Holding the border map of Yan State, He Yunxiao looked at the "Dream Treasure" in front of him and said incredulously, "Why? Why are you helping me?"
Putting everything else aside, the fact that "the Yan Emperor voluntarily handed over the border defense map" is unbelievable enough. She sent the spies to Qi, she ordered the Yan army to set out, and she was the one who wanted the war. After all that, she handed over the "key" to her own gate to Qi?
The ministers of Yan: Why has Your Majesty rebelled?
Perhaps He Yunxiao's surprise put the Yan Emperor in a good mood. Looking at He Yunxiao, she said with a smile, "I didn't help you. I saw you walk straight towards this cabinet, so I suppose you know there are border maps inside, don't you?"
He Yunxiao remained silent, and the Yan Emperor continued, "Since you already know the border map is here, what's the point of me stopping you? I might as well just hand it over to you; that way, it'll save you trouble, and it'll save me trouble too. Isn't that right?"
He Yunxiao looked at the Yan Emperor up close for a long time. In addition, he had spent many days and nights with Meng Bao and had already imprinted Meng Bao's appearance in his mind. Only under these circumstances could he barely notice the difference between Meng Bao and the Yan Emperor.
Mengbao has a small, black beauty mark under the corner of her left eye. Yanhuang also has one, but it's not black; it's dark brown.
This extremely subtle difference between the two women could probably only be noticed by their birth mothers and He Yunxiao, who knows Mengbao's body best. In fact, He Yunxiao knows Mengbao's body even better than Mengbao herself.
I can tell now, this time the dog system should finally do its job!
System! Get to work!
Name: Li Xiangjun
Relationship: Hostile
Special skill: Calculation
Personality traits: fickle, suspicious, arrogant
Favorability: 10
Difficulty: Extremely Hard
Success Reward: Profound Meaning in Concise Words
He Yunxiao exclaimed in disbelief upon seeing the personality of Empress Yan, Li Xiangjun. This was the first time he'd encountered a female lead with such a completely negative personality! Where did Empress Yan's awful personality come from?
Looking at the smiling young woman in front of him, and considering her personality, He Yunxiao couldn't help but gain a new understanding of the Yan Emperor.
As expected of the Yan Emperor, she acted so harmless, kind and innocent just now. If it weren't for the system's help, I would have almost fallen for her trick!
"You got the border map, right? Do you want anything else?" Before He Yunxiao could speak, Emperor Yan Li Xiangjun asked.
"That's all." He Yunxiao was honest. This was the Yan Emperor's palace, so there were bound to be many treasures. However, besides the border defense map, He Yunxiao didn't know what other valuable items the emperor possessed. Even if the Yan Emperor had already discovered him and was willing to give him all the treasures, would he be able to leave the palace?
"Okay." Li Xiangjun smiled and said, "Since you don't want anything else, I'll ask you a question, and you have to answer honestly."
He Yunxiao's lips twitched. "After I give my confession, will I be able to leave the palace alive?"
"Pfft."
Li Xiangjun was amused by He Yunxiao to the point of bursting into laughter.
“You’re very funny, I like you a lot,” she said with a smile.
He Yunxiao: ...
If any other woman had said these words, He Yunxiao would have been secretly pleased, but this was the Yan Emperor! She was the Yan Emperor! Who knew what wicked scheme she was plotting this time?
"Come with me."
Li Xiangjun led He Yunxiao to a tea table and gestured for him to sit down.
"sit."
He Yunxiao obediently sat down.
Then, the dignified Emperor Yan, without any hesitation, personally brewed tea for He Yunxiao. He Yunxiao, oblivious to this, naturally picked up the Emperor Yan's tea and drank it.
Emperor Li Xiangjun of Yan smiled again as she watched He Yunxiao's actions.
“You are quite amusing. If you were my subject, you would be terrified and dare not drink it; if you were my enemy, you would fear that I have poisoned this tea. But you are neither of those categories; you drank it without a care.”
He Yunxiao grasped the crux of the matter, "So... is there any poison in this tea?"
Li Xiangjun smiled, her tone flippant, as if joking, and said, "Yes, have you heard of 'Autumn Cicada' and 'White Egret'?"
He Yunxiao had heard this all too well. "Autumn Cicada" and "White Egret" were the poisons that Sister Jiang and Mengbao had been given! These two poisons had brought him countless troubles.
With Mengbao and his wife Nanzhu as double insurance, He Yunxiao was fearless against any poison. He simply asked curiously, "What exactly is going on with these 'Autumn Cicada' and 'White Egret'?"
Li Xiangjun smiled, "These two 'poisons' aren't actually poisons, but rather Gu worms. They're worms that release poison. The former releases poison periodically, and its release cycle can be suppressed with medication. The latter, under suitable weather conditions and when stimulated, will release poison, like watching someone perform a sword dance in the Qi Kingdom's palace in autumn..."
He Yunxiao nodded slightly. What the Yan Emperor said was exactly what he had guessed.
After explaining, Li Xiangjun rolled her eyes at He Yunxiao like a young woman and said reproachfully, "Alright, how many things have you asked me? I haven't asked you a single one yet."
What do you want to ask?
"Mengbao...looks a lot like me?"
He Yunxiao was speechless for a moment, "It's a bit similar."
"Oh," Li Xiangjun nodded, then asked, "You like Mengbao?"
He Yunxiao was embarrassed again.
This Yan Emperor is quite strange. Why doesn't she ask about Meng Qingqian's resurrection, but instead cares about my personal affairs?
"like."
Li Xiangjun nodded again and said, "So, because I look a little like Mengbao, you also like me a little, so the moment you saw me, you could make a move on me, but you didn't, right?"
He Yunxiao was secretly alarmed. This Yan Emperor was terrifying. After some guessing, apart from the fact that he "liked her," it was almost the truth of the matter.
"You're mistaken. I didn't lay a hand on you not because you look like Mengbao, nor because I like you in any way, but simply because you are the Emperor of Yan. If I killed you, the war between Qi and Yan would never end, and I don't want that to happen. That's all." To avoid Emperor Li Xiangjun of Yan discovering her relationship with Mengbao, He Yunxiao had no choice but to fabricate a story.
How did you know I was the Emperor of Yan?
"You are bathing in the Yan Emperor's palace. What else could you be but the Yan Emperor?"
“I can be the Yan Emperor’s concubine, or a palace maid, or a servant girl, it doesn’t matter. Did you know the Yan Emperor was a woman before I acknowledged her?” Li Xiangjun looked at He Yunxiao, her eyes sparkling with laughter.
"I……"
He Yunxiao was speechless. When he first saw Li Xiangjun, he genuinely didn't know she was the Yan Emperor. His motive for not attacking her was indeed because she looked exactly like Meng Bao.
Li Xiangjun looked at He Yunxiao but didn't press the matter further. She had already obtained the information she wanted. From He Yunxiao's ramblings, Li Xiangjun understood four things:
Firstly, this person is kind-hearted and soft-hearted, and not very bright. Any lie they tell will be full of holes.
Secondly, he and "Mengbao" look very similar, so much so that the person mistook him for someone else.
Thirdly, this person really likes "Mengbao".
Fourth, this person dislikes war, and his attempt to steal the border map was likely also an attempt to stop the war.
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