Chapter 35 Wanwan

"So... can you tell me why did you save me?" Song Zhixiao couldn't help asking again.

Of course it's because I'm a fairy who came down to earth... Ye Wanwan thought in her heart, but she couldn't say it on her face.

Her eyes flashed, but her face was sad. She stroked her hair with her slender fingers, and suddenly she fell to the side of the table as if exhausted. She held her waist with her hands and sighed. The candlelight reflected the sparkling light in her eyes: "It can alarm the entire palace, which shows that the person you assassinated must be the one on the throne. The reason why I saved you is because I hate him as much as you do." As

she spoke, her eyes were red, and she showed a pitiful and beautiful face under the candlelight: "If it weren't for him, I wouldn't leave my hometown and be trapped in this deep palace." Her voice was choked, and when she turned her eyes to look at him, the grievance in her almond eyes almost overflowed.

Seeing her so innocent, the young man believed her words without a doubt. Thinking of his harsh attitude just now, he couldn't help but feel guilty: "That's the case. I was so rude just now. If there is anything I, Song, can help you with in the future,

I will definitely help you." Seeing the innocent boy in front of him, Ye Wanwan secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said, "You can rest here tonight and leave before the morning of the 11th, otherwise I can't protect you."

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"Fourteen states in the central and western regions and eight states in the east have expressed their willingness to lend a helping hand." The general who guards the country and Qi Youan are talking secretly in the general's mansion at this time.

"There are so many?" Qi Youan had just returned to Qi State, but he didn't expect that in addition to his loyal old subordinates, there were still so many forces willing to help.

"Who in the world doesn't know about Qi Li's bloodbath in the palace? Moreover, after he ascended the throne, he was not good at governing the country. He always suppressed riots in the border areas with iron and blood, and turned a blind eye to the corruption of officials. Now the soldiers and civilians in the border areas are complaining, and they just hate that they can't..." The

two of them knew the rest of the words.

"So the people in the border areas of Qi State are most resentful of Qi Li, and they can't wait for him to abdicate early, but the various aristocratic families still maintain a neutral attitude and are vague."

Qi Youan listened thoughtfully and chuckled, "Sure enough, no matter who is in power, the most important thing is to protect their own interests. If you want them to change their camp, you must make them realize that Qi Li's rule will not allow them to gain power again."

"If you want to break their alliance, you must first know their knot." Qi Youan's eyes flashed coldly, "Master, I want to enter the palace."

Qi Youan's eyes were sharp and did not allow for rebuttal. The general hesitated for a moment and said, "You... want to purify yourself?" As he said that, his eyes swept down meaningfully.

Qi Youan's cold face collapsed instantly, he covered his lower body, and said excitedly: "Of course not! I can be a guard."

The general of the state stroked his beard and smiled. He actually knew what his disciple meant, but he still teased him deliberately. In memory, Qi Youan was just a lively and cheerful boy, but after a few years of hardships, he has become a taciturn man with responsibilities and obligations.

The palace was not strictly guarded, and the general said a word, and the chief guard immediately arranged a position for Qi Youan in the inner court of the harem.

The general thought that Qi Youan would choose a position in front of the emperor, but he didn't expect to end up in the harem. When asked the reason, the boy just smiled meaningfully and said:

"Because I still have to find someone."

Spring is deep like the sea, and apricot blossoms are blowing snow. Ye Wanwan couldn't get out of the deep palace backyard, so she could only find some entertainment for herself.

The sun shines through thousands of threads and sprinkles on the earth, while shining on the delicate figure in the flowers. Ye Wanwan holds a butterfly net in her hand and catches the figure of butterflies in the apricot forest in the garden.

The pink figure blended into the flower forest, so happy.

"Ouch!" Suddenly she was tripped by something unknown. Fortunately, Yun Ting held her up, otherwise she would have fallen flat on her face.

She looked down and saw a concubine dressed similarly to her standing up and looking at her with concern: "I'm so sorry, I was picking up fallen flowers just now, but I didn't expect to trip the queen. May I ask if you are the Queen Concubine Ye?"

The person in front of her was dignified, beautiful, and extraordinary.

"Yes, I am. May I ask if the queen is..."

"I am the Concubine He who entered the palace last year."

"It turns out to be the Queen Concubine He." Ye Wanwan hurriedly saluted according to the rules. Since she came to Qi Palace, she has been confined to the palace all day and rarely goes out. Naturally, she doesn't know any concubines, but she is surprised that Concubine He also knows her.

Concubine He seemed to see her confusion, and explained with a smile: "At the beginning of the year, I heard from the servants in the palace that the emperor had a new concubine named Ye from Rongguo. She is beautiful and dignified. When I saw you today, I understood

what you meant. It is just as the following people said, she is stunningly beautiful." Concubine He smiled and flattered. "You are really flattering, Concubine He." Ye Wanwan really didn't like to be hypocritical with others, so she just felt embarrassed and found an excuse to leave.

But Concubine He seemed to want to get close to her. As soon as Ye Wanwan returned to the palace, she followed her, bringing precious jewelry to chat with her as her name suggests. She

was sitting on the couch with a smile on her face and said, "Since Concubine Ye is still young, please allow me to call you sister, okay?" "

Of course." Ye Wanwan smiled with her, but she saw a plot in her eyes, and she wanted to see what she meant.

