Nangong Nuoer looked at the retreating figures of Lin Yinan and Lu Zhiyuan, her gloomy eyes filled with hatred and disgust.
Lin Yichen ignored Nangong Nuoer's words, but looked at Lin Yixiang and talked to him about another matter.
"I'm not suitable to have too much contact with the people of Qingming Kingdom, so I leave this matter to you. I know that you have always had a good relationship with the Liu family in the past. Go and ask what happened to Liu Yiyu, and then tell
I."
Lin Yichen also knew a little about the quarrel between Lin Yixiang and Liu Yiyu. However, he did not tell it at this time, but pointed it out. Firstly, he was afraid that Nangong Nuoer would find out and cause trouble, which would ruin the matter. Secondly, he also hoped that
Let Lin Yixiang know that he doesn't know everything.
"Understood." Lin Yixiang agreed softly. Even if Lin Yichen didn't say anything about Liu Yiyu, he planned to find out. Although he entered the palace early today, he never had a chance to get close to Liu Yiyu. No matter how much he thought about it, Liu Yiyu would once again
Appearing in this capacity, Lin Yixiang suddenly realized that it had been so long since Xia Yao's death.
Lu Zhiyao and Lin Yinan returned to the house, and neither of them said anything else. When they walked into the courtyard where they lived, Lin Yinan sighed lightly, attracting Lu Zhiyao's attention.
Attracted to the past.
"What's wrong?" Lu Zhiyao turned his head and asked doubtfully.
Lin Yinan's expression showed that he was a little unhappy. After staring at Lu Zhiyao for a moment, Lin Yinan said, "There is something wrong with you today."
Lu Zhiyao stiffened. Did she show it so obviously?
Lin Yinan took Lu Zhiyao's hand and walked into the room. As soon as he opened the door, he saw that the door on the left was open. The bright moonlight illuminated the unlit room. Lin Yinan's eyes were fixed on that door.
On the piano that Lu Zhiyao had just played not long ago, he let go of Lu Zhiyao's hand and stepped in.
Lu Zhiyao turned around and closed the door, and followed Lin Yinan into the room. He stood at the door, watched Lin Yinan light the candle, and then sat in the corner with no intention of leaving. Lu Zhiyao thought for a while
, walked over, sat next to him, glanced at Qin in front of him, and asked softly: "Want to listen?"
"Yes." Lin Yinan nodded happily, sat on the floor, leaned against the wall, and silently looked at Lu Zhiyao's cautious expression because he was a little scared.
Lu Zhiyao's reaction caused a faint smile to appear deep in Lin Yinan's eyes, but because of the darkness in the room and Lu Zhiyao's current guilty conscience, she couldn't notice it at all. She was still thinking about what Lin Yinan had just said outside.
As he said those words, Lu Zhiyao sat upright and raised his hand to touch the strings.
Lu Zhiyao couldn't deny that her heart became irritable because of Liu Yiyu's appearance. This also reminded her of some previous things, with Liu Yiyu and with Lin Yixiang. That's why she felt a little guilty when facing Lin Yinan
, after all, Lin Yinan knew everything about her identity and her past with Lin Yixiang. But now, she didn't want him to know that at all.
Both of them remained quiet, and the music of the piano sounded. Lin Yinan looked at Lu Zhiyao with his eyes lowered, and the strand of hair that fell to his ears.
His thoughts suddenly drifted back to many years ago, when he and Lin Yixiang were still living in the palace, and that person was still alive.
Like Lu Zhiyao, she played the piano very well, at least to Lin Yinan's ears. Unfortunately, she could only play the piano for the two of them more often. Because of her life experience, she was not as good as Lin Yunlong's.
Like. Lin Yinan thought, maybe the main reason why Lin Yunlong married his mother and trapped her in the harem was because he could better control her to prevent her from causing any trouble where he couldn't see her.
At that time, the Xia Lai Kingdom was not as peaceful as it is now. The remnants of the previous dynasty would still get together occasionally, but they would soon be suppressed by Xia Zhenkun and Nangong Lingfeng.
At that time...
At that time.
More and more memories poured into Lin Yinan's mind, forcing him to stop himself in order to maintain his usual calmness.
Lu Zhiyao didn't know how long she had been playing, but when she looked back at Lin Yinan, she found that he had closed his eyes and was breathing steadily, sitting there against the wall. She didn't know if he had fallen asleep.
The sound of the piano slowly eased and finally stopped. Lu Zhiyao turned sideways and stared at Lin Yinan's handsome facial features. Slowly, his hand lifted up uncontrollably and touched his eyebrows.
nose, and then paused for a moment, not daring to continue downward, and planned to take it back.
The fingers that slipped in the air were unexpectedly caught by Lin Yinan.
"Zhiyao, I won't be able to bear it if you do this."
Lin Yinan's smiling voice sounded, and Lu Zhiyao's face suddenly turned red, and he got up reflexively to run away.
Forgetting that his hand was still held tightly by Lin Yinan, Lu Zhiyao's body fell down with a slight exertion from Lin Yinan, lying in his arms a little embarrassed.
Facing Lin Yinan's starry eyes, Lu Zhiyao was speechless for a moment. Thinking of her stupid move just now, she wished she could find a hole in the ground and crawl into it.
