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"Stone Guanyin?"

The eldest prince tried his best to recall the information about the world that the court had collected over the years, and felt that he seemed to have heard of this title.

"Well, I shouldn't remember wrongly." Pei Xiang pursed his lips, murmured vaguely while thinking, "I also mentioned words such as Mian Shou and Huashan Sword School after that, but I can't remember clearly."

At this time, His Royal Highness Cheng Wang remembered the Jinwu Guard secret report he had read before, and had a general impression of Shi Guanyin in his heart.

That person was probably a powerful female devil, with mysterious whereabouts and living in the depths of the desert, she did not pose much threat to the rule of the dynasty, so the court did not pay much attention to her.

"Xiang'er, what you mean is that the girl surnamed Li was responsible for your amnesia, um, Shi Guanyin?"

Pei Xiang nodded lightly, and there was a hint of sadness in his eyes like autumn water.She did not continue to tell the gloomy and miserable past, but asked with hope:

"Cousin, these years I have been in the inner court with strict rules and regulations, and I rarely have the opportunity to get in touch with the news on the rivers and lakes. I don't know... Is there any rumor about Shi Guanyin in the rivers and lakes? These years, um, she, Was she punished by the righteous?"

The eldest prince twitched his brows, and replied flatly:

"I don't know much about Jianghu grievances. I haven't heard much about Shi Guanyin before. How about this, tell me about your experience after meeting Shi Guanyin, and I will write down the details for the time being. I will deal with the government affairs tomorrow. Afterwards, I went to ask the commander of the Jinwu Guard, he must know more details."

"Thank you cousin for running for me," Pei Xiang smiled gratefully, "I guess that Shi Guanyin must have been executed, after all, she has done so many bad things and harmed many people. Wouldn't it be unacceptable for God to live at ease all the time? "

The eldest prince took a sip of tea noncommittally, and secretly thought that Pei Xiang was a little naive after all, the fate of this person sometimes has nothing to do with good or bad people.

"How do you know that Shi Guanyin has done many bad things? Did your master tell you later?"

"No, my teacher, my teacher pushed me out of the door that day, and he never spoke to me again. I was, I heard that Shi Guanyin was questioned by my master, so I realized that she was a female devil."

Having said that, Pei Xiang took a deep breath, and clasped a pair of slender hands restlessly on the quilt.The fingertips trembled slightly, like a delicate orchid swaying in the wind, which made people feel pity, and also made people feel the girl's resentment and fear towards Shi Guanyin.

"I heard Master ask Shi Guanyin, why do you imprison and play with so many young heroes? Why give them poison to control their minds, make them crazy and lose their dignity? He asked Shi Guanyin, let men become dogs without dignity, really Does that make her happy? Master said, he would rather die than be Shi Guanyin's male favourite."

King Cheng had a strange expression on his face.

Pei Xiang continued to talk unhurriedly:

"Master is very angry, but Shi Guanyin keeps laughing. Cousin, although, although I hate that woman who harmed Master and me, but now recalling everything when I was a child, I think Shi Guanyin's laughter is very pleasant. That woman , so beautiful, but, but, she is so scary.

"In the beginning, she didn't want to kill Master, she just said something like 'happy with my concubine' softly. But after a while, I heard the sound of fighting, and Shi Guanyin teased Master with her martial arts skills , and did not act harshly. I thought at the time that maybe that woman liked Master, so her voice was so gentle and soft, and her laughter was more pleasant and crisp than ever.

"It's just that, just when I thought everything was a false alarm, that woman suddenly changed her attitude."

Speaking of this, Pei Xiang's speech became rapid, and the calmness she had managed to maintain before gradually dissipated, and her voice was a little hoarse due to the heavy sadness.

"There was a sudden interruption during the fight, as if the master's palm swept her hair, and she immediately became cold, saying that the master would not eat or drink the fine wine, and then, then...there was no more master in the courtyard the sound of..."

When mentioning the death of her mentor, the young girl on the hospital bed couldn't bear it any longer. She closed her eyes and tears rolled down silently.

The eldest prince also frowned at this moment.

"Xiang'er, your master... Maybe he would rather die than be caught by Shi Guanyin."

Pei Xiang nodded with tears in his eyes, choked up and said:

"At that time, I didn't quite understand the content of the conversation between Master and Shi Guanyin. I just subconsciously remembered what they said. I thought, when I grow up, I will definitely understand why Master He will be so angry, and he can also understand...why Shi Guanyin kills when he says to kill!

"I squatted behind the door and gritted my teeth silently, just thinking that Shi Guanyin didn't notice me, what a pity, huh, that was a delusion.

"After she killed Master, the half-hidden back door opened with a 'squeak', and in a split second, I was caught in her hands. She pinched my neck and whispered while touching my face , Said that I don’t know what kind of appearance I will be in the future? If it is too beautiful, it should be destroyed. In this way, she, Shi Guanyin, will always be the most beautiful woman.

"I was scared and angry. I struggled and wanted to grab her face, but she threw me to the ground and stared at me condescendingly. Your Highness, those eyes are terrifying. She obviously didn't touch me, but I felt...she had already tightened my neck. I couldn't breathe, so I could only open my mouth and ask for help silently. That feeling was extremely uncomfortable.

