought that since Young Master cares about Pavilion Master Seven, he should let Pavilion Master Seven know, otherwise, Pavilion Master Seven will never know what Young Master has done for her in this life. Young Master went to Wuji Snow Region to treat her cold. It was so dangerous that Young Master almost couldn't come back! Young Master only mentioned it lightly, and now it's the same in Tianji Tower. If Young Master returns to Yuan, he will definitely be punished by the elders, and even Master Yuan can't plead for you."

The Seventh Pavilion Master was the same. He was obviously very smart in other matters and understood things quickly, but he just couldn't see the young master's affection for her.

Song Ci'an lowered his eyes slightly, with a bitter look in his eyes. He felt a slight pain in his heart. He didn't like this feeling very much, but he couldn't control it at this moment.

"Han Duan, do you know why Master has never left Mo Linyuan?"

Han Duan looked at him in confusion.

Song Ci'an glanced at him, opened his mouth, but sighed and said nothing.

Because the master can't leave Mo Linyuan.

Lord Mo Linyuan carries too many secrets and responsibilities, so from the day he takes over, he is not allowed to leave Cangwuzhou even a step.

The Mo Linyuan of Cangwu Continent is the glory of every generation of abyss masters, but it is also a cage that traps every generation of abyss masters.

He understood from the beginning to the end that it would be impossible for Xiao Qi and him to be together no matter what.

He only wished that Xiaoqi could always be a free and happy little bird, and he would always watch over her from below.