The night was getting darker, the moon was shining brightly outside the window, and the bright moonlight was cast on the ground, like frost. The courtyard was quiet, and everyone had fallen asleep.

The candlelight in the room was flickering gently, exuding a warm orange color, Xiao Congyun took advantage of the candlelight to carefully observe the calm and gentle Shu Qingqian.

I don't know why, but Shu Qingqian always gives her a feeling of mystery, she is a bit unable to figure out the other party.

There was an endgame left on the table, and after only a few steps, Shu Qingqian must have just walked around in a bored way. At this time, Shu Qingqian walked to the table and sorted the chess pieces one by one and put them back into the chess box.

Although the Shangshu Mansion has never been extravagant, it treats this daughter very well. Shu Qingqian's chess pieces are all ground out of high-quality Hetian jade.

The sunspots are black jade, as black as ink, heavy in color and greasy in texture.

Baizi is white jade, clear and flawless, smooth and delicate.

Xiao Congyun's eyes couldn't help falling on Shu Qingqian's hands, Shu Qingqian's hands were like catkins, his fingers were slender, narrow and slender, white and smooth, just like the jade in his hands.

Shu Qingqian tidied up the table, and then invited Xiao Congyun to sit down, and then pushed the black chess box to the middle.

Xiao Congyun took the chess box from Shu Qingqian's hand, touched the other's weak and boneless hand, and couldn't help but feel a little trembling in his heart. The other's hand was indeed as soft as she thought, but it was probably because of Shu Qingqian's body It wasn't very good, so her hands felt a little cool.

Feeling Xiao Congyun's touch, Shu Qingqian quickly withdrew her hand, and then looked at Xiao Congyun with a half-smile.

"General Xiao, it's your turn to settle first."

Xiao Congyun quickly came back to his senses, lightly pursed his thin lips to pretend to be calm, "Yeah."

Then Xiao Congyun didn't care about his hot cheeks, and only prayed that the other party would not notice when the candle was dim, and then he started to make a move.

This game of chess was fought for a whole hour, and in the end it could only be regarded as a draw.

Xiao Congyun has learned the art of war since she was a child, and she is even more familiar with Go. What she didn't expect was that Shu Qingqian's chess skills are so profound, his movements are unconstrained, his moves are exquisite, and he is almost impossible to guard against.

Similarly, Shu Qingqian looked at Xiao Congyun with admiration. She had traveled through many worlds and had a certain understanding of famous ancient and modern chess games, so she had some advantages in chess, but she did not expect Xiao Congyun to think quickly. The way to deal with it, calm and calm, and not letting go of any corners, is really powerful.

At the end of the round, both sides were convinced and hearty.

With a gentle smile on Shu Qingqian's face, she sighed sincerely: "General Xiao is really powerful."

"Miss Shu is the best."

"General Xiao played chess calmly and decisively, unstoppable."

"Miss Shu's moves in chess are unexpected, making people hard to guard against. I admire her real wit and quick thinking."

The two flattered each other for a while, and finally both laughed.

With a smile on his lips, Xiao Congyun looked at Shu Qingqian and said, "Actually, Miss Shu doesn't need to call me General Xiao from now on."

Shu Qingqian paused slightly, then rolled her eyes, "Then what should I call you?"

Xiao Congyun said softly: "Why don't you just call me Congyun, how about I call you Qingqian?"

Shu Qingqian looked at Xiao Congyun, then nodded slowly, but suddenly said: "I wonder if Congyun can tell me about the Second Prince? You also know that I stay in this back house all year round, and I don't care about the people in the court. Nothing is known."

When Xiao Congyun heard that Shu Qingqian called her Congyun, he was very satisfied, and said to Shu Qingqian carefully.

Emperor Daqi had five sons and six daughters. Among them, the eldest prince died young. Now that the emperor is getting older, he has the idea of ​​establishing a prince. The remaining few sons are still young, only the second prince Huangfu Hong and the third prince Huangfucheng suitable.

