"Well, Miss, I'll be going now."
The clever Zihe sensed that the atmosphere was a bit strange, so she immediately took her leave.
Xie Lingqin then quickly walked over and reached out to snatch the book that Yuwen Yao had already put down.
However, Yuwen Yao raised his hand and blocked Xie Lingqin's movement. He then pinched the book between his fingers, spun around, and took several steps back. The book was now safely in his palm.
"Yuwen Yao, it's immoral of you to read my books so casually."
Xie Lingqin sat on the soft couch, looking quite resentful.
She managed to claim the soft couch, but failed to get a book.
"I didn't know you had such a hobby." Yuwen Yao nodded with a smile, then raised his finger to turn the pages of the book.
Xie Lingqin was extremely frustrated. "It's not what you think."
"Oh, this is the 108 styles?" Yuwen Yao continued to smile.
"You're not allowed to say it."
After giving a warning, Xie Lingqin immediately got up and closed the door. Then she looked at Yuwen Yao and said, "What 108 styles? As expected, you men are all creatures who think with your lower bodies. You can't help but have dirty thoughts when you see a naked girl."
Xie Lingqin walked over confidently and waved her hand, saying, "This is the code I set up; you wouldn't understand."
"signal?"
Yuwen Yao frowned slightly, then flipped through the scroll in his hand again and again, before focusing his gaze intently on Xie Lingqin. "Could it be that this code is so profound that I didn't even see it?"
"This is a new thing, it's not surprising that you can't tell."
Xie Lingqin snatched the book and immediately put it in her bosom.
Only after confirming that Yuwen Yao would definitely not be able to snatch it did she calmly raise her head and say, "Why aren't you resting in your residence? What are you doing in my room?"
"There is something, but..." The Crown Prince's phoenix eyes were smiling, yet his face showed a slight hint of doubt. "Before that, I would like to ask you what you meant by 'modern' yesterday?"
"Oh." Xie Lingqin smiled. So this guy was actually curious about this.
"Come on, let me explain it to you."
Xie Lingqin beckoned, a smile playing on her lips, and ostentatiously summoned Yuwen Yao.
Yuwen Yao was truly honest. He walked over slowly, glanced at Xie Lingqin, and deliberately lowered his body so as not to tire her out.
"Speak."
"Actually, the world in your eyes is this territory, divided into several countries. But there is another kind, called spacetime. Spacetime is the space of time. And in this spacetime, there is another land called the Loess Plateau. And I come from the Loess Plateau."
"So?" Yuwen Yao seemed completely unsurprised, and continued to ask.
Seeing Yuwen Yao's attitude, Xie Lingqin suddenly felt a lack of accomplishment. What she said was so profound and complex; shouldn't everyone be curious and seek its explanation?
But Yuwen Yao, on the other hand, skipped this step and went straight to asking about the cause and effect.
"So, I came."
Xie Lingqin had lost all interest in talking, lifted her eyelids, and walked into the inner room.
"Understood."
Behind her, Yuwen Yao suddenly chuckled and uttered three words. Xie Lingqin paused, turned around, and looked at him. "Understand what?"
"I understand that you love me so much that you traveled through time and space to find me and be with me."
this……
Xie Lingqin's lips twitched.
That statement seems to make sense.
She truly transcended time and space, across countless centuries, to love him.
However, this cause and effect is not the same.
However, she felt that there must be a reason why Yuwen Yao had waited for her in her room for so long.
"Yuwen Yao, shall we get down to business?"
"You truly love me, you understand me so well..." Yuwen Yao put his hands behind his back, then stepped forward. "Do you know about the Imperial Guards going out of the city to fetch the Fifth Princess?"
"I understand. I even saw the Imperial Guards leave the city with my own eyes, led by Wang Renyi and the son of the Minister of War."
“There is one more thing.” Yuwen Yao frowned and said seriously, “His Majesty, whether out of his own suspicion or because he has doubts about the Prince Qing’s residence, has secretly issued an edict to visit Yu Qingyi at the Prince Qing’s residence tonight.”
As soon as Yuwen Yao finished speaking, Xie Lingqin's eyes narrowed slightly as she looked at him. "In other words, the Imperial Guards sent to greet the Fifth Princess might very well be a smokescreen put out by the Emperor. They might really be going to greet her, but they could also be doing something else."
"Very likely."
"Does that mean Yu Qingyi won't be able to leave tonight?"
"Therefore, I need someone to impersonate Yu Qingyi."
Xie Lingqin listened to Yuwen Yao's words with a solemn expression, "Should we pretend to be someone and stay at the Prince Qing's residence, or pretend to be him and leave the capital?"
Upon hearing Xie Lingqin's words, Yuwen Yao's eyes and brows suddenly seemed to be filled with a heartwarming smile. He reached out and touched Xie Lingqin's face, saying, "You are truly... too intelligent."
Xie Lingqin wasn't fooled by Yuwen Yao's sweet talk. She took a step back, her brows furrowing slightly. "What do you want me to do?"
"I want to borrow someone from you."
"who?"
“Minglan,” Yuwen Yao said.
Xie Lingqin was somewhat surprised. "Your mansion is full of experts, and Yu Qingyi is also surrounded by many experts. Although Ming Lan is highly skilled in martial arts, I don't think you need to borrow him."
"He is a member of the Xue family, the eldest son and grandson of the Xue family."
“I know, but he doesn’t want to accept this relationship.”
"The Xue family went to Western Xia to carry out their mission, and tonight they will be passing by Beirong City on their way back to the border."
Xie Lingqin understood immediately. "So, you mean that if necessary, Minglan can have the Xue family... muddy the waters?"
Yuwen Yao nodded, "That's right. Yu Qingyi left the mansion in secret. Not only could the Emperor not know, but no one else could either, otherwise it would be dangerous for him. Therefore, Minglan was asked to impersonate Yu Qingyi."
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