After marrying a sickly and powerful official, Jiaojiao cries every day

Hearing her frank words, Feng Zhuyue looked around vigilantly.

Seeing that there was no one around and only the moonlight flowing, the white moonlight flowed under her feet, Feng Zhuyue relaxed a little.

"Didn't I tell you that the situation is tense these days and we shouldn't meet?" After Feng Zhuyue said that, he grabbed her hand and pulled her into the rockery cave.

The cave was dark and gloomy. Occasionally, moonlight shone in diagonally, making Feng Zhuyue's gentle face look strange and ferocious. Seeing it at this moment, it was actually frightening.

Imperial Concubine Jiaona, wearing a pink palace dress, looked as elegant and soft as a lotus flower: "I know these principles, but your majesty has been pressing me recently, and I accidentally heard that he and Lord Chu were conspiring, both of which were not good for the prince. I was panicked and restless, so I wanted to use this palace banquet to remind the prince, so that I can get out of this mess faster."

Her voice was originally as gentle as water, but Feng Zhuyue had been feeling upset recently, and hearing these words made her eardrums buzz, making her irritable and uneasy.

"It's because you didn't do your job properly that Lord Chu found the evidence against you." Feng Zhuyue's voice was hoarse and her face was as gloomy as water.

The imperial concubine choked, and was left without any way to refute what he said.

Indeed, something went wrong at some point and Lord Chu noticed it. Chu Lanyue, who should have been a sacrifice of power, actually survived the attack of the poisonous insect. It was really horrifying.

The imperial concubine was puzzled, biting her lip and said hesitantly, "I thought I did it very secretly, and I did it when the queen summoned them to the palace. I usually pretend to be a non-confrontational person, so how did Lord Chu suspect me?"

Hearing this, Feng Zhuyue lowered her brows in thought.

For a moment, the rockery cave was silent, with only the rustling of trees in the night wind reaching the ears, and the reflection of the twisted branches in the moonlight making them look terrifying.

The imperial concubine stared at him in a daze, her heart beating like a drum.

After Feng Zhuyue pondered for a while, she finally spoke, "Recently, Feng Qiwu has been very close to Lord Chu. He must have given Lord Chu some advice, and then bribed Huang Haishu to make him go against me, causing me to lose not only my right-hand man but also my salt business. That's fine, but his ultimate goal must be to make Lord Chu fight me, and for him to reap the benefits. He is very thoughtful and his intentions are really sinister."

At the end of his speech, his voice was hoarse and he almost gritted his teeth.

After hearing this, the imperial concubine was stunned: "Could it be that the Gu was also solved by Feng Qiwu's people?"

Feng Zhuyue groaned: "It's almost right."

He had no idea at first, but considering Shen Zhixiang's accidental detoxification, the ultimate beneficiary was Feng Qiwu. If he said that he had no hand in this, no one would believe it.

In other words, only Feng Qiwu would often go against him.

Feng Zhuyue pursed her lips and her expression became darker.

"Your Highness, what should we do now?" The imperial concubine looked at his slender figure and asked in a soft voice.

Feng Zhuyue's dark eyes were immersed in the eternal night, and all her ambitions and desires were hidden in them, surging abnormally: "The situation is tense right now, let's wait and see how things develop. If there is a chance, we can add something to the poison we often give him, so that he can sleep forever."

Everything is quiet, and when the evening breeze blows, it suddenly becomes as cold as winter.

The two people's lonely shadows were also stretched out.

The imperial concubine was stunned for a long while before she suppressed the unbearable uneasiness in her heart and nodded: "For the sake of the prince's plan, Yanluo will go through fire and water without hesitation."

She was originally an orphan from the common people, with nothing but beauty. But for a powerless woman like her, beauty was never a blessing but a curse.

That year, she was nearly sold into a brothel by her uncle. She begged desperately, but all she got in return was insults and indifference. No one had pity on her and no one helped her. Just when she was in despair, Feng Zhuyue stepped forward, redeemed her and provided her with a place to stay.

No matter what his purpose was, he was her savior and her second parent.

She respected him and loved him. No matter what he asked her to do, she would not be unwilling at all. Even if it endangered her life, she was willing to give everything for it.

"Yanluo, when my plan is completed, you don't have to stay with Helian Xiao anymore. At that time, you just need to stay with me." Feng Zhuyue stepped forward, gently held her hands, her voice as gentle as a lake.

Yanluo's eyelashes trembled, her eyes were full of spring and affection: "Yanluo, I will definitely live up to the prince's expectations."

In the magnificent hall, the sounds of stringed instruments are still there, the dancers are fluttering their sleeves, their lotus steps are graceful, they are as elegant as a startled swan and as graceful as a swimming dragon.

Wen Ranyan sat lazily, with the tassels of her hairpin hanging steadily on her shoulders, and her lips stained with fruit wine, making her look delicate and beautiful in an instant.

Although she was not in a good mood, she looked in all directions and saw Eunuch Desheng coming from outside. After whispering a few words in Helian Xiao's ear, Feng Zhuyue came over on the moon.

He was dressed in a plain white brocade robe, with a graceful demeanor and smooth body. His face was as calm as moonlight, and his expression was steady and unperturbed.

Feng Zhuyue was low-key when he came and did not attract anyone's attention. However, Helian Xiao seemed to sense something and raised his eyes, glancing at him a few times without showing any expression.

Wen Ranyan sipped the fruit wine in her glass and watched the show with a relaxed look on her face.

Feng Qiwu followed her line of sight, then unconsciously looked away, lacking interest.

He raised his thin red lips, his eyes dark and his emotions inexplicable: "I don't see anything strange, why are you looking at it so intently?"

Wen Ranyan looked into his dark eyes, smiling thoughtfully, "Tell me, why did Helian Xiao talk so much about the banditry in Lingnan just now?"

Recently, banditry has been rampant in Lingnan. The bandits are so cunning that all the passing merchant caravans have suffered. Even the nearby towns have been repeatedly killed, injured and looted by the bandits.

The people were suffering terribly, but the government did nothing and the runners sent out to suppress the bandits were all good-for-nothings. They acted arrogantly on weekdays, but when they met a tough guy, they were like mice seeing a cat and surrendered before the fight even started.

The local officials had no other choice but to report to the emperor and ask him to send troops to suppress the bandits, hoping to stop this disaster as soon as possible.

Today, there was supposed to be a lively palace banquet, but Helian Xiao mentioned this matter at the banquet, which was really abrupt and inappropriate, and I don't know what he was up to.

Feng Qiwu held a wine cup in his hand, his eyes as clear and bright as the wine, with a glimmer that could see through people's hearts: "He couldn't have mentioned it for no reason. I'm afraid he wants to take advantage of this incident to start a fight."

The wind blows by, and the sound of the phoenix roosting in the parasol tree is as pleasant as the sound of stringed instruments, but the eyes are like a lonely shadow with cold light, hiding a sharp edge.

Wen Ranyan's lips curled up, and she understood what he meant in an instant: "That will be a wonderful dog-eat-dog fight. Helian Xiao has the intention to kill, and Feng Zhuyue will not surrender obediently. There will definitely be twists and turns during this process, and it will definitely be exciting."

The two of them bit their ears as if no one was around, and their suppressed voices were covered by the misty noises, so no one knew what they were discussing.

Helian Xiao glanced at the two of them, but today, his target was not Feng Qiwu, but...

He withdrew his gaze, and in a moment, it fell on Feng Zhuyue again. His dark eyes were calm, but a myriad of turbulence was hidden in them.

"Prince Nanyang, have you heard about the banditry in Lingnan recently?"