Chapter 404: Opening the Forum
A ray of light flew towards Xiao Changheng from between his fingers and quietly disappeared between his eyebrows.
After a while, his eyelids drooped and he fell into a deep sleep in the same posture.
Yun Qingqing walked forward slowly, raised her hand and wanted to help him lie down, but suddenly realized that her soul had left her body, so she put her hand down again.
She stood quietly at the head of the bed for a moment, and suddenly the scenery at the bottom of his consciousness emerged in her mind, the jade tree growing on the edge of the cliff.
As if by some mysterious force, a faint light condensed on her fingertips again. She slowly raised her hand and tapped his forehead.
But he stopped when he was just an inch away, suddenly came to his senses and retreated.
She stared at her hands in shock.
She actually wanted to use the soul-searching technique on him without any clues?
Yun Qingqing clenched his fist suddenly, crushed the condensed light, turned around and turned into a golden light and left.
A few breaths later, Yun Qingqing opened her eyes at the window of Tianming Pavilion.
She immediately performed the Qingxin Jue technique and felt her rapid heartbeat gradually subside. Then she let out a long breath and raised her hand to rub her brows.
Turn around and sit in your usual meditation position, closing your eyes.
After a moment, she opened her eyes again, feeling that something was making her feel uneasy.
After repeating this several times, she suddenly realized that the candle in the man's room was still on.
Well, that must be the reason.
She stood up and set up a teleportation formation on the spot, which directly teleported her back to the corresponding formation in her own courtyard in the palace.
She took two steps towards the gate, then stopped to think, slapped an invisibility talisman on herself, and then walked out.
She walked all the way to the door of Xiao Changheng's room, performed a wall-walking technique and went straight in, bypassed the screen, looked at the half-burned candle at the bedside, then turned to look at the man who was still sleeping soundly with his forehead propped up against the bedside, still maintaining the same posture.
Never mind, since I'm here anyway, I might as well do it for free.
Yun Qingqing quickly made plans, went forward to help Xiao Changheng up, gently laid him on the bed, pulled the quilt over him, and then slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
She sat on the edge of the bed and looked at him quietly for a while, then reached out to tidy up the messy hair on his forehead, and slowly stroked her fingertips across his brows which were still slightly furrowed in his sleep. She suddenly withdrew her hand and stared at it in confusion for a while.
Whenever I see this man recently, I keep thinking of the scenery deep in his consciousness.
Yun Qingqing closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and decided not to worry about these things for the time being.
Perhaps it was because there was something really weird in his consciousness that she kept thinking about him.
The scenery is indeed unforgettable...
Yun Qingqing quickly rubbed her brows, withdrew her mind from the scenery, stood up, extinguished the candle, and turned to leave.
After returning to her own courtyard, she couldn't sleep, so she simply sat in the spiritual formation in the courtyard, took out a few things and began to perform rituals.
She had used the power of the Xuanyuan Tower to refine this set of things for nearly ten days, and it was almost complete. Now she just had to put the final touches on it.
At dawn, she removed the glowing magic circle in the air, stretched out her hand to take the black stone tablet that had been refined, and the corners of her lips curled up subconsciously.
A green light flashed at the gate of the courtyard, and Zhiluo walked in with her red skirt swaying.
"Are you okay? How come you lost so much spiritual power overnight?" She looked at Yun Qingqing with some concern.
Yun Qingqing put the stone tablet into the space, stood up and smiled calmly:
"It's okay. I know what I'm doing."
Zhiluo looked at her doubtfully, but before she could ask any more questions, Qiao'er and Nanzheng had already walked over.
"Miss, you are finally back!" Qiao'er breathed a sigh of relief when she saw her in the courtyard. "You have been away for these days, and something terrible has happened! The prince went to the emperor to complain about you, and the prince almost even put his military token on the line to guarantee you!"
Yun Qingqing held her head, stopped her chattering, and said calmly:
"I know everything. It's okay. Let's go to Fahua Temple together today."
