"Xue Fei," Al Yunduo called with a smile, "What a coincidence, I met you twice today."
Shouldn't she be in Qiankun Palace at this time? How could she be here? Chu Xianxue looked nervous, and there was uneasiness in her calm expression.
Chu Xianxue, who was about to turn around and leave, had no choice but to step forward and force out a smile: "Yes, Sister Yun Fei, we are really destined."
Seeing the false joy on her pretending to be relaxed face, Al Yunduo felt even better. He pretended to brush his skirt and said casually: "Concubine Xue is really a noble person who forgets things. I asked you to give me a message. Half a day has passed.
Only then did I remember that if I hadn’t made this trip in person, my mother would have been dissatisfied with you again.”
Her words made Chu Xianxue's breath hitch, and regardless of the embarrassment, he took a step forward and asked hastily: "Why would the queen blame me? It's obviously you..." As soon as she started speaking, she felt it was inappropriate, so she raised her hand lightly.
He lightly covered his mouth, his eyes wandering.
"Since you promised me, but you didn't say anything for me," Al Yunduo glanced at her lightly, raised an eyebrow and smiled, "I just went to explain it clearly to the queen mother. Do you think the queen mother is angry with me, or is she angry with me?"
More angry with you?"
Who in the harem didn't know that what the Queen Mother disliked the most in her life was the harem's rivalry tactics. She already hated herself, and the relationship between the two had finally gotten better these days. Now that Al Yunduo was messing with her, wouldn't it mean that she would fall short again?
Chu Xianxue bit her lip, suddenly feeling a sense of fear.
"You, you -" Chu Xianxue frowned and raised a slightly trembling finger to point at her, "How could Sister Yun Fei slander me like this!"
"I'm afraid those plans of yours are going to come to nothing, Chu Xianxue," Al Yunduo stretched out his hand to open her slender fingers and said with a hooked smile, "I never like to play with others behind the scenes. We Dongjue women are always competitive.
Since you like it, let me play with you for now."
There was an indifferent expression in her amber pupils, and the warning in her eyes was very obvious and undisguised.
Chu Xianxue slowly raised her eyes and timidly met her gaze. She was so frightened that she took two steps back, her face turned pale and she bit her lip tightly. Seeing this, Xia He was about to raise his hand to support him, but Al Yunduo overtook him.
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"Concubine Xue, please be careful. Falling down outside Xiangfu Palace is worse than in Baihua Palace. After all, there are people watching there."
Following her eyes, she saw that there was no one guarding the Xiangfu Palace just now. At this time, Yuling turned back and guarded outside the palace. Chu Xianxue's scalp suddenly went numb. She didn't know how much she had seen or whether she really listened.
went.
Al Yunduo snorted contemptuously from his nose, swung his sleeves and turned away with a long stride. Chu Xianxue did not dare to go up and get into trouble at this time. She looked at Yuling from a distance and gave a gesture before turning around and walking away, but her steps were sure.
A little messy.
Seeing the two of them leaving, Yu Ling quietly entered the Xiangfu Palace again.
"Hahaha, is that really so?——" The person who was smiling heartily was the Queen Mother who "just took a nap".
Yuling stepped forward to refill the tea, then stepped aside and replied with a smile: "That's true. When I went out, I happened to see Concubine Yun talking about Concubine Xue until she couldn't speak."
"With the Ai family closed behind closed doors, how does Concubine Yun feel?" the Queen Mother suddenly asked.
"Go back to the Queen Mother," Yu Ling said with a chuckle, "Concubine Yun was clever. When she heard that the Queen Mother was angry, she said she would come back another day and told the slave to make the tribute tea to the Queen Mother herself to clear her anger."
"Concubine Yun is a very talkative girl. I'm afraid no one in the palace can speak up to her." The Queen Mother smiled and took a sip of tea, sighing, "But she is still thoughtful, personally bringing tea leaves to the Ai family."
Let her stay in Lingxuan Hall and not provoke Al Yunduo at will. She is so clever in this kind of thing. If she really annoys Al Yunduo, she might blow some wind in front of the emperor one day, and she will suffer disaster.
Chu Xianxue is not the only one. Hey, this little girl is always so troublesome.
"Queen, did you hear what the Ai family said?"
"Ah?" Chu Qianqian came back to her thoughts after hearing this. Seeing that the Queen Mother was slightly stunned, she immediately stood up and said, "I was distracted just now. Please punish me."
The Queen Mother wanted to say a few words to her, but seeing that she was looking very haggard in recent days, she couldn't bear to get angry with her over such trivial matters. She just waved her hands and sighed: "Well, the Queen has been working hard recently. I see that the Crown Princess is a malleable person."
Now, if you have good discipline now, you may be able to use less force in the future, but..."
Chu Qianqian lowered her head and waited quietly for her next words. Unexpectedly, she heard a chuckle, and Chu Qianqian looked up very carefully, with a look of doubt on her face.
"Sit down, Queen. Why are you so nervous? You are afraid that the Ai family will scold you." Seeing her like this, the Queen Mother smiled and shook her head. "It would be great if your sister was even half as smart as you and the fourth princess."
Chu Qianqian followed her instructions and sat down. Although she had a smile on her face, she felt extremely miserable in her heart.
