Yu Wenran leaned over and kissed Gu Yanyue's smooth forehead, "Go to sleep, I'll watch over you." After that, he pulled the quilt next to him and covered Gu Yanyue with it. Afraid that she would catch a cold, he carefully covered the four corners of the quilt for her.
The next day happened to be a day off, and Yuwen Ran hugged Gu Yanyue and slept on the bed until noon. It was not until the palace maid came in and said that Bai Youjin had arrived that Yuwen Ran and Gu Yanyue got up together.
After the two of them finished washing up, they remembered that Bai Youjin was still waiting outside, so they didn't ask anyone to bring breakfast up and went out to meet Bai Youjin first.
Gu Yanyue was a little surprised: "Master, why are you here?"
It's no wonder that Gu Yanyue was surprised. Ever since Bai Youjin entered the palace, she had been hanging out in the side hall of Fengqi Palace. At most, she would just stroll around the courtyard of the side hall. She had never taken the initiative to come to Gu Yanyue's main hall. It was always Gu Yanyue who went to find her.
Bai Youjin pointed to the seat next to him and took a sip of the tea that the palace maid had just served him: "Sit down and talk."
After Yu Wenran and Gu Yanyue sat down as instructed, they hadn't even had time to warm up their seats or say a word to Bai Youjin when Zheng Hailai called them away, saying that there was something from the previous dynasty that needed his attention.
Yu Wenran could only stand up and apologize to Bai Youjin, then hurried to the imperial study with Zheng Hai.
After Yuwen Ran left, Gu Yanyue asked the maids to leave first. Then Bai Youjin told her the purpose of his visit: "I heard that you were assassinated last night? Is this true?"
When Gu Yanyue heard this, she asked without thinking: "Master, where did you hear this from? Does anyone else know this?"
"I heard it at the palace gate. Two maids sweeping the floor were talking about this incident. They said it was a very dangerous night. If it weren't for you and Yuwen Ran's quick reaction, the assassin would have succeeded. Is this true?"
"That's all nonsense." Gu Yanyue explained to Bai Youjin nonchalantly, "She's just a yellow-haired girl whose hair hasn't even grown out yet. It's impossible for her to hurt me."
What she said was true. The palace maid from yesterday only had some basic martial arts skills. If she really fought with her, she could subdue her in less than a minute.
"I'm worried about you constantly being assassinated by random people. How about I install some more mechanical devices in your palace? That way, we can easily keep them out of the palace, and you and Yuwen Ran won't have to risk your lives every time to catch the assassins."
Gu Yanyue was still a little hesitant. If there really was a mechanism installed in the palace, it would be fine for her. It would only be a matter of time for her to get in. But wouldn't Yuwen Ran and the palace maids and eunuchs who served her be stopped outside?
Also, as the queen, she has to accept greetings from the concubines in Yuwen Ran's harem every day. If the mechanism is installed, those concubines will not have to come to pay their respects to her. If her reputation of being jealous spreads, wouldn't it discredit Yuwen Ran again?
Bai Youjin seemed to have read Gu Yanyue's mind and said, "When the time comes, I will teach the decryption techniques of this mechanism to the maids serving in your palace. If someone else comes looking for you, just ask the maid to bring them in. Besides, you and Yuwen Ran can't always run into people with lower martial arts skills than you. What if someone sneaks in later with higher martial arts skills than you and him combined?"
Everything Bai Youjin said made sense. Gu Yanyue felt that if she continued to refuse, it would be somewhat ungrateful, so she agreed.
But she didn't let Bai Youjin install the mechanisms alone. She rolled up her sleeves and helped Bai Youjin. It would always be faster if two people worked together than one person.
During this period, Yuwen Ran asked Zheng Hai to come back and inform Gu Yanyue that he had urgent matters to deal with and would stay in the imperial study for the next few days, so Gu Yanyue didn't have to wait for him to come back for meals and sleep.
Gu Yanyue was busy setting up a mechanism with the master at that time. The noise was too loud and she didn't have time to hear what Zheng Hai said. She only heard that Yu Wenran would not come back to live for a few days.
Thinking that Yuwen Ran would not be back for a few days, he did not think about telling Zheng Hai to tell Yuwen Ran that Bai Youjin had set up a trap in his hall, and to remember to let the palace maid lead him in when he came back.
As a result, Yu Wenran had to work overtime in the imperial study day and night for several days in a row. When he finally had a chance to take a break at night and wanted to sneak back to Fengqi Palace to have a good sleep with Gu Yanyue, he suddenly found that he couldn't even get in.
By the time the palace maid behind him hurriedly caught up, Yuwen Ran had been standing at the first mechanical door with a dark face for a long time.
The maid panted as she explained to Yuwen Ran, "Your Majesty... a few days ago, your Majesty's master set up several traps in your... palace... to prevent assassins from entering the palace again... I was just about to tell your Majesty... but I didn't expect your Majesty to pass away so quickly..."
After the maid recovered, she led Yuwen Ran inside, disentangling the traps along the way. There were at least a dozen traps, large and small, along the way. Is that even a little? Almost every two steps, there was a trap blocking the way. It was no different from the inside of Bai Youjin's forest.
The only difference may be that the mechanism here is simpler than the one Bai Youjin set up in the woods in order to prevent some palace maids from learning slowly.
Does this mean that in the future, if he wants to go back to A Yue's palace, which was originally only a few hundred meters away, it will take him half an hour to walk?
Ji Mi was the one Gu Yanyue suddenly came to teach Yu Wenran modern counting words a few days ago. She even taught Yu Wenran a few modern Chinese quintessences so that if he works too hard in the future, he can curse a few more times to relieve his mood.
By the time Yuwen Ran entered the inner hall, all sleepiness had vanished. Having not slept for days, his expression darkened, even more frightening than usual. The maid turned around and saw Yuwen Ran's darkened face. She felt a shiver run down her spine, and even her hands and feet began to tremble. As she helped Yuwen Ran unlock the last trap, she began to think about how she would find an excuse to leave. She didn't want to continue feeling Yuwen Ran's terrifying aura.
But the maid's timing for retreat was clearly wrong. Yuwen Ran had made too much noise when he untied the first trap. The imperial guards, eunuchs, and maids, who had received orders from Bai Youjin, had all assumed another assassin had entered Fengqi Palace. Bai Youjin was also alarmed, and when she arrived with her large group, the maid had just untied the last trap.
What greeted Yu Wen Ran was not Gu Yanyue's soft and fragrant body, but a cold light that flashed in front of him. Obviously, Gu Yanyue inside also thought that an assassin had come in.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
