Chapter 83 - Another Woman, Came Too Late?

The deep and charming shadow between them changed with the flickering candlelight, as if hiding an endless temptation, like a mysterious and captivating abyss, attracting Song Yan's gaze to sink into it.

His eyes, as if tightly attracted by a magnet with a powerful magic, were firmly fixed on that beautiful scenery. His unbridled gaze roamed over the jade-like smoothness, as if wanting to see through everything.

The loose hem of her skirt swayed gently with Gu Banxia's movements. Her slender, jade-like legs, faintly visible under the skirt, added a bit of charm.

Slowly, Gu Banxia moved closer, and her fine body knelt down. The hem of her skirt spread out at her feet like a flower.

Song Yan could even smell the alluring fragrance on Gu Banxia's body. It wasn't the scent of perfume, but Gu Banxia's natural body fragrance.

"Huu..."

Song Yan let out a heavy breath and leaned back. He looked up at the ceiling. Although the muscles on his face were trembling slightly, his eyes were clear, without much confusion.

Letting Gu Banxia stay, Song Yan naturally had his considerations.

On one hand, Gu Banxia was his first woman in his normal state. He naturally had a different kind of feeling for her. For the past month, she had served him comfortably, and he had already grown used to it.

On the other hand, although a normal person would not be willing to have a spy planted by someone else by their side, his identity was special, and he was also drawn into this vortex. Letting Gu Banxia stay would also put that person's mind at ease a little.

What's more, Gu Banxia had also just said that she would forget what he had said, and act as if nothing had happened.

For Gu Banxia, with her identity as a shadow guard of the Imperial City Department, to be able to say such a thing was already extremely difficult.

After all, the Imperial City Department was one of the few forces controlled by Emperor Ninghe. One's background and loyalty naturally went through layer after layer of assessment. Even if Emperor Ninghe asked her to commit suicide for no reason, she probably wouldn't hesitate in the slightest.

And that sentence, 'In the future, I hope to be the Young Master-in-law's person'... was enough to see that although Gu Banxia couldn't abandon her loyalty for some reason, in her heart, he also held a certain position.

Let alone the identity of a shadow guard of the Imperial City Department, which should also be of some use at certain times.

Huu!

He let out another breath.

Then, he slowly closed his eyes. For a moment, the whole world seemed to quiet down. Only their heartbeats and disordered breathing were intertwined, echoing in the ambiguous atmosphere.

For some reason, the more it was like this, the clearer Song Yan felt his consciousness become.

Suddenly, the figure of his younger sister-in-law, Luo Tianyi, appeared in his mind. To think of Luo Tianyi at a time like this was really very bad.

No, that's not right. It wasn't Luo Tianyi's body, but the words Luo Tianyi had once said to him:

— He also tried to change some things, and even really accomplished some things...

— But, for the Ning Kingdom, which is already rotten to the core, these changes are far from enough... the current Ning Kingdom is like a field overgrown with poisonous weeds. Pulling out one or two stalks is completely useless.

— Only by plowing over this entire piece of land can normal crops be grown.

Perhaps it was a stroke of insight, or perhaps it was because he already had enough information. When all this information was gathered together, naturally, Song Yan arrived at the answer he had been bitterly searching for. Perhaps this answer was not accurate, but at least in his eyes, it was the most likely result.

Luo Yuheng was indeed going to rebel.

It's just that this rebellion was being carried out with Emperor Ninghe's tacit approval... no, even with his support.

That's right. Emperor Ninghe was supporting Luo Yuheng and her children in rebelling against him, the emperor... They wanted to topple the entire Ning Kingdom and start over.

Who knows since when, but the Ning Kingdom had already decayed. The great aristocratic families controlled the imperial court, the common people were destitute, and the emperor had been reduced to a mascot. Emperor Yuanjing was unwilling to accept this, so he fell into the water and died of illness.

Emperor Ninghe was more intelligent than his father. He found a way, without anyone noticing, to use the palace maids and eunuchs to form a force loyal to him, ensuring that he would not die by some dirty trick.

He also accomplished some things, but it was also far from enough. The things he accomplished were like curing a terminal cancer patient of a common cold they had accidentally caught. You couldn't say it was completely useless, only that it wasn't very effective.

He tried to eliminate the great families' control over the court and wanted to regain control of the army, but the other side had been in business for too long and was deeply entrenched. It was not something he could change at will. He couldn't even have a direct falling out with those people.

Once they completely tore off all face, the Imperial City Department would be useless.

All that he had done had only slightly delayed the date of his death.

The taste of slowly waiting for death is despair. It was in this despair that Emperor Ninghe saw a different path.

The current Ning Kingdom is like a string stretched to its limit. The upper-class nobles are extravagant and dissolute, while the lower-class commoners are worse off than dogs and pigs. Once this string snaps, it will be 'a one-eyed stone man, stirring the Yellow River to make the world rebel.'

It will be 'a hidden message in a fish's belly, a wild fox howling at night.'

It will be 'the yellow robe was added to my body; you have all made me suffer.'

During the process of rebellion, it's also very normal to accidentally slaughter some great aristocratic families, isn't it?

Just like... Huang Chao!

Only through slaughter.

……

"You're saying that Yan'er might know everything?"

On the other side, in the main hall of the Luo family, Luo Yuheng's brow was tightly furrowed as she listened to Zhang Long and Zhao Hu's report.

The entire Luo family belonged to Luo Yuheng. Perhaps some people were arranged by Emperor Ninghe, but they would also obey Luo Yuheng's command.

Song Yan hadn't been in the Luo family for long. Although his relationship with Zhang Long and Zhao Hu was good, to say that he could make them switch to his side in a month was impossible.

What's more, to bribe someone's people on their own turf, under their own watch, was an extremely foolish act.

When Song Yan and Yang Siyao were communicating, he did not deliberately hide it from Zhang Long and Zhao Hu. Although the two had moved some distance away, for two martial artists of considerable strength, this bit of distance was not of much use.

Luo Yuheng listened quietly, her brow sometimes furrowed, sometimes relaxed.

That Yang Siyao was an intelligent one. Although she was a Yang family woman, she seemed to have a grudge against the Yang family. This could be investigated first.

The Yang family, in the end, has grown suspicious of the Luo Mansion.

This is not good news.

At some point, Zhang Long and Zhao Hu had finished their report. Luo Yuheng was still silent.

The two exchanged a glance and could both see the helplessness in the other's eyes. After a slight hesitation, Zhang Long slowly spoke:

"Your Highness the Grand Princess, what should we do next? Regarding the Young Master-in-law's side..."

Luo Yuheng's long eyelashes trembled slightly, and her eyelids drooped.

"Everything as usual."

This son-in-law, she was very fond of.

……

Huu!

Rustle.

Under the bright white moonlight, a graceful figure glided through the air. The night wind lifted the hem of her skirt, making a rustling sound.

The woman's face was covered with a veil, her figure slender.

Her pair of eyes were like stars, sparkling brightly.

She raised her head to look at the sky. The bright moon hung high in the firmament. It was another night of the full moon.

Her small, fair hand rested gently on her chest. She could feel the heat on her skin, could feel the violent trembling of her heart. As if thinking of something, a layer of watery light covered her eyes, and even her breathing became rapid.

She also didn't understand why she, who had always had a pure heart and few desires, would become like this.

Perhaps all the changes began from that cave, from that young man!

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