Guo Hao's attitude towards her improved visibly.
What a good start! He must have been impressed by her courage and wit!
When Yan Shiyue returned home, she told them the story in vivid detail.
Zhao Kuangyin said helplessly: "Master's wife, we usually don't dare to be so arrogant outside. Aren't you afraid of being recognized?"
"Why? Why can't we be arrogant when we have a reason?" Yan Shiyue called out, "Jiahe!"
Jia He jumped up and puffed out his chest: "I dare! As long as I am right, I dare to confront anyone! The master will definitely protect me!"
Yan Shiyue raised an eyebrow and looked at him. Zhao Kuangyin nodded: "Yeah! Real feelings! You're pretending really well!"
Several people burst into laughter, including Jiahe. Yan Shiyue said speechlessly, "A Jing, Lao Zhao's painting style is obviously different from your disciples."
Huo Qijing said calmly: "We have to get someone different to make the adjustment, such as Gu Xiao."
Yan Shiyue: “…”
...
...
She suppressed her laughter and glanced at the people: "Are you still not full?"
Several people stopped using their chopsticks: "..."
Zhao Kuangyin stood up first and walked away with the rice in one hand and the dishes in the other. Qing Weile and Ren Donghunan looked at each other, hesitated for a moment, and then walked away with only the rice.
Then Huo Qijing continued to eat calmly.
Yan Shiyue continued eating more calmly than him.
Then Huo Qijing looked at her and asked, "Why are you chasing them away?"
What a tsundere! She said confidently, "I'm worried that there won't be enough food!"
Huo Qijing laughed.
He seldom smiled, but when he did, he was really attractive. She couldn't help but sit over and give him a kiss.
Huo Qijing put his arm around her waist and said seriously, "Stop messing around! Come and eat."
Outside the door, four people squatted together and could only eat the bowl of food that Zhao Kuangyin brought out. Zhao Kuangyin looked at the three of them and sighed deeply: "Alas!"
As soon as Chu Ningyuan arrived the next day, Guo Hao told him everything in detail.
He whispered, "Have you ever thought about this? If Wu Qi was just a shadow guard, how could he dare to be so arrogant in the name of Your Highness? Does this mean that Your Highness actually has no ability to control his subordinates? Then is Your Highness unaware of your family's affairs? Is it just that the people under him acted on their own?"
Chu Ningyuan said: "Your Highness has a large family and a great business, so she must not be personally involved in everything, especially since she is ill. She must not know about my family's affairs."
"Then what are you waiting for!" Guo Hao said, "Go and ask the general for help! It will be too late if you delay any longer!"
Chu Ningyuan smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I looked for His Highness's housekeeper yesterday, and he said that all the houses in Shili have been vacated, and only my house is left."
Guo Hao was speechless. After a long while, he whispered, "But, what about my aunt's illness?"
Just then, I heard a commotion outside.
Yan Shiyue had just finished his rounds when the eunuch from the Inner Court came in with his men and said, "The Inner Court has been ordered to arrest Wu Qi, a member of the Imperial Guards, who committed treason and intentionally damaged the imperial gift! Who is Wu Qi?"
Guo Hao rushed out in a hurry.
Yan Shiyue was talking to Zhao Kuangyin. When he heard this, he was stunned. He put down his teacup and came out to greet him: "I wonder whose order this is?"
The eunuch asked, "Are you Wu Qi?"
Yan Shiyue walked up slowly and asked, "Whose orders are you following?"
The eunuch said, "Of course it was the order of the inner court."
"Where is the order?"
The eunuch laughed: "Eunuch Yu is right, you little soldier are so arrogant."
He took out a decree from his sleeve and said, "Take a good look at it. We didn't cheat you."
Yan Shiyue leaned over to take a look and saw the name Wu Qi written in black and white on the paper. It was actually real.
Guo Hao gritted his teeth and took a step forward: "Father-in-law, yesterday it was me..."
Yan Shiyue reached back and waved her hand, saying to him, "Then please lead the way, eunuch."
"Ha! Ha!" The eunuch sneered, "Do you think the inner courtyard of the imperial palace is your home? Tie him up!"
Someone tied her up, and Zhao Kuangyin rushed to find Huo Qijing.
Yan Shiyue was not in a hurry, and followed slowly, all the way into the inner court, and led her into a room. There was a man sitting at the table drinking tea, and when he saw her come in, he came forward to greet her. It turned out to be the fourth prince.
The person behind her quickly untied the rope for her and stepped out.
Yan Shiyue looked at him. The fourth prince said in a deep voice: "Alright, why are you still pretending in front of me?"
Yan Shiyue rubbed his wrist: "What are you singing about?"
"It is you." The fourth prince said, "I just happened to know what happened yesterday, so I'll lend you a hand."
He waved his hand: "Sit down."
Yan Shiyue sat down, and the Fourth Prince said, "I really don't understand you, nor do I understand Huo Qijing. What is the meaning of asking you to disguise yourself and go to such a place to suffer?"
Yan Shiyue shrugged.
The fourth prince asked, "Could it be that Huo Qijing, who has the emperor's order, can't even handle a Yulin Army and still needs your help?"
"Fourth brother, you can't say that," Yan Shiyue said, "A Jing asked me to come here just to urge me to learn martial arts. I'm addicted to playing and don't want to leave."
He asked, "Then can't you learn it at home?"
“There’s no motivation.”
"What motivation?" The fourth prince said, "You decide for yourself what time to practice martial arts every day, how long to practice, and to what extent. It's all controllable. Why do you have to put yourself in danger? Besides, what if someone recognizes you?"
Yan Shiyue was too lazy to explain: "We have different personalities. You will never understand how lazy a lazy person can be."
The fourth prince was speechless: "You are lazy and you have a reason, right? Besides, why would you come here to inspect the palace if you are lazy?"
She waved her hands: "You don't understand!"
The fourth prince glared at her and wanted to speak, but she blocked his words: "Aye has agreed!"
"Okay." The Fourth Prince stopped talking.
Yan Shiyue said: "Then I'll leave."
The fourth prince said, "If you leave now, what's the point of me calling you here? Aren't you just trying to win people's hearts for Huo Qijing? Then the longer you stay here, the more grateful they will be, right?"
Yan Shiyue thought so too. She looked at him in surprise and said, "Fourth brother, when did you learn this kind of scheming?"
The fourth prince's eyes flickered slightly, he lowered his eyes, and slowly took a sip of tea.
After a while, someone reported that Huo Qijing had arrived.
Yan Shiyue hurriedly pulled him in: "Tell me what you are doing! You can just find someone to come here for this kind of thing. What if you come here in person and someone guesses it?"
"It doesn't matter," Huo Qijing said, "The Inner Court has a special status. The people of the Yulin Army were taken away by the Inner Court. It's not abrupt for me to come here."
He looked at the Fourth Prince and asked, "Was yesterday's incident arranged by the Fourth Prince?"
"No need to be so polite. The engagement has been made long ago. You can just call me Fourth Brother." The Fourth Prince replied, "It's not me. I just happened to know it afterwards."
"Yu You was arranged by the Empress."
At this time, outside the palace, one person was whispering in another person's ear, "Now, it's confirmed that Wu Qi is Yan Shiyue!"
"The news is indeed a little late, but Yan Shiyue is a person who cannot be argued with all the time... maybe we can put him to death and then survive!"
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