C71 (2/2)

However, he couldn't figure it out. When Su Qianhan received the news, she was also very surprised, but he quickly understood that there might be a hidden reason behind Lan Ying's actions. Thus, he quickly began to investigate the matter regarding Xiao Qingran's mother.

In terms of sensitivity, it could be said that the two of them were evenly matched.

On the other side, Su Qianxing, who had accidentally escaped the assassination, rushed into the palace to question the Empress after learning of what had happened by the River of Rites.

Lan Ying, on the other hand, didn't seem very happy. This was the first time her son had used such a tone to speak to her, and it was for a girl she didn't even like at all.

”Mother, I have already said this many times. You can leave the sweet matters to your son, but why do you have to be so good at making decisions? ”It must be known that this son of his is planning to mend his relationship with her in the near future. I still need her for the following matters …”

”Need her? Don't be a fool, don't you see? Xiao Qing Ran is already standing on Su Qian Han's side. ”

”What?” Su Qian Xing was stunned.

”Why don't you know? Yesterday, you sent someone back to report that Xiao Qing Qing ran away with Su Qian Han and that Su Qian Han had saved that woman many times during the fight.

Su Qian Han was surprised, but he did not expect this. He quickly came to his senses and gave himself an excuse: ”That could be because Su Qian Han thought that those people were sent to assassinate him. That's why he resisted.”

”Even if you guessed right, do you know? ”That woman knows martial arts!” Lan Ying said coldly.

”This is impossible!” Su Qianhan's eyes widened in shock, ”That's impossible. I've been with Qinggran for so long, but I've never known what martial arts she knows. How could she …”

That woman has been lying to you, and it was a waste that you actually wanted to take her into your family last time. If not for the fact that I sent someone over, I'm afraid she would have lied to you for the rest of her life! ”That woman has a heart of a snake, it's not worth it for you to waste so much energy. Since you've already ascended to the crown prince's throne, I doubt that woman's usefulness will be great. Just finish her once and for all!”

Su Qianhan had always been using Xiao Qinggran as a tool and had never truly fallen in love with her. However, people were used to it.

This man was used to everything that happened in front of him. He was used to her giving him, her gentleness, her obedience. Moreover, he had completely forgotten that asking for everything would cause him to be exhausted sooner or later.

Now that he suddenly knew that he hadn't seen through her in such a long time, the complex emotions in his heart could be imagined.

It was as if a vase that you could not use but could display was suddenly broken into pieces.

Su Qian Xing clenched his fists, the cold anger in his eyes could no longer be suppressed. ”So you've been lying to me all along!”

Seeing his reaction, Lan Ying knew that he had gotten what he wanted and asked again, ”You know who she is now, don't you, Xing'er? She didn't sincerely support you from the start. Otherwise, how could she hide the matter of her Martial Arts Competition? ”Fortunately, you already know it, so you should teach your mother the rest.”

If that woman was as helpful as before, he could keep her, but since she had already moved closer to Su Qianhan, there was no reason for him to let her continue living in this world.

No matter what, Xiao Qingran and Su Qianhan must not be together!

”No.” Su Qian Xing clenched his fists as he looked up. With a trace of coldness in his eyes, he said, ”I need to settle this myself.”

Lan Ying was startled. She didn't expect him to still be so firm. ”Alright, that woman has already lied to you so much, and you're still thinking about her? You can't really... Are you in love with her? ”

”How could that be?” Su Qian Xing sneered. This was the first time he had shown his true nature in front of an outsider. He smirked as he spoke coldly, ”I want to personally ask her why she lied to me. It's not because of her so-called feelings, but because of her betrayal! Even if it's a chess piece I threw away, I absolutely can't be with anyone else! If you want to cripple a chess piece, then I will have to destroy it myself! ”

Xiao Qing Ran had been searching for information about the assassination these past two days. It was a pity that those people seemed to have disappeared without being able to find anything. However, this was also what she had guessed.

When she returned, she realized that those were the usual fighting styles of the palace. Presumably, those were the people close to the empress, and with the imperial guards in the palace, they would just hide away as if nothing had happened after they assassinated her. Naturally, they would not be able to find out anything.

However, this time, it gave Xiao Qing Ran some inspiration. She was thinking that the Queen might have done this to her out of fear. If it wasn't just for Su Qian Xing, then it must be related to her generation.

The solution to the mystery of his mother's death was still the key.

The time for the palace banquet had quickly arrived. Because Xiao Qing had received the order earlier, she did not like the atmosphere and went back to where she was before.

According to the position of minister, Xiao Qinggran tried her best to find a less conspicuous place to quietly pass by.

From time to time, Su Qian Jie would shoot a glance at her from his position amongst the princes. However, Su Qian Han didn't know why he wasn't present today.

After three rounds of drinking, the guests casually greeted each other after they finished watching the singing and dancing.

Su Qian Xing did not head towards the officials but instead walked straight towards Xiao Qing Qing.