She waved her hand mysteriously, and Du Heng felt much more at ease.
"Then, Your Majesty, I'll take my leave first. I'll come back in an incense - burning time. If Your Majesty fails to persuade Miss Qiao, please don't make things difficult for her."
"All right, I know."
After the door was opened and then closed, before Concubine Rui could say a word, Miss Qiao took the initiative to speak.
"If you can help me avenge my family, I can also help you achieve your heart's desire."
Concubine Rui became interested in this young girl. She stared into those rather pure eyes.
"We've just met. How can you possibly know what I want?"
"Hehe, I haven't lived these years for nothing. For people like you, I can almost tell your demands with just a glance."
Sure enough, this Miss Qiao had her own well - thought - out plans. She was no goody - two - shoes.
But this was exactly the kind of person Concubine Rui wanted. She liked talking to smart people. It would save her a lot of effort and they could help her with many things.
"You said you want revenge?"
She remembered that Miss Qiao's enemy should be the late emperor, right?
The late emperor had been dead for so many years. How could she take revenge?
Just as Concubine Rui was thinking, Miss Qiao gave the answer.
"My Qiao family was destroyed because of the greed of the royal family of the Great Liang. As long as you can get rid of the royal family of the Great Liang, I'll serve Your Majesty whole - heartedly. I'm willing to go through fire and water for you and will never back down even if it means death."
She paused for a moment and fixed her eyes on Concubine Rui's face.
"I know that Your Majesty has never given up the throne of the Great Liang in your heart. I've inquired before. You came back because you had nowhere else to go, right? We can get what we want from each other. What do you think?"
Seeing her sincere face, Concubine Rui never expected that one day someone would come to her to discuss a cooperation.
This wasn't a bad thing. It was all beneficial to her.
"Deal. But during this period, you have to assist me. I need to gain control of the Western Regions first before I can take action against the Great Liang."
"It's easy. Look what's in my hand."
She opened her palm, and a bug was crawling around inside.
Concubine Rui clearly felt that this was different from the Gu worms she had seen before.
The one in her hand seemed easier to control and more obedient.
But she didn't know why Miss Qiao was giving her such a thing.
"Although I won't go back on my word, I won't let others use me as an experiment."
Seeing her stern look, Miss Qiao burst out laughing.
"Your Majesty doesn't need to be so scared. Since we're allies, I definitely won't harm you. You just need to secretly put this into the princess's food when no one is looking."
Concubine Rui frowned slightly. The princess regarded her as a thorn in the flesh. If she didn't get rid of her, she wouldn't be at ease. Now this girl was asking her to offer herself up. She suddenly suspected that the person in front of her had ill intentions.
Her eyes narrowed slightly, exuding a sense of danger.
Miss Qiao didn't even bother to raise her eyes. She knew what Concubine Rui was thinking. There was a hint of mockery on the corner of her mouth.
"Since Your Majesty doesn't believe me, why form an alliance with me? It's better if we go our separate ways."
She snorted and was about to turn around and leave. Concubine Rui reacted and stepped forward to stop her.
"That's not what I meant. You misunderstood. We've just met, and I'm still a bit worried. But now it seems that Miss Qiao's temper suits me well."
She stopped at the right point, and Miss Qiao didn't pursue the matter any further.
"The princess and her family have held power in the court for many years. If we can get her to work for us, it won't be a problem to take control of the Western Regions. Then, we can achieve our goals, right?"
After hearing this, Concubine Rui suddenly realized.
"Why didn't I think of that before? But for Gu worms like yours in the Western Regions, to control the offspring, is there also a mother worm?"
Miss Qiao's hand froze. She didn't expect that Concubine Rui knew so much. It seemed that the rumors were false. She wasn't as useless as people said.
In this case, she could cooperate with her more at ease.
Miss Qiao's slender hand moved slightly, and a cup of hot tea was placed beside them.
"The mother worm is in my hand. As long as Your Majesty is willing, I can teach you how to control it."
Concubine Rui was very satisfied with this. She liked to cooperate with people like this.
The two of them discussed for a long time, and the tea on the table had gone cold.
Concubine Rui said goodbye to Miss Qiao. They had a very pleasant conversation.
This scene fell into Du Heng's eyes, making him widen his eyes. "How could this be? Miss Qiao, didn't you say you hated other people?"
Qiao Meng pursed her lips. "I won't live here anymore from now on. General, sell this mansion as soon as possible. I'll never forget your kindness in this lifetime."
Hearing this, the man almost bit his tongue in excitement.
"Miss has been living here comfortably. Why do you suddenly want to leave? If it's because of the concubine, I can speak up for you. I won't let you do things you don't want to do."
But he said the wrong thing.
Qiao Meng had a gentle smile on her face. "It's not like that. I'm going to enter the palace to be the concubine's right - hand woman."
"What!"
Du Heng gritted his teeth and blocked in front of Qiao Meng.
"Why does the concubine force Miss Qiao? She clearly doesn't want to have anything to do with the royal family, including the royal family of the Western Regions."
"General, don't think of me as a bad person. Miss Qiao and I have discussed this matter and made this decision."
This truth was hard for Du Heng to believe.
"Miss Qiao, you don't need to compromise like this. I can also help you avenge your family. You don't have to do things you don't like. I'll take care of everything."
"General, you've misunderstood. I've made up my mind. I've seen your feelings for me in the past few years. But we're not the right match for each other. In the future, may the birds soar high in the sky and the fish swim freely in the sea. When we meet again, I won't forget you."
She said it sincerely, but it wasn't what Du Heng wanted to hear.
"You've lived here for so long. Even if you enter the palace, you'll surely be unaccustomed. If you need anything, I can help you bring it into the palace. You don't have to go through so much trouble."
"Thank you, General, for your kindness. Meng'er is grateful. But I must avenge the destruction of my family with my own hands to comfort the spirits of my ancestors."
The determined look in her eyes finally made Du Heng swallow back the words he wanted to say.
Yes, on the day she stayed, he should have known that this woman was not an ordinary person.
Du Heng sighed and put down his hand powerlessly.
"Then, as you wish."