C29 Frustration Probing

The newcomer was King Rui, Jun Wuyao.

"This palace is not a place you can come as you please. Even if you are the King Rui of the Red North, you are just a hostage in the Monan."

Yun Zhiyu felt somewhat helpless towards this elusive King Rui.

As his feet landed on the ground, King Rui's elegant figure appeared in front of Yun Zhiyu. He was dressed in dark blue silk clothes, his hair was tied up in a jade crown, and his pair of foxy eyes sparkled with a bright light. Just looking at him made Yun Zhiyu feel troubled.

King Rui's attitude towards Yun Zhiyu was the same as always. He waved his folding fan and circled around Yun Zhiyu, his eyes filled with admiration.

"Your Majesty, your methods are brilliant. You used the people you don't like to get rid of the enemies, but you got His Majesty's vigilance. Your Majesty, how do you feel?"

Yun Zhiyu took a few steps forward and avoided King Rui, who was approaching her. Her expression became colder and colder. "What does my actions have to do with you? Since King Rui can come and go as he pleases, I'm afraid that there are quite a few of your men in the Monan Palace."

As she finished speaking, Yun Zhiyu actually smiled slowly. Her smile was gentle and warm. It made people feel warm just by looking at it, but King Rui was secretly on guard.

Just as he was about to step forward, his expression suddenly disappeared. He took a few steps back and smiled charmingly.

"Empress, you praise me too much. It's getting late, I should go. We'll meet again."

With a flirtatious glance from King Rui and Jun Wuyao, his figure had already disappeared.

Just as Yun Zhiyu was feeling puzzled, she heard the footsteps of a group of people, messy and fragmented. She walked a few steps forward and exited the alley. Sure enough, the person in the lead was Lianye.

They were looking for her.

"Your Majesty, I have finally found you. This servant is extremely anxious." Just as Lianye was about to cry from joy, Yun Zhiyu turned her head and looked at the spot where Jun Wuyao had been standing, suspicion flashing across her eyes.

Just how high was this King Rui's martial arts?

"Let's go back to the palace."

After the large group of people left, the leaves of the tree leaning against the wall suddenly trembled a few times. A handsome man stood on the branch. It was King Rui, Jun Wuyao, who had just left.

"Little girl, you're quite interesting."

The main hall of Phoenix Palace.

After changing out of her solemn phoenix robe, Yun Zhiyu felt much more relaxed. She leaned against the soft couch and yawned lightly, her eyes misty.

Her face without makeup was very fresh, and her almond-shaped eyes were watery. It was not as noble as the luxurious clothes she used to wear, but it was much more vivid.

"Your Majesty, that person has already been arranged. Even if Noble Consort Hui sends someone to investigate, I'm afraid they won't be able to find anything."

The one who came in was Lianye.

That day, among the warlocks invited by Noble Consort Hui were the actions of Yun Zhiyu, so they naturally had to clean up after the matter before they could be at ease.

Hearing this, Yun Zhiyu only said lazily, "I know. The Moonview Pavilion invited a master to come over and do it. After that, seal it, and let Concubine Ren die in peace."

Lianye massaged Yun Zhiyu's calves, respectfully and humbly: "Your Ladyship is just too kind. That Concubine Ren used to rely on her family, and under the encouragement of Noble Consort Hui and Worthy Lady Soong, she tried to trip you up. Logically speaking, the death of such a person should not be regretted."

In the royal palace, it was either wise men or honest men, and those who were arrogant and had no intelligence were indeed cannon fodder.

"Forget it, death is like a lamp going out. What's past is past. Tell someone to pay attention to Noble Consort Hui. I want to be at peace, but I can't be schemed against."

Thanks to the empress dowager, even if Yun Zhiyu did not sleep with her much, to be exact, she did not sleep with her once.

To be honest, Yun Zhiyu also felt that Chi Hongze was crazy. He had married her for two years and was still a virgin. Instead, he had repeatedly doted on the other concubines in the harem. How afraid was he of her getting pregnant?

Thinking about it, she felt annoyed and threw the book aside.

"Worthy Lady Lan will send some health herbs from my private storehouse. At the same time, ask Imperial Physician Duan to take a look and tell her about Concubine Ren so that she can feel at ease."

"Yes, Your Highness. This servant will go right away." Lianye agreed, covered Yun Zhiyu with a thin blanket, and then stood up.

"Empress, Chunhua and Qiu Yue are waiting outside. If you need anything, just call them in." Yun Zhiyu was also very relieved that Lianye had arranged everything well.

"It's fine. Go."

After Lianye left the Phoenix Perch Pavilion with a group of palace maids and eunuchs, Yun Zhiyu slowly walked down the soft bed. She missed her father a little. What should she do?

After coming back for so long, she hadn't even seen her father once. All day long, she had been scheming against him, which was really annoying.

With a deep sigh, Yun Zhiyu closed the window and went to the bedroom.

In the Coiling Dragon Hall.

"Is there anything wrong with the Empress?" Chi Hongze looked at the eunuch who was kneeling on the ground with an ugly expression.

This eunuch was from the Phoenix Perch Pavilion, but there were only palace maids inside, and Lianye was too capable, so this eunuch had been here for more than a year and was still guarding the door.

The biggest difference might be that he was at the door from the palace to the main hall.

Sensing the anger of the king, the eunuch lowered his head even more, in fear and trepidation.

"Your Majesty, I have inquired about it. In this period of time, the Empress has not received any letters from the border, nor has she gone out. Aunt Lianye did go out, but that was to place the Buddhist scriptures in the Azure Dragon Temple."

Seeing that Chi Hongze was deep in thought and did not look at the eunuch, the chief eunuch waved his hand to dismiss the young eunuch. Only then did he walk to the side and pour more tea for the emperor.

"Does His Majesty have any doubts?"

Eunuch Lee had been serving Chi Hongze since he was young, and he was someone whom late emperor told him to trust. Therefore, he knew from the beginning that Chi Hongze was wary of Yun Zhiyu.

Chi Hongze nodded slightly and said with a serious expression, "Recently, the Empress has changed so quickly that I can't believe it's her. Before, she was reckless and often made mistakes, so I was very assured. But now, she is so watertight and still takes care of the concubines and concubines in the harem. There must be something wrong."

Harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, but it is bound up with the former dynasty.

"Your Majesty suspects that King Chinan has done something improper?" The only possibility was this.

Seeing that Chi Hongze was still in a dilemma, Eunuch Lee thought for a moment and had an idea: "If Your Majesty is puzzled, why don't you test the Empress?"

"What do you mean?" When Chi Hongze looked over, Eunuch Lee took two steps forward and whispered something into Chi Hongze's ear.

As Chi Hongze's eyes darkened and there was a hint of joy on his face, Eunuch Lee knew that this matter had been accomplished.

"What you said makes sense. Get someone to carry it out. Remember, you must be careful and not be careless."

Without a doubt, Chi Hongze agreed.

"Your Majesty, don't worry. It must be watertight."

As the Minister of the Imperial Household, Eunuch Lee was an expert in organizing this matter.

While Yun Zhiyu was sleeping, she felt a surge of evil intent. When she woke up, she did not know why.