"But just when I thought Shi Guanyin was going to kill me, she suddenly laughed again. She threw a pill into my mouth and said that she would cultivate me well. She wanted to be my good master and let me admire her , love her, be grateful to her... Then, she wants to see, after I slowly recover my memory in the future, how to treat the enemy who brought me up."

Pei Xiang's story made Cheng Wang look solemn, and he commented coldly:

"Sure enough, she is a moody and vicious female devil."

"Yes, one is the master who saved my life, and the other is the master who raised me up. In the future, how should I choose and how should I deal with myself?"

Pei Xiang smiled bitterly and said: "She smiled and said the most vicious plot in the world. I was terrified, but I couldn't resist at all, and fainted unconsciously. When I woke up again, I had already forgotten of the past."

Hearing this, even the First Prince, who has always been at the center of the vortex of power and conspiracy, couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.He looked at Pei Xiang who was shivering in memory, and couldn't help reaching out to pat her on the shoulder:

"Okay, Xiang'er, the past is far away, there is no need to worry about it anymore. Look, you have found your relatives now, that Shi Guanyin dare not make things difficult for you anymore."

These words seemed to touch the softest part of Pei Xiang's heart. She had been crying silently before, but now she couldn't help sobbing softly.

The eldest prince handed Pei Xiang a handkerchief, and said a few words of comfort in a gentle voice, quite like an elder.

After a long while, Pei Xiang's mood finally eased a little. She looked at the eldest prince trustingly, with the peace and ease of a tired bird returning to its nest in her eyes.

"Cousin, I know that those are all in the past, I am not afraid anymore, I am not afraid anymore! But when I think of those days of amnesia, I feel very uncomfortable. How can I forget my relatives and benefactors? Then It's just too scary."

"You have recovered your past memories now, Xiang'er, don't be afraid."

The eldest prince was stared at with eyes full of sincerity and trust, and his heart suddenly felt hot, and he really felt a sense of responsibility as an uncle and elder. He sighed leisurely, and did not continue to ask about the follow-up development.

But Pei Xiang seemed to have drawn strength from the consolation and care of her relatives. She even laughed through tears, and when she spoke again, her tone was a little more brisk:

"Cousin, that Shi Guanyin doesn't always get what he wants, maybe it's the master protecting me in the dark. Shi Guanyin wants me to recognize her as my master and accept her kindness in nurturing and teaching, but something happened. Accident."

"What accident?"

"When I woke up, I saw her confronting a person called Jellyfish Yin Ji. Well, I was in a daze at the time, and I didn't know my situation, so I watched the two strangers fight curiously The good-looking one, that is, Shi Guanyin, is not the opponent of the other. The two hit from the ground to the sky, and then from the sky to the water.

"The more I watched, the more frightened I became, so I fled the scene of the fight in a panic... I don't know how long I ran and where I went, but Shi Guanyin didn't catch up anyway. Later, someone gave me something to eat, so that I went with him and sold me to Ren Yazi... After several twists and turns, I was sold to Eunuch Zhang, who was sent by the Inner Court Jiaofang to work outside the palace, and since then, I have become Miss Dancer Xiang."

Hearing this, the eldest prince felt pity spontaneously, and thought again, this closed his previous investigation.

——The Xiang girl in the dance department was indeed adopted into the palace by the eunuch surnamed Zhang, and she has been trained by the Inner Court Jiaofang Division since then, growing from an ignorant little girl to the slim girl she is today.

"When did the medicine that Shi Guanyin gave you lose its effect?"

Pei Xiang thought back to the time when the original body first inquired about the news, and said softly:

"It was around the mid-autumn festival last year. During that time, I couldn't sleep well and dreamed night after night, but I couldn't remember the content of the dream after waking up. I only knew that the pillow was wet. Until the mid-autumn moon was full, on weekdays The little sisters who are acquainted with each other are all talking about their relatives in their hometown, but I don’t know what to ask, and I don’t even have anyone who makes me miss. That day, I felt very uncomfortable, so I secretly drank a few glasses of fruit wine hidden by Teacher Bai After getting drunk and sleeping with my head covered, who would have thought that after dawn, I would regain my childhood memories."

"So that's the case." His Royal Highness Cheng Wang understood.

Judging from the results of his current investigation, after the girl regained her memory, she almost spent all her meager savings over the years in order to find out the news of her relatives.Then finally there was a chance to recognize each other, and he blocked the deadly plum dart for him without hesitation, which can be described as a life and death line.

Thinking of the imperial physician's previous diagnosis, a look of complexity appeared in King Cheng's eyes.The plum blossom dart was very close to Pei Xiang's heart, and it was all luck to rescue him, not a premeditated trick.

——This is also the most important reason why Pei Xiang lay peacefully in Prince Cheng's mansion after waking up, and was acquiesced as the daughter of the Qu family.

"Xiang'er, I have already sent people to look for the distant relatives and former servants of the Qu family who stayed in their hometown in Taiyuan. They will definitely arrive in the capital in about January. By then, after some necessary verification steps and recognition ceremony , you can officially regain the identity of the daughter of the Qu family."

