Chapter 410: Revisiting the Past

What? Someone actually dared to openly insult His Majesty in the palace!

The eunuch snorted coldly and said with a forced smile, "Please be careful with your words."

Jiang Yao ignored him and spoke rapidly, "This damn emperor is a heartless man. If he could accidentally kill Prime Minister Lu, why can't he accidentally kill us? We must keep an eye on his every move to prevent him from harming us. We can even take him hostage if necessary."

Mu Qing was a little embarrassed: "But mother and Xin'er both need to rest."

The eunuchs ignored him and even dared to discuss kidnapping His Majesty right under his nose. He was furious: "Come here, arrest all these villains!"

Jiang Yao looked at these lackeys of the emperor, finding everything about them unpleasant. She raised her eyes with anger and was about to say something when she heard the Duke's helpless voice from inside the room: "Quiet down!"

The eunuch thought the Duke was backing him up, and said arrogantly, "Don't think you can act recklessly just because His Majesty is seriously ill. The Duke is still here~"

Duke Xuanyuan was not so polite to him and shouted directly: "Idiot, I told you to be quiet!"

The eunuch choked.

The world is quiet.

Taoist Master Yiqing asked with some confusion: "What? Prime Minister Lu was killed by the Emperor?"

Jiang Yao said simply and directly, "Yes."

She raised her eyes lightly and looked at Taoist Master Yiqing, saying quietly, "If you had come any later, you would have been here to collect my body."

Taoist Master Yiqing was stunned. Although Jiang Yao only said two simple sentences, one could imagine how many dangers the few people had experienced in there.

Jiang Yao thought about how her enemy was actually Hu Xin'er's biological brother, and her indirect enemy was Hu Xin'er's father. She couldn't help but sneer, "Today I really saw a big show, even more exciting than what was described in the storybooks. Thinking about the first half of my life, it's just a joke."

She has always been happy to avenge her enemies, but sometimes things in the world are so unpredictable. Hu Xiner's identity makes it impossible for her to kill the emperor.

She was so excited that she almost vomited blood. Looking at Taoist Yiqing's concerned eyes, she couldn't help but reveal some grief and anger.

Taoist Master Yiqing rarely saw her like this. His sweetheart had always been cold and strong since she had experienced a great change. She was the only one who could mock others, and there was no reason for her to be bullied.

The fragility revealed by Jiang Yao made his heart tremble violently, as if something was grabbing it and it hurt terribly.

But he was tongue-tied and couldn't come up with any words of comfort, so he ignored everyone's gaze and hugged Jiang Yao in his arms.

Jiang Yao was unexpectedly hugged and looked at him blankly.

Taoist Master Yiqing's chest rose and fell rapidly, no longer showing his usual calm and detached demeanor. He looked like a young man eager to vent his anger for his beloved.

He held it in for a long while, then gritted his teeth and said, "Don't worry, even if he escapes to the ends of the earth, I will definitely bring you the head of the mastermind behind this!"

Mu Qing and Hu Xin'er looked at them with extremely complicated expressions.

The masterminds behind this, weren't they Liu Se, the Emperor, and the Crown Prince? This matter was jointly facilitated by the three of them, and yet, all three of them had a close relationship with Hu Xin'er.

Jiang Yao didn't care about these things. It was rare for her to see Taoist Yiqing express his true feelings. Thinking that this man became so lively because of her, she couldn't help but feel a little sweet in her heart.

She stared at Taoist Master Yiqing infatuatedly and asked, "Who are you to say this? Who am I to you? Why are you seeking revenge for me?"

"You...I..." Taoist Yiqing came back to his senses from his anger and heartache, and was speechless when he met Jiang Yao's rare tender eyes.

He wanted to say, you are my sweetheart, if I don’t avenge you, who will?

However, just as the words came to his throat, he suddenly realized that he was in public and everyone was watching him!

Although all misunderstandings had been resolved before, the Taoist priest was very shy. Under the gaze of everyone, he felt that his hands on Jiang Yao's back were getting hot.

He hesitated for a long time, but Jiang Yao did not urge him, but just stared at him intently.

The Taoist priest tried his best to calm himself, but he didn't realize that his red face had betrayed everything.

He tried to speak in a calm tone, "Of course it's a friend. As a friend, I should do this."

Jiang Yao's eyes turned cold as she slapped him.

"Snap!" Five bright red fingerprints appeared on the Taoist priest's face. He was stunned and could only stare blankly at Jiang Yao.

Jiang Yao wasn't as good-tempered as before. She asked coldly, "Tell me again, what is your identity?"

The Taoist priest hesitated for a long time, and Jiang Yao's eyes gradually became impatient.

Taoist Master Yiqing saw that she was getting really angry, so he quickly asked tentatively, "Is it... your lover?"

"Pfft!" Hu Xin'er, who was originally immersed in the complicated life experience, almost laughed out loud.

Others also showed expressions of dismay.

Jiang Yao hated this unromantic blockhead so much that she tried to slap him again, but Taoist Yiqing grabbed her wrist.

"Stop fighting." Taoist Master Yiqing said softly, his eyes full of confusion.

Obviously, he still hadn't figured out what was wrong with what he had just said.

"Let me go!" Jiang Yao said coldly.

If it were someone else, they would grab her wrist at this time and say affectionately, "I won't let go."

But Taoist Master Yiqing is different.

He immediately let go of Jiang Yao's hand.

Jiang Yao pushed him away and returned to her usual cold demeanor: "Get lost!"

Hu Xiner kept winking at the Taoist priest.

Taoist Master Yiqing quickly said, "I was wrong. I... I can be the Jiang family's son-in-law!"

But... he frowned: "We haven't even matched our horoscopes, how can we be sons-in-law?"

He felt that there was nothing wrong with what he had just said. He and Jiang Yao were not married, but they had a child. If that wasn't being in love, what was it?

You can't say it's an affair!

Jiang Yao asked angrily, "You've done that kind of thing, and you even have a child. Don't you dare admit it?"

In her heart, Taoist Master Yiqing is her husband!

Who knew that when the Taoist priest heard this, he started to stammer again: "I didn't, I just..."

Jiang Yao raised an eyebrow, her eyes cold and mocking. "Okay, you're pretending not to know, huh? Then I'll go over the past with you! That day, I learned the news of the Jiang family's annihilation, and I was grieving in the courtyard..."

A familiar figure suddenly appeared under the moon, and he walked towards her exhausted.

Jiang Yao, who was originally trying hard to suppress her sadness, suddenly burst into tears when she saw the man's face clearly.