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It was already late at night when Zhao Liangchen returned to his house. After hesitating for a moment, he decided to tell Su Qin what had happened today. Aunt Zhang had already gone to bed at this hour. He did not knock on the door of the west ear room, but climbed over the wall and entered directly.

Su Qin hadn't slept yet. She was drawing on a blueprint by the light of an oil lamp when she suddenly saw a dark shadow reflected on the window. She was startled, then remembered something and asked tentatively, "Is it Liangchen?"

Zhao Liangchen replied in a low voice: "It's me. Are you asleep? I have something to tell you."

Su Qin stood up to open the door and stepped aside: "Come in and talk."

Zhao Liangchen was a little hesitant. Usually when he came to talk about things, he would go to the main hall of the house or Mr. Zeng's room, and never go into Su Qin's room.

It was already dark, the middle of the night, and a man and a woman were alone in a room. He was a little afraid to go in.

Su Qin saw him standing at the door motionless and asked in confusion: "Why don't you come in? Aren't you cold?"

Zhao Liangchen tilted his head to look at the main room where the lights were off, hesitated for a moment, and then went into Su Qin's room.

Su Qin was drawing in the study outside. She asked Zhao Liangchen to sit on the chair opposite the desk and asked habitually, "Is dinner ready?"

Zhao Liangchen shook his head. He had been called into the palace in the morning and had not eaten for a whole day.

Su Qin knew that he came so late because he had just finished his work. Aunt Zhang had already fallen asleep and the fire in the kitchen had gone out. It would be too late to light the fire and cook by then.

But thanks to the Wuning Marquis's blessing, who often sent some food, she had no shortage of food. She took the kettle from the clay stove and made Zhao Liangchen a bowl of oil tea, and brought him a plate of snacks: "It's late, you should make do with something to eat first."

Zhao Liangchen felt warm in his heart as he watched her busying herself for him, as if his wife cared about him when he got home from work.

"It's not bad, this is already good. Before, no matter when I went home, there was no hot meal to eat."

He picked up the oil tea and took a sip. The salty and fragrant oil tea slid down his throat, and his stomach immediately felt warm, driving away the coldness in his body. "At least this is hot."

Zhao Liangchen drank oil tea and ate snacks, and Su Qin put some chestnuts on the charcoal stove.

After Zhao Liangchen finished eating, the chestnuts were roasted. Su Qin used tongs to pick out the chestnuts and help Zhao Liangchen peel them.

Zhao Liangchen was afraid that she would burn her hands, so he quickly reached out and took the tongs: "Give it to me, don't burn your hands."

Su Qin didn't insist and handed him the fire tongs and asked, "What happened?"

Zhao Liangchen was peeling chestnuts while telling Su Qin what happened today. After peeling each chestnut, he put one in front of Su Qin.

Su Qin was shocked when she heard this, but she still gave Zhao Liangchen half of the chestnuts: "You eat too."

The two of them sat around the charcoal stove, eating and talking.

After Zhao Liangchen finished speaking, Su Qin asked, "Was the emperor really poisoned?"

Zhao Liangchen shook his head. "I don't know yet, but what is certain is that the director of the Imperial Hospital is definitely one of Prince Liang's men. It would be very easy for an imperial physician to do something to the emperor."

Su Qin frowned and asked, "Is the person recommended by Duke Lu's Mansion reliable?"

Zhao Liangchen: "Since Duke Lu recommended him, he must be reliable. He doesn't look like an ordinary person. He must be hiding in Duke Lu's mansion to avoid trouble."

Su Qin: "I hope he can find out the problem with the emperor and solve it, otherwise everything we do will be in vain."

Zhao Liangchen comforted her: "Don't worry, it won't be in vain. Even if the emperor is really infertile, it doesn't matter. The royal family is not limited to Prince Liang. When the time comes, the queen can fake a pregnancy, and then choose a suitable person from the side branch to be a surrogate mother, and then give birth to a child to be adopted under the queen's name."

Su Qin was surprised: "Is this okay? Won't people find out? Prince Liang will definitely keep a close eye on the Queen. As long as the news of the Queen's pregnancy spreads, he will definitely not let her go. If the fake pregnancy is discovered, the situation of the Emperor and the Queen will be even more difficult."

