Chapter 61 Affair
The anger and conspiracy in Fengyi Palace were temporarily isolated outside the high palace walls.
In Chenhe's courtyard, the moonlight is like water, quiet and silent.
Only Chu Yue was lying on the stone table, breathing evenly.
She drank too much.
Her cheeks were flushed and there was a satisfied smile on the corner of her mouth. She was obviously drunk in this moment of peace.
Alcohol numbed the nerves and temporarily diluted the thrill of the fire during the day and the heaviness of the account books at night.
Chen He looked at his drunk friend and shook his head helplessly.
We have to send her back to her room.
She supported herself on the stone table and tried to stand up.
However, as soon as I exerted force——
A sudden feeling of dizziness suddenly hit me!
The world was spinning! She had clearly mastered the skill of drinking a thousand cups without getting drunk in order to pave the way for that heartless bastard Xiao Jingren in her previous life!
Chen He shook his head and forced himself to steady himself.
This body...
It's still too weak after all.
When you live your life over again, you have to adapt to many things again.
She rubbed her swollen temples.
Whatever.
Instead of forcing myself to send Chu Yue back, it would be better to go out for a walk, get some fresh air, and sober up.
The doubts in her heart and the deep hatred from her previous life intertwined, making her urgently need some space to be alone.
She walked lightly, put a piece of clothing on Chu Yue, and walked out of the yard.
The moonlight was cut into mottled fragments by the rockery and tree shadows.
The night wind brought the fragrance of grass and trees, blowing away some of the drunkenness, but it could not blow away the depression in my heart.
Just as she reached a rocky rockery——
A deliberately suppressed sound, interwoven with the whispers of men and women, faintly seeped out from behind the rockery, penetrating the silent curtain of the palace late at night. It was particularly eye-catching and inexplicably arousing.
Chen He's steps paused involuntarily.
After the rockery?
Such a time?
The male voice is mellow and deep, while the female voice is soft and delicate.
Having experienced the intrigues and deceptions in the deep palace of his previous life, Chen He's mind raced, and he had already understood what might be happening behind the rockery.
Love between men and women, and private exchanges, are not only taboos in the depths of this heart-devouring palace, but also a touch of gentle comfort that some people secretly seek in the dark night.
Chen He instinctively frowned, feeling the urge to flee. She had never been interested in these palace secrets, and had no desire to pry into other people's emotional entanglements.
However--
Just as she was about to leave, a low and slightly hoarse male voice, like a breeze in the night, unexpectedly brushed past her ears, carrying an indescribable magnetic charm.
This sound...
Chen He's pupils suddenly constricted, and a storm surged in his heart!
It was Xue Minglan? !
That henchman who had just been hit by the Queen in Fengyi Palace, with blood dripping from his forehead! Why was he here?!
And that female voice...
With obvious concern and a barely perceptible tremor...
"Does your forehead still hurt?"
It was Yunxiu! The most capable maidservant beside the Queen!
Shocked! Unbelievable! These two people who seemed to have nothing to do with each other, whose positions were even subtly opposed, actually met in a place like this?!
Chen He couldn't help but hold his breath, pressing his body tightly against the cool stone wall of the rockery, hiding himself deeper in the darkness.
At this moment, a low smile appeared on Xue Minglan's lips. There was a subtle hint of self-mockery in that smile, but it was inexplicably wrapped with an indescribable magnetic charm.
"What does this insignificant scar mean?" He lowered his voice deliberately, like the gentle whispers between lovers in the night breeze, with a touch of privacy and intimacy that belonged only to the two of them.
"Compared to the suffering I am about to endure and the long and difficult road ahead, these are nothing but insignificant and unworthy of mention."
At this moment, he no longer had the cold and respectful look he had in front of the Queen. Instead, he was in a state of intimacy and relaxation that was almost like being honest with her, as if he had let down all his guard.
"But she is the Queen after all,"
"Why are you doing this?"
Xue Minglan interrupted her.
"Shhh."
He seemed to be moving closer.
"Don't say that."
"wait for me……"
There was an almost paranoid desire in his voice.
"Once my mother and sister are rescued from the Queen, everything will be fine."
What?! Xue Minglan also has a mother and a sister? Who's controlling him? The Queen? Is that why he's so willing to be her lackey?!
Yunxiu's voice was filled with eager promise.
"Don't worry! I swear to do my best to get the news for you."
"As long as there is a slight opportunity, I will definitely..."
In Xue Minglan's voice, tenderness and temptation are intertwined like silk threads.
"Cloud Sleeves..."
He called her name softly, the ending tone lingering like a spring breeze blowing across the lake of her heart, creating ripples.
"If you can really help me and bring them back safely..."
He paused, his voice seemed to contain a fiery and firm oath.
"When you succeed, I will grant you the position of mistress of the family and share our glory."
The mistress of the house?! A maid-in-charge of the queen, and a bastard son of a noble family whose future was uncertain and who might even be sacrificed at any moment? Was this promise sincere, or was it exploitation?
Yunxiu's voice suddenly paused, as if her throat was tightly strangled by some sudden emotion.
Her tone was filled with disbelief and surprise, as well as a hint of indescribable...fear.
"I...how dare I have such thoughts..."
"I am just a humble maid..."
Xue Minglan's laughter rang out leisurely in the night, low and magnetic, penetrating the silence of the night and appearing particularly clear.
"So what if she's a palace maid?" His voice was filled with unquestionable firmness.
"You helped me rescue my mother. This kindness is higher than the sky and deeper than the sea. Isn't it enough for you to become the headmistress of the Xue family?"
When he talked about "my mother", he deliberately slowed down his speech and emphasized his tone, and every word seemed to contain a tremendous force.
So that's how it is! He used the future mistress's position and her merit in saving his mother to tie Yunxiu firmly to his boat! What a deep calculation!
"you……"
There was shyness in Yunxiu's voice, but she couldn't hide the excitement that was moved by the promise.
The atmosphere between the two people became increasingly ambiguous, and their shadows cast on the rockery had blended together.
Whispers, breathing, the rustling of leaves in the night wind...
Everything seemed so private, so intimacy.
Shen He's heart suddenly shook, as if it was suddenly moved by an invisible force! The amount of information came like a tidal wave, catching her off guard!
Xue Minglan's motives! Yunxiu's stance! The Queen's control!
All of this gave her a deeper understanding of the current situation!
Just as she was concentrating on catching every tiny sound around her——
Perhaps because I had been standing for so long, my legs felt slightly numb.
Or maybe it was because of the ups and downs in my heart that my breathing was a little disordered.
Inadvertently, her toes lightly touched an inconspicuous pebble on the ground.
"Click—"
A subtle but clear sound suddenly rang out in this quiet night, like a stone thrown into a calm lake, causing ripples to spread out.
In this atmosphere filled with a faint sense of ambiguity, the sound seemed to be infinitely amplified, shaking every inch of space.
The whispered conversation behind the rockery suddenly stopped.
The air seemed to freeze at this moment, and everything around became extremely quiet.
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