here was silence at the table. Yinniang shook her hand and the food in her chopsticks fell onto the plate.

She quickly looked at Yan Yunhe, and resisted the urge to turn her head to look at Yu Qin. She was afraid that if she looked at him just one more time, she would be unable to hide it anymore.

Uncle Chen came in and said politely to Yu Qin: "Master Yu, please come this way."

Yu Qin slowly withdrew his gaze, turned around and left with Uncle Chen.

As the door closed and closed, Yinniang bit her lower lip and said hesitantly: "Although the conductor was allowed in to avoid offending the Queen Mother, the embarrassment that should be caused to him was not spared."

Outside the door first . After waiting for a long time, no one was willing to listen to a word he said after entering the house.

The opening was a warning to drink strong drinks, not to mention the entire banquet. Every time Yu Qin opened his mouth, he would be interrupted by "coincidence".

Qi Shaolian's repeated questions about her just now may not necessarily be because he really wanted to bring her and Yan Yunhe together. He was just gossiping about family feuds and not discussing business matters at the family dinner, which inadvertently made Yu Qin, an outsider, feel out of place and retreated when faced with difficulties.

She understood the truth. It was only reasonable and reasonable for Qi Shaolian not to want to interact with the Queen Mother's minions. She also understood it.

But...she just felt sad.

After Yu Qin entered the house, his fur clothes were soaked through, but no one here noticed.

In such a cold weather, will those old injuries I suffered in prison feel pain due to the cold?

"It's a thankless job. The Queen Mother only orders Master Yu. Maybe he himself doesn't want to do such a thing, so why should you do it." Yinniang's eyes were a little hot and she whispered.

Yan Yunhe was stunned. He didn't expect Yin Niang to speak for Yu Qin.

As soon as Yinniang finished speaking, she felt Yan Yunhe's eyes falling on her, full of probing and suspicious.

"You and Mr. Yu are old acquaintances?" Yan Yunhe asked.

Yinniang began to regret her talkativeness. She knew how smart this man really was, but she uncharacteristically spoke for Yu Qin, which was really puzzling.

However, Yinniang had already made an excuse: "My family has received some favors from Duke Yu, but for the sake of Duke Yu, I still can't bear to have his grandson face this situation." There were

countless people who were helped by Yu Chang'en back then, ranging from court officials to subordinates. to the common people.

People were moved by Yu Gong's righteousness.

Unfortunately, after Yu Changen passed away, the Yu family was completely defeated.

Yanyun He's deep and heavy gaze rested on Yinniang for a long time, as if it was a sharp knife that wanted to completely cut open the woman he had known for a long time and see clearly.

"Is that true? Or...Yu Qin already has a relationship with you." Yan Yunhe said meaningfully.

Yinniang raised her head hurriedly: "What are you talking about! How could I have any dealings with him? You can't doubt my loyalty!"

Yan Yunhe played with the wine glass in his hand: "Why are you anxious? Being in contact with Mr. Yu does not mean that You have betrayed His Majesty."

Yinniang breathed a sigh of relief and said seriously: "I am far away in Yunzhou, and your Majesty has been delivering edicts every time I come to Kyoto these years. How can I have such skill?"

"During this period, Lord Yu and I have been in vain . , His Majesty suspected that I had other thoughts, although I can understand it to a certain extent," Yan Yunhe said, he also wanted to tell Emperor Cheng Jing about his thoughts.

Even if there is no way to contradict His Majesty in person, it would be good to convey it through Yinniang.

"It's just that if I really wanted to join the Queen Mother, I wouldn't have devoted myself to investigating the smuggling case, and would not have bothered to offend the former Shenji Camp Admiral Jiang Zheng."

"I was almost killed on Black Island Mountain, and Your Majesty also knows it. The Queen Mother hates me to the core. , how could I side with her?"

Yan Yunhe felt more and more ridiculous: "Your Majesty has always been smart, why did you doubt me just because of Yu Qin?"

"You are really worried about me and Yu Qin . If you are too close, will you betray him, or is it because..." Yan Yunhe knocked the wine glass in his hand on the table: "Is there something I can't know about Yu Qin?"

Yinniang trembled as she watched the wine glass fall. Like a small animal being targeted, its hair is about to explode.

In all the years she and Yan Yunhe had known each other, the other party had never oppressed her with such force.

But the oppressive feeling at that moment slowly dissipated after a few seconds.

Yan Yunhe poured himself a glass of wine. Zhao Chengan brought it back from Datong. It was spicy and full of stamina. It was the same glass that Yu Qin had just drank.

The banquet started just now, and not a single chopstick was moved.

If you drink alcohol on an empty stomach, your stomach will inevitably ache due to the irritation of alcohol.

But he drank the strong drink unmoved and threw the glass roughly on the table. The round cup rolled around, shattered on the ground, and fell into pieces.

With that crashing sound, Yan Yunhe suppressed all his emotions and said calmly to Yinniang as before: "I'm sorry, I lost my temper."

In any case, he should not question Yinniang alone here. , is not what a gentleman does.

Yinniang looked at the broken cup and suddenly felt that Yan Yun looked like this cup.

The moment of loss was when Yan Yunhe revealed his true self. Just like the armor he had always worn, it finally became weak and gradually fell into pieces.

