Xi Honglei sighed secretly, turned around and walked in front of Ran Yunpo. After Lin Yi and others were gone, Xi Honglei spoke in a low voice and asked: "It's so late, what else does the emperor have to do?"
Ran Yunpo looked at Xi Honglei with burning eyes and remained silent. Today's plan failed. For some reason, Ran Yunpo didn't seem to feel much anger. It was unexpected, but also expected.
Growing up, he had fought against Mu Yunmeng too many times, and each time he failed, Ran Yunpo often asked himself, why? What is the difference between him and Mu Yunmeng?
This opportunity came from Ran Yunpo's sudden idea, and also because he wanted to test Xi Honglei when she was unprepared.
"What do you think of what happened today?" Ran Yunpo finally spoke after being silent for a long time.
Xi Honglei stood there, watching Ran Yunpo close his eyes tiredly, and listening to Ran Yunpo's hoarse voice asking him, Xi Honglei thought for a while and replied: "Back to the emperor, today's matter, if it is
That Mu Yunmeng is too powerful, that’s okay. If there’s a traitor here, that’s okay.”
Xi Honglei's last words made Ran Yunpo involuntarily open his eyes and look at her. "You said... a traitor?"
"Your Majesty won't be so naive as to think that everyone around you wants to do things for you wholeheartedly, right?" Xi Honglei looked at Ran Yunpo's surprised expression and said with a chuckle: "When I was in action today, I saw
Brother Lin looked full of confidence, as if he had not expected failure at all. Looking at him, we knew that there must have been some careful arrangements before, but the reason for such a result can only be attributed to the Emperor and
Brother Lin went to check. The Emperor himself knows the Emperor’s people best.”
Xi Honglei's words kept Ran Yunpo awake all night. He tossed and turned, his mind filled with those few words of Xi Honglei. If there was really a traitor around him, who could it be?
In the dead of night, Lin Yi appeared alone outside the door of Shu Rumei's bedroom. After greeting the guard at the door, Lin Yi opened the door and walked in.
Entering the palace, Lin Yi looked at the two maids standing at the door and asked softly: "When did the Queen Mother go to bed?"
Lin Yi had just finished asking, and before the maid could answer him, Shu Rumei's voice came from inside. "Come in."
After hearing what Shu Rumei said, Lin Yi walked in.
"How did things go today?" Shu Rumei was lying on the bed, looking at Lin Yi through the bed curtain, and asked.
"Back to the Queen Mother, many of our people were killed or injured. Sima Hong was not rescued."
"Oh?" Lin Yi's answer stunned Shu Rumei for a moment, and she sat up. Shu Rumei asked coldly: "Did Xi Honglei do anything?"
"Xi Honglei did not go as we had guessed today, and she was injured in order to save us." Lin Yi answered Shu Rumei's question slowly, paused, and continued: "
Queen Mother, we may have thought wrong about one thing. Xi Honglei's current martial arts skills are not inferior to mine. If she had entered the palace to assassinate the emperor, she would have done it long ago."
"Not under you?" Shu Rumei asked in surprise. After receiving Lin Yi's affirmative answer, Shu Rumei lowered her eyes with twinkling eyes and fell into deep thought.
Lin Yi was waiting quietly in front of the bed, waiting for Shu Rumei to give orders.
"Lin Yi, how long have you been with the Aijia?" Shu Rumei looked sideways at Lin Yi, frowning slightly.
"It has been 23 years since I returned to the Queen Mother."
"Twenty-three years..." Shu Rumei sighed, with a complicated mood. "In the blink of an eye, we have all grown old. Think about it when the Ai family became the queen, Lin Wanru was still with her. Now even she
She's gone, but it's her daughter who makes the Ai family worry and worry day and night. Alas, all this is really a bad fate!"
Shu Rumei sighed and said something, and discussed Xi Honglei with Lin Yi. "This girl Xi Honglei has a weird temperament that is hard to figure out. The Ai family originally intended for the emperor to make her his queen four years ago.
But she deceived all of us and came together with Mu Yunmeng. Although the emperor has grown up a lot in the past few years and has become more experienced in dealing with things than before, the Ai family knows that in his heart he has always been
I have not forgotten Xi Honglei. This time Xi Honglei is back and is even more difficult to deal with than four years ago. If she really did not lie to us and wanted to join forces with us to get rid of Mu Yunmeng, then it is undeniable
, she is definitely a sharp sword. But... Lin Yi, we must have something to restrain her, something in our hands that can make her obey our words. Do you understand what Ai Jia means? "
"The Queen Mother said..." Lin Yi carefully guessed the meaning of Shu Rumei's words, "Start with the child who is crying red tears?"
"That's right." Shu Rumei nodded and said: "No matter what, we can't keep this child. Even if the blood of our royal family flows in his body, we can't keep him. After all the dust settles, we can't keep this child."
