Secret News from Peach Forest

  Tao Lin's Secret News

  Ye Li was swiftly darting through a somewhat dimly lit palace, as if she had traversed the terrain within it thousands of times before. Her slender figure nimbly descended onto the eaves of a palace building, and Ye Li halted her footsteps, lifting her head to gaze at the roof behind her, saying softly: "Prince Yelü, what brings you to follow me at this hour?"

  People discovered the whereabouts, and Yelü Ye didn't hesitate to jump down from the rooftop with a big smile: "Your Highness is going to find Ding Wang? Do you know where Ding Wang is?" Ye Li replied calmly: "This seems to have nothing to do with Prince Yelü. It would be better for Prince Yelü to think about how to explain why he assassinated Lian Qi as soon as he arrived in Da Chu."

  Just now at Xīng xīng lóu, the assassin directly called out Yē Lǜ yě's name. At that time, the number of people who heard it was absolutely not small. Previously, at the Lantern Festival, although few people knew about the assassination, it didn't necessarily mean it wouldn't spread. Tonight, if there are any major casualties, those powerful and aristocratic families will likely put the blame on Yē Lǜ yě's head for 80% of it.

  Yelü Xiezhuo said innocently: "I came from afar, who knew that Great Chu was even more dangerous than our Northern Rong?"

  Ye Li coldly smiled and said: "I think compared to Bei Rong, Ye Lu Wangzi is more like us people of Great Chu." After finishing speaking, she didn't care about Ye Lu's expression anymore, turned around and quickly walked forward. The two of them were walking in the imperial palace, one in front of the other, at a distance that was neither too far nor too close, probably because of the assassin, most of the guards had gone to Zhai Xing Lou.

  She went, and at this time the entire palace was not as heavily guarded as usual. Ye Li furrowed her brow as she walked, thinking that if someone were to sneak into the palace now, the consequences would be unthinkable. Yelü Yu followed leisurely behind Ye Li, having already figured out that Empress Ding wasn't aimlessly searching around the palace for no reason.

  But he went in a certain direction. However, with his eyesight, he didn't notice any marks left by Mo Xiuyao on this road, and after thinking for half a day, he could only attribute it to the unknown secret mark of Dingguo Wangfu.

  Before long, they had arrived at the peach grove on the edge of the Imperial Garden.

  Yelü Yu said with a frown: "Princess, are you certain you haven't mistaken the place?"

  Ye Li vaulted over the river that blocked her path, saying calmly: "I didn't ask the prince to follow me." As soon as she landed, Ye Li entered the peach forest without hesitation. Yelü Ye shrugged and smiled, following behind her, "The princess seems to trust you, but aren't you afraid I'll sneak up on you from behind?"

  "You can try it out."

  Ye Lü Wò Mò touched his nose and remained silent. Although he wasn't a coward, he wasn't one to seek death either. Without mentioning the actual strength of the Crown Princess herself, just as they had entered the Imperial Garden, he had vaguely sensed that someone was following them. If it were only that, it would be fine, but he couldn't determine who exactly was following them, purely

  It's just the intuition of having escaped death countless times from childhood to adulthood. Since Princess Ding Wang said so, Ye Lu Ye also had a number in her heart, and those who followed them must be people from the Ding Wang Fu. In her heart, she couldn't help but secretly resent the great power of the Ding Wang Fu. The palace was already chaotic, but Ye Lu Ye dared to guarantee that the people of the Ding Wang Fu were afraid that even the most inconspicuous one

  The guards did not feel a single trace of panic.

  After entering the woods for a while, Yelü Ye heard a voice coming from afar. However, it didn't seem like a fighting sound, but rather a woman's voice arguing about something. Looking ahead at the unclear expression of Yelü Rong, Yelü Ye smiled interestingly and followed behind this woman, which was indeed the right thing to do.

  In the peach forest, Princess Zhenning sat on the ground staring blankly at her mother, who looked completely different from usual. Having just received a shock, she clearly wanted to rush into her mother's arms and cry, but she could only sit there stupidly, not even daring to make a sound. Because her mother didn't even give her a proper glance, although she was still young, she was extremely sensitive

  Rui knew that his mother didn't want him to speak out and disturb her at this moment.

  Mo Xiuyao looked at the white-clad woman in front of him, furrowing his brow. "Since Princess Zhen Ning is fine, I'll take my leave." He had only just chased out of the Xuanxing Building when he discovered that the assassins who had snatched away Princess Zhen Ning hadn't intended to harm her at all - they had simply wanted to lure him away. But what Mo Xiuyao hadn't expected was that the person who had kidnapped Princess Zhen Ning was actually...

  The woman in front had arranged this, and she could actually calculate that Mo Jingqi would let him take action to save Zhenning Princess. It seems that he has always underestimated the influence of Liu Guifei on Mo Jingqi.

