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Chapter 300: Don’t Touch the Fox’s Tail (27)

Thanks to Xiang Ling's face, Shi Qi was able to have a good meal and a good drink.

After the dinner, Shi Qi returned to Shi Mansion and found out that the fox's mansion was right next to his own.

Moreover, its mansion is far more spacious and luxurious than hers. It is true that a higher-ranking official can crush one with great power.

"Why, Lord Shi, don't you want to invite me in and have a seat?" Xiang Ling said dazedly when he got off another carriage one step later.

Shi Qi looked back and saw Xiang Ling in official uniform, looking very handsome.

It feels like a child growing up.

She still remembered the first time she met him, he smelled like a playboy, was good at flattering and flirting, had an unpredictable temper, and was threatening.

In just a few months, he has become a man of noble bearing, handsome appearance and in the prime of his life.

"It's getting late, and you must be tired from the long journey. You should take a rest early to wake up." Shi Qi declined politely.

She didn't want to have too much contact with Xiang Ling. She felt that if she continued to have contact with him... she would be in danger.

Not the body, maybe... the mind?

She is no longer naive and ignorant of love. She can feel herself gradually becoming dependent on and fond of Xiang Ling.

The more I interact with Xiang Ling, the more I feel inexplicably... guilty towards the child. She shouldn't be like this.

Shi Qi calmed down, a hint of coldness on his face, and when he looked up, he saw snowflakes falling from the sky.

It felt light, like a feather, and time seemed to be slowed down infinitely.

Suddenly I remembered that it is winter now.

"Ah? Why? I still want to eat that roast chicken. The food and wine in the palace are really hard to swallow. I didn't even eat enough, but I drank a belly full of wine. My lord, I feel dizzy...uncomfortable." Xiang Ling shook his head hard, trying to see the person in front of him clearly.

He was not a heavy drinker and he didn't drink too much, but who knows what kind of private wine the emperor had taken out. He only drank a few glasses and his vision was blurred.

I feel hot all over and just want to get closer to some cool objects.

Shi Qi saw Xiang Ling mumbling drunkenly, his face flushed, and breath coming out of his delicate mouth from time to time, and he felt something was wrong.

"Why are you still standing there? Your Immortal Master is drunk, why don't you help him back to the mansion to rest and take good care of him?" Shi Qi saw people getting closer and closer, and turned sideways to instruct the servants in Xiang Ling's mansion.

Seeing this, several servants hurried over to support Xiang Ling's staggering body.

Xiang Ling was dazed, feeling that the figure she wanted to catch was getting farther and farther away from her. She said aggrievedly, "Well... you, you don't want me anymore... you don't even treat me to roast chicken anymore."

"Master Immortal, you have drunk too much. Let's go back home..." the servant said softly, as if coaxing a child.

“Let me go, my mansion is with her…” Xiang Ling wanted to catch up, but his head was getting more and more painful.

"Lord Immortal..."

Seeing this, Shi Qi simply closed his eyes and went back home without looking back.

Since they have decided to give up the inappropriate thoughts, they can only be passers-by in the same world, serve in the same court, be friendly neighbors, and not interfere with each other.

Shi Qi returned home and lay on the bed, tossing and turning. He felt a bit complicated and had trouble falling asleep.

I don’t know if the fox is a problem or if the servants are taking good care of him.

Think about it, she had taken care of him personally before.

Shi Qi shook his head and punched himself hard.

"Shi Qi, I think you are used to serving others in this world!"

Shi Qi couldn't sleep anyway, so he just got up, walked around the house, and went to the library to look up some historical materials.

Now the palace is secretly divided into three factions. No one mentions it, but everyone knows it.

The Queen's Party is naturally the Queen's party, headed by Su Yi, and their main force supports the Regent, Xuanyuan Wuhen's cousin, to be the emperor.

But as everyone knows, the regent is only two years old. Su Yi has a wolfish ambition and wants to support a puppet emperor.

The party opposed to the Empress' Party was naturally the Imperial Party headed by the Empress Dowager and the Emperor.

