Chapter 957 Fool
Qin Yunyan didn't react when she saw Xiao Yu's figure. Several thoughts suddenly popped into her head: Empress Jiang and Xiao Yu went to provide disaster relief alone. Xiao Yu hadn't actually given up on Jiang Fenghua. Did the Emperor know that Xiao Yu liked Jiang Fenghua?
Qin Yunyan knew that the reason Xiao Yu wouldn't betray her was because she knew his secret. If he revealed his feelings for the Empress, it wouldn't be good for either him or Jiang Fenghua.
Qin Yunyan could have told the Emperor about Xiao Yu's feelings for Empress Jiang, but she didn't want to harm him. Having an affair with the Empress was a capital offense. She had advised Xiao Yu not to focus his attention on Jiang Fenghua, but he wouldn't listen.
Just then, Xiao Shang jumped down from the carriage, "I've finally been waiting for Empress Jiang to arrive."
"Prince Xiao looks great!" Jiang Fenghua teased.
Xiao Shang smiled and said, "Empress Jiang is still radiant and stunningly beautiful even when dressed as an ordinary woman. I have long said that Miss Jiang will one day voluntarily leave the crumbling Great Zhou with me. It's better to be with me than to die an old man in the deep palace! So we can..."
Jiang Fenghua knew Xiao Shang was deliberately teasing her. She stepped forward and stomped hard on the back of Xiao Shang's foot. Xiao Shang instantly winced in pain and couldn't speak: "You...you..."
Jiang Fenghua didn't say much to him, but turned to Xiao Yu and said, "I'll have to trouble you along the way, Minister Xiao. Please don't call me 'Your Majesty' on the road, just call me Third Miss!"
Xiao Yu replied respectfully, "Yes."
Jiang Fenghua then discussed the journey with Xiao Yu, including the disaster situation in Yuzhou. They were heading west, and although they didn't actually need to pass through Yuzhou, they could detour there to observe the local conditions. Since the emperor was far away, she still wanted to see how things were in Yuzhou.
Xiao Shang snapped out of his daze and looked at the pretentious Xiao Yu with disdain. He shouted, "I was praising you! If you hadn't poisoned me, would I have let you bully me?"
Jiang Fenghua ignored him and continued discussing with Xiao Yu how to go to Yuzhou.
Seeing the interaction between Jiang Fenghua and Xiao Yu, Qin Yunyan was filled with worry. She cursed Xiao Yu inwardly for being a fool. He knew that Jiang Fenghua was the Empress, yet he still had such wishful thinking. She also cursed Jiang Fenghua for being unchaste, knowing that she was the Empress, yet still "chatting" with Xiao Yu as if no one else was around. The people who followed the Empress were all spies sent by the Emperor. Her actions would only harm Xiao Yu.
She said to Aoxue, "Untie the ropes binding me, I won't run away."
Ao Xue said, "I don't care whether you run away or not, but Her Majesty the Empress has ordered that you be sent to the disaster area for relief."
"What disaster relief are you talking about? You clearly just want to drive me away and prevent me from getting close to the Emperor." Qin Yunyan was furious and asked again, "What exactly do you want?"
"Miss Bai, please don't be angry. Your Bai family has done a great job in disaster relief, and Miss Bai deserves much credit," Ao Xue said.
Qin Yunyan was even more confused. "What does this mean?" They had clearly been making a fool of her all along, and they had always known that she was Qin Yunyan. Why were they calling her Miss Bai now?
Just then, a carriage came rushing from afar. When Bai Yuhan saw Jiang Fenghua, her smile deepened. She ran to Jiang Fenghua and said affectionately, "Your Majesty, I'm so glad to see you. I've missed you so much."
Jiang Fenghua smiled and said, "Yu Han is quite quick."
Bai Yuhan pulled Jiang Fenghua aside and whispered, "I brought my father's seal with me. Yuhan will follow Your Majesty's orders."