Zhao Liangchen: "Don't worry, we don't have to handle this matter. Let the Duke of Lu's Mansion handle it. Whether the Queen can get pregnant is related to the future of the entire Duke of Lu's Mansion. I believe that the Duke of Lu will find a way to solve this problem."

Su Qin breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, they were not fighting alone, and they did not have to solve all the problems by themselves. As long as they had helpers and worked together, they would not necessarily lose the battle.

She said, "I went to inquire today, and the headdress for the Queen will be ready in two days. Then Mr. Qiao will have a reason to enter the palace."

Zhao Liangchen: "I know, I will arrange all these things, you don't have to worry about it. The weather is cold recently, so you should stay at home. There won't be anything to worry about before the New Year. Just have a good New Year and we can deal with anything after the New Year."

Su Qin: "I know. I haven't been busy lately. I just stay at home talking to grandpa and drawing pictures. It's pretty free."

She doesn't like going out and likes to live this kind of life. This is how she used to spend her days in the countryside, accompanying her grandmother, planting flowers, vegetables and fruits, and reading books.

If possible, she would like to live like this forever.

Speaking of blueprints, Zhao Liangchen thought of something: "If you have time, draw a set of jewelry for Zou Tai's mother and sister. They didn't win anything at the auction. When Zou Tai found out this was our business, he got mad. He has to be on duty in the palace recently. Try to coax him so he can work harder."

Su Qin burst out laughing: "Brother Zou is a grown man, how can you call him childish?"

Zhao Liangchen: "He is a child who has not grown up. He is the youngest in the family and everyone in the family loves him. He has fewer worries, so naturally his thoughts are simple."

Su Qin really envied such a character. Such a simple character can only be developed by growing up in a loving family. Unfortunately, she had no chance to live a carefree life in both of her lives.

After finishing the serious business, Zhao Liangchen didn't want to leave and kept chatting about random topics.

After finishing the chestnuts, he used the excuse that he was not full and asked Su Qin to roast peanuts, oranges and red dates.

Su Qin didn't bother him nor did she drive him away.

The two people were talking in low voices by the fire under the dim light, and the atmosphere was extremely warm.

Unfortunately, this warmth did not last long. Suddenly, there was a series of "bang bang bang" knocks on the window. Zhao Liangchen was so scared that his hand trembled and hit the charcoal stove, and he gasped in pain.

Zeng Lao's dissatisfied voice rang out from outside: "Let's finish our business and leave. It's not proper to stay in a girl's room in the middle of the night."

Zhao Liangchen's hands were burned red, but his face was even redder than his hands because of embarrassment. He said timidly, "I understand, teacher. I will leave immediately."

He stood up and apologized to Su Qin, "I'm sorry I forgot the time and disturbed you. I'll leave now."

As soon as he turned around, Su Qin grabbed his arm and said, "Wait a minute."

Zhao Liangchen turned his head suspiciously: "Anything else?"

Su Qin didn't answer him, but lowered her head, picked up his hand and brought it close to the oil lamp to examine it carefully.

A warm and soft hand gently brushed across Zhao Liangchen's palm. Zhao Liangchen suddenly froze. He seemed to be frozen in place, and even his breathing stopped.

It was as if the person holding his hand was not Su Qin, but a beautiful butterfly, and the butterfly flew away as soon as he moved slightly.

"Your palms are burned red. If you don't apply medicine, you will definitely get blisters tomorrow."

Su Qin's worried voice sounded, and then she went to find her medicine box, opened it and took out the ointment from it.

She had prepared this medicine box a long time ago. She has always been a person who plans ahead and has already prepared a set of commonly used medicines.

Zhao Liangchen stared blankly at Su Qin applying medicine to him. The cool feeling passed through his hands into his heart. He felt as if a stream of clear spring water had been poured into his heart in the hot summer, refreshing his heart.

Zeng Lao's dissatisfied voice sounded outside the window again: "Why don't you come out yet? Do you want me to come in and take you out?"