Knowing that she will be able to recognize her ancestors and return to her clan in a month, Pei Xiang's eyes lit up, and then joy climbed up the corners of her eyes and brows. This happy look made His Royal Highness King Cheng who was sitting opposite him smile knowingly. .

"Only for a month? That would be great."

——It turns out that there is still a month to recuperate and accumulate strength.

At this time, a gentle and pleasant voice from the palace maid came from outside the door:

"Your Highness, Miss Pei's medicine is ready today, can this servant bring it in?"

"Come in, and serve the girl to drink the medicine carefully."

"Yes."

As soon as the words fell, an oval-faced maidservant with a double ring bun came in, holding a bowl of black concoction firmly in her hand.After entering the door, she took a quick look at the scene in the room, and found that Zheng Pei Xiang was clutching the handkerchief of His Highness Prince Cheng, and the two of them were lying down and sitting, chatting softly, and the atmosphere was relaxed and intimate.

King Cheng never liked the smell of medicine, so when he saw a maid approaching with a bowl of medicine, he got up and walked to the other side of the room.

"Xiang'er, take your medicine with peace of mind. I already know what happened to you back then, and I will inform the interrogation officers later. Of course, I will also ask them to investigate the stone Guanyin and the jellyfish Yinji."

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your pity and concern." Pei Xiang thanked Yingying.

King Cheng wanted to say a few more words, but he suddenly felt that today's soup tasted particularly strong, which made him so bored that it was difficult to continue talking.

Smelling the increasingly intense bitter smell in the room, King Cheng frowned subconsciously.He waved his hand casually, indicating that he still has political affairs to deal with, so he will leave today.

Naturally, Pei Xiang would not stop people, she smiled and watched the eldest prince leave, and then took the medicine bowl from the maid Shuang Xing.

However, Pei Xiang didn't drink the medicine right away after getting the medicine bowl.

She stared at the jet-black medicinal liquid for a while, and then made a request in a soft voice:

"Shuangxing, I'm not feeling well in my stomach right now, and I find this medicine hard to swallow. Go get me some preserved fruit."

Shuang Xing didn't move, but took a step closer to Pei Xiang, and earnestly persuaded:

"Miss Pei, the temperature of this medicine is just right. If you delay for a while, it should be cold. You drink the medicine first. I have some sweet peach juice candy here, which can suppress the bitterness."

Pei Xiangxiu raised her eyebrows, glanced at the smiling maid Shuang Xing in an unclear manner, and didn't say anything more.She raised her hand and put the medicine bowl to her lips, and she was about to drink it up in one gulp.

"Miss Pei," Shuang Xing, who had been persuading people to drink medicine just now, saw that Pei Xiang really wanted to drink medicine, and suddenly said in a slightly higher voice, "Be careful that the medicine is hot."

Pei Xiang seemed to be frightened, his wrist trembled slightly, and some of the black medicinal soup in the bowl spilled out.

"Oh, it's the servant girl's fault, she scared the girl."

Shuang Xing hurried forward to take the medicine bowl, and took out a handkerchief to help Pei Xiang wipe it.

But Pei Xiang reacted faster. When Shuang Xing took the medicine bowl, she had already picked up her handkerchief to clean it.When Shuang Xing reached out to help, she gently wiped Shuang Xing's hands with her handkerchief.

"You are also contaminated with the medicine juice, come on, wipe it off."

"Thank you Miss Pei, let the slaves come."

"It's okay."

After this episode, the bowl of soup with a strong medicinal taste was temporarily forgotten by the two people in the house.

The servant girl Shuang Xing raised her eyes to meet Pei Xiang's black and white pupils, her smile was a little strange.

"Miss, there seems to be something unclean on your handkerchief."

"Why isn't it clean?"

"Touching it makes one's body numb and sore. Fortunately, the servants always carry some detoxification gadgets with them."

"The detoxification treasure carried by Master Jinwuwei must be priceless, how can it be a gadget?"

"Ah, did you find out? Sure enough, Xiangxiang not only knows formations, but also disguises, oh, and also knows poison. However, without martial arts, it's still not reliable. You see, I can ask for it at any time now." What about your life?"

"If your lord really wanted my life, you shouldn't have stopped me from taking the medicine just now." Pei Xiang smiled at the disguised person.

"Since Xiangxiang is so smart, why did you have the heart to poison me after I stopped you from taking the medicine?"

"Because, I want to chat with adults in a friendly and equal manner, and I also want to see the real face of adults."

"That's a pity. If Xiangxiang's poison really works, I will definitely be honest with Xiangxiang. No matter where you want to look, I can do it."

"Really? Gentlemen don't joke?" Pei Xiang was in high spirits.

"I'm not a gentleman, but I'm serious." The speaker was very interested.

Pei Xianghui smiled slyly, flicked the handkerchief, and the seemingly indistinct fragrance passed by the disguised person's nostrils:

"My lord, it's a beautiful day, you can chat with the little girl about life on the bed."

Wang Lianhua raised her eyebrows slightly, and was about to say something, but the next moment, his smile slowly froze.