He favored his concubine and I cut off my wealth. Everyone in the mansion was in a panic.

There is an unwritten rule in Dachu law. If both the man and the woman agree to end a marriage, they can also divorce smoothly.

Therefore, if Marquis Yangling dared to agree, he would have complied with Shen Qing's wishes.

Seeing that Shen Qing's expression was serious and his eyes were serious, and it didn't look like he was joking at all, Marquis Yangling came to his senses instantly, but he couldn't keep his face down to ease the tense atmosphere, "Don't forcefully change the subject, I'm talking about you now." Do you know how much damage this will cause to our Yangling Marquis Mansion by going beyond the rules of etiquette and welcoming Aluan into the house?"

The corners of Shen Qing's lips raised, "Father, do you think this is my fault?"

Marquis Yangling responded matter-of-factly, "What else? Organizing banquets has never been your female family's responsibility? Do you still need me to teach you?"

Shen Qing suddenly smiled, "I used to think that Mu Ziqian's usual flirting with women, and his shirk and failure to take responsibility when things happened were bad habits he picked up outside. Now it seems that he has inherited all of them from his father."

Marquis Yangling's face turned red instantly, and he pointed at Shen Qing with anger on his face, "Shen Qing, you!"

Shen Qing ignored him and turned to look at Chanyi, "Chanyi, I will send someone to send a message to Aunt Xu later, saying that her father has some complaints about her coming in. Ask Aunt Xu to explain it to her father."

Marquis Yangling really didn't want to be entangled with Shen Qing anymore, so he could only walk away. Before leaving, he didn't forget to leave a sentence: "You are so unreasonable, no wonder Qian'er doesn't want to get along with you." This stimulated Shen Qing, but he didn't want Shen Qing to get along with him at all. Don't take it to heart.

Not to mention Mu Ziqian's liking, Shen Qing didn't even bother to take a second look at Mu Ziqian.

…

Due to the rules of etiquette, although Yanglinghou was reluctant, he still went to Qifutang to take a look at Mrs. Yanglinghou. Unsurprisingly, what he got was an indifferent back.

Marquis Yangling, who was already angry at Shen Qing, suddenly felt even more depressed. He went to Qin Luan's place without saying a word, hoping to get some concern, but instead, Qin Luan came up with a sarcastic response.

After asking the waiting girl carefully, I found out that Shen Qing had actually sent a message just now. The furious Yangling Marquis Mei Kai left the scene angrily three times.

As for Aunt Qiu, Marquis Yangling wanted nothing to do with her, because one of the three supervisory censors who joined him this morning was Aunt Qiu's brother Qiu Ming.

Aunt Liang has yet to return to the He family. After thinking about it, Marquis Yangling found that there was no one close to him who could express his grievances, so he felt even more depressed. After thinking for a moment, he walked to the stables and quietly left the city. .

Marquis Yangling felt that since there were constant rumors in Shengjing, Aunt Chen's place was probably not safe, so no one could take care of him if he was far away from Shengjing, right?

And the moment Yangling Hou left the mansion, Shen Qing got the news.

After thinking for a while, Shen Qing vaguely guessed where Yanglinghou was going, but he was not in a hurry to ask Chanyi to send someone to follow him, because Lingyi had been watching him for a long time, waiting for him to fall into a trap.

As expected, the whereabouts of Yanglinghou's third concubine will be known today.

Thinking of this, Shen Qing's lips curled up slightly, and she turned to look at Chanyi, "Let Haitang quietly prepare the red silk wedding words. This is a double happiness, so remember to make it grand."

Chanyi agreed, turned around and left to inform a few girls.

…

In the afternoon, Shen Qing didn't wait for news from Lingyi, but he first waited for a letter sent by someone from Lu Yan.

Shen Qing opened it and saw that what was written on it was the truth about the emperor and empress leaving at the same time last night——

Recently, Lan Meiren, who was deeply favored by the emperor in the harem, had a miscarriage.

