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Qiao Qiao still raised his brows slightly. Her little body was twisting in Yan Mo Chen's embrace as if she was extremely uncomfortable.

The smile in Yan Mo Chen's eyes became wider and wider as he looked at the disobedient little girl in his embrace. His arms also gradually relaxed as he placed his hands on Qiao Qiao's shoulders. They looked at each other with eyes full of seriousness.

"I like you, little girl." Yan Mo Chen snorted, the corner of his mouth hooked up slightly.

Qiao Qiao was still slightly startled. The wild joy in her heart was completely exposed, and her originally beautiful face instantly became clear.

"Don't worry, I won't put you in a difficult position." Although there was no blood relationship between them, he was still her royal uncle in name. If they were to openly open their mouths to the public, there would definitely be many pedantic old officials impeaching them, which was also why he kept his distance from her at that time.

"I'm not afraid." Qiao Qiao still shook her head. She had not taken their words about their status seriously from the start.

"But I'm afraid it will upset you." Yan Mo Chen's face was full of seriousness. His woman would never let her suffer even a little bit.

Qiao Qiao still nodded his head, his heart was filled with joy.

"You went to look for Dian Yi?" Yan Mo Chen frowned and asked.

"Right." "If she wants to completely shake Prime Minister Luo, aside from eliminating his supporters, she has to get rid of his source of funds. I've sent people to investigate secretly, the biggest source of funding for Prime Minister Luo is the iron mine in Python County, and when the county magistrate discovered the iron mine, he was secretly bribed by the powerful prime minister Luo. Python County's magistrate is indeed a smart guy, but his son Python County is a brainless master, so it's only natural that it would work from here."

"In that case, have you gained anything from this trip to the Jing Yi Manor?" Yan Mo Chen said with a frown.

"Of course, I'm afraid there's already a barrier between us and Prime Minister Luo. In the next few days, I'll guide him a lot. He will become one of our weak points in our fight for the iron mine." Qiao Qiao said with a face full of confidence.

"Even if the County Magistrate of Python County is willing to side with you, that old fox Prime Minister Luo might not necessarily give up the iron mine for him." Yan Mo Chen laughed coldly, he was afraid that Prime Minister Luo would make the first move and give up this useless chess piece.

"Hmph, when the time comes, I'm afraid that he won't be willing to do it." Joe continued to sneer.

"I knew you would have tricks up your sleeves." Yan Mo Chen laughed softly. He was used to seeing this little girl's methods. Now that Prime Minister Luo had made an enemy out of her, it could be said that he was reaping the rewards.

"He is able to give up on Pun Yi, but that doesn't mean that he is able to give up on his two children." The reason why she could still tolerate Luo Qinglun and take out her antidote to save Luo Qingqing's life was because she wanted to control them and use it to threaten Prime Minister Luo at the last moment.

"I really forgot the use of Luo Qinglun and Luo Qing." Yan Mo Chen laughed out loud. He would never care about this kind of small fry.

"Then what were the results of your attack on the Demon Palace the other day?" The versions that she had heard from Qingwu these few days were not the same, so she was very curious about this matter.

"Take a guess." Yan Mo Chen smiled mysteriously as if he was testing her.

"If the Demon Lord is not here, then I'm afraid that Xue Chou and the Demon Sprite are not in the Demon Palace either." Qiao Qiao smiled. "So you attacked the Demon Palace and obtained complete victory?"

"Haha, I really don't know what's in that weird mind of yours." Yan Mo Chen laughed out loud, "The Sprite is not here, but I am. But the result was right, I did win completely."

"Are you hurt?" Hearing that Chimei was at the Defensive Demon Palace, Qiao Qiao could not help but ask with concern. Although her martial arts were insignificant, her poison techniques were not to be underestimated.

"If the Demon Lord wants to injure me, he can only think twice. Moreover, he has such a small underling in his hands. What's the point of worrying about him?" In fact, it was obvious that he expended a bit of effort when fighting with Chimei, but in the end, he had still won by a bit, and defeated Chimei. Most likely, Chimei would not be able to enter the palace to serve Luo Qinglun anymore in the near future, which meant that he had helped Qiao Qiao a great deal.

"Truly narcissistic." Qiao Qiao still pursed her lips. On the surface, she seemed to be mocking him, but her heart was still full of joy. How could a man whom she had her eyes on lose so easily?

"I'm afraid that you must be very happy that Chimei was injured." Yan Mo Chen's brows suddenly moved, a tinge of jealousy was hidden between his brows.

"Why do you say that?" Joe was still puzzled and frowned.

"Since Chimei is helping Luo Qinglun in the palace, then his first mission should be to assassinate Ji Mingyuan." Yan Mo Chen raised his eyebrows, "So, did I help you out a lot?"