Huang Fuhong is the son of Concubine Zhang, and Concubine Zhang is quite favored in the palace, so naturally her son is also loved by the emperor, he is the most popular in the court.

And Huangfu City is a calm and stable person, and his mother's family is the Xiao family, so there are many generals who support him.

Huangfuhong framed Xiao Congyun before because he wanted to use this to ruin the reputation of the Xiao family and thus attack Huangfu City, but he did not expect the plan to fail. Seeing that Xiao Congyun was named a general and the power of the third prince rose sharply, he naturally hated Xiao Congyun hated it to the bone.

Similarly, Xiao Congyun didn't like the second prince either.

The other party is so sinister and vicious, she looks down on this kind of person from the bottom of her heart, but since the other party is the prince who is being favored, she has no choice but to hold back this tone for the time being.

After Xiao Congyun's description, Shu Qingqian gradually sorted out the relationship between the various factions in the Qing Dynasty.

Although Xiao Congyun didn't say some things clearly, Shu Qingqian knew in his heart that now is the critical moment for the fight for the crown prince.

Seeing that Shu Qingqian was listening seriously, Xiao Congyun couldn't help laughing, "Are you planning to take revenge?"

Shu Qingqian nodded unambiguously, "Yes, the second prince has harmed me so much, how can such a despicable villain deserve to be the prince? If a narrow-minded person like him becomes the emperor in the future, I'm afraid he will retaliate even more."

Xiao Congyun's expression moved slightly, she naturally understood the meaning of Shu Qingqian's words.

Yes, the second prince cannot become the prince.

Both of them are smart people, they don't need to speak too much, just their eyes can already understand what the other is thinking.

After chatting until dawn, Xiao Congyun finally left.

The cock crowed to announce the dawn, but Shu Qingqian just went to bed and fell asleep, and after a while, it was already bright outside, the maid Lian'er found that the young lady hadn't gotten up yet, so she had to go back, until the sun was high, the young lady finally woke up.

Lian'er came in with a washbasin to wait on her, Shu Qingqian took the towel and wiped her face clean, she was finally awake.

"Miss, why did you get up so late today? It's time for lunch. Is there something uncomfortable about you?"

Shu Qingqian handed the towel to Lian'er, smiled softly, "I'm fine, but I'm sleepy, don't worry."

Lian'er nodded in relief, and then said: "Miss, Second Miss came over again this morning, but she saw that you were still sleeping and left."

Speaking of this, Lian'er recalled the expression of the second young lady at that time and shrugged her mouth, "Second young lady doesn't know what's going on, but she was happy to hear that you were still sleeping, so she was shut down."

Shu Qingqian smiled silently, she knew why.

I am afraid that at this moment the other party thinks that he has been poisoned, so his health is getting worse and worse, so he is naturally happy.

Shu Qingqian asked Lian'er to bring today's medicine, and sure enough it was still poisonous.

Lian'er saw that the young lady was holding a bowl and didn't drink. She didn't know that the medicine was poisonous, but she still asked: "Miss, should I throw this medicine away?"

Shu Qingqian shook her head. Although she didn't know what kind of poison it was, it was not a good thing after all, so it was better to use it.

Then Shu Qingqian ordered Lian'er to make cakes with this herbal soup and noodles, and when Shu Weiyan came, she would bring them out for the other party to taste.

Sure enough, the next day Shu Weiyan came to visit Shu Qingqian again.

Shu Qingqian leaned on the couch to read a book, lazily calling out to Second Sister.

Shu Weiyan hurriedly asked with concern, "Little sister, how is your health? I came to see you yesterday, but you still haven't woken up. Let me worry about you."

Shu Qingqian showed a weak smile, "I'm just a little tired and want to sleep a little longer, which made my second sister worry."

