Before Zhao Yan finished speaking, a bearded middle-aged man trotted along the path she had just walked and came to her. He panted and cupped his hands towards her and said:
"Your Majesty, look at the matter we discussed just now -"
"——Just do as you say!" Zhao Yan responded.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
After sending the bearded middle-aged man away, Zhao Yan's eyes fell on Gu Xu again.
"Tell me, what happened just now?"
Gu Xu had already seen at this time that after hearing that something had happened to him, she temporarily put aside her official duties and hurried to his side.
This made him secretly moved.
"Don't do this next time," he advised. "A king should put state affairs first. Especially in the past few days when you have just ascended the throne, you can't make any mistakes.
“I can handle these issues well on my own.
"If you delay important things because of me, I'm afraid others will say that I am flattering the king and bring disaster to the country and the people, and that you -"
"——As long as you want beauty, regardless of country?" Zhao Yan chuckled and looked at him with meaningful eyes, "Gu beauty, even if I really want to be a foolish king who is greedy for beauty and harms the country, I still need you to agree to do that first. The evil concubine is a disaster to the country!"
Gu Xu coughed dryly and avoided her eyes, not wanting to discuss this topic with her again.
Then he pointed to the teapot containing the poisoned tea and said, "The little maid just sent this pot of tea to my room in your name.
“The tea is laced with a colorless, odorless and imperceptible poison.
"You should remember that after I came back from Beiming, I mastered the ability to deduce fortune. Not only can I tell others' fortunes, but I can also clearly foresee the crisis that is about to happen to me."
As soon as Gu Xu finished speaking, another guard in black hurriedly came to their side, bowed to Zhao Yan and said: "Your Majesty, the identity of the perpetrator has been found.
"Her ancestral home is in the Hedong Province of Daqi. Her ancestors came to Youzhou with their family to avoid taxes and labor. After working as a gangster for decades, they recently obtained a household registration..."
Hearing the words of the black-clothed guard, Gu Xu couldn't help but sigh silently. In order to put the blame on Da Qi, the man behind the scenes actually found a Qi person to put on a whole show.
"Have you ever found out who was behind her?" Zhao Yan asked.
"Sorry, Your Majesty, I am incompetent," the guard responded. "The mastermind behind the scenes seems to have put a sealing spell on her. As long as she asks her relevant questions, she will instantly lose the ability to speak and become Barking like an animal."
"Actually, I have roughly guessed who is behind the scenes." At this time, Gu Xu suddenly said.
"Who is it?" Zhao Yan asked.
Gu Xu did not say anything immediately, but glanced around with his eyes.
Zhao Yan instantly understood what he meant - there were many people here and it was difficult to talk too much.
"You don't have to say it," she said. "Just write in my hand with your finger."
After saying that, he handed a slender, white, cream-like hand in front of Gu Xu.
Gu Xu looked at her strangely.
In fact, his original intention just now was to hint Zhao Yan to change the place to speak, or to cast some spells to block the sound and spiritual perception.
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Zhao Yan's behavior at this moment was obviously beyond his expectation, making him wonder if the other party was trying another way to tease him.
But Zhao Yan's eyes were so serious that he couldn't find any evidence at all.
So he smiled helplessly, grabbed the soft white hand, and traced the words "Zhao Changqi" in her hand.
Zhao Yan raised her head slightly and narrowed her eyes.
Her expression at this moment was like a cat that was satisfied with having its neck scratched.
After Gu Xu finished writing, her expression returned to seriousness.
"It is indeed them." She said in a cold voice, and her eyes became particularly sharp, "I had expected that they would take action. But I really didn't expect that they would be so impatient.
"If not every child of the Zhao family needs to swear an oath in front of the altar of the God of Fire, I really want to uproot them."
I have to say that Zhao Yan is really a magical woman. She can always complete the identity transformation between a charming fairy and a majestic monarch in the blink of an eye.
"Don't worry," Gu Xu said softly, "You have just ascended the throne recently and your foundation is not stable. If you act rashly, you may alert the enemy and cause adverse effects.
“Anyway, the person they want to kill is me.
"Just leave this matter to me."
"You?" Zhao Yan frowned, "With your little cultivation, can you really deal with them?"
"There's something I forgot to tell you." Gu Xu smiled.
"what's up?"
"look at me."
Zhao Yan looked into his eyes with some confusion.
At this moment, she clearly felt that the blood power in her body suddenly lost control, became weaker and weaker, and might completely disappear at any time.
But it returned to its original state after a few seconds, as if it was all just her imagination.
"Can you control the power of our blood?"
"This is an ability I realized when I went to the Fire Temple not long ago," Gu Xu nodded. "In addition to the power of blood, it can also affect the power gained by the priests through faith."
"No wonder those priests have been so submissive and obedient in front of you recently," Zhao Yan glanced sideways at him, "So now, the wealth and life of our whole family are under your control?
"Should I find an opportunity to get rid of you so that I won't be threatened by you in the future, become your slave, and be manipulated by you at will?"
Gu Xu knew she was joking.
He immediately lowered his head and pretended to be respectful and said: "I don't dare to have such thoughts towards the king."
"I guess you don't have the guts either." Zhao Yan smiled.
As she spoke, she looked at his handsome face carefully, and she felt that Gu Xu was really interesting. He was thoughtful and resourceful when dealing with enemies, but in front of her he was a coward and dull idiot. Sometimes she really couldn't figure out who he was. Are you really stupid or are you pretending to be stupid?
But perhaps, it was precisely because of this that she became strongly interested in him and tried every possible means to catch him.
If he was as frivolous and casual as other young men, she probably wouldn't think highly of him at all.
If only I had met him earlier. Zhao Yan said silently in her heart.
"Go ahead." After a short silence, she reached out and patted his shoulder. "I'm here waiting for your good news. If you encounter trouble that cannot be solved, you must seek help in time and don't show off."
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Gu Xu smiled and said: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will hug you when you are in trouble. I am the best at this kind of thing."
"Whose thigh do you want to hug?" Zhao Yan clasped her hands on her chest, narrowed her eyes, and looked at him with a threatening look, "How to hug her?"
At this moment, her fiery red clothes were fluttering gently in the breeze - her long white legs were looming through the slits of the robe.
Gu Xu looked away and was speechless for a moment.
