C127 Substitute Lamb

Lian Yun quickly found Dong Xue, who was still staring at the two palace maids, and brought her to a secluded corner without saying a word. Only then did he let go of the hand that was holding onto her clothes.

"Lian Yun, what are you doing!" Dong Xue frowned, suppressing her anger. She was following the two palace maids closely, and now that Lian Yun had messed things up, if she turned her head and could not see the two palace maids, how could she report back to the Consort De?

As if he understood her thoughts, Lian Yun smiled softly. He didn't pay too much attention to her angry expression just now.

"I know what you want to do. Those are only two palace maids. They usually gossip about nothing. They don't have that much courage, so don't worry." Lian Yun's explanation had logic and evidence, making people unable to find a reason to refute.

"It has nothing to do with you. Of course you would say that." Dong Xue muttered. With her hands folded across her chest, she tilted her face once, staring at the pillar by the side, her lips tightly pursed, as though she was unwilling to care about Lian Yun.

"Dong Xue, we are all working for our master, so of course we don't want our master to have anything to do. Concubine Xian knows about Consort De's affairs, and the Empress told me to remind you to be careful, as there are many spies in the harem." Dong Xue acted as if he didn't want to talk anymore, so she didn't plan to continue persuading her, and instead told her her real purpose in coming to find her.

"I don't understand what you're saying." When Dong Xue heard this, he frowned. In his heart, he was on guard, but Lian Yun was only responsible for reminding him. As for whether or not he had heard it, it was not a question that she should answer.

"That's how it is. Think about it carefully." After Lian Yun finished, she turned around and left, leaving Dong Xue with a pensive look on her face.

On the same day, Consort De was enjoying the tea in the cup in front of him with a smile on her face. She praised, "My sister's tea making skills are so good. It's so fragrant and pleasant. It's not that simple!"

Liu Chugrong was also full of smiles. "Sister, you don't need to say that. My skills are not comparable to yours."

"Sister, you're too modest. You're so clever, how could I compare to you?" The Consort De continued to praise.

Liu Chugrong felt comfortable hearing this. He started to feel a little smug as he proudly raised his head slightly. When Consort De saw this, she pretended not to see it and continued to sip the tea in the cup.

In the blink of an eye, four hours had passed. Consort De then stood up and took her leave.

After leaving Liu Chugrong's palace, Consort De felt relieved. It seemed that Liu Chugrong didn't know about that matter yet, otherwise, he wouldn't be as intimate as he was now, although it wasn't true!

And Liu Chugrong, after Consort De left, the smile on his face instantly disappeared as well. He squinted his eyes as he watched Consort De's back.

Consort De, what is your goal?

In the past few days, Consort De often came to find her. Usually, the relationship between the two wasn't that good and they basically didn't have any interactions with each other, but in these few days, Consort De's behavior was so abnormal. As the saying goes, when there is an anomaly, there must be a demon. This made Liu Chugrong wonder why Consort De was doing this to him.

Liu Chu Rong himself had already been demoted to a noble, although he was very favoured, but Shen Lihan was now a Consort De, her position was higher than him so she shouldn't need to specially come over to curry favor with him.

Since they weren't here to curry favor with him, they could only hope that they were planning some sort of scheme against him.

When he thought about that, Liu Chugrong's eyes turned cold. He reminded himself to be careful of the Consort De.

The Shen Qing Wan in the palace, however, was burning with anxiety.

At this moment, she was frowning and her face was filled with worry. Her gaze was still fixated at the direction of the palace gate.

Not long after, Lian Yun appeared in her line of sight, and her eyes flashed with hope. She got up and ran towards Lian Yun.

"How is it? Is there any news? " Shen Qing Wan asked anxiously.

Lian Yun panted heavily, and shook her head with difficulty.

Shen Qingwan instantly calmed down, a look of loss flashed across her face, but it quickly changed into her usual indifference.

After taking a breather, Lian Yun's breathing finally started to calm down. She consoled her, "Empress, you don't have to worry too much. Old General Shen has fought in a war for a lifetime, and is very experienced, so he won't be defeated that easily.

Shen Qingwan softly sighed and nodded her head to show that she knew. However, she still couldn't let go of this worry in her heart. If it wasn't for her identity, she wouldn't be so worried.

That was her father after all, the border was in danger, and there had been very little news of him ever since he set off. Now that there was the matter of the spy, how could Shen Qingwan be at ease!

Now, he still had to settle the matters of the Consort De, after all, the Emperor had already intervened in this matter, and he could not be biased, after all, if he did not handle this matter well and left any traces behind, he would definitely cause trouble for others, and might even implicate his father.

Shen Qingwan sighed as she thought of this. Her brows involuntarily knit together.

She put a hand on her forehead and closed her eyes. She didn't do anything for a long time.

"Empress?" Lian Yun tried to call Shen Qingwan.

Shen Qingwan slowly opened her eyes, but the worry in her eyes did not disappear.

"Are you alright?" Lian Yun's heart was filled with worry.

Shen Qingwan lightly shook her head and replied with a smile, indicating that she was fine.

"Are you still thinking about the old general? Although the battle at the border is not good, isn't the palace very quiet now? I presume there shouldn't be any big problems, so you shouldn't worry too much. " Seeing Shen Qing Wan being so worried, Lian Yun could not bear to comfort his again.

Lian Yun's words were not unreasonable, but it was impossible for her not to worry.

Shen Qing Wan nodded her head, but was unwilling to speak further, so Lian Yun could only shut her mouth.

She then looked out of the hall and came in. She had a lot of things to do, and was very busy, and had to settle the matters between Liu Xiurong and Consort De as soon as possible. Since she could not find a good way to deal with this matter, she could only find a scapegoat for Consort De.

Shen Qingwan gently lifted the teacup in front of her with her fingertips. The sweet, sweet, and sweet aftertaste of the dewy rain made her feel a little uncomfortable.

The Consort De wasn't the time to lose her, and the harem still needed to balance.