"Guards! Keep a close eye on the princess's every move. Absolutely don't let her have another chance to meet that Shen Lingyun," Hua Yueye snorted, saying rather unhappily.
Hearing this, Su Qingwen nodded gently. Coincidentally, she also thought Shen Lingyun was acting strangely.
"Qingwen, you go back first. I'll go and meet that man," Hua Yueye curled his lips, his eyes filled with a hint of playfulness and dissatisfaction.
"Um, are you really okay?" Su Qingwen bit her lips. Shen Lingyun was extremely scheming. She wondered if Hua Yueye was a match for him.
"Are you doubting me now?" Hua Yueye curled his lips, taking a step closer to her. His eyes were full of ambiguity as he asked.
They were so close that he only needed to lower his head slightly to kiss Su Qingwen's lips.
Su Qingwen stood there stiffly, feeling her heart pounding. She subconsciously lowered her head, her cheeks flushing. She shook her head and said, "No. Um, I won't bother you. I'll go back to the palace first."
Hurriedly leaving this sentence behind, Su Qingwen quickly turned and left.
Watching her charming back disappear, Hua Yueye shook his head. Then he cast his eyes on Shen Lingyun not far away, and quickly walked over. "Mr. Shen, long time no see."
Shen Lingyun frowned. He didn't expect Hua Yueye to be here too. He turned around, gave Hua Yueye a smile, and then bowed respectfully. "Greetings to Your Majesty."
"Get up quickly. These days, I've always heard Xue'er talking about you," Hua Yueye raised his eyebrows, as if probing.
"So that's the case. The princess thinks highly of me," Shen Lingyun lowered his head, answering flawlessly.
Hua Yueye squinted his eyes, took a quick glance at the man opposite, and said, "Xue'er is just so straightforward. She might have scared you, Mr. Shen. Please don't take it to heart. I've taken good care of her these days and won't let her bother you. You can have some peace now."
"That's not necessary," Shen Lingyun tightened his fists slightly when he heard this. What was Hua Yueye up to? Was he declaring war on him?
Just as he was thinking, Hua Yueye suddenly reached out and patted Shen Lingyun on the shoulder twice. "The first time I saw you, I felt we hit it off. Now that Xue'er has taken a fancy to you, I want to get along well with you. In the future, I'll be able to hand Xue'er over to you."
"What?" Shen Lingyun really didn't expect Hua Yueye to be willing to betroth Hua Xue'er to him. Immediately, a look of great shock appeared on his face.
"I've made myself clear enough. When you come to the palace in the future, you must look for me," Hua Yueye patted him on the shoulder, then turned around and left.
Shen Lingyun stood there stunned, looking at Hua Yueye in confusion. This time, he really couldn't figure out what Hua Yueye was up to.
Anyway, he was determined to win back Su Qingwen. If Hua Yueye tried to stop him, he would get rid of him too.
At this time, Su Qingwen had already returned to the palace. She felt a sense of uneasiness in her heart. Then she covered her chest, frowned tightly, and lowered her head uncomfortably.
[System: Honey, a new task has been issued. Find out the mystery in that jade pendant before. In this way, you can increase your health value and gain the ability to predict the future.]
At this time, Su Qingwen immediately became interested. "Okay, it sounds good. I'll accept the task now."
She quickly stood up, found the jade pendant, and planned to find an expert to take a look.
"What are you doing?" Hua Yueye glanced at her, looked at the thing in her hand, and frowned. "It's this jade pendant again. Where do you plan to throw it?"
"I don't plan to throw it away. Instead, I'm going to find out what secrets are hidden in it. I always feel that Shen Lingyun uses it to control others," Su Qingwen lowered her head and analyzed.
Hearing this, Hua Yueye nodded. "Where do you plan to find the answer?"
"I'm not very sure yet. Anyway, I'll go out and have a look," Su Qingwen rubbed her hands and walked out nervously.
[System: Honey, I'll give you a hint now. The answer is in the southeast direction. Go and look for it there.]
The system's voice sounded in Su Qingwen's ear. Hearing this, she quickly nodded and pulled Hua Yueye towards the southeast.
"Isn't this the library?" Hua Yueye frowned. "There are thousands of books here. If you want to find the answer here, it's harder than climbing to the sky."
"What should we do then?" Su Qingwen spread her hands. The system didn't give her any other hints. Now, she had no other choice but to believe it.
"Send someone to look for it," Hua Yueye sighed and planned to call in a few little eunuchs.
"No, we mustn't ask for help. Otherwise, it's easy for Gao Quan's spies to see. It's better to be more careful," Su Qingwen stroked her chin and said seriously.
Then, she quickly opened a book and read it carefully. No, it wasn't here.
Seeing her so serious, Hua Yueye seemed to be touched and also started to look for it.
The news that the emperor was looking for books in the library quickly reached Gao Quan's ears. He sneered and said disdainfully, "What can these two people achieve? There are a lot of wood in the library. In this dry season, staying inside for so long, aren't they afraid of something going wrong?"
"Your Excellency is right. This is a good opportunity. Why don't we strike first?" A little eunuch beside him seemed to remember something and quickly reminded him. Then he made a throat - cutting gesture.
"Your Excellency, you should think clearly. Before, the emperor joined hands with Su Qingwen to try to harm you. If you don't do something, I'm afraid..."
Gao Quan clenched his fists, his eyes filled with more coldness. Then he slapped the table hard. "You're right. We really should teach Hua Yueye a lesson. Since he wants to stay in that library all the time, fine. Let him stay there forever. Send a few good fighters. Make sure to do it without a trace. Do you understand?"
"Your Excellency, don't worry. We'll handle it perfectly," the little eunuch nodded, then bent down and quickly left.
"Humph, Hua Yueye, just wait and see. This time, you'll surely die a very miserable death. This is the price you pay for going against me!"
The night continued to spread. Even though there were many lamps lit around, it was still hard to see clearly. Su Qingwen rubbed her eyes and stretched her sore waist. She sighed. "We still haven't found it. How about continuing tomorrow?"