Seeing that she was not worried at all, Nan Zheng felt relieved and immediately stepped forward to explain the procedures and precautions for the royal family to listen to the sutras.
Yun Qingqing had a simple breakfast, changed into the clothes prepared by the servants in the palace, and went out.
At the door, the precious carriage of the Regent's Palace was waiting.
Yun Qingqing got on the carriage and saw Xiao Changheng sitting on the side. When he saw her, he nodded slightly:
“You’re here.”
Yun Qingqing paused for a moment, sat down opposite him, and said "hmm" softly.
The carriage started moving, and the two were silent for a long while. Xiao Changheng kept his eyes lowered and focused, not knowing what he was thinking about.
Yun Qingqing's eyes fell on his face and suddenly said:
"Is state affairs very busy lately?"
Xiao Changheng's eyebrows moved slightly, without looking up, he said in a calm voice:
"fine."
Yun Qingqing frowned and looked at him for a while, then said seriously:
"If you have any difficulties, you can tell me."
Xiao Changheng curled his fingers under his sleeves, with no change on his face:
"It's not difficult. Madam, you are worrying too much."
Yun Qingqing frowned even more tightly, was silent for a moment, and said in a cold voice:
"It's not difficult. Why have you been sleeping so little recently? You don't think you can hide this from me, do you?"
Although he concealed his tiredness very well, Yun Qingqing could still tell at a glance that he hadn't slept much recently, and it was obvious that he was in that state not just last night.
Xiao Changheng raised his eyes to look at her, was silent for a moment, and smiled gently:
"I'm sorry to have worried you, Madam. I will pay more attention next time."
"..." Yun Qingqing felt as if all her strength had been wasted on cotton, and she felt speechless and powerless.
She closed her eyes, practiced the Qingxin Jue technique and began to rest.
When the carriage arrived at the foot of the Fahua Temple, there were already many officials' carriages and horses parked outside. The inner layer was an open space for the royal family to park their horses. The carriage of the Regent's Palace slowly drove over and stopped.
The largest open space is reserved for the emperor's carriage, and it is still empty at the moment, while the seats for the royal relatives and clan members nearby have already been occupied.
Xiao Zirui sat in his own carriage, looking at the carriage of the Regent's Palace through the gap in the curtains with a gloomy look.
Yun Bailian also looked in the same direction and said:
"Brother Crown Prince, do you think Yun Qingqing will be here today? What if the Regent insists on backing her up? I want to see what my father thinks..."
Xiao Zirui clenched his fist and snorted coldly:
"That's not up to him! Master Jingyuan and the officials are here today, and the newly appointed Imperial Master will also be here! He won't have the final say anymore!"
"Brother Crown Prince means..." Yun Bailian's eyes lit up, "You have already met the new Imperial Master?"
"That's right!" Xiao Zirui gave a sneer that showed he was determined to win.
Only the Imperial Master can produce irrefutable evidence that Yun Bailian is Tian Feng!
By then, not to mention the Regent, even the Emperor will not be able to protect Yun Qingqing anymore!
As he was speaking, the emperor's carriage arrived.
The royal family, civil and military officials all found their corresponding positions and stood.
The scripture ceremony was held at an open altar on the top of the mountain. The emperor would not walk, so he got off the carriage and got on a sedan chair. The empress also arrived and got on a phoenix sedan chair and followed beside him. Everyone else could only follow behind on foot.
As the regent, Xiao Changheng was naturally closest to the emperor and empress. When the emperor turned around, he saw him and Yun Qingqing beside him.
The emperor's eyes lit up slightly:
"Has the Princess Regent really returned as expected?"
Yun Qingqing nodded and smiled slightly:
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I have also long admired the great name of Master Jingyuan. Now that he is giving a lecture, I certainly cannot miss it."
The emperor nodded and suddenly asked:
"Princess Regent, I heard that you took away the Crown Princess's Phoenix Spirit Object. Is that true?"
This matter has recently spread among all officials. As soon as the emperor asked this question, everyone held their breath and paid close attention.
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