"Your Highness." Baili Qingkong was waiting outside the door. He could hear everything that was being said inside clearly. He wanted to say something, but he could only see Gu Zeyan's back that had already left.
Baili Qingkong snapped out of his daze and turned to look at Xiao Qingya, who had entered the room. However, he saw that Xiao Qingya acted as if nothing had happened. She only tidied up her clothes, picked up the book that had been thrown on the ground, and sat back at the desk to continue flipping through it. The slightly red and swollen marks on his face did not seem to affect him at all. If not for the red marks on his face, the scene just now would have made people think that it was an illusion. In the end, he sighed in his heart and caught up with Gu Zeyan, who had disappeared from the Elegant Residence.
"Help this king find out who told Prince Luo about Wang Fei's injury?”Although Gu Zeyan had a half-truth attitude towards Xiao Qingya's words, this matter had to be investigated. He would not let the things that happened in Xiaoyao King's mansion be caught by someone with ill intentions. Moreover, this was his mansion. If there was a betrayal, he would not let it go easily. He would never give that person a chance to take advantage of it.
"Yes, Your Highness." Baili Qingkong's eyes flashed. He understood why Gu Zeyan went to find trouble with Xiao Qingya. It seemed that he had to get to the bottom of this matter for the sake of the princess consort. Moreover, this concerned the entire Xiaoyao King Manor. He wanted to let the people who suffered for the princess consort have a taste of life worse than death. He looked up at the sky. Dinner should be ready, so he asked," Your Highness, dinner-"
"Send it to the room." Gu Zeyan suddenly thought that the Carefree Pavilion had been closed down. Was it time to reopen? As he walked back to the study, he said to Baili Qingkong," Bring Mo Xi here."”
"Yes, Your Highness." Baili Qingkong stopped in his tracks when he heard his summons. He turned around and walked in the opposite direction of Gu Zeyan. He ordered the servants to bring him a hard-boiled egg when they returned to the kitchen. He also ordered someone to bring Mo Xi to Gu Zeyan's nightmare room. He then took the hot egg wrapped in a handkerchief and walked into Xiao Qingya's study. He knocked twice and walked into the room. He handed the hot egg to Xiao Qingya and said apologetically," Princess Consort, use this to cover your face."”
"Thank you, Steward Bai Li. Please don't let anyone come to my room tonight.”Xiao Qingya's eyes were filled with gratitude. She took the egg from Baili Qingkong's hands and started to rub it gently, hoping that the marks on her face would disappear after a night. At least, they would not be so conspicuous anymore.
"This servant will remember it." Baili Qingkong sighed lightly and turned to leave the study. He told the kitchen to prepare more dishes that he liked for the princess consort and asked the servants to call Mo Xi. He carried the food and walked into the study. He placed the food on the table and reminded in a low voice," Your Highness, your dinner."”
"Greetings, Your Highness." Mo Xi walked to the door and happened to pass by Baili Qingkong. He took a few steps forward and bowed to Gu Zeyan. Although his tone was respectful, it could not change his gentle personality. His actions were naturally graceful. He did not seem to greet him, but more like a pampered concubine who came to serve him.
"Are you able to re-open the Resting Freedom Pavilion?”Although Gu Zeyan asked a question, he sounded like he was ordering.
"Mo Xi will definitely do it. She will give wangye an explanation within five days.”Mo Xi lowered her head and replied. Her previous flirtatious demeanor had completely disappeared and was replaced by coldness.
"Alright then, change this king's skin." Gu Zeyan lowered his head to eat, ignoring Mo Xi who was standing there.
"Mo Xi understands. Mo Xi will take her leave." Seeing that Gu Zeyan did not make any other requests, Mo Xi retreated out of the room. It seemed that she was not just asking him to reopen the restaurant, but to change his identity and reopen it.
"A hundred miles." Gu Zeyan called out to the person standing outside the door.
"Your Highness." Baili Qingkong lowered his head and pushed the door open, signaling for the servants to bring the food down.
"Go and see how Xiao Ruojun is doing.”Gu Zeyan stood up and walked towards the secret chamber.