"My grandfather is also a Rong countryman. He feels close to my sister. You have been away from home for a long time. I wonder if my sister misses her family and relatives occasionally like me?"

"Of course."

"The emperor never goes in and out of the harem. It's lonely in the deep palace. I am really bored and want to talk to my sister."

Concubine He's eyes were dim and pitiful, but she glanced at the expressions of the people around her, and she was quite calculating.

"Sister, do you think there will be a day when we can leave the palace in this life?" Concubine He said, pulling Ye Wanwan's hand, her eyes concerned.

Ye Wanwan accompanied her in her worries and sighed helplessly: "Thunder, rain and dew are all the emperor's grace, how can we decide."

Concubine He pulled Ye Wanwan to chat for a long time, but it was just some family matters. She returned to the palace in a bad mood when the sun set.

Ye Wanwan sat with her for a long time, and her back and waist ached. The side hall was quiet and cold, and the back door connected to the bamboo forest. She walked to the back door with a hammer, and the gentle spring breeze blew on her face, and she felt her fatigue swept away.

At this time, the fog was thick, as if the whole courtyard was covered with a veil, hazy and psychedelic. When she looked around the night, she saw a sharp black shadow on the roof in a trance, and when she blinked again, the shadow disappeared.

She rubbed her eyes and looked up again, and found that the black shadow was standing not far away from her, with a sharp chill.

The girl was startled, but did not step back. She stood quietly in place and waited for the man's movement.

The man disappeared like the wind in the blink of an eye. Ye Wanwan stretched her head and looked carefully, but there was no figure. When she turned her head, a black face was stuck in front of her.

The girl was so scared that she stepped back a few steps, her shoes stepped on the steps, and her body lost weight and suddenly fell backwards.

Ye Wanwan thought she would fall miserably, but a strong arm wrapped around her waist and she fell into the arms of the dark-faced boy in front of her.

The girl's unique and quiet fragrance penetrated into Qi Youan's nose, which was the fragrance he had been thinking about day and night.

"Miss... No, sister-in-law, it's late at night and the dew is heavy, so you have to be careful..." The boy's clear and pleasant voice penetrated into Ye Wanwan's ear hole from under the mask.

Ye Wanwan was forced to get close to his chest, and she pressed her arms against her chest to try to separate herself from him, but no matter how hard she pushed, she couldn't move. She saw herself becoming a little white rabbit caught by a wolf.

Ye Wanwan clearly couldn't see Qi Youan's expression, but she could feel the face behind the mask laughing at her powerlessness. The girl was furious, and her flower-pot-soled shoes slammed hard on the boy's feet, much harder than last time.

Qi Youan really let her go in pain, and gritted his teeth and said, "Miss is really strong."

Ye Wanwan pouted proudly, and then looked at Qi Youan's guard outfit. She knew why he appeared in the palace, but she still didn't understand one thing: "Why did you come to see me?"

At this time, there were only the two of them in the palace. Qi Youan naturally moved to the couch, picked up the teacup with the girl's lip print, and looked at it. At the same time, he took off the troublesome mask and revealed his sharp eyes.

"Because I miss you." He opened his thin lips lightly, and said calmly, words that made his heart churn.

The girl was originally leaning against the door with her arms folded, looking at Qi Youan with scrutiny, and heard his sudden "love words". Her body trembled and she slipped out of the door frame and stumbled slightly.

Ye Wanwan's throat rolled for a while, suppressing the inexplicable excitement in her heart, and deliberately said with a stern face: "It's been a long time since we last met. How can you be so slick? You are no longer the guard of my Prime Minister's Mansion. You don't have to call me Miss anymore."

Qi Youan stood up after hearing this, strode towards Ye Wanwan, lowered his head and whispered: "Then what should I call you, Princess Ye? Imperial sister-in-law? Or... Wanwan"

He said the last two words in an extremely ambiguous way, as if he had returned to that day with wind and snow. But this time he didn't have to watch Ye Wanwan chatting and laughing with other men.

Ye Wanwan blushed when she heard the last two words, stamped her feet and glared at him: "Don't call me that!" Her voice was like a coquettish kitten, tickling the boy's heart.

"Miss, are you asleep?" Yun Ting knocked on the door and asked, seeing that the house was brightly lit.

Ye Wanwan was lying in her heart. Yun Ting knew Qi Youan's true appearance and would definitely see through his identity. Ye Wanwan hurriedly whispered to the young man who was looking at her with a smile: "Go away, go away."

Seeing that the young man still did not move, the girl pushed him anxiously: "I am a concubine after all. What if others see you here and gossip about you?"

"What gossip?" Qi Youan asked with a smile. Seeing that Ye Wanwan hesitated and did not answer, he said to himself: "Are you saying that Concubine Ye is having an affair with a man outside?"

Hearing the knock on the door, Ye Wanwan had to trot to the candlestick to put out the candle. At this time, the room was dark.

Yun Ting saw that the candlelight had gone out, thinking that the young lady had fallen asleep, so she walked away tactfully.

Ye Wanwan turned around and pointed at the young man standing like a sculpture: "You—quickly—get out—"

"Okay." Qi Youan finally understood what she said, "But... I need Wanwan to kiss me."

"Wishful thinking!"