The remaining faction is the neutral and non-partisan faction.

Of course, the most fiercely contested parties were the Empress' Party and the Emperor's Party.

As soon as she entered the palace, she became not only a thorn in the eyes of the Empress's party, but also a thorn in the flesh of the Emperor's party.

A woman who became a fourth-rank official and was in charge of administrative affairs and prisons would naturally become a pawn in the fight between the two parties.

And if she wants to become the prime minister in the future and replace Su Yi, it is inevitable for her to take sides, and she can only choose... the Imperial Party.

If you choose the Imperial Party, you will become enemies with Su Yi and others in the future.

Shi Qi sighed lightly and pulled his cotton coat closer.

"Hey, I really don't like power struggles..."

Bald shook his head: "Is there a possibility that the host likes it, but doesn't have the IQ..."

Shi Qi: ...That is to say, it really cannot be refuted.

The palace had been abandoned for a long time at that time. I heard that it was originally planned to be burned down, but it was eventually preserved.

If I'm lucky, I might be able to find out some secrets of the palace and leave a way out for myself.

Shi Qi pushed open the door of the study. It was obvious that the room had not been cleaned yet. Spider webs were still on the door frame and the dust was very choking.

Shi Qi walked into the room, opened the window, and lit a candle. The next second, the room was lit up with a hint of warmth.

Tutu suddenly said, "I remembered the host. This seems to be the residence of Lord Song. More than ten years ago, he was convicted of colluding with foreign enemies and his entire clan was executed. This was supposed to be burned down, but later it was sealed for some reason."

"But it's very strange. He was in the same group as Su Yi, and it was Su Yi who reported him."

Shi Qi found a book and flipped through it, saying, "What's so strange about that? Abandoning pawns to save the chariot is a common occurrence."

It’s just collusion with foreign enemies...that’s not right.

When she was a child, she had heard all the stories about Lord Song being honest and upright, and opening the granaries to release grain to help the people. Besides, he was a censor, so how could he have anything to do with foreign enemies?

Could it be that... there was some hidden story behind this case?

Shi Qi shook his head, thinking that he had read too many novels... Oh no, he had worn too many clothes.

But after seeing it too much, Shi Qi found it even weirder.

I have a vague feeling that this is related to party disputes. Could it be that... Lord Song discovered some shocking secret and was silenced?

Shi Qi blinked and felt that it was entirely possible in the world of novels, so he worked harder to read historical materials.

"Xiao Zhao, go get me the case records of Lord Song from more than ten years ago." Shi Qi looked up and instructed his men.

"Sir, it's so late. How about... let's go to the Zongzhengfu to investigate tomorrow? You're a woman, why do you have to be so serious? Wouldn't it be better to have an official position?" A lazy voice came from outside the door, as if it didn't take Shi Qi seriously.

Shi Qi's eyes changed slightly.

No one really took her, a woman, seriously. Not only was the mansion not cleaned, but even her subordinates and servants were rude to her.

It’s true...good people are often bullied.

"Do you want me to say it again? I want to see the case file within an incense stick of time." Shi Qi put down the book in his hand and said coldly.

The subordinate still looked nonchalant, and said in a disdainful tone: "Then I'll say it again. It's more than ten miles away, and it's snowing so heavily. If you want to get it, do it yourself. Really, your hair hasn't even grown out yet... and you've forgotten that you were a nun?"

Shi Qi didn't look around, just walked to the door and looked at the subordinate.

"I won't go even if you look at me again, it's really...ah!" The subordinate was about to say something else, but he felt a sharp pain in his arm and was frightened.

Shi Qi was holding his left arm, and the force of the twist was so strong that his muscles and bones were pulled hard. He was a grown man and couldn't resist. He was furious: "Let go! I see that you are a woman, so I will be polite to you. If you do that again...hiss!!!"

The next second, there was a piercing chill in the eyes of the woman in front of him, like a Shura in the snow.

His arm was violently bent, and this time he heard the sound of broken joints.