allonlinenovel Chapter 339: Easily Breaking Through
Chapter 339: Easily Breaking Through
Xiluo was puzzled. If someone had set up this trap, would that mean the spy beside Concubine Yu had already betrayed her? No! This was absolutely impossible!
Xiluo was very confident about this. These people were selected by her personally, and with her years of experience, she would definitely not make any mistakes.
"Miss, this matter is truly bizarre. I think it's best for you not to go see Imperial Concubine Yu right now, lest you fall into a trap. I'm afraid they're targeting you. It's best for me to go and find out the whole story. Also, the assassination incident in the enclosure doesn't seem to be over yet, and I'm worried..."
"That's nothing to worry about, but I'm actually quite interested. Someone actually brought up the matter of Imperial Concubine Yu at this time. What's their intention?"
Yu Qingli seemed very interested. In comparison, Xiluo was much more nervous and serious. The situation in the palace was very complicated now. Apart from His Royal Highness Prince Yan, who could be trusted, it was really difficult to tell who was the enemy and who was not.
It’s so complicated!
While the two were talking, Mei Hong came over and knocked on the door, asking if there were any instructions. Yu Qingli and Xiluo looked at each other and let Mei Hong in, but they wondered in their hearts how long Mei Hong had been eavesdropping outside.
Even Xiluo was vaguely concerned. Just now, she was careless and didn't notice Meihong was just outside the door.
Mei Hong didn't seem to want to hide anything. She glanced at Yu Qingli timidly and said, "Miss, I heard everything you said just now." She nervously stopped her and said mysteriously, "Miss, you'd better not go to see Concubine Yu now."
"Oh, why is that?"
"I don't know why Concubine Yu offended His Majesty today, and His Majesty is punishing her by making her kneel outside the Wolong Palace! I heard from the eunuch over there that His Majesty was very angry today."
Yu Qingli frowned and stared at Mei Hong's face. It seemed that Mei Hong had been seduced away by someone. Maybe she had become a spy for some party. However, considering her daily behavior, it was most likely that she was the queen's lackey.
Seeing Yu Qingli frown, Mei Hong's eyebrows turned slightly, "Miss, what's wrong with you?"
Yu Qingli raised her eyes and glanced at Mei Hong calmly. "Nothing, I just feel a little sad. Even a favorite concubine like Concubine Yu has to kneel one day. The things in the harem are really treacherous and unpredictable."
"Miss is right." Mei Hong lowered her eyes, and her expression could not be seen clearly.
While Yu Qingli was talking to Mei Hong, she gave Xiluo a wink. Xiluo quietly left the inner hall and went out to find out the news. Mei Hong, on the other hand, stayed by Yu Qingli's side to serve her, which was a rare occasion.
Mei Hong rarely appeared in front of Yu Qingli these days. Even if she appeared sometimes, she just passed by in a hurry. She seemed to have really become Murong Feng's concubine, and even began to ignore the people around her. The time she spent with Yu Qingli and her servant like now was really pitifully short.
Yu Qingli didn't have any special feelings. After all, she had already regarded the trivial matters between Meihong and Murong Feng as a joke. Only Meihong and Murong Feng were still pretending not to understand the truth. Besides, she had no intention of breaking up with them.
Compared to Yu Qingli's calmness, Mei Hong's face looked awkward. Although she tried hard to pretend to be a good servant, the embarrassment and discomfort in her eyes were still very abrupt.
In order to ease the atmosphere, Mei Hong brought a bowl of ginseng tea to Yu Qingli. Looking at the bowl of tea that was obviously not suitable for her to drink, Yu Qingli's face became more and more ugly. "Mei Hong, please take this ginseng tea away. I don't have the habit of drinking this stuff at night."
Listening to Yu Qingli's expressionless words, Mei Hong felt her heart skip a beat. She had really forgotten that she had been with Murong Feng most of the time these days. She was like Murong Feng's designated maid, and she was also very considerate and remembered Murong Feng's living habits clearly.
But correspondingly, she had completely forgotten Yu Qingli's habits!
"Plop!" Mei Hong fell to her knees. "Miss, calm down! I deserve to die. I actually brought ginseng tea at this time. I deserve to die!"
"What are you doing?"
Yu Qingli's eyes suddenly turned cold. Mei Hong's behavior surprised her greatly, but she also felt very disgusted. She was so pretentious that Yu Qingli couldn't help but wonder when Mei Hong had become as disgusting as the concubines who had lived in the harem for many years.
After being scolded by Yu Qingli, Mei Hong's eyes suddenly turned red. She looked like a pure and harmless little white flower, and tears were even welling up in her eyes.
Yu Qingli felt both angry and amused. What was this? A threat to herself?
"Meihong, get up first!"
"I won't get up until the young lady forgives me."
From what Mei Hong said, it seemed like she wanted Yu Qingli to help her personally. It was clearly just a matter of a bowl of ginseng tea, but it seemed as if she wanted to accuse Yu Qingli of abusing her servants.