Yinniang sighed: "I don't know anything about Master Yu. If you really want to know, you can go to the Imperial City Department to get the files. It is clearly recorded on it."

"The files do not record that Yu Qin entered the palace. behavior." Yan Yunhe said. Yin

Niang was a little surprised and asked, "How could this be?"

Yan Yunhe saw that her surprise didn't seem to be fake, he raised his eyebrows and said, "Maybe he is worried that the Imperial City Secretary has set up an spy in the palace and is suspected of spying on the emperor."

My mother retorted without thinking: "The entire Imperial City belongs to your Majesty, how could this be a reason? Your Majesty even monitors the concubines in the harem, so why did you erase the traces of Lord Yu alone?"

After saying this, she felt Yinniang was a little annoyed that she had revealed too much.

Unexpectedly, Yan Yunhe then agreed: "Indeed, I later transferred the records of other people entering the palace, and they are not like Master Yu's file."

This was thanks to Fang Zhizhou's lack of defense against him. , and gave him the token to retrieve the dossier.

He did not dare to rashly access other people's files for fear of arousing suspicion, so he had to find Zhao Xiang's files again and take a closer look.

Fortunately, as the minister of the Ministry of Industry, Zhao Xiang was called into the palace several times for river embankment projects. The records are detailed, including how many times Zhao Xiang drank tea in the palace.

If there is no special reason, there are only two possibilities.

First, someone did not want Yu Qin's whereabouts to be revealed, so he erased the records of the Imperial City Department.

Your Majesty is the only person with such extraordinary means.

The second is scandal.

The scandal between Yu Qin and the Queen Mother, after all, involves the Tian family and is taboo.

Even if there are rumors in the capital, a true record must not be left behind.

Emperor Cheng Jing could use any public opinion to attack the Queen Mother, but he could not use this kind of scandal.

It is really humiliating and will damage Emperor Cheng Jing's own reputation.

In fact, it was a stupid move that killed a thousand enemies and suffered eight hundred losses.

Emperor Cheng Jing might have taken the first step because of the second possibility. But if it weren't for the latter, what Emperor Cheng Jing did would be very thought-provoking.

In fact, Yan Yunhe still doesn't think that Yu Qin took refuge in the Queen Mother just to survive. Unlike this kind of person, he is naturally innocent if he wants to live.

Wanting to live comfortably and without restrictions is the most difficult thing for people like them.

The next morning at court, You Liang asked Yan Yunhe curiously: "Why didn't Poppy come to court today?"

Other military attachés were already standing where Yu Qin originally stood.

In such a large court, there are not many Yu and Qin, but if there are less...it doesn't seem to matter.

You Liang looked at his expression: "You don't know either?"

"What else could be the reason for not going to court? Maybe he's sick." Yan Yunhe said.

You Liang frowned strangely: "Why do you look so indifferent?"

Yan Yunhe looked straight ahead: "He and I are already on opposite sides, why should I care about my mortal enemy?"

You Liang was extremely surprised and didn't understand what was going on. , in his opinion, why was Yan Yun so fascinated just a while ago, and why today he has become a sworn enemy with a clear stance.

Are all men so fickle?

You Liang said thoughtfully: "Since Poppy is sick, as a former classmate, I still have to come and visit her. She can't even get out of bed because she's so sick. It's very serious."

Yan Yunhe gave him a warning look: "Don't You're looking for trouble for your father."

You Liang shrugged: "I'm doing it for my father's sake. Maybe by establishing a good relationship with Yu Qin, I can let my father go when the Jin Yiwei collects information from the officials. Don't forget about him. Something scandalous."

Yan Yunhe said, "It's up to you." You Liang did what he

said. After going to court, he went to buy Yuelailou's famous porridge, and went to the small restaurant given by the late emperor to buy some. Altar, hands full came to Yu Mansion.

He didn't wait for the old servant to inform him, then squeezed away the other party and walked in carelessly.

As he walked, he shouted loudly: "Master Yu, I'm here to see you!" He

quickly found Yu Qin's bedroom, opened the door and entered, just as Yu Qin got up from the bed.

Her dark hair is spread all over her body, and she looks fragile and pale. Even her frown is so pleasing to the eye.

Yu Qin looked at You Liang, but he didn't get angry immediately, but looked behind You Liang subconsciously.

Behind You Liang, there was only the face of the old servant who hurriedly caught up: "My lord, how can you force your way in!"

After saying that, the old servant held down You Liang's shoulder with one hand, and the other party avoided his hand just like the previous few times. , using an incredibly flexible movement technique to escape from his hand.

"Old man, don't touch me again, or I will be angry." You Liang smiled cheerfully, but the threat in his tone did not seem to be fake.

After saying that, You Liang turned around and walked towards Yu Qin, approaching the bed step by step. He bent down and looked at Yu Qin's face carefully: "Is he really sick?"

Yu Qin said nothing, but still looked behind You Liang.

You Liang put the porridge aside casually: "Don't look, he won't come."

Yu Qin then looked away: "Who asked you to come here?"

You Liang held his chin and looked at him innocently: "Just Can't I just come to see you? We are colleagues after all."

Yu Qin leaned on the bed and stared at You Liang coldly. It seemed that from just now, his already bad mood suddenly became extremely bad.

You Liang rolled his eyes and said, "Isn't this because I'm afraid that you will be too emotional and ruin the plan?"