After leaving Changhe Palace, He Yunxiao did not immediately leave the palace.
Instead, they secretly went around to a less guarded area outside the walls of Nagahi Palace.
With He Yunxiao's light-footed skills, breaking through this weak point in the defenses and sneaking into Changhe Palace would be no problem at all. But now he was hesitating whether or not to do it.
Although He Yunxiao doesn't have a wife like Ziruo, or the intelligence of Sister Jiang and Mengbao, he's definitely not stupid.
Previously, Sister Jiang had said that she had "never heard of Li Qingmeng," and coupled with Mengbao's recent unusual behavior, He Yunxiao had become suspicious of her identity.
Putting everything else aside, just tonight, Mengbao absolutely refused to let me see the sachet, which speaks volumes. Furthermore, she was allowed to change clothes in Changhe Palace for me to see. This indicates she has a wardrobe in Changhe Palace. But Changhe Palace is clearly her cousin Meng Qingqian's palace, not hers. Why can she use Changhe Palace at will?
There was also the poisoning by the Yan Emperor. The Yan Emperor should have killed "Meng Qingqian" first, instead of targeting one of Meng Qingqian's subordinates.
If Mengbao really does have another identity, then who would she be? He Yunxiao had a rough idea.
After hesitating for a moment outside Changhe Palace, He Yunxiao chose to leave the palace and go home to sleep.
Mengbao wasn't stupid; she didn't want to tell him her true identity, and she probably had her reasons. However, the only thing He Yunxiao didn't understand was, if "Mengbao" wasn't "Mengbao" but "Qianbao," then why would the system display the name "Li Qingmeng"?
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The following afternoon, He Yunxiao, feeling a little guilty, knocked on the protagonist's door.
"Ahem, Chuchu, it's me."
Yesterday, because of Mengbao's poisoning, I spent the whole afternoon with her and couldn't come to Chuchu's house to practice my skills.
This is the consequence of having too many female leads; if you can take care of one, you can't take care of the other.
"Chuchu, it's me, open the door quickly."
He Yunxiao knocked on the door for a long time, but there was no response. He thought to himself, "Oh no, Chu Chu is angry."
After briefly considering the difference in strength between himself and Chu Chu, He Yunxiao abandoned the idea of forcing his way in and instead called out, "Xiaoxiao! Xiaoxiao, open the door for me!"
"Xiaoxiao, I've come to discuss Chu Fan with you. Are you free?"
The door was opened a crack, and Xiaoxiao peeked out.
"He Yunxiao, where did you go yesterday?"
Chu Chu was different from Nan Zhu. Nan Zhu couldn't be lied to, but Chu Chu could. Especially not about that kind of thing. He Yunxiao knew that if he wanted to live, he couldn't tell the truth.
Telling Chu Chu that I didn't come to see you yesterday because I was with another woman is just asking for trouble.
“Yesterday, Li Jin and I were playing chess in the academy. The lights were on in the room, so we didn’t pay attention to the time. Before we knew it, it was evening.”
Xiao Xiao looked at He Yunxiao suspiciously, but still stepped aside to make way for him.
Being able to come into the courtyard and stay with Chu Chu was a great start. He Yunxiao breathed a sigh of relief and said happily, "Xiaoxiao, thank you."
Xiao Xiao paused for a moment, then smiled slightly, but said with her usual dissatisfaction, "What's there to thank me for? You're so pretentious."
Although Xiaoxiao retorted, He Yunxiao was not angry. Instead, he repaid evil with kindness: "Hey, thank you so much for being able to withstand Chuchu's pressure and open the door for me."
Hearing He Yunxiao say this, Xiaoxiao's steps became lighter. She skipped a few steps and walked in front of He Yunxiao, saying, "Yesterday, Chuchu waited for you all afternoon, but you didn't come, and she was very angry. Today, you see, she doesn't even want to come out to see you."
He Yunxiao admitted defeat, "It was indeed my fault. I made Chu Chu wait in vain. Chu Chu, can you hear me?"
"Chu Chu?" He Yunxiao looked at Xiao Xiao.
Xiao Xiao mouthed, "She can hear me."
He Yunxiao understood, cleared his throat, and used reverse psychology, "Xiaoxiao, since Chuchu won't come out, let's discuss how to help you and Chu Fan get back together."
Xiao Xiao, who had always been very enthusiastic about this before, actually appeared quite indifferent when it came time to discuss the plan. She wasn't excited at all, simply saying, "Okay, go ahead."
He Yunxiao couldn't care less about Xiaoxiao's emotions; for him, helping Xiaoxiao and Chu Fan restore their relationship was of paramount importance. This meant that Xiaoxiao would tell him how to separate Chu Chu. As long as Chu Chu didn't separate from Chu Xiaoxiao's body, given Chu Xiaoxiao's status as the female lead, he, the villain, and Chu Chu could only be destined to be apart.
In Chu Xiaoxiao's boudoir, He Yunxiao and Xiaoxiao chatted about Chu Fan, discussing intelligence matters such as what Chu Fan was doing recently, who he was in contact with, and what friends he had.
He Yunxiao was surprised to find that Chu Fan seemed to have been quiet lately, only participating in the Sword Trial Tournament at Zuixianju with the Iron Eagle Gang.
Aren't main characters usually incredibly busy? How come Chu Fan is such a failure?
He Yunxiao thought for a moment, could it be because he had stolen all the female leads, resulting in the main characters' storylines being relatively thin?
It's not impossible. In the original novel, Chu Fan was surrounded by eight female protagonists, and he's now almost completely won over six of them: Jiang Wuyou, Du Yinyun, Meng Qingrou, Fan Ziruo, Chu Chu, and Li Qingmeng. This means the protagonist now has virtually no romantic storylines. Even the Short Knife Gang's storyline is now on his side.
Although Jiang Wuyou, Meng Qingrou, and Li Qingmeng are not the female leads in the original novel, but rather female leads who appeared in the original story but were still in a "foreshadowing" state after their own plot lines were triggered, they have all been "female lead certified" by the system, so they are undoubtedly the female leads.
The biggest foreshadowing in the original novel is still Chu Xiaoxiao. Before she time-traveled, who could have imagined that she would be "Chu Chu" and "Xiaoxiao"?
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