C5

Yao Yue stood blankly on the spot, her expression dark and gloomy. However, Xiao Man was the first to react. She gave the newcomer a round of blessings, then silently left the room.

You Jin stood with his back to the window pane, his face growing darker against the light. Yao Yue's eyes turned slightly astringent and she couldn't help but blink.

She hadn't seen him for an entire year, but she never thought that they would meet here.

His eyes felt slightly hot, as if they were wet with tears. Yaoyue wanted to avoid his line of sight, but found her body stiff, unable to move at all. You Jin walked up to her, his steps slow and steady. Facing her sparkling gaze, his face was cold and serene.

"You …" Yao Yue struggled to open her mouth. The distance between the two of them made her feel uneasy. She had to say something to calm herself down. Before she could even react, a gust of wind blew past her ears, and a pair of large, powerful hands hugged her tightly.

A sharp arrow hit the softest part of her heart, making her feel a great pain.

"Your Highness..."

She let him hug her and could not help but cry out. However, she found that her voice was lingering, as if there was love in the air. You Jin abruptly lowered his head, unceremoniously snatching away her vermilion lips, sealing all the love in her heart with a kiss.

You Jing's kiss turned hot, stirring up strange feelings within her. Taking a deep breath, Yao Yue clenched her fists. At this moment, she forgot what she had said before. She forgot that she had to stay away from Helenus. She only felt that at this moment she was like a dying animal. If she left Helian You's embrace, she would not be able to live.

A teardrop fell, running down her white face, leaving behind a trail of tears. That year in Taling, after thinking about it day and night, she realized that she had been poisoned so deeply that she could not forget Helian Gui. She loved him to the bone, and she could do anything for him, including stay with other men.

You Jin's kiss became more and more profound, and just as she was about to fall, she was unable to extricate herself. In a split-second, the past flashed through her mind, and with a jolt, Helian Jia's pair of sinister eyes appeared before her.

"No!"

Yao Yue panicked and painfully resisted. She wanted to push You Jin away, but it seemed that You Jin was already prepared. With one hand, he controlled her hand and then with a turn of his body, pushed her forcefully against the wall.

You Jin exerted a great amount of strength, shaking her until her shoulder blades started to hurt, and she couldn't help but shout out. You Jin slightly lifted her lips, staring fixedly at her. His pitch-black pupils became increasingly dense, and within the starlight, there was a hint of desire.

"Yaoyue …"

With a sigh, You Jin murmured. He greedily looked at her face, as if he wanted to deeply imprint her into his mind. Yao Yue only felt her nose turn sour. She turned her head as if she had lost her temper. There was a trace of a smile in You Jin's eyes as he placed his lips on her face.

Yao Yue gritted her teeth and said, "Your highness' memory is so bad, could it be that you have forgotten what I said before?" However, just as he finished speaking, he realized how soft his words were, as if the little girl was acting coquettishly. He couldn't help but feel a sense of defeat. You Jin, however, didn't care. He embraced her tightly and kissed her lightly on her snow-white face.

"I said I don't care," he said in a low, sticky, seductive voice. "I like you and I won't let you go."

Seeing that he was such a rascal, Yaoyue became flustered and exasperated. She also wanted to separate from him with a stern face as usual. However, for some reason, her bones had turned soft. Even if she were to say something even more heartless, she must have been infected by a bit of a peachy look!

For a time, Yaoyue couldn't help but feel depressed, but her heart was also sweet. It was as if after so many days and nights, she was finally able to release her shackles and comfort her a little.

This feeling was like the seed of a poppy. It was simply too alluring. She couldn't resist, and she didn't want to.

Thinking of this, Yao Yue's previous resistance began to disperse like a gust of wind. She cutely nestled into your arms, letting him 'frighten' her. You Jin seemed to sense the change in her, and smiled as if a heavy burden had been lifted from his shoulders, hugging her tighter and tighter.

Beneath the Jade Curtain Window, there was an enchanting room that could not be closed.

The two of them lingered on for a long time. In the end, Yaoyue still had some misgivings. That heavy feeling gradually returned, and she felt that she could no longer continue living together like this. Taking advantage of the fact that You Jin wasn't paying attention, Yao Yue pushed You Jin away.

As if someone poured cold water on your enthusiasm, You Jin's expression instantly turned cold. Seeing that he was about to change his mind, Yao Yue panicked and quickly changed the topic, "You, you're the Palace Head of the Palace?"

"…" You Jin had some anger in his heart, but didn't say anything. He only stared at her, which caused Yao Yue's hair to stand on end. What a great meeting. In the end, You Jin couldn't bear to get mad at her. He walked up to the Eight Immortals Table and sat down.

