The paper lantern emitted a bright yellow light, shining onto Zhao Qiyan’s face. Zhao Qiyan pursed his lips, and did not reply to Hu Xiao.
Hu Xiao rubbed her chin, and asked patiently: "Zhao Qiyan? "What’s going on? Your face doesn’t look right!"
Hu Xiao asked with concern. Seeing the approaching Zhao Qiyan, she stood with her hands behind her back and stared at him with a stern gaze.
A group of people followed behind Zhao Qiyan. Hu Xiao ignored them and only saw Zhao Qiyan.
"Empress, this person said that he knows you, and that she is very familiar with you." Zhao Qiyan snorted and pushed Lu Yin out from behind him.
After arriving at the East Court, Hu Xiao was so busy dealing with the female examinations that she had forgotten about them. Now that she saw Lu Yin, she was extremely excited.
"Hu Xiao. It’s hard to see you. " Lu Yin smiled and said indifferently. He never saw Hu Xiao outside the palace and even wrote letters to her, but he did not know who he should give the trust to.
He kept asking around, and after a while, he found out that Hu Xiao and Zhao Qiyan’s relationship was very good, so when he bumped into Zhao Qiyan today, he stopped him.
When Zhao Qiyan heard that Lu Yin had a good relationship with him, he had no intention to bother with him. However, Lu Yin had emphasized that he had something important to find Hu Xiao, so Zhao Qiyan had no choice but to bring him over.
Zhao Qiyan was in a bad mood, seeing Hu Xiao’s enthusiasm, he felt like his things had been snatched away by someone else.
"I thought you went somewhere to have fun, but you didn’t come looking for me even after so long. Besides, I’ve been busy with the Imperial Examinations and forgot about you. Haha, don’t mind me!"
laughed, and said awkwardly. After coming to the East Court, she had indeed forgotten about Lu Yin, but from the beginning till the end, she did not think of such a person.
"If you say so, I’m sad." Lu Yin joked. He knew that Hu Xiao could afford to joke around, if not, he would not be so casual with his words.
Seeing that the two were talking casually, Zhao Qiyan could not take it anymore. He pouted his lips and cupped his hands: "Empress, it’s getting late, this humble subject will take her leave first."
Hu Xiao nodded her head, waiting for Zhao Qiyan and the rest to quickly leave the place.
As the night grew colder, Hu Xiao wanted to find a place to talk with Lu Yin, but right at this moment, Zhi Lan came over to urge her to go back.
Lu Yin was a reasonable person. He looked at the moon in the sky and laughed: "Hu Xiao, if there’s anything you want to say, let’s talk about it tomorrow."
"Alright, I will come look for you tomorrow, and let Zhi Lan arrange a place for you to stay later." Saying that, Hu Xiao patted Lu Yin’s shoulder, and a hint of guilt flashed past her heart.
She had been back for almost a month, but had forgotten about Lu Yin outside the palace. If not for Zhao Qiyan’s help, she would not have remembered Lu Yin at all.
"Esteemed Empress, don’t stay with Young Master Lu at night. The emperor will be jealous if he finds out." Zhi Lan said carefully. She realized that Hu Xiao and Qin Shuo had fought more and more often, and the reason she did that was also for Hu Xiao’s sake.
After she finished listening, Hu Xiao snorted lightly and said, "Zhi Lan, have you been bribed by Qin Shuo? She still doesn’t know who I am.
He was such a person, he spoke carelessly, if Qin Shuo could not take it, he could break him in half with a single slash.
The next morning, Hu Xiao really did come over. She ordered someone to prepare breakfast and eat in Lu Yin’s room.
If one were to find out that she ate breakfast with another man, it was possible that the saliva of the people in the city would drown her to death.
"Heh, Lu Yin, when did you become so courteous? Why are you being so formal, etiquette cannot be eaten, I don’t care!" Hu Xiao said casually. If she was being formal, he would not have made friends with Lu Yin so easily.
Lu Yin rolled his eyes, thinking, that’s true, Hu Xiao never took traditional etiquette seriously, but he was overthinking it.
"Did you hear anything outside?" Hu Xiao scooped up a mouthful of porridge and asked with her clear voice.
She was referring to the news of the woman’s study. After the incident, she had stayed in the palace and had not taken a single step outside.
If not for Qin Shuo, she would have flown out long ago.
Hearing that, Lu Yin told Hu Xiao everything that had happened outside. Other than the assassination attempt on the female examination grounds, he also told his the views of the citizens of the city on the matter.
After she finished listening, Hu Xiao’s porridge was almost finished. She stretched a little and turned to look at Lu Yin with a smile.
Lu Yin was terrified in his heart, he thought, what does Hu Xiao mean by looking at me like that, he seemed to have ill intentions!
Lu Yin half narrowed his eyes. Since Hu Xiao did not speak, he would naturally not ask him about the topic.
In the end, Hu Xiao lowered her head. She laughed mischievously and said: "Lu Yin, since you have nothing better to do, why not come and help me?"
Sure enough, her smile didn’t look good!
Lu Yin’s face was still indifferent. He touched his nose and asked curiously: "What do you want me to help you find an assassin?"
Lu Yin was clear-headed, calm in the face of danger, with a peaceful attitude, these were all things that Hu Xiao had set her eyes on.
"Mn, Qin Shuo has built a set of Imperial Army, are you interested in joining? I made you the leader of Imperial Army, you have the final say in everything, what do you say? " Hu Xiao nodded meaningfully and gave her Imperial Army to Lu Yin. At least, it was better than giving it to Zhao Qiyan.
As a martial artist, the speed of Zhao Qiyan’s brain naturally couldn’t compare to his, so Hu Xiao wanted to hand over the authority of Imperial Army to Lu Yin.
Just like how Qin Shuo believed in Yin Fufeng, she also believed in Lu Yin.
"Do you trust me?" Lu Yin raised his eyebrows, and asked in surprise. In terms of status, he was the illegitimate child of the North Qiang King, and in terms of position, he did not have a single official nor half a position, so why would Hu Xiao trust him so much?
"Of course, if you don’t believe me, will I bring you over to the East Court? Look at what you’re saying, it’s not like you’ll betray me." Hu Xiao said in a teasing tone. Lu Yin had a refined demeanor and viewed money and wealth as trash, even if the person behind the scenes wanted to bribe him, she would not be able to find a way to.
Therefore, Hu Xiao was very much at ease to hand over the authority of Imperial Army to Lu Yin.
"Then I’ll accept it." Lu Yin laughed, he thought, with Hu Xiao’s trust in him, she would definitely not let her down.
Hu Xiao did not leave in a hurry. It was with much difficulty that she met her old friend, and the two chatted for a long time before dispersing.
Hu Xiao thought to herself, Imperial Army was formed by the emperor through rejection of public opinion, and she had not repaid the price yet. Therefore, she wanted to personally make a delicacy for Qin Shuo and reward him with it.
Thinking about this, a sweet smile immediately surfaced on Hu Xiao’s face.
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