vrcanaries Chapter 355 What is the Purpose?
Chapter 355 What is the Purpose?
Wuming didn't know why Qin Lie asked this, so he answered honestly: "Your Majesty saved Wuming's life, and Wuming has no way to repay you."
Short and crisp.
Qin Liexing was very satisfied and said, "Don't say I have nothing to repay you for. There is one thing that only you can do."
Wuming suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart, but he still asked, "What do you want, my Lord?"
Qin Liexing spoke in a casual tone, as if he was talking to him about something insignificant: "I need help, you go and help He Xuehuai."
Wuming suddenly raised his head, unable to maintain his composure any longer, and asked in astonishment, "Your Majesty, what does this mean?"
He understood, and roughly understood what Qin Liexing meant, but the news came suddenly, and he was not mentally prepared.
"On the surface, it means that you will replace He Xuehuai and take control of the Duke's Mansion and the He Family Army."
Qin Liexing coughed a few times and continued, "I understand your abilities and what kind of person you are, and the secrets you possess are beyond my ability to decipher."
"If you help me with this matter, after it is accomplished, the favor between you and me will be cancelled, and I will set you free. How about that?"
Wuming's breath stagnated.
I was stunned and forgot what to do for a moment. All I could hear were these eight words: "I'll set you free after this is done."
Qin Liexing saw that he seemed to be wavering, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes, he lowered his head and stopped looking at him, twisting the letter paper:
"It's not that difficult for you. You are skilled in martial arts, and you should be pretty good at training soldiers since you were once the commander of the Imperial Army in the palace. You don't need to do anything on a normal day. Just follow my orders at the critical moment."
"It's just a change of shell... Don't worry, I will take good care of your body. When the matter is accomplished, I will return it to its original place. The sky is high and the sea is vast, and you can be free. How do you think?"
He spoke casually and naturally, as if he was just giving Wuming an insignificant task to carry out.
Just like in the past, asking him to deliver a letter or take a head, there is no difference.
A body and soul that are incompatible with each other cannot last long.
Qin Liexing threatened with his body...
Although he appeared to want Wuming to consider it and seek his opinion, when it came to the secret technique, Wuming knew in his heart that he had no right to refuse.
"I will obey your Majesty's orders."
Qin Liexing curled his lips and said, "Wuming, you have indeed never let me down."
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"The Queen summoned me to the palace?"
After He Xuehuai finished his morning exercise, he took the water bag handed to him by Chen Song, took a sip, wiped the water stains from the corners of his lips, and asked in confusion: "I am not a female relative, but a foreign man. Why did the Queen summon me into the palace?"
He and the queen had no interactions, not even any grudges between them, so why was he summoned into the palace?
Chen Song said: "From what the eunuch who came to deliver the message said, it seems to be because of Princess Minlan."
He Xuehuai was even more confused.
"He Yunyin? I haven't seen her recently. What does she want from me?"
"I don't know, but the Queen has summoned me, and the Duke of Zhenguo has no way to refuse. I'm afraid I have to go."
He Xuehuai was silent for a moment, "If that's the case, then let's go and see what He Yunyin is doing."
After a simple packing, He Xuehuai went into the palace.
It only took an hour to reach the palace.
He Xuehuai kept Qin Yuechuan's words in mind and was on guard against Qin Liexing.
The Queen is the mother of Qin Liexing. If Qin Liexing comes here on the way... He Xuehuai made up his mind to evacuate from here quickly no matter what excuse he used.
He had even prepared an excuse to use the emperor.
Before He Xuehuai stepped into the harem, he thought for a moment, turned around and took another route to meet the emperor first.
I don’t know if the emperor knew he had entered the palace.
Let's inform His Majesty first, and then the Queen won't be too embarrassed to keep him for too long.
But when he arrived at Longxiao Palace, he unexpectedly learned that the emperor was not there or in the study today.
"Does the Duke of Zhenguo have anything else that he needs my servant to tell him?"
"No, thank you, Chief Supervisor."
