Chapter 97 Chapter 96 Where to stir up dust

"I miss you too, Wynn... Your Highness."

His awkward name made her laugh out loud, and she hugged him tighter. The palace servants beside her followed silently, and no one would say how unruly and inappropriate their behavior was.

I really wish that this road was longer so that he could hold her in his arms forever and listen to her talk only to him.

"What are you afraid of? Just call me Wynn. But did you come back after changing your clothes?"

She wondered why he wasn't covered in dust, and she couldn't smell a trace of sweat even if she was buried on the side of his neck.

"I changed it at the post house, otherwise it would be too sloppy to enter the palace."

He made up a random excuse to cover up the fact that he secretly met some party members outside the capital.

When he was not in the capital, he could only order people to deal with a few of the highest-ranking people who opposed her, but now he can do more for her.

But she doesn't need to know this.

"Hahaha, you are the most particular. But this is good. If you are too dirty, I don't want to be hugged by you. I might as well go on my own."

After receiving a positive answer, Wei Huai'en looked around, secretly used the cover of his sleeves to insert his fingertips into his collar, and poked his collarbone.

"...Wynn?"

He hugged her tightly and looked around more nervously than she did.

The palace people stayed away from each other, and no one paid any attention to the lawsuit under Wei Huai'en's sleeves.

"What's wrong?"

Her fingertips brushed across his neck, then retracted into her sleeves, and she looked at him as if nothing had happened.

Xiao Qi's earlobes were a little red. Although he was a bit flirtatious in private, but in front of people and in the palace, he was afraid that someone would see their intimacy.

How could His Highness Jiarou favor a chamberlain? Even if word got out, he would only be scolded by a few eunuchs and corrupt officials. This was an honest and fair crime, and it could even be said that he was not the only one to blame. He dared to bear the blame.

But intimacy is not enough. He doesn't want to be a specific person, a specific eunuch who is attracted by the blind princess and be slandered by them, and he doesn't want irrelevant people to know the true relationship between them.

Just carrying the tired master back to the palace was nothing to eunuchs like them, but she shouldn't be discovered that she had true feelings for the tool. He was afraid that in the future, others would also treat her with contempt and disrespect.

"Let's talk about it when we get back, okay?"

Xiao Qi lowered his voice and begged her.

Wei Huai'en noticed his discomfort and thought that he should be more restrained in the palace, so he nodded.

She was feeling lazy. This person who could make her feel at ease must have some ability to make her fall asleep anytime and anywhere. The palace road was long, so she blocked the sunlight with her sleeves and allowed herself to take a nap in his arms.

He made no sound the whole way, and the palace people stayed far behind him, not daring to disturb her. Occasionally when turning a corner, he pretended to bump into her by accident and rubbed her cheek with his chin.

Very soft and itchy.

Why is this road so long today?

The other palace residents on the palace road stepped aside without raising their eyes, and did not dare to overstep the mark.

No one can overstep, not even him.

He remembered that a long time ago, he thought he was just a useful tool that she was accustomed to and maybe a little attached to. If he felt that he had any unworthy qualifications to touch her, he would be in doom.

One word becomes a prophecy.

Now that he has enjoyed the pleasure, he can calmly accept being ripped off by cramps one day in the future and give back everything he has gained in his wishful thinking.

It's just that he hopes that day will come later, and still later. It's better that it never comes.

When they arrived at Qingluan Palace, Xiao Qi put Wei Huai'en on the bed, and took out the secret fold from his sleeves and placed it on the small table beside her bed. She could see it as soon as she opened her eyes.

He retreated and changed into the palace uniform. It was not as elegant, but it was softer than the one just now and would not leave lines on her chin.

He stayed not far from the bed, staring closely at the small patch of skin on Wei Huai'en's chin as the red lines gradually faded until there were no traces left.

Mingfeng quietly opened the door of the dormitory, and after Xiao Qi discovered him, he stood outside the hall and waited for the master to come out.

"Master, Master Budu has sent a message and wants to see you."

Buddhist temple.

Emperor Yonghe built a small palace for monks to live in the front hall of the imperial city, which was not connected to the harem. Xiao Qi really didn't want to go back to see the demon monk again, but he also knew that Budu would not want to see him for no reason.

Two quarters of an hour later, Xiao Qi stood behind the futon opposite Budu and looked at Budu who was sitting on his knees with his eyes closed and hesitantly.

"What do you want from me?"

"Deputy Ambassador Xiao, don't you want to sit down?"

Bu Du was not affected by his aggressiveness, he still looked compassionate.

Thinking of what this sanctimonious monster monk almost did to his Huai En, Xiao Qi's face became even worse. He wished he could force him to show some real anger, which would make him feel better than this careless attitude.

"Don't play this trick with me. I can't bear it, Hua En. There are still unsettled scores between us!"

