The queen is crazy and spoiled, and the tyrant bows to her

The light in Xie Zhiyan's eyes dimmed a little, but his face still had a calm smile that didn't reveal his true intentions: "He knows."

"Then he..." Jiang Wantang was halfway through her words when she saw the half-smile on Xie Zhiyan's face and instantly understood: "He did it on purpose!"

Letting the tiger go back to the mountains will attract the big tiger behind it.

I'm afraid Ji Wuyuan had already thought of this step when Concubine Qi was under house arrest.

No, maybe even earlier, he had already planned all this the moment he decided to enter the draft.

And she was a handy...good knife in his hand.

On that rainy day, she let him see her worth, and she volunteered to be the knife in his hand.

Even if she wasn't there, someone else would have made this knife.

What a thoughtful and terrifying man.

However, she is not much better, calculating people's hearts and plotting against others' feelings.

At least Ji Wuyuan gave her the exclusive favor of the six palaces and the honor that all women in the world yearned for.

Because of him, all the noble families and royal relatives from rural areas who they once looked down upon now treated her with respect.

The two of them, one playing with people's hearts, the other scheming against their feelings, but it's unknown who will win in the end...

Just as she was stunned, Xie Zhiyan bent down to look at her, his face suddenly close, his eyes very complicated: "You little fox, what evil plan are you planning again?"

Jiang Wantang subconsciously took two steps back and paused. She looked at Xie Zhiyan and suddenly smiled slyly, "What if I say I'm planning on hitting on Master Xie?"

As he spoke, he deliberately took a step closer to him.

Xie Zhiyan was stunned for a moment, his ears almost instantly red. He pursed his lips, took two steps back, and said in a hoarse voice, "Speak properly."

Jiang Wantang didn't expect that Xie Zhiyan, who usually looked serious, would blush when teased, and immediately she wanted to tease him.

She curved her lips and said with a rather presumptuous smile, "I didn't expect that the black-hearted Mr. Xie is actually quite innocent and kind..."

Xie Zhiyan had a cold face and said through gritted teeth, "Jiang Wantang."

Jiang Wantang looked at his sullen expression, a faint smile spreading across her lips. "Okay, I won't tease you anymore. Why are you so angry?"

"It's getting late, I should go back to the palace."

Xie Zhiyan's expression had returned to calm, and the momentary blush just now had disappeared without a trace.

He tightened his hands behind his back, and his tone was not abnormal at all, but low and gentle: "I should go back too. It's on my way, I'll take you back to the palace."

"The Dali Temple's carriage is very safe and won't arouse suspicion wherever it appears."

Drop by?

If she remembered correctly, the Dali Temple and the Imperial Palace were in opposite directions, right?

Could it be that he is going back to Yong'an Marquis Mansion?

As for which direction the Yong'an Marquis' Mansion was, she didn't know.

Before Jiang Wantang could react, Xie Zhiyan had already walked forward.

Jiang Wantang hesitated for a moment but did nothing.

Until Xie Zhiyan's cold voice came from the front: "By the way, there is one more news I want to tell you, about your third sister..."

He stopped there.

Jiang Wantang raised her eyes suddenly and met his half-smiling eyes.

The latter looked back and smiled: "Do you want to know?"

Jiang Wantang didn't hesitate and followed.

I have to say that Xie Zhiyan really knows how to understand her thoughts.

On the way, Xie Zhiyan told her that her third sister Jiang Wanhe had recently been very close to Qi Feng, the dissolute and playboy third son of the Qi family.

Xie Zhiyan suspected that the Qi family deliberately let Qi Feng get close to Jiang Wanhe, and their real target should be her.

Jiang Wanhe and the Qi family?

Jiang Wantang frowned and said nothing.

Soon, the carriage stopped in an inconspicuous corner outside the palace.

Jiang Wantang, dressed in black men's clothing, got off the carriage.

The moment she waved goodbye to Xie Zhiyan, the silvery moonlight seemed to envelop her in a layer of white mist, so beautiful that it seemed like a dream.

At that moment, Xie Zhiyan looked at her silently, unable to even react.

The inky night concealed his emotions.

It was not until Jiang Wantang's figure had disappeared into the night that Xie Zhiyan slowly raised his hand and placed it on his heart.

The corners of his mouth unconsciously curled up into a hint of ridicule, and at this moment the carriage turned around and headed in the opposite direction.

Thanks for the feast, thanks for the feast...

Is it really on the way?

The imperial palace, the Dali Temple, and his Yong'an Marquis Mansion are not in the same direction.

He just wanted to stay with her for a while longer and talk more, so he lied to her and said it was on the way.

Actually, it’s not a lie. Anyway, wherever she goes, it’s on her way.

He didn't specify where he was going.

On the way back to Changle Palace, Jiang Wantang saw that the lanterns in Taiji Palace were still on, and thought that Ji Wuyuan was still handling official business.

She frowned. Being an emperor wasn't that easy.

Although Ji Wuyuan was violent, he was not stupid.

Otherwise, the Great Sheng Dynasty would not have been governed by him in such an orderly manner and the people would not have lived and worked in peace and contentment in just two short years.

The next day, the weather was clear and the sun was shining brightly.

Early in the morning, news spread in the capital that the Dali Temple Minister Xie Zhiyan had finally lost his patience and redeemed the newly crowned top scholar Lu Jinan and brought him back to the Dali Temple.

This is the serious version of the rumor, but those unserious ones are the ones that are widely spread.

Everyone in the capital knew that Xie Zhiyan, the Minister of Justice, was extremely beautiful and elegant, a flower of the Gaoling Mountains. She was notoriously cold-blooded and ruthless, and never interested in women. However, she suddenly changed her attitude and redeemed the newly crowned number one scholar.

It so happened that the newly crowned number one scholar, Lu Jinan, was also quite good-looking, and some people in the capital had already privately rumored that the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple had a romantic relationship with someone else.

When everyone discussed it, they immediately realized that something was wrong.

A cruel official paired with a talented man, one is cold and cruel, the other is elegant, the picture is simply amazing.

Thus, the romantic story about the Dali Temple Minister falling in love with the new top scholar and willingly redeeming his freedom spread quickly.

People just like to listen to this kind of erotic and anecdotes. The more shocking it is, the more they enjoy talking about it.

Everyone was even gossiping about who was the leader and who was the supporting one in matters of love between the two.

However, it was difficult for everyone to reach a consensus. Without exception, they all believed that Dali Temple Minister Xie Zhiyan was the main culprit.

Although this newly crowned number one scholar does not look like a weak person, he is not known as the most cruel official in the Great Sheng Dynasty for nothing.

It's obvious at first glance that Xie Zhiyan, the Dali Temple Minister, is very aggressive.

This improper rumor became more and more outrageous.

In less than a day, booklets about the Supreme Court Minister and the newly crowned number one scholar were on sale in the capital, and even came with indescribable pictures of the two.

When the album was passed to Xie Zhiyan, his jawline was tense and his face was so gloomy that water seemed to drip out of it.

The thick picture album instantly turned into powder in his hands...