"Your Highness, the thief who instigated Miss Gao has been found." Feng Yuan stepped forward, saluted Xie Jinyan, and then looked deeply at Yu Qingwu with a somewhat complicated expression.
Xie Jinyan was keenly aware of the change in Feng Yuan's eyes. He frowned slightly and told Feng Yuan in a deep voice, "Come in and talk."
After saying this, Xie Jinyan took Yu Qingwu's hand again and pulled her towards Qingning Courtyard.
All the way into the house, he slowly released her, sat on the chair, glanced at Feng Yuan, and said, "Let's talk."
Feng Yuan secretly looked at Yu Qingwu again, paused, and then spoke, "Your Highness, this matter... is of great importance. With Yu Liangdi here, I'm afraid..."
"Afraid of what?" Seeing him hesitating, Xie Jinyan suddenly became a little irritable.
Seeing this, Yu Qingwu hurriedly patted his shoulder and said softly, "Since I shouldn't have heard this, I'll go down first."
Although she was having a bad temper with Xie Jinyan, she still understood the seriousness of it.
She still knows that women cannot get involved in politics. At least, she will not take the initiative to get involved right now.
Thinking about it, Yu Qingwu retreated to the back room.
After about half a cup of tea, Feng Yuan finally finished explaining.
Xie Jinyan leaned on the chair, his face gloomy.
Feng Yuan half-bowed and asked very carefully, "Your Highness, do you think that maid is going to be executed?"
Xie Jinyan didn't say anything, he just put his hand on his forehead, as if he was thinking about something.
After pondering for a moment, he said, "No need, just give him a good beating and send him back to the palace."
"As for the rest of the people, they will also be carefully checked. If any abnormalities are found, they will be sold together."
After finishing speaking, Xie Jinyan waved his hand to Feng Yuan again, beckoning him to retreat.
Then he walked into the back room.
Under the clear yellowish light, the woman is reading a book with her eyes lowered.
Hearing the footsteps, she slowly raised her head and asked him, "Has Your Highness finished speaking?"
"Yeah." Xie Jinyan leaned over and sat next to Qing Wu, resting his head on her shoulder.
Underneath his handsome face, his phoenix eyes were dull and tired.
"Senior sister, I am so tired..."
Along with the hot breath, the man's deep voice reached his ears.
With vulnerability, desolation, and helplessness.
Her frail appearance was completely different from the time when her mandible was nearly crushed.
If he hadn't been used to his moodiness, Yu Qingwu felt that he might have thought that Xie Jinyan was up to something else.
She pursed her lips, looked sideways at him, suppressed the anger that had not dissipated, and asked softly, "What's going on, Your Highness? What happened?"
"Ha..." Hearing this, Xie Jinyan suddenly laughed, a bit sad, with a hoarse voice coming from his throat, and whispered, "The maid who instigated Ah Yue is my mother's queen."
???
The queen sent someone... to help Gao Minyue win favor?
This is unreasonable and common sense.
Hearing Xie Jinyan's answer, Yu Qingwu couldn't help being surprised and even more puzzled.
But soon, Xie Jinyan gave the answer.
He sighed and sneered, "The Queen Mother has always wanted to eradicate the roots, but she also needs to maintain the honor of a virtuous Queen, so..."
"So, she sent that maid to instigate Ah Yue to fight for favor and go against me, so as to stimulate me to deal with Ah Yue?"
After saying this, Yu Qingwu took a breath without realizing it.
She originally thought that after the Queen's 'prompt' failed last time, she would no longer target her, but...
Thinking of this, Yu Qingwu became more and more curious despite being frightened.
After a pause, she looked at Xie Jinyan again and asked tentatively, "Your Highness, why did your mother have to kill Ah Yue? What is the reason for this?"
reason?
Covering up one's ugliness? Do you want to completely erase your unbearable past, being dependent on others, or even living with others?
Xie Jinyan was lost in thought, and the embarrassing and unspeakable memories of his childhood could not help but appear in his mind.
The queen mother took pleasure in the slutty look of that man...
In the dilapidated fisherman's hut, his noble and dignified queen mother was like a prostitute in a brothel, trying her best to please the widower.
Almost every night, he could clearly hear the constant obscene chatter next door, as well as the violent sound of the bed...
At that time, he was extremely disgusted with his mother's behavior.
But no matter how disgusted she was, she still had to accept that her mother used her body to exchange for food for him and his sister during the years of escape, and in exchange for Uncle Gao's care and protection...
Uncle Gao was a very good man, but it was a pity that he thought about things that did not belong to him, and in the end he even lost his life.
Closing his eyes, Xie Jinyan withdrew from his memory, slowly sat up straight, looked down at the questioning woman in his arms, gently scratched the bridge of her nose, and said lightly, "Senior sister, you know too much about some things.
It will bring you danger..."
"It's good to give me a hug."
He smiled, lowered his eyes and caressed her face, and then held her tightly in his arms.
Seeing that Xie Jinyan had said this, Yu Qingwu did not continue to ask any more questions and just let him hold...
That night, Xie Jinyan stayed close to her.
Looking at the dark night, Yu Qingwu had a lot of thoughts in his heart.
Suddenly, she was a little afraid of the queen, and didn't really want to see the queen again.
But often, the more you fear something, the more likely it will come.
In a blink of an eye, it's New Year's Eve.
Early in the morning, Grandma Xun prepared her palace clothes and applied powder to Yu Qingwu's eyebrows.
After finishing applying the rouge, Qingwu stood up and walked out of Qingningyuan.
Today, the Prince's Mansion was decorated with festive red lanterns inside and outside, and even Xie Jinyan's carriage was decorated.
The court clothes he wore today were more luxurious than usual.
Under the warm sunshine, Xie Jinyan leaned lightly on the carriage, his deep facial features revealed a layer of stunning evil, and gently waved to her, "Senior sister, come here."
That gesture and those words reminded Yu Qingwu of the exact same look on his face when he came to pick her up when he first returned to Kyoto.
However, now, that handsome face no longer had the sarcasm of the day, but instead looked more lazy and casual.
Yu Qingwu hooked his lips and walked over slowly.
As soon as they approached, Xie Jinyan held her hand and pulled her onto the carriage. His eyes gently glanced at her rouged face, as if examining something.
But in the end, nothing was said.
He just leaned over and sat down, rubbed her hand, and asked warmly, "Awu, have you remembered all the portraits I asked you to memorize earlier?"
"Remember." Yu Qingwu nodded. While answering, he felt a little frightened at the thought of meeting the queen. He paused and asked Xie Jinyan in a low voice, "Your Highness, how long will we stay in the palace today?"
"Tonight, according to etiquette, you and I will spend the night in the palace." Xie Jinyan looked at the woman's anxious eyes, as if he had seen through something, chuckled softly, and stroked her hair to comfort her, "Sister, don't be afraid.
, even if you are alone, my mother will not do anything to you."
"On the contrary..." He pursed his lips, then lowered his eyes and stared at her, his eyes flickering, "Tonight, the Queen Mother has the intention to bring Gu and Qiu Shiyiniang together."