Jiang Fenghua asked, "How did you get your hands on it?"
"With my mother's help, it's a piece of cake," Bai Yuhan said with a smile.
Jiang Fenghua smiled without saying a word. She knew that Madam Bai's heart was definitely with her own daughter. Her relationship with Qin Yunyan, which was like that of mother and daughter, was just an act.
"What if your father finds out?" Jiang Fenghua asked worriedly.
"Your Majesty, don't worry. I made a fake one for my father. He doesn't have time to deal with me now. All the uncles from the Bai family have come to Shengjing to divide the Bai family's property. The house is in chaos every day. They are all watching over my father, afraid that he will squander the family fortune by himself." She added, "My mother is here. She will find a way to keep my mother in check."
The reason the Bai family was in such a hurry to come to Shengjing was because they had done some underhanded things behind the scenes.
Jiang Fenghua gave her a thumbs up, "The Empress and the Emperor will thank you, and the people of Great Zhou will not forget Miss Bai's righteousness."
"When the world is in trouble, everyone has a responsibility." Bai Yuhan said, "Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. If the Bai family's food and money can save more lives, it will be a blessing for the Bai family and my father."
In Bai Yuhan's eyes, there weren't many good people in the Bai family, so she was doing a good deed for them.
To Qin Yunyan's surprise, Bai Yuhan also came. Why was she here? What were she and Jiang Fenghua whispering about?
Qin Yunyan felt like her brain wasn't working properly. Had they been in cahoots all along?
Gongsun Lan hadn't expected them to bring so many people with them to the Ghost Realm. She also couldn't understand whether Jiang Fenghua left the palace to search for the Yinchuan Secret Technique or what she wanted to do.
Jiang Fenghua did not want to pin her hopes on the Yinchuan secret technique, nor did she want to waste time trying to save the Great Zhou Dynasty through a method of rebirth. Therefore, they made two preparations.
Although she knew that Xie Shang would do everything in his power to save the Great Zhou, she could not stand idly by at this moment.
Xiao Shang also found it strange that Jiang Fenghua brought so many people.
Meanwhile, taking advantage of Jiang Fenghua's inattention, Zhang Yumo quietly got off the carriage and prepared to leave, but was stopped by Hongxiu, "Young Madam, don't wander around, the caravan is about to depart."
Zhang Yumo felt a little embarrassed when she saw Jiang Fenghua walking towards her.
Jiang Fenghua didn't feel awkward at all bringing them together; on the contrary, she was casual and relaxed. "The people who were causing trouble behind the scenes are all here now. You probably don't know each other, right?"
Qin Yunyan said, "Since Empress Jiang knows everything, can you release me now?"
Jiang Fenghua said to Ao Xue, "Untie Miss Qin."
Ao Xue threw a pill into her mouth, and Qin Yunyan turned pale with fright. "What medicine did you give me?"
Immediately afterwards, Ao Xue untied Qin Yunyan's ropes, saying, "Miss Qin is also going to provide disaster relief, so don't even think about escaping. Otherwise, we won't be responsible if you die from the poison."
Qin Yunyan said, "I didn't expect Empress Jiang to be so despicable. You kidnapped me from the palace and now you're threatening me with poison. What else do you want to do? I have neither money nor power. How can I provide disaster relief?"
Jiang Fenghua smiled and said, "I'll need maids to serve me along the way!"
It means making Qin Yunyan a maid.
Jiang Fenghua then asked, "Don't you want to know who the man in black has been contacting you all along is?"
Qin Yunyan asked, "You know?"
Jiang Fenghua said to Xiao Shang, "Prince Xiao, do you know Miss Qin?"
It was Xiao Shang who secretly instructed Qin Yunyan to do things. How could he not know her? He really didn't know how this stupid woman had become the Empress Dowager in her previous life.
He rolled his eyes and muttered, "Idiot."
Qin Yunyan was stunned when she heard his changed tone. "It's you!"
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