Xiao Qi stepped forward and grabbed Budu by the collar. He didn't care that he was on his territory, and struck with fists.

A heavy punch hit Budu on the chest. Two young novice monks behind him rushed over and hugged Xiao Qi's waist and legs, begging him to let go. They also heard the noise outside the hall and knocked on the door to ask about the situation.

"Nothing, just go back."

Budu covered his chest and asked the people outside to retreat, then looked at Xiao Qi.

"Deputy Ambassador Xiao, are you relieved? I really have something to say to you, poor monk."

"It's just one punch, do you think it's over?"

Xiao Qina punched Budu at the wound where he had been stabbed in Haoyue Tower. He remembered everything about that day better than anyone else. Even if the two young novice monks risked their lives to stop him, he had no intention of letting Budu go.

That is to say, you are not allowed to bring sharp weapons into the palace. His long sword is still kept by the eunuch in red, otherwise he would have shot an arrow through his chest just now.

"Ahem, Deputy Ambassador Xiao could still keep his composure when His Highness was around. Now, Deputy Ambassador Xiao dares to be so arrogant even when he is still in the palace?"

Budu still had the same aloof attitude, but he did remind Xiao Qi that he was at the feet of the emperor.

Xiao Qi finally put down his arms, took two steps back and put his hands behind his back, exhaled a sigh of relief and spoke again:

"Otherwise? Based on your previous offense, even if you survive these days, I will kill you sooner or later."

If he had the ability, he should not stay cowering in the palace so that Xiao Qi could not send anyone to kill him. Otherwise, Xiao Qi would have left him dead in the street if he dared not step out of the palace even ten feet away.

"You guys go out."

Budu waved away the two reluctant novice monks, stood up and bowed deeply to Xiao Qi.

Xiao Qi immediately stepped away:

"You should apologize to His Highness."

"The poor monk has sinned so deeply that he dare not appear in front of His Highness at will. I only hope that Vice Envoy Xiao can help the poor monk bring this apology to him."

Xiao Qi pursed his lips, neither agreeing nor rejecting.

If you don’t cross it, you’ll have to look after yourself and continue:

"I want to meet Deputy Ambassador Xiao today for two reasons.

The first thing is that Haoyue Tower will be under the command of His Highness from now on. If His Highness wants to change the person in charge, there will be no problem. After tomorrow, I will not have any more questions about Haoyue Tower.

The second thing is the reminder that the poor monk wants to give to His Highness. Lu Zhong has already planned how to frame the General's Mansion and collude with Monan, so Your Highness must make a choice early."

Xiao Qi's expression softened a bit, and he finally stopped speaking harshly to Budu:

"You can write a letter to His Highness about these matters. Why do you need me to come here?"

"Because we have to see blood, telling Deputy Ambassador Xiao is much more useful than telling His Highness, and hasn't Deputy Xiao started to attack the courtiers without telling His Highness a long time ago? The commander of the Forbidden Army a few days ago... wasn't it Deputy Ambassador Xiao who was there?

Was it given by someone thousands of miles away?"

Budu smiled faintly, his snow-white monk's robes dyed with the setting sun that filtered through the window frame, and he looked at Xiao Qi, who was standing in the shadow and dressed in black, not feeling proud at all because he had exposed Xiao Qi's conspiracy.

"So, you don't expect me to really tell His Highness the two things you said, and even your apology may not necessarily be true to His Highness, right?"

Xiao Qi never thinks good things about people because he has been making excuses all day long. He feels that he has guessed the true purpose of this evil monk.

Just like Ruan Yan, he treated him as Wei Huaien's executioner and let him pave Wei Huaien's path with his heads. In the end, not only Wei Huaien would be clean, but even their so-called advisers would be able to relax.

Only he is responsible for those human lives, and he is the so-called initiator of all conspiracies.

It doesn't matter whether he says it or not. Anyway, the sins are his. Regardless of whether Wei Huai'en understands the reason for what he did, he is dirtier than others.

"Deputy Ambassador Xiao, don't think so badly of everyone."

Twisting the beads, Budu knelt down on the futon again and met Xiao Qi's increasingly unkind gaze without evading it.

"If I were you, I wouldn't tell His Highness what I just said. It would be best if His Highness never remembers me, so that you can feel at ease."

Xiao Qi finally understood the real purpose of Budu's meeting with him today, and was finally willing to lift his robe and kneel on the futon opposite Budu, looking at him levelly.

"You came to see me."

Knowing clearly that Xiao Qi was sharpening his sword and waiting for the opportunity to kill him, he actually dared to invite him over openly. Since Budu's words were not intended to provoke him, he could only admit that Budu was showing him that he no longer had to

Failure to cross is considered a threat.

Budu knew Xiao Qi's position around Wei Huai'en, so he only needed to tell Xiao Qi the news. As for how Xiao Qi and Wei Huai'en would discuss it later, it had nothing to do with him.
To be continued...