Lin Yinan looked at Lu Zhiyao's embarrassed expression, but still said nothing. Seeing that Lu Zhiyao was slowly becoming angry, Lin Yinan led her to stand up, and said softly: "You have to give me something in return for looking at me for so long.
OK."
Lu Zhiyao's words that had reached her throat were pushed back by Lin Yinan. She lowered her head and let Lin Yinan lead her back to the inner room. When the room turned dark again and Lin Yinan pressed on her, Lu Zhiyao
Yao Cai finally realized what kind of reward Lin Yinan was talking about...
She didn't sleep well all night, and Lu Zhiyao's body was extremely sore when she got up in the morning. Fortunately, Lin Yinan woke up before her and had already left. Lu Zhiyao hurriedly put on his clothes, ran out of the room, and saw the yard.
After the room was empty, I breathed a sigh of relief.
"Ma'am, you're awake."
When Wan Yue walked in from outside, she saw Lu Zhiyao standing at the door.
"Well." Lu Zhiyao watched Wan Yue walk up to him and asked in a low voice, "Do you know what the Eighth Prince did?"
"He told me before he left. Let me tell you that he went to the palace to pick up the princess. He may come back later so that the lady does not have to wait for him."
"I understand." Lu Zhiyao nodded thoughtfully. As soon as he told Wan Yue to leave first, he immediately regretted calling her back. "Wan Yue, you can go to Chu's house later.
Call Chu Ziqian, I need to see him if I have something to do."
Wan Yue left in response. Lu Zhiyao ate and walked around the house. Before long, he saw Chu Ziqian appearing in front of him with a look of reluctance.
Chu Ziqian's eyes glanced around, and then he looked directly at Lu Zhiyao, who was sitting there leisurely. He coughed hard and asked, "What's the matter with the Eighth Imperial Concubine looking for me?"
"Didn't I promise you before that I would benefit you? Come with me to the Beauty Pavilion and I will find a beauty for you."
Lu Zhiyao's words made Chu Ziqian stunned for a long time. He looked at Lu Zhiyao with doubt. He didn't think that Lu Zhiyao would suddenly be kind and treat him so well for no reason. There were only two possibilities for what she said.
, one is a trap; the other is that she has other things to ask for help from herself, and she is afraid that she will not agree, so she gives herself a little sweetness first.
Chu Ziqian figured it out, chuckled, and asked, "If you have anything to do with the Eighth Princess, just tell her."
"It's nothing, I just want to fulfill my promise." Lu Zhiyao looked innocent, "If you don't want to go, forget it, but don't complain to me in the future."
Lu Zhiyao's attitude made Chu Ziqian feel more and more suspicious. He looked at Lu Zhiyao up and down several times. Chu Ziqian swallowed his saliva and shook his head.
"If you don't complain, you will definitely not complain."
"That's good." Lu Zhiyao heard Chu Ziqian say this and smiled slightly, as if he had expected this outcome. "You go."
Lu Zhiyao let Chu Ziqian go so easily, so that when Chu Ziqian left with his back turned to her, he always felt a chill behind him.
Lu Zhiyao watched Chu Ziqian go away, smiled meaningfully, and relaxed his muscles and bones.
About half an hour after Chu Ziqian left, Lin Yinan came back with Lin Ruoxue. As soon as he left the palace, Lin Ruoxue became relaxed again, talking and laughing loudly with Lu Zhiyao, as if what happened at the banquet last night had not happened before.
Same thing happened.
Lu Zhiyao took advantage of Lin Ruoxue's departure and asked Lin Yinan in a low voice, "Does Concubine Ning know about what happened last night?"
"Not only does she know, but even Prince Mu also knows." Lin Yinan said this with a solemn expression. "I heard that the envoy from the Qingming Kingdom will stay in the capital for a while. I don't know if this is the emperor's intention."
"The people of the Qingming Kingdom are so difficult to deal with, why did the Emperor not think about the consequences when he kept them by his side?" Lu Zhiyao thought of how not long ago, all the people in the city died tragically because they were poisoned by the two Qingming Kingdom people.
My heart felt a little blocked.
"His thoughts are not so easy to guess now. However, Prince Mu and Concubine Ning will definitely not agree with him marrying Xiaoxue. In the distance, Prince Mu is very likely to come to you and me this time.
Have you decided which side you want to stand on?"
Lu Zhiyao understood what Lin Yinan meant. Although she had done a lot of things using Lin Mubai, it was still very difficult to choose between Lin Mubai and the current emperor. Lin Mubai really came to her door.
, they had no reason to refuse. But the relationship between Lin Yinan and the emperor made Lu Zhiyao have to worry.
Lin Yinan didn't want Lu Zhiyao to know too much about his poisoning, but Lu Zhiyao still knew about some situations. The emperor had always controlled Lin Yinan, and Lu Zhiyao knew this very well. Lu Zhiyao had also been worried about what should be done
Only by doing this can the poison in Lin Yinan be removed. But then I thought about it, even Lin Yinan's master and Jian Yuheng couldn't do anything, so what could she do?
Where did Lin Yunlong, the majestic leader of a country, get such a tricky and weird poison?
