Chapter 132 Response

But how could Yun Qin not see the emotions on his face?

She suppressed her sadness and whispered, "General, it's getting late. If there is nothing else, I will not disturb you from your inspection."

Having said that, Yun Qin bowed her lower body and prepared to say goodbye.

Shen Che was confused at this time. He didn't stop her, but still handed her the lantern in his hand, "You, you should be careful when you go back."

After he finished speaking, he took the lead and walked towards the maple forest.

Yun Qin stood there holding the lantern, and watched him disappear completely into the night before she sighed slightly.

When I turned around, I saw the light of another lantern and a face that was even darker than the night.

This absurd scene almost made Yun Qin laugh out loud.

This place is really busy today...

She bowed and saluted, "Your servant greets His Majesty."

Yun Qin laughed in her heart, and her face did not show any guilty or panic expression. It was nothing. If she was nervous, it would only confirm that there was something going on between her and Shen Che.

"Why are you here?" Huo Jinchi stared at her face, his eyes were emotionless, yet seemed to contain a volcano that was about to erupt.

But he obviously still had his wits about him, and he didn't rush to question.

Yun Qin brought out the words she had just said to Shen Che and said, "I will sneak out to see the maple leaves."

Unlike Huo Jinchi who likes to chip away at other people's defenses and look for loopholes, Yun Qin likes to go straight to the point.

So she continued, "In the end, I ran into General Shen who was on patrol, so I said a few words to him. The emperor should have heard it, right?" She glanced at Xu An and others standing behind Huo Jinchi, "But the emperor, why are you here so late?"

She answered so nonchalantly, and even had the mind to ask herself, which made Hawking Chi a little confused, and the anger in his heart unconsciously lessened a little.

"Look at maple leaves?" He snorted coldly.

Yun Qin looked at him without any evasion and asked, "What else?"

Huo Jinchi gritted his teeth slightly. She had just answered Shen Che like that, so she certainly wasn't here for a tryst. He had just asked a completely useless question.

"Don't you think you should explain this to me?"

"Okay." The smile in Yun Qin's eyes faded a little. "Your Majesty, have you ever asked anyone what happened to me when I entered the Empress Dowager's palace that day, and how I escaped?"

Huo Jinchi raised his eyebrows slightly, showing some confusion, not understanding what the two were related to.

Yun Qin then told the details of what happened that day, and then said: "My first reaction was to go find the emperor. I ran all the way from the Empress Dowager's Palace to the vicinity of the Tongming Palace, but I fell behind the rockery because of exhaustion. At that time, General Shen happened to pass by and almost mistook me for a bad person."

"Did you come to see me at that time?" Huo Jinchi was more concerned about something else.

Yun Qin was stunned by the question and said, "I was in a hurry at the moment, but then I remembered what the emperor said, so I returned to Chunxi Palace."

Huo Jinchi didn't frown any deeper and couldn't help but look at Xu An behind him.

Is this what he meant by "being a little wronged"?

He didn't dare to imagine how desperate she was when she ran to the Tongming Palace, and how disappointed she was when she went back. No wonder she didn't want to look up at him when they met again.

Moreover, if Shen Che was not kind-hearted, what would happen if those reckless people who did not take the lives of palace ladies seriously really regarded her as a bad person and hurt her!

He was somewhat glad that it was Shen Che.

Yun Qin did intend to use this incident to divert Huo Jinchi's attention, but seeing the pain in Huo Jinchi's eyes when he looked at her, the effect seemed to be better than she had imagined.

So Yun Qin continued to speak, walked up to Huo Jinchi, held his arm, and said, "I am not blaming the emperor for what I said. It's all in the past."

The more she said this, the more distressed Hawking felt, and he reached out and pulled her into his arms.

"Why didn't you tell me afterwards?"

Yun Qin lowered her eyes, thinking there was no point in saying anything. She said, "I don't want you to quarrel with the Queen Mother because of me. As long as the Emperor has me in his heart, that's enough."

Huo Jinchi felt heartbroken, feeling sorry for her. He couldn't tell how sincere she was, so he reached out and gently stroked her cheek.

"After that, I met General Shen twice more. He was kind-hearted and felt that I was pitiful in the palace, so he wanted me to work as a servant in the Shen family."

Huo Jinchi didn't mention it again, but Yun Qin couldn't help but mention it. She thought it was better to talk about it openly.

They have already met, and whether there will be rift between them is not something she can control, but she can't let this matter become a tumor in her heart that she will think about from time to time.

Then her life will be even more difficult.

Huo Jinchi looked at Yun Qin, who was picking at the patterns on her clothes with her fingers. She looked so heartless, as if she didn't care about Shen Che at all and really thought he felt sorry for her.

As a slave? Shen Che probably wanted her to be his wife, but the Shen family was now so powerful, how could they possibly look down on a palace maid? I'm afraid she would just be a concubine in the end.

She looked down upon my promise, no wonder she rejected it outright.

"Are you greedy for me, or are you greedy for my golden pumpkin seeds?"

Compared to Shen Che, Huo Jinchi felt that this problem was more difficult.

This question really stumped Yun Qin. She raised her eyes and glanced at Huo Jinchi, "Can't all servants be greedy?"

Huo Jinchi grabbed her face and said, "No!"

"Your Majesty, it is Your Majesty that I covet!" Yun Qin immediately changed her words with bared teeth.

Huo Jinchi snorted softly, loosened his grip and rubbed her face with his fingers again, "You know your face."

He glanced at the lantern in her hand, reached out to take it, blew it out and threw it aside, then couldn't help but pinch her face.

"Don't you know how your nanny taught you to behave and not meet other men in private?"

Yun Qin deliberately screamed in pain, "What foreign man? I think General Shen is my benefactor. If it weren't for him, I don't know if I can see the emperor now."

These words touched her heart, and her emotions became agitated and her eyes turned red.

How could Huo Jinchi bear to see this? He hurriedly coaxed her, "Okay, okay, I don't blame you."

"Who knows if the emperor thinks the same thing in his heart? If the emperor really thinks I am guilty, then I will just run into him headfirst..."

Before Yun Qin could finish her words, Huo Jinchi covered her mouth.

"No nonsense!"

Huo Jinchi watched her blink before letting go of her hand. "You think I'm you. You say one thing and mean another all day long."

Yun Qin had a coquettish look on her face, but she was calm in her heart. She knew that if she said something wrong, it would affect Shen Che's future and fate, so she never asked Shen Che for mercy from beginning to end.

The more nonchalant her attitude was, the less seriously the emperor took the matter.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Hawking Chi snorted softly. He was indeed feeling a little uncomfortable, but his anger was no longer there.

Only those around them knew Yun Qin's situation. To others, she was indeed pitiful, and it was no wonder that Shen Che felt sorry for her.

In his opinion, Shen Che was just a young man with a naive mind, which was a quality he valued.

He was not so narrow-minded as to let Yun Qin and Shen Che become estranged from him because of this seemingly true and false thing.

However, the position of the leader of the imperial guards is no longer suitable for him, and it is time for him to go out and gain some experience...