Tuoba Yu narrowed his eyes and looked over. The corners of his mouth curled up as he extended his arm to pull Shen Zhiqiao into his bosom. He wanted to hug her, but she stopped him.

She looked over with her phoenix eyes. Her eyes were wide open as if they were on fire.

"What is this place?!" she asked suddenly.

"Southern Prefecture." Tuoba Yu stared at her calmly and unperturbedly, slightly curious as to why she had become so agitated.

Southern Mansion?

Shen Zhiqiao pursed his lips, "Are you saying that our Southern Prefecture is the Southern Yuchi clan?"

Tuoba said graciously, "The sole residence of the Southern Jue. Yuchi Prefecture is quite far from here."

"The one who walked over from that direction is King Duanren Tuoba Rui?!" she asked suddenly.

She somewhat hated herself for being able to see so well under the night sky.

"Interested in him?" Tuoba Yu lowered his voice and wrapped his arm around her waist, lightly stroking her waist.

Shen Zhiqiao opened his hand, "Isn't he already married? Who was the woman that was hanging on his side now? His princess consort?! "

After saying that, Shen Zhi Qiao gritted his teeth.

Tuoba Yu happily reached out his hand once again. When she hit him once, she extended her hand without tiring.

Because of her words, her gaze shifted to the three people sitting at the foot of the fake mountain, "Those are his concubines, the daughter of Prime Minister Ye, Ye Qingqing!"

Dammit!

"Didn't they say that one can't set up a side concubine after less than a year of marriage …?"

Her eyes flickered; could it be that Nan Yue lied to her?

The last time she was in the men's prison, she had asked her if she would share a man with another woman. She later thought that perhaps she had known that Jing wanted to leave Shen Shuzhi behind before she did.

Now that she thought about it, her question was not only asking her, but also asking herself.

"The imperial edict does have such a rule, but the rule is dead, and the person is alive. "Prince Xian and Miss Ye are mutual in their love for each other. In addition, the wangfei is magnanimous and virtuous, so His Majesty asks that the two of them be betrothed …"

"How is this possible?!" Without waiting for him to finish, Shen Zhi Qiao excitedly interrupted him, "She wouldn't agree to take in a concubine, unless it was that damned King Duanren who forced her to do so!"

Although she lived in ancient times, her thoughts were no different from hers. She couldn't be so magnanimous as to agree to share the same man with others.

Thinking of this, he became even more worried.

Since when did that girl start to hide things from her?!

The frown deepened.

She had gone to great lengths to find someone to bring her home, but she didn't want to change her mind and let her family marry her.

And now, her nominal brother was able to tolerate his sister's man leading other women around his courtyard at night.

Clenching her fist, she really couldn't understand these men. Since they had a heart to themselves, they shouldn't have provoked others. How despicable!

"Do you know Imperial Concubine Duan?" Tuoba Yu picked up the main point.

Shen Zhi Qiao glared at him and said something inexplicable. "Men don't have good things!"

The corner of Tuoba Yu's mouth twitched. His almond-shaped eyes darkened slightly as he said, "His eyes might not be real!"

Shen Zhiqiao scoffed, "What I saw was not real! What I saw is real!"

"…" Tuoba Yu lowered his eyes and looked at her speechlessly.

After that, Shen Zhiqiao refused to stay any longer. Tuoba Yu had no choice but to send her back.

As soon as she was back in the room, she pulled the covers over her head and ignored him.

Tuoba Yu glared at her with a cold expression. Did she become this angry because of Princess Hua-Yang, or was it because of her?!

With a cold snort, he flicked his sleeve and left.

The footsteps grew farther and farther away until he couldn't hear anything. Only then did Shen Zhi Qiao pull down his blanket and reveal his head. He stared blankly at the top of the tent, not knowing what to say.

The next day, Lou Lan punctually came to give her a sting. The whole process was peaceful and quiet, with no screams of alarm like the previous days.

When the acupuncture was done, Lou Lan glanced at her. She looked like she was acting under cover of indifference and seemed a little dispirited.

He frowned and asked, "Is there anything wrong with your legs?"