Qiao Qiao was still embarrassed. When he found out that Chimei was trying to kill Ji Mingyuan, he immediately asked Meng Shi to lead the Embroidered Uniform Guard to guard Ji Mingyuan's safety. However, in a moment of desperation, he forgot that Meng Shi was Yan Mo Chen's man. Qiao Qiao's eyes remained dark as she glanced up with a hint of provocation in her eyes. She was protecting her male concubine, was it her fault?

"To Ji Mingyuan …"

"No feelings!"

Without waiting for Yan Mo Chen to finish his sentence, Qiao Qiao interrupted him without hesitation. The confident and provocative light in her eyes earlier was gradually fading away. She could not help but be speechless as she thought to herself: "Qiao still, you are useless!"

Yan Mo Chen's originally jealous gaze was immediately interrupted by this little girl's adorable face. He stared at Qiao yet still silently, and a hint of warmth gradually rose from the corner of his lips.

"Then, I'll take my leave first. After all, Your Majesty has forbidden me for a month. It wouldn't be reasonable for me to appear so openly in the Imperial Palace." Yan Mo Chen's mouth twitched, as if he was dissatisfied with Joe's order for the morning assembly.

"Since that's the case, I ask the Regent to return to his residence as soon as possible, lest I give the order to capture him." Qiao Qiao's face was as stiff as before as she spoke coldly.

"This King does not need an order from the Emperor to capture him." Yan Mo Chen smiled gently and slowly moved closer to Qiao Qiao's ear. He exhaled a warm breath and said, "As long as you personally come to capture me, I will naturally offer it up with both hands." The corner of his lips curled up, slowly opening up the distance between him and Qiao Qiao.

Qiao Qiao's face was still stiff. This fellow clearly knew that she had no way of resisting against the beauties, but he unexpectedly liked to use the beauties to make her heart palpitate.

"I …" I'll be leaving first. " Joe continued to stutter out of the palace garden.

Yan Mo Chen stared at the petite figure slowly disappearing into the distance. He retracted his gaze, leaped up, and disappeared into the horizon.

Joe kept his head down and quickened his pace, but his heart was still beating fast. With a thump, she hit a wall of flesh in front of her.

"How dare you!" Even though Joe was still in a state of disarray, she forced herself to be calm as she shouted, "Who is the one that doesn't have eyes?!" She then looked up and saw a tall wall of flesh in front of her. The deep ravine of beautiful women was curving up.

"Chenqie pays her respects to Your Imperial Majesty." Ji Mingyuan gave a slight bow.

"Why aren't you looking at the road when you're walking in broad daylight!" Qiao Qiao still struggled to get up from the ground, patting his dusty clothes, and asked with a displeased expression.

"Your majesty, chenqie has been walking around here the entire time. She was the concubine that the emperor bumped into when he walked over with large strides." Ji Mingyuan looked aggrieved.

"You …" Qiao Qiao was still standing in front of Ji Mingyuan, unable to speak. The truth seemed to be as he had said. But, wouldn't he be able to avoid her?! It was clearly on purpose!

"Your Majesty has wronged your concubine." Ji Mingyuan's voice was delicate and weak, but there was a hint of pride between his brows. From afar, he could see Qiao Qiao still striding towards him with his head bowed. There was a hint of shyness on his face.

"Forget it!" Qiao once again straightened his sleeves in vexation. He cast a sidelong glance at the proud Ji Mingyuan. "Why are you here?" She looked around and saw that there wasn't a single person accompanying Ji Mingyuan. It was as if he had deliberately come here to wait for her.

"Chenqie hadn't seen the emperor for a long time, and missed him dearly in her heart, so she had to wait for him on the way to the imperial court in the morning." Although Ji Mingyuan's words were frivolous, his expression was serious.

"Speak human words." Joe still frowned.

"Your majesty doesn't need to put in so much effort to protect your concubine. Luo Qinglun's life is what your majesty wants. Your concubine naturally wouldn't act rashly, but if he dares to take a step into the palace, your concubine will definitely tell him that there will be no return!" Ji Mingyuan narrowed his eyes. He had obviously sensed that Qiao Qiao was still in charge of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. It was just that he thought that his enemy was Luo Qinglun. In truth, Luo Qinglun was nothing to fear.

It was just as Yan Mo Chen had said, she had indeed helped Qiao Qiao once more. At the very least, for the time being, Ji Ming Yuan would be safe. However, she did not want to confess to him.

"Now that the harem is only left with you and Luo Qinglun, I do not wish for any of them to disappear." His simple sentence told Ji Mingyuan that he still couldn't take Luo Qinglun's life.

"Chenqie understands." Ji Mingyuan nodded. If Qiao Qiao had still allowed it, he would not have allowed Luo Qing Lun to live until now.

"I'll go first." Qiao Qiao's gaze remained the same, but he continued to walk forward with large strides.

Ji Mingyuan stared blankly in place. He didn't think that after so many days, Qiao Qiao would still speak to him, but this was a warning for him not to act rashly. Without a hint of sympathy or concern, he lowered his eyes in desolation.

At this moment, he only wanted to know who the person who had met Qiao Qiao in the imperial garden was that could make her look so shy.