Although Shu Weiyan said she was worried, but there was a smile in her eyes, "Since the little girl feels tired, just sleep a little longer, it's okay."

The corners of Shu Qingqian's lips curled slightly, and he said angrily to Lian'er beside him, "Lian'er, since the second lady is here, why don't you bring some pastries to entertain me, why are you still standing here?"

Lian'er turned around quickly and brought up the cakes that she had made before, feeling a little inexplicable.

The pastry was brown, cut into long strips, and placed on a white jade plate. It looked very ordinary. Shu Weiyan couldn't help but said: "Little sister, what kind of pastry is this pastry? I have never seen it before." .”

Shu Qing said with a slight smile: "It's normal that the second sister hasn't seen it before. This is a pastry that my mother specially found out from the palace. She asked for a recipe and made it for me."

When Shu Weiyan heard about the cakes in the palace, her heart moved slightly, thinking that the things in the little girl were really good things, and even the cakes were only found in the palace, so she quickly picked one up and took a bite, but she didn't expect this. The pastry tasted weird, sweet but always smelled like medicine, she couldn't help frowning.

"Little sister, your pastry tastes so strange."

Shu Qingqian raised her eyebrows and started talking nonsense, "That's natural. This pastry is not an ordinary pastry, but a medicinal meal made of dozens of medicinal materials. Regular consumption can improve people's physique. It can not only strengthen the body but also beautify the face." , making the skin fairer and smoother, it is the favorite food of the empress in the palace, but unfortunately the ingredients are expensive, and it contains ginseng and snow lotus, which ordinary people can't eat."

Shu Weiyan's eyes lit up when she heard it, and she actually believed Shu Qingqian's nonsense, she thought it's no wonder that Shu Qingqian's skin is so good, it turned out to be this kind of advanced medicinal diet.

Shu Weiyan ate a few in a row, seeing that Shu Qingqian didn't move, "Little sister, don't you want to eat?"

Shu Qingqian shifted her gaze to the book in her hand, "I ate a lot before, but I don't think the taste is very good, so I don't want to eat it now."

Although Shu Weiyan also felt that the taste of this pastry was a bit strange, but she thought that it was good for the body, and with this thought, she ate all those pastries with weird flavors.

After eating the pastries, Shu Weiyan left the yard.

In the next few days, Shu Weiyan came to poison Shu Qingqian's medicine every day, but Shu Qingqian pretended not to notice, then made the medicine into cakes, and coaxed Shu Weiyan to eat it the next day.

Slowly, Shu Weiyan finally noticed that something was wrong.

These days Shu Weiyan has been visiting her little sister, hoping that Shu Qingqian will die soon. It stands to reason that Shu Qingqian's health is very poor, and she should die within a few days after taking this medicine.

But I don't know why the opponent's body is still the same as before, and it doesn't seem to have any effect.

That night, it was dinner time, the maid had just put the dishes on the table, when Shu Weiyan smelled the greasy smell, she suddenly felt nauseous and vomited.

Seeing this, Mrs. Lin put down her chopsticks, and asked with concern: "Yan'er, is there something wrong with you?"

Shu Weiyan wiped the corners of her mouth, pretending to be nonchalant and said, "I'm fine."

Returning to her room after eating, Shu Weiyan had a suspicion in her heart, she pulled her mother and asked, "Mother, is the medicine you gave me really dead? Why did I give Shu Qingqian these days? Prescribe the medicine, I see she is fine after taking it."

Lin was also puzzled, and frowned, "Yan'er, your grandfather discovered this medicine by accident, and there is no record in the medical books. Maybe it varies from person to person, so it doesn't work for Shu Qingqian."

Shu Weiyan was a little skeptical, and she didn't know why, her body had become inexplicably weak recently, she was always sleepy and didn't want to move, and her body broke out in cold sweat.

She even felt that she was poisoned.

Finally, she decided to ask Lin to help her secretly find a doctor.

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