Chapter 178: Changing the Route to Yutai Mountain

Bai Qianqian saw Helian Tuo looking at Si Linglong's back thoughtfully, and the anger that she had suppressed with great difficulty almost came up again, and her tone was inevitably a little sour.

"What is the prince thinking about?"

Helian Tuo, however, looked at Bai Qianqian. He no longer showed the deliberate coldness he had shown in the past few days, and returned to his previous gentle self.

"I was thinking about what Concubine Lang Gui just said."

Bai Qianqian felt a little sad subconsciously, but she also understood Helian Tuo and knew that he would not deliberately pay attention to something. After forcing herself to remain calm, she recalled what Si Linglong had just said and figured out what he meant.

"Your Highness, do you mean that we can seek support from the Queen Mother?" She said with eyes that lit up slightly, but soon faded away. "But why do I feel that what Concubine Lang Gui just said was a deliberate attempt to mislead us?"

Helian Tuo just smiled upon hearing this, "She is indeed deliberately guiding me."

Si Linglong almost told them directly to find a way to go to Yutai Mountain as well, otherwise it would be difficult to find such a backer once they returned to the palace.

But it is undeniable that the "backer" proposed by Si Linglong is indeed attractive.

Although the current Queen Mother is not Helian Yue's biological mother, Helian Yue respects her very much. If it weren't for the Queen Mother's protection, Helian Yue would not have been able to succeed to the throne smoothly.

Judging from this winter hunt, Helian Yue doesn't care about Bai Qianqian at all. Most of the time, he is even unwilling to put in the effort to show his support.

Bai Qianqian herself had no confidence that she could gain Helian Yue's favor.

As a result, her situation in the palace will only get worse.

Si Linglong's experience did serve as a reminder to them.

The Queen Mother has always been stubborn. If she insists on staying in Yutai Mountain and refuses to return to the palace this time, Bai Qianqian won't even have the chance to meet the Queen Mother.

Not to mention getting close.

"Although I don't know why she deliberately guides you, but if you can please the queen mother, everything will be worth it." Helian Tuo said.

Bai Qianqian felt deeply moved when she heard this. If she hadn't been concerned about the fact that the two were talking openly, she would have even wanted to hug the man in front of her.

Sure enough, he still thinks about himself.

I was touched, but I couldn't help but worry, "If I want to change my route and follow the emperor to Yutai Mountain, it can't be that I'm the only one going. Could it be that she has made the same plan?"

Helian Tuo shook his head without thinking, "The Empress Dowager is from a noble family. No matter how charming Concubine Lang Gui is, her background is not pleasing to the Empress Dowager, not to mention that the Emperor is now doting on her..."

The empress dowagers of all dynasties always looked down upon the little fairies around the emperor.

Just like the mistress of the house can't stand the concubine around the master.

Bai Qianqian understood immediately after hearing this, and immediately felt relieved, "If we decide to change the route, we will have to ask the prince to persuade the prince."

Although Prince Li and Gu Yunhai escorted her together, Prince Li was the most respected one after all, and Bai Qianqian did not take Gu Yunhai seriously.

After Helian Tuo agreed, the two of them parted ways as if nothing had happened.

Si Linglong was sitting in the tent when she heard Shu Hong come in and say that Bai Qianqian had returned to her tent. "…She looked like everything was normal, and she wasn't unhappy at all."

Si Linglong thought that Bai Qianqian's reaction must have meant she had fallen into a trap.

She was originally thinking about how to get King Li to change his way, but these two people came right to her door.

In order to consolidate Bai Qianqian's position in the palace, Helian Tuo would definitely choose to help her. It would be a thousand times easier for him to speak to Prince Li than for him to do it himself.

As for the matter of providing Bai Qianqian with a backer.

Even if Si Linglong had not reminded her this time, in the original novel, after the winter hunt, Bai Qianqian would have tried to please the Queen Mother after she returned to the palace. It was also because of the Queen Mother's help that Helian Yue valued Bai Qianqian in the book a little more.

Given Helian Yue's current attitude towards the heroine, Si Linglong is not worried that Bai Qianqian will turn the tables and become the most favored woman in the harem. Even with the Queen Mother as her backer, it will only make her life a little easier in the palace.

Si Linglong still has some confidence in Helian Yue.

Even if Bai Qianqian is really the most favored concubine in the harem, it can only be said that she has never understood Helian Yue.

Standing up, Si Linglong patted her skirt.

Shu Hong only asked, "Where is Guipin going?"

Si Linglong smiled mysteriously, "Go talk to General Gu."

Helian Tuo was responsible for dealing with King Li, and she had to inform General Gu in advance.

Fortunately, that person still owed me a favor.