Chapter Sixty: Meeting an Old Friend in a Foreign Land

  Although the female slave's face was red and swollen from being slapped, her pale and thin appearance had lost its former radiance, but Qing Sang still recognized that the person in front of her was her second sister, Qing Bi.

  Qingbi had already recognized her voice when Qing Sang was speaking to her, and as soon as she looked up, she saw the face she had been thinking about day and night. In the days when Beirong was better off dead than alive, she never thought she would see her own family member again, but this family member was actually Qing Sang, whom she had wanted to protect and not let come to Beirong in the first place.

  Two people looked at each other in silence, with tears welling up in their eyes, but they didn't dare acknowledge each other.

  "Bao Ling, how's it going? Got any questions?" Jia Luo sneered.

  Qing Sang took a deep breath, hesitating between advancing and retreating. She couldn't ask any more questions, she couldn't harm Qing Bi.

  Qingbi looked at Qing Sang, suddenly curled up her lips and smiled. The smile was beautiful, but also very desolate.

  Suddenly, Qingbi broke free from Qingsang's hand and crawled a few steps forward, facing King Rong and saying: "It was this slave who should die, it was this slave who seduced the prince, but the prince refused, so this slave harbored hatred in her heart and plotted to harm the prince. Madame Quzhen was also killed by this slave."

  All the blame was shifted onto Qingbi.

  Qing Sang knew that clever Qing Bi had already thought of using her own name to come and get married, this move was to sacrifice herself to protect her.

  But Qing Sang didn't know what to say at this time, her brain was dizzy from weakness and pain. She wanted to go forward to protect Qing Bi, but reason told her not to. If she went forward, not only would she be unable to save Qing Bi, but also the lives of everyone who came with them to Bei Rong would be in danger. Fu Xi, Chu Lianyu, Cao Xiang, Chang An, Qiao Lu... She couldn't lose any of them.

  "There must be a way, there must be!" Qingsang kept shouting in his heart, but for the time being, he couldn't think of any solution.

  "What did you say! You're a despicable woman, how dare you do such a thing!" Huo Ran was furious and didn't care that Qing Bi's words were absurd and unrealistic. He heavily slapped the armrest, jumped up, walked forward, and viciously kicked Qing Bi. Qing Bi was kicked out for over ten feet, spitting out a mouthful of blood onto the ground.

  Qing Sang closed her eyes and didn't dare to look, biting her lips so hard that they bled. She was deeply afraid that she would lose control and rush over.

  What's going on? What's going on? Qing Sang was anxious like an ant on a hot pot, but still had to pretend to be calm.

  She suddenly looked up at Kaito's somewhat pale face and decided to take a risk.

  "Father, please calm down." Qing Sang stood up and blocked Huo Rou's path as he was about to continue scolding Qing Bi roughly. He said, "This person is just a small slave, the security in the Luofu manor is extremely tight, without the queen's orders, how could ordinary people enter and exit at will?"

  Xiangluo heard that Qing Sang no longer called her "Mother Empress", knowing that she was not even given the courtesy of a face-saving gesture, and it also meant that she was going to thoroughly confront herself. The internet is crazy about the monk's madness.

  Kuo Luo framed Dage because she had tried to seduce him several times but failed, and in a fit of rage, combined with the fact that Dage's return posed a serious threat to her son's position, she ordered someone to kill Qu Zhen and frame Dage for it. She thought King Rong would be furious and kill him, thus eliminating a rival for her son. Unexpectedly, when King Rong found out, he only scolded Dage severely and then simply said that Dage had made a mistake while drunk, Qu Zhen could not bear the shame and took her own life, and Dage was only punished with 50 lashes.

  Although Xiaoluo was not convinced, she didn't dare to raise any objections. Firstly, it was because she had a guilty conscience, and secondly, Huo Ran's words had already made it clear what position Dage held in his heart. At this point, it would be better to take a step back. Unexpectedly, the arrival of Princess Jiaming messed up her plans even more.

  "As a prince, Dag can find a reason to enter if he wants to." Kalo said disapprovingly.

  "Didn't the gatekeeper report to the princess? Was it the princess's intention? Did she deliberately let the prince in, resulting in Lady Qu's tragic death? It seems that this little slave girl couldn't have deceived the prince on her own. If there wasn't someone more powerful behind the scenes, how could they have tricked the prince into killing Lady Qu so easily?" Qing Sang asked skeptically.

  Jia Lian's face changed color, and he angrily said: "Do you want to splash dirty water on me? This Pu Qingbi is a servant in Qu Jing's house, of course she is acting under her orders, maybe it was Qu Jing who told her to do this. And this cheap woman took the opportunity to set up this trap."

  Qing Sang chuckled and said, "Why did Lady Quzhēn want to secretly meet with Dàgé? Why invite her to the mansion? Isn't that too obvious? If it's true that Dàgé had ulterior motives towards Lady Quzhēn, why not wait for a better opportunity instead of delivering herself to his doorstep? Even if she was drunk, are all the people in the Wangfei mansion deaf? Moreover, this Pú Qīngbì claims everything was her doing, but as a small female slave, she couldn't have possibly accomplished this alone. In my opinion, she's afraid... Afraid of what? Lady Quzhēn is already dead and can no longer pose a threat to her. What she fears most is the mastermind behind the truth..." Qing Sang gave Jiǎo Luò a meaningful glance after finishing speaking.

  "Princess, do you still remember that day's wager on the bonfire stage?" Qing Sang continued without waiting for Jiao Luo to speak.

  Kai Luo's face turned white, but she didn't believe Qing Sang could do anything to her, after all, Qing Sang had no evidence in his hands.

  Upon hearing Qing Sang say this, Huo Rou looked at Jiao Luo with confusion.

