Yu Zan lit the essential oil that Dugu Luanyue often used. It smelled exactly the same as the one on her body. On this day, she happily served the emperor in the queen's place again.
However, Dugu Luanyue had instructed her that when Murong Min was in a good mood, she should bring up the matter of adopting a prince, saying that she wanted to have a reliance.
The adopted prince wasn't the queen's own flesh and blood. Murong Min probably wouldn't be so vigilant.
Once this news got out, the commoner prince would become the legitimate prince, and the significance of many things would change.
It was bound to shock the six palaces and trigger a fierce struggle among the concubines.
On the bed, Yu Zan wriggled desperately, but her mind was elsewhere. She only hoped to conceive a royal heir. This was her chance to turn things around.
"Your Majesty, I long for a child. Please, Your Majesty!"
She gasped and spoke in a charming voice, which sounded almost the same as Dugu Luanyue's.
Murong Min was sensitive about this matter. He slowed down his movements, and the desire in his eyes dimmed a bit. After just a few thrusts, he pushed her away.
Yu Zan got out of the dragon bed nervously, not knowing what she had done wrong.
When she emerged from the bed curtain, Dugu Luanyue glanced at her. She changed her clothes and then left the Zichen Palace.
On the way, Dugu Luanyue asked, "Did you mention the matter? What was the emperor's attitude?"
Yu Zan swallowed hard and said, "Your Majesty said he would consider it and not to be in a hurry."
Dugu Luanyue nodded without thinking too much. After returning to the Fengluan Palace, she changed into the clothes of a young guard and headed for the General Command of the Imperial Guards. She wanted to see what was going on with Huo Wei.
She walked quickly. When she arrived at the General Command of the Imperial Guards, Meng Tan was guarding outside the room. He recognized her at a glance and his eyes widened slightly.
"Your Majesty the Queen, you..."
Dugu Luanyue pulled down the brim of her hat. "Keep your voice down. I'm here to see him."
Inside the room, Shen Guilan was feeding medicine to Huo Wei. Huo Wei's face had regained some color.
On the stool, there were still some antidotes that Aunt Meijiang had brought from Southern Chu. They were all prepared for Dugu Luanyue in case of emergency, but Dugu Luanyue had asked Aunt Meijiang to bring them here.
Shen Guilan stretched out his slender fingers and rummaged through the bottles and jars in the big box. He exclaimed in admiration,
"There are quite a few good things here. Can I take them all?"
Huo Wei's wound on his arm had been bandaged by Shen Guilan. He sat upright with his upper body bare. "Put them down. I don't want her things."
Shen Guilan said, "If you don't want them, I do. These antidotes are so rare. It takes me a long time to refine them and I have to search everywhere for the right medicinal materials to get just a little bit.
The Queen Dugu is really good to you. These are the secret antidotes of the royal family of Southern Chu. It was this bottle of medicine you took just now that helped you recover quickly."
He looked at these things with greed in his eyes. Huo Wei was really unappreciative.
A cold look appeared on Huo Wei's brow bone. He shouted angrily, "Aren't you the one who hates her the most? Now you're taking her antidote. Are you a weakling?"
Shen Guilan burst into laughter. "It's stupid not to take good things."
Huo Wei warned him again, "Don't you dare take them. Otherwise, I'll go back and set fire to your medicinal field."
Shen Guilan left the medicine box reluctantly. He said coldly,
"The Queen Dugu is nice to you because she wants to use you. Haven't you figured this out yet?
Anyway, she's using you. You've seen it clearly. Why are you so angry?"
Didn't Huo Wei know that Dugu Luanyue was using him? But when she saw him being intimate with Wei Zhiruo last time,
Why did her eyes turn red? Was that sentence she said under the tree true or false?
Huo Wei stopped thinking about it. Whether it was true or false, he didn't want to have anything to do with Dugu Luanyue anymore.
"I'm not angry. It's just that they're her things. I don't want them."
Shen Guilan said, "Then you are angry."
Before he left, he said to Huo Wei with his back turned,
"This is for the best. The path you're going to take in this life is the only one. It's time to get back on the right track.
After everything is over in the future, you'll meet a woman you like."
Huo Wei's deep eyes were gloomy. His handsome face looked cold and lonely. "Yes."
As soon as Shen Guilan opened the door, he saw Dugu Luanyue in the clothes of a guard. He said, "Your Majesty the Queen, isn't this inappropriate?"
Dugu Luanyue looked inside. "Where's Huo Wei? Has the poison been cured?"
Shen Guilan said, "It has. Your Majesty the Queen, could you give me that box of perfect antidotes? I'd like to take it back and study it."
Huo Wei's fierce and cold voice came from inside. "Shen Guilan, get out of here quickly!"
Shen Guilan forced a smile. "I'm just joking." He glanced inside again and then quietly left without saying anything more.
Dugu Luanyue closed the door and walked into the room. She saw that Huo Wei's arm had been bandaged and his upper body was bare.
His full and solid chest had distinct muscle lines. His sexy shoulders and back made him look extremely strong. She couldn't help but take a few more glances.
Huo Wei looked indifferent. He spoke first. "What are you doing here?"
She walked closer slowly and sat down on the stool opposite his bed. Her charming jade eyes calmed down. "How did you get poisoned?"
Huo Wei said coldly, "It's none of your business."
Dugu Luanyue's eyes trembled and she lowered them slightly.
"I don't know what I did wrong last time. You said last time that our cooperation hadn't been canceled.
So when I sent someone to ask you about the court affairs, why did you keep silent and even refuse to see me?
Huo Wei, we're not children anymore. Can't we just talk things out?"
Huo Wei held back his anger. Although he didn't know where it came from, just as he was about to say something,
When he turned his head, he saw a red mark on Dugu Luanyue's slender and snow - white jade neck.
Obviously, it was just left.
His deep - set features were cast in the orange - yellow lamplight. His thick and long crow - like eyelashes cast a shadow, covering the anger in his eyes, but it still came out from his mouth.
"Just finished serving the emperor and now you're coming to find another man? Your Majesty the Queen, can't you be a bit more virtuous?"
Dugu Luanyue immediately understood what he meant when she followed his gaze, but she didn't know how to explain.
She lifted her collar with her jade finger. In fact, at that moment, her chest felt stuffy. She was often choked by Huo Wei's words.
Dugu Luanyue frowned and then relaxed. She still said calmly,
"This is not important. What's important is that someone in the court impeached you for having frequent contacts with the new officials and forming a clique. I've already taken care of this matter for you.
Huo Wei, it's not wrong for you to want to gain a firm foothold in the court quickly, but you can't be impatient, or you'll be caught by others."
Huo Wei sat on the edge of the bed with his legs apart and his body motionless. His lips were still a bit pale. "Did you come just to say these things?"
Dugu Luanyue nodded. "Yes. I also came to see how you are after being poisoned. Judging from the way you're choking me, you should be fine."
Huo Wei was silent and ignored her.
Dugu Luanyue smoothed out her robe and swallowed her slightly sour throat. Then she got up and said,
"I can't help you out with the emperor too often, or he'll become suspicious. For other things, if you have any problems, you can discuss them with me at any time."
After saying that, she took another look at Huo Wei's cold features and then turned to leave.
Suddenly, Huo Wei said, "Stop!"