  "Do you dislike me that much..." Yu Guifei said faintly, her usual calm and indifferent voice tinged with a hint of resentment.

  Mo Xiuyao furrowed his brow and turned around to look at Liu Guifei, saying: "Between this king and the imperial concubine, it's not even a question of liking or disliking each other."

  Upon hearing this, Liu Guifei's face turned pale and she bit her red lips, unable to speak. This response was actually more infuriating than pure dislike, in Mo Xiuyao's eyes, she didn't even have the qualifications to be disliked by him, because they had no relationship to begin with.

  "Why... why are you treating me like this?" Yu Guifei said in a trembling voice, her cold and snowy face added a hint of vulnerability and sadness, making her more beautiful and fragile than usual. She raised her head to look at Mo Xiuyao, asking unwillingly: "Why do you never want to look at me? Before it was Su Zuiyan, now it's Ye Lian..."

  I've never been inferior to them. Xiāo... why won't you look at me..." In terms of family background, appearance, and talent, she had always been on par with anyone, even the stunning Su Zuijian from back in the day. She had never felt that the other person was much more beautiful than herself. However, since her youth, this man who had captivated her heart at first sight...

  The child, however, never even glanced at her. In the past, he only looked at Su Zuiyan, only smiled gently at her, and only accompanied her to play the piano, recite poetry, and paint. He would never notice that there was another woman by his side. Originally, she thought that since Su Zuiyan was gone, he wouldn't be particularly fond of anyone else again, but now... As a woman who had always been infatuated with Mo Xiuyao

  She is more sensitive than anyone else, and Mu Xiuyao treats Ye Li even more specially than Su Zuijian.

  Mo Xiu Yao furrowed his brow slightly, he wasn't unaware of Liu Gui Fei's feelings for him. It was just that when he was younger, he didn't pay attention to it at all. As the second son of Ding Guo Wang Fu, he was the dream lover of many young women in the capital city. The number of women who secretly harbored feelings for him couldn't be counted. Moreover, due to his mother and father's reasons, even though he already had a fiancée...

  He also wouldn't go around paying attention to other women. After Consort Liu entered the palace, it was even more impossible for him to have any ideas about her, he would never stoop so low as to flirt with someone else's consort. So he couldn't understand at all what Consort Liu's current grievances were about. "Consort Liu, be careful what you say, my name isn't something that just anyone can..."

  All can be called."

  "Liú Guì Fēi gritted her teeth and said: 'Why do you never want to look at me? Am I really that unworthy in your eyes?'"

  Mo Xiuyao furrowed his brow and said: "I'm just advising you to be mindful of your identity."

  "I don't want to be the Imperial Noble Consort!" Liu Guifei cried out loudly, her voice filled with tears. "Do you think I wanted to be this Imperial Noble Consort? None of this was my choice... As long as you... As long as you... I can give up everything..."

  Mo Xiuyao furrowed his brow as he gazed at the white-clad woman in front of him, who was clearly losing control. He turned around indifferently and left.

  "Don't go!" Princess Liu cried out, rushing over to grab Mo Xiuyao's sleeve. But although her martial arts skills were not weak, she was completely no match for Mo Xiuyao. He didn't intend to hurt her and merely flicked his sleeve to brush her aside. Princess Liu stumbled and finally fell to the ground, "Don't go...Xiuyao, I have something important to..."

  "I'm telling you, Mo Jing Qi... Mo Jing Qi has no good intentions towards the Ding Wang Fu. He wants to take advantage of you." Mo Xiu Yao looked down at her and said calmly: "When did the Emperor ever have good intentions towards the Ding Wang Fu? You've defended Ah Lian several times before, and today saving Zhen Ning Gong Zhu is just repaying a favor to me. The Empress Dowager should take care of herself, our Emperor isn't someone who..."

  A person with a big belly can hold a lot.

  "Why..."

  "Hmph... indeed, a heart of iron. This Princess Liu is a rare beauty." In the peach forest's shadows, Ye Luojing smiled mischievously beside Yelü Rong.

  Ye Li glanced at him faintly, and it was indeed unexpected for her to see Liu Guifei here. When she came down from the Xizhong Building, Liu Guifei was still by Mo Jingqi's side, how did she manage to slip away and appear in this peach forest in such a short time? As for Liu Guifei's thoughts about Mo Xiuyao, Ye Li had known them long ago, and similarly, she was also very clear about Mo Xiuyao's thoughts.

  So seeing these two people fall didn't make her particularly angry. She was just surprised at how deeply in love Liu Guifei was with Mo Xiuyao and how reckless she was about it. Looking at Zhen Ning Gongzhu who was still sitting on the ground, not daring to speak, Ye Lian secretly shook her head. Having a deep affection for a man wasn't wrong, but if one didn't care about anything else because of it, then that wasn't good.

