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In the inner hall, Yan Mo Chen had his back facing the door. When he heard the commotion behind him, he slowly turned around and looked at Qiao Fei who was leisurely walking in from the entrance with a faint smile on his face.

"Why are you here?" Qiao once again shot a sidelong glance at the man before him, and then he walked past him, heading straight for the tea table.

Tonight's palace banquet had wasted so much of her speech with Fang Rou, and she still hadn't drunk a single mouthful of water. Her mouth was truly a bit dry.

"Are you unhappy to see me?" Yan Mo Chen couldn't help but frown. It was exactly the scene at the palace banquet that had aroused his yearning for the past few days. He walked to the entrance of the Palace while thinking about it, but of course, he refused to admit this fact.

Qiao once again raised an eyebrow and turned the teacup in his hand, ignoring it.

"I have just conferred you the title of an imperial concubine today. If you don't come by tonight, I'm afraid rumors will spread tomorrow one after the other." Yan Mo Chen saw that Qiao still did not respond, but smiled indifferently, and sat down facing her.

"I don't care." Qiao Qiao still shook his head, raising the cup of cold tea in his hand and downed it in one gulp.

"I care." Yan Mo Chen sighed, and said to Qiao Qiao with a seemingly meaningless tone of voice, "Of course, you will care too."

"I said I don't mind." Qiao once again rolled his eyes. He immediately stood up and walked to the side of the bed. "Your Majesty, take care. I need to rest."

"Could it be that you don't care about this West Bamboo Garden anymore?" Yan Mo Chen stared at Qiao Qiao's cold back figure, and a bright smile appeared on his lips.

Qiao Qiao's body still stopped, her previously lazy face became spirited. She quickly turned around and looked at Yan Mo Chen with her burning gaze. She then asked joyfully, "You have news?"

Yan Mo Chen just nodded his head with a mysterious look on his face, but he did not speak.

"Where?" Qiao Qiao still took a step forward with a pleasantly surprised face as he asked anxiously.

"I'm going to rest. I'll tell you tomorrow." As Yan Mo Chen spoke, he turned and walked towards the entrance of the inner hall.

"Sigh!" "Wait!" Qiao once again strode forward and spread out his hands, blocking his way. "Tell me, where is the West Bamboo Garden." She had been searching for so long, she couldn't wait to find out the results tomorrow.

"But I'm tired." Although Yan Mo Chen stopped, there was no hint of compromise in his tone.

"Please." Qiao Qiao still lowered her head. She had never begged anyone in her life. She only really wanted to know the truth.

"Beg me?" Yan Mo Chen frowned, and raised his tone as if he did not hear it clearly.

"Yes!" Qiao Qiao nodded firmly.

"Then I will have to rest as well." With that, Yan Mo Chen turned and walked to the bed in the palace. "If you don't want me to rest in the Hall, I will have to rest here tonight."

"You!" Qiao Qiao continued to stare at Yan Mo Chen who had a rascally expression on his bed as he yelled, "Get out!"

"If you don't want to know where the West Bamboo Garden is, you can throw me out." As Yan Mo Chen spoke, he closed his eyes and ignored Qiao Yifeng who was under the bed, who was about to go berserk.

Qiao Qiao continued clenching her teeth and clenching her fist. If it wasn't for the fact that she had been too forceful with her heart, she would not have tolerated Yan Mo Chen's current actions!

"Yan Mo Chen, get up! Get up!" Qiao Qiao's still frail arm continued to poke at the man pretending to be asleep on the bed. His face was filled with extreme fury. "Tell me clearly, where is the West Bamboo Garden. Tell me before you sleep!"

Yan Mo Chen frowned slightly. He let Qiao Qiao continue to play with his body. As he felt the soft hands grabbing onto him, a soft spot in his heart gradually expanded.

"Yan Mo Chen, don't pretend to be asleep!"

However, no matter how much he struggled, Yan Mo Chen's eyes did not open and he was still covered in sweat. However, his body remained as motionless as if he had been nailed to the bed.

Two hours later, Qiao Qiao finally gave in. Now, she really did agree with that old saying, you will never be able to wake up a person who pretends to be sleeping …

With a helpless and exhausted expression, she sat paralyzed on the ground, panting heavily. After a short moment, she slowly closed her eyes.

Today, she was really tired …

Yan Mo Chen laid on the bed in a daze. He closed his eyes but could not feel the breathing of the girl beside him. Only then did he open his eyes and look around.

Seeing that there was no one in the room, he secretly bit his lower lip. This damned girl had abandoned him and ran off on her own? Let's see how he will deal with her once he catches her!

Yan Mo Chen got off the bed, but caught sight of the woman sleeping soundly from the corner of his eyes.

He couldn't help but smile. He bent down and carefully pulled the petite woman into his arms. Then, he moved her onto the bed.

Yan Mo Chen leaned against the bed. As he looked at the woman with a ruddy complexion and closed eyes on the bed, the light in his eyes became gentler.

It had been a long time since he had a good look at her face to face. It had been a long time since he had such a peaceful time with her.

