"What do you want?"

"It's very simple, I want you to go to Yunzhen and Yu Qiwen on my behalf. I want to see them. Well...... Make an appointment in your private room. ”

Seeing Yun Jie's slight hesitation, Gao Ran made persistent efforts and encouraged him: "Don't you want to win me over? Then I take the initiative to ask to see them now, isn't it just what you want? Moreover, what I ask is that all three of you are present at the same time, and even the location is chosen on your territory. Do you say, is this meeting more beneficial to you or to me?"

Sure enough, at Gao Ran's instigation, Yun Jie really agreed. - Even if what he thought in his heart was: no matter what tricks Gao Ran wanted to play at that time, but in the end, the three of them would deal with her, so they should not be easily disadvantaged.

But after that, on the evening of the same day, Emperor Yun died. According to Emperor Yun's will, Yun Zhen succeeded him as emperor. But apparently, they were prepared. - That night, at least on the surface, passed "peacefully".

But Gao Ran was worried all night, but he still didn't receive any secret reports from the palace, nor did he hear any earnest whispers related to Emperor Yun's death in the Gao Mansion. Because Yun Jie unexpectedly learned that Emperor Yun couldn't spend that night on Gao Ran, even if it wasn't what she wanted, she could only have irrepressible apprehension, but on the surface, she had to pretend to spend the night "quietly" with other people in the Gao Mansion that seemed to be too long.

However, after that difficult night, Gao Ran also knew that Yun Zhen and Yun Jie could still firmly control this part of the forces in the imperial city at the moment, otherwise, how could they block such a major matter without leaking?—— even if they were in the same city, she could not be informed of any really important developments in the palace in time.

It was not difficult for her to think that even if there would definitely be the Gao family's eyeliner in the palace, it was obvious that she still couldn't go deep enough to be able to serve any of the three of them, Yun Huang, Yun Zhen and Yun Jie.

If her guess is correct, the whole process of this matter, I am afraid that only the three of them know the inside story best. And the others, even the two mothers who are still alive today (one is Yun Jie and Yun Zhen's biological mother, and the other has survived because she never gave birth to any children), should have been excluded early.

"But since it can be concealed so tightly and it won't arouse suspicion, then I'm afraid that the small group that the three of them have built should have been in the palace for some time. It may even have been going on for years. Otherwise, how could such an obvious abnormal action in such an obvious abnormal movement make those in the palace who had always been excluded accustomed to it? And if it weren't for the fact that outsiders had long been accustomed to this, and if it weren't for the fact that outsiders had long been accustomed to treating the three of them as a regular norm, how could the death of Emperor Yun not make any waves in the palace even though it had been all night?

"Could it be that Yun Huang already knew that his time was short, so he started to do this early? Could it be that the cooperation between Yun Jie and Yun Zhen has been going on for several years? However, even if this is the case, it should have happened after I met Yun Jie at the earliest...... But Yun Jie never mentioned this, and even deliberately deceived Tiange and me, who had secretly helped him! Heh, it seems that if it weren't for the last resort, I'm afraid he wouldn't let me know the truth until now. ”

The more Gao Ran thought about it, the more he felt that his guess was likely to be true. Otherwise, how could it be explained that Yun Jie was able to build a force of his own scale under the noses of Yun Huang and Yun Zhen in such a grand manner, and he was not afraid of attracting their vigilance and even hostility towards him?

Unexpectedly, I didn't plan to think about it, but I accidentally learned the real reason...... Oh, it's really providential. After all, it still can't be counted as God's arrangement......"

Regardless of whether her guess was correct or not, at least at this moment, Gao Ran realized a truth: she wanted to know what was one thing, and God wanted her to know another thing.

Realizing this, Gao Ran could only shake her head helplessly, where would she dare to be self-righteous and pick what she liked, what she didn't like, what she was interested in, what she wasn't interested in?—— at least, before she was completely out of danger, she obviously didn't have the qualifications to be so picky.

Although it is not known how the two brothers actually disposed of Emperor Yun's body, it is clear that they did not plan to hold a funeral in the near future, and it seems that they want to wait until the news of Emperor Yun's death has to be made public.

However, since Yun Zhen is going to succeed to the throne, at least before Emperor Yun is about to die, there must still be one or two important ministers of the court who entered the palace overnight to witness everything that happened that night. Otherwise, the legitimacy of Yun Zhen's succession to the throne will be questioned in the future, and even if it is reasonable to suspect that he is simply killing the monarch and usurping the throne.

"If it is really as I think, then presumably Prime Minister Yu Ying must be present that night. What about Yu Qiwen? Hmm...... Whether he was there or not, with his relationship with Yu Ying and Yun Zhen, he must know some of the truth.

"Yun Jie is so anxious to win me over, is it because he is not sure enough to deal with the few dissenting princes in the Yun clan, and in addition, he is also worried that the Fu family will take advantage of the situation? Could it be that he is worried that they will be attacked by the enemy, so he wants to pull me to at least help them contain the Fu family first, and by the way, also use my identity to stop any actions of the Gao family that may be unfavorable to them when necessary? Could it be that Yun Jie wants to use me to temporarily resist external threats for them, so that they can focus on dealing with the differences within their clan?

"Should I go and meet Yu Qiwen alone before meeting with the three of them at the same time? After all, Yu Qiwen's reply to the messenger was to let him personally inform him when he came back that I wanted me to meet him after I arrived in Beijing and talk to him. Anyway, he didn't say whether this 'meet and talk later' was to meet and talk alone, or to bring Yun Zhen and them to talk? Since he didn't say it, let it be as convenient as I could. This time, I had to come uninvited. ”

After having an idea in his heart, Gao Ran took advantage of the fact that Yun Jie and the others were busy secretly taking care of the aftermath of the Yun Emperor, and conspiring with several confidants and important ministers in the court, so that those princes and the whole world would soon know that the first emperor had gone and the new emperor had also succeeded to the throne, and they were busy plotting how to use the countermeasures they had been planning and preparing for a long time to land conclusively and safely- On the occasion, he seized the time to quickly understand the general situation in the Gao Mansion and almost all the intelligence information related to Yu Qiwen by reading the first-hand information sent by Tiange.

