The Second Volume of Case after Case, The Granary of Heaven Chapter 25: Entering the Protectorate Again

  "Who has an emperor sleeping on a bed? You're making me really embarrassed, from now on you sleep on the bed and I'll sleep on the couch, don't ever offer the bed to me again." This time I said it very seriously, Xuan Yuan Yi Fei is a gentleman, I couldn't cheat him or take advantage of him. Don't misunderstand, here we're talking about gold, silver, and jewels.

  Although I covet wealth, it's just a visual temptation, but my heart doesn't actually crave it.

  Xuanyuan Yifei didn't nod or shake his head, he just kept his gaze on me with a hint of faint surprise and a shallow smile.

  I casually wrung out the washcloth and placed it in front of Xuan Yuan Yifei, he didn't move, just looked at me with a questioning gaze, I smiled and decided to help him wash his face.

  He put the towel on his face, and he slightly moved, I guess he just realized that I handed him a towel to wash his face. Then, I used force to "bully" his face through the towel. Actually, I've always been curious, does he wash up by himself when he sleeps? After all, when he's asleep, I've already gone to visit Lord Zhou many times.

  "This is the first time I've said these words, before that, I never told anyone, including Hou Xuan. That kid has a loose tongue and can't be trusted, plus he's friends with Nan Gong Qiu Yue, telling him would be like telling her, so I couldn't let him know." I slowly spoke while scrubbing the towel.

  "Why?"

  "He is a refined and elegant person."

  "Ah, he is also a person of the Shadow Palace, if the Shadow Palace serves the imperial court, that would be good..."

  "Do you want Nan Gong Qiuxue?" I turned around to look at Xuan Yuan Yifei, who was already lying on the bed with his hand propping up his cheek, looking languid and tired.

  A gentle breeze like silk swept across Xuan Yuan Yifei's cold and indifferent face. It lifted a strand of his fine hair, which disappeared with the wind, and that strand of pale purple-black hair slowly floated back down.

  "What I want is the Shadow Palace." A moment later, he said this sentence, and at the same time, he closed his eyelids, covering up the sharpness that had flashed out for a moment.

  Xuanyuan Yifei wants the Shadow Palace... Hmph. If you can get Nan Gong Qiuyue, it's equivalent to getting the Shadow Palace. I looked at him for a long time, then lay down on the couch. This sentence I cannot say, my heart tells me that this secret cannot be spoken.

  Just like I promised Nan Gong Qiu Yue to keep it a secret, the secret is that Xuan Yuan Yi Fei didn't know that the one he was competing with in martial arts was actually Nan Gong Qiu Yue.

  Nan Gong Qiūe... thinking of him, my heart is filled with guilt again, this guilt has not faded with the passing days, but instead has deepened.

  On the second day, I entered the Hu Guo Fu for the third time.

  For the first time, I am the elegant and refined Lady of the Guardian Nation.

  The second time I was "Hei Feng's" Joyful Yang.

  This time, it was Xuan Yuan Yifei's beloved concubine, Piaopiao. Feng Qingya didn't receive me personally, but instead had Xiao Ruo lead me to the backyard. There was a quiet pavilion called Jing Xin Ting. By the artificial pond, there stood a four-cornered pavilion with a broad view and elegant surroundings, where everyone could see each other clearly, avoiding idle chatter.

  Hou Xian followed me with his head bowed and waist bent, he has recently become addicted to acting as a eunuch and often practices the eunuch's gesture of raising his finger like a orchid. Now, before Far Dust and Departed Song arrive, Xiao Ruo leaves, and he starts playing again.

  "Madam, are we going to stay here all day?" He whispered in a low voice, I drooped my eyelids with black lines all over my face.

  "Let's go and have some fun, shall we?" Instantly, I got goosebumps.

  "Speak properly!" I finally couldn't help but stop Hou Xian from making a scene.

  "Madam... cough, cough, I'm talking to you, madam. Playing the zither and blowing the sheng is so boring here. Let's go out and have some fun." Hou Xian finally returned to normal and sat down beside me, tugging on my sleeve.

  I frowned: "I have a task. If you feel bored, go play by yourself."

  "That's...not very sporting. Alright, we'll study for half a day and play for half a day, and then let's exchange a few more moves."

  "With you? Forget it, I'm not stupid, no need to get beaten up for nothing."

  "Madam, you're telling lies again! You obviously know martial arts, otherwise those two young men wouldn't have vomited blood like that last night!"

  "That's..." Just as he was saying that, he saw a distant dust approaching slowly, and quickly shut his mouth, exchanging a glance with Hou Xuan, each returning to their respective positions.

