Su Ci discovered that these ancient people seemed to be particularly fond of transparent glass cups, because they could not produce such a clear color, thinking that the production difficulty of this craft was very high.

Therefore, in their minds, glass cups are more expensive.

After hearing this, the Queen Mother was in a very good mood and called out softly, "Zi Xuan, bring over the pair of top-grade red jade bracelets inlaid with gemstones and give them to Miss Su Jiu as a reward!"

Soon, a pretty little palace maid brought a pair of extremely delicate red jade bracelets, and the Queen Mother personally put them on Su Ci's wrists, "This color is so beautiful! It goes perfectly with your snow-white skin. You are young, and this looks best on you! You should wear it every day from now on! Never take it off again!"

The Queen Mother deliberately teased in a friendly manner, like an elder who loves a younger person.

"Yes, thank you for the reward, Your Majesty! I will wear it day and night and will never take it off. When I meet others, I can show it off to them and tell them that this is a treasure rewarded by the Queen Mother, so that everyone will be envious!" Su Ci responded ecstatically.

The Queen Mother was very satisfied when she saw Su Ci's naive little girl demeanor and her smug look.

Such a stupid and foolish woman is the easiest to control.

If used well, it would be easy to stab Baili Chen and see if he could still live luckily. She really didn't believe it.

Qi Wan'er had been concerned about her son's life for more than ten years, and now he was almost done living. It would be better to let him go early to accompany his vixen mother!

Thinking of this, the Queen Mother couldn't help but reveal a cunning and complacent smile on her face.

Su Ci looked at the empress dowager's smug smile. She remained calm on the surface, but she was laughing in her heart. "The old woman will let you be proud for a while, and there will be a time when you will cry and beg for mercy."

Su Ci didn't need to check and confirm the pair of bracelets. She guessed in her heart that there must be something wrong with them.

As for what the problem is, it’s easy to guess.

The Queen Mother would not want her life, so it was certainly not something like poison that would harm her life.

Seeing that she and Baili Chen are about to get married, it must be related to Baili Chen's offspring.

They must not want Baili Chen to have any offspring, so the bracelet must contain drugs that can prevent him from having children.

This old witch is so vicious. I must dig up her family’s ancestral graves in the future and let all her ancestors come to settle accounts with her, their unworthy descendant.

Let's see if she still dares to be malicious, full of bad intentions, and only think about harming others.

Sooner or later, I'll let her see what I can do.

At this time, a palace maid came to report: "Madam, General Tian is here!"

When Su Ci saw that the Empress Dowager was busy, she quickly made an excuse to leave. She didn't want to continue acting with this old witch and say insincere and meaningless words, so it was better for her to slip away.

Su Ci bid farewell to the Queen Mother and strolled towards the Imperial Garden with Nanny Chen, Banyue and Yaoguang.

After walking a distance, Ban Yue hurriedly said, "Miss, there must be something wrong with those bracelets, take them off quickly!"

Su Ci took it off with a smile, wrapped it in a handkerchief and handed it to her. "I guess it must be a drug that will affect fertility. Wearing it for a short while shouldn't have any effect. Don't worry too much!"

Banyue took the bracelet and handed it to Yaoguang: "Go find Miss Xiaoya and ask her to check it carefully. Don't let these dirty things harm the young lady!"

Yaoguang also had a serious look on her face and left quickly.

As Su Ci walked slowly, she asked, "Are all these ladies in the palace bad to Your Highness?"

Nanny Chen sighed, "In order to compete for favor with the late emperor's concubine, the empress dowager offended the late emperor many times and was scolded by the late emperor. She blamed all this on the late emperor's concubine and hated her to the core."

"You naturally hate the son left by the late Imperial Concubine. The Empress Dowager, Emperor Mingguang, and the Empress, these three people only used and framed Your Highness, without any affection at all."

"The relationship between Concubine Li and His Highness is also very distant. Concubine Qin and the four concubines Xian, Liang, Shu, and De are respectful to His Highness on the surface, but they are playing another trick behind the scenes. However, they dare not offend His Highness easily. Among the four concubines, only Concubine De has never plotted against His Highness. She is considered a kind person."

As expected, there is no family affection in the royal family, and the most ruthless are the imperial family.

Thinking about Baili Chen's situation, it was really pitiful. It was not easy for a child over six years old to survive safely surrounded by a pack of wolves!

You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. You'll have to look for opportunities to take revenge later!

The three of them were walking slowly, and when they saw a small pavilion by the pond, they walked over to rest.

Suddenly, Ban Yue said, "There are several women hiding behind a big tree not far away, whispering."

So the three of them stopped and hid not far from them to eavesdrop.

A woman said, "My young lady was punished today. Miss Shen, how could you not help and say something nice? You just stood there stupidly, like a wooden stake. At the critical moment, you were of no use at all! How could you bear to watch your cousin being punished?"

Another woman asked, "What do you want my young lady to say? Miss Song Xi did something bad, but she wants to drag my young lady into it. How can this be justified?"

"Besides, Miss Song Xi thought she was smart and insisted on harming others. She couldn't harm others, but ended up harming herself. How can you blame my young lady for this? You are being unreasonable!"

The first woman added, "Don't forget, Miss Song Xi and your Miss are cousins. If your Miss is so cold-blooded and heartless, don't blame my Miss for not recognizing her as her cousin! Humph!"

"If you don't want to admit it, then don't admit it. My young lady lived in the general's mansion before, and her life was so miserable. I never saw Miss Song Xi lend a hand to help her. Instead, it was Miss Su Jiu who pulled my young lady out of the dire straits."

"Today, my young lady clearly saw Miss Song Xi poisoning Miss Su Jiu, but she didn't say anything and didn't stop it. She has already let her benefactor down. What else do you want?"

Now, Su Ci understood that Song Xi and Shen Jun were cousins.

This capital city is really small, and there are relatives everywhere.

Moreover, Shen Jun should have seen Song Xi poisoning her, but did not stop it and just pretended not to see it.

Su Ci thought that Shen Jun was just a little weak, but she didn't expect that she was a self-centered, cold and selfish person.

Alas! I made a mistake again!

Life is about growing in constant tempering. Every failure is a learning experience!

From now on, you must never make close friends with people like Shen Jun.

Then I heard Shen Jun say, "You two stop arguing! What problems can quarreling solve? My cousin has been driven out of the palace now, and I can't do anything about it. I'll go visit my cousin after I get back home! Xiaoyu, don't be angry, I'm just timid, but my heart is definitely on my cousin's side!"

The maid named Xiaoyu said again: "Just as long as Miss Cousin is thinking of my Miss! Miss kept me here because she has something to do on her behalf."

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