After the wrong flirtation, I became the villain's favorite

No one knows how Xiao Huang died.

It was normal for the prince, who had been raised in luxury and had never left Yunjing, to suddenly have to travel thousands of miles to Langya and die on the road after not being able to withstand the journey.

The queen fainted and was awakened by acupuncture given by the imperial physician. She had not eaten for several days and was forced to survive by drinking ginseng soup.

The emperor looked much older. He shook his head and sighed without saying anything.

The foreign hostage in the Lishan Palace seemed to have sensed something and was not feeling well.

East Factory.

"Thank you, sir." The supervisor of the East Factory stood on the stone steps.

He did not salute Xie Yunji.

As the commander of the Eastern Factory and in charge of the twenty-four offices of the Imperial Household Department, he was the master among the eunuchs and was second only to the emperor. Although he was a servant, he was more noble than many masters.

Even many court officials would bow and give way to him when they saw him.

A clean-minded civil servant like Xie Yunji would not be ashamed to associate with eunuchs.

But today, he stood here, lowered his eyes and bowed slightly, "Master Governor."

The eunuch with a cold face looked quietly at the young man standing in front of him, the sleeves of his blue official uniform swaying slightly in the autumn wind, one hand behind his back, his expression calm and his eyes like a cold pond.

Indeed, he has a noble demeanor and a worthy demeanor.

"Did the matter of Wang family of Langya go smoothly?" he asked.

"With the East Factory and the North Department in charge, there is naturally no need to worry." Xie Yunji said slowly, "There is only one thing I need to discuss with the governor. Can the governor show some mercy to the nineteenth prince in the Lishan Palace?"

The Censorate has Hanlin scholars who are both clean and noble to handle cases, while the dirty and tiring work is left to the East Factory and the Northern Pacification Office.

The head of the East Depot had a half-smile on his face as he stared at Xie Yunji.

Xie Yunji also stared at him.

After a moment, he said calmly: "Thank you, sir. I won't bother you to get involved in the affairs of the East Factory. You are in the court, so you should know that our family will not target anyone."

He did not deny the evil deeds done to Pingala Fuyu.

Xie Yunji's eyes became sharp, and he took a step forward. "I don't agree with what the governor said. The emperor's will is true, but the consequences need to be borne by the governor alone. Pinga Fuyu was a hostage of the Poli Kingdom. His death in our dynasty is unclear and tragic. It is inevitable that the Poli Kingdom will be dissatisfied. When the border is shaken, will the emperor go to war with the Poli Kingdom to protect the governor?"

"Only one person will be pushed out then. Who will that person be?"

The head of the East Factory said in a cold voice: "A hostage cannot be killed, but can be humiliated. And I did not kill him."

Xie Yunji was silent for a moment, then raised his eyes and asked, "Master, can you make a deal with me?"

Protons can be humiliated.

But that Pinga Fuyu was Song Lanzhi, his brother-in-law. He couldn't bear to see him being humiliated and couldn't let her down.

All he could offer in exchange was his own future. It was just an exchange of interests. When a new emperor ascended the throne and the court officials were replaced, a new powerful official would take the throne.

I bet the eunuch is willing to make friends with him.

"Xie Hanlin is the cream of the crop of scholars in the world, a man who follows the orthodox path of the world. How could he be willing to make friends with the eunuch party?" The East Factory Supervisor said with a smile.

Xie Yunji didn't know how to answer for a moment. In the past, he would have drawn a clear line between himself and such eunuchs.

But now, coming to this person is the fastest and most direct way to solve the problem.

He didn't want to disappoint her.

Xie Yunji looked at the ruthless eunuch in front of him without any fear, and no longer concealed anything, and said calmly: "Because Pinga Fuyu is my wife's brother."

"Don't you know, Lord Governor?"

The eunuch paused, then laughed, "Sir Xie is indeed not as pedantic and boring as those civil servants. He is so straightforward and decisive. Very good, very good."

The fact that Xie Yunji murdered the daughter of an official and replaced a woman of low status with another was discovered by the secret agents of the Eastern Depot who were assigned by the Empress Dowager.

