Xu Qingqian took a bowl of soup and walked to the door of the Donggong Study. Xiao Han was the only one guarding the door.

"I've met Concubine Xu."

Xu Qingqian nodded slightly and said, "I am here to deliver soup to the crown prince. Can Your Highness be in the study at this time? Can Guard Xiao help report?"

Xiao Han turned around and entered the study room, and came out soon after, "Please please."

Xu Qingqian smiled slightly, "Thank you, Guard Xiao," and then entered the study.

In the study, Chu Heng was painting, and Yu Ran was grinding for him, "The Concubine", Yu Ran saw Xu Qingqian and bowed to him.

"I'm here to see His Highness the Crown Prince." After Xu Qingqian gave the ceremony, he placed Tang in a corner of the desk and watched Chu Heng paint. Chu Heng painted a woman. Xu Qingqian knew that there were hundreds of portraits of this woman in the East Palace.

Xu Qingqian has never known who the woman in the portrait is. When she first saw the portrait of this woman, she thought that the person in the painting was herself, because the woman was similar to her, but she quickly denied this idea because the woman was thousands of times more beautiful than her. She was born in poverty and suffered since childhood. Because her father passed away, she had no money to let her father be buried. She had no choice but to sell herself to bury her father. She still remembered when she first met Chu Heng, she was teased by the son of the local county magistrate's family.

When he was taken away, Chu Heng rescued her, gave her some money, and asked her to bury her father. Chu Heng patrolled Jiangnan for a month, and she stayed with him for a month. She didn't expect Chu Heng would take her back to the capital, and despite the queen's opposition, she was appointed as a concubine. Chu Heng treated her very well, but she always felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't tell her. Later, she accidentally saw the portrait of the woman, and she guessed that she might be the person Chu Heng really loved, and that it might not be together for some reason.

Half an hour later, Chu Heng's painting was finally finished, and Tang was already cold. "Is there anything wrong with Qingqing coming to find this palace?"

Xu Qingqian looked at the bowl of cold soup, "Your Highness worked hard for the state affairs day and night, and shared the worries for the father. I can't share the worries for your Highness, but I can only replenish your highness..."

Chu Heng followed Xu Qingqian's gaze and noticed the soup in Shukengjiao. He walked over and took the soup and drank it.

"Your Highness!" Yu Ran was shocked and shouted out. The soup was already cold...

Xu Qingqian was also shocked, "Your Highness..."

Chu Heng put the empty bowl back on the desk, "How can I waste Qingqing's thoughts?"

After hearing Chu Heng's words, Xu Qingqian's eyes were slightly wet. Sometimes she felt that Chu Heng liked her.

"Yuran, give the token of the East Palace of our palace to Qingqing."

Since Chu Heng made a speech, Yu Ran also knew her identity. She could not speak too much. She was not qualified to disobey Chu Heng, so she could only do so.

"The East Palace Token can be freely entered and exited the palace. Qingqing has been in the palace for a long time, but he has never left the palace to see this capital. Let's go out for a walk today and be careful."

Xu Qingqian looked at the golden token with the words "East Palace" engraved on it. The joy in his heart was unspeakable. "Thank you, Your Highness", Xu Qingqian returned to his bedroom, changed into a simple dress, and left the palace with his close maid Yulan.

Jiangnan is also a rich place, but it is far less prosperous than the imperial capital. Xu Qingqian hasn't left the palace for a long time and almost forgot about the appearance of the outside world. She just cares about playing and does not pay attention to anyone following her. Xu Qingqian's elegance is the most attractive thing about her eyes, bright and pure, and her personality is relatively simple, so she is very easy to be deceived.

Xu Qingqian was looking at the fan when suddenly he heard a woman's call for help from the path next to him. She hurriedly ran over, and the maid Yulan followed her, "Mom...Madam, be careful..."

After Xu Qingqian and Yulan entered the corridor, they saw several gangsters trying to rape a woman, "Stop!" Xu Qingqian shouted, and the people stood up and looked at her lustfully. She retreated and wanted to leave, but the road behind her was blocked. She was very scared and could only recite Chu Heng's name silently in her heart.

Yun Wange accompanied Liuli to the market to walk around. She didn't expect Liuli to change into men's clothes. They suddenly heard the screams of a woman in the stairs. Liuli rushed over and saw two women surrounded by a few big men. Their clothes were already damaged. Although the clothes looked simple, Liuli recognized at a glance that it was the brocade sent to the palace by Jiangnan. They were people in the palace.

Although Liuli's martial arts are very good, she always attracts attention when exercising outside. Yun Wange is worried that it will attract people. She stopped Liuli with one hand and took out several silver needles with the other hand. With a wave of her hand, the silver needle flew towards the big men. Those people were instantly weak in their hands and feet. Yun Wange's silver needles were covered with drugs, and the medicine was extremely effective.

Liuli ran to the two women first and helped them up from the ground, "Are you okay?"

Yun Wange looked at the two and found that one of them had some similarities with her. The woman's sleeves were torn and her skirt was damaged to varying degrees. However, the Shogun sand on her arm attracted Yun Wange's attention. Why did a woman dressed in a young woman still have Shogun sand? Yun Wange took them to a wing room in the inn and ordered Liuli to buy new dresses for them.

"Thank you for saving your life, the girl is unforgettable." The woman gave a big gift to thank Yun Liange.

Yun Wange quickly helped her up, "Looking at the girl's outfit, she should be from a wealthy family. Although the capital is at the foot of the emperor, there are places that the government cannot take into account. The two girls need to be more careful when going out."

Another woman might have been really scared by what happened just now, "Mom, let's go back to the palace."

Yun Wange listened to the woman's self-proclaimed "Qingqian" and the other woman called "Empress", could this be... Yun Wange pretended to be surprised "Empress? I don't know..."

Magnolia smiled proudly and said, "My empress is the most favored Concubine Xu in the East Palace today."

Xu Qingqian took Yulan's hand and signaled her not to say anything more. The prince's concubine almost got raped by a villain after leaving the palace. This was not a glorious thing.

"Men's daughter meets Concubine Xu." Yun Wange bowed her body and bowed, as she thought, but Chu Heng stayed in Yilan Palace every night, why was Xu Qingqian still a virgin?

"I would like to keep my secret about what happened today, and I am very grateful for it."

Liuli knocked on the door twice, walked in, handed the clothes to Yulan, and left with Yun Wange.

Xu Qingqian returned to Yilan Palace before the palace ban. She always felt that Yun Wange had a familiar feeling, "Magnolia, the masked girl in white today..."

Yulan carefully recalled Yun Wange's appearance, "That girl in white, although wearing a veil, she also feels like a beauty, especially the charm between her eyebrows and eyes, which is quite similar to you, Empress."

Yulan's words reminded Xu Qingqian that it was Shen Yun. Her Shen Yun was surprisingly similar to the woman in the painting of His Royal Highness, so she had a familiar feeling. Suddenly, she had a bad premonition.

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