Honglei wants to stay in the palace, so we will let her stay. But the position of queen is definitely not for her. Although she has the qualifications to be a queen, she does not have the reputation of being a queen. The Ai family does not want that.
The civil and military ministers throughout the dynasty are all talking about the emperor behind his back, saying that the emperor has found an abandoned woman that no one else wants to be the queen and the mother of the country. The Ran family cannot afford to lose this person!"
"But Queen Mother, Xi Honglei has always regarded this child as a treasure. Even if she is not with the child, she still has her confidant to protect the safety of the child. Besides, if we really do anything to this child, Xi Honglei is very
They may turn against us. When the time comes..."
"The Ai family has always told you that you should think more and use your brain more before doing something. We can't kill this child and let Xi Honglei hate us. Then we let Mu Yunmeng kill this child and let Xi Honglei go.
Just hate him."
Shu Rumei's words made Lin Yi's eyes tremble, and he instantly understood what she meant. "I understand."
"Now that you understand, let's get out. It's getting late, and the Ai family is going to rest." Shu Rumei lay down again, and when Lin Yi walked out of the room immediately, she added, "Let's give up tomorrow."
Honglei comes here, the Ai family has something to tell her."
After Lin Yi left, Shu Rumei still couldn't close her eyes with peace of mind. As long as Mu Yunmeng didn't die for a day, her heart would not be able to rest peacefully.
"Mu Ziyi, Mu Ziyi, you really gave birth to a good son!" Shu Rumei murmured to herself, thinking of Mu Ziyi's appearance. If he hadn't killed her back then, then Xuan Xuan would be here now.
Who could be the emperor of the country? Mu Yunmeng has been extremely intelligent since he was a child, and is hundreds of times better than other princes in everything. If he had not designed it himself and secretly contacted the ministers of the court to frame their mother and son, there is no doubt that the late emperor would have
She made Mu Yunmeng the crown prince. If she had just killed Mu Ziyi at that time and brought Mu Yunmeng to her side to raise her, would she not have to do this even if Mu Yunmeng became the emperor today?
Feeling uneasy?
At this point, too many ifs could not change the current situation of the matter. So after Shu Rumei sighed, she could only smile bitterly and put all her hopes on Ran Yunpo...
Xi Honglei left Ran Yunpo's place and was finally able to return to his residence. Xi Honglei walked into the room, looked at the familiar figure in front of the bed, and walked slowly over.
Jin Yu looked at Xi Honglei with a gloomy look, looking at Xi Honglei's dirty and torn clothes. When his eyes fell on Xi Honglei's injured arm, Jin Yu quickly asked, "What have you been doing?"
"The Emperor suddenly had a mission and asked me to assassinate Mu Yunmeng." Xi Honglei smiled slightly and said, "It's just a minor injury, it's not a problem."
"Honglei." Jinyu stood up and looked directly at Xi Honglei at close range. "Can we leave here? Go to a place where no one knows us? The grudge between Mu Yunmeng and Ran Yunpo will let
The two of them went to fight. Why do you insist on killing Mu Yunmeng yourself? Do you know that Chen'er has been losing his temper a lot recently because you spend less and less time with him. Do you?
Mu Yunmeng must die before he is willing to leave? Otherwise, he will never give up?"
Jinyu mentioned Chen'er, which made Xihonglei feel filled with guilt. How could she not know how dependent her child was on her? But...
"Jinyu, I don't want to discuss the topic of Mu Yunmeng with you after I finish talking about him from Ran Yunpo. I have heard these three words enough, and I am tired of hearing them. My mother's hatred, I can't
I won't retaliate. Otherwise, I won't be able to feel at ease in this life. I know you are worried about me and Chen'er. However, I can't listen to you and leave here with you. You know my temper, and I don't want to give up halfway, let alone
To the murderer of my mother."
"Well, since you want to kill him so much, I will help you." Jinyu spoke with firm eyes and whispered: "I have already met with the master, and the master and I will help you together. But you have to agree
Me, leave here with me after killing Mu Yunmeng."
"Jinyu, you..." Jinyu's decision made Xi Honglei a little dumbfounded. Has he not given up on that idea yet?
Xi Honglei bit her lower lip and was forced back step by step by Jin Yu. When she retreated to the center of the room, Xi Honglei raised her hand and pushed Jin Yu's chest, frowned and said, "That's enough, stop making trouble."
"Do I look like I'm making trouble? Honglei, I've been making trouble with you for so many days, it's enough. I will help you kill whoever you want to kill. How can it be so easy to make trouble?"
As Jinyu spoke, he slowly raised his right hand and brushed the cheek that was crying with tears. His fingers gently touched the skin with tears, and then left quickly. Jinyu suppressed the feeling in his heart, and was crying with tears.