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Eunuch Fang was very proud to have heard about the matter at the corner of the wall.

But the empress was shy now. Her cheeks were red from embarrassment as she bit her lips and muttered in a low voice, "I'm watching them all."

"Okay, go back and wait for me." Yuwen He smiled as gentle as water, allowing her to remove her hand.

Those who know how to lower their heads, do not look down upon others unless they are courteous.

After Xiao Ruyue left, the imperial study returned to its original atmosphere.

After the political discussions had ended, Chong Yue hurriedly came in and handed over a piece of paper to Yuwen He in a mysterious manner.

Yuwen He glanced at it as the corners of his mouth slowly rose, "This news came at the right time."

Yuwen He smiled and kept the slip of paper. After Yue Xiang and Xiao Jingyu left, he called for Thirteen.

It had already been less than an hour since Thirteen went to see Xiao Ruyue.

When a three foot long blade appeared in Thirteen's hand, who was wearing a royal blue tight suit, in front of Xiao Ruyue, Xiao Ruyue recognized her equipment with a single glance.

Last time, when Chun He Zhai was being attacked by the "Quicksand" killers led by Yuwen Chenglian, those Yuwen He's men suddenly appeared.

She still remembered that the people in royal blue uniforms all had a beautiful picture of a carp leaping and dragon gate embroidered on their chests.

Thirteen's current attire also had the exact same carp leaping dragon gate design on the chest.

All that was left was the silver mask.

At this time, Xiao Ruyue, Lu Yi and Qing Qing were standing in front of Xiao Ruyue.

"Greetings, esteemed empress." Thirteen knelt down on one knee and respectfully bowed towards Xiao Ruyue.

Xiao Ruyue's eyes did not move as she stared at Thirteen, "This outfit, was it Sovereign's orders for you to wear it to see me?"

Yuwen He had previously said that she knew most of the people who wore silver masks. So, Thirteen is one of them?

"Yes, esteemed empress." Thirteen stood up, still respectful as before.

"This is the Herba Phoenixis that was personally established by our Lord." Thirteen said respectfully.

The picture of the Carp Jumping Dragon Gate was actually called Herba Phoenixis.

Xiao Ruyue subconsciously looked at Yin Lin. Her intention was: Are you a member of the Herba Phoenixis?

Yin Lin avoided her gaze and nodded.

Xiao Ruyue fell into silence.

Yuwen He established the Herba Phoenixis all by himself. What did he already know?

As Xiao Ruyue did not make a sound, the atmosphere became heavy for a moment.

After a long while, Xiao Ruyue laughed out first, "Alright, it's not something shameful, why are you all wearing a sullen face?"

Yin Lin was stunned, she looked at Thirteen and heaved a sigh of relief.

The empress didn't seem displeased or displeased at all, allowing them to relax.

Xiao Ruyue suddenly understood something.

As the afternoon cooled down, Yuwen He brought Xiao Ruyue to Lushua Hall for another trip. He also sent someone to glazed pavilion for a call for Ye Haitang.

Ye Haitang and Feng Yuting seemed to be conjoined, so they naturally appeared at the same time.

"Chenqie pays her respects to Empress Dowager, Your Majesty, and the Empress." Ye Haitang bowed respectfully.

But when she lowered her head, Xiao Ruyue could see the look of hatred in her eyes.

The abomination was directed at her.

Ye Haitang had always been brooding over the matter of her monopolizing Yuwen He, and she thoroughly hated her in her heart. At this moment, he was still bowing to her, so he must be very angry.

Feng Yuting then paid her respects according to the etiquette of Tatar towards Xiao Ruyue, Yuwen He and the other two.

Xiao Ruyue was also right that this woman's charming eyes revealed that she was extremely proud of herself.

Feng Yuting, how confident are you? But do you really think things will turn out as you think? Humph!

"Mm, get up." The Empress Dowager said indifferently.

When Empress Dowager saw Ye Haitang, she felt a bit of sympathy in her heart. Previously, she was the one who had joined hands with Yuwen Chenglian and brought him out of the palace.

When he saw Feng Yuting who was with Ye Haitang, Empress Dowager became even more confused.

This woman was beautiful, but her entire body was exuding a demonic aura. How could a lady from a virtuous family look like this? It made people feel uncomfortable.

Ye Haitang and Feng Yuting, on the other hand, looked at Yuwen He at the same time.

Yuwen He glanced at them, "Take a seat."

Ye Haitang and Feng Yuting took their seats respectively as Ya Nuo and the other two palace maids followed behind.

"Empress Dowager, chenqie hasn't recovered from her long illness and has been unable to come to visit you. I hope you don't mind." Ye Haitang sat down and indicated for Ya Nuo to bring the prepared gifts up to her. "This is a gift that chenqie prepared for you, Empress Dowager.

Empress Dowager glanced at Yuwen He, and only after sending him a look did Empress Dowager reluctantly agree.

Feng Yuting then took out a porcelain box with a white glaze on it and presented it to Yuwen He with both hands. "Your Majesty, this is a Heart Cleansing Pill that this humble subject has meticulously concocted. Your Majesty is extremely busy with her duties, takes one when she is tired, and wakes herself up. "

This was the first time that Yuwen He and Feng Yuting had officially met.

Face to face, close up.

Last time Feng Yuting had entered the palace as the envoy of the Tatar Palace, she could only pay her respects to the Lord of Da Xia from afar in the great hall.

