Tao Yaoyao looked at him provocatively, which made the second prince who was originally steadfast in his vow suddenly start to hesitate.

Tao Yaoyao was indeed a good chess piece, but if this piece was out of control and might even ruin his entire game, he would rather abandon it.

However, even if it is a useless chess piece, he will never leave it to others.

"Tao Yaoyao, my highness also wants to see how you can still be so arrogant without the support of the Chu family."

The moment the second prince compromised, she couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief, "Now I don't have to worry about the second prince. If the second prince has nothing else to do, I will leave first."

After saying that, without waiting for the second prince to speak, she got on the carriage and left the teahouse.

The second prince looked at the carriage that was getting further and further away, with a flash of killing intent in his eyes, "I have no patience with useless people, so let's kill them."

The guard was worried, "Over there in the palace..."

The second prince glared at him, "There are many people who want her life right now, do you have to do it yourself? As long as my father has no evidence, what can he do to me?"

The guard understood and turned to leave.

Dingbei Palace

"Where is your master?"

Tao Yaoyao went straight to the study after entering the door. Xie Lan was discussing some matters with the two ministers of the court. When he heard movement outside the door, it was a woman's voice, and he subconsciously looked at Xie Lan.

After Xie Lan heard who was coming, he said something to the two of them, then got up and went outside.

"Why are you here?" Xie Lan waved his hand and drove away the servant who stopped Tao Yaoyao, and then took her to the next room. Seeing that her face was not very good, she was a little wary when she saw him. Mingming got a cup of tea and handed it to her.

"I've been to Dali Temple Prison."

"So, if I don't come, the prince won't explain why he went to the Dali Temple prison today?" Tao Yaoyao asked.

Xie Lan really didn't intend to explain, but when he saw her looking like she was going to get angry with him, he couldn't help but sigh, "You're right, I went to the prison to see Wu Lang of the Chu family to give up your plan to go to the border. "

"I told you, this is our family's business and has nothing to do with the prince."

Tao Yaoyao competed with him.

Xie Lan sighed and said, "I also said that you alone can't reach the border. If you die on the way, the Chu family will definitely blame the imperial court for this anger. When the time comes, you will not be able to protect the Chu family, let alone It cannot protect the thousands of people in Jingguo.

Miss Tao, you obviously have good intentions, why can't you plan carefully before taking action. "

"Do you want to exchange my thoughtfulness with your life?" She is not stupid, she understands everything Xie Lan said, and it is precisely because she understands that she rejects his proposal so much.

His life is not easy. If possible, she hopes that after this is over, he can live a good life for a few years and enjoy the family, friendship, and love that he has never had before.

As for her, she actually doesn't like this world. It's just that she hasn't been here long enough, and even if she dies, she doesn't have many people or things she cares about.

Maybe God can let her return to her old world because she has done a good deed.

But she couldn't say these words to Xie Lan, and she didn't know how to say them.

He said she was stubborn, so why wasn't he?

"Although this trip is dangerous, it does not necessarily mean there is no chance of survival."

Xie Lan didn't expect that the reason why she didn't want him to accompany her was actually because she was afraid that something would happen to him... The heart that had been frozen for many years seemed to find a gap at this moment, and warm feelings swarmed in.

He suppressed the unfamiliar throbbing and said word by word, "Besides, I don't trust you to go alone. You know, I prefer the outside world to the battles in Kyoto City.

If we are lucky during this trip and pass by a lively, prosperous place that you like very much, we will wait until everything is over, settle there, and live a peaceful life without being disturbed by others. How do you feel about it? "

She was obviously talking about something very dangerous, but how come she got to his side and already started to think about the future.

Also, is he going to elope with her?

But he is the prince...

Xie Lan looked at her entangled and cautious look, obviously happy but trying to hide it, and took her into his arms distressedly, "I don't care what my father said, I don't care what my mother said, in this world , the only one I care about now is you. As long as you don’t say you don’t want me or drive me away, I will always be by your side.”

"Yaoyao, actually it is not a happy event for one person to live for a long time. If two people are together, even if it is only for a short time, I will be happy with it."

Why did he suddenly talk about this? Tao Yaoyao became increasingly uncomfortable.

"Um...what's wrong with you today? I just came here to ask you if you want to go into the palace with me. If we are going to travel far away, the poison on the emperor and the queen mother must be cured.

Senior Jiu Qingzi said before that there were other people in the palace who were also poisoned by the poison, but because time was still short, the poison could not be eliminated yet. So I felt that this was an opportunity for us. "

Putting down her guard and being smart, she returned to her usual self. Xie Lan looked at her smart and lively appearance and said softly, "Wait for me for a while, and I will accompany you after I finish what I am doing." Enter the palace."

Xie Lan re-entered the study to discuss matters with the courtiers. Tao Yaoyao was walking around with nothing to do. At this time, a maid sneaked towards the small courtyard next to her.

