World Shock 113. Taolin Secret News
Ye Li was moving quickly in the somewhat dim palace, as if she had walked through the palace thousands of times and was familiar with it. Her slender figure landed deftly under the eaves of a palace. Ye Li stopped and looked up at the eaves behind her and said lightly: "Prince Yelu, what is the matter with you following me at this time?"
When someone discovered their whereabouts, Yelu Ye jumped down from the roof without hesitation and said with a smile: "Princess, are you going to look for Prince Ding? Do you know where Prince Ding is?" Ye Li said calmly: "This seems to have nothing to do with Prince Yelu. Prince Yelu, if you have time to think about these things, you might as well think about how to explain that you just arrived in Da Chu and assassinated Lian."
Just now in Zhaixing Building, the assassin called Yeluye's name directly, and there must be quite a few people who heard it. Although few people knew about the assassination at the lantern festival, it might not have been unknown. If there were any important casualties tonight, those powerful families would probably put the blame on Yeluye.
Yeluye said innocently: "I have come from a long way, who would have known that the Great Chu is even more dangerous than our Northern Rong."
Ye Li sneered and said, "I think Prince Yelu is more like our Da Chu people than the Beirong." After saying that, he didn't care about Yelu Ye's expression anymore, and turned around and walked forward quickly. The two of them walked in the palace one after the other, not too far away from each other. Probably because of the assassin, most of the guards went to the Zhaixing Tower.
The guards in the palace were not as strict as usual. Ye Li frowned as she walked. If someone sneaked into the palace and hid at this time, the consequences would be disastrous. Yelu Ye followed Ye Li leisurely. He had already seen that Princess Ding was not searching around the palace without purpose.
Instead, he went in a certain direction. However, with his eyesight, he did not find any traces of Mo Xiuyao along the way. After thinking for a long time, he could only attribute it to the secret mark of Dingguo Palace that he did not know yet.
Soon, the two arrived at the peach forest on the edge of the garden.
Yeluye frowned and said, "Princess, are you sure you didn't find the wrong place?"
Ye Li jumped across the river in front of her and said calmly, "I didn't ask you to follow me." As soon as she landed, she entered the peach forest without hesitation. Yelu Ye followed with a shrug and a smile, "Princess, you are confident in me. Aren't you afraid that I will sneak up on you?"
“You can try it.”
Yeluye rubbed his nose and was speechless. Although he was quite courageous, he was not the kind of person who liked to seek death. Not to mention the strength of Princess Ding, he had just entered the Yu Garden when he vaguely sensed that someone was following him. If it was just that, it would be fine, but he could never be sure who was following them.
It was because of his intuition that he had escaped death countless times since he was a child. Since Princess Ding said so, Yelu Ye knew that the people following them must be from Prince Ding's Mansion. He couldn't help but secretly hate the strength of Prince Ding's Mansion. The palace was already in chaos, but Yelu Ye dared to guarantee that the people of Prince Ding's Mansion would not even be able to take down the most insignificant person.
The guards were not at all panicked.
Not long after entering the forest, Yeluye heard a sound coming from far away. However, it didn't seem like a fight, but rather a female voice arguing about something. Looking at Ye Li in front of him whose expression was unclear, Yeluye smiled with interest. It turned out that he had made the right decision to follow this woman.
In the peach forest, Princess Zhenning sat on the ground, looking at her mother who was completely different from usual. She was frightened and wanted to cry in her mother's arms, but she could only sit on the ground and dared not cry out loud. Because her mother did not even look at her. Although she was still young, she was extremely sensitive.
He knew very well that his mother didn't want him to disturb her by making any noise.
Mo Xiuyao looked at the woman in white in front of him and couldn't help but frown. "Since Princess Zhenning is fine, I'll take my leave." Not long after he chased out of the Zhaixing Tower, he discovered that the assassins who kidnapped Princess Zhenning had no intention of hurting her, but just wanted to lure him away. However, Mo Xiuyao didn't expect that the person who kidnapped Princess Zhenning was actually an eyewitness.
It was arranged by the woman in front of him, and she actually calculated that Mo Jingqi would ask him to rescue Princess Zhenning. It seems that he has always underestimated the influence of Concubine Liu Gui on Mo Jingqi.
"Do you dislike me that much..." Concubine Liu asked faintly, and her usually cold and indifferent voice now had a hint of resentment.