As the supervisor of the East Factory, how could he not know?

He looked at the handsome young man in front of him and was very satisfied. It had been a long time since he had seen such a ruthless but fatally weak civil official.

It is much better to make friends with people who have obvious purposes than those who have no weaknesses.

"In that case, I'll give you the badge of the Lishan Palace. The Eastern Depot has been busy lately and I can't spare time, so I'll trouble Lord Xie to find someone suitable to help take care of the Nineteenth Prince for us." said the Eastern Depot Supervisor.

Xie Yunji nodded.

He added, with a sinister smile, "The Wang family of Langya is deeply rooted. If we start a war in the Wang family's territory, I'm afraid it will not be easy to deal with the aftermath. Recently, His Majesty has been overly worried about Xiao Huang's death. Please ask Lord Xie to tell His Highness Sixth Prince to visit the Imperial Court more often."

The Sixth Prince is like a sharp knife, swift and ruthless, and he will cut off all people and things that pose a threat to him without hesitation. So what if Xiao Huang was demoted to a commoner, the Wang family of Langya is still there, and wildfires cannot be extinguished; a little spark will bring it back to life in the spring breeze.

Xie Yunji no longer hid his feelings. He bowed to him and left.

*

Song Nihuan has been in a very calm state of mind during this period.

She learned to keep her pain behind her mind. If she didn't think about it, she wouldn't feel any pain.

However, the servants serving in the yard were extremely cautious.

Actually it is not necessary.

The afternoon sunlight shone dimly on her, giving her a clean and soft feeling.

In Xie Yunji's eyes, there was an unconcealable tenderness and excitement in his heart.

After not seeing her for these days, she should not be angry anymore, but she is really stubborn. Even though she has lost her memory of the past, her true personality remains the same.

He didn't want to find out whether she still loved him, nor did he want to explain the past. The past was over.

What matters is the future.

As long as Song Lanzhi was still in the Lishan Palace, she would have a future with him.

She was reading a book in the yard, and her whole body seemed to be glowing.

But when she looked at him, the light in her eyes disappeared.

Xie Yunji took a deep breath to calm his faint heartache, raised his eyes and smiled, "Ni Huan."

She put down the book and stood up, but did not come forward as she had done before.

Just standing there quietly, so close, yet seemingly far away in the horizon.

"Ni Huan, look." She didn't come over, so he went over and showed her the token, "This is the pass token for the Lishan Palace. Today I went to the East Factory..."

He deliberately kept it a secret and secretly observed her expression.

When Song Nihuan first met Xie Yunji, she felt so heartbroken that her breathing held. She thought that the strength she had built up over the past few days was nothing but self-deception.

She had almost sincerely looked forward to a future with him, and she firmly believed that this man was her husband.

But he was also the person who deceived her the most. The vows they made under the mandarin duck quilt were ultimately just false words spoken when their love was strong.

He was still as handsome and cheerful as ever, with charming eyes and a gentle smile, as if nothing that had happened before had ever happened, as if there was still no rift between him and her.

But his arms, his chest, his warmth are already shared by another person.

He had done everything she had done with him with others, and had also passionately reached the deepest part of other people's bodies.

He was finally no longer alone.

What right did she have to be jealous? She was not Jiang Yao at all, and he was not her husband.

Thinking of this, she endured the soreness in her eyes, and tried to understand his words, and asked: "Does this mean...I can go see Lan Zhi?"

"Yes. You can. But there are too many people in the palace. Call me when you want to go. I will go with you." He approached her step by step with a smile on his face, but she retreated step by step.

There is no way to retreat.

Xie Yunji supported the wall behind her with one hand and leaned over, "Ni Huan, the imperial doctors in the palace are all excellent. That's why Lan Zhi's life was saved and he couldn't move at all. If sister can visit him more often, it will definitely be very beneficial for his recovery, don't you think?"

Although he was smiling, Song Nihuan felt like he was a cold and poisonous snake that had bitten her soft spot.

She knew what he meant.