"Speaking of which, Yuwen Yao, before me, you really didn't have any... intimate relationships with other women?" Xie Lingqin suddenly asked halfway through the meal.
Yuwen Yao paused in his act of picking up food, looked at Xie Lingqin, and said with a sharp look in his eyes, "No." He was absolutely certain.
No?
"You are the crown prince, you should have been taught these matters between men and women from a young age, and you should have even found people to come and teach you..."
“Xie Lingqin!” Yuwen Yao suddenly interrupted Xie Lingqin gently, staring at her intently with a slight frown. “What makes you doubt me like this?”
"No, it's not that." Xie Lingqin calmly took a sip of soup, then added, "It's just that your kissing skills are a bit too good, so..."
"So what?"
Seeing the smile that suddenly appeared on Yuwen Yao's face upon hearing this, Xie Lingqin immediately stopped talking and looked at the dishes on the table, saying, "Let's eat."
"You just said my kissing skills..."
"Have a meal."
Actually, I'd rather eat you, sigh!
As Yuwen Yao sighed, he patted his chest and looked at Xie Lingqin, "Xie Lingqin, remember what you said."
These words, these tone, were far too ambiguous. Coupled with the food and his unique, subtle aroma, Xie Lingqin couldn't help but swallow hard. "What did I say?"
"Pounce on me."
Yuwen Yao whispered a serious reminder, clearly seeing Xie Lingqin suddenly blush from her ears to her cheeks, then leaned closer to her, "And then, turn it around."
Well, I guess I won't be able to eat this meal.
Xie Lingqin put down her bowl, moved aside, and said seriously, "Focus on healing your injuries first, don't think about anything else."
"good."
"However, there is something I want to tell you," Xie Lingqin said.
“When I entered the palace last night, I encountered a man dressed in black robes. He was incredibly skilled in martial arts. I guessed he was a man, older, with a hoarse voice that didn’t seem to be an act; it was his natural voice. He seemed to have no intention of harming me, yet he didn’t seem to be close to me either. It was very strange.”
Yuwen Yao frowned, his dark eyes gleaming with a flickering light, as if he were deep in thought.
"Moreover, there seems to be some history between that person and the Emperor. They even talked about something that happened more than ten years ago. When the Emperor heard this, his face turned very ugly, as if he had been struck by lightning."
"It should be related to the Flower Falling Palace."
Yuwen Yao put down his jade chopsticks, his brows furrowing slightly.
"The Flower Falling Palace, could it be the woman the Emperor loved that you mentioned before?" Xie Lingqin looked at Yuwen Yao. "That night, I also heard from Li Junru that the Emperor did indeed have a woman he loved very much, but she died soon afterward. No one knows how she died, but the night before she died, there was the sound of a baby crying. I was thinking, could that woman be the one you mentioned before, the one from the Flower Falling Palace?"
"Based on the timeline, that should be the case."
"However, you said last time that the death of that woman in Hualuo Palace was related to my mother. So, over the years, in addition to the secret my mother left behind before her death, the Emperor also harbors resentment towards my mother's family because of this."
Yuwen Yao looked at Xie Lingqin, his gaze deep and shallow. "Back then, the Emperor strictly forbade outsiders to talk about this matter. Everyone who knew about it was silenced. Therefore, I have no way of knowing the details."
"Yes, I also asked my cousin to investigate this matter, but he secretly informed me beforehand that there was no way to find out, but..."
Xie Lingqin looked at the table full of dishes in front of her, her expression somber. "I've been thinking, if that person from Hualuo Palace is dead, then what about that baby? Last night, the man in black robes and the Emperor talked about things from over a decade ago—could that have anything to do with my mother? And the Emperor's expression at the time... what's going on..."
Xie Lingqin sighed, then shook her head and looked at Yuwen Yao, "This matter in your royal family is truly complicated."
"Who can argue with that?"
Yuwen Yao's dark eyes narrowed slightly, a smile playing on his lips.
"But are you really going to the palace tonight?"
Xie Lingqin asked.
“Of course, I must go and see.”
Upon hearing this, Xie Lingqin smiled, a sly glint in her eyes, concealing something, and then said, "So, will you still help me practice tonight?"
"nature."
"All right."
After the meal, Xie Lingqin gave a few more instructions before leaving with Zihe.
Yuwen Yao immediately offered to send it.
Xie Lingqin sighed helplessly, secretly amused that Yuwen Yao clearly wanted to stick close to her, yet he didn't refuse.
Of course, it's impossible to openly use the front door; it has to be the back door.
"Yuwen Yao, one day, I will openly and honestly walk you in through the main gate."
Xie Lingqin wasn't without her own obsessions.
She didn't want to have to keep their relationship secret, but right now, their identities, the burdens they carried...
Xie Lingqin suddenly stopped and turned her head to look at the artificial hill not far away.
"What's wrong?" Yuwen Yao asked gently. "Could it be that you've taken a fancy to my rockery?"
What's behind this artificial hill?
"This artificial hill leads to a bamboo grove behind it, and from there, one can connect to all the mansions, large and small, in the capital."
Xie Lingqin's eyes lit up. "I finally understand why you've been able to control all of this. It's because you've been monitoring it at all times."
Upon hearing this, Yuwen Yao smiled and said, "Before, it was just to avoid being in a passive position. Now, I feel that with you by my side, I should consider your safety."
Xie Lingqin smiled and stopped talking to me. However, she glanced at the artificial hill again. She felt that just a moment ago, there was a pair of eyes watching her from the shadows.
A feeling that's hard to describe.
However, Yuwen Yao did not see it, so it did not exist.
After leaving the Crown Prince's residence, Zihe led Xie Lingqin towards the General's Mansion.
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