8. Calculation
Yun Zhihe had no intention of trying to please her. She still looked at Fang Li on the ground with her usual expression, looking down at him with a bit of coldness.
Fang Li has no blood relationship with the mother of the Zhao Kingdom. There is a purpose for bringing such a stupid guy to the capital.
After being reprimanded by His Majesty last time, she no longer avoids questions, and His Majesty will also ask her questions in a few words, which can be regarded as cultivating her ability to enter the officialdom.
The Queen Mother of Zhao was not coming to the capital on a whim. She could not stand His Majesty's favor and often bullied women and men by relying on her title. Someone had reported her a long time ago.
However, because of her status, His Majesty turned a blind eye and only warned her to behave herself. He was going to strip her of her title, and everyone in the court, big and small, could sense Xuanyuan Ying's actions.
These marquises are highly respected, and some were conferred by the previous emperor. After all, they are not from his Xuanyuan family, so their power must be reduced. However, the action should not be too drastic. If they are provoked to turn against each other, the loss will outweigh the gain.
If the Queen Mother of Zhao had only become good by taking advantage of her power, some time ago someone had indirectly implicated her in collaborating with the enemy and betraying her country, and that she had bad intentions. This would result in the death penalty for her entire clan, and there was a whisper of this in the court.
She was also smart. She had a daughter who could inherit the title, so she brought this non-blood-related niece to the imperial city just to express her loyalty to Xuanyuan Ying and ask His Majesty for the inheritance of the title.
The title was passed on to his non-blood-related niece, Fang Li, who was stupid and easy to control. Putting her in the capital gave Xuanyuan Ying the power to control and expressed his loyalty directly.
She was asking Xuanyuan Ying to do this, so naturally she couldn't bring bad luck to Xuanyuan Ying.
Yun Zhihe finally figured it out after a long time. After a pause, she lowered her eyes and looked at Fang Li.
"Go back and tell your aunt that it was Yun Zhihe and Cui Mingyu who teamed up to beat you up."
Afraid that Fang Li was stupid and only hated Cui Mingyu, Yun Zhihe said sorry in his heart, frowned, and kicked Fang Li.
"Ugh! You!"
Fang Li curled up into a ball and cried again, muttering, "Wuwuwuwu, I won't let you go..."
She looked cute and silly, and was very timid. Afraid that she wouldn't remember, Yun Zhihe sighed and squatted down again.
"Remember, it was Yun Zhihe and Cui Mingyu who beat you together."
Fang Li was trembling with fear, looking at her timidly, then looking at Cui Mingyu who was looking at her fiercely, and nodded randomly.
"Remember, remember..."
Yun Zhihe is the concubine whom Xuanyuan Ying shows to the world his preference, and Xuanyuan Ying protects her. This time, even if this playboy complains to God, there will be no result. For the sake of succession to the title, the Queen Mother of Zhao must suppress it.
Then he watched the incident calm down and ran away in a hurry.
Cui Mingyu frowned and walked forward, "Zhihe, why did you let her hate you? I am responsible for my own actions..."
Yun Zhihe smiled at her and whispered in her ear.
"Mother Zhao has come to the capital to seek a favor this time. It will not bring bad luck to Your Majesty. If I were to be included in her story, there would be no result."
Cui Mingyu figured it out, and his expression brightened in an instant.
She hugged Yun Zhihe's shoulders affectionately, her expression brightening and smiling.
"As expected of a good sister, tell me if you like that young man and I'll buy him for you."
Yun Zhihe pushed her in annoyance and said, "Don't be so reckless next time. Madam Cui doesn't like you being a playboy. If you cause trouble again, she will definitely beat you up to vent her anger."
Cui Mingyu smiled indifferently, "Then go ahead and beat that old woman up. She won't kill her anyway."
She couldn't stand Cui Mingyu's fearless look and could only sigh.
The grudge between this mother and daughter cannot be explained in a short time. When Madam Cui was young, she favored her mistress over her husband, and Cui Mingyu's dissolute behavior in recent years was also because of her.
But after an interlude, everyone returned to the box.
Cui Mingyu had a great time. He drank some wine, hugged the little girl, and cried loudly. The atmosphere was very lively.
Qingzhu was still serving her, but Yun Zhihe had no appetite for tea and refused to drink a single sip.
A pair of beautiful eyes stared at Cui Mingyu with a hint of resentment, forcing her to stop talking nonsense, end this noisy banquet quickly, and let her go.
Cui Mingyu felt guilty after being stared at, and finally sighed, "Okay, okay, you can go now, Auntie."
Yun Zhihe finally breathed a sigh of relief.