Xiao Ruyue looked at Yuwen He.

Even though she was the king of a nation, she could still trust his judgement; even though she was very confident in Yuwen He. But he still wanted to see for himself how he would react.

However, Yuwen He's black eyes only swept indifferently across Feng Yuting's face and completely ignored her existence.

He turned his head and instructed Fang Weiyong: "Take it."

Fang Weiyong then accepted the porcelain box from Feng Yuting and kept it respectfully.

Yuwen He turned towards Xiao Ruyue and passed her a cup of tea, then instructed carefully: "It's a little hot."

"Yes." Xiao Ruyue smiled and agreed.

Feng Yuting's gaze lingered on Yuwen He's body, and then, without leaving a trace, he sized up Yuwen He's entire body, as though she was evaluating and appraising her own possession.

He couldn't blame the transvestite for thinking so highly of this man, unwilling to give up no matter what. This man truly did have some looks.

His bearing was calm. Facing each other, he actually wasn't affected by her charm. Such a rare sight.

Forget about Begonia, she was also interested in Yuwen He. A man who would not be affected by her charm was a rarity in the world.

Feng Yuting's eyes flashed, she stared straight at Yuwen He, her charming eyes like silk, especially alluring.

Ye Haitang's eyes stared straight at Yuwen He, she was burning with madness, she probably wanted to pounce on him, but in front of everyone's eyes, she had no choice but to suppress the urge in her heart.

Xiao Ruyue glanced at them. She didn't need to guess to know that both Ye Haitang and Feng Yuting had dirty thoughts towards Yuwen He. She sipped her tea as if nothing had happened and sat quietly to watch the play.

Yuwen He and Empress Dowager chatted for a while longer before Xiao Ruyue continued. There was no room for Ye Haitang to interrupt.

After chatting for a while, the topic of conversation naturally shifted to Ye Haitang.

"The recovery of Imperial Consort Ye's sickness is a huge matter." Xiao Ruyue's eyes swept across Ye Haitang's face. She then laughed and said to Empress Dowager and Yuwen He, "Royal Grandmother, Your Majesty, this kind of happy occasion, shouldn't there be a feast to celebrate at the palace?"

"All of the harem's matters are managed by Min Er. Min Er feels that it should be so, let's do it." Yuwen He looked at Xiao Ruyue and said with a gentle smile, but he completely carried an attitude of "I don't care".

Empress Dowager immediately added, "Min Er is right. Since it's a joyous occasion, it should be bustling with noise and excitement. Since there had been no happy events in the palace for some time now, they took this opportunity to invite the imperial clansmen into a lively discussion. "The lotus flowers in the lotus pond in the imperial garden are blooming just right. It's a good time to view them."

"Then chenqie will have someone prepare." Xiao Ruyue obediently obeyed, "Previously, I was prepared to give a welcoming banquet to the envoy of Tatar to wash away the dust, but because Imperial Consort Ye's illness has not healed, no one was able to gather any energy to celebrate, and it just so happens that it's just right."

Empress Dowager nodded in agreement, "Indeed. It's been hard on you, Queen. "

"It wasn't hard work. It was all part of your concubine's duty." Xiao Ruyue smiled in response.

Ye Haitang and Feng Yuting looked at each other and reached an agreement.

"chenqie thanks the empress for her care." Ye Haitang stood up and gave Xiao Ruyue a huge bow.

This salute was so firm that it could not be avoided.

Xiao Ruyue's eyes flashed a deep meaning, this time she did not instruct Yin Lin to do it on her behalf, but instead stood up and personally bent down to support Ye Haitang, "We are all sisters from the same family, Imperial Consort Ye need not be so courteous."

For some reason, Ye Haitang's expression changed, but she quickly suppressed it and gritted her teeth. "Many thanks to the Empress."

On the surface, it looked kind and friendly.

The banquet had already been decided.

Ye Haitang quickly made an excuse saying that she needed to rest, and then left with Feng Yuting.

When he left, Feng Yuting had forgotten to take another look at Yuwen He before he reluctantly left.

This time, Ye Haitang did not look reluctant to part with it, which was unexpected.

However, there had never been any accidents.

In actuality, when Ye Haitang was kneeling just now, she had shot out a thin needle from her sleeve towards Xiao Ruyue, and Xiao Ruyue had used that as an excuse to avoid the needle. If the needle wasn't poisoned, then it must have some kind of sinister use.

And Xiao Ruyue was not someone who would be slaughtered easily by others. When she helped Ye Haitang up, the Jade Silkworm Gu that had been hiding in her sleeves all this while became active at that moment, and quickly jumped out. When others could not see, she fiercely bit Xiao Ruyue the moment their hands made contact!

It was the Jade Silkworm Gu that bit down fiercely, causing Ye Haitang to almost withdraw her hand in pain.

No matter how slow she was, she would still feel something was amiss before finding an excuse to leave.

After exiting the Lushua Hall, Yuwen He and Xiao Ruyue abandoned their carriage and walked on the forest road with umbrellas up.

"Ye Haitang has already removed the needles that she shot out, let's look at what's on it later on."

"Well, anyway, she didn't hurt me. Instead, she was the one who stole the chicken and ate the rice. I still can't learn to be good after so long, so I can only make her suffer a little. " Xiao Ruyue shrugged his shoulders and laughed unconcernedly.