Looking at Mei Hong like this, Yu Qingli felt a little interested. Yes, it was just like the game of cat and mouse. If the little mouse remained motionless and did not resist at all, wouldn't it be too boring?
She just didn't expect that the mouse would resist so quickly. Although the means were a bit inferior, it was still okay and it piqued her interest a little.
Since someone is looking for trouble, it seems a bit unkind of her not to help the other party. As a master who cares for her servants, she, Yu Qingli, will definitely do her utmost to be kind and righteous.
Thinking of this, Yu Qingli couldn't help but sneer, "Since you like to kneel, then kneel down!"
After saying that, Yu Qingli turned away and left, and by the way, she instructed the other maids in the yard that since Mei Hong wanted to kneel, then let her kneel until dark.
Mei Hong had not expected such an outcome at all. She could only kneel there with a face full of resentment, but she felt extremely regretful in her heart. She was just looking for trouble. But then she thought again, this was a good thing. At least in the future, Yu Qingli would be known as a vicious person.
Yu Qingli left the courtyard, and Xiluo's news also arrived. The news about Concubine Yu being punished was actually a complete fabrication. It was probably because the people on the Queen's side still wanted to find some evidence, so they deliberately released the news. Fortunately, she did not go to see Concubine Yu at the first time, otherwise, she would have fallen into the trap.
Regardless of who is behind this, they will be disappointed this time. Moreover, compared to these things in the palace, she is more interested in the upcoming Persian envoy.
There has been news from Qu Linlang.
Yu Qingli curled her lips. She didn't know whether it was because she found it interesting that Mei Hong came to her side to be punished, or because of other things that she found interesting. Overall, she seemed to be in a good mood.
She called out to Xiluo, "Xiluo, follow me out of the palace!"
An incense stick later, a group of horsemen slowly approached the south gate of the capital of Canghe. At first glance, it seemed to be an ordinary merchant caravan. However, if you looked closely, you would find that the man on the second horse of the caravan had a pair of emerald green eyes that were different from those of the Canghe people.
After passing the customs, the group slowly walked to the largest inn in Canghe Kingdom, "Ke Ruyun". The waiter was used to such caravans and was not curious, so he immediately started to prepare the food quickly.
The shopkeeper was a smart man. Seeing that the blue-eyed man had an extraordinary temperament, he immediately came out to greet him.
"How long do you plan to stay, sir? Our inn has all the rooms and the best rooms."
Upon hearing this, the blue-eyed man glanced at the shopkeeper and then turned his gaze away, as if he had never heard what the shopkeeper said.
The shopkeeper was stunned on the spot, feeling extremely embarrassed. The person next to the blue-eyed man immediately took out an ingot and said, "Book a room for half a month first. My son is not a talkative person, please forgive me, shopkeeper."
The shopkeeper took the silver and naturally did not bother to argue anymore. He happily ordered his men to make the arrangements.
The blue-eyed man stood at the door of the inn, looking around. His knife-carved outline made people look sideways. He seemed to be taller than the average Canghe people, which made him stand out even more, attracting countless beggars and common people to watch.
Xiluo immediately spotted the blue-eyed man and couldn't help but smile, "Miss, look at the entrance to Ke Ruyun."
Yu Qingli gently lifted the side curtain and glanced at the blue-eyed man before saying, "This man must be a Persian merchant. Didn't they say a while ago that our country was trading with Persia?"
Xiluo nodded after hearing this. "Come to think of it, Your Highness seemed to have mentioned that a Persian delegation would be coming to ask for a princess in marriage in a while?"
Yu Qingli hummed, and lowered the side curtain. Just as she lowered the curtain, she suddenly heard a burst of crying outside the carriage. The cry was so miserable that Yu Qingli couldn't help but frowned. She lifted the curtain again and saw a dirty little beggar lying at the feet of the blue-eyed man. He was rolling on the ground holding his belly, shouting, "Ouch, ouch, look, a foreigner stole my purse and refused to admit it."
The blue-eyed man just stared silently at the person at his feet, but the man next to him who looked like a butler was busy making arrangements.
"These scammers are targeting foreigners, which really brings shame to our country." Xiluo snorted coldly, and his contempt was self-evident.
Yu Qingli didn't want to get involved in this kind of trivial matter, but after hearing what Xiluo said, she felt that if she didn't take action, this trend might get worse and worse, which would affect her own business.
Yu Qingli made up her mind and listened patiently for a while before saying to Xiluo, "Xiluo, you go and do this..."
Xiluo was delighted when she heard this and said, "Don't worry, Miss. I will definitely take care of it."
Xiluo pushed through the crowd and walked to the door of Ke Ruyun, and asked loudly, "What's all the commotion so early in the morning?"
Xiluo deliberately showed a corner of the palace pass on his waist. The shopkeeper, who was a shrewd man, immediately came forward and said, "My lady, this little beggar insisted that this guest stole his purse. But, but..."