“Hmm—”
She was just about to get up when she accidentally bumped into Qingzhu. Qingzhu staggered and fell into her arms, and the whole pot of tea poured over him, soaking his clothes.
The clothes were transparent to begin with, and now that they were wet, they allowed some light to see through her body, which was half covered and half exposed. The clothes were torn, revealing her snow-white shoulders. Combined with Qingzhu's handsome face, she looked quite seductive.
Fortunately, the tea was not hot, but my hair was wet and stuck to my face.
"Madam Yun..."
Qingzhu was still lying in her arms, curled up in fear, and cried out in a low, hoarse voice.
Yun Zhihe was stunned for a moment, and then he restrained his subconscious urge to throw the person in his arms away, and just prepared to help him up carefully.
Qingzhu groaned, his eyes looking somewhat pitiful, "...Qingzhu, I twisted my ankle."
Li Miaomiao looked at the farce with gloomy eyes and took a sip of wine.
Cui Mingyu sneered and raised his eyebrows in an ambiguous manner, "Zhihe, since you've injured someone, find a room to apply medicine to this young man."
"You can't just run away."
Yun Zhihe was a little confused, feeling that something was wrong here, but looking at Cui Mingyu's smiling face and Qingzhu's pale lips in his arms, he paused and hugged him and walked out to find a room.
This is a matter of etiquette...
When she left, the atmosphere was somewhat depressing.
Li Miaomiao looked at the door, lowered her eyes, shook the wine glass, sighed softly, and her voice was charming.
"Madam Yun is so stupid."
Cui Mingyu responded with a smile, "She lives like a shrewd person, but she doesn't understand the relationship between men and women."
He didn't even know he was being plotted against.
Li Miaomiao shook her head and muttered to herself.
"I reminded her so many times, but she still fell into that man's trap..."
Her mother was a person who could not settle down. She married into more than a dozen families. Li Miaomiao knew all the tricks of her concubines.
There was □□ in the pastries and □□ in the tea, but Madam Xiaoyun was not afraid of the dust. Seeing that the man looked innocent, she let down her guard.
Li Miaomiao has seen many men like this, who rely on their bodies and looks, and a few tricks to get into bed.
But there is no harm in it, it's just a matter of willingness.
Cui Mingyu also knew Qingzhu's thoughts. It was thanks to this handsome young man that he plotted against Yun Zhihe. Although she looked down on him a little, she still said something to calm the situation down.
There's nothing wrong with holding a little darling.
Yun Zhihe carried the person to the next room, took out the prepared medicine and handed it to Qingzhu, comforting her softly.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to."
She took out some silver and placed it beside the bed. "If you really feel uncomfortable, use this money to see a doctor."
"If there's nothing else, I'll leave."
She was about to put her things down and turn to leave when suddenly Qingzhu grabbed the corner of her clothes.
"Madam Yun...slave..."
He lowered his head and sobbed a little, tears streaking his jade-white face. "I know my status is lowly..."
"Madam Yun doesn't like me to serve her personally."
"Ah... no, not..." Yun Zhihe didn't know why this person started crying, and looked at her helplessly.
"I just don't like having men around, not that I look down on you."
"You...don't cry."
She had only coaxed the prince when he was still a child, and she didn't know how to coax an adult man. She frowned and whispered to comfort him.
Qingzhu's face was extremely handsome. He looked at Yun Zhihe with tears in his eyes and his lips slightly pursed.
"Madam Yun..."
He knew who was in front of him, the dream lover of a young man in the capital, the beautiful and charming Lady Yun.
When she was serving him just now, she was restrained and polite, gentle and easy-going, and did not touch him. Such a woman's family does not even have a maid... This is his chance.
He could only use all his tricks to seduce her.
She lowered her eyes to hide her surging emotions, and began to sob again.
"Qingzhu's family fell into poverty, and she was sold to this filthy place... Ugh... She might as well have died by banging her head against a wall while keeping her innocent body..."
……ah?
Yun Zhihe panicked a little, and was really worried that he would be upset, so she sat down and soothed him softly, "Don't be upset, I don't dislike you."
She paused, "If you are willing, I can redeem you."
Qingzhu suddenly stopped.
He really didn't expect it to be so smooth. His clothes had been unbuttoned, revealing his white chest. He was just waiting for Madam Yun to hug him and comfort him softly, and then talk about redeeming his freedom after a night.
The tears that kept welling up had begun to stop flowing, and Qingzhu wanted to laugh but her nose felt sore.
"you……"
He was really choked up. Every smile and frown he had just had was carefully considered, but now he sobbed without caring about his image.
"Thank you... Madam Yun."
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