Qingcheng was stunned for a moment, apparently unable to react.
Seeing that she didn't move, Honglian asked again: "What? Is it possible that you are really attracted to him and can't let him go?"
Qingcheng came back to her senses. She took the dagger and looked at Wen Qiyu who was standing opposite, but she saw that he was looking at her with a slight smile on his lips.
It seems that this is the result he wants to see.
At this moment, she suddenly had an intuition, did this man do it on purpose?
No, she must be overthinking.
Qingcheng hesitated for a moment, but it was only a moment. She took the dagger and stabbed Wen Qiyu without any hesitation.
At this moment, her wrist was suddenly held by someone.
Qingcheng looked up and saw Honglian actually stopping her. She called out suspiciously: "Palace Master."
Honglian snatched the dagger from her hand and said in a calm voice: "I thought about it, I'd better keep this person for now.
As for what I asked you to do, let Ruhua do it. You have worked hard recently, so go and rest. If the city is not peaceful recently, just stay in the palace and don't go out."
Qingcheng immediately understood what Honglian meant, which was to relinquish her power and ban her.
She lowered her eyes and said yes, and Qin Ruhua on the side also said happily.
Although she failed to overthrow Qingcheng, as long as she did what the palace master ordered, why not worry about taking her place? Sooner or later, the position of the Holy Envoy of the Bathing Fire Palace will be hers.
Qin Ruhua and Qingcheng left one after another, only Honglian remained here.
She glanced at the man in the prison and said, "You said that because you wanted to save Qingcheng's life, right?"
This man admitted that he had an affair with Qingcheng. It seemed that he was doing harm to Qingcheng, but in fact he was trying to protect her.
I have to say, this man is quite interesting.
Wen Qiyu did not deny it, he said with a smile: "Palace Master, his eyes are as bright as a torch. As expected, I can't hide my tricks from your eyes."
Honglian snorted: "You are quite clever. Do you know why I want to keep you alive?"
Wen Qiyu shrugged and said, "Isn't it just for the sake of the regent?"
Honglian chuckled softly, stroking her long nails and said: "Xiao Chengyi hasn't shown up for a long time, is he trying to find out the secrets of Cangya Mountain?
You disguised yourself as him and wanted to lure the tiger away from the mountain. I guess he should be in Fengdu City right now. How do you think I can force him to show up?"
Wen Qiyu was stunned for a moment, as if he did not expect that the palace owner was so smart, or that she knew Xiao Chengyi very well.
He asked curiously: "I wonder what grudges there are between the palace master and the prince?"
"resentment?"
Honglian sneered: "I have no grudges against him, I only blame my life... No, that's not right, it's not just this life.
He is the obsession engraved in my soul. Without him, I will never be able to escape."
Wen Qiyu frowned. He felt that there seemed to be something wrong with the palace master's spirit.
Although he had heard that obsession could drive people crazy, he never thought that such a person existed.
He sighed and said, "Why are you doing this?"
Honglian said: "What do you know? Have you ever loved someone? Have you ever devoted your life to someone? Do you know the unwillingness of someone who clearly has the opportunity to change your destiny, but is blocked by someone?