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A piece of clothing hung in the middle and a head was picked up on a piece of paper. The shadow of the head was reflected on the tent by the candlelight, making it look just like a person.

"I'm fine!" The young girl felt her legs go soft as she sat down on the chair. She suddenly felt as if her neck had been cut by a sharp blade.

The Fourth Prince's aura was so terrifying that it seemed as if his eyes could skin a person alive.

If not for the fact that she had been by the side of the young miss for a long time, unknowingly gaining the ability to maintain her composure on the surface, she would have fainted on the spot.

Late at night, the guards patrolled the hunting grounds.

A group of dark clouds descended with the wind, covering the bright moon in the sky. The entire enclosure was shrouded in darkness.

Approaching closer, he saw Feng Yunzheng sitting on the ground with a few pieces of wood burning on the ground. He was fiddling with the wood with a stick in one hand, holding a charred lump in the other, and his eyes were filled with tears from the smoke.

"What is this?" she asked, standing beside him.

When Feng Yunzheng saw her, the clothes she wore were indeed maid clothes.

He quickly blew on it with his mouth and held it in front of her, saying, "I'll treat you to roasted milk pigeons."

This black mass that looked hard was the roasted pigeon? Where is the pigeon head? Where is the pigeon's tail?

Lian Ruyue disdainfully curled her lips, stretched out her hand to receive the pigeon, looked at it again, and didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "I can't even find a place to put my mouth."

"Heh heh." Like a child, Feng Yunzheng grinned and said, "It's the first time I'm roasting it, it's a little too hot."

Lian Ruyue sat down opposite of him, placed the roasted milk pigeon on the shelf, and asked, "What did His Highness find?"

"Night Wind …" Feng Yunzheng called out.

"Yes." Lian Ru Yue received it and opened it. She took out the note and opened it and looked at it; her expression gradually became gloomy. With a trace of ridicule on the corner of her mouth, she said, "As I expected, she couldn't wait to make a move on me."

"This Consort Xuan was a spy that Fourth Prince arranged to be by royal father's side. Her goal was to blow the wind by her pillow and frame her other concubines. If she wanted to make a move, her target should be me, but she wanted to make a move on you. Why is that?"

Could it be that Feng Qianyue ordered it? No, that's not it. Didn't he still want to marry Yue Er?

Feng Yunzheng had thought back repeatedly. In his previous life, there had been no conflict between this Xuan Fei and Yue'er, and they had accidentally died before Feng Qianjie ascended the throne.

"I'm afraid that when Feng Qianyue heard the nonsense he spoke to me outside the enclosure earlier, she would have carried Feng Qianyue on her back and done such a thing." Lian Ruyue threw this note into the fire. The paper curled up and turned into ashes.

"What did he say to you?" Feng Yunzheng's eyebrows furrowed as he asked.

"It's nothing more than disgusting stuff." Lian Ruyue did not take Feng Qianyue's solemn words to heart at all.

Disgusting words? Is that a love story? However, he still didn't understand …

"It's just a spy, why does Consort Xuan care about Fourth Prince's matters?"

"Because Consort Xuan's heart is with him. The person she truly admires in her heart is him." Lian Ruyue felt goosebumps all over her body once again.

"What …" Feng Yunzheng was stunned. This was a relationship that he did not know about in his previous life.

"I have seen her with the Fourth Prince." Lian Ruyue said lightly.

When Feng Yunzheng heard up to this point, he had already come to a sudden realization and understood everything. The corner of his mouth revealed a mocking smile as he said, "The four great kings have calculated everything, but they did not take into account Xuan Fei's intentions."

"Perhaps, he is well aware of Xuan Fei's intentions and is only pretending to not know as he will make use of her." She was too familiar with Feng Qianyue's character. If he wanted to use a person, he definitely had to do so …

It was only when he was in charge of every aspect of that person, including that person's heart, that he would be able to use it.

Only, he didn't think that a woman's jealousy would be so terrifying. Especially a woman like Consort Xuan, who was sent to the palace as a chess piece and tool for every step of the way.

"I wonder how Fourth Prince would feel if he saw his meticulously nurtured spies disrupt his plans." As Feng Yunzheng spoke, a trace of excited anticipation jumped about in his eyes.

"I'll read it tomorrow." Lian Ru Yue stood up, picked up the roasted pigeon and said, "I should go back now."

"Go ahead, leave the contents of the note to me." Feng Yunzheng also stood up and said.

The two of them looked at each other and nodded.

Deep in the night, the fire on the ground had already burnt out, turning into a pile of dust. The wind chased after them, dispersing everywhere. Soon, only the charred area was left.

The next day, on the hunting grounds.

The flags were fluttering in the wind. Emperor Zhou Cheng stood atop a tall, jujube colored horse. He wore a bright yellow square collar and armor, and wore a golden phoenix wing helmet. He held a fish belly blade in his hand.

Behind him were thousands of soldiers in bright armor. Each of them held a spear in their hands, and their long spears were like a forest.

Several princes were dressed in all kinds of robes and armor. They sat on fine horses and stood in front of the emperor. They were all eager to give it a try and couldn't wait any longer.

On a high platform not far away, the concubines, princesses, and noble ladies of various families were watching the hunt with rapt attention. The girls who were behaving well were especially excited. This was the moment they were looking forward to.

They sat in a circle, staring at the princes on the hunting grounds, passionately discussing which prince's makeup was more heroic and handsome, which prince's horse was the tallest, chattering non-stop.

Compared to these people, Lian Xiyue was much more composed and composed. She just watched quietly with a slight smile on her face.

"Hmph …" On the other side, Xiao Rou, who was looking at the Eighth Prince with a wavering heart, couldn't help but say, "You're so young, yet you pretend to be deep."

Lian Ruyue acted as if she didn't hear him. She reached out to take a cinnamon cake with horseshoe feet and put it into her mouth, slowly chewing.

"Some people like to cause a scene, while some people don't. It's perfectly normal for some people to say such things in front of the empress. I don't think they're suitable, right?"

Xiao Rou's eyes widened as she said unhappily, "What does it have to do with you?"

"I didn't call out my Dao name, so Miss Xiao shouldn't rush to match it." Liu Xi Ren wasn't a good person, so he didn't hold back against Xiao Rou.

"You …" Xiao Rou was angry.

"Miss Liu, this Ma Zou Gui Hua Cake is not bad. Come over here and try it." Liu Xi Man gave Xiao Rou a look before walking over to Lian Xiyue's side. Xiao Rou had no choice but to hold back her words and continue watching the show with the others.

Empress Duanwen sat in the center, while Xu Xian and Xuan Fei sat on either side of her. They looked at the hunting grounds, and the palace maids behind them held up yellow umbrellas.

The empress's interest was piqued by the chattering voices of the noble ladies. She too looked in that direction —