Mo Xiuyao frowned, turned around and looked at Concubine Liu and said, "It's not a question of whether I like you or not between me and Concubine Liu."
Hearing this, Concubine Liu turned pale, biting her lips and unable to speak. This answer was actually more flattering than pure dislike. In Mo Xiuyao's eyes, she didn't even have the qualifications to be disliked, because they had no relationship in the first place.
"Why... why do you treat me like this?" Concubine Liu shivered, her cold face like snow added a sense of fragility and sadness, more gentle and helpless than usual. She raised her head and looked at Mo Xiuyao, unwillingly asking: "Why do you never look at me? It was Su Zuidi before, and now it is Ye Li
, I have never been worse than them. Xiu Yao... why don't you look at me..." Whether in family background, appearance or talent, she has never lost to anyone. Even when Su Zuidi was the most beautiful woman in the world, she never thought that she was much more beautiful than herself. But since she was a teenager, this man who she fell in love with at first sight has always been a
But he never looked at her more than once. In the past, he would only look at Su Zuidie, only smile at her tenderly, and only accompany her to play the piano, recite poems, and paint. He would never see that there was still a woman by his side. Originally, she thought that since Su Zuidie was gone, he would no longer be special to anyone, but now... As a woman who wholeheartedly admired Mo Xiuyao,
She is more sensitive than anyone else. Mo Xiuyao is even more special to Ye Li than to Su Zuidi.
Mo Xiuyao frowned in displeasure. He was not unaware of Concubine Liu's feelings for him. It was just that he didn't care at all when he was young. The second son of the Dingguo Palace was the most beautiful woman in the capital. There were countless women in the capital who had secretly fallen in love with him. Moreover, because of his mother and father, he didn't want to marry Concubine Liu even though he already had a fiancée.
He would not pay attention to other women around him. After Concubine Liu entered the palace, he would not have any ideas. Even if he hated Mo Jingqi, he would not be so mean as to seduce his concubines. So he could not understand what Concubine Liu was complaining about now. "Concubine Liu, be careful with your words. My name is not just anyone's name.
Anyone can call."
Concubine Liu gritted her teeth and said, "Why do you never look at me? Am I really that inferior to your eyes?"
Mo Xiuyao frowned and said, "I only advise you to respect your status."
"I can give up the status of a noble concubine!" Concubine Liu shouted, with a hint of tears in her voice, "Do you think I like being a noble concubine? None of this is my own will... As long as you... As long as you... I can give up everything..."
Mo Xiuyao frowned as he looked at the woman in white who was clearly out of control, then turned away with an indifferent expression.
"Don't go!" Concubine Liu shouted, and rushed over to grab Mo Xiuyao's sleeve. But although her martial arts skills were not weak, they were not at the same level as Mo Xiuyao. Mo Xiuyao had no intention of hurting her, so he just flicked his sleeve and waved her away. Concubine Liu's body swayed, and finally fell to the ground, "Don't go... Xiuyao, I have something important to do.
Tell you. Mo Jingqi... Mo Jingqi has no good intentions towards Ding Wangfu, he wants to plot against you. "Mo Xiuyao looked down at her and said indifferently: "When has the emperor ever had good intentions towards Ding Wangfu? You have protected Ah Li several times before, and today I am repaying you by saving Princess Zhenning. You should take care of yourself, my emperor is not a
A person with a big heart and a broad mind."
"Why ..."
"Tsk... the man is really as loyal as iron. This Concubine Liu is a rare beauty." In the dark of the peach forest, Yelu Ye smiled gloatingly beside Ye Li.
Ye Li glanced at him calmly. She was really surprised to see Concubine Liu here. When she came down from Zhaixing Tower, Concubine Liu was still beside Mo Jingqi. How did she get away and appear in this peach forest in such a short time? She had known Concubine Liu's feelings for Mo Xiuyao for a long time, and she was also very clear about Mo Xiuyao's thoughts.
So I wasn't really angry when I saw these two people. I was just a little surprised at how deeply Concubine Liu loved Mo Xiuyao and how much she cared about him. Looking at Princess Zhenning who was still sitting on the ground and didn't dare to speak, Ye Li shook her head secretly. There's nothing wrong with being deeply in love with a man, but if you don't care about anything because of it, that's not good.
How indifferent does the imperial concubine have to be to express her feelings for Mo Xiuyao in front of her daughter? You know, although Princess Zhenning is only eight years old, an eight-year-old child in the royal family is not completely ignorant.
