"Stop! Someone, drag this fool away and lock him up in Xiang Pavilion."
It turned out that someone saw that the situation was not right and went to ask the person in charge to come over. The person who came was Xin Xiao, the regent's personal guard.
"Master Xin, I deserve to die. Please spare my life, Master..."
Xiangge sounds like a nice name, but it is actually a prison cell where one cannot live or die. The guard was knocked unconscious before he could even shout.
Xin Xiao clasped his fists and bowed, his expression cold and insincere:
"This humble official failed to discipline me properly. I hope Your Highness will forgive me."
Sufang frowned. The other party had no sincerity at all! But he had already punished that damned retainer, so she couldn't say anything more.
I had no choice but to help Qiao Yu lift the curtain and help her down:
"Lord Xin, that's not right. Since he's a retainer of the prince's, and you've already dealt with him, I naturally have no reason to punish him further."
The girl's words were soft and gentle, but revealed an irresistible sense of oppression, especially her beautiful eyes, which were now examining Xin Xiao with the gaze of a superior.
Xin Xiao just frowned:
"Thank you, Madam."
Xin Xiao glanced at the earthenware pot of soup in Sufang's hand and took the initiative:
"I will just pass the soup to His Majesty. You don't need to eat it, lest you pass on the disease to you."
The one with a little bit of brains is different. It is obvious that they both don't want to go in and see his prince. One of them insults her while the other one talks about thinking about himself.
Qiao Yu pursed her lips and smiled softly, not being angered. She repeated her purpose:
"The Emperor wants me to come and visit him personally. If I just take a look around the Prince's Mansion and leave, I'm afraid the Emperor will find out and punish me. I hope Lord Xin will have sympathy for me~"
Hua Yunlan's voice is quite special. Even though it was just an ordinary sentence, when Qiao Yu said it in her voice, it sounded seductive.
Sure enough, the next second Xin Xiao's face turned ugly, not to mention how green he was.
If it weren't for his good upbringing that prevented him from doing something like cursing, he would have probably already started cursing at this moment:
"Your Majesty, please forgive me for my inconsiderateness. Please follow me."
Xin Xiao is a first-class guard bestowed by the emperor, and also holds a formal official position, a third-rank official.
Logically speaking, she was one rank higher than Qiao Yu, so she didn't need to pay her respects to Qiao Yu. However, the favored concubines in the harem were not comparable to the ministers.
After many twists and turns, Qiao Yu was about to meet the mysterious regent who had great power in the court.
Qiao Yu was waiting in the reception room, drinking tea when she saw a handsome man.
Yan Qu, whose courtesy name was Yu and whose nickname was An Wang, had not yet married at the age of 25 due to long-term illness.
Yan Qu was wearing a crescent-white brocade robe that was tailored to fit him well. He had a slim and upright figure and walked slowly, like the bright wind and clear moon. He was indescribably noble and elegant, like a poem or a painting.
Qiao Yu put down the teacup in her hand. She thought that her ex-fiancé, who was said to be a fierce and evil man, was as tall and ugly as people thought.
Unexpectedly, he turned out to be a sickly handsome man:
"Hello, Prince An."
Qiao Yu was only a concubine, so naturally she had to stand up and salute the Regent Prince An.
Yan Qu's expression was gentle, and he didn't seem like the cruel man who would send his fiancée away because of a wrong word.
Instead, he was polite and friendly:
"No need to be polite, Concubine Hua. Thank you for the trouble you've taken to come visit me."
If the previous sentence was still normal, the next sentence was like being soaked in snake venom:
"I am just a consumptive. I get typhoid fever every now and then. There is no need to come here specially next time."
In the original plot, Hua Yunlan was humiliated by the guard at the door, and in anger she naturally did not go in to visit Yan Qu. It was not her own initiative to come.
Naturally, she didn't hear what was said at this moment. If she had heard it, she could have defended herself a few times, even though Yan Qu would not believe it at all.
"Your Highness, what are you talking about? How can you be so self-critical about a mere case of typhoid fever? As long as you take the medicine and eat well, the illness will get better!"
The girl's eyes were wide open with dissatisfaction, and the anger and concern in her eyes were real.
These emotions made Yan Qu feel unfamiliar but more puzzled, as if Hua Yunlan was unaware of what he said?
"Thank you for your kind words, Your Majesty. I know my own health."
Yan Qu's confusion only lasted for a second, because it didn't matter to him whether the person in front of him had said those words or not.
The main thing is that Hua Yunlan’s affairs have nothing to do with him, whether she is sincere or pretending.
As long as she is willing to continue pretending, as her elder, I will not refuse to give her some face.
Qiao Yu's words were blocked, and her watery eyes seemed to become even moister. Yes, the girl was moved to tears but she bit her lower lip tightly and refused to cry.
Yan Qu saw it, what did he say? Why was he crying to him?
Qiao Yu knew that no one would pity her if she cried in front of Yan Qu, a man with whom she had no favorability, but she just wanted Yan Qu to understand that the person she, Hua Yunlan, loved was her fiancé.
"Since Prince An is alright, drink the soup quickly so I can return to report to the Emperor."
Su Fang had the foresight to immediately step forward and serve the soup, and Yan Qu did not refuse, because he was not sure whether this soup was one of the ones ordered by his suspicious nephew.
Yan Qu raised the soup and drank it all in one gulp. It should have been a heroic action, but he did it so gracefully.
After drinking the soup, Yan Qu met the girl's gaze. The emotions deep in her eyes made Yan Qu a little confused. He understood why she was resentful.
But he couldn't understand the deep love that the girl tried so hard to hide, and before he could understand, the girl's emotions were hidden again.
"I will not bother the prince any more. I hope the prince takes care of himself. It is inevitable that the emperor is worried about his uncle, so I am here to visit him on his behalf."
When Qiao Yu said this, he sounded even more distant than when he first entered the room, and his tone became colder.
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