C74 empty yard

"What are you thinking about, Fifth Sister?"

"Hmm?" Gu Qingli came back to her senses, suddenly realizing that the person in front of her was the empress's youngest son. No matter how good his relationship with Xiao Yixiu was, the empress definitely wouldn't go along with him. She couldn't say too much in front of him.

"I'm thinking that Your Highness must be extremely angry at me for not returning soon enough, so it's best for you to quickly return."

"Fifth Sister."

Gu Qingli felt that his tone was a bit strange, so she turned around to look at him.

There were some fluctuations in his eyes. He didn't see any trace of frivolity in those peach eyed eyes of his. It was as if something was surging inside him.

"If you have nothing to say, then leave." Gu Qingli smiled indifferently and took the lead.

"You know Li Yue?"

"That's right, the prince trusts her. Her medical skills are indeed godly." However, her matters at the prince's mansion are very secretive, and she only appears at night everyday. "

"Fifth brother doesn't just trust her, right?"

"Yes, and gratitude."

"That's not it. He's the one who's grateful to Luo Yun and that Li Yue …"

"There are carriages over there. Let's hire a carriage. I'm tired from walking." Gu Qingli seemed to purposefully keep him from speaking, constantly interrupting his words.

Xiao Yiyan was somewhat resentful, so he could only follow her into the carriage.

A few people were sitting around the study room in the Prince Mo Residence. Since Xiao Yi Xiu wasn't able to sit there for long, he leaned back in his chair and listened to their conversation.

"Your highness has come up with a brilliant plan. This Liu Zheng's downfall has given the Ling family a headache. However, the Emperor has yet to express his opinion on who could hold the position of Minister." On the day that Liu Zhengyan left the capital, he had intentionally borrowed his position to take pleasure in the other's misfortune.

"That's right. His Royal Highness only stayed in the palace for one night, and the trap he set up had cleverly turned to the nail of the Rites …"

"It's not This King."

The air suddenly became quiet as everyone stared at him in surprise.

Xiao Yi Xiu held his forehead and said flatly, "Originally, I had intended to take down the weakest of the three legs. "No one knows who stabbed him, but he actually pointed his spear at Liu Zhengyan. There was no time to change the direction of the wind." Even in front of these trusted comrades, he did not want to expose Li Yue's identity.

"But it doesn't seem to be any better right now?" "If the Ling Family is weakened, the Xin family and the Lan family will be able to fight back. If the three forces are in balance, the conflict between them will intensify."

"No, This King did not expect the situation before him." He took a deep breath. "This King did not expect that there would be a hand behind the scenes, and it turned out to be him —"

He had been worried for days now, and he was well aware that the Prince Li was the Emperor's man. The Imperial Physician was always clean and upright, and it would be very difficult for them all to find out that Liu Zhengzhi was guilty.

He did not expect the end result to be unexpectedly good. This actually caused him to have the same doubts as Gu Qingli: Why is the Emperor quietly weakening the Ling family's forces?

He originally thought that the Ling family's seat and Xiao Yi Mo's positive performance were because the Emperor had wanted to make a choice between Xiao Yi Mo and Xiao Yi Jin. However, it seemed that wasn't the case.

One of them raised his head, a beard under his chin and a dignified expression on his face, carrying the air of a military general, "Prince, recently my daughter has heard a piece of news from the manor. It seems that Brother Ling Yuanzhang, Ling Long, and his henchmen have made some moves, I'm afraid they are right …"

Suddenly, he heard a cough coming from outside, and spoke to someone, "Has Prince Chen come back?" Where's our wangfei? "

Xiao Yi Xiu sat upright, and the entire room became silent. Besides the general who was the last to speak, he whispered to him in a low voice. The rest of the people began to leave one after another.

They were going through another exit of the secret room, so they wouldn't bump into anyone outside.

"Fifth imperial concubine said she's tired, so she'll head back first." Where's fifth brother? Looking for Lady Li Yue again? "

He paused for a while and then smiled, "Prince Chen is so wise."

"Humph!" Was there anyone else in his eyes other than Miss Li Yue? I gave her a bouquet of flowers... "Ouch!" It was likely that Xiao Yiyan had suddenly realized that this was a shameful matter and had kept his mouth shut.

In the secret chamber, Xiao Yi Xiu couldn't help but smile. This kid still held a grudge.

Suifeng held his laughter and said, "Prince Chen, go to our prince's room and have a seat. I will send Jinshu to call him."

"No, I'll go and see what he and Lady Li Yue are doing to let down the Fifth Concubine."

Suifeng's face immediately twitched, "Prince Chen, you are right. What can you do in broad daylight?"

"Oh, I can't say for sure." Xiao Yiyan didn't wait for him to stop them and directly headed for the garden. If you don't lead the way, can't I find it myself? "

"Oh my lord …" The wind moaned as it followed.

As soon as Xiao Yi Xiu walked out of the secret chamber, he knew that Xiao Yiyan would turn around if he couldn't find him. Without hesitation, he returned to his room to wait for him.

The wind followed behind Xiao Yiyan. As they passed through the garden, they came upon a patch of overgrown and overcast Xiaoyao's garden. There was a medicinal fragrance emanating from the bed, even covering the fragrance of all sorts of flowers within the garden.

Suifeng was complaining in his heart. [How come Prince Chen doesn't even know how to go straight to the herb garden?] It was only the smell of the medicine that was too strong.

What made Xiao Yiyan disappointed was that the hut inside the herb garden was completely empty. Only the faint medicinal fragrance lingered in the air for a long time, and he was almost scared by a black cat that jumped out of the window.

"Yo, who's the owner of this cat? She almost scared This King. It's pitch black."

"In the past, she was raised by Xin Dao's concubine. After her death, she followed Lady Li Yue ever since."

Xiao Yiyan was just about to catch the cat that scared her, but he saw it rushing down the path like a bolt of lightning. For a moment, he had the temperament of a child, so he performed a lightness technique and followed, intending to compete with this black cat.

Suifeng was greatly alarmed and cried out, "Your Highness, don't …"

The cat was running extremely fast, and within a short distance, Xiao Yiyan wasn't able to catch up. However, as the distance between them lengthened, Xiao Yiyan caught up and allowed the cat to jump into the courtyard. He was just a step away from catching the cat, but it squeezed itself into the narrow gap between the gate and the gate by relying on its agility.

The girl's cute voice sounded from inside, seemingly shocked by the black cat that suddenly jumped in.

Originally, Xiao Yiyan was disheartened and wanted to turn back, but this shout made him stop in his tracks.

This was really strange, this voice was actually familiar? That's right, he knew quite a few girls from the Mo King's Manor. But other than Gu Qing Li and Li Yue, he probably couldn't remember the voices of the others.

He was even more surprised when he saw the lock on the door open. He shouted, "Prince Chen …" "Our prince has returned …"

There was someone in the courtyard, but the door was locked from the outside. Could the girl inside be imprisoned? Xiao Yiyan didn't hesitate to stare at the lock for a while. Then, he gathered his energy and jumped over the gate, mounted on the wall, and peeked inside.

A maidservant chased after the black cat in the yard. In the yard stood a delicate and pretty woman with a slight frown. She was wearing a white brocade dress and was nervously clutching a handkerchief, as if she was very afraid of the cat.

"Liuxin!" Xiao Yiyan blurted out.

Wasn't Liu Xin dead?!