Chapter 219 Concealment
The sunlight shines on the streets of the town, making them look mottled.
Quan Xiyao never forgot his mission here. Under Shen Yuling's clever cover, he was able to explore the true appearance of this town in depth.
Shen Yuling gave Quan Xiyao advice and helped him cleverly avoid the eyes and ears of those with ulterior motives, and fully understand the actual situation of the corruption of the town's bureaucracy and the hardship of the people.
Quan Xiyao's mission was completed.
But in order to spend more time with his mother, Quan Xiyao stayed in this small town for quite a while.
However, his father's secret guards came to ask questions after all, and he realized that he had to return to Ganjing.
Although he was reluctant, Quan Xiyao got the answer he had always desired.
He knew that his mother loved him, but her feelings for his father had disappeared.
He also understood that he could not restrain his mother because of his attachment. It must be what his father had done in the past that broke his mother's heart.
Therefore, Quan Xiyao solemnly agreed to his mother's request to keep the matter of the meeting a secret.
At the moment of separation, the sunlight seemed to become particularly gentle, yet also revealing a bit of sadness.
Quan Xiyao hugged Shen Yuling tightly with his small body. His height was not even as high as Shen Yuling's chest, but the power of the hug was full of attachment and reluctance.
In the palace, his father never allowed him to get close to any woman.
The time he spent with his mother and the gentle care she gave him made Quan Xiyao deeply miss it.
Shen Yuling bent down, and her hand touched Quan Xiyao's face: "My dear, although I am not by your side, mother really loves you. Mother will pave the way for you outside the palace, and I will not let go of anyone who tries to hinder my son's future."
At this point, a cold light flashed in Shen Yuling's eyes.
Now in the court, the Shen family is a staunch royalist. As long as Quan Minghe supports Quan Xiyao, the Shen family will become Quan Xiyao's most solid backing.
not to mention.......
Her eyes fell on Ye Jinshu.
Ye Jinshu would do it because she supports her fifth prince.
In addition to him, she would allow more knowledgeable people to enter the court in the future, and even plant spies after the eldest prince entered the court...
Shen Yuling already has many plans in his mind.
Quan Xiyao raised his head: "Mother, I will never let you down, nor will I let father down!"
After saying that, he turned around resolutely.
The small body stood straight, and when viewed from behind, one could faintly sense the majestic aura of Quan Minghe.
Shen Yuling stood there, following Quan Xiyao's back, staring at him in a trance.
Ye Jinshu stayed by her side, as if he could feel the turmoil in her heart.
Shen Yuling suddenly spoke softly: "I'm actually afraid that Quan Minghe will find me..."
Ye Jinshu knew in her heart that she was hiding many unknown secrets.
After hesitating for a moment, he slowly said: "You were once involved with His Majesty, and the Fifth Prince is your son..."
Shen Yuling looked solemn, "Yes."
Then she looked at him seriously: "Jinshu, if Quan Minghe finds out about our relationship, you might be doomed. If you want to leave, I will bless you."
If Shen Yuling was the only one there, even if Quan Minghe knew of her existence, as long as he did not force her to return to the palace, she could continue her current free life.
But if she was forced to return to the palace, the worst that could happen to her would be the end of her life.
But now that Ye Jinshu is by her side, what she worries most is that Quan Minghe will use Ye Jinshu to threaten her.
Ye Jinshu shook his head slightly: "I'm not afraid that His Majesty will cause me trouble. I just want to ask clearly, are you with me because you like me?"
Shen Yuling looked into the distance, as if recalling every detail of the past: "Ye Jinshu, I have been through so much that I can no longer tell what love is. I only know that when I am with you, I am free and happy, and I have feelings for you."
But love?
She doesn't know, and she doesn't need to know.
At this moment, the only person she could express her love to without hesitation was Quan Xiyao.
In modern times, Shen Yuling lives a wealthy life, and Quan Minghe's power does not have much appeal to her. What she desires more is spiritual satisfaction and freedom.
Ye Jinshu pursed her lips slightly, and a hint of expectation suddenly flashed in her eyes: "So... you don't love His Majesty either, right?"
Shen Yuling answered decisively: "Yes."
Ye Jinshu felt relieved, walked forward and hugged her in his arms: "Okay, I am satisfied with your words."
To him, the happiness and freedom they had when they were together were the most precious treasures in the world, enough to comfort his heart.
As dusk fell, the front hall of the Weiyang Palace was shrouded in a solemn and dignified atmosphere.
The candlelight in the hall flickered, illuminating the stern face of Quan Minghe sitting on the dragon throne.
His eyes were like ice spikes in the cold night, cold and deep.
Quan Xiyao walked into the front hall with a slightly immature but deliberately steady step, holding in his hand the memorial about his incognito tour, which was a discussion of his many days of going deep into the people and understanding their sufferings.
After taking a look at it, Quan Minghe put it aside on the table.
Quan Xiyao was expecting his father's comment, but what he got was an extremely cold "Kneel down."
Quan Xiyao's body froze, confusion and astonishment flashed in his eyes.
He didn't understand why, but the chilling aura his father gave off made him not dare to hesitate at all.
Quan Xiyao knelt in the center of the hall.
The smooth ground was slightly cool.
"Father..."
Quan Minghe continued, "Why, if I let you leave the palace, any woman can be your mother? Your mother is my empress, no one can replace her position in my heart, and your mother can only be her."
Quan Xiyao subconsciously wanted to refute: "But she is..."
He almost blurted out, but she is the person in your painting, she is my mother.
But when the words came to his lips, he suddenly remembered his mother's instructions.
My mother longed for freedom and did not want to return to the palace. She wanted to travel every inch of the land of the Gan Dynasty.
So he swallowed the rest of the words.
Quan Minghe frowned and said unhappily, "What is it?"
His eyes seemed to see through everything, causing Quan Xiyao's heartbeat to suddenly speed up.
Quan Xiyao took a deep breath and calmed himself down: "It's nothing, I just think she is beautiful and gentle. At that time, the situation was urgent, so I called mother and asked her to help me. I know my crime."
He lowered his head, not daring to look his father in the eyes.
Quan Xiyao knew that his father's secret guards were always following him, so it was not surprising that his father knew his every move.
Quan Minghe was silent.
The silence seemed like frozen time, making Quan Xiyao feel a little breathless.
After a long while, Quan Minghe said, "You will be punished to kneel in the ancestral hall of Yaohua Palace for one night."
Quan Xiyao bit his lower lip tightly, with a hint of grievance in his stubborn expression, but he had to obey: "Yes, thank you, father."
He stood up and stepped back.
After Quan Xiyao's figure disappeared outside the hall, Quan Minghe's eyes became more and more obscure and difficult to understand, and no one could guess what he was thinking.
After a moment, he said softly: "Yingyi, go check on that woman."
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