On the bright yellow throne of Qiankun Palace, there was a person sitting, looking at a secret letter carefully. His brows were furrowed more and more tightly, and he was wrinkled into a small mountain peak.
"You actually have the nerve to say you haven't found anyone?!" Fu Deyou jumped up and shouted loudly, "It's been two days and two nights and I can't even find anyone! Tong Zhuo, I think you have been too leisurely all day long!
"
The thin rice paper was crumpled into a paper ball, which fell vertically to the ground and rolled twice before finally stopping next to a pair of black boots.
Tong Zhuo, the leader of the Forbidden Army, stood upright in the palace, his brows on his temples, his thin lips moved slightly, and his voice had an inexplicable magnetism: "Please forgive me, Your Majesty, I have sent additional manpower."
His dark face was expressionless and indifferent, and his cold eyes were bloodshot and slightly tired. He dared not close his eyes for two days in a row. Tong Zhuo felt that he was exhausted.
Fu Deyou smiled instead of being angry, patted his forehead repeatedly, walked back and forth a few times before stopping, put his hands on the case, stared at him and said, "Have you found the person behind it?"
He wished that apart from Al Yun Na, Dong Jue kept wandering around the border, which was equivalent to testing his bottom line. But now that Dong Jue had kept hostages and signed a friendship agreement, then Al Yun Na would never be allowed to visit the border.
Something happened in Daikin. Fu Deyou continued to ask: "Are they the same group of people as last time?"
"They are the same batch." Tong Zhuo straightened his back and said with certainty.
Since it was the same group of people who assassinated Fu Yunqi last time and attacked Aryuna this time, who are the people behind this? Who knows everything about the palace?
Someone dared to break ground on his head! Thinking of this, Fu Deyou hammered the case hard with a "thud" sound.
At this time, the door suddenly opened a crack, and Eunuch Cao came in through the crack, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, Concubine Yun is outside the palace."
Al Yunduo? Could it be that she already knew the news when she came here at this time? Fu Deyou narrowed his eyes slightly and asked in a deep voice: "Has she been here before?"
"It's your Majesty," Eunuch Cao quickly lowered his head and replied, "Concubine Yun came over at noon and saw that you were discussing something and left again."
She must have known about it, and she didn't know what she wanted to do at this time.
"You go down first. I'll give you another day. If you can't find anyone, you don't have to come back." Fu Deyou turned to look at the door and pointedly said, "Let her in."
After receiving the order, the two men bowed their backs and quickly retreated.
"Concubine Yun, the emperor has asked you to come in." Eunuch Cao came out and said with a smile.
Al Yunduo's long eyelashes blinked slightly, her eyes suddenly brightened, and her teeth were lightly exposed. She looked very charming, and even Tong Zhuo, who had just passed by, couldn't help but look back.
This woman's longing eyes revealed a sense of agility. Although she was petite, her whole body exuded a different feeling.
Tong Zhuo was silent for a moment, and suddenly thought of a word, Gu Yong? He could actually see Gu Yong in a woman who was only found on the battlefield. He was really dizzy, Tong Zhuo shook his head, turned and left.
The woman who came in against the light rolled Fu Deyou's eyes, and when he saw that her expression was the same, she smiled and walked down the steps.
Eunuch Cao on the side withdrew sharply and gently closed the door.
"The emperor has been discussing matters today. Are you talking about your brother's affairs?" Al Yunduo put his hand on his palm, as if he was just talking about something ordinary.
But these words stirred up Fu Deyou's already chaotic heart again. He followed Al Yunduo's words: "The little Khan was attacked in Daijin, what does Yunduo think?"
Fu Deyou stared at her closely, trying to see some flaws on her face, but failed.
"It's definitely not done by the emperor." Al Yunduo said with a smile, with full assurance in his tone.
"Oh?" Fu Deyou felt interested and raised his tone inadvertently. He took her aside and sat down, and then slowly asked, "Yun Duo thinks so. I don't think your father Khan would think so."
After walking under the scorching sun for a long time, she was really thirsty. When she saw the teapot on the table, Al Yunduo picked it up and poured it into her mouth. But what was shocking was that Fu Deyou was quite patient and did not blame her for her rudeness.
He just waited quietly without even frowning.
Al Yunduo raised his head and glanced at the emperor with his peripheral vision. Seeing the strange emotion in his expression, he felt that it was almost time. Don't wait until he completely lost his patience, then his efforts would be in vain.
"Brother, if nothing happens sooner or later, something happens when he returns to Dongjue." Al Yunduo wiped the corner of his mouth gently and continued, "Either someone wants to blame the emperor for this disaster, or else
He just can't wait to leave and insists on taking action now. If it happens as he wishes and his brother really loses a lot of money, he will just reap the benefits of being a fisherman, right?"
After hearing this, Fu Deyou's pupils moved slightly. He always thought that Al Yunduo was a little clever, but he didn't expect her to be so thoughtful. This was an unexpected gain.
"Yunduo can think of it, so Father Khan can naturally think of it," Al Yunduo saw that he couldn't hide his surprise, and sneered in his heart, but with a sweet smile on his face, "How about your Majesty going to Yunduo's place tonight?"
It was absolutely unexpected that his brother was attacked on the way. The little Khan had to suffer like this. She, a woman who married outside, could only rely on her own wisdom if she wanted to gain a foothold in this treacherous and cunning palace. Al Yunduo lowered his eyes in silence
