"I wonder who is so bold as to make me angry?" A woman in a red shirt gradually appeared from behind the screen. She moved lightly with lotus steps and a slight smile on her lips, which added a bit of charm to her. Her sparkling eyes were watery, as if she wanted to absorb people's minds.
“Zhu Yan, you are so bold today that you even dare to tease me.” Long Gu curled his peach blossom eyes slightly, lifted a strand of her black hair with his fingertips and stroked it gently. There was a teasing tone in his words, but it did not penetrate into his eyes.
Following his movements, Zhu Yan sat down obediently and leaned against him. She knew that she was not in a very good mood at the moment, and her smile was just a habit.
"Of course I dare not." She lowered her head, her eyes fantasizing about his hand that was gently holding her wrist. The joints were distinct, but the strength in his hand was not small. She was actually just trying hard not to scream. "But if I can make you smile, I will gladly sacrifice my life."
Her eyes were as charming as silk and her body was boneless. She was originally a prostitute, but he later redeemed her and she stayed in the restaurant in Jiangnan, becoming the proprietress in name only. But in reality, she was just someone under his control. But she fell in love with him. That was true, after all, he saved her from the dire straits and gave her the motivation to live.
"You are gifted with a clever tongue." Long Gu lifted her chin, gently stroked her lips with his fingers, and whispered in her ear. But the coldness in his eyes made her want to cry.
"If it's what Your Majesty likes, I will get it for you." She smiled bitterly in her heart, but her face still showed an affectionate look.
"That's good. I hope you won't let me down. If you do well, it will be worth my saving you." The words came out of his thin lips without any emotion, as if he was just an insignificant person.
After Zhu Yan left, Long Gu took out a black piece from the chessboard. After playing with it in his hand for a while, a sarcastic smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Now this game of chess is becoming more and more interesting, but some people no longer want to play, so there is no need to stay.
"Have you given up?" Mo Zilian came in from the door, but he just leaned against the pillar and looked at him with a half-smile, "That fire must have broken someone's heart!"
Long Gu's raised hand paused in mid-air, his eyes tinged with madness, "I have never given up on anything that I have set my eyes on." A chess piece fell, heading towards a desperate situation.
That’s right, the fire in Li Qi’s yard was started by him, and even the token was intentional by him.
"Hmph!" He snorted coldly, "But if this king can't get it, no one else can get it!" He clenched his fists tightly in his sleeves.
"Really..." Mo Zilian lowered his head and sighed. In his opinion, Li Qi was not as considerate as Zhu Yan.
After Li Qi arrived at the yard, he drank tea slowly.
"My queen, why did you come back so late today?" Lianyun glanced at the sky outside. It was already getting dark. Even when she went out in the past, she rarely came back so late. She thought something must have delayed her.
Her guess was of course correct. After Wen Ling left, he turned around and avoided her sight. He specifically instructed the shopkeeper to record her whereabouts and inform her of her affairs.
Unexpectedly, she actually got something out of asking. From the shopkeeper, she learned that Wenling originally had a wet nurse, but for some reason she offended Longgu and was beaten to death. She was very sad for a long time because of this, and even became much colder in front of him, and it took several days for her to recover.
"I already know who set the fire." Li Qi took a sip of tea leisurely and spoke with a smile on his face.
This result is certainly not satisfactory, but it is out in the open after all.
Lianyun was stunned. She didn't expect that her queen had found the real culprit in such a short time since she was away. "But what about the person in the harem?" she couldn't help but ask in confusion.
The person in front of her shook his head, and the meaning was very clear. It was obviously not what she had guessed.
"That is..." If it wasn't someone from the harem, she would be even more confused. She couldn't think of anyone else who could do such a thing to her except these concubines. After all, she had never provoked anyone. Could it be someone from the Liu Mansion? But just as she was about to speak, she saw that she seemed to have guessed what she wanted to say and shook her head again.
"Ninth Prince!" Li Qi spoke calmly, as if she was not there at all, but only she knew that, in fact, she herself could not believe the result. The man who had saved her time and again now seemed to want her life. No one could accept this all at once.
"What! Queen! This... How is this possible!" Lian Yun screamed in shock. Although she knew that Long Gu was not as gentle as she saw, he had always been very good to her queen. But now...
Li Qi shook his head but stopped explaining.
His motives for doing so are only speculations now, but it is still unknown why.
He closed his eyes and the entire situation in the palace circled in his mind.
In just a few short days, it seemed that everyone had changed. Those who used to be able to guess what was going on in their minds, now couldn't see through them at all.
As he was thinking this, he fell asleep under Lianyun's puzzled gaze.
On the other hand, Luo Qing also got the news. Although she was the queen, in Long Li's eyes, she was not as important as Li Qilai. This made her feel uneasy for no reason.
The palace now seems calm, but in fact it is full of turmoil. It can be said that everyone has their own agenda. Li Jieyu is moving closer to Luo Qing step by step, and An Rong is taking every step carefully to protect his daughter.
After the news of Ye Feng's serious injury came, there was no other news for a short time. This made Li Ruo suffer. He looked towards the border alone every day and could only pray silently in his heart.
Now, Wu Ling is probably the one with the most leisure in the harem. She doesn't have to worry about her lover, nor does she have to bother about competing for favors. She just plays the piano in the yard every day, which is much more relaxing in comparison.
Now the outcome of the game in the palace is still undecided, and no one dares to say who will have the last laugh. But no matter what, all of this is just a drama that happens in the blink of an eye.