There is no so-called secret exchange of poison, and there is no so-called frame-up. It is just a miscarriage caused by a moment of loss of concentration and a fall.

But in the harem, the more natural an accident seems on the surface, the more unusual the truth behind it is.

Lanmei...

Seeing this title, Shen Qing couldn't help but think of the orchid pattern embroidered on the front of the sachet. Is it a coincidence? Shen Qing always felt that it was inappropriate.

Sure enough, when I opened the second page of the letter, I saw that the orchid beauty had always loved orchids. Not only were her clothes and jewelry covered with orchid patterns, but even the title "Lan" was given by the emperor according to her preferences. of.

Shen Qing realized in an instant that the contents in yesterday's sachet were most likely not falling back, but a poison that could cause hallucinations or trance. As for whether the result was what Shen Qing had guessed, we had to wait and see. Xiaoxiao replied.

Regardless of the outcome, the appearance of the reincarnation grass provides a new clue to the investigation of the poison in Lu Yan.

According to Yun Xiaoxiao, reincarnation grass is not a common thing. It can only be found in a poisonous valley in the Western Region. The valley is extremely dangerous. She and her master, the miracle doctor Rong Heng, went to explore it twice when they were traveling. The first time was in vain. When he came back, the second time he spent all the antidote pills in his body before he managed to bring out two reincarnation grasses.

However, the grass was so delicate that it could not survive in that valley, but it withered and withered in just one day.

Therefore, although Yun Xiaoxiao has seen the appearance of Samsara Grass with her own eyes, she doesn't know much about its habits.

Shen Qing leaned on the soft couch, thoughts surging in his eyes. The concubine in the harem, the rare poison in the Western Regions, two people and things that should not be connected, but strangely appeared in one place. Then, the connection between the two The medium...and what could it be?

…

Around Youshi time, Hao Ji received news that Marquis Yangling had returned home.

At the same time, news came from Ayayi.

After leaving the city, Yangling Marquis went to a courtyard thirty miles east of the city. That courtyard was not among the land deeds that Yangling Marquis's wife had given to Shen Qing.

In other words, that courtyard was also secretly purchased by Yangling Marquis for the purpose of keeping a concubine inside.

The servants inside all called the concubine Qiao Yi Niang, and it seemed that they knew the identity of Yangling Marquis.

Qiao Yi Niang was not too old, about eighteen or nineteen years old. The most important point was that Qiao Yi Niang's eyebrows and eyes were somewhat similar to Qin Luan.

As for Qiao Yi Niang's identity, Ling Yi was investigating it, and it would probably take a few days to give Shen Qing an answer.

Seeing this, Shen Qing suddenly smiled. This Yangling Marquis was interesting. Did he fail to get Ling Shi, so he started to collect Ling Shi's substitutes?

In this case, Shen Qing didn't mind helping him again.

...

That night, Shen Qing went to Jiaohua Lane in the south of the city.

The moment she saw Shen Qing, Aunt Chen was startled at first, but she quickly reacted and enthusiastically invited Shen Qing to come in for tea.

Aunt Chen was not born into a rich family, but was once the courtesan of Zuixianlou. Because she was photographed by Yanglinghou on her virginity, she followed Yanglinghou back to Yanglinghou's mansion to be a concubine.

Although Aunt Chen was still a virgin, it was disgraceful to marry a brothel girl, so Yanglinghou fabricated an identity of Aunt Chen as the distant cousin of Yanglinghou's wife and spread it out. Because of this, Yanglinghou's wife often mocked Yanglinghou during that period.

Although Aunt Chen is now in her early thirties, there is no trace of time on her face. Her eyebrows and eyes are full of charm, and she is charming. When she walks, she is like a willow leaf swaying in the wind, and her steps are touching. No wonder Yanglinghou took great pains to get her into the mansion.

Aunt Chen poured Shen Qing a cup of tea, smiling and speaking in a gentle voice, "If I'm not mistaken, the young lady is the young lady of Yangling Marquis's Mansion, right?"