"Huayueye, it's a deal. You must take me with you then," Su Qingwen blinked her eyes, approaching Huayueye nervously, and said longingly.
"It will be dangerous," Huayueye sighed, looking at her with a bit of helplessness in his eyes.
Hearing this, Su Qingwen pouted, "Come on, the palace is still full of dangers even without you. So you'd better take me with you. After all, we can take care of each other."
It seemed to make some sense. Huayueye hooked the corner of his mouth, reached out and ruffled her hair, "We'll talk about it then."
Even though he said so, Su Qingwen was determined to go with Huayueye.
The next day, Huayueye received an invitation from the King of Rui, saying that a family banquet would be held the next day and inviting Huayueye to attend. This guy was really impatient. Huayueye hooked the corner of his mouth coldly, casually put away the invitation, and made preparations.
Su Qingwen also got the news. She immediately packed her luggage, putting all kinds of medicines and hidden weapons in it, thinking that they might come in handy at a critical moment.
Unexpectedly, in the carriage, Huayueye took all her big and small bags out, "My adoptive father is always cautious. If you take these things there, won't it expose us? Forget it."
"Come on, I'm doing this for your own good," Su Qingwen blinked her eyes, propped up her chin and looked out of the window. Outside was a bustling scene full of vitality.
The carriage gradually stopped. Huayueye got out of the carriage first, and Su Qingwen followed behind him. Huayueye was quite polite. He directly reached out and put his arm around her waist, and carried her out of the carriage with one hand.
There were quite a few servants on the roadside. Huayueye's action naturally attracted everyone's attention. Su Qingwen's face blushed slightly. She lowered her head shyly, with a bit of shyness in her eyes.
The two walked in side by side. The King of Rui was waiting for them in the yard. He glanced at Huayueye, then leaned over slightly and said, "I pay my respects to Your Majesty."
"Get up, adoptive father. Speaking of which, we've been quite estranged these days. It's good to hold a family banquet. I also want to have a good get - together with you, adoptive father. We must have a good drink later," Huayueye quickly stepped forward to help the man up and said.
"Your Majesty, please," the King of Rui's smile on his lips was very strange. He squinted his eyes and led Huayueye into the side room inside.
There were already a lot of dishes here. There were probably more than a dozen dishes, all of which were delicious and looked good.
Su Qingwen twitched the corner of her mouth. There were only the three of them. Did they need so much food?
"Your Majesty, this is just a little token of my respect," before they even started eating, the King of Rui poured a glass of wine for Huayueye and offered it to him.
Seeing this, Su Qingwen suddenly had a bad feeling. Suddenly, when she closed her eyes, the picture of Huayueye in a coma suddenly appeared in front of her eyes. No, there must be a sleeping drug in this wine.
She gave the King of Rui a cold look and said, "Your Majesty has caught a cold recently. It's really not suitable for him to drink anymore."
The King of Rui sized up Su Qingwen, with a teasing look in his eyes, "They say that the idle imperial concubine in the palace is the most favored. Seeing her today, it's really true. Not only does she want to interfere in the affairs of the court, but also wants to take care of Your Majesty's daily life. After all, he is the Son of Heaven. It may not sound good if this gets out."
Su Qingwen gave the man a fierce look. She really despised the King of Rui in her heart. What kind of person was he? He was obviously forcing others.
"I can't refuse the wine from my adoptive father," Huayueye gave the King of Rui a meaningful look, picked up the glass of wine, and without hesitation, brought it to his lips.
"No, I'll drink it!" Su Qingwen bit her lips tightly. Making up her mind, she directly jumped in front of Huayueye, reached out to stop his action, snatched the glass, and drank it all in one gulp. Anyway, her health value was not high now, and her combat ability was also weak. It was better for her to drink this glass of wine for Huayueye.
"Cough, cough, cough," because she drank too fast, Su Qingwen's throat was burning with pain. She covered her chest with some difficulty. Su Qingwen felt a little dizzy. She opened her hazy eyes and leaned on Huayueye's shoulder, "Oh, the King of Rui's wine is really delicious."
"You're drunk," Huayueye frowned tightly. He quickly supported Su Qingwen's shoulders and held her in his arms.
What on earth was this woman up to? The King of Rui looked at the woman with a flushed face, with dissatisfaction in his eyes.
"King of Rui, you can see that the idle imperial concubine is already this drunk. There's no way I can leave her alone and go back to my room. Let's do it tomorrow. We'll get together again tomorrow," Huayueye sighed. He didn't expect this girl to be so stupid. She completely disrupted his plan. It seemed that he could only play along.
"Alright," even though the King of Rui was extremely unwilling, he could only nod in agreement, "Then Your Majesty should go back quickly. I've prepared a good guest room."
Huayueye nodded slightly, picked up Su Qingwen without saying a word, and left.
The smile on the King of Rui's face disappeared little by little. He stared ahead with a sharp look in his eyes. Soon, Ning Yunqing walked over. He lowered his eyes slightly and said, "King of Rui, now that Your Majesty didn't take the sleeping drug, shall we continue?"
"Of course. It's not easy to wait for the opportunity for him to leave the palace. We must not let it go. Just send a few more assassins. Ning Yunqing, you must not slack off tonight. Remember, it must be a fatal blow. And that Su Qingwen, don't let her go either!"
The King of Rui stared at the direction where Huayueye left. All the warmth in his eyes faded away, leaving only coldness and determination. It was true that he had raised Huayueye, but under the current situation, he couldn't afford to be merciful anymore.
"Okay," Ning Yunqing frowned. His mind was in a mess. He had already told Su Qingwen not to leave the palace. Why did these two still walk into a trap?
Ning Yunqing really couldn't figure it out. He just felt extremely embarrassed. There were still a few hours before it got dark. He immediately wrote a letter and asked Hua Xue'er to lead her men over. Clutching the antidote in his hand, Ning Yunqing thought that if she could arrive in time to save them, Huayueye and Su Qingwen would not be in danger of losing their lives.
The moonlight was spreading. After drinking that glass of wine, Su Qingwen felt extremely dizzy. She raised her eyes with difficulty and looked at Huayueye, saying, "Well, my head is so dizzy. I want to sleep for a while. Will I miss something wonderful later?"
What time is it? And she's still talking about this. Huayueye scolded, "You stupid girl. You dare to eat anything, right? You deserve to die if you eat something bad!"