Chapter Twenty-Three: Three Men

"Aunt Molan, you're back"

As soon as she entered the hall, Leling greeted happily, serving tea and pouring water, Mo Lan and Gu Qingluan glanced at each other, her worried eyes immediately made Qingluan aware that Helian was elegant

"Niangniang, is it fun to drink tea in Cining Palace, isn't it particularly boring," Le Ling leaned forward and poked her head out and asked

Helian Xinya took the tea, but didn't drink it, just put it on the table, "Leling, I ask you, did I know a person named Fang Yunting before," she said, and glanced deeply at Leling here, and the only person who knew her past was Leling

"Fang Yunting" Le Ling held his head with one hand and thought for a while, shook his head and said: "Ling'er has never heard of this person, I don't know if Niangniang recognizes him."

"What, haven't you been with me for more than ten years, how can you not know which people have appeared around me," Helian Xinya's eyebrows locked, and according to what Liu Ruxi and Fang Yuyi said, that person even reached the point of making a private life with her, how could Leling not know anything about it

"This lady ......," Le Ling was startled by her stern look, blinked her eyes, and then realized that the atmosphere was wrong, and glanced at Aunt Mo Lan and Qingluan as if asking for help, but saw that they both lowered their heads and said nothing, "Niangniang Ling'er really doesn't know who Fang Yunting you are talking about, if it is Dugu Wang Ling'er, or does it know, the Prime Minister has sent you to make peace with Dugu Wang before," she swallowed her saliva and said in a low voice

Heqin, in this way, she did know Dugu before, as for Fang Yunting, it would not be Fang Yuyi and Liu Ruxi who colluded to act for her to see alone, Liu Ruxi couldn't say what her intentions were, but Fang Yuyi would not use her brother to frame her

"Leling, since Niangniang thinks you know, then you try to think about it as much as possible, don't make Niangniang anxious," Mo Lan finally spoke, looking back and forth between Le Ling and Helian Xinya

"It's Aunt Mo Lan," Le Ling nodded dejectedly, what Fang Yunting, she really can't remember, no matter how she thinks about it, she still doesn't know

Helian Xinya closed her eyes, picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, and flowed down her throat into her stomach, the temperature was just right, she suddenly remembered that Le Ling was so simple, she had no scheming, she didn't know how to observe words and feelings, but she was used to her preferences in life, such as advice, and did her best, Mo Lan's words meant to urge Le Ling, but she was actually secretly reminding her that she was anxious

And it's for a person who comes from an unknown place and doesn't know whether he is friend or foe, which is even more taboo

"Let's not talk about this matter for now, you go down first, Qingluan, you"

"Ah, Niangniang Ling'er remembered," Le Ling, who had been thinking and meditating, suddenly her eyes lit up, and she interrupted her words with a scream, and suddenly the other three people all moved their eyes to her, "Niangniang, in the past, Niangniang used to stay alone outside the mansion for a long time, and during that time, you completely lost contact with the Xiangfu, and the Fang Yunting that Niangniang said may have met during this time."

"Why is Niangniang alone outside the house," Gu Qingluan sharply grasped this point and asked suspiciously

"Uh......" Le Ling choked and hesitated for a moment, "because...... The matter between Niangniang and Dugu Wang and his relatives failed, and the prime minister was furious and drove Niangniang out of the house," she pouted, her voice getting lower and lower, you must know that these were all Xuan Yi warned her not to say it, and he also gave her a pill that I don't know what it was

"Failed......" Helian Xinya frowned, and a somewhat complicated feeling surged in her heart, "Remember, Mu Chengtian is not a prime minister in me, you go down, Qingluan stays"

"Yes," Mo Lan nodded, stepped forward and grabbed Le Ling's arm, and didn't forget to close the door after walking out

After they retreated, Qingluan glanced sideways at the closed palace door and turned to face Helian Xinya, "Does the princess want to ask Qingluan about that Fang Yunting," she asked softly

"It's worthy of Gu Qingluan, it's really smart," Helian Xinya pulled the corners of her mouth and showed an appreciative smile, "Just based on a person's name, others may not know who this person is, what his origin is, and his identity, but Qingluan, you intuitively tell me that you know."

"Don't hide it, Princess Qingluan does know a little bit about this person," Gu Qingluan nodded, "Fang Yunting, the only son of Fang Zhenye, the general of the Ming Dynasty, is the only son, this person is strong in martial arts, quite courageous, and his reputation can be regarded as half of the heroes of the rivers and lakes, plus his status as the son of a general, he is a prince and a nobleman, and a relative of the emperor, so many people in the rivers and lakes will respect him for three points."

"Then Qingluan, do you also respect him" Helian Xinya looked at her, she didn't expect that Gu Qingluan, such a cold person, would have such a high opinion of a person

Gu Qingluan was stunned for a moment, thought about it, and then smiled: "Qingluan has indeed seen him a few times, although he can't talk about respect, but his impression on me is not bad, but because I had my life at that time, I didn't have much intersection with him, and even if there was an intersection, it was estimated that it would be a sword meeting."

"You've seen it, so what kind of person do you think he is?"

