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The person behind the fake mountain didn't seem to think that someone would come here. The woman let out an "Ah!", and then the rustling sound of clothes could be heard.

After a while, just as Lian Qiuwei wanted to go up and drag them out, she saw a person walk out from the fake mountain. He had an evil smile on his face as he looked at Qingqing. The evil smile on his face intensified. "Imperial Aunt, you're in such a good mood. You're not staying in the Phoenix Perch Hall in such a hot weather. Did you come here just to catch the traitor?"

This man was Duanmu Yu Ling's half-brother, Duanmu Yu Ming. He was very well-behaved and often acted out of line. Even Duanmu Yu Ling couldn't do anything to him, so he turned a blind eye towards him.

Seeing that it was him, Qing Qing felt suspicious, but she didn't show it on her face. She smiled and said, "Seventh Brother, you're so charming. I don't know what kind of girl got your eyes. If you really want her, I'll make the decision to give her to you."

If this Xia Qingqing saw him in the past, she would have turned to leave a long time ago. He was such a dignified and upright imperial sister-in-law, she couldn't stand his way of doing things, but now she was even joking with him. It was just that he couldn't announce today's matter to the public. He could only think of a way to force her to leave.

Taking a step forward, he tilted his head to one side and took a deep breath. "What kind of woman can't compare to you, Imperial Aunt? Who doesn't know that the current Empress is the most beautiful woman in the country of Zhou?"

Qing Qing hadn't even moved. The nearby Forsythia and Crimson Tide pushed Duanmu Huanghun aside while one stood in front of Qing Qing, blocking her path.

"Oh? The lady by my sister-in-law's side isn't bad. Why don't you promise me all of them? I will definitely treat her well." After saying that, he grabbed Cai Hong's hand that was still on his arm and pulled her into his embrace.

Although he usually did what he wanted to do, he still had a good grasp of the situation and had never crossed the line. Right now, his actions definitely had other reasons, and he probably didn't want her to know about the woman in the fake mountain. Could she be Duanmu Yuling's concubine?

"Seventh Brother, you've gone too far. If you don't want the Emperor to know what happened today, it's best that you let go." Qing Qing narrowed her eyes, waiting for his next move.

"Sister-in-law, don't be angry. I'll let go now."

She turned around and left. When she turned around, she gave a cold smile. Did he think that she wouldn't know who the person inside was just because of this?

"Xiao Qi, who's the woman inside?" Others might not be able to investigate, but to Little Seven, this was a small matter.

"Your palace maid, Qingqing, when are you coming back? I'm hungry, but everything in the kitchen is raw."

Ever since he brought out Xiao Qi and let her eat a lot of delicious things, she couldn't stop wanting to eat. Every two hours or so she would have to eat something, and now she was eating something that was getting fatter and fatter.

"It's almost time. Hurry up and tell me what happened today."

So the woman behind the fake mountain was Consort De's personal maid. Not only did Duanmu Yu Ming have a relationship with this palace maid, he even had a childhood sweetheart like Consort De. Originally, Consort De wanted to marry Duanmu Yu Ming, but when Duanmu Yu Ling saw Consort De at a banquet, he was attracted by Consort De's youthful beauty and was able to bring her into the imperial harem.

In truth, he was a very ambitious person. Towards Consort De, he didn't truly love her, but rather because the power behind her was only second to the Duke of Zhennan's Mansion.

No matter what Duanmu Yuming wanted her to do, she would try her best to do it without a second thought. However, this wouldn't be able to get even the slightest bit of feelings from Duanmu Yuming. Duanmu Yuming had arranged for the woman at the fake mountain to stay by her side and keep an eye on her.

This Duanmu Yu Ming really was making a big fuss out of nothing. She thought that there was some sort of scheme, but she was afraid that she would find out. If Consort De found out about this, then he might lose a hand in conspiring.

However, this Duanmu Yu Ming really was a scumbag, even scumbag than Duanmu Yu Ling. How was she going to take revenge on him for teasing her? Qing Qing began to laugh mischievously.