The food on the table was already cold. Accompanied by the chirping of cicadas in the courtyard, Jiang Zuiyao recovered from her surprise and asked, "Who else knows about this?"

Qin Nanxian replied: "Apart from the emperor and the queen mother, there is only one person from Shaojiang. His majesty killed all those who handled this matter."

Jiang Zuiyao asked in confusion: "Even my mother-in-law's mother doesn't know?"

Qin Nanxian shook his head: "Your mother-in-law's mother may not even know that she gave birth to a stillborn child. How could Shaojiang dare to reveal such royal secrets? Everyone who knew was dead. The Imperial City Division was responsible for handling it at that time.

Yeah, kill them all."

Jiang Zuiyao's eyes darkened: "So, even Shao Ziqing himself doesn't know?"

Qin Nanxian shook his head again: "I don't know. The reason why I know this is because the Queen Mother told me when I went to the Withered Bone Clan."

Jiang Zuiyao heard the hidden meaning and asked, "Is it the Queen Mother's intention for you to approach Shao Ziqing?"

Qin Nanxian nodded: "Shao Ziqing is of royal blood. The emperor is indifferent to it on the surface, but secretly he is always paying attention. After all, it is the child of the emperor and Concubine Shu. The emperor is afraid that Shao Ziqing will be in Taixuan."

The clan is not safe, so I was sent to get close to him."

Today, Jiang Zuiyao is completely aware of these unknown old events.

Qin Nanxian and Shao Ziqing were not innocent from the beginning. Shao Ziqing may not know it yet. From the time he was born to the present, the emperor is aware of his every move. His trusted and valued friend in the past is just a friend.

The eyes of the emperor and the queen mother were observing Shao Ziqing's every move.

The empress dowager is probably the most brilliant here.

In order to inherit everything from her mother, she sent her nephew to join the Dry Skeleton Clan to study medicine, which would help her and keep an eye on Shao Ziqing.

Everyone here seems to be protecting Shao Ziqing, but who has thought about Shao Ziqing's situation?

Zou Yanqing, whom he loved most, died, Qin Nanxian, whom he trusted the most, was monitoring him, and Zou Lingxiao, whom he valued most, also alienated him because of Zou Yanqing's death.

What he thought was the best past has all come to nothing. Can he really live a comfortable life?

Thinking of this, Jiang Zuiyao breathed a deep sigh of relief and said coldly: "Since you have chosen to let Shao Ziqing live the life of an ordinary person, you shouldn't treat him like this. It's unfair to him."

Qin Nanxian also replied sadly: "No one expected that it would reach this point, maybe not even His Majesty."

Jiang Zuiyao instantly snorted and smiled: "This is not Concubine Shu's last wish. She just wanted her child to stay away from conflicts and become a carefree ordinary person, but you still imprisoned him in the fight."

Qin Nanxian shook his head in disapproval: "We don't mean that. He shouldn't fall in love with Zou Yanqing or the woman from the Prime Minister's Palace."

Such a theory made Jiang Zuiyao feel ridiculous and said in disgust: "How can one control such a thing as love? Compared with the current result, it would be better not to send Shao Ziqing out of the palace. If he grows up as a prince,

, he should also know that he should not have an affair with a woman from the Prime Minister's Mansion, but just because he didn't know, he fell in love with Zou Yanqing, and it was you who teamed up to harm him."

"I didn't!" Qin Nanxian denied loudly, trying hard to prove that he and Shao Ziqing had a true friendship in the past.

Jiang Zuiyao finally sighed helplessly.

Forget it, forget about it. The matter has reached this point and there is nothing we can do about it.

Then, Jiang Zuiyao said, "I won't tell anyone about this matter today, so don't worry."

Qin Nanxian said seriously: "Of course I believe you. If I didn't believe you, I would definitely not tell you. I am really afraid that you will be angry."

Qin Nanxian's sincere eyes made Jiang Zuiyao believe that he was showing his true feelings, but he was a mystery to her from beginning to end, and she had never seen through him.

Qin Nanxian asked again: "If I hadn't told you this today, would you have ignored me?"

Jiang Zuiyao shook her head: "No."

Qin Nanxian was a little surprised. Jiang Zuiyao explained: "I can understand your difficulties. I ignored you on purpose. I deliberately forced you to tell me. Even if you don't tell me today, I won't be angry with you. You

I am still a good friend as before, and I will not mention this matter again."

These words made Qin Nanxian very upset: "So it was you who deceived me. Do you know how anxious I am this day? Do you know how afraid I am that you will ignore me from now on? Do you know..."

"Qin Nanxian!" Jiang Zuiyao interrupted him decisively and said: "You and I are just friends, do you understand?"

One sentence was like a basin of cold water covering Qin Nanxian's head from head to toe, making him completely calm down from his excitement.

He knows, of course he knows.

He knew from the beginning that she was Shao Ziqing's wife.

But, who can control things like feelings?

For a moment, Qin Nanxian was so full that he couldn't say a word. He stood up in despair, turned around and left.

Jiang Zuiyao looked at the retreating figure. She didn't make a sound, just looked at it quietly.

She is an adult, so of course she can feel that Qin Nanxian cares about him.

At this moment, it would actually be very beneficial for Jiang Zuiyao to win Qin Nanxian's heart. A man like Qin Nanxian, who has never been emotionally involved, would definitely be devoted to her.

But Jiang Zuiyao couldn't do this kind of thing.

She can play with anything, but she can't play with feelings.

So at that moment, she immediately stopped Qin Nanxian, letting him truly know that it was impossible between them.

Qin Nanxian's thoughts were cut off from the beginning to avoid unnecessary complications.

Days passed and Qin Nanxian never came again. There was not even any news, and Jiang Zuiyao did not ask. At this time, it would be best for the two of them not to contact each other.

In early autumn, Jiang Zuiyao finally developed the antidote, and the Imperial City Secretary personally sent someone to pick it up so that the antidote could reach Beizhuo safely.

Jiang Zuiyao finally took a breath. Seeing that there was still one month left before the birth, the Shao family immediately sent someone to pick her up as soon as they heard that Jiang Zuiyao had fulfilled the Queen Mother's instructions.

After returning to the east courtyard of Shao Mansion, Shao Jiang did not ask Shao Ziqing about being punished by the Queen Mother, and did not mention a word about it.

Jiang Zuiyao did not visit Shao Ziqing. She only heard Li Yan say that he was recuperating in the study. The doctor came to see him and said that the injury was serious and that he would need to recuperate for a long time.

As the day of delivery was getting closer and closer, Jiang Zuiyao began to feel unwell. She always felt dizzy every morning when she woke up. Her appetite became worse day by day and her food intake began to decrease.

She knew that this was because she did not have a good rest during pregnancy, and the medical equipment contained radiation, which caused harm to her. But as a doctor, she also knew that the month was stable and nothing serious would happen, except that she would suffer something.

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