077

The temperature is gradually warming up.

After a night of light snow, winter quietly left Sheng'an.

Xu Luo changed into thin spring clothes.

It's still very cold to wear spring clothes at this time.

But Xu Luo felt nothing and waited for his guests nonchalantly.

A quarter of an hour later, the guests arrived as promised.

"Your Highness the Fifth Prince asked me out at the restaurant. Aren't you afraid of being discovered?"

Xu Luo curled his lips: "This is my territory."

The man took off his hood and it was He Yin who appeared in Suizhou.

He Yin's impression of the fifth prince is still under investigation.

"So that's how it is. How dare the Fifth Prince ask me out at this time? Tell me, what does the Fifth Prince want to talk about?"

Xu Luo played with the ring in his hand, and raised his eyebrows slightly, "I think your prince has already decided to cooperate."

He Yin smiled faintly: "I can't make the decision for His Royal Highness. We can help you with the conditions that His Royal Highness has stated, but how much benefit can we get?"

Xu Luo glanced at him and knew what they were thinking, so he simply talked to them.

"After the Northern Di envoys enter Sheng'an, my father will arrange a cleansing banquet, and I will take action at the banquet."

The people at the cleansing banquet were not just members of the royal family.

He Yin was surprised at his confidence: "Your Highness, are you so sure that you can succeed?"

I was questioned several times.

The anger in Xu Luo's heart finally erupted.

"I should be the one questioning you! Why are the poisons you gave me so ineffective?!"

He Yin looked innocent: "I said, there is no guarantee that anyone can solve it."

The poison of the Northern Di people is not incurable, so how could it be impossible to cure it?

He had said long ago that although this poison could be fatal, it could be cured with timely treatment.

However, the remaining trace toxins will slowly erode the body.

He did not tell Xu Luo about this.

Xu Luo calmed down and said impatiently, "If you want to cooperate, then show your sincerity! You have questioned me many times. How can I trust you to cooperate with you?"

He Yin remained calm and concealed the turbulent emotions in his eyes.

"Your Highness the Fifth Prince is talking about how we should cooperate this time?"

Xu Luo looked at him with half belief and half doubt.

Then he waved his hand and motioned for him to come closer.

An hour later, He Yin came out of the tavern, glanced sideways at Xu Luo who was drinking by the window, and his eyes suddenly became gloomy.

After a chuckle, he turned to the pavilion by the lake.

A touch of green adorns the branches.

The willow branches drooped lazily, brushing across the surface of the lake.

He Yin looked at the pink-dressed woman in front of him, "There is no problem with Xu Luo. I hope the Seventh Prince can do what he promised."

A breeze lifted a strand of hair.

Yang Chaoxue nodded with satisfaction: "Very good, don't worry, I won't break my promise to you."

She paused, her brows slightly furrowed.

"There is one thing I have always wondered about. Your Highness the Prince wanted to cooperate with Xu Luo, but you came to us. Aren't you afraid of being punished by your Highness the Prince?"

He Yin and Xu Nanheng's collaboration was hidden from Li Muyi.

Hearing this, he shook his head.

"Your Highness never thought of cooperating with Xu Luo from the beginning. He just wanted to see how far Xu Luo could go."

Li Muyi came to Yuchao, firstly to test Yuchao's strength on the king's orders, and secondly to find the long-lost princess for his own selfish reasons.

He had no intention of getting involved with Sheng An's people, he just thought... it was fun to watch a grasshopper jump.

Yang Chaoxue showed a pitiful look: "Then the fifth brother is really pitiful..."

Beautiful women cherish their beauty, and I feel pity when I see them.

He Yin saw at a glance how much mockery was hidden behind her sympathetic face.

The people of Sheng'an are indeed cunning.

The faint voice suddenly entered He Yin's ears.

He Yin's eyes darkened, "Someone is coming."

Before Yang Chaoxue could react, he had already put on his hood and left.

Blink and disappear.

She made all preparations before coming.

He took out a bamboo flute from his sleeve.

The melodious and clear sound of the flute is like a stream flowing through a mountain stream, refreshing the heart and mind. The wind blows by, taking away a piece of the flute sound.

Xu Guanlin appeared following the familiar sound of the flute.

Memories that had been sealed for many years were suddenly awakened.

It was also early spring of that year. He was walking along the lake when he suddenly heard the sound of a flute. He felt as if he was at the foot of a mountain stream, and his tired nerves, which had been tired for many days, finally relaxed.

It was then that he developed a liking for the owner of the flute sound.

Xu Guanlin sighed with emotion, and walked forward. Just like that year, he saw the beauty in the pavilion.

"Towards the snow."

Yang Chaoxue turned around in surprise, "Your Highness? Why are you here... I was talking too much."

She lowered her eyes hesitantly, as if she had suffered a lot of injustice.

Xu Guanlin looked around and asked, "Why are you here? Why don't you ask someone to accompany you?"

Yang Chaoxue turned away and said, "I want to go out and relax, but it's not good to have too many people."

Xu Guanlin seemed to be thinking about something, and suddenly asked, "Who did you see here just now?"

"Your Highness, you are joking. I am the only one here!"

Xu Guanlin said nothing, his scrutinizing eyes swept across her slightly stiff face.

After a while, he smiled and said, "Maybe I was wrong. I have something important to do and cannot stay here with you. You should go back earlier."

"yes."

The smile on Yang Chaoxue's lips faded.

She could feel that Xu Guanlin's attitude towards her was no longer as gentle and affectionate as before, and it had been like this since she gave birth.

"By the way," Xu Guanlin stopped abruptly, a hint of emotion flashing across his pale eyes, "My encounter with you back then wasn't intentional on Chaoxue's part, right?"

