Jiang Qingli was drinking tea in the next room when the guard pushed the door open and asked her to go next room.

She stood up puzzledly. Why was she asked to go over?

When she entered the room, Qin Qiuming stood up and said, "You guys chat."

Jiang Qingli became even more confused.

After Qin Qiuming left and the door was closed, Jiang Qingli stepped forward quickly: "Fifth brother... Your Majesty, you should leave quickly. Qin Qiuming has formed an alliance with Northern Qi! This place is dangerous!"

Chu Heng curled his lips and smiled: "I didn't expect to see the emperor's sister-in-law here. I'll still call you Miss Jiang. Don't worry, Beiqi and Beilin will not form an alliance."

"What exactly is going on?"

Chu Heng curled his lips and did not answer the question, but asked: "Miss Jiang, are you willing to follow the Prince of Beiling?"

"How could I volunteer?"

"Then I will arrange for someone to take you away, but Qin Qiuming will not let you go. We have to wait for the right time."

He would not fall out with Qin Qiuming at this time.

"I understand. Your Majesty, please tell my parents that I am safe now and ask them not to worry."

Chu Heng nodded, took out a small porcelain bottle from his sleeve pocket and handed it to her: "This is for you, in case of emergency."

This was given to him by Yuan'er for self-defense, but he doesn't need it now.

"This is a fake death drug."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Don't worry, it won't be long before my people rescue you."

"Okay, I'll wait."

In the next room, the subordinate asked cautiously, "Your Highness, are you so confident in letting Miss Jiang talk to Emperor Dongling alone?"

"Although I, Qin Qiuming, do things by any means necessary, I always keep my word."

Besides, Chu Heng would not offend him at this time. As long as he didn't take her away, he would say whatever they said.

After saying this, Qin Qiu Ming stood up and walked out.

He pushed the door open again and saw the smile on Jiang Qingli's lips. He immediately looked at Chu Heng unhappily. He walked forward and stood between Jiang Qingli and Chu Heng calmly.

Chu Heng lowered his head and smiled helplessly.

If he really rescued the person after this, wouldn't Qin Qiuming look for him all over the world?

On the carriage back to the palace, Qin Qiuming suddenly said, "I didn't expect you to be from Dongling."

Although he had suspected it before, he really couldn't figure out what reason would make a spoiled daughter of an official leave her hometown and go to Northern Qi?

"Ah."

Now that Qin Qiu Ming and Chu Heng are on good terms, there is no need for her to stay. It would be best if the issue could be resolved amicably.

So she spoke calmly: "Qin Qiuming."

"Ok?"

"Please let me go."

"impossible."

"What do you want from me?"

"your heart."

"Are you serious?"

Qin Qiuming did not answer immediately, but his eyes suddenly became serious.

"seriously."

"It's impossible for me to be a concubine."

After all, she even disdained the Crown Princess at the beginning.

"No one asked you to be a concubine."

She continued to persuade him earnestly: "I have nothing, no identity, no background. In the eyes of Emperor Beilin, I am just a woman of unknown origin. Your father will not agree."

"Bei Lin has the final say."

Jiang Qingli held his forehead with his hand.

She actually forgot about this.

That’s right, this woman of unknown origin has been brought back to the East Palace for so long, and no one has ever dared to make things difficult for her.

If this happened to Chu Jing, Queen Wei would have had this woman of unknown origin beaten to death long ago.

"We won't get any results. A forced melon is not sweet."

"I will wait until it is sweet before twisting it."

Jiang Qingli felt powerless.

The corners of Qin Qiuming's mouth curled up, waiting to see what other reasons and excuses she could come up with.

"I've been married." Jiang Qingli said in a calm voice.

The smile on Qin Qiuming's lips disappeared and he sat up straight.

Jiang Qingli continued to repeat: "I have been married."

He could see that this was no excuse.

Jiang Qingli breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he would give in.

"You said 'married' instead of 'married', which means you are now alone and your husband is gone or divorced."

Jiang Qingli frowned: "I said I'm married. Would you, the dignified Prince Beilin, want a married woman?"

