In the face of beauty, Leng Qingtang smiled and answered, "Yes."

He didn't raise his eyes and gripped Wan Yuyao's delicately formed hands. Then he bent down to help the beauty into the warm partition.

There was much luxury in the warm partition, with soft couch tables and screens.

This place was not strange to Leng Qingtang.

In the early years, the Western Depot was not built, and his relationship with Wan Yuyao was not distant. In order to achieve certain goals, he also leaned here and flirted with Wan Yuyao here.

Anyway, she treated him as a eunuch without sexual capacity. Therefore, they only had the foreplay.

In the secluded space, Wan Yuyao lazily leaned on the couch and said,

"I'm tired. Serve me for removing makeup."

"As your command, Your Grace."

Leng Qingtang chuckled and agreed, taking off Wan Yuyao's outer clothes and the phoenix hair clasp on her head. His action was skillful.

Her hair, like a waterfall, fell slowly.

The beauty made an eye contact, asking Leng Qingtang to sit on the other side of the soft couch.

"I'm unhappy! Even Empress, the old woman, dared to laugh at me as a peacock! It's just outrageous—"

Wan Yuyao opened her beautiful eyes wide and gritted her teeth. She loosened her clenched fists, grabbed Leng Qingtang's white fragrant big hand and pressed it to her breast. A fire burned across her peach blossom face.

"Your Grace, you are an inherent beauty. How can you be a peacock? In my heart, you are the human goddess. You are still pretty in spite of being annoyed. I can't help but look at you."

Leng Qingtang smiled and the magnetic sound had its own soul-catching power. Wan Yuyao immediately turned her anger into joy, chuckled, pinched the back of his hand, and lisped sensuously,

"Is your mouth smeared with honey?"

Leng Qingtang took the opportunity to pull his hand, and lightly said,

"Your Grace, you worked hard for the imperial harem. How about letting me help you relax your body muscles?"

Wan Yuyao raised her red lips and smiled, "Okay!"

She leaned sideways in Leng Qingtang's arms, allowing him to knead her shoulders.

With moderate strength, it swept away the bad luck in Wan Yuyao's heart. She felt comfortable and relaxed all over.

By the side of her head, it was his warm breath, carrying a hazy cold fragrance. The subtle feeling shook Wan Yuyao's heartstrings.

She closed her eyes for enjoyment. Facing transparent character in the blurred vision, she had a mixed feeling of amorousness and sympathy.

If he weren't a eunuch, things would be better. He must be a figure that could lead the way alone, and maybe their relationship could be more intimate...

Lying on Leng Qingtang’s lap, Wan Yuyao recalled the past and complained suddenly,

"How long have you not been visiting me? If you found your lover, you decided to abandon me!"

"Your words hurt my heart. When do I abandon Your Grace? It is clear that Your Grace is partial to the outsider and gives up me first, right?"

Leng Qingtang frowned and sighed. His tone seemed aggrieved and a pair of charming phoenix eyes fluctuated with faint light in a magnificent manner.

Wan Yuyao kept her eyes open and trembled without aeration,

"The establishment of the Western Depot... is His Majesty's idea..."

"Well, I understand. In terms of means and capacity, I know that I cannot hold a candle to Master Ming."

Leng Qingtang said slowly without stopping his hands.

Wan Yuyao suddenly looked up and raised her hand to beckon him to stop. She looked at him and laughed,

"Why are you jealous of Ming Lan?"

She smiled and raised her arms to hook Leng Qingtang’s neck. Her beautiful eyes were glued to the handsome man in front of her. The slender five fingers slid to his clothes, pulling away restlessly.

Wan Yuyao's fingertips were moisturized which had been maintained with a secret recipe for many years. The skin on the back of her hands was light and white like a warm jade, without any blemishes.

Taking a deep breath, she said with a sweet voice,

"Ming Lan is arrogant like a child. Don't mind the things that have offended you before. You should understand that I always prefer you."

Leng Qingtang puckered his face in a smile and raised his hands to press Wan Yuyao's fingers. His expression was as clear as the tip of an iceberg, but it looked like the illusion of gentleness,

"I know that Your Grace has been caring for me in the Palace for a long time. I feel very grateful. Today, I learn that someone launches an attack on Your Grace, so I came to rescue Your Grace."

"To rescue me?"

Wan Yuyao's eyebrows flickered and her eyes flashed sharply. She sneered slightly,

"Master Leng, do you regard me as a fool? How can you say that you come to help me? What are you considering? Do you really think you can deceive me?"

Wan Yuyao was indeed not a fool. Living in the imperial harem for a long time, she quickly climbed to the throne of the Imperial Noble Concubine. In addition to her privileged father and distinguished background, her brain was also very bright.

"You tell me. What's the relationship between you and Tu Muxue?"

Wan Yuyao straightened up from Leng Qingtang’s knees, staring sharply at his phoenix eyes. Her voice was light and ethereal, as if a feather fell to the ground without gravity. Due to the charming feeling, people couldn't help but be happy.

Leng Qingtang's face was calm, and he moved his index finger to press on Wan Yuyao's lips, rubbing lightly. His eyes were deep.