Yang Chaoxue's pupils shrank slightly, and she said sadly: "Why does Your Highness miss me like this? I went to the lake to relax because I was worried about the affairs of my concubine..."

The hand holding the bamboo flute clenched silently.

Xu Guanlin stared at her expressionlessly for a moment, then raised his lip: "It's my fault. I shouldn't have doubted Chaoxue. I'll go and make amends to you later."

"I dare not."

Yang Chaoxue bowed and watched him leave with closed eyes.

Only after confirming that Xu Guanlin had really left did she breathe a sigh of relief.

My body is a little unstable.

Has Xu Guanlin begun to doubt her?

Why did he come here suddenly?

Yang Chaoxue was puzzled.

Since she couldn't stay here any longer, she hurried back to the carriage.

The coachman was driving back to the East Palace when he was suddenly stopped by another carriage.

Yang Chaoxue nearly fell down, her anger filled her lungs, and she was about to open her mouth to curse, but the curtain of the car was suddenly opened.

"Song Jin?!"

She couldn't breathe out.

Song Jin adjusted her skirt, leaned against the car wall leisurely, and nodded at her.

"Yes, it's me. Yang Chaoxue, it's been a long time since we last met. You seem to be getting more and more haggard."

Even though her face was covered with powder, the haggardness conveyed through her eyes could not be concealed by powder.

As a woman, I understand these things best.

What Yang Chaoxue cared about was her own face. When Song Jin said that, she covered her face in panic.

Everything she is experiencing now is caused by Xiaochan.

"How dare you! I am now the Crown Prince's concubine, you——"

Song Jin suddenly grabbed her wrist and stared into her colorless eyes.

"Yang Chaoxue, it's not your turn to show off in front of me now. What do you think would happen if the letters between you and Xu Nanheng were seen by the prince?"

Yang Chaoxue's pupils shrank: "Don't even think about deceiving me!"

Song Jin shook her hand off, crossed his arms and looked at her: "It should have been sent to the desk in the prince's study by now. I think you can see that the prince's attitude towards you has changed since you had a miscarriage. He asked the marquis to investigate your miscarriage, not to clear your name... but to find out who is the father of the baby in your belly!"

"You have schemed against me several times before and made me suffer so much. Now it is your turn."

"No, that's impossible... You're lying to me!"

Yang Chaoxue's whole body was shaking, and her heart was trembling. She could hardly hold up her body and was half paralyzed.

Xu Guanlin already suspected her. If he really saw those letters, then everything she had planned would be over!

Regardless of whether Song Jin's words were true or not, she was already confused.

Song Jin looked down at her from above: "Calculating the time, it's still not too late to go back now."

"Yang Chaoxue, we will slowly settle our accounts later!"

Song Jin jumped off the carriage without looking back.

He made Shi An, who was threatening the driver with a sword, let go and told the driver to speed up and return to the East Palace.

Shi An was puzzled by her behavior: "What are you trying to do, ma'am?"

Song Jin: "You are trying to sow discord!"

*

East Palace.

Chang Yue took advantage of the good sunshine today to go out and relax, and happened to see Yang Chaoxue who looked panicked.

His eyes narrowed slightly.

"Yang Chaoxue, where are you going in such a hurry?"

Yang Chaoxue was startled for a moment, then hurriedly calmed down: "Of course I'm going back to the bedroom!"

"Really?"

Seeing her eyes looking somewhere from time to time, Chang Yue felt that there was something wrong.

He stopped her from leaving and was determined to get something out of her.

Chang Yue is the Crown Princess, and Yang Chaoxue cannot speak ill of her openly, but she is always angry with her.

Out of the corner of my eye I caught a glimpse of Xu Guanlin walking in.

My heart suddenly became tense.

"Crown Princess, I'm really not feeling well. I'm going back first!"

Just say forget it and rush out without caring.

Chang Yue couldn't stop it.

Her behavior was really abnormal, and the direction she was heading was obviously not her bedroom.

"I have met His Highness."

Chang Yue bowed softly and calmly told Yang Chaoxue's whereabouts.

"Your Highness, did you come back with the concubine? I noticed that she looked a little strange just now. Did something happen?"

"Chao Xue?" Xu Guanlin frowned. Wasn't she by the lake? "Where did she go?"

Chang Yue hesitated, looked at his face and whispered: "The concubine said she was not feeling well and wanted to go back to the bedroom to rest, but I saw her going in the direction of the study..."

"Study?"

The prince's study is a restricted area and they cannot enter without his permission.

In the past, Xu Guanlin doted on her and condoned her behavior, but now he is suspicious of her, and every move of Yang Chaoxue will arouse his suspicion.

Yang Chaoxue knew exactly this. Regardless of whether the letters were true or false, Xu Guanlin would become more suspicious of her after reading them.

A thick envelope was placed on the table.

Her interactions with Xu Nanheng were far more than just these.

She had something on her mind and didn't even look at it carefully.

Grab the letter and burn it on the candle.

The flames rolled up little by little

The flickering light of the fire shone into her eyes, casting a shadow.

She underestimated Song Jin.

Next time, I won't let her succeed...

"Chao Xue, what are you doing!"

Xu Guanlin's scolding suddenly came from behind him.

Flames licked my fingertips.

Yang Chaoxue was so scared that she threw the half-burned letter away.

Chang Yue quickly stepped on the letter and destroyed it.

The handwriting is still vaguely discernible on the half-ripped piece of letter paper.

Yang Chaoxue's face turned pale instantly.

“Your Highness…”

Xu Guanlin's eyes were as dark as water. "What are you doing in the study? I told you that no one is allowed to enter the study without my permission."

Yang Chaoxue was speechless.

At this time, Chang Yue exclaimed: "Your Highness, it's the concubine's handwritten letter..."