"Come on. It's the first time I've met someone as good as you. Maybe you'll have a different experience."
Under the moonlight, her eyes burned with a special intensity, making Jinghong blush all the way to her neck.
"Your Majesty, stop teasing me. How about we focus on the two people down there? Every time they finish what they shouldn't do, they'll start talking about serious matters."
Sure enough, right after Jinghong finished speaking, the two people below snuggled up to each other and began discussing serious business.
"I always feel that the Empress Dowager already knows that the child isn't the Crown Prince's own."
"What should we do then?"
"Kill them. We can't be soft - hearted. The world will belong to Junlin in the future. As his parents, we must clear all obstacles for him."
Even on the roof, Shi Muyuan could clearly sense the cruelty in her words.
Jinghong pursed her lips and joked.
"Seems like she bears a grudge against the Empress Dowager. She's still as ruthless as ever."
"If she weren't ruthless, she wouldn't have given birth to someone else's child and then foisted it on the Crown Prince."
"Sounds reasonable."
"Since we've heard this tonight, how about giving them a lesson?"
Jinghong was shocked and almost suspected she'd misheard.
"Your Majesty means to do it here?"
"Of course. They want my life. Is there any problem if I give them a small punishment first?"
"Of course not. But how does Your Majesty plan to do it?"
"Your light - footed skill is so good. How about we do something interesting?"
She blinked her eyes, piquing Jinghong's interest.
"Come closer and listen."
After hearing Shi Muyuan's whole plan, Jinghong laughed so hard that she almost fell off the roof. If it weren't for the fact that they were still on the eaves and there were two wolves and tigers down there, she would have tumbled down.
"Your Majesty, you're so naughty, but I like it."
Just like that, the two of them secretly returned to the yard to prepare. Then they took a bunch of things and went outside the side courtyard.
The outside was shrouded in mist. To facilitate their tryst, the two had sent away all the servants outside. At the same time, it also made things easier for the two of them.
Before long, the blushing and heart - pounding sounds came from the room again.
Just as the two were in high spirits, there was a strange noise outside.
At first, it was the sound of moving tables and chairs.
He Hui was the first to hear it. She squinted her eyes and pushed the man on top of her who was in the throes of passion.
"Did you hear any other noises?"
The man lifted his eyes, his gaze dazed. "There's no sound. You're just not concentrating."
Just as he was about to continue, the window suddenly opened.
The two looked at each other, and their expressions gradually became tense.
They had reinforced the window to avoid being discovered. Now it seemed that someone might have come.
Qing Bai quickly grabbed his clothes and was about to go out.
He Hui also hurriedly grabbed the quilt to cover her body.
"Who's there?"
The only answer was the sound of the evening wind blowing through the leaves.
The two sensed something was wrong. Everything was just too strange.
"Don't go yet. I always feel that there's something outside."
At this moment, Shi Muyuan gave Jinghong a signal. Immediately afterwards, a white figure flashed outside the window.
Suddenly, He Hui broke out in a cold sweat. She stiffened her neck, thinking she might have been seeing things.
But when she turned to ask the man, everything became even more terrifying.
"Did you see that?"
"Yes, I did."
"Something's wrong. It's really wrong. There must be something outside. How about we go out and take a look?"
Just as she finished speaking, the white figure flashed by again, and its pale face was clearly visible to the two of them.
"Hui'er, there must be someone playing tricks outside. Don't be afraid. I'll go out now and catch that person."
Maybe because He Hui had too much blood on her hands over the years, she felt guilty at this moment and began to be afraid, although her excuse on the surface was still high - sounding.
"How about I go with you? It's late at night. I'll be worried if something happens to you."
Her words touched the man. Just like that, the two wrapped themselves in their outer robes and walked towards the door.
But when they got to the door and searched everywhere, of course, they returned empty - handed.
"I'm sure I didn't see wrong just now."
He Hui's somewhat uncertain tone was interrupted when the man pulled her into his arms.
"Maybe we've both been too tense recently. It's all because of the Empress Dowager. She can't be left alive."
"Yes, it must be because of that bitch."
The two snuggled up to each other and walked towards the bed, as if they were going to continue what they had been doing.
How could the people in the dark let them have their way?
"Hoo - hoo - hoo. He Hui, have you forgotten me so soon? You left me alone in the palace. Did you ever think that one day I'd come to seek revenge on you?"
The ugly and ear - piercing sound rang out, making people think of the wronged souls struggling in hell.
He Hui shivered violently and looked fearfully at the window.
"Who... who are you?"
"You've forgotten so quickly. It seems you really have forgotten what happened back then. I worked for you for so long, but at a critical moment, you sold me out without looking back. What a good sister you are. Now I'm alone underground. Come and keep me company."
Just now, there was only a shadow flashing by. This time, a ghost in white clothes with long hair stood motionless by the window. Her face was greenish, and two lines of bloody tears ran down her pale face.
Even with just this face, He Hui could still recognize the real person.
Her body trembled like a sieve. "You're Jinghong! It's impossible! You should have died in the palace long ago. How could the Emperor and the others have let you live until now?"
"I never said I'm alive. Can't you hear me? He Hui, I'm here to seek revenge on you!"
At this moment, a gentle breeze blew, stirring Jinghong's long hair. In the moonlight, it was even scarier.
She seemed to be in cooperation and leaned half of her body into the room.
Her long nails dug deeply into the window sill, leaving one mark after another.
Thick fog rose, and the white clothes fluttered. The two people in the room were already scared out of their wits.
Those who usually didn't care about human lives finally knew what fear was.
However, some people's cruelty is inborn.
Just like now, even at this point, He Hui still didn't forget to shift the blame onto Shi Muyuan.
"Jinghong, I'm sorry. Back then, I wanted to go back to help you. After leaving, I first went back to beg my father. Who would have thought that my father told me that you had already been killed by the Emperor and the Empress Dowager together. If you really want to seek revenge, the person responsible isn't me. You know that Junlin can't do without his mother. If something happens to me, he'll be an orphan. As his aunt, you don't want to see that, do you?"
Oh, a ruthless person would even drag others down with them when facing death and try to build a good - person image for themselves.