Chapter 656 Conspiracy

Upon hearing the news that the prince had returned, King Li's face suddenly changed to a smile. But then he thought that the prince was following the emperor's orders to track down the assassin of King Cheng, and his face became serious again. He said, "Let him come to the study and talk to me."

The steward nodded in agreement and quickly stepped out.

Not long after, Helian Tuo, wearing a royal blue fur coat, strode in. His handsome face did not show any sign of fatigue from the long journey.

As soon as he entered the room, he first bowed to King Li, then ordered his attendants to leave. After the door was closed, he spoke, "Father, King Cheng wants to see you."

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After staying in the study for two quarters of an hour, Helian Tuo finally went out.

Chen Ke waited at the door and briefly told the story of what happened in the palace in the past two days. When he heard that Concubine Lang had brought people to break into Lianrui Palace and injured Concubine Lian, he paused for a moment and then asked subconsciously,

"How is the person?"

Chen Ke said in a deep voice, "Empress Lian was beaten and injured, and she even vomited blood that night. Now the emperor has put her in solitary confinement."

When talking about this, Chen Ke's tone was obviously a little solemn.

Helian Tuo opened his mouth, but resisted the urge to ask the other person what happened. After a while, he pursed his lips and said, "I know."

Inside the Xuanzheng Hall.

Helian Yue sat at the desk, looking at Wu Lie who finally returned to Beijing after many days, following Helian Tuo.

Wu Lie was still wearing the same black suit, but after removing the disguise on his face, his cold and hard features were exposed. He still looked serious and only reported all the information he had secretly obtained over the past month.

"The prince's initial secret investigation into King Cheng and his backers was relatively successful, but his whereabouts were accidentally exposed later, and he was injured and captured by King Cheng's men. However, he left King Cheng's mansion safely two days later. I think the two of them reached a deal."

Helian Yue was not surprised by this. According to the plot of the original novel as told by Linglong, Helian Tuo would eventually obtain the power accumulated by King Cheng over the years, and therefore be able to compete with him in a short time.

This is also the reason why Helian Yue directly sent Wu Lie to follow behind.

Because Helian Tuo is destined to meet King Cheng, as long as he follows him, there will be no worry about not finding King Cheng and the forces behind him. In this way, King Cheng only needs to make arrangements in advance and there will be no worry about control. The final lack is just how to deal with King Cheng and the forces behind him in an upright manner.

Now looking at the detailed report compiled by Wu Lie in his hand, Helian Yue already had a plan in his mind.

Helian Tuo has been running around for him for a long time, so he should prepare a gift for him.

Putting aside the calculation in his eyes, Helian Yue raised his eyes and looked at the dark guard camp commander in front of him who was as cold as usual. He temporarily closed the secret report in his hand and said,

"You've been working hard outside these days. I'll grant you three days off. Go back and take a rest."

After a pause, he added, "When you have time, you can go see Concubine Quan, otherwise she will think that I sent you to some dangerous place and you will never come back."

When Wu Lie heard Helian Yue mention Concubine Quan, his originally cold eyes moved slightly, like a handful of water splashing in the dark night, his black eyes remained the same, but with a little ripples.

After a long while, he nodded silently with a calm tone.

"yes."

Wu Lie retreated in stealth.

After leaving the Xuan Zheng Hall, it was not yet completely dark. Wu Lie looked at his slightly dusty clothes, thought for a while, and decided to return to his residence in the palace first, change out of his fancy clothes, wash up carefully, and then find a new set of fancy clothes.

When I came out again, it was already dark.

Wu Lie sneaked in at night and blended himself into the night silently.

Until he entered the harem and climbed up to a pavilion with familiarity.

From the roof of the pavilion, you can just see the situation in the palace where Concubine Tsuen is located.

He really wanted to see her and tell her he was back.

But not now.

It was not difficult for him to sneak into the concubine's bedroom late at night, but it was against etiquette and was an offense to her.

It was an offense when he did it outside the palace before, and now that he was back in the palace, he could not do it anymore.

It's nice to just stand here and take a look at the attic.

Occasionally she could see a shadow as she passed by the window.

He will find another opportunity to see her tomorrow during the day.