Chapter 298: Old Things...
Fu Hai has been taking care of Yun Zhao since the late emperor passed away.
In front of people, they are the master and servant.
Behind the scenes, they are friends.
When there is no one around, Fu Hai can even call himself "I" and sit at the same table with Yun Zhao to eat.
Despite such a relationship, Fu Hai was unusually hesitant.
Yun Zhao looked at Fu Hai in surprise, "What's wrong? You rarely act like this."
Fu Hai is a very smart person, with both high emotional intelligence and IQ.
If her family had not been so poor and she had not been sent to the palace to be a servant, she would have had a very broad world to her.
Fu Hai lowered his head and whispered, "Before... a long time ago..."
Yun Zhao is very patient with his friends.
She showed no impatience or urging, but continued to walk forward slowly, saying "Hmm?"
This made Fu Hai feel greatly relieved.
He relaxed, slowly following Yun Zhao's pace, and said, "I wonder if you remember that the late emperor wanted to take you as his concubine."
Yun Zhao nodded, "I remember."
The late emperor inexplicably took out a portrait from somewhere and searched everywhere for her.
"That portrait... do you know where it came from?"
Yun Zhao had thought about this question before, but later he stopped thinking about it.
During those years, there were few heirs in the palace, and the ministers tried their best to find beauties everywhere in order to expand the royal family.
She thought that someone had accidentally seen her and so handed her portrait to the late emperor.
Fu Hai lowered his head and said, "I've seen that portrait before. It's very detailed. It's not the kind of portrait that can be accurately captured by someone who has only seen the person a few times."
Upon hearing this, Yun Zhao tilted his head and glanced at Fu Hai.
She still didn't urge him, but just nodded.
Fu Hai then continued, "At first, no one knew where the portrait came from, not even the late emperor. Later, the portrait suddenly disappeared. The late emperor was furious and searched for it for a long time.
But in the end, I didn't find it. After that, you and Mu Chengyan happily got together. One day, I went out to buy something and heard General Xie talking to his men.
Yun Zhao paused slightly.
Fu Hai continued, "General Xie told his men that this matter should be dropped here, and no one is allowed to mention it in the future!"
The men under his command seemed unwilling to accept this and said to General Xie unconvincedly, "We need to tell Yun Zhao about this, otherwise Yun Zhao will think that Mu Chengyan is no good! Besides, you don't understand this. Although Yun Zhao has no evidence in his mind, he will subconsciously believe that you did it!"
"You traded five thousand pieces of armor for her to go to Lincheng. This has become your original sin. Now if you don't explain, isn't that equivalent to taking the blame for Mu Chengyan? Give me the portrait! Since Mu Chengyan dared to do it back then, he must admit it now! This portrait is the one he gave to the late emperor!"
Fu Hai stated the truth.
"General Xie didn't give the portrait to his men. He just put it in his arms, feeling a little regretful and saying, 'Forget it, now she is happy, that's good. As long as Mu Chengyan treats her well, what does it matter if I take the blame for this?'"
The men under him looked at Xie Jingmo in shock.
Just like Fu Hai, he looked at Xie Jingmo's back in shock.
The man under him clenched his hands and couldn't help asking, "Are you giving up already? That's not like you at all."
Xie Jingmo smiled and said, "It's okay, I can wait. Mu Chengyan better not let Yun Zhao down, otherwise don't blame me for taking over!"
The subordinate scoffed, "With your unfortunate behavior of taking the blame, Yun Zhao will never forgive you. Mu Chengyan got off easy! How dare he stand in front of Yun Zhao? Isn't he ashamed?"
Xie Jingmo was speechless.
Fu Hai's eavesdropping posture was awkward, so he steadied himself.
He only made a slight sound that he himself could not hear, but when he looked up again, he met Xie Jingmo's sharp eyes.
"who?!"
Fu Hai walked out embarrassedly.
Xie Jingmo's expression relaxed for a moment, but then he became speechless again. "Why are you here?"
Then, Xie Jingmo raised his hand, hooked Fu Hai by the neck, and brought him close to him. "Don't say anything if you hear anything, or I'll beat you up!"
Fu Hai nodded at that time.
A long time later, Fu Hai asked Xie Jingmo why he didn't tell Yun Zhao at that time.
Xie Jingmo's eyes were dim, and his smile was a bit forced. "She cherishes the people who treat her well the most."
"When someone does her a favor, she'll want to give them her heart in return."
"Very stupid."
"It's rare for her to like someone. If she knew that she had done something like this behind her back, she would inevitably be sad. I know Mu Chengyan. No one is better than him at those little tricks in the court.
When I drew this picture, I was probably angry that Yun Zhao left Liziguai, so I wanted revenge. You look like a decent person, but your heart is smaller than a soybean."
Fu Hai asked, "Then why don't you tell Yun Zhao the truth?"
Xie Jingmo sighed, "She... doesn't she like him? Let's not talk about it, shall we? Mu Chengyan, that idiot, although narrow-minded, is very protective of his shortcomings. If she really likes him, she can use her brain to make good plans for Yun Zhao. Yun Zhao, the Queen Mother, will definitely be very happy. If that's the case, it doesn't matter if I take the blame."
"Besides—"
Xie Jingmo paused for a long time when he said this. "Forget it, I won't say it anymore. It's hypocritical. Let's forget about this. Don't mention it to her."
Finished.
Xie Jingmo walked out and waved to Fu without looking back.
In fact, Fu Hai didn’t understand at that time, so why didn’t he say it?
At that time, Yun Zhao and Mu Chengyan had the best relationship, and Xie Jingmo was at his wit's end.
But Xie Jingmo said nothing.
But this happened a long time ago. Later, Mu Chengyan left and Xie Jingmo stayed in the harem. He watched Xie Jingmo do everything for Yun Zhao.
Suddenly I understood.
Fu Hai rarely looked into Yun Zhao's eyes. He had always been humble, but at this moment, he stood up straight.
He said to Yun Zhao very sincerely and frankly: "I think that at that time, what General Xie wanted to say but didn't say was——"
"Yun Zhao has no family. I hope she is truly loved by everyone."
"I hope she will be surrounded by flowers and people, and everything will go well for her from now on."
Yun Zhao's footsteps stopped where they were.
Fu Hai knelt down slowly. "I shouldn't have said this, or I would have failed General Xie's trust. But if I don't say it now, I'll feel guilty about your favor."
Yun Zhao looked at Fu Hai who was kneeling on the ground.
He sighed slowly, "I know, get up."
She understood that Fu Hai had noticed Mu Chengyan's recent abnormal behavior. She wanted to use this incident to tell him that if she broke up with Mu Chengyan, he would no longer protect her and she needed to be careful.
Yun Zhao walked back slowly.
She reached the gate of her palace.
Through a long way.
She saw from afar Mu Chengyan playing the piano in the pavilion. He seemed to notice her gaze and raised his eyes.
Among the passionate lotus flowers blooming on the other side.
Mu Chengyan smiled at her.
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