The reason why Chu Qing looked so complicated was one of the memories left by the original owner of her body that she deliberately avoided the most—
Her wedding night.
In a daze, she had been extremely intimate with someone.
Early the next morning, although there was no one beside her, there was a glaring red stain on the wedding sheet.
Although Wei Ying never touched her again after that, the former Chu Qing was still very grateful to him for giving her a warm wedding night.
But for the current Chu Qing, her feelings were rather complicated.
Whether the person at that time was Wei Ying or not, she felt a bit awkward.
If it wasn't, she would feel extremely disgusted.
If it was... even though this body was now hers, she still felt as if there was a knot in her heart that she couldn't untangle.
Seeing the extremely complicated look on Chu Qing's face, Wei Ying coughed a few times awkwardly.
"Did you drug me too and then let me be with someone else..." At this point, Chu Qing's face darkened.
"I... did drug you. But! I didn't find someone else for you. Even before, you were different from Xu Xin. I didn't want to hurt you. So... that time, it was just your own fantasy..." At this point, Wei Ying stared firmly at Chu Qing, afraid that she would fly into a rage.
"No one touched... me? Then... the red stain?"
"To prevent you from suspecting, the blood was from my pricked fingertip."
Chu Qing looked closely into Wei Ying's eyes to see if he was lying.
Fortunately, she didn't see any hidden lies in his eyes.
So... she was still a virgin?
Could this be considered an unexpected surprise...
Moreover, this guy Wei Ying wasn't stupid enough to keep cuckolding himself.
Seeing the obvious relaxation on Chu Qing's face, Wei Ying finally breathed a sigh of relief. He was very afraid that Chu Qing would misunderstand him about something, so he wanted to tell her almost everything she wanted to know.
"Um... where were we just now?" Chu Qing saw that their conversation seemed to be going further and further off track, so she immediately brought the topic back.
However, she really forgot where they were talking before about whether he had touched Xu Xin.
Sure enough, her old - fashioned memory hadn't changed at all!
Seeing that Chu Qing brought the topic back, Wei Ying replied with a smile in his eyes: "You said that since it involved the king's side concubine, we should just let it go."
Hearing this, Chu Qing pretended to be angry and said: "Your Highness is really so fussy! Your humble concubine was just joking. How could you take it seriously?"
Seeing Chu Qing like this, Wei Ying raised his eyebrows and replied: "Qingqing is the apple of this king's eye. Naturally, whatever Qingqing says goes."
"Then your humble concubine is really flattered!" Chu Qing didn't show any weakness.
The two bickered with each other for a while, and finally Wei Ying lost with a helpless smile.
Chu Qing's sharp tongue was really beyond the reach of ordinary people.
"So what exactly are you going to do?" Chu Qing returned to a normal tone.
Wei Ying's eyes showed a sharp look: "It would be too early to deal with her now. That would tip off the enemy, because... I've discovered some secrets about the Minister of Revenue. But... I'll close the net soon. Don't worry, I won't let those who hurt you off easily."
Hearing Wei Ying's answer, Chu Qing nodded to show that she understood.
She wasn't in a hurry.
If the other party behaved herself in the next few days, she would let her jump around for a while. But if she still refused to give up, she would let the other party know her real means!
As for the secret about the Minister of Revenue that Wei Ying mentioned, Chu Qing didn't intend to know. Because the more people knew about it, the more inconvenient Wei Ying's actions would be. Moreover, compared with the two things, Wei Ying's matter was obviously more important. Chu Qing, who was always sensitive to the politics in the court, naturally wouldn't pester her own matter like an ordinary woman.
After all, a single move could affect the whole situation.
She could wait.
Wei Ying didn't continue talking about his own matter because he didn't want to involve Chu Qing in the current surging political situation.
So the two didn't say anything more tacitly, just thinking about each other in their hearts.
...
After Wei Ying left, Chu Qing had no mood to go out for a stroll. After eating something, sleepiness hit her head.
Just as she was about to lie down, Lvluo told her that Xu Xin had come.
This woman was really like a shadow that wouldn't leave.
"Don't see her." Chu Qing closed her eyes and replied to Lvluo indifferently.
Seeing Chu Qing's reaction, Lvluo sighed softly: "This servant knows that the mistress doesn't want to see her, and this servant also doesn't want the mistress to see her. But she said that in a few days it will be the Empress Dowager's birthday, and she came to discuss with you what birthday gifts to prepare for the palace."
When she heard the words "Empress Dowager's birthday", Chu Qing opened her eyes.
Was it already time for the Empress Dowager's birthday?
Did she still have to prepare birthday gifts for her?
Thinking of this, Chu Qing's face looked extremely ugly.
In the past, it was others who celebrated her birthday and tried their best to make her happy. Even though she usually spent her time in the Buddhist hall, they still held a grand celebration for her on her birthday, looking very harmonious.
Now, she had to carefully prepare gifts for her good daughter - in - law from her past life... to celebrate her birthday?!
"Humph, for this old ancestor to celebrate her birthday? She's not afraid of shortening her own lifespan!" Chu Qing murmured very softly, and then reluctantly stood up and was helped out by Lvluo.
Lvluo beside her naturally didn't hear what Chu Qing had whispered.
Xu Xin didn't know how long she had been waiting. When she saw Chu Qing come out, she immediately greeted her.
"The Empress Dowager is celebrating her birthday. Sister must have already prepared the birthday gift."
Chu Qing lazily glanced at her and gave a very perfunctory hum.
Xu Xin swallowed the hatred in her heart for Chu Qing, pursed her lips and continued with a smile: "Little sister came to bother sister today because I heard that there are many precious antiques and curios in sister's storeroom. Little sister doesn't know what birthday gift to give to the Empress Dowager, so I thought I'd come to sister... for some advice."
So, what did the antiques and curios in her storeroom have to do with seeking advice?
Chu Qing gave her a sidelong glance and pretended to be surprised and asked: "There are indeed many antiques and curios in this concubine's storeroom, but... little sister wants this concubine's advice. What's the necessary connection with these antiques and curios?"
Hearing Chu Qing's straightforward words, Xu Xin blushed with anger: "Little sister... just wants to... take a look at the things in sister's storeroom to get some inspiration..."
Tsk, get some inspiration?
She was probably here to get her things to offer to the Empress Dowager. She really had a good plan.
Chu Qing's eyes lit up. She immediately took Xu Xin's hand with a beaming smile and said gently: "If little sister wants to see the things in sister's storeroom, just say so. Come on, sister will take you there."
Saying so, Chu Qing pulled Xu Xin towards her storeroom.