But now, seeing her so worried about him, he didn't know why but a sense of contentment welled up in his heart. Moreover, he eagerly hoped that she would care more about him.
"What are you smiling at? Don't you know you'll freeze yourself like this?!" Dongfang Yi frowned and said, her eyes fixed intently on the man in front of her.
However, Helian Qi laughed even more heartily. After all the cold on his body had dissipated, he suddenly pulled the woman in front of him into his arms.
Feeling that the man in front of her was in a good mood, she also smiled along with him.
Donghua, seeing this, obediently retreated. Before long, only the two of them were left in the palace chamber.
The atmosphere in the air became ambiguous. The palace chamber was warmed by the fireplace, and they even felt a bit hot while hugging each other.
So Dongfang Yi broke free from his embrace, looked up at the man opposite her, and said, "I've been waiting for you so long that I'm exhausted!"
Helian Qi then rubbed her head, and with a sudden exertion of strength, he picked her up horizontally, strode to the bed, and laid her down.
As soon as she touched the bed, her face flushed, and even the tips of her ears were burning hot. But the man in front of her showed no sign of letting her go. He leaned over and kissed her, as if he wanted to make her whole body even hotter.
"Um..."
She couldn't help but let out a soft moan from her throat. She instinctively tried to push the man on top of her away, but at the same time, she couldn't help but pull him closer to her body.
In this repeated entanglement, her mind became more and more muddled, and finally she could only let the man on top of her do as he pleased.
The candles flickered in the palace chamber, and the curtains fluttered. Outside the palace, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse, and the night was deep.
Soon it was the next morning.
Today was the day for Nangong Liuyun to return to the imperial mausoleum. Since it wasn't his first trip, the farewell procession wasn't as grand as before. Helian Qi didn't show up either. Only a few attendants and trusted subordinates accompanied him. Even Concubine Chu came to see him off.
"Father, be careful on the way." She said with a solemn look, and casually slipped a small note into the man's hand.
When Nangong Liuyun saw it, he wanted to unfold the note, but the woman in front of him pressed his hand down and shook her head, indicating that he should read it when there was no one around.
Behind him, Nangong Tianci's eyes lit up uncontrollably when he saw the woman in front of him. But looking at his father's back, he didn't dare to say a word. After all, he had just made a mistake yesterday, so he didn't dare to cause any more trouble today.
Nangong Yunze beside him couldn't help but sneer at the fat man beside him. He thought he was just like a toad trying to eat swan meat.
So the group set off on the road out of the capital. Concubine Chu watched the gradually disappearing procession in front of her, a smile curved on her lips. Then she turned around and returned to her palace chamber.
On the other hand, in Nangong Liuyun's carriage, he opened the note that Concubine Chu had just slipped to him. There were only a few words on it.
"After the matter is accomplished, Dongfang Yi will be at my disposal. I don't ask for anything else."
These few words made him let out a cold laugh. He didn't expect that woman to hate the queen so much. She didn't ask for anything but her life.
Or did she already know that she couldn't get anything, so she pretended to be so ungreedy?
But he was too lazy to guess. He only knew that this time he must carry out the plan to the end, pull Helian Qi down from the throne completely, and then he would be the only king.
"Hahaha -!" He couldn't help but laugh out loud a few times.
On the other hand, in Concubine Chu's palace.
At this moment, she was waiting for night to fall. Beside her was the night clothes that were already prepared. She planned to go to Concubine Dong's palace later to probe her mind.
After all, even though her adoptive father had told her that Minister Dong was on their side, his daughter was so close to the queen every day. Maybe she had already changed her mind. So only by talking to her in person could she feel at ease.
When she was quiet, she couldn't help but think of the letter she had given to Nangong Liuyun. It said that she had no desires and only wanted Dongfang Yi's life. But in fact, this was just a cover. Because she had already realized the future prestige of the Nangong family, and now she was threatening him, so she couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.
So she had to do this to show that she had no ambition, hoping to gain a peaceful ending in the end.
Sometimes, it had to be said that the minds of these villains were either too simple or too one - sided. They thought out all the endings on their own. Concubine Chu was like this, and Nangong Liuyun was also like this. They completely couldn't anticipate that someone had already seen through all their tricks and was just waiting for the final net - closing.
On the other hand, in Concubine Dong's palace.
At this moment, she still didn't know what was about to happen. Actually, she knew that Minister Dong was a member of the Nangong family. But her father had never asked her to do anything against her conscience.
She always thought that she had stayed away from all the disputes in the harem. But in a letter from her father a few days ago, he said that she should take good care of herself.
Did this mean that a big event was about to happen? She thought like this, and her beautiful eyebrows wrinkled tightly.
Just as she was thinking, there was some noise outside the palace chamber. Then she saw a black - clothed person sneak in.
She was just about to shout out when she saw the black - clothed person in front of her take off the mask and show her face inside.
"Is it you?" She exclaimed in surprise with wide - open eyes when she saw her.
The black - clothed person was actually Concubine Chu. Now that it was completely dark outside, she had rushed over.
"Doesn't Concubine Chu recognize this palace?" She asked with a curled lip.
Concubine Dong knew that her power was not as great as Concubine Chu's. Although they were both concubines and of the same rank, she still bent down and performed a courtesy, then said, "Your servant pays respects to Concubine Chu."
Only after hearing this did Concubine Chu raise an eyebrow and walk over to sit down on the armchair beside her.
"Your Highness, what brings you here?" Concubine Dong asked.
Looking at the black - clothed person in front of her, she also knew that Concubine Chu must have some other purpose for coming this time.
And Concubine Chu was indeed afraid of being seen by others, so she went out under the cover of night and dressed like this just to prevent others from noticing that she still had contact with Concubine Dong.
So she continued to raise an eyebrow and asked the woman in front of her, "Has your father, Minister Dong, said anything to you?"
These words made the woman opposite her heart skip a beat. She couldn't help but think of the letter from her father, telling her to take good care of herself.
Concubine Chu naturally saw her entanglement and understood that she knew something. So she curled her lips and said, "This palace is here to tell you something!"