  "That day, I drank a lot of wine and don't remember anything." Jialuo evaded Huorong's gaze.

  "Is that so? Then let's hear it from you, Bao Ling." Huo Ran said, staring at Jiao Luo.

  Karlo looked at Qing Sang with a threatening and fearful gaze in his eyes.

  Qing Sang lowered her eyes and revealed a cold smile, then raised her voice and said: "The princess and Bao Ling made a bet, if I lose the dance, she will get Dagou."

  Everyone's face changed. Especially Kero, who hysterically fell to the ground in front of Huo, knelt down and cried: "Your Majesty, you must not listen to Bao Ling's one-sided words, she is saying this to save Dagu. Don't you know Kero's heart? Your Majesty, you must not believe her."

  Huoran was also shocked when he first heard this, but after listening to Jialuo's pleading, he hesitated a bit. Indeed, he couldn't just listen to Qingsang's one-sided words. Moreover, if it wasn't absolutely necessary, he didn't want to move against Jialuo, as he still needed the military strength of the Mudi tribe.

  Huǒ Róng said seriously to Qing Sang: "This matter must not be spoken of casually!"

  Just as Qing Sang was about to speak again, he heard the voice of the Grand Consort behind him, "Your Majesty, perhaps Bao Ling is telling the truth."

  Everyone turned to look at the Grand Empress Dowager, and saw that she was accompanied by Wanghemu and dozens of slaves as they walked over.

  The several people who were holding down Xú Hǖ also gradually loosened their grip.

  Fu Xi finally broke free and stumbled over to Qing Sang's side.

  "Empress, don't spout nonsense at me, nobles and peasants are all written in this text." Kalo shouted.

  "It won't be long before you find out whether I'm a bloodthirsty person or not." The Grand Consort revealed a cold, sinister smile and gave Wangmu a signal with her eyes. Wangmu hastily obeyed and turned to walk outside the courtyard gate. In just a moment's time, two people brought in a middle-aged woman under escort.

  This person, Qing Sang has seen one or two times, is beside Jia Luo's side.

  "Wang, I just intercepted Sangzhuo on the way to Mudebi and found this on her." The Grand Empress took a folded piece of sheepskin from Wangmu's hand and handed it over to Huojing.

  He unfolded the letter from top to bottom, his face changing color as he read. After finishing, he asked Sang Zhuo: "What does the letter say about getting rid of Dage?"

  Xiangzhuo knew Huorong's means, her whole body shaking like a sieve, and as soon as the slave who was holding her arms loosened his grip, she slid to the ground like a puddle of mud.

  "Speak quickly!" Huo Ran shouted.

  "Wang..." Jiāo Luó stepped forward, wanting to say something.

  "Shut up!" Huo Ran glared at Jiao Luo with a murderous gaze, scaring him into silence. He knelt on the spot, trembling with fear.

  "The princess is worried that Prince Dag will return and affect Tong's relationship with the 12 zodiac animals. The prince's arrival has caused a stir among the animals, and they are all discussing it in hushed tones."

  "What else can you say!" Huo Ran turned his head and asked Jia Luo.

  "Those are all their conspiracies to frame me, Your Majesty should not believe them."

  Huǒ Róng coldly smiled and said: "It seems like we'll have to invite Aga over to speak for himself."

  "No!" Qiaoluo shrieked, she could be ruthless to others, but she couldn't bear the thought of her own brother and tribesmen losing their lives.

  Huorong no longer looked at her, and ordered Agakai to take her away. On this side, he asked Sangzhuo again: "What's the story behind Quzhens death?"

  Xiang Zhuo raised his head in surprise and said: "Mrs. Qu Zhen is dead?"

  Seeing Huo Ran's furious look about to erupt, he hastily explained: "Yesterday, the slave went to Mo Di to deliver a message, and it is true that I do not know how Qu Zhen died."

  "The slave understands." Qingbi covered her chest and said with a pained expression.

  Everyone's gaze turned to Qingbi again, especially Qingsang. Looking at Qingbi's mouthful of fresh blood and pale face, her heart was like a knife cut, but she couldn't go forward to comfort him.

  "Huh? You just said you did it all, what's your excuse now?" Huo Rou questioned.

  Qingbi coughed twice and spat out a few mouthfuls of blood, struggling to say: "This servant also unintentionally saw the truth of the matter, but was just afraid of Princess Jialuo and didn't dare tell the truth."

  "You're indeed good at reading the situation, no wonder you were the only one who managed to retreat unscathed in the beginning." Huo Rou said with a hint of mockery on his face.

  Qing Sang was perplexed in her heart, listening to Huo Rou's words, it seemed that Qing Bi had indeed gone through something in Bei Rong.

  Qingbi heard this and let out a bitter laugh, saying: "Although I am lowly and humble, I also cherish my life. The princess doesn't know that I saw what happened last night; otherwise, she would have probably killed me on the spot to silence me."

  "The queen, after all, is a slave, and it's normal for her to be afraid of revenge from Jiao Luo. What if she tells the truth and you don't believe her? She'll lose her life. Moreover, since she didn't participate in the Yun Meng affair at first, it shows that she has no ill intentions towards the king." The empress helped to persuade him from the side.

  "Well, this point I also know, otherwise how would I let her stay here. Qingbi, then you can tell me in detail what you know, if there is half a sentence of falsehood, my methods you are aware of!" Huo Ran commanded.

  Qingbi nodded, forcing herself to sit up on the ground and recount what she had seen. (Download this book by entering or searching for "book name + Ha Shi Ba") You can search for "Shu Nu Hua Guan Lu Ha Shi Ba" on Baidu to find the latest updates of this book!