"What do you think, Princess? Do you want to go out and take a look?" Yeluye said with a smile, "See how affectionate Concubine Liu Gui is. Don't you have any thoughts at all? Maybe the prince will be moved..."
Ye Li glanced at him with boredom, "If the prince wants to provoke, he should use a clever excuse." Is she stupid to go out now? Now Concubine Liu may just be sad. If she appears in front of her again, Concubine Liu will immediately turn to hatred. Of course, it doesn't mean that she doesn't hate her now. Ye Li reminded herself in her heart to be more careful of Concubine Liu in the future. She was obviously disfigured, but she was still able to recruit people. It was obvious that she was not disfigured thoroughly enough. Ye Li silently calculated in her heart. Mo Xiuyao in the peach forest felt a chill on his back unconsciously. He looked at Concubine Liu who was crying and turned away without hesitation.
Mo Xiuyao walked out of the peach forest and stood by the river for a while before turning back and smiling: "Ah Li, why don't you come out now that you're here?"
Ye Li walked out of the peach forest and said with a faint smile: "Isn't it because you are afraid of ruining the prince's business?"
Mo Xiuyao was silent for a while, then said, "My heart suddenly skipped a beat just now. Is Ah Li trying to disgrace me again?"
Ye Li glared at him fiercely. She would never admit that he had guessed her thoughts. Yeluye followed Ye Li and walked out leisurely. He looked at Mo Xiuyao and said with a smile: "Prince Ding is indeed extraordinary. I admire him."
Mo Xiuyao said calmly: "Prince Yelu is too polite. I am not as good as Prince Yelu..." Before he finished speaking, Mo Xiuyao turned his head to look at the other end of the Yu Garden. Yeluye said: "It seems that someone is looking for Prince Yelu..." Yeluye looked up and saw several figures hurriedly walking towards this side. They were obviously the guards in the palace. It seems that even if Mo Jingqi was afraid of death, he did not forget that there was a distinguished guest. Yeluye sighed and smiled at Ye Li: "This prince will not bother the guards in the palace. Princess Ding, see you tomorrow." After that, he jumped into the peach forest and disappeared.
"I have seen the prince and princess!" Several guards came over and were stunned when they saw Mo Xiu Yao and Ye Li standing side by side, then they quickly stepped forward to greet them.
Mo Xiuyao nodded, "What are you doing?"
The leading guard said, "Your Highness, we just discovered that Prince Yelu and Princess Ding are missing in the chaos. We are following the Emperor's orders to search for them everywhere."
Mo Xiuyao nodded and said calmly: "The princess is worried about me, so she came to see me. You just send someone to report to the emperor that the princess is with me. As for Prince Yelu... you guys continue to look for him." The guards naturally did not dare to delay. After taking their leave, they went to report to Mo Jingqi and continued to look for Yelu Ye.
Ye Li looked back at the peach forest and frowned, "Noble Concubine Liu..."
Mo Xiuyao pulled Ye Li back and said with a soft laugh, "Noble Consort Liu has nothing to do with me, my wife. Please don't wrongly accuse me."
Ye Li rolled her eyes at him and said, "Is it okay to leave Concubine Liu in there?"
Mo Xiuyao said, "Liu Guifei is not as simple as you think. Do you think she could have come here from Zhaixing Tower in such a short time if she only had ordinary skills? If you have a good relationship with the Queen, you'd better remind her to be careful of Liu Guifei." Ye Li looked at Mo Xiuyao strangely. She said before that she owed Liu Guifei a favor. Even though she just paid it off, she couldn't turn her face and disown her, right? Mo Xiuyao looked at her with a smile and said, "Do you think that just because I accepted her just now, she will really follow me without doing anything?"
Ye Li raised her eyebrows. Isn't it?
Mo Xiuyao said calmly, "How could a noble family raise a woman who would disregard everything for love? If she really didn't want anything as she said, how could she have given birth to two sons and a daughter and become the favorite concubines? She doesn't really want to be with me, but she just can't tolerate that I ignored her at first but now I'm nice to you." Ye Li frowned, she believed that Concubine Liu had real feelings for Mo Xiuyao. At least it wasn't completely purposeful. For such a proud woman to beg a man like that even though she knew the chances of winning were slim, there couldn't be no sincerity and expectation in her.
However... no matter how sincere they were, it was useless. Mo Xiuyao already belonged to her, and others refused to get involved.