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"I wonder who was so daring as to make this elder angry?" A woman in a red blouse gradually appeared from behind the screen. She walked forward gracefully with a slight smile on her face. Her watery eyes seemed to be able to absorb a person's mind.

"Zhu Yan, you sure have some guts today, to actually dare make fun of this king." Dragon Valley peach blossom eyes slightly hooked up. Her fingertip lifted up a strand of her black hair and gently stroked it. There was a teasing tone in her words, but it was not deep in her eyes.

Following his movements, Zhu Yan obediently sat down beside him. She naturally knew that she wasn't in a very good mood, and as for smiling, it was merely a habit.

"This little girl naturally doesn't dare." In reality, she was only trying her best to not let herself shout out, "However, if you can get me to laugh, I will gladly accept this loss of my life."

Her eyes were like silk, and her body was boneless. She was originally a brothel lady, but later on her body was redeemed by him, so he decided to stay in the Jiangnan restaurant and act as the boss' wife. However, the truth was that they were only people under his control. But she was the only one who had fallen in love with him. That was true. After all, he was the one who had saved her from the abyss of suffering, allowing her to have the motivation to continue living.

"You have a tongue." Dragon Valley lifted her chin, gently caressed her lips and stomach, softly whispering next to her ear. However, the coldness in her eyes made her want to cry.

"If Your Highness likes it, then your concubine will help you get it." He smiled wryly in his heart, yet he still maintained the appearance of being passionate.

"That's good. I hope you won't disappoint this king. If you do well, then don't regret saving you back then." Words without emotion were let out from her lips. It seemed that she was just an unimportant person.

Only after Zhu Yan left the room did Dragon Valley take out a black egg from the chessboard. After playing with it for a while, the corner of her mouth hooked up into a mocking smile.

Today, this game of chess was becoming more and more interesting. It was just that some people no longer had the time to play and needed to stay.

"Has grandpa given up?" Mo Zilian came in from outside, but he was only leaning against a pillar, and looked at him with a smile that was not a smile, "That fire, I'm afraid it will hurt a certain person's heart!"

Long Gu's raised his hand into the air, a hint of madness in his eyes. "Whatever this duke has set my eyes on, I have never said that I would give it up." A chess piece fell down, heading towards despair.

That's right, the fire in Li Qi's courtyard was created by him, and even the command tablet was done by him on purpose.

"Humph!" With a cold snort, he said, "But if This King is unable to obtain it, others can forget about obtaining it!" The fist under his sleeve clenched tightly.

"It really is …" Mo Zilian lowered his head and sighed, in his opinion, Li Qi was not even as understanding as him.

After Li Qi arrived at the courtyard, she began to leisurely drink her tea.

"Empress, why did you come back so late today?" Lian Yun looked at the sky outside, it was already getting dark, and in the past, even when she went out, she rarely came back this late, so there must have been something that delayed him.

Her guess was naturally correct. After Wen Ling left, he turned around and avoided her gaze. He specifically told the shopkeeper about her whereabouts and told her everything.

In the end, she didn't expect that she would really ask him something. From the storekeeper's mouth, Wen Ling originally had a wet nurse. However, for some unknown reason, he had offended the Dragon Valley and was thus killed by the staff. She even felt sorry for him for a while. Even in front of him, she became a lot colder. It wasn't until some days later that she felt better.

"I already know who set the fire." Li Qi slowly drank his tea, and then said with a smile.

This result was naturally unsatisfactory. However, it was, after all, only on the surface.

Lian Yun was startled, she did not expect that after leaving her palace for so long, she would have already found the real culprit, "Are you from the harem?" She could not help but ask doubtfully.

The person in front of her shook his head. His meaning was very clear, so it was obviously not what she had guessed.

"That's …" If it weren't for the people from the harem, she would have been even more confused. She really couldn't think of anyone else who could do such a thing to her, other than these imperial concubines. After all, she hadn't provoked anyone. However, just as she was about to speak, she seemed to have guessed what she was about to say and shook her head again.

"Ninth Prince!" Li Qi said indifferently, as if she wasn't there at all. But only she herself knew the answer, but in reality, not even she herself could believe the result. The person who had saved her time and time again seemed to want her life now. No one would be able to accept such a situation if they were given to someone else.

"What!?" Empress! This... "How is this possible!?" Lian Yun cried out in alarm. Although she also knew that Dragon Valley was not as warm as he had seen it, she had always been good to her own mistress.

Li Qi shook her head and no longer explained.

His motive for doing so was only to guess, but in reality, he had no way of knowing what it was for.

He closed his eyes as the entire scene in the palace spun in his mind.

In these few days, everyone seemed to have changed. Those who could guess what was on their minds were now completely unable to see through them.

As he thought about this, under Lian Yun's puzzled gaze, he fell asleep.

On the other side, Luo Qing had also received the news. Even though she was the queen, in Long Li's eyes, she was not as important as Li Qi.

Although the Imperial Palace seemed calm and serene on the surface, in reality, it was still turbulent. It could be said that they each had their own ulterior motives, and they all moved closer to Luo Qing step by step. In order to protect their daughter, An Rong was even more cautious.

Ever since the news of Ye Feng's severe injury had spread, there hadn't been any news for a short period of time, which had made Li Ruo miserable. Every day, she would look in the direction of the border by herself, but all she could do was silently pray in her heart.

Now in the harem, Wu Ling was probably the most free one. She didn't have to worry about her lover and didn't have to worry about being pampered. She could play the zither in the yard everyday but it was much easier.

Now that the situation in the palace had yet to be decided, no one dared to say that they would be the last to laugh. But no matter what, all of this was just a play with a flip of his hand.