"Why not."

Jiang Qingli opened his eyes wide in shock.

"We Beilin are not your Dongling, we don't care about these things."

Jiang Qingli reacted.

She had heard that Beilin had an open-minded society, and that women could remarry after a divorce or when their husbands died. If their brothers or fathers died, their brothers' and their fathers' women could also inherit.

Her reason had no effect at all on Bei Lin.

"Qin Qiuming, I will never get married again."

"Why?"

Jiang Qingli lowered his eyes.

The atmosphere in the carriage suddenly became stagnant.

Qin Qiuming frowned. She was not mistaken. There were clearly tears in her eyes.

She was deeply in love with her previous husband?

Thinking of this, Qin Qiu Ming felt a surge of jealousy in his heart.

After returning to the East Palace in silence, Qin Qiuming began to look through the list of officials in Dongling and found that there were only two officials above the third rank with the surname Jiang.

However, there is no record of the officials’ families.

He ordered his men, "Go to Dongling and check for high-ranking officials in Dongling whose surname is Jiang!"

Since he is familiar with Chu Heng, his official position cannot be low.

……

Qi Zhen was preparing to join forces with Bei Lin to annex Dongling, but he didn't expect that the fire would burn him first.

A rumor came from nowhere that the Northern Qi Emperor Qi Zhen was not the biological son of the previous emperor of Northern Qi, but a bastard.

There is not only this one rumor, there are also rumors that Empress Dowager Huici, Qi Zhen's biological mother, and the late emperor both died at the hands of Qi Zhen.

Overnight, rumors spread all over the city, and even the details were widely circulated.

It is said that when Empress Dowager Huici was making love with her adulterer, they were caught by Qi Zhen, who was the crown prince at the time. Empress Dowager Huici wanted to silence him, but she could not bear to kill him because he was her own son.

However, the prince, who had grown up, was so cruel and ruthless that he killed his own mother first.

Later, as the prince grew up, the late emperor became suspicious and was eliminated by the prince.

There have long been rumors that Qi Zhen is cruel and bloodthirsty.

When this rumor spread, the Northern Qi royal family was in turmoil.

The previous emperor of Northern Qi favored Qi Zhen, which caused dissatisfaction among several princes of Northern Qi.

They had never expected that Qi Zhen might actually be a bastard. After the brothers discussed it, the scattered princes of Northern Qi suddenly became united.

Before Northern Qi and Dongling came to blows, Northern Qi was plunged into civil strife.

The atmosphere at the morning court session was extremely tense.

"I wonder if the emperor has heard the recent rumors?" The eldest prince of Northern Qi was the first to speak out.

He was the eldest son, and if it weren't for the bastard Qi Zhen, the throne would have been his.

"Since it is just a rumor among the people, there is no need to bring it up in the court!" Qi Zhen's eyes were dark and his face was stern.

The Third Prince was unwilling to be outdone: "Although it is just a rumor, if this continues, our royal family will lose face, and our father will lose face."

"Then what do you want?" Qi Zhen asked coldly.

"There is a way to verify it, the bone test! That is to drop the emperor's blood on his father's bones. If the blood can penetrate into the bones, the rumors will naturally disappear. Otherwise..."

"Ridiculous!" Qi Zhen's trusted minister stood up, "How can the emperor's body be damaged!"

"Exactly! Moreover, he wanted to disturb the late emperor. He deserves death!"

"Father will understand. If the throne is really occupied by a bastard, Father will die with regret!"

"Yes! Are you feeling guilty?"

Several princes looked at Qi Zhen, the leader, with a covetous look in their eyes.

Qi Zhen showed a bloodthirsty smile, which made the people below tremble in their hearts.

They had witnessed Qi Zhen's cruelty, but now with three of them, they still didn't believe that they couldn't defeat a bastard!

"Just because of some unfounded rumors, they want to dig up our father's grave. The three brothers are really filial."

"Stop talking nonsense. Do you dare to test it?"

"Yes! Do you dare to test it?"

Qi Zhen stood up and said condescendingly: "Why not!"

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