  What kind of indifference must the Empress Dowager have towards her own daughter to be able to express her feelings for Mo Shiyuan in front of her? After all, even though Princess Zhenning is only eight years old, an eight-year-old child in the imperial family is not completely ignorant.

  "How about it, Princess? Want to go out and take a look?" Yelü Ye smiled and said, "Look at how deeply in love the Consort Liu is. Can't you think of anything, Princess? I'm sure Emperor Wan will be moved..."

  Ye Li gave him a dull glance, "If the prince wants to provoke, he should use a more clever excuse." Is she supposed to be stupid now? Right now, Liu Guifei might just be heartbroken, but if she appears in front of her again, Liu Guifei will probably immediately turn into a hatred that reaches the sky. Of course, it's not like she doesn't hate her now. Ye Li reminded herself in her heart to be more careful around Liu Guifei in the future. It's clear that her disfigurement wasn't thorough enough since she can still attract people. Ye Li silently calculated in her mind. Mo Xiu Yao in the peach forest felt a chill run down his spine, took one look at the crying Liu Guifei with tears on her face, and turned to leave without hesitation.

  Mo Xiuyao walked out of Taolin and stood by the river for a moment before turning back with a faint smile: "A Li, you actually came, why didn't you come out?"

  Ye Li walked out of the peach forest with a faint smile and said: "Isn't this going to ruin things for Prince Wang?"

  Mo Xiuyao remained silent for half the time before speaking: "I suddenly felt a jump in my heart just now, isn't Ah Lian trying to ruin my face again?"

  Ye Li glared at him fiercely, she absolutely wouldn't admit that her thoughts had been guessed by him. Ye Luoye followed behind Ye Li and strolled out leisurely, looking at Mo Xiu Yao with a smile: "The Crown Prince is indeed extraordinary, the young king admires."

  Mo Xiuyao said calmly, "Prince Yelü is being polite, I am not comparable to Prince Yelü..." Before he finished speaking, Mo Xiuyao turned his head to look towards the other end of the imperial garden. Yelü Ye said, "It seems someone is looking for Prince Yelü..." Yelü Ye raised his eyes and saw several figures hastily walking in this direction, apparently palace guards. It seemed that even if Mo Jingqi was afraid of death, he had not forgotten that there was still a noble guest present. Yelü Ye clicked his tongue and smiled brightly at Ye Li, "I won't trouble the palace guards. Empress Dowager, we'll meet again tomorrow." After finishing speaking, he leaped into the peach forest and disappeared from view.

  "Have seen the king and queen!" Several guards came over, seeing Mo Xiuyao and Ye Liri standing shoulder to shoulder, they were taken aback for a moment before hastily stepping forward to pay their respects.

  Mo Xiuyao nodded, "What are you people doing?"

  The leading guard said: "Report to the king, just now in the chaos, it was discovered that Prince Yelü and Princess Ding were nowhere to be found. I am following the emperor's orders to search for them everywhere."

  Mo Xiu Yao nodded and said calmly, "The queen is worried about me, so she followed to take a look. You can send someone to inform the emperor that the queen and I are together, that's all. As for Ye Lu Wangzi... you continue searching." The guards naturally didn't dare to delay, after bidding farewell to the two, they went to report to Mo Jing Qi and continued searching for Ye Lu Ye on the way.

  Ye Li turned her head and glanced at the peach forest, furrowing her brow: "Liu Gui Fei..."

  Mo Xiuyao pulled Ye Li back and walked with her, smiling softly: "Liu Guifei has nothing to do with me, don't wrong me, wife."

  Ye Li shot him a glance and said: "Is it okay to leave Liu Guifei inside?"

  Mo Xiuyao said, "Lyuguifei is not as simple as you think. Do you think she could have arrived here from Xiezhen Tower in such a short time if it were just ordinary martial arts? If you're on good terms with the Empress, I suggest you remind her to be careful of Lyuguifei." Ye Li looked at Mo Xiuyao with some surprise, hadn't he said earlier that he owed Lyuguifei a favor? Although he had just repaid it, couldn't he still acknowledge her? Mo Xiuyao smiled and said, "Do you think that just because I accepted her offer, she would really not ask for anything in return?"

  Ye Li raised an eyebrow, wasn't it?

  Mo Xi Yao said lightly, "How could a noble family raise a woman who would do anything for love? If she really didn't want anything, why would she have given birth to two sons and a daughter and been favored in the palace? She doesn't really want to be with me, she just can't bear that I ignored her at first but now treat you well." Ye Li furrowed her brow, believing that Liu Gui Fei had true feelings for Mo Xi Yao. At least not entirely self-serving, a proud woman like her wouldn't beg a man in a situation where the odds were against her without some genuine emotions and expectations.

  But... it's no use being sincere either. Mo Xiuyao has already returned to her, and others refuse to get involved.