"Your Grace, you really care for me. Do you have to ask my personal affairs in detail?"

"Of course. You want to share the worries with me, and I'm naturally concerned about you. If you want to have another lover, there are many young female slaves of the palace here for you to select. Not to mention anything else, all of them are a hundred times better than Tu Muxue in terms of beauty alone."

Leng Qingtang laughed,

"Another lover? Forget it. My fate is bad. One died before because of me."

Wan Yuyao raised her eyes,

"If you have the intention, I don't mind... being your woman. No matter how bad your life is, I'm the master of the palace. How can't I dominate you?"

Wan Yuyao's eyes were as charming as silk, and the evil charm stirred up. She looked at Leng Qingtang directly, and suddenly opened her mouth to hold the fingertips on her lips. In the twinkling of an eye, danger came.

He didn't leave when everyone else had left, and he was willing to stay with her. Apparently, what he did was for Tu Muxue's good! He did everything possible to please her to keep that b*tch's life.

All right, all right! Leng Qingtang, finally it was your turn to lay down your face to beg me——

A woman's desire was like a bottomless abyss, and the magic of a black hole could always easily devour and destroy everything.

Now flirting was not enough to satisfy her desire, and she was bound to seal the deal today! She had special methods for the eunuch. The different feelings made her feel excited just thinking about it.

Leng Qingtang's eyes were dark and deep as vast as a galaxy.

His index finger was gently pulled out from Wan Yuyao's lips. Noticing the dampness on the fingertips, she smiled like spring breeze.

"Your Grace, how about reading the gift list first? If there is something unclear, I'm willing to tell you and serve Your Grace until you're satisfied."

Although there was a little feeling of dissatisfaction in Wan Yuyao's heart, the face that was so alluring in front of her made her not want to get angry to destroy the sexual atmosphere created at this time.

That was all. He had alluded to it. Would all her previous efforts be wasted?

Wan Yuyao lazily got up, took the satin-covered notebook, and opened it. She casually looked through the book.

Suddenly, Wan Yuyao stared with sharp eyes at the text on the white paper like a fixed frame, motionless for a long time.

The content recorded in the book was not about the family banquet of the Palace this year, but about the malfeasance of some local officials in some provinces in recent years.

The case of selling official salt privately, illegal enclosure, selling official positions, and other important cases could be verified by empirical evidence. Some of the officials involved were familiar to Wan Yuyao.

In an instant, her face changed and a chill came over her back. Her eyes were cold and dense with mist,

"Leng Qingtang, what the hell are you doing?!"

Leng Qingtang laughed and said straightforwardly,

"Your Grace, can the book trade the life of Tu Muxue?"

"You!"

Wan Yuyao angrily threw the book away and shouted with a fierce countenance,

"Leng Qingtang, you even threaten me with the book!"

Leng Qingtang stood up quietly. His smile turned cold, as if it could erode bones and muscles,

"Your Grace, what I do is for your good. You insist on treating my kindness as a threat, so I don't know what to do. At present, I only have a question. Can the book offset Tu Muxue's crimes?"

Today, he entered Yongning Palace with two counterplans. As he expected, it was a counter-kill. Gu Yunxi became a thorn in Wan Yuyao's flesh and Wan Yuyao wouldn't forgive her.

According to palace rules, she must die. However, Leng Qingtang was willing to give up all for her.

Wang Yuyao and Leng Qingtang stared at each other. Time went by in silence.

Commander-in-chief of the Eastern Depot was really difficult to tease. Wan Yuyao used to believe that this time Leng Qingtang would obey her, but he gained the upper hand.

In the end, Wan Yuyao decided to give in, waved, and nodded,

"Fine, fine! I will send someone to call Baiquan back to the palace immediately."

Leng Qingtang looked calm with sarcasm on his thin lips and bowed to Wan Yuyao,

"Your Grace, thank you for your favor. Please forgive me that I have to leave now due to some important issues. Farewell, Your Grace."

All her previous efforts were wasted.

Looking at Leng Qingtang in cyan gracefully and calmly went out of the warm pavilion, Wan Yuyao tore up the gift list.

She was ridiculed by Empress, and she felt panicky and angry when the guilt of her family was uncovered by the Eastern Depot. However, none of this was in proportion to her present feeling of defeat.

Her resentment was more from jealousy.

Looking at a twisted oval face in the mirror, Wan Yuyao could not be reconciled.

Why? She was the Imperial Noble Concubine who was admired by millions of people, and her rank equaled that of Empress Qian.

He was just a good-looking eunuch. Why would he rather lose his heart to the ugly girl than choose her?

For that girl, he actually handed over all the evidence he had collected for a long time, just to exchange her life! His choice and his action were the real reasons that made Wan Yuyao frustrated and angry!

Leng Qingtang stepped out of the Main Hall of Yongning Palace and he was dressed well without a trace of mess.

Taking out of the handkerchief, Leng Qingtang calmly wiped his fingertips licked by Wan Yuyao. He threw the handkerchief away in front of groups of people in Yongning Palace, looked straight ahead without any expression, and said in a deep voice to the eunuchs on duty on both sides,

"Go!"