Gu Zeyan and Baili Qingkong walked into the secret room and saw Xiao Ruojun sitting there with a face like dust. He didn't move even when they came, and his eyes were looking ahead in a daze.
"Xiao Ruojun, do you know why you lost?”Gu Zeyan sat on a mahogany chair not far away and asked.
"..." Xiao Ruojun didn't say a word. He looked at the ground in a daze.
"You lost because you shouldn't have harmed your own son. You shouldn't have let Xiao Qingya become this king's princess, and you shouldn't have poisoned Ze and sealed the Unfettered Pavilion!”Gu Zeyan looked at Xiao Ruojun coldly. He didn't care if Xiao Ruojun would listen to him or not, but he just said it all at once. However, seeing the change in Xiao Ruojun's eyes when he heard Xiao Qingya's name, Gu Zeyan leaned back in his chair lazily and said with a mocking smile," Xiao Ruojun, you should be glad that I didn't kill you and Xiao Qingya."”
"No, don't kill him, don't kill him." Xiao Ruojun finally reacted when he heard that Xiao Qingya was going to be killed. He looked at Gu Zeyan in horror and muttered to himself," No, no, his mother came to find me. His mother came to find me..."
"Xiao Ruojun, you deserve this retribution.”He didn't want to see Xiao Ruojun's crazy state anymore. He stood up and turned to the servants behind him," Watch him closely. If he disappears or kills himself, I want you to die with him!"”
"Yes, Your Highness." The servants couldn't help but shiver when they heard his highness 'words.
In the dark of the night, Baili Qingkong was about to go to Shui Lichen's room to find out what was going on when a man dressed in black suddenly walked out from the side courtyard of the Imperial Residence. Baili Qingkong followed closely behind. The black-robed man stopped not far away. Just as Baili Qingkong was puzzled, he saw the black-robed man in front of him take off his black scarf. He saw that the person was actually Shui Lichen.
"General Manager Bai Li, you don't have to follow me anymore.”Shui Lichen said softly to Baili Qingkong who was not far away.
"You knew I was following you?”Baili Qingkong's eyes were cold.
"Hehe, General Manager Bai Li's lightness skill is superb, but Shui Lichen's ears have always been the best. He would be able to detect even the slightest movement.”Shui Lichen chuckled and did not forget to gesture to his ears.
"You know kung fu? Why did he appear in the Imperial Residence at this time? You want to harm His Highness? What is your purpose in coming to the Imperial Residence?" Baili Qingkong leaned against the tree beside him and did not approach. He believed that Shui Lichen would not leave just like that.
"I was originally a secret guard of Prince Luo. When Prince Luo heard that someone was going to harm Prince Xiaoyao, he sent me to meet them. Later, he received a secret order from the emperor to attack Prince Xiaoyao on the way.”Shui Lichen paused and looked at Baili Qingkong. Seeing that he did not ask further, he waited for him to continue.
"That time when everyone was sleeping soundly, I tested wangye's martial arts. If I hadn't been hugging the sleeping wangfei, I believe wangye would have taken me down long ago. The Emperor didn't kill me when I failed the mission. Instead, he killed Prince Luo and Sir Carefree. At that time, I had already received a messenger pigeon. That was why I told the Princess Consort about everything that night at the inn. Although the Princess Consort seemed cold and heartless, he was more affectionate than anyone else. As for the rest, I believe that General Manager Bai Li already knows about it, so there is no need for Lichen to say anything.”
"Then why did you come out tonight?" Baili Qingkong understood most of the situation after hearing what he had to say. He was worried. How should he tell His Highness?
"Tonight, I was supposed to report the matter of wangfei to the Luo wangye.”Shui Lichen did not hide anything.
"Lichen has reported everything to Prince Luo along the way, so he will definitely report to Prince Luo about the princess being beaten up.”Shui Lichen was disgusted by Gu Zeyan. He should not have vented his anger on Xiao Qingya whenever something happened. Although he was a bystander, he did not have the right to persuade her. He could only watch as Xiao Qingya was bullied by Gu Zeyan, so he subconsciously hated Gu Zeyan.
"In that case, it's better not to tell Prince Luo, in case the princess consort is implicated again.”Baili Qingkong lowered his head and pondered for a while before saying.
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