Yan Mo Chen's gentle gaze could not help but become a little calmer. According to the report from the scouts he sent, the Demon Lord would be returning to the capital in the next few days. If she still wanted to follow him out of the palace without any hesitation, what would he do?

A wave of even breathing came in and out. Yan Mo Chen laid down slowly beside Qiao still, his eyes slightly closed.

The next day.

When Qiao Qiao woke up, Yan Mo Chen was no longer by her side. However, she looked around. She clearly remembered that Yan Mo Chen had fallen asleep on the floor, but he actually woke up on his bed today.

However, regarding the matter of the West Bamboo Garden, she had to find Yan Mo Chen as soon as possible to get a clear understanding of it.

Before he had time to pack up, Qiao Qiao had already changed into a set of palace clothes and headed for the Hall of Heartrest. It was already late at night, Yan Mo Chen should be there to handle public affairs.

Just as Qiao Qiao was about to enter the door of the Hall of Mind, she heard loud noises coming from inside. She couldn't help but stop her footsteps, hide at the door and listen attentively.

"Your Imperial Majesty, if we don't eliminate that demoness in a single day, it will be hard for the country to be stable."

The leader of the palace was Prime Minister Yu, and behind him on the left was Minister Jiang, while on the right side was the person who tried his best to impeach her, even though he looked unfamiliar, but with his official's uniform, he could only guess eighty to ninety percent of the truth.

Looking at his face that was filled with anger and was dressed in the uniform of a general, he was probably Fang Rou's biological brother, Great General Fang.

"General Fang, are you saying that our mountains and rivers depend on a woman?"

Yan Mo Chen's expression was obviously displeased, but from his words, Qiao Qiao's thoughts were confirmed – without a doubt, this was the great General Fang.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. This subject does not mean that." General Fang was afraid that he noticed that his words were inappropriate, so he frowned and bowed.

"Your majesty, that woman replaced Lan`er and entered the palace. She made Lan`er suffer a lot, and then, with malice in her heart, she murdered Lan`er. Your majesty, you have to give this old man justice!" Minister Jiang could no longer bear it and said bluntly.

Yan Mo Chen's displeased expression darkened even further. He spoke slowly and said aggressively, "This matter has already come to an end. I wonder what kind of justice Lord Jiang still wants?"

"Your majesty, Yu QingAo is just a thousand-year-old Embroidered Uniform Guard with no enmity between him and Lan'er. Why did he want to harm her? Your majesty, this old subject believes that there must be a master loyal to him behind his back." Minister Jiang still refused to give up.

"Yu QingAo is already dead. How am I supposed to pry open a dead man's mouth?" Yan Mo Chen did not have the patience to do so, he immediately stood up with a furious expression.

When Jiang Shangshu saw that Yan Mo Chen was enraged, he stopped talking and looked at General Fang out of the corner of his eyes.

Seeing that, General Fang clasped his hands again and said to Yan Mo Chen:

"Your majesty, this subject is a military man and does not know much about righteousness, but yesterday, that woman slapped your servant sister in front of all the ladies, making everyone know that your servant's sister has always been the apple of your eyes since she was young. Your subject has no face to face with my father."

Yan Mo Chen paused, and could not help but raise his eyebrows and sneer:

"Even if I don't say it clearly, could it be that General Fang himself doesn't know Rou Fei's personality? If General Fang insists on finding out what is behind this matter, I will definitely satisfy you. But after the results are out, if it really is Rou Fei's fault, then I'm afraid the punishment for Rou Fei is not something that can be resolved with a slap. At that time, I won't be able to guarantee anything that the Fang family will say to outsiders. "

"This …"

He did know about his sister's arrogant and despotic character, but no matter what, she was still the concubine of the head or concubine of the imperial palace, and she couldn't be reduced to the point of being slapped by a palace maid. If they really did investigate, then if the emperor randomly found fault, it would only harm the Fang family for a hundred of times.

"If there's nothing else, all of you can leave." Yan Mo Chen frowned and waved his hand impatiently.

"Your majesty, this woman's background is unknown. After being conferred the title of 'imperial concubine,' I'm afraid it'll be difficult for her to convince the masses." At this moment, the leader of the group, the Prime Minister Yu, who hadn't spoken for a long time, finally opened his mouth.

"Unknown origin?" Yan Mo Chen could not help but raise his eyebrows, and said rudely to Prime Minister Yu, "Who said that she did not know where she came from?"

"This …" Prime Minister Yu looked around before cupping his hands and saying, "She is not the daughter of the Shangguan family. She just came out of nowhere. It is truly … It's really suspicious. "

"Out of thin air?" Yan Mo Chen suddenly laughed out loud. With a cold expression and a serious face, he said, "She did not come out of nowhere. I personally brought her back from the palace."

"Wh …" "What?" His Royal Highness and the other three lords all looked at each other in panic. This emperor had made his attitude clear, whatever they say would be of no use. It seemed like tomorrow they would have to join hands with the ministers to deal with this demoness together.

Sigh. The three of them lowered their heads and sighed inwardly. After bowing and bowing, they slowly left.

Joe was still hiding in the dark, staring coldly at everything that was happening in the hall …