Do Not Offend the Reborn Wicked Wife

Chapter 633: Allies! Taking Revenge While the Opportunity Arises!

Li Qingmu the Little Emperor walked along the long path of the Imperial Garden, a gust of wind blew, and waves of floral fragrance drifted over.

He took a breath, rubbed his nose, then sneezed.

"Your Majesty, the smell of these flowers is not good for you, let’s take a detour!"

The eunuch behind him quickly suggested.

The Little Emperor had a floral allergy, and generally, he was not allowed to come this way, but this time he still ventured over.

Rubbing his nose, he said