Tao Yaoyao felt strange and got up and chased after him.

But the girl disappeared after entering the yard. She stood in the yard and looked around, but found nothing. Just when she was about to leave, there was a voice outside the door.

She subconsciously hid behind a big tree.

At this time, people outside the door also came in.

Two young men came in. They held brooms in their hands and went straight to the house next to them to clean. Tao Yaoyao felt strange who would live in this place. So he followed.

This room is not big, and even in broad daylight, the room is dark and looks very eerie.

No one came out of the house while the servants were cleaning, and there was no other sound. Doesn't anyone live here? But if no one lives there, why did the servant look so disgusted when he came in just now?

She had seen such a look on the Tao family before. So you can't go wrong.

Standing at the window, she couldn't see what was going on inside, so she moved to the direction of the door. Who knew that as soon as she opened the curtain, she saw a woman standing at the door, looking at her expressionlessly, scared. Tao Yaoyao fell to the ground on the spot.

Is she human?

Why does it look scarier than a ghost?

The movement here alarmed the servants in the room.

The servant ran over and saluted her, "Miss Tao, why are you here?"

"I... I'll just take a walk. If I see any movement here, I'll come over and take a look. You guys can continue your work."

Tao Yaoyao left the yard as if running away. She stood in the sun and gasped for air for a long time and felt cold all over.

Who is that person and why is she imprisoned where? She is obviously still alive, so why is she acting like a zombie?

"Yaoyao."

The familiar voice brought her back to her thoughts. She was worried that her flaws would be discovered and she quickly ran forward and pulled Xie Lan out.

When Xie Lan followed her out, he glanced at the place where she had just stood.

imperial study room

"Are you going to the border?" The emperor looked at Xie Lan meaningfully.

Xie Lan frowned and said nothing, but Tao Yaoyao said, "Isn't this what His Majesty meant? It's very dangerous for me to go alone, and I may not be able to reach the border. If something happens on the way, it's probably not what Your Majesty wants to see. .

King Dingbei has great martial arts skills, and with him protecting his daughter, her chances of winning this trip will naturally be much greater. In this way, His Majesty can feel at ease, and the people of Jingguo can also feel at ease. "

The emperor suddenly smiled and said, "What makes you think that you can laugh at the idea of treason when you go to the Chu family? You know, the Chu family knew that treason was a major crime that would kill the nine clans, and they had been yearning for it before.

They have been planning hard for many years, how could they change their plans just because of your few words. "

"Isn't this what your Majesty means?" Tao Yaoyao looked at the emperor, "I don't know how strong the Chu family's determination is, but I know that the emperor, as the king of Jingguo, definitely doesn't want his people. Suffering from war.

Otherwise, Your Majesty would ask me to go to the border at this time, knowing that the Chu family has evil intentions. "

"You are a smart person. It seems that my attention may be successful in the end. But Tao Yaoyao, the grievances of the previous generation are more complicated than you think. You can go..."

"Your Majesty, a general who has been stationed at the border for decades, if you had rebelled early in the morning, you would not have been able to sit in the court for so many years. But a loyal minister, who used to be sincere to the sun and the moon, why did he take this step today? Point of no return.

The minister feels that sometimes His Majesty cannot always find fault in others, but also needs to reflect on his own words and deeds.

You said that the death of the Xie family was related to the queen and the Xie family themselves, but you never said that this matter was related to you. Because you feel that you are looking at this matter from the perspective of a king.

Do you think that no king in the past dynasties was willing to let his family dominate? The Xie family knew that their family was in great power, so they sent a queen who was not a daughter of the Xie family into the palace to consolidate their family's power.

It is selfish and contempt for the imperial power, so when you kill them, you feel that you are cleaning up the unreturnable ministers for the country, for the people of the world, and stabilizing the court.

But has His Majesty ever thought that if the Xie family has no evil intentions, what if the head of the Xie family does this just to consolidate the power of his family so that others will not be afraid of him? "

Tao Yaoyao's words can be said to be a naked refutation of the emperor's previous remarks.

How could she, a woman, dare to say such things to the king of a country in the court? Even civil and military officials would not dare to do so.

The emperor narrowed his eyes, "Why, do you really think that you can't come back from this trip, so you have left yourself no escape route?" The emperor was warning her.

Since Tao Yaoyao dared to speak, it meant that she had thought about the consequences.

Since ancient times, some words have always been said by those who are not afraid of the consequences. Just like the emperor said, their trip is extremely dangerous and there is no doubt whether they can come back.

In this case, I am naturally not afraid of taking another risk.

What she was blocking was that the emperor had to use her now. No matter what she said today, he would never really kill her.

Now it seems that she won the bet. It's just that she didn't feel any happy, but the melancholy in her heart became thicker and heavier.

Maybe it's because dead people can't come back no matter what.