Chapter 95 The Imperial Advisor Arrives, A Fate Born Naturally

Seeing Meng Yanzhi like this, Ling Xiao was stunned and it took him a long time to come back to his senses.

He walked in step by step, stood behind Meng Yanzhi, and coughed twice.

"Who are you?"

Meng Yanzhi turned around, frowned as she looked at Ling Xiao, her expression showing a hint of wariness.

Seeing this, Ling Xiao immediately introduced himself: "Don't be nervous, I am the Imperial Advisor Ling Xiao."

"This humble woman, Meng Yanzhi, greets the Imperial Preceptor." Meng Yanzhi immediately snapped out of her daze, gave a proper bow, and then looked at Ling Xiao with a smile: "What brings the Imperial Preceptor here?"

Ling Xiao glanced at Meng Yanzhi, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "I'd like to take a look at your destiny, is that alright?"

“Okay.” Meng Yanzhi immediately washed the flour off her hands and followed her outside. The two of them sat down in the courtyard.

Immediately afterwards, Meng Yanzhi stretched out her hand and silently gave her birth date and time.

As he listened, Ling Xiao's expression changed: "So that's how it is. You really are special."

"Your destiny is special; you and the Emperor are a match made in heaven." Ling Xiao smiled and looked at Meng Yanzhi: "Do you like the Emperor?"

What kind of nonsense is this?

Meng Yanzhi had never met Ling Xiao before, but she had heard of his name in her previous life. She knew he was an exceptionally skilled person and that he was the emperor's childhood friend. The two had grown up together and had a very close relationship.

But she really didn't understand why Ling Xiao had come after her.

Meng Yanzhi frowned, then withdrew her hand and said calmly, "The Emperor is the chosen one of Heaven, so I would never even dream of him. In the future, the Imperial Advisor should say less of this."

"But you've already been intimate, don't you want a formal title?" Ling Xiao looked at Meng Yanzhi with confusion.

Now, Meng Yanzhi was really anxious. She covered Ling Xiao's mouth and looked around warily. Only after making sure no one had heard did she breathe a sigh of relief.

She gritted her teeth and looked at Ling Xiao: "Can you please stop talking about these things?"

oh?

Ling Xiao immediately realized that Meng Yanzhi didn't want anyone to know about this. He curiously stepped forward and looked at Meng Yanzhi with a grin: "Do you despise the emperor? Do you look down on the emperor? Do you think that what happened between you two is something that can't be discussed openly?"

What's wrong with this person?

Meng Yanzhi met him for the first time, but she disliked his personality very much.

Her eyebrows furrowed tightly, and she said in a low voice, "Imperial Preceptor, these are all treasonous words. You grew up with the Emperor and naturally don't think there's anything wrong with them, but I am just a lowly subject, so I hope you won't implicate me."

After saying that, Meng Yanzhi went straight inside and continued making snacks.

Seeing Meng Yanzhi's nonchalant attitude, Ling Xiao understood that the current situation was that Xiao Xingyuan was interested in her, but she wasn't interested in him.

"Interesting, absolutely hilarious!"

"This kid has always had an ice-cold face!"

Ling Xiao chuckled, eagerly anticipating Xiao Xingyuan's change of expression.

Meng Yanzhi quickly prepared two small dishes of snacks: one was jujube paste cake, and the other was lotus flower pastry.

She sent one portion to Consort Wang's palace and left two for Ling Xiao.

"This is my cooking. Imperial Advisor, please try it and see if you like it."

"If you eat my food, you're not allowed to say anything out of line. You have to keep it a secret from now on, okay?"

Meng Yanzhi stuffed the lotus-shaped pastry into Ling Xiao's mouth, smiled at him, and then turned and walked towards the Imperial Study.

The sweet taste of lotus leaves spread in his mouth, and Ling Xiao was pleasantly surprised. He didn't like sweet things, but this one was definitely extraordinary.

Meng Yanzhi smiled, carried the pastries into the imperial study, and then presented them directly to Xiao Xingyuan: "Your Majesty, you've worked hard, why don't you rest for a while?"

"Thank you." Xiao Xingyuan nodded, then immediately took a lotus-shaped pastry and stuffed it into his mouth, his face full of amazement: "Delicious, absolutely delicious!"

"Does His Majesty like it very much?" Meng Yanzhi leaned forward, smiling as she looked at Xiao Xingyuan. "Does His Majesty really like it?"

Seeing Meng Yanzhi's expression, Xiao Xingyuan silently put down the pastry in his hand and looked at her: "Do you have something to ask of me?"

"Yes!" Meng Yanzhi knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, may I go out for a walk?"

"You want to leave the palace?" Xiao Xingyuan frowned at her, looking displeased. "What's so good about outside the palace?"

Of course, there are things to do outside the palace.

Meng Yanzhi remained silent, only staring longingly at Xiao Xingyuan. After a moment of stalemate, Xiao Xingyuan finally gave in with no choice but to agree.

However, I must be back before dark.

Meng Yanzhi happily took the emperor's gold token and left the palace.

She didn't go anywhere else, but quietly went to Zhang Xuanyun's residence.

Originally, Zhang Xuanyun lived with the Crown Prince in the Crown Prince's residence, but now things are different. He bought his own residence, which is right next to the Crown Prince's residence, making it very convenient.

"Mr. Zhang!"

Meng Yanzhi smiled at Zhang Xuanyun, and still gave a proper bow.

Seeing Meng Yanzhi appear before him, Zhang Xuanyun was pleasantly surprised, but more worried: "There's news outside that you leaked the information about the armory, and the Jade King's men are looking for you. Why did you come out? Aren't you afraid of dying?"

"This news is an absolute secret, but the Jade King still found out. What do you think is the reason for this, sir?" Meng Yanzhi sat down casually, tilting her head and smiling at Zhang Xuanyun.

During this time, Zhang Xuanyun has been investigating this matter, not understanding how the information was leaked.

Seeing Meng Yanzhi frown as she left the palace because of this matter, I feel even more that things are probably not so simple.

Meng Yanzhi smiled and said, "The Crown Prince won't betray me because we're allies, and I won't betray myself either, so only the Emperor is left. This news must have been leaked by the Emperor!"

"Why?" Zhang Xuanyun frowned, looking at Meng Yanzhi with confusion.

However, Meng Yanzhi didn't say anything, but silently picked up her teacup and took a sip.

"The art of checks and balances!"

Zhang Xuanyun was a smart man and quickly understood why.

His eyebrows furrowed tightly, and then he said, "Yes, that's it, that must be it. The Emperor is still young, so it's impossible to let the Crown Prince have too much power. There needs to be someone to check and balance him, otherwise, the court will definitely lose its balance!"

"Sir, you're amazing!" Meng Yanzhi chuckled, looking at Zhang Xuanyun with admiration.