Dressed as the villain's stepmother

The next day, Jiang Lianzhu entered the palace carrying a basket of cakes under the pretext of delivering cakes to Liao Xiaoping.

Now that they knew that the East Palace was not as peaceful as they had seen, Jiang Lianzhu did not dare to pass things off to others. She could only feel relieved when she delivered the things to Liao Xiaoping in person.

Liao Xiaoping didn't expect her to come back to the palace again, and was very surprised when she came back with the prince. Then he saw Jiang Lianzhu wink at him calmly, and immediately understood: "Your Highness, you should go back and rest first. I’ll have a little chat with my mother.”

Thinking that Jiang Lianzhu was quickly called away by Concubine Xi's people yesterday, the prince also understood, nodded and said: "Then Xiao Ping will stay with Madam for a while, and I will go back to rest first, and then we will go to Taixue together in the afternoon."

With that said, he waved to the two of them and left with a few attendants.

Liao Xiaoping also took Jiang Lianzhu back to his house. After Jiang Lianzhu entered the house, he looked outside cautiously and then closed the door.

"This is the snack that mom made for you. Don't you love apricot cakes? Mom even made some more specially." Jiang Lianzhu smiled slightly, opened the food box, took out a plate of snacks, and revealed the sleeve arrow hidden underneath. .

"Thank you, mother." Liao Xiaoping looked at the sleeve arrow and was a little surprised. He knew that Jiang Lianzhu was afraid that the wall had ears, so he cooperated with her very cleverly.

Jiang Lianzhu took out the arrow from her sleeve and demonstrated how to use it in front of Liao Xiaoping, asking him with her eyes if he had learned it.

Seeing him nodding, Jiang Lianzhu took off the arrow from her sleeve and handed it to him.

Liao Xiaoping took the Xiu Jian and put it on his wrist, then put down his sleeve and covered the small Xiu Jian.

This sleeve arrow was specially designed by Jiang Lianzhu, using modern materials and techniques. It is small and light, so it will not look obtrusive in the sleeve, nor will it feel heavy when worn, which will affect Liao Xiaoping's normal writing. Read a book.

There are two layers inside. The first layer contains several small arrows. The tips of the arrows are coated with special anesthetic. It can knock down an adult man almost as soon as the arrow is hit.The second layer is a layer of fine silver needles, which are also tempered with anesthetic.

"You have to take care of yourself in the palace. If you have any trouble, you can secretly find Xiao Mengzi in Mingxiu Palace and ask him to bring the letter back." Jiang Lianzhu lowered her voice and warned.

Yesterday, Yang Fei was worried about Liao Xiaoping in the palace, so he told her that Xiao Mengzi could contact the secret line in the palace. The letter sent back from the secret line was absolutely safe and there would be no risk of forgery.

Little Mencius did not serve the master of the palace. He was assigned to clean up the abandoned courtyard, and he usually did not attract much attention.

Liao Xiaoping nodded, knowing that she was worried about him, and felt warm in his heart: "I know, thank you, mother."

Jiang Lianzhu couldn't stay in the house with Liao Xiaoping for too long. After sitting for a while, she left the palace directly.

As soon as she left the palace, Jiang Lianzhu walked directly towards the medical center.

Something like this happened in the palace. Although there was no connection between the two, Jiang Lianzhu always felt that it was also related to the incident in the medical center.To be on the safe side, she decided to temporarily suspend operations and close the medical clinic first.

The business in the medical clinic has also improved. Although there are still not many people, it is much better than last time.

Jiang Lianzhu waited until there was no one in the shop, and then told Liu Qingqing and the others what she thought: "I'll take a break for a while now. I guess I'll have to wait until after the new year before reopening. I'll send you three months in advance." silver."

"Hi, that's fine. My dad and I will rent a place to stay in the capital first, and then play in the capital for a while." Liu Qingqing said.

Chunjiao looked at Jiang Lianzhu and hesitated to speak. When she saw her looking over, she said, "Then I'll go home and take care of my mother for now. If it's going to open, just let me know. I can come back at any time."

Seeing that no one had any objections, Jiang Lianzhu gave money to a few people, and then asked them to pack up and go back.He walked out of the drug store and walked to the drug store in the south of the city.

There were more people in the drug store in the south of the city than in the north. When Jiang Lianzhu waited for dinner, the store became empty.

"Miss Jiang has been sitting here for a long time, but what's the matter?" Hu Dong came over and asked.

"Recently, we have herbal tea, and it seems that business has improved a lot." Jiang Lianzhu said.

"Indeed, many people come here because of the free supply of herbal tea, and many people like to drink it." Mr. Hu nodded.

"Let's close down for a while now. When there is news after the new year, we will reopen. I will pay you three months of money in advance." Jiang Lianzhu said again.

Xiao Tao was dumbfounded. The business had just started to pick up, so why was it starting to close down again?

After all, Dong Hu was an old doctor who had retired from the palace. He had heard a little about what happened in the palace and expressed his understanding.

They were given money as usual and asked them to pack their things and then go back.

When Jiang Lianzhu walked out, she saw Liu Qingqing waiting outside, and couldn't help but be surprised: "Why are you here too?"

Liu Qingqing tilted her head, her smile seemed a bit coquettish and naughty: "Hey, didn't he come here specifically to block you?"

"Why are you blocking me? Do you want me to spit out more money for you?" Jiang Lianzhu looked wary.

"Why don't you come here? Tell me, what happened today?" Liu Qingqing rolled her eyes angrily.

Seeing that she insisted on asking the reason, Jiang Lianzhu couldn't resist her, so she found a teahouse, asked for a private room, and talked to him about recent events in the private room.However, nothing was said about the prince and Concubine Xi.

"Hey, it seems that temporarily closing the business is indeed a wise choice." After hearing what she said, Liu Qingqing sighed.

Jiang Lianzhu took a sip of tea and said, "You and Uncle Liu are well-connected. If possible, I hope you can help pay attention to the time when Cheng Xu returns to Beijing."

"Hey, this little thing is all on us." Liu Qingqing didn't care, "My father and I can buy a yard in a dark alley. I heard that you can know a lot of different things there. See if I can help you. Get some other information."

"Thank you." Jiang Lianzhu smiled.

"Say thank you and see you soon."

Although Liu Qingqing seemed carefree, he was also very considerate and could keep his mouth shut, so Jiang Lianzhu told her something and was not afraid of her spreading it everywhere.

The two sat and drank tea again, chatted for a while, and then parted ways.

And here in the sky prison, there were waves of unbearable howling sounds coming from the cells, and the already turbid air was filled with a strange and different kind of thick stench.

"Hey, sir, I really have a stomachache. If you don't call a doctor for me, I'm going to die in prison." The man covered his stomach and lay on the ground with a ferocious face.