An ugly girl starts off, then becomes a beauty

"You dare to catch a snake?"

At that time, Ying did not recognize that the person next to him was Nie Ce. When the palace servant went to deliver the message, he left the banquet first. Unexpectedly, when he just arrived at the front hall, he saw a group of people gathered in that corridor. Then Sang Ling's voice was heard. The master and servant hurried over and saw her putting the long snake into the dustpan.

Young Marquis Nie was still in shock, and although he didn't say a word along the way, he couldn't help but speak a word when he got on the carriage.

"That's a rat snake, it's not poisonous." Sang Ling was wiping his hands and sleeves with a towel, and said calmly, "Besides, it's the closest to me. Instead of waiting to be bitten, I can only strike first."

She was full of reasoning, and Nie Ce was unable to retort, but he first thought in his mind, "A snake appeared in the palace--"

Sang Ling's eyes flashed, he had guessed it long ago.

"Liu Qing."

But it was Nie Ce who spoke first.

"You know that too?" Sang Ling asked, and Nie Ce nodded. "Last autumn, your sister was bitten by a snake during the hunt. It was her who caused it. Her hometown is in Cangwu County, where there are the most of these animals."

It seems that many people know about what happened at the picnic. Dai Chengjun and Ban Le, the two gossip pioneers, got the news, and Nie Ce also knew about it - but it was not surprising. His mother was the sister of Queen Wu, and Queen Wu was in charge of this matter, so it was not difficult for him to hear some rumors.

"The people around me at that time were all slaves from Shouchang Palace. I'm afraid I'll have to tell the old lady when I get back. How will this matter be handled?" She couldn't help but ask. She also wanted to see if the nobles would continue to protect the daughter of King Cheng for the sake of the emperor's great cause of reducing the number of vassal states.

"Just bear with it, what else can I do?" Nie Ce pulled out a scroll of bamboo from the side, and said as he unfolded it, "A gentleman should focus on the basics, there is no need to worry about it at this time. If this delays the affairs of Jiaozhou, it will be a loss of the greater for the smaller."

I have never seen Nie Ce love reading so much. He doesn't read in the study room, but pretends to read outside. What kind of book is this? Sang Ling leaned over and looked at the small words on the top - oh, a military book, then put his head back, put the blanket on his knees, and continued to ask, "Nie Ce, when you went to Jiaozhou, didn't King Cheng notice something was wrong?"

This question has been lingering in her mind. Every time she thinks of it, she becomes curious. The emperor has made such a big move, and Nie Ce is a well-known figure in the court, but King Cheng doesn't have any sense of crisis at all?

How dare you let your daughter cause trouble like this around a noble man?

The carriage passed through Changting Avenue, the red curtains lifted by the wind, and the fragrance of hibiscus flowers dissipated. The stagnation in Erlang's chest gradually eased, and he subconsciously sat up straight, "I went to train the navy for your majesty, and King Cheng and I are not in the same area. He is in Cangwu and I am in Nanhai."

He explained to Sang Ling without reservation. Although his tone was steady, his expression was still relaxed. "This matter cannot be accomplished overnight. In order to avoid suspicion from King Cheng and his party, I will not stay in Jiaozhou for long. Although I have not returned to Chang'an in the past six months, I have also been to Dongyue. King Cheng does not know where I am. Even if he is suspicious, he cannot monitor me all the time."

The daughter in front of him immediately followed the same line of thought, "So you came back after two months last time, and this time you're staying until the end of the year. You're playing the game of having three burrows."

Without regular movements, as time went on, King Cheng had no idea where Nie Ce was.

After all, she was a well-educated daughter, and she hit the nail on the head. The young general smiled lightly, which was considered as tacit agreement. After a while, he quietly changed the topic, "This Liu Qing will not be arrogant for much longer."

To be able to say such things, Nie Ce really has no feelings for his ex-girlfriend. She glanced at him teasingly, "I heard that you and her were engaged, so you are willing to treat her like this?"

"Engagement?" Nie Ce put down the bamboo slips and seemed to have just recalled something. He said, "Oh," "My mother wanted to marry her earlier, but my grandfather didn't allow it, so the matter fell through." Not long after he finished speaking, he stared at her again, "You know a lot."

There was a hint of doubt in Erlang's eyes, and a hint of watching the fun, as if silently asking her: Why did she want to find out about his past? She immediately coughed twice and repeated carefully, "After Sang Mei was bitten by a snake, Dai Chengjun found out that it was Liu Qing who released the snake. I heard her and Ban Le talking about it, and I also learned about you two."

"I have nothing to do with her." Nie Ce answered quickly, "I have never seen her before or after my mother chose her. Later, I saw her twice at the palace banquet at most and said a few words of greeting."

It turned out that there was no old love. No wonder he acted so nonchalant when talking about her. She raised her eyebrows unconsciously and pretended to pull the wrinkled hem of her skirt. The carriage had been silent, but someone next to her suddenly said, "When I go south again, I will send someone to release a snake to bite you back."

"It's dog bite dog." Her mouth was completely in front of her brain. After she said it, she felt that it was a bit inappropriate to respond in this way.

"What are you talking about?" Nie Ce frowned - she seemed not to understand what he meant at all.

Sang Ling really didn't figure out anything, but although she hated Liu Qing, she could still ignore it for the sake of the overall situation if it was about reducing the power of the feudal lords. This was different from the internal affairs of the Sang Mansion. Judging from the emperor's action of sending Nie Ce to deal with it, it was estimated that this matter would involve bloodshed. Why would it be her turn to deal with Liu Qing by then?

She explained seriously, "That is, if someone bites you, you bite back."

Young Marquis Nie was puzzled, "Isn't this possible?"

This...how should she explain it? "Yes, and no."

"What do you mean?" Nie Ce simply stuffed the bamboo slips back. It seemed that this topic had aroused his interest. Sang Ling then sat up from the table, propped his hands on the mat, and said softly, "Some things need to be dealt with immediately, but some things do not need to be dealt with immediately, just like the matter of Liu Qing. Since I know that her end will be bad and King Cheng will fall sooner or later, she still doesn't know how to keep a low profile and repeatedly makes trouble under the nose of the nobleman. The nobleman will only be more angry than me, so why should I do anything? If I want to fight back at this time, it will be a waste of effort. It is better to wait for King Cheng to fall in the future, and someone will take care of them. I will just watch the fun."

Immediately after saying this, Nie Ce burst into laughter.

"What are you laughing at?" she asked back in a very serious tone.

"You are quite smart." Nie Ce pushed the scroll of bamboo further inside and turned to look at her. "I'm glad you don't care. I was worried that you would be angry."

So when I said "let the snake bite it back" just now, were you afraid that she would get angry and have no place to vent her anger so she would bite back?

Sang Ling was stunned for a moment, then he quickly pulled the corner of his mouth and said, "I'm not angry. Why should I be angry?"