"Imperial Consort and Empress Fu, these two people's funerals are both hosted by the Palace Minister, so Imperial Father brought me up here temporarily." You Jin took care of his own business and poured himself a cup of tea, calmly looking at Yao Yue. "At that time, we agreed that I would be appointed simultaneously. I just don't know why, but Imperial Father never ordered anything else."

Yao Yue was stumped, not knowing what to say. She didn't expect that the Palace Head of State would be You Jin, but now that he caused such a ruckus, her brain became muddled and she couldn't think properly. You Jin noticed that she had a cautious look on her face, and her suppressed temper flared up again. With a cold face, he asked, "What are you doing standing so far away? "What, afraid I'll do something to you?"

At first, when she was a servant, she was frightened by Gui Jin. But now, seeing him glaring at her, she didn't care about anything else and hurriedly sat down opposite him like a little wife.

Seeing that she was still obedient and not as rebellious as before, You Jin's heart brightened, and his expression gradually eased. "Do you know why the empress dowager gave you control of the ceremonial division?"

At the mention of this, Yaoyue, who was originally in a muddled state of mind, suddenly had a few thoughts. She did not forget the message that had been sent to her during the talent show a year ago. Although she had been grounded by the Empress, she understood. The empress dowager agreed that she was to use her to beat up the imperial concubine for her selection. No matter what she did, the empress dowager would get angry, but if she really did mess with the list, that would be confirming her conjecture.

If it wasn't for You Jin, she would have really done something on the list.

Thinking up to here, Yao Yue's eyes revealed a hint of caution. With You Ji there, perhaps she could relax a little bit. Today, when I entered the palace, I saw that noble and noble person. I heard that she was promoted to a higher level. I think perhaps Her Majesty was frightened by the imperial concubine earlier and did not want another one from the harem, so she asked me to come up and rule over the harem. "

"Hmm," You Jin showed approval and a faint smile. "The Empress Dowager has probably heard some rumors about this noble person, so she cannot be tolerated. But you're only half right. "

"Half?" Yao Yue was puzzled and looked at You Jin with a puzzled expression. "You mean the empress dowager has other intentions?"

"No, the empress dowager really does act like a noble, but …" You cautiously retracted your gaze and looked at Yao Yue. "The empress dowager didn't allow you to control noble people, but to find a chance to make them disappear."

With that, Yao Yue could not sit still any longer and could not help but turn pale, "Make a noble disappear? How, how is that possible, royal father is currently pampering her … "

"Do you think royal father dotes on noble people?"

You Jin laughed mockingly, and laughed at Yao Yue's simplicity, "You have followed by royal father's side for so long, don't tell me that you don't understand royal father at all? royal father dotes on this noble person for what reason. "

Yao Yue sat in a daze on the spot, doing her best to recover her previous calm. She also didn't believe that the Emperor really doted on those who were wealthy. He loved Madame Yin so dearly that he became crazy. How could he favor other women even though Madam Yin's filial life hadn't passed yet? Furthermore, this woman was the Yin Palace's servant. If the Yin Family were to know of this underground, where would they find peace?

"I think so too. The emperor doesn't seem to be such a person, "Yao Yue carefully thought over her words in her mind." I heard that the imperial concubine hadn't even been buried yet and the emperor had already favored a noble and gave her a palace for her to live alone … I just don't think it's possible. I don't believe that royal father is such a heartless person. "

"Of course he's not a heartless person, but it's precisely because of this that he has to favor a noble person."

There was a hint of desolation in your eyes that allowed you to see through the world. Although Yaoyue couldn't understand it, she couldn't take it into consideration right now, "Your words, I don't understand them."

"I think that my father favored this noble just for revenge. Or else, according to my father's intentions, he would have released all of the twenty-nine years of Yuan Shuo's talent. In the end, my father actually left more than half of it behind."

At this point, You Jin glanced at Yao Yue and coldly said, "You don't know yet, but the Meng clan that royal father gave You Xin as his secondary concubine almost became royal father's concubine."

"What?"

Yao Yue cried out in shock, "How, how is that possible?"

"Because of this, the empress dowager put in a lot of effort. Although the Meng clan has yet to formally issue an order, the empress dowager's dictum is that if the Meng clan is accepted as an imperial concubine, they will be charged with the same crime as Emperor Ming Huang. In the end, no matter what, royal father finally let the Meng family go. "

Yao Yue's heart was beating like a drum. She had never seen the Meng Clan before, but she could faintly hear these words. However, she couldn't do anything about the matter of the Yuan City Emperor Ji Qi on the day of the main hall selection.

Taking advantage of this time, Yaoyue felt a burst of confusion in her heart.

She was beginning to understand your intentions. Could the Emperor be blaming the Six Palaces for the death of Imperial Consort?