"Eh?" Shen Zhi Qiao was at a loss for words, but he suddenly came back to his senses. He shook his head and replied, "No. Very good. Besides moving, it will still hurt."

Lou Lan didn't say anything else. He stood up and was about to leave when he caught sight of a row of tiny teeth marks on her slender ankle.

His expression slightly changed, he grabbed her ankle and asked sternly, "What's going on?!"

His actions made Shen Zhi Qiao want to cry out in pain, but in the next moment, she was pleasantly surprised to find that her leg no longer hurt.

His eyes instantly lit up. He moved his legs tentatively and really didn't feel any pain anymore. He said in disbelief, "My, my leg …" "You're done?!"

Unexpectedly, Lou Lan's face darkened. He grabbed her by the collar and glared at her coldly.

"Speak, how did you get that snake tooth mark on your leg?!"

Shen Zhi Qiao's heart skipped a beat. She hadn't forgotten the scene where she was cruelly trapped in the lake by him the last time.

But, Snake Tooth Mark?

She didn't know what he was talking about.

The blankness and fear on her face did not seem fake. Lou Lan gave a cold snort and forcefully shook her off. He turned around and walked out, his entire being brimming with a murderous aura.

Xiu-Er frowned at the man lying on the bed. She wanted to say something, but she said nothing and followed him.

Shen Zhi Qiao touched his chest and took a deep breath. He turned his head and stared at the door, cursing under his breath, "Madman!"

But very quickly, her mood became cheerful. She smugly jumped down from the bed and spun around twice.

He was surprised to find that his knees didn't hurt at all.

It would be a lie to say that he was not shocked. His legs, which had barely touched the ground yesterday, were completely fine today …?

Lou Lan's mind flashed with the "Snake Tooth Seal" that he had mentioned earlier. He hurriedly sat in front of the bed and bent his legs.

"Is there really a mark?"

What was going on?!

She hadn't been bitten by anything in the past few days!

After thinking about it for a long time, he decided not to think about it anymore.

Anyway, it's a good thing to have a good leg.

She was still worried about that girl, Nan Yue. Now that her leg was healed, she could go out and see how she was doing.

Ye Zichen let out a sigh. The two of them were truly difficult to deal with!

At the entrance of the men's prison.

Shen Zhi Qiao looked at her clothes awkwardly. She had originally planned to change into men's attire before coming out, but after searching the room, she couldn't find him. It wasn't like she could directly ask the servant guarding the door for him.

He directly told the person guarding the door to make it easier for him, then sneaked out.

In the past, they would wear men's clothing when going to the male prison. But today, it was always awkward to wear women's clothing since it was filled with male prostitutes.

While she was still hesitating, a man suddenly walked out and said to her, "Is it Shen Zhiqiao, Miss Shen?"

Shen Zhi Qiao raised his head, and after a slight hesitation, he nodded his head, "I am!"

"It's like this, Miss Shen. My South Lord has instructed me, if you are here, I will bring you in. Please follow me."

The man looked unfamiliar. Shen Zhi Qiao walked forward, staring into his eyes, "You are a newcomer?!"

"I just arrived a few days ago." He respectfully lowered his eyes and replied.

Shen Zhi Qiao nodded his head and walked in.

As soon as he stepped through the door, he saw Nanyue leading him around the corridor to the second floor. He didn't know where they were going.

Shen Zhi Qiao wanted to call out to her, but she was stopped by the man beside her.

"Miss Shen, two distinguished guests have arrived at the prison. Master Nan and Master Yue are currently rushing over to receive you. Please wait in the room. I will inform Master Nan later that you have arrived."

"Is that so?" Shen Zhi Qiao pondered for a moment before raising his head. "Alright then. I'll go to Nan Yue's room and wait for her. You can do what you need to do."

With that, he walked towards Nan Yue's room.

But the man stopped her again.

"Miss Shen, Master Nan has instructed you to wait for her in your guest room. This way, please." The man extended a hand to guide the way, extremely courteous.

Shen Zhiqiao frowned. In the past, she always went to Nan Yue's room …

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