"Well...... Specifically, I Qingluan don't dare to make up my own mind, but judging from the rule that he never kills women and children, he is still quite kind-hearted, but it is a pity that walking in the rivers and lakes may kill him at any time."

"That's why you said earlier that he was only half a hero," Helian interrupted her quietly

Gu Qingluan was slightly stunned, and then looked at her with a little more deep meaning in her eyes: "That's right, the princess seems to be very interested in this person's affairs, if what Fang Cai Le Ling said is true, Fang Yunting is really the princess's old friend, what is the princess going to do?"

"Princess, don't forget, King Dugu is still waiting for the princess," she added slowly

Helian Xinya's hand holding the teacup slowly tightened his knuckles and began to turn blue, "One said that he would wait for me to leave the palace forever, and the other was willing to live for me and die for me, Qingluan, you are my sister, if you were me, what would you do?"

Hearing this, Gu Qingluan's face was full of shock, and he asked incredulously, "Are those two people referred to in the princess's words, besides King Dugu, even Fang Yunting is willing," she opened her eyes wide and sighed, "The princess is worthy of being Helian's daughter, Qingluan, finally understands what Lord Changfeng said."

Each of the women born in Helian's family has an extraordinary life, which makes the men in the world fall for it, and this legend that has been passed down for a hundred years seems to be true, at least it is vividly reflected in Helian Xinya

"Qingluan, you still haven't answered my question"

“…… If it were my princess, she should know very well that in Qingluan's heart, she would put the overall situation first, the princess should be the most important, Fang Yunting is the only son of the general, and he will definitely hold great power in the future, since he can't even care about life and death for the princess, then why not let him be used by the Helian clan and take the famous Jiangshan promised him that he would definitely keep him, the princess of the Fang family, if she is afraid that King Dugu has a bad heart, she can tell him frankly, King Dugu may understand."

Helian Xinya quietly listened to what Gu Qingluan said, Qingluan has been trained cruelly and ruthlessly since she was a child, and she only knows how to be loyal to her master and dedicate herself to her master, and she doesn't understand the private affairs of men and women in the world at all, so what she thinks is reasonable is impersonal to others

"Maybe"

"The emperor has arrived," Helian Xinya was just about to say something, when Zhou Dehai's shrill voice sounded, and the next moment the palace door was opened from the outside

She was startled, hurriedly exchanged glances with Qingluan, got up and walked out of the screen, only to see Yuan Xin, who was dressed in a golden dragon robe, walking towards her with a smile, and Leling and Mo Lan both knelt on the ground and saluted

"It's not black yet, Concubine Jin, why did you close the door so early here, isn't it because I am not welcome to come," Yuan Xin walked up to her and stopped, smiling and pinching her face, regardless of the presence of everyone

"The concubine doesn't know that the emperor is driving and asking the emperor to atone for his sins," Helian Xinya immediately put on an apologetic smile and bowed to him to make amends, but she was talking about business, why did this troublesome character come again, didn't she stay with Mu Luorou and was reluctant to leave, and the constant movement between the three men really made her feel very tired

"Hey, what sins, get up quickly, I don't mean to blame you," Yuan Xin grabbed her arm, his eyes inadvertently swept over Gu Qingluan, who was standing behind her, and asked strangely: "I haven't seen Concubine Ai for a day, why is there suddenly an extra person here, it was the Internal Affairs Office who dialed in," he looked at Helian Xinya, and then looked at Gu Qingluan who was bowing his head a few times

Helian Xinya followed Yuan Xin's gaze and looked over, secretly screaming in her heart that it was not good, Qingluan was wearing a black dress and long hair to cover her face, no matter how she looked at it, she didn't look like a palace maid in the palace, Yuan Xin asked knowingly: "Back to the emperor, this is Qingluan, not a palace maid from the Internal Affairs Office, but a concubine who ordered her to enter the palace, it is not a secret, Qingluan used to be my personal guard," she said in a nervous tone

"Guard" Yuan Xin squinted slightly, and the corners of his lips curled, "So it's still a woman in the rivers and lakes."

"Qingluan just knows a little martial arts, because she is a daughter, she can follow me closely, so the concubine has been taking her by her side, and the concubine has not been able to report this matter to the emperor in time, is the emperor unhappy," Helian Xinya said nervously, looking up at Yuan Xin, looking like a little lamb who had done something wrong

Actually, she did it on purpose

Yuan Xin has Situ Chenfeng and Ye Qing by his side, the two masters of the inner world, and with them, he can definitely see at a glance that Qingluan is a person who practices martial arts, rather than lying and being exposed, it will arouse Yuan Xin's suspicion, it is better to tell him the truth directly, she entered the palace and brought a woman who knows martial arts to protect her, it is not too much

Yuan Xin withdrew his gaze and looked at Qingluan silently for a while, Helian Xinya didn't know what he was thinking

"It's just a maidservant, you are Concubine Jin, you can decide this matter yourself, otherwise Helian Changfeng will still say that I have treated him badly, the princess" He chuckled, but there was an imperceptible cold depth in his eyes, and it flashed