Chapter 149 Rejecting Temptation

"Your Majesty, there is no one inside..." After Liu Yan led his men to search, he nervously reported to Ye Linghan.

Upon hearing this, Ye Linghan looked at the person who brought them here again: "Are you sure this is the place?"

The man was already scared to death, and immediately cursed and swore: "I am sure, this is really the place, he told me to come here to find him if I have any problems!"

Ye Linghan looked around again with a gloomy face, and wherever his eyes went, the temperature dropped sharply!

It's a pity that the surroundings are so quiet and there is nothing.

At this moment, a series of sudden footsteps suddenly came slowly from a distance.

Everyone was startled and immediately looked towards the source of the sound.

Ye Linghan quickly glanced at Tianyi. Tianyi understood and stepped forward, but there was no sound when he walked.

A moment later, the owner of the footsteps appeared, and the next moment he was caught by Tianyi who was hiding in the dark.

"Prince Regent, spare my life!" a shrill voice cried, "I am here to deliver a message!"

Everyone was stunned and looked at him carefully, and found that he was actually a little eunuch.

"Whose message are you conveying?" Ye Linghan asked in a deep voice.

Could it be Marquis Mu Yuan?

"Reply...to the Regent." The eunuch said in horror, "tell the Queen Mother what she said..."

Xia Yunxi?

Ye Linghan opened his eyes slightly, how did she know he was here? And at this time...

"Speak." Ye Linghan ordered.

"Yes!" the eunuch said respectfully, "The Queen Mother said that you must come to the palace. The Queen Mother has something to tell you, and it is definitely of interest to you."

Ye Linghan narrowed his eyes. Is Xia Yunxi going to stop pretending? Are you going to confront him?

"Enter the palace." Ye Linghan said coldly and left first.

After not seeing each other for many days, Xia Yunxi looked even better than before. Not only was her complexion fair and rosy, but her cheeks were also fuller.

"Regent, it's been a long time since we last met..." Xia Yunxi walked towards Ye Linghan with a bright smile on her face.

Ye Linghan still had that cold expression on his face, neither angry nor gloomy, just cold and ruthless.

"What does the Queen Mother want to say?" His voice was cold and calm, as if he didn't take Xia Yunxi seriously at all.

Although the smile on Xia Yunxi's face did not change, she felt a little lost in her heart.

But when I thought about what would happen soon... that little bit of loss quickly disappeared.

"The Regent is so heartless. He doesn't even show any concern for me after not seeing me for such a long time." Xia Yunxi pretended to complain, but her smile became more and more gorgeous, even revealing a sense of temptation.

Ye Linghan felt an indescribable disgust towards Xia Yunxi, who had suddenly transformed from the image of a good wife and mother into a charming and seductive one.

"It must have been hard for the Queen Mother to pretend for so many years."

Seeing the contempt in Ye Linghan's eyes, Xia Yunxi's heart tightened slightly, but her face remained calm: "Your Majesty, you are too kind. This is nothing in this deep palace where people are eaten without leaving any bones."

"Stop talking nonsense." Ye Linghan was in no mood to listen to her complaints: "Why did you ask me to come here?"

Xia Yunxi suppressed the pain in her heart, looked at Ye Linghan deeply, and suddenly said something shocking: "I can help the Regent to capture Marquis Mu Yuan."

There was no reaction on Ye Linghan's face, but he couldn't help but feel a little nervous. What was this woman trying to do?

Isn’t Marquis Mu Yuan in cahoots with her? Why should she help him?

"So what?" Ye Linghan looked at Xia Yunxi with disdain, waiting for Xia Yunxi's next words.

"Don't worry, Regent. I won't make any excessive requests." Xia Yunxi smiled charmingly again: "I just hope that the Regent can come to the palace to see me more often."

Ye Linghan did not answer immediately, but stared at Xia Yunxi sharply for a moment.

Just when Xia Yunxi thought that Ye Linghan was about to agree, she heard: "The King is not interested."

Xia Yunxi was so shocked that cracks appeared on the perfect expression on her face.

She looked at Ye Linghan in disbelief and asked unwillingly, "Why? The Regent cannot even meet my trivial request?"

Does Ye Linghan hate her so much? You even give up such an attractive opportunity?

Ye Linghan frowned impatiently and said bluntly: "How long do you want the Queen Mother to pretend? Do you think the truth will be exposed soon and plan to give up Mu Yuanhou as your accomplice?"

He never imagined that Xia Yunxi, who was so embarrassed that she couldn't even raise her head when she looked at him, would become like this.

He kept thinking about Xia Yunxi's admiration for him, and he remembered it because it was sincere.

Therefore, he had never made things difficult for them, mother and son, over the years.

But such a seemingly weak woman actually slapped him hard.

He was actually tricked by this woman!

Xia Yunxi was slightly startled, but immediately smiled and said, "The Regent King really misunderstood me. I didn't do anything. I just wanted to help the Regent King. It's fine if the Regent King doesn't appreciate it, but how can he slander me like this?"

Ye Linghan couldn't help but admire Xia Yunxi. With such courage and shamelessness, she was truly a promising talent.

It's a pity that she has evil intentions, otherwise she would be a good helper to assist the emperor.

"Your Majesty, do you think you did it perfectly?" Ye Linghan looked at Xia Yunxi mockingly and said, "Your Majesty, don't be too happy too soon. I will make you admit it."

A hint of barely perceptible panic flashed across Xia Yunxi's eyes, but she concealed it by lowering her eyes.

She took two steps closer to Ye Linghan and said, "The Regent King doesn't trust me. It really makes me sad..."

"Since the Regent King does not accept my good intentions, then that's fine." Xia Yunxi suddenly changed the subject, her tone revealing a hint of threat and pride: "It's just that I'm afraid that the Regent King will regret it in the future..."

"The Regent King also knows that Marquis Mu Yuan is a bold and reckless person. If he gets things wrong... he might do something earth-shattering..."

Although Ye Linghan looked unchanged and did not show any anger or fear due to Xia Yunxi's blatant provocation, his heart tightened unconsciously.

He knew that they had a bigger conspiracy that would be carried out soon.

But even so, he would not compromise.

It's not that he is conceited, but doing business with such a shameless person will not have any good results.

"I really want to see what earth-shattering events you can come up with..."

After saying this, Ye Linghan turned around and left without wanting to stay any longer.

But just as he walked to the door, Xia Yunxi's voice came again: "I heard that Mr. Su almost lost his life a while ago?"

Ye Linghan paused. Although he tried his best to restrain himself, he still couldn't stay calm, so he didn't turn around.

Because he thought of a possibility. He had not yet found the mastermind behind Su Xing's kidnapping. Could it be that...

Xia Yunxi seemed to know what Ye Linghan was thinking and smiled slightly: "Don't misunderstand, Regent. This matter has nothing to do with me."

"After all, it's not me who is engaged to the Regent..."