The third prince Qi Rui stood in the dark and observed Qi Binwei and Chao Yan's every move. Wen Xiangzhu had greeted him before going to find Song Qinghong.

At this time, Wen Xiangzhu had returned and stood beside him, telling him everything he had just talked about with Song Qinghong.

Qi Rui nodded in satisfaction, "Find some people to secretly watch the Fifth Prince's Mansion, and pay special attention to the Imperial Concubine Zhao Yan. I want to know her entire history, from birth to the present. Do you understand?"

Wen Xiangzhu's expression was gloomy and unclear. He lowered his head and said softly, "Understood. I will deliver it to your house within three days."

After the banquet, everyone left the Fifth Prince's Mansion.

It was unprecedented for Wen Xiangzhu, as Qi Rui's aide, to be able to attend such a banquet. This was because Qi Rui was favored, and the emperor was pleased with whatever he did. If he did something wrong, the emperor would turn a blind eye and at most scold him in front of the ministers, but he had never been punished.

Qi Rui did not trust Wen Xiangzhu very much and did not let Wen Xiangzhu live in the Third Prince's Mansion.

After leaving the house, Qi Rui got on the carriage, while Wen Xiangzhu left alone.

The carriage was shaking, and Qi Rui leaned lazily on the beauty, eating the snacks she fed him.

His eyes turned to the third person in the carriage, Gongsun Rou.

"What do you want from me this time?" Qi Rui asked calmly.

Gongsun Rou took a deep breath and said slowly, "Your Highness, since I persuaded He Congshuang to do that thing in the Dingguo Mansion according to your arrangement last time, we have now broken off relations. I hope Your Highness will not forget what you promised me before."

Qi Rui said impatiently: "After all, it's just about your father's matter. Don't worry, I will go to the palace tomorrow and say a few good words in front of my father. If there is nothing else, you can leave."

Gongsun Rou's face darkened, her red lips slightly opened and moved, she thought for a moment and continued, "I know why Your Highness agreed to come to the Fifth Prince's Mansion this time. I am willing to do anything for Your Highness. If Your Highness wants to know more about the Fifth Prince's concubine, you must have a woman."

Qi Rui sneered, sat up from the beauty's arms, then pulled the beauty over and held her in his arms.

"Do you think I didn't make any arrangements? When did it become your turn to discuss my affairs?!"

Seeing that Qi Rui was vaguely angry, Gongsun Rou did not dare to sit still. She immediately straightened her body and knelt in the carriage. Even though the carriage was shaking a lot, she did not dare to relax at all.

“Your Highness, please calm down. Your Highness is wise and brave, and naturally a thousand times smarter than this servant. He is also more thoughtful. However, I think that after working with Your Highness for three years, I have socialized with women from various families, so it will be much easier for me to find out some things. In the future, the Fifth Emperor’s concubine will always have to go out and socialize, and the Fifth Prince cannot lock her up forever.

If Your Highness has sent a better candidate, that would be great. Why not let me serve as a cover to distract the Fifth Prince? The Fifth Prince is interested in the Fifth Prince's concubine, so he will definitely send someone to protect her secretly. If I approach her intentionally or unintentionally, the Fifth Prince will not be able to detect the person you sent secretly. "

After hearing her words, Qi Rui's expression eased a little, and most of his anger disappeared.

"Humph, you are quite smart. This is a good idea. Go ahead. If this succeeds, your father's position will be promoted to a higher level."

Gongsun Rou immediately bowed and thanked him, "Thank you, Your Highness."

He knelt in the carriage and kowtowed several times until a red mark appeared on his head.

Due to the large range of motion, her coat slipped off and her hair was a little messy. Qi Rui looked her up and down, his eyes slowly showing a hint of affection, and said playfully: "Gongsun Rou, you might as well not insist on it. If you enter my house, your father will naturally benefit from it."

When Gongsun Rou heard this, her mind felt like it was exploding, her head was buzzing, and she almost couldn't kneel steadily.

What she feared most happened.

Qi Rui had said this to her a year ago. She had politely declined at that time, and Qi Rui had let her go.

Now, he mentioned it again, and the inexplicable look in his eyes made her feel scared.

If Qi Rui was determined to have her, she would be powerless to resist.

But she doesn't want to!

She didn't want to rely on such a relationship to climb up, and she didn't want her family to use this matter to trap her.

My father is capable, but he has no connections, so it is difficult for him to gain a foothold in Kyoto. Everything he does is worthy of the people of the world, as long as Qi Rui says a few good words in front of the emperor.

The emperor will be able to see his father's achievements, and the Gongsun family will be able to become a prominent family in Kyoto.

"I beg you to have mercy on me, Your Highness. I am of low status and unworthy of Your Highness." Gongsun Rou said as she kowtowed again. It would be best if her head was broken and blood flowed all over her face so that Qi Rui would be disgusted.

In fact, Qi Rui had no interest in Gongsun Rou and was just joking with her. He didn't expect her reaction to be so big.

As for the emotions in his eyes, it was just because he couldn't hold back the beauty in his arms.

Seeing her bruised head, even if I was interested, it was ruined by her.

"Okay, it's just a joke. Get up, go down when you get to the alley in front, and come out half an incense stick of time after I leave. Don't let anyone see you." Qi Rui said unhappily.

Gongsun Rou felt as if she had been pardoned. Her head was so dizzy from kowtows so hard that she didn't dare to stand up. She just squatted in the carriage, looking as embarrassed as she could be.

As long as Qi Rui doesn't like her, she is willing to wear beggar's clothes now.

It was very quiet inside the carriage. There was still some distance from the entrance of the alley. Gongsun Rou lowered her head and did not dare to look at Qi Rui.

Suddenly, the beauty let out a soft moan, the sound as soft as water, slowly flowing into Gongsun Rou's ears.

Her whole body stiffened immediately, and her hands hanging on the ground tightly grasped the corner of her clothes.

Gongsun Rou knew what the sound was, but she didn't expect Qi Rui to be so anxious. She was still in the carriage and had already started making moves.

In Qi Rui's eyes, she really has no sense of existence.

This is fine. It's best not to have any thoughts about her. Just treat her like a dog and use her.

Gongsun Rou clenched her hands tightly, her fingertips digging into her flesh, and the pain allowed her to temporarily ignore the sounds.

"We've reached the entrance to the alley."

The guard driving outside the door said.

Before the carriage came to a complete stop, Gongsun Rou said without even looking up, "Your Highness, I will withdraw now."

She didn't care whether Qi Rui heard it or not. He probably didn't hear it. They...

Gongsun Rou opened a crack and went out immediately, jumping off the carriage directly. She couldn't stay there any longer.

The alley had been cleared by Qi Rui's guards, and no one was here, so no one would see her miserable appearance.

The noise inside the carriage became louder and louder. Even though the carriage was already moving, Gongsun Rou could still hear the faint sound.

She felt sick.

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