Chapter 423 Waiting for You to Come Back

On the other side, Gu Qingquan and Xiang Ye were on their way to the front yard.

This morning, she heard that the fat fox raised by the emperor was lost.

Gu Qingquan asked Xiangye to take people to help look for it. When they came back after a while, they heard that the fox had been found, but Concubine Lang Gui was injured.

After all, she was his ally and a woman beloved by the emperor, so Gu Qingquan naturally had to come and visit her.

Xiang Ye followed his mother all the way, watching her steps that were even brisker than usual. It seemed that whatever had been weighing her down since she was brought back from the woods that day had disappeared.

Look, I feel a little happy.

Her mother usually doesn't allow herself to be extremely happy or extremely sad, so Xiangye can still see her little happiness.

Thinking about how his wife had left him last night and went somewhere unknown, and didn't say a word after coming back, Xiang Ye couldn't help but ask curiously,

"Where did your Majesty go last night? You seemed to be in a good mood."

Look, I even had an extra bowl of porridge in the morning.

Gu Qingquan listened to Xiang Ye's question without stopping, and said calmly, "It's not dangerous anyway."

The implication is, I'm safe, don't bother me.

Xiang Ye laughed dryly.

Of course she knew there was no danger.

Normally, if it weren't for the assassination attempt a few days ago, her queen would hardly be in danger.

Xiang Ye didn't expect her queen to answer her questions obediently, so she stopped asking questions when she saw this.

But she always felt that her queen's current condition was closely related to Concubine Lang Gui.

Look, I heard that Concubine Lang Gui was injured, so I brought her here.

I have never cared so much about other concubines in the past.

Xiang Ye was thinking in a mess, when suddenly, Gu Qingquan, who was walking in front of her, stopped.

Xiang Ye came to his senses and stopped subconsciously. Just as he was about to ask, he saw that his wife was staring at the corner of the corridor not far ahead.

She followed the line of sight and soon saw a figure walking out from the corner. The black suit and half-mask made her startled.

It’s Lord Wu!

Although Xiangye was surprised why Wu Lie suddenly appeared here, she reacted quickly and knelt down to salute first.

"I have met Lord Wu. Is there anything I can do for you?"

Wu Lie held his breath and looked directly at Gu Qingquan in front of her. Just as he was about to speak, Gu Qingquan turned his head slightly.

"You step back first."

Xiang Ye was stunned for a moment when he heard his queen dismiss him without saying a word, but he did not dare to refute her in front of outsiders. Although he was puzzled, he still knelt down respectfully and retreated.

After Xiang Ye left, Gu Qingquan walked up to Wu Lie and asked him, "Are you looking for me?"

Wu Lie pursed his lips and watched her approach. He nodded and was about to speak when she suddenly pointed at his mask and said, "When it's just the two of us in the future, you should take off this mask."

Wu Lie was stunned, but did not refute. He obediently reached out and took off the mask.

He showed his full appearance to her, and seeing a hint of satisfaction in her eyes, he said in a deep voice,

"The Emperor has given me a task. I will leave later."

After a pause, he continued, "I can't accompany you to protect you for the rest of the journey, you..."

Wu Lie wanted to tell her to take care of herself.

But before he could finish his words, Gu Qingquan responded quickly.

"You want me to protect the emperor for you? Don't worry, just leave it to me."

Wu Lie's eyebrows twitched slightly, and he was a little annoyed that she always rushed to the front to protect the driver.

It was the same last time. I didn't know that he was pretending to be the emperor to divert the assassin, so I chased after him without saying a word.

She is obviously a concubine, but she always does dangerous things.

Wu Lie felt it necessary to correct her.

"I have already arranged for someone else in the secret guard camp to protect the driver. You don't need to worry. If anything happens, just protect yourself."

As for her, he would also arrange for secret guards to follow her.

Gu Qingquan was startled for a moment when he heard him correct her so seriously, but when he thought that he might be worried that he would take away the work of his brothers in the Dark Guard Battalion, he nodded in understanding and did not argue with him.

"good."

Then he looked at Wu Lie and said seriously, "Then I will wait for you to come back in the palace."

Although he didn't know what mission the emperor had assigned him, it couldn't be a small matter since it required him, the leader of the secret guards, to go out in person.

She guessed it was related to the incident of the green assassin.

She couldn't help with these things, but she could always wait for him to come back.

Come back alive.

Gu Qingquan finally got to know him and didn't want to hear any more bad news about him.

But little did she know how shocking her words were to Wu Lie's ears.

Even the emperor, no matter how dangerous the situation was, never said such words to him.

Wu Lie only felt a warm sensation in his heart, as if a boiling heat was spreading, giving him a sense of security he had never felt before.

Even if these words might sound ambiguous to others, Wu Lie was reluctant to correct them.

He just looked at her and nodded seriously, "Okay."

Wherever she is, he will definitely come back.