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Xiao Ruyue retracted her eyebrows, and looked towards Qing Qing who was silent.

Qing Qing coughed and said seriously: "The one accompanying Miss Ya Yin is Mr. Tang."

Tang Jingzhi.

So it was him accompanying Big Sister Ya Yin. No wonder Yin Lin's reaction was so strange.

Oh right, if Big Sister Ya Yin is willing to go with Tang Jingzhi to pick herbs, is there hope?

However, if Tang Jingzhi was in trouble, what about General Shen?

Xiao Ruyue was immediately troubled.

She meditated and her gaze landed on Yin Lin who was by her side. That's right, Yin Lin was gentle and virtuous, capable of writing martial arts, able to handle court matters, fight assassins, and walk out of the kitchen, a good match for General Shen!

"Esteemed Empress, what are you looking at?" Yin Lin felt goosebumps all over her body. She had a bad feeling about this, so she subconsciously took two steps back.

"In my opinion, Yin Lin is born not bad and is capable, so she is a good and rare girl. General Shen is also very old, and has not even gotten married yet. You and the General Shen are very compatible, why don't I pick a day to talk to you two? "

Yin Lin's face was full of shock: "What!?" Empress Dowager, you have so much to do every day. How can you be so busy that you don't even lose to His Majesty? How can you be so free to think about such matters!?

Just as she was about to retort, she saw General Shen coming in from outside!

Enter, enter, enter!

Yin Lin was speechless.

Her face was burning as she resisted the urge to run away.

However, Xiao Ruyue had always been a person who understood how to take care of servants. After finishing her last mouthful of congee, she used an embroidered handkerchief to wipe the corner of her mouth and said slowly: "I'm full, let's go."

As if he had received his savior, Yin Lin kept the items on the table, then said to Xiao Ruyue: "This servant will take his leave," and openly escaped.

After Shen Liang entered, Qing Qing automatically disappeared.

A quiet room.

Only Xiao Ruyue and Shen Liang were left.

Xiao Ruyue looked at Shen Liang quietly, "Did you hear what I said just now?"

"Yes."

"What do you think?"

"It's too abrupt, it's a good thing that Lady Yin Lin does not blame us." Shen Liang said seriously, "If this humble servant knew that the Empress was going to say all these, he would definitely come back later."

Xiao Ruyue was speechless.

No, is this a piece of wood, or do you only have feelings for Big Sister Ya Yin?

From the looks of it, she had to seriously consider the matter of the red strings.

"Empress?" Seeing Xiao Ruyue in a daze, General Shen Liang Shen called out to her.

Xiao Ruyue regained her senses.

Shen Liang continued, "Empress, you've asked for this lowly position. What are your orders?"

At this moment, Xiao Ruyue had a feeling that the reason why she summoned him was because of the scene just now.

She absolutely could not allow this to happen. She was definitely not a person who would give up her position for personal reasons.

"General Shen, please sit." Xiao Ruyue indicated the chair beside Shen Liang. Shen Liang respectfully bowed and said: "Thank you, esteemed lady, for giving me a seat." Then, she slowly sat down.

"I called you here because there's something I want to hear from you." After he sat down, Xiao Ruyue said, "You personally experienced the matter of 'Spring and Harmony Temple' yesterday, what do you think?"

"I don't understand." This question caused Shen Liang to be confused, "I wonder which aspect of it the Empress wants to ask about?"

Xiao Ruyue: "Yesterday, I was assassinated in the Spring Pavilion, and only used one group of people, but in reality there are two other groups following us, I wonder if General Shen sensed it?"

Shen Liang's lips quivered for a moment before he lowered his head and said, "I am ashamed."

Xiao Ruyue nodded her head, and no longer inquired further, "Yesterday, ever since we left the palace, there have been three groups of people following us, their movements are extremely secretive, the General Shen has always been by our side, it is normal for us not to notice them. However, I am very concerned about how timely their information is. "

"I have failed in my duty. I am guilty. " Shen Liang felt a little guilty. As the personal guard of the Princess, his duty was to protect the Empress. He failed in his duty, feeling guilty and guilty.

When they first left the palace, the Empress did not explain anything. He was actually just as confused as Yin Lin. Later on, when he went to the Manlu Temple, he felt that something was wrong. When he arrived at the Spring Harmony Temple, the waiter served the dishes, only to discover that the dishes had been filled with Ten Incense Soft Muscle Powder.

He was clearly a personal guard of the princess, yet he relied on the princess to protect him in the end. He didn't even know where to put his old face.

"Rather than feeling guilt in my heart, I might as well put on a show of merit." Xiao Ruyue saw through the thoughts of the General Shen Liang Shen with a glance, "Go and check what kind of person is secretly informing these people."

"Princess wants me to go?" Shen Liang's first reaction was one of shock.

Why would the princess think of him when she had nothing to do but seek his assistance?

Xiao Ruyue squinted her eyes and pretended to be angry: "Are you telling me to go investigate it myself?"

Shen Liang hurriedly stood up and knelt down before her. "This lowly one deserves to be punished, this is not what this lowly one meant. This lowly official is saying that if the Empress ever needed to investigate anything, she'd ask the Emperor to do it on her behalf. How could this be? "

Xiao Ruyue interrupted him, her gaze sharp, "Does General Shen feel that I can't order you around anymore?"