Late at night on the second day after Emperor Yun's death, Gao Ran quietly entered Yu Qiwen's bedroom alone without realizing it.

Yu Qiwen was completely unaware of her arrival, and it was not until she slapped his face twice very unceremoniously that he quickly woke up from his sleep.

When he opened his eyes, he saw that a black assassin was sitting beside him with impunity, and if he hadn't opened his eyes, he was afraid that he would have been slapped again. (Gao Ran's slap on him, in his opinion, was a slap in the face.) ）

"You!"

Compared with summoning people to arrest the assassin, Yu Qiwen was more shocked at the moment. Where had he ever seen an assassin so boldly slap him in the face with the intention of waking him up? If this person was not really abnormal, then "he" was not an assassin at all!

Thinking about it like this, Yu Qiwen calmed down a lot, and secretly calmed down the shock and surprise in his heart, and at the same time, he was not in a hurry to capture the other party in person, or call someone to capture him, but asked in a calm and low voice: "Dare to ask why Your Excellency visited the office late at night?"

"Huh, you don't wonder who I am, but you just want to know why I'm here?"

Gao Ran didn't deliberately hide her voice, so as soon as she opened her mouth, Yu Qiwen at least understood that the other party was a girl.

In an instant, Yu Qiwen's eyes flickered, as if he had thought of something, and the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned. But he still didn't immediately say his guess. Instead, he replied honestly, "Since the girl is here prepared and not an assassin, she must have something to discuss with me." And since it is to discuss, it is more important for me to know than the messenger who instructed you to come, isn't it?—— unless you are not only the messenger, but also the messenger himself. If that's the case, that's a different story. ”

When answering, Yu Qiwen's tone was still calm, but it was obviously much gentler than before, and even a little ridiculous.

Gao Ran crossed his arms and examined Yu Qiwen for a while, and finally took the initiative to remove his veil under the gaze of his slightly ridiculous gaze.

"It seems that even though you don't necessarily recognize me anymore, you still guess it's me?"

"Heh, what's so difficult about this? Dare to ask, who else in the world dares to sneak into my bedroom alone like you, and dare to slap me so hard to wake up my girl's house?"

"Oh, then, Gao Yu, she doesn't dare to do this, as far as I know, with her familiarity with you, and her skills, she can do it. Besides, I just slapped you a little harder, so it's not a slap at all, okay? Don't take the opportunity to slander me. ”

"What? Is this still called 'shooting'?"

"Of course, if you don't use some force, can you wake up so quickly? Besides, if I really slap you by my standards, then you will have to spit out a mouthful of blood, even if you are not seriously injured by me. ”

"So, as long as you don't use internal force, it's not a slap in the face for you?"

Yu Qiwen is not stupid, he immediately heard the doorway in Gao Ran's words: If you can beat the other party to death with a slap, you must use internal force, and it is still a very deep internal force. And here in Gao Ran, maybe there will be some rare poisons......

"Knowingly asked. Gao Ran didn't bother to ignore him, but he still asked again: "You haven't answered me yet, why are you so sure that it's me and not Gao Yu?" Such an active girl, I don't believe she would dare to slap you on the cheek. What's more, before she got married, it seems that the elders still wanted to match you. Come to think of it, it's not impossible that she'll be intimate with you, right?"

"Well, you have a point. But, firstly, I grew up with her, and I am very familiar with her voice, even if I haven't seen her for a few months now, it is impossible that her voice has changed so much in just a few months, right? She is martial and martial, but she is not rude. Besides, in addition to her, among the women I know who are similar in age to her, only you and Miss An Yujie of the An family are you. However, Miss An is in love with the Third Prince, even if she has something to visit late at night, she will not be able to wake up my ...... by 'patting' her face."

Although he knew in his heart that Yu Qiwen knew what she wanted to ask but deliberately talked to her about things, but in fact he avoided her in other ways, but on his lips, Gao Ran could only honestly admit: "Okay, no need to say it again." Aren't you good?"

However, she also unexpectedly learned a very important information for her: it seems that Gao Yu is far more important in Qiwen's heart than her. In other words, regardless of whether there is a childlike relationship between Yu Qiwen and Gao Yu, the childhood sweetheart between them may not be inferior to his feelings for Yun Zhen. Even, the relationship between Gao Yu and Yun Zhen and Yu Qiwen is not really more interest-oriented as Fu Wenxuan had guessed before, and perhaps the level of mutual trust between them is no less than the mutual trust between her and Wenxuan.

After a short silence, Gao Ran took a deep breath, then looked at Yu Qiwen squarely, and asked directly: "You tell me frankly, me and Gao Yu, who do you care more about?"

"Huh?" Yu Qiwen definitely didn't expect Gao Ran to suddenly ask such an inexplicable question.

He had been in the mountains with her for two years, and at least he knew her very well about her innate cold-heartedness. And at this moment, the person in front of him who dared to ask him such a question directly and face-to-face was Gao Ran himself. This made Yu Qiwen feel furious no matter how he thought about it—the more he couldn't figure out her possible intentions, the more uneasy he became.

For a moment, he was a little hesitant: should he ask her directly what her intentions were, or should he answer her questions directly? or, no matter how he reacted, he might have fallen into her trap?

Where did Yu Qiwen think that this long-lost feeling of being a little tangled would come back again with Gao Ran's reappearance after many years......