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No matter how weak Wang Luzhou-yuang-yuan-yuan-jie was, she was still a daughter of the Wang family.

Secondly, Wang Luzhou-yuang-yuan-yuan-jie was weak in the palace, so if she wanted to live, she had to find a backer. The empress was favored by her, and it was appropriate for her to be her backer. However, this still depended on the opinions of the Wang family.

Because, the moment Wang Luzhou-yuang-yuan-yuan-jie got close to her, it meant that the Wang Family had to stand on her side as well.

Xiao Ruyue let Yin Lin go, hoping that she could find out more about the Wang Family's attitude.

Another reason was that, although Yuwen He had clearly found out that the person delivering the pastries did not come from the Inviting Phoenix Palace last night, they still had countless of methods to fight for the harem in the eyes of the people. This matter had already planted a seed of doubt in the hearts of Huo Xiang and the others, and they would not easily believe in Xiao Ruyue, the Empress's innocence.

As long as she did not find the person who had delivered the pastries under the guise of a queen, and if she did not find the real mastermind behind it, her suspicions would not be cleared.

Even if they could prove in the future that the mastermind was indeed someone else, not the empress, they would still suspect that the empress had colluded with that person.

This was the battle for the harem. No one would believe that the Empress would be innocent, especially when she was crowning the harem.

When it was almost time to eat lunch, Liangqiu Yayin did not return. On the other hand, Shen Liang returned from Xiao Mansion and reported all the movements in the Xiao Mansion to Xiao Ruyue.

Shen Liang said that everything in the Xiao Mansion was fine and nothing was abnormal. Xiao Shang Shu had recovered well. Ripple took care of him closely, and he was also taking care of Xiao Mansion's old mistress. They got along very well.

Xiao Ruyue comforted her a lot.

All this time, Shen Liang had always listened to her orders and went to Xiao Mansion to guard. As long as Shen Liang wasn't on duty in the palace, he would definitely be in the Xiao family.

It was precisely because of Shen Liang's protection that Xiao Ruyue was able to stay in the palace without having to travel to Xiao Mansion twice a day.

Speaking of which, Shen Liang was one of the strongest men in the East Mausoleum. However, because he was sent to protect her kinship Guard Captain by her royal brother, he had been ordered by her to do as she pleased.

"Thank you, General Shen. Have you ever wondered why I let you guard the Xiao Mansion? "

"Since the Empress didn't say so, then it wouldn't be good for me to ask." Shen Liang said.

The implication was that he was indeed curious, but he knew that he should not ask, and that he should just do as he was ordered.

Xiao Ruyue smiled lightly as a profound look flashed past his eyes, "General Shen is a wise man, I will give you an explanation in the future."

"Thank you, esteemed Empress."

"However, there is one more thing that I wish to remind you of." Xiao Ruyue suddenly became serious.

Shen Liang was shocked by her expression. "Empress, please speak. This humble servant will listen."

"I know that you have some feelings for Big Sister Ya Yin, but due to not knowing how to start, you've been hiding it deep in your heart. What I want to tell you is, there's someone else in Big Sister Ya Yin's heart. She's a bit special, it's impossible for you and her. "

Shen Liang froze when he heard this, "Empress, this lowly subordinate …"

He never thought that Xiao Ruyue would say this to him. Her face flushed from embarrassment, followed by disappointment.

His thoughts were seen through by the princess. In front of the princess, his secrets were seen through.

But, how could Miss Ya Yin, how could she …

"Sister Ya Yin is not what you think she is. She is different from most girls in the world. General Shen, you are someone that I brought out of East Mausoleum, I am not willing to see you hit your head and receive that bloody wound, but if you have already determined that she truly cannot be let go, then just assume that I have never said those words today. "

While Shen Liang was in a daze, Xiao Ruyue added, "Regardless of whether it is the ordinary way of thinking or the obstacles that already exist in her heart, none of them are able to obstruct your feelings for her, no?"

Shen Liang was speechless. It could be said that he was hit by someone's words, so he could only nod his head in agreement.

Xiao Ruyue sighed, "Today, just pretend that I never said those words before. General Shen's feelings for Big Sister Ya Yin, I'm afraid from now on, you will have to bear it yourself."

Shen Liang remained silent for a long time. After saluting Zhang Xuan, he left quietly.

In order to talk to Shen Liang alone, Xiao Ruyue intentionally let go of her green clothes.

After Shen Liang left, the hall quietened down immediately.

Xiao Ruyue took a sip of tea, looked at a certain place in the hall, and said indifferently: "Since everyone is long gone, Sister Ya Yin, you can come out now, right?"

As his voice fell, he saw a hint of emerald colored water fall down from the beam of the house.

Her features were pretty and delicate, her expression was tranquil and calm, but her unremarkable facial features made people unable to ignore her, who else could she be other than Liangqiu Yayin?

"How long is Sister Ya Yin planning to stay on top of that?"

"We just returned and we already saw the General Shen coming back, so we might as well not show our faces anymore." Liangqiu Yayin felt a little guilty.

Xiao Ruyue patted the seat beside him, gesturing for her to come over and sit.

Liangqiu Yayin, on the other hand, straightforwardly sat down.