Shen Liang was taken aback. He hurriedly lowered his head, not saying a single word.

"I'll leave this matter to you. If you don't do it well, then I'll give the cultivation technique to my royal brother and ask him to find someone to replace you." After Xiao Ruyue finished speaking, she waved her hand as though she was unwilling to say more.

Shen Liang replied in a low voice, "As you command." He silently withdrew.

After he left, Xiao Ruyue looked at the door and sighed.

In the end, General Shen was still the commander of the East Mausoleum. Staying in the imperial harem of the Grand Xia for a long period of time would cause problems to occur sooner or later.

She got up and walked out of the room and into the study.

The study was very quiet, just right for her current mood. She needed some quiet.

"Empress."

Qing Qing quietly appeared and handed over a letter to Xiao Ruyue. If she did not make a sound, Xiao Ruyue would not even know that she had come.

The contents of the letter was a summary of their trip to Huaiyang written by Thirteen.

They had rushed to Yuwen Chenglian's underground weapon factory in time. The weapons had been moved away, and the place was a little damaged, but at the moment, they were the ones who had saved the artisans and laborers who were pulled away as hard labourers before Yuwen Chenglian could send people to silence them.

The witness and material evidence were all there.

There was nothing more important than this.

Based on the current situation, if he wanted to take Yuwen Chenglian down, then everything was ready and only the wind remained.

They only waited until Feng Yuting succeeded.

Speaking of Feng Yuting, the diplomatic mission in Tatar City had already entered the capital. Looking at the time, she would enter the palace as the female doctor in the Tatar Mission tomorrow at the latest, so she wouldn't be able to hide in the shadows as a big mouse anymore.

Xiao Ruyue folded the letter and placed it back into the envelope. Yuwen He would show it to him when she comes back.

This letter was directly delivered from Thirteen, so Yuwen He had not read it yet.

Now that everyone had a tacit understanding that their master was busy, the empress would handle the matter.

Xiao Ruyue put away the letter in the letter that she had read the most, Big Sister Ya Yin's letter. Then, she raised her head and asked Qing Qing, "Qing Qing, where is your master now?"

"The letter was sent by someone else. My master is not in the palace." Qing Qing replied. He couldn't help but wonder in his heart: Why did the empress suddenly think of where her master was? It can't be because Master hasn't given up on His Majesty, right?

"If you see her, just tell her that you have to make a trip to the palace. I have something to talk to her about." Xiao Ruyue could guess what Qing Qing was thinking with a glance, but Xiao Ruyue did not expose her as she instructed her directly.

Qingqing nodded her head like a grain of water as she thought to herself, You're the empress? Please give me an order, my master! Even if there's something big on her mind, she would still come to the palace.

She had already made up her mind. Once she saw her master, she would pass the empress's words to him and her master would deal with her.

"Qingqing."

Xiao Ruyue suddenly called out, causing Qingqing to come back to her senses in a daze, "Yes!"

"Don't be so nervous, I just want to ask you this. If you one day choose a person between your master and me, who would you choose?"

"Ah?!" Qing Qing was completely stupefied.

"Nothing." Xiao Ruyue only smiled, as if the words just now were just a sudden question.

When the empress said what it was, Qingqing didn't think too much about it.

Xiao Ruyue's attention turned, she lowered her head and looked at the books on the table, her index finger curled as she knocked on the side of the table, many scenes running through her mind.

Qingqing looked at this scene in puzzlement. However, she saw that Xiao Ruyue's tapping on the table edge had suddenly stopped, and she raised her eyes to look at her.

The cold light in Xiao Ruyue's eyes intensified as Qingqing took two steps back.

But, in the next moment, the coldness in Xiao Ruyue's eyes disappeared, as if there was nothing wrong with it.

"Yin Lin, come in."

Yin Lin who had ran away awkwardly just now, came in upon hearing the commotion, "Esteemed Empress, what orders do you have?"

Xiao Ruyue: "Call Luzhou-yuang-yuan-yuan-jie Wang over."

Hearing that, Yin Lin looked at Xiao Ruyue again, but was unable to see any intentions from her eyes, "Yes, this servant will send someone to pass on the news to the Luzhou-yuang-yuan-yuan-jie."

"Yes." Xiao Ruyue nodded her head, and casually picked up the book on the table, not saying a word.

Yin Lin did not dare delay any further, and took her leave.

After about half an hour, Luzhou-yuang-yuan-yuan-jie Wang came over.

Her skin was white in the first place, and her appearance was pretty delicate. The two colors together matched up to each other, giving off the appearance of a perfect match.

She had tied a bun to her head, and since it was not a big day, she did not dress up well. Especially since she had a skillful maid with her. She made herself look as beautiful as a painting. Her eyes were as alluring as spring water, and her petite cherry lips were captivating to behold. "Wuwuwu, wuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuu …"

Luzhou-yuang-yuan-yuan-jie Wang walked slowly to Xiao Ruyue and knelt down in front of him.

"Chenqie pays her respects to the empress."

Lotus also followed suit and knelt down. Most of the time, she would kowtow to him respectfully.

Xiao Ruyue smiled slightly and put down the teacup in her hand, greeting him warmly: "Luzhou-yuang-yuan-yuan-jie Wang, no need to be so courteous, please wake up."