nycdaug Chapter 523 Why not give someone a taste of their own medicine?
Chapter 523 Why not give someone a taste of their own medicine?
Chapter 523 Why not give someone a taste of their own medicine?
In the side hall of the garden, the game was still going on in silence. Luoying saw that Yan Qiao remained calm and uneasy. If she had any doubts, she could ask him immediately, why did he cut the meat with such a blunt knife and burn the heart with such a slow fire? Unconsciously, she gradually lost her patience and began to deliberately lose the pieces in order to end this long torture earlier. However, Yan Qiao was a superb chess player and was not in a hurry to win. Every time when the game was about to end, he would deliberately hold back to let her white pieces continue to survive. Luoying was distressed but did not dare to show it.
Seeing that she wanted to get angry but didn't dare to, Yan Qiao couldn't bear to tease her any more, and immediately dropped the black piece, killing all the remaining white pieces on the board.
"Your Majesty is an extraordinary chess player. In this game, I feel like I am lost in the clouds and cannot catch up with him." Luoying felt relieved upon seeing this. She lowered her eyes and smiled at the other party.
"I heard that you have been educated?" Yan Qiao smiled, then slowly picked up the remaining pieces on the chessboard and continued to ask. He finally found a chance to see her today, and he was reluctant to let her go back so soon.
“I just know a few words.” Seeing that Emperor Xiyue finally opened his mouth, Luoying immediately calmed down and held her breath.
"You dismissed most of the servants in Prince Han's Mansion. Why? According to the convention, the court has to stop paying my second brother's salary, but don't I ask the Queen to send him a pension subsidy every month? And with the family property left by my second brother, Prince Han's Mansion shouldn't be so poor that it can't support these people, right?" Yan Qiao asked, still picking up chess pieces nonchalantly.
"I am deeply grateful for your kindness and care, Your Majesty and the Queen. However, the Han Palace is not as prosperous as it was when the prince was alive. I am a young woman and I don't know anything, so I just want to be frugal. Besides, there are many people who gossip about me, and I am stupid. I am afraid that if I don't manage it well in the future, something will happen, which will tarnish the reputation of the Han Palace and disappoint the expectations of Your Majesty and the Queen."
Luoying was surprised at first that the other party was so well-informed, but then she thought, Emperor Xiyue has always been cautious and suspicious. Not to mention Prince Han's Mansion, every move in the entire Shangjing City is probably under his control. For this reason, she couldn't help but feel a little scared, and once again secretly reminded herself to be more careful in future contact with Jiuyi.
"A person who says he is stupid is either a wise man or a hypocrite with a hidden ulterior motive." Yan Qiao was satisfied with this answer. He murmured and smiled at her. The affectionate smile clearly showed that he regarded her as the former.
Luoying was unable to determine the meaning of his words for a moment, so she didn't dare to say anything more and just lowered her eyes in silence.
The palace fell silent again. Yan Qiao cleared the chessboard before speaking again: "The mourning period has passed. If you don't want to be involved in those trivial matters in Prince Han's Mansion, I will allow you to move back to Ziyuan."
"I thank you for your grace and favor, but now that I am the Princess of Prince Han, I have to take on the responsibility of guarding Prince Han's Mansion, so as not to let down the kindness that the prince showed me when he was alive." Luo Ying's heart skipped a beat when she heard this, and she immediately stood up and knelt in front of Yan Qiao, wiping her tears and crying.
Although moving out of Prince Han's Mansion and living in Ziyuan outside the city would give her some peace and quiet, it would not be a good thing for her to stay in Shangjing City. Prince Han's Mansion is located near the imperial city and can hear some rumors. If she leaves the city and goes to Ziyuan, how can she help Jiuyi?
"Get up!" His kindness was ruthlessly rejected. Seeing that she was still crying for Yan Han thinking of their old love, Yan Qiao's smiling eyes were suddenly covered with frost. His chest felt stuffy as if it was stuffed with thousands of pounds of cotton wool. His slender fingers tightly grasped a black spot that he had not let go of. After a long time, he opened his thin lips and said in a cold voice.
Hearing the sudden cold voice, Luoying was so surprised that she couldn't help shivering. She didn't dare to think too much and quickly stopped crying and stood up.
"Your Majesty!"
At this time, Eunuch Qin's voice sounded outside the palace. Yan Qiao hid the anger on his face and walked out of the palace. He was surprised to see Youmei and frowned slightly. He just signaled Eunuch Qin to close the palace door, and then asked Youmei who appeared in the palace without permission in a deep voice:
"What are you doing here?"
"Your Majesty, the Jingsong Kingdom has secretly transferred troops to the western and northern borders, and the commanders are Xia Yang's grandfather and grandson respectively." Youmei had no time to apologize, so he had to report the important matters first.
"What does Jing Song want to do? Could it be that Gong Liangying dares to take the initiative to provoke a war with Xiyue?" Yan Qiao was shocked and could not help but narrow her eyes and sneered.
In another half month, Xiyue Kingdom was going to use trade conflicts to attack Zhongshan Kingdom and implement its Northern Expedition plan, but unexpectedly, Jingsong Kingdom was the first to get impatient.
"A while ago, a suspect escaped from Gugui City in the East Border and entered the Xining camp of Jingsong Kingdom. Not long after, Jingsong Kingdom quietly mobilized its troops. I don't know if the two are related?" Youmei continued to report respectfully.
"What did the suspect do in Gugui City?"
"The notice posted in Gugui City announced that this person was a spy from another country. As for why his identity was exposed, it is impossible to verify it for the time being, and the officials of Gugui City also avoided talking about this matter."
"Find out the plan of Jingsong Kingdom." Yan Qiao frowned again, thought for a moment, and turned to Youmei and gave instructions.
"Yes." Youmei bowed and responded, and suddenly tried to rush into the hall, but was stopped in time by Eunuch Qin who was standing by.
"How outrageous! You're becoming more and more unruly!" Yan Qiao showed a rare bit of anger when he saw this and shouted at Youmei.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. It's just that I feel the aura inside..."
"Cough cough."
At this point, seeing that the emperor's face became even gloomier, and Eunuch Qin coughed lightly beside him to hint, Youmei finally realized that the emperor probably had a mistress hidden in his golden house. So he did not dare to say anything more, stood up and left, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
Thinking of Youmei's alertness just now, Yan Qiao also became suspicious and hurriedly turned into the hall. From a distance, he saw the girl inside dozing off on the table. He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and picked up a cloak to cover her lightly, then hurried away.
Luoying opened her eyes as the palace door closed again. She slowly stood up and didn't breathe until she heard the footsteps outside fading away. She was almost caught eavesdropping. Fortunately, her and Yan Qiao's identities should avoid suspicion, so they could only meet here secretly...
Thinking of this, Luo Ying shuddered all over. If the last time was to test him, then why did the West Moon Emperor meet with him in private this time? He neither questioned nor punished her, but just wanted to play a game of chess?
Luoying took off her cloak, and slowly raised her hand to touch her stunning face. Her eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and a complex emotion flashed across her eyes. Yan Qiao had set up a beauty trap for her eldest brother, so why didn't she use the same method against him now? If she took this opportunity to get close to the West Moon Emperor, she would definitely be able to find out more useful information.