  Xuanyuan Yifei's task for me was to investigate Yuanchen, uncover the secrets of the map, and if possible, persuade Yuanchen.

  Chen Tuo Jiang. From Xuan Yuan Yi Fei, he learned that in fact, he was not sure if Yuan Chen wanted to rebel, but his scouts, namely Hua Le De, brought him news that Yuan Chen had unusual movements, and this time the one helping Yuan Chen was none other than Wei Yu.

  "There are two kinds of rebellion: folk and official. Folk rebellions are usually laboring people rebelling for survival, this theory is well understood by everyone, no further explanation needed."

  "Official rebellion usually takes advantage of neighboring countries, offers some benefits, borrows some military power, and then responds internally and externally to plot a coup. This is a simplified explanation; if it's complicated, it can't be explained in just one or two days, or even ten or a hundred chapters."

  "Floating girl." Far dust slightly bowed, I immediately stood up, superior and inferior, far dust was superior, the number of courtesy still had to be done thoroughly.

  "Floating, I have seen the young master of distant dust."

  "Then let's get started..."

  "It's...". A simple dialogue opened the prelude of learning piano.

  Then I started my days of learning guqin in the Gongguo Mansion. This period can be said to be the most quiet and leisurely time since I came to this world.

  I go to the Guardian's Palace to practice piano during the day and return to the palace at night. Xuan Yuan Yifei also never asks me what happened that day, and I have nothing to report. Everything is calm, but I know that Xuan Yuan Yifei's heart is not calm, and he should be anxious.

  I spent a lot of time studying that so-called map, looking at it every day and researching it daily. However, those seven red dots are really too profound, even Xuan Yuan Yifei would sigh in dismay.

  These days, I also taught Hou Xian all the Tai Chi moves I knew, and Hou Xian taught me how to practice internal energy. After a long time, although I couldn't fly or walk on walls, jumping over a wall was barely possible for me.

  The only exception was that Lí Gē never showed up, he ultimately didn't want to come and teach me how to play the sheng. He's really a pitiful and tragic man. The blue-faced calamity, just because Fēng Xuě Yīn liked him, he got trapped in Hù Guó Fǔ. Fēng Xuě Yīn is truly ruthless, unable to get Lí Gē himself, he did such a vicious thing, not only making Lí Gē lose his freedom of movement, but also putting him under house arrest.

  No wonder Feng Qingya said to me at that time, Donglisong is death. It turns out that he was the person wanted by Feng Xueyin. If Feng Xueyin's ambition is not only to be the mother of a country, but also the throne, then when she sits on the throne, the first thing she wants to do must be to welcome Lisong into the palace. So now she is detaining Lisong, it's not an excessive move. But why does she want to cut off Lisong's leg tendons?

  When someone cuts off a bird's wings, what is it for? It's to prevent him from flying. Is... the skill of Lí Ge higher than that of the Fēng sisters? This is why one must cut his hamstrings, to prevent him from running away! What a ruthless method, making people shiver with fear.

  Forget it, this time the destination is in distant dust, rather than a farewell song.

  "The progress of the floating girl in these few days is rapid." Far dust nodded with satisfaction, I have been learning from him for seven days, and he has not left the house for a single day. How can he contact the outside world if he doesn't leave the house? So Xuan Yuan Yi Fei's side also slightly relaxed.

  I smiled faintly: "It's because of Far Dust Young Master's good teachings."

  "Let's stop here for today."

  "Good...". He stood up and bowed.

  Between us, there is only a zither, no excessive words. I couldn't directly ask him, "Hey, are you thinking of rebelling?" We lack a topic between us.

  "Madam, there's a map in the Far Dust Inn." Hou Xian suddenly said after Far Dust had walked far away. I was startled and he glanced around, "I just remembered it recently."

  "Why didn't you think of it sooner?"

  Hou Xian frowned: "In the past, when I went to Yuandu Wu's house to play, who would pay attention to that map? It was only recently that you guys kept talking about maps and maps, so I remembered it. Besides, it may not be useful at all. That map has been hanging there every day, and this kind of map can be bought anywhere for three cents."

  "It was just an ordinary map... Alright, let's go buy a map now." I stood up and left. Hou Xuan had a puzzled face: "That really is an ordinary map, I was just casually saying that."

  "Hmm, the more ordinary and ubiquitous something is, the more it may turn out to be an important clue."

  Hou Xian blinked his eyes, shook his head: "I don't understand what you're saying." Then he put his hands behind his back and started shouting: "Oh, it's so boring, not fun at all! I'm not coming tomorrow!"

  "Don't speak so loudly, we're still in the Imperial Palace." I reminded him softly, and Hou Xian hastily put down his hand and resumed his usual eunuch demeanor.