"You should have heard what I said to the General Shen. Elder sister, what do you think? "

Liangqiu Yayin revealed a rare look of distress, "If you want him to give up, then you can lie to him to say that I have a subordinate heart, but why did you say that in the end?"

She probably could not understand Xiao Ruyue's thoughts.

Xiao Ruyue sighed, and said: "General Shen is honest, he is not good at matters between men and women, his feelings for you are written all over his face, everyone can see that. You can reject him, but you can't stop him from thinking about you. Since that's the case, why should I force him? "

Liangqiu Yayin also unconsciously sighed, "You're still like this. At one point, I was afraid that you would be completely lost because of your hatred. Fortunately, your eyes weren't blinded by it. "

"Big Sister Ya Yin, you can rest assured. Min Er understands the principle that there is a debt of injustice and there is a master. If people don't offend me, I won't offend them. "

If anyone offends me, I will return it tenfold or even a hundredfold! He would not be forgiven.

"That's true. If you had been blinded by hatred, I would not have helped you out so much." Saying that, Liangqiu Yayin laughed.

"One more thing." Xiao Ruyue asked absentmindedly. She looked at her suspiciously, "What's wrong?"

"What I said to the General Shen was not a lie, nor was I speaking nonsense. I personally witnessed it myself."

"What nonsense are you talking about?" "How could I …" Liangqiu Yayin started to mutter incoherently.

"Last night, you went to look for Tang Jingzhi to spar with him."

Having her thoughts exposed to Xiao Ruyue's words, Liangqiu Yayin felt a little awkward, "How do you know?"

Xiao Ruyue revealed a "I know" expression.

"Yesterday, you kept looking around the room for things, and then you suddenly told me that you wanted to leave the palace, so I kept my guard up. Furthermore, I didn't see you carry your precious purse with you for a moment, so I understood."

"Tang Jingzhi is proficient, and there is also the convenience of getting to know Your Majesty, entering and exiting the palace as though it is no one's place. With his skills, it's not hard for him to take something from you and force you to go find him. With his temperament, he would definitely do such a thing. "

With his thoughts being dissected, after a brief moment of shock, Liangqiu Yayin poked Xiao Ruyue's forehead helplessly.

"Yuwen He had married a ghost spirit like you, I think it's impossible for him to have a harem of 3,000."

Xiao Ruyue shrugged: "He didn't have 3000 beauties in the first place, so it doesn't matter whether he has 3000 beauties in the future or not."

Liangqiu Yayin rolled her eyes and did not comment at all.

"Sure, since you've guessed everything, I won't hide it from you. After I couldn't find my waist bag last night, I indeed went to the Courtyard to ask Tang Jingzhi for the things. Since he had taken the item away, he naturally wasn't willing to give it away. "Guess who won and who lost? I fought with him for an entire night."

"A draw." Xiao Ruyue blurted out.

Hearing that, Liangqiu Yayin opened her eyes wide, such an expression was really rare on her, "You … …"

"I just know." Xiao Ruyue saw through her thoughts and laughed, "Sister Ya Yin has also been busy the entire night, so you should go back and rest first.

Actually, it wasn't that difficult to guess the result.

Firstly, Tang Jingzhi had always had that kind of thought towards Big Sister Ya Yin. Even though he would usually tease and ridicule her, and even take advantage of her, he would leave her some leeway.

On the contrary, because Big Sister Ya Yin could not find a waist bag, she could not focus fully on it either. This was also the reason why Tang Jingzhi did not use his full strength.

In the end, the two of them were on par with each other, and no matter how flustered they were, Tang Jingzhi still had Sister Ya Yin's waist pouch to force her to continue fighting with him, so a draw was undoubtedly the best outcome.

With Big Sister Ya Yin's cleverness and intelligence, she would never be able to understand, it was only because she was angered by Tang Jingzhi that she couldn't see clearly.

Therefore, Xiao Ruyue did not plan to point this point out.

Some things were useless to others, so it was better for him to experience it for himself.

If not for the things that Yuwen Chenglian and Yao Ziyan had done to her back then, she would never have believed that the people she trusted the most would betray her.

Back then, the servant at her side had repeatedly reminded her to pay attention to Yao Ziyan, but because she was caught in the trap, she did not pay attention to him.

Now that he thought about it, he realized how ridiculous he was.

Seeing that she was not willing to speak, Liangqiu Yayin did not force her and sighed: "Min Er is indeed intelligent. I'm going to rest first. Don't let anyone disturb me. " She left.

When she left, there was an indescribable look in her eyes as she mumbled to herself.

Xiao Ruyue heard her muttering clearly, and sweat ran down from her hand.

Recently, she had been spending an hour every day cultivating and meditating. Her hearing and eyesight had also grown, so even though Big Sister Ya Yin's voice was soft, she could still hear her clearly.

What she said was: I don't think I'll be able to hide that secret for long. There was also a string of barely audible sighs.

Secret? What secret could it be?

What kind of secret would be able to make Sister Ya Yin's expression go abnormal and even cause her to relate to him?

Xiao Ruyue lifted her head to look, and the back of her leaving figure was also somewhat heavy.

Big Sister Ya Yin, what exactly are you hiding from me?