In the evening, good news came one after another.

Shadow 4 is back and brings good news.

On the way back to the city, Cui Yuan had his right arm chopped off by them. From then on, one of the "Four Young Masters" of the capital, who was praised and admired by everyone, would become a "one-armed hero."

Ying Si was a little embarrassed: "Miss, we didn't do a good job this time. We didn't kill Cui Yuan, and he escaped. It's a pity."

Su Ci comforted him, "It's not a pity. After all, it's too easy for him to die too quickly. A blunt knife will hurt more. We are not in a hurry. You don't have to blame yourself!"

"If it weren't for the fact that a group of soldiers happened to pass by and saved the bloody Cui Yuan, he would have died on the road and been eaten by wild beasts, leaving no intact body!"

There is also good news. My father and second brother Su Changqing are back.

Mother decided to leave Qinglian Temple early and return to Su Mansion. Before leaving, Su Ci gave her mother a red lacquered wooden box, which contained a gift for her second brother.

"Mother, give this box to my second brother!"

"Is this a gift for your second brother? Our Xiao Ci is so sensible! What about your father's?" After saying that, he rubbed Su Ci's head lovingly.

"There's some food in there for my father and brother."

Although I haven't met this second brother yet, when I think about how in his previous life, in order to avenge the original owner, his heart was filled with hatred and revenge all his life. He was hunted down and suffered many hardships.

After his eldest brother and third brother died one after another, he later joined King Kang and helped him in a failed rebellion. He was tortured and died a very tragic death. Before his death, he kept repeating the names of several people from the third branch of the Su family and kept shouting for revenge.

Su Ci knew that this brother was actually very pure and simple at heart.

His parents adopted him and raised him as their own son, and he treated everyone in the family with sincerity.

He respects and loves his parents; he respects and supports his elder brother; he loves and dotes on his younger siblings.

Although Su Ci had never met him, she felt an inexplicable intimacy and respect for him. She remembered that this brother loved practicing martial arts and had extraordinary martial arts skills. He also studied various military books and classics.

His greatest wish is to one day be able to fight on the battlefield, defend his country, and become a general who protects the people.

In the past few days, Su Ci took the time to find some books on strategy and tactics from the space, copied out some classic content, and compiled them into a book. He copied a total of five or six books, including "The Art of War" and "Thirty-Six Strategies".

He also added a sharp dagger, a specially made Tang sword, and a telescope, put them all in a box, and asked his mother to take them to him.

This time his father went away on a business trip, and he specially accompanied him as a guard, one to take care of his father, and the other to protect his father. He was away for more than two months and it was extremely hard.

Originally, Su Ci also wanted to return to the Su Mansion, but Old Madam Su only allowed the Third Lady to go back, but not Su Zi and Su Ci.

Seeing how determined the old lady was, Su Ci guessed that she must still be dreaming of marrying into a rich and powerful family, and was hoping that one of her granddaughters would soar to the sky and bring glory to the Su family.

Shortly after the news of Cui Yuan's injury came back, the secret guard reported that Murong Fu was going down the mountain and returning to the city, probably to treat Cui Yuan's injury.

An Liu blushed and said a little embarrassedly: "I saw through the telescope that when Murong Fu and Su Lianxing were bidding farewell in the yard, their attitude was too close, just like a pair of lovers."

Su Ci was also shocked by this news. She thought they were just a simple senior and junior relationship. Unexpectedly! Unexpectedly! It was simply unbelievable.

Since Su Lianxing was going to marry Baili Feng and become the future queen, why was she hanging out with Murong Fu? It was really puzzling.

Moreover, there was one more thing. Murong Fu was at least in his early thirties. Of course, age was not a problem. The problem was that she seemed to have heard that Murong Fu had been married several years ago. What was Su Lianxing then! A mistress? A lover who was not allowed to see the light of day?

I always feel that their relationship is not that simple and pure. It seems that there may be a huge secret hidden in it that is hard to guess or understand.

It's like there's a thick layer of fog that's impossible to penetrate.

Su Ci had no choice but to let Banyue collect detailed information about Murong Fu through Baili Chen.

The next day, I woke up feeling refreshed.

Listening to the birds singing happily outside, the day begins in a good mood.

There was a sudden commotion outside the wing room, and someone could be heard shouting, "The Empress Dowager is here! The Empress Dowager is here..."

Su Ci walked to the door, and Xiao Tao reported in a low voice: "I heard that the Queen Mother has come, and all the adult princes have also come, and many noble ladies are eager to come. In the past two days, many noble ladies have been looking forward to it, thinking that the Queen Mother's visit to Qinglian Temple was just a rumor, but they didn't expect that she would really come today!"

No wonder it caused such a big fuss.

Outside, the sounds of talking, running, and shouting came one after another, sometimes near and sometimes far away.

"The Queen Mother brought many guards to clear the way. They were so excited that they could only rush over and kowtow."

Su Ci touched her head lovingly and warned: "Don't say this in front of outsiders, otherwise it will cause trouble."

Xiaotao nodded repeatedly in agreement.

After a long period of turmoil, the temple returned to peace.

Soon, a maid in gorgeous clothes knocked on the door and said that the Queen Mother wanted to see her.

Su Ci was very confused as to why the Queen Mother was looking for her. A daughter of a minor official like her, no one would even look at her in a crowd. There were so many powerful people in the capital that it would take her forever to get a chance.

Su Ci bowed respectfully to the nanny and said, "I wonder what the Queen Mother wants me to do for you? Please give me some advice."

Seeing her being so well-behaved and polite, the nanny whispered, "The Queen Mother and several princes are tasting wine at the abbot's place."

In one sentence, Su Ci understood everything.

Yesterday she quietly took some wine from the space, packed it into the peach blossom porcelain bottles she bought at the foot of the mountain, and asked Nangong Qi to take some to Baili Chen.

I heard that Abbot Chen particularly liked all kinds of fine wines, so I wanted to use it to exchange for some amulets to give to my family members.

After all, her family had suffered many disasters in her previous life, and she asked for a few amulets just because she hoped that they could be healthy and safe in this life, and just for some psychological comfort.

I brought two kinds of wine to Baili Chen, red wine and Wuliangye.

"Mammy, wait a moment. I'll go get something."

Mammy smiled and nodded.

Su Ci entered the wing room and took out more than twenty small porcelain bottles of red wine from the space. She placed them in a small bamboo basket and covered it with a piece of red silk.

She took out her makeup and painted her face several shades darker, turning her stunning eyes and eyebrows into something bland. Since ancient times, beauties have had a short life. In front of these people at the top of the food chain of the Great Zhou Kingdom, she couldn't show off too much. She had to learn to hide her shortcomings, so as not to offend others unknowingly. Wouldn't that be asking for trouble?

Following the old nanny into the abbot's Zen temple, many people gathered inside. Su Ci walked forward and saluted the empress dowager in a proper manner, neither humble nor arrogant, but graceful and generous.

The Queen Mother carefully looked at the woman in front of her. She was not very pretty, but tall and a little young. However, she was generous, polite and knew when to act.

The initial impression was a bit better.

The old abbot stood up and put his hands together: "Amitabha, good, good. My dear friend, I am sorry to bother you."

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