"My noble father was originally a palace maid in Cheng Gan Palace. Royal father ordered her to be buried alive, and only she was let out. And she … coincidentally chose to burn a piece of paper for Imperial Concubine before my royal father left for the imperial concubine's spirit. She was not a palace maid from Cheng Gan Palace. When she arrived at Cheng Gan Palace, she had always been by the side of Yuan City's Di Ji. Why did she have such deep feelings for the imperial concubine? Besides, burning paper on her own was a taboo in the palace. Capturing her was a serious crime, so there was no way she did not know. "How could she take such a risk for a master who has no feelings?"

"She must have known that the emperor wouldn't release the imperial palace, so she investigated the emperor's whereabouts and used the imperial concubine's importance to retrieve her life, thus taking the position of concubine."

The look in Yao Yue's eyes was somewhat blank, but also a little bit dejected.

She suddenly felt that a pure love had been tainted. He was splashed with dirty tricks.

You Jin seemed to understand Yaoyue's feelings, and looked at her with a complicated look in his eyes, before he said indifferently, "Whether it is royal father promoting palace concubines or pampering nobles, at the very most, he is taking revenge on this court. Imperial Father felt that it was this palace that had killed the imperial concubine, and even more so, the women of this palace had joined forces to kill the imperial concubine. I understand royal father, he is a person who will take revenge on anyone who has a grudge against him, to the point where he would take a hundred times more revenge on others.

"If that's the case, then why did the empress dowager …" Thinking of the viciousness in the empress dowager's eyes earlier, Yaoyue was a little anxious. "I thought she wanted me to control the noble people and not spoil her." "How do you know Her Majesty wants me to get rid of her?"

"Esteemed Empress Dowager has been in the palace for decades, and has gone from empress to empress. Why wouldn't you understand?" I can see through it, she can see through it. One should not hate a noble person's favors, but what he hated was the noble person's thoughts. Before she could turn completely cold, her brain had already been moved to the topic of being pampered. How could the empress dowager not hate such a heartless woman? How could she not be on guard? But right now, royal father's thoughts are changing, maybe the empress dowager isn't sure either, that's why she promoted you up, instead of letting you rule over noble people, it's more like letting you rule over six palaces, after all, royal father doesn't have any virtuous or virtuous advice from his side, it's hard to ensure that no big trouble would occur in the future. "

You Jin's words made Yao Yue's back break out in a cold sweat. His already weak attitude turned even paler. She lowered her head in a sickly manner, not knowing what she should say at this moment in time.

She was really tired of this kind of life. She was always being used as a gun by others, so she couldn't refuse him even if she was born.

"Then, what does Empress Dowager mean?"

"Now that there's no one in the Six Palaces, no one can do anything on the surface. The empress dowager probably wants you to act as a white face, eradicate yourself, and promote a new person."

Eliminate others? Yao Yue's body swayed as she raised her head in sadness. "Could it be that the empress dowager wants me to do something to return the power of the harem to her hands?"

"That's about what you mean," You Jin couldn't stand to look at Yao Yue's weak appearance and slightly widened his eyes. "Imperial Father's current thoughts are unfathomable. The empress dowager said that she was the one in charge, but in reality, the empress dowager couldn't decide at all. The empress dowager can only rely on you to change Imperial Father's mind to ensure normal order."

After being silent for a while, Yao Yue suddenly smiled bitterly. She had no other choice. You Jin looked at her before suddenly standing up and sitting beside Yao Yue, gently pulling her into his arms. This time, Yao Yue didn't resist. Hiding in You Jin's embrace, she secretly felt more at ease.

"Yaoyue, you have always been smart. "I know that this job will burn your hands. I'll do my best to protect you from being affected, but you have to understand the thoughts of the empress dowager and the emperor and value them greatly."

"Empress Dowager?" Yao Yue, at a loss, raised her eyes. "You want me to listen to Her Majesty's orders?"

"Her Majesty is right. Once the imperial harem was thrown into chaos, the people of the former dynasty would never be at peace. "Imperial Father has always been filial and obedient to the empress dowager. The empress dowager isn't a cruel and merciless person, so she won't do too much. For now, you have to listen to the empress dowager's commands, but there's one thing you have to touch Imperial Father's bottom line."

Yao Yue paused for a moment and didn't say anything. You Jin exerted a little more force and held her tightly, "Royal father is currently moody, but this doesn't mean that he doesn't know anything. I'm afraid you might cross his bottom line and end up dead. So, you must understand royal father's thoughts and try your best to comply with the empress dowager's wishes without touching royal father's bottom line. Only then will you be safe. "

A sigh represented Yaoyue's answer. Frowning, Yao Yue lowered her head. The irritation in her heart was like a wild weed, spreading to the whole of her heart.