He Xuehuai began to doubt: Is this such a coincidence?
There was no other choice, He Xuehuai had to set out again on the road to Fengluan Palace.
There was plenty of charcoal fire in the Queen's Palace, and it was warm and pleasant. As soon as you stepped in, it felt like summer.
He stood respectfully aside, and even when the palace maid said that he could sit down and wait, He Xuehuai still stood there stubbornly without moving an inch.
Not long after, the queen came out from the inner room, holding a ball of white fluffy thing in her arms. It was unclear whether it was a cat or a dog. It lay obediently in the queen's arms, as if it was asleep.
I don’t know what kind of fragrance the Queen is wearing today, but it’s very strong.
He Xuehuai rarely wore women's makeup, and he wrinkled his nose slightly unconsciously.
Following behind him was naturally He Yunyin.
After not seeing her for a few days, she seemed to have lost a lot of weight. He didn't know if it was because of the lesson last time, but He Xuehuai felt that her whole temperament was very different from usual.
She lacks the usual flattery towards those in higher positions and has more of a cool and proud demeanor, neither humble nor arrogant, like a real lady from an aristocratic family.
After He Xuehuai bowed to the queen, He Yunyin stepped forward.
He bowed to He Xuehuai in a proper manner, and instead of calling him "cousin uncle" regardless of the occasion as usual, he respectfully said, "Hello, national security officer."
She was not Xu Xinyue. He Xuehuai didn't care about her indifference and nodded casually: "Yeah."
The Queen said, "Duke Zhenguo, you may take a seat wherever you like."
He Xuehuai then did as he was told.
The Queen was sitting on the Phoenix Throne and inadvertently exchanged glances with He Yunyin.
He Yunyin stood up again and bowed deeply to He Xuehuai: "In the past, Yunyin was ignorant and made the Duke of Zhenguo unhappy. The Duke of Zhenguo is very magnanimous, so I hope you won't hold it against me."
Just because of this? You called him here specially?
He Xuehuai felt a little impatient. He was busy with a lot of important things every day. He thought it was a very important matter. Why did they specially ask him to enter the palace just for such a trivial matter?
What a waste of time.
He suppressed his displeasure and said, "It's okay. In the future, you..."
"The palace has strict rules. You must be careful in everything you do."
No matter what the purpose was, He Xuehuai had no intention of getting entangled with her. He stood up, bowed, and prepared to leave: "If it is only for this matter, I..."
At this moment, the Queen walked up to He Xuehuai, caressing the beast in her arms, and said, "Duke Zhenguo, why are you in such a hurry to leave? You and your nephew have finally put aside your past grudges and should reminisce about the past..."
"I have important duties to attend to, so I really don't have that much free time to..."
As he spoke, He Xuehuai felt the fragrance around the queen becoming stronger. He took a few steps back unconsciously, "I suddenly remembered that I have some confidential matters about suppressing bandits to report to Your Majesty this time, so I won't..."
He Xuehuai suddenly felt dizzy and there was a ringing sound in his ears. He could only see the red lips moving in front of him, but he could not hear what was said. They were only five steps away from each other, but the voice was so ethereal that it seemed to be thousands of miles away.
He felt something was wrong and subconsciously touched his side. He came in a hurry and did not bring the medicine bag prepared by Xu Xinyue.
He never thought that the mother of a country would use such despicable means on a court official like him.
He Xuehuai fell back to his original position weakly, and forced himself to look up at the queen: "Queen... Your Majesty, what is the purpose of this...? I am... Your Majesty's important minister, and I have a heavy responsibility. If there is any mistake..."
The Queen held her neck high and said condescendingly, "Of course I know that the Duke of Zhenguo has an important responsibility. He Xuehuai will definitely return to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion safely."
He Xuehuai couldn't see the Queen's expression at the moment, and his remaining consciousness quickly considered the worst outcome.
The Queen said so, she would definitely not take his life, so what was her plan...
Before his consciousness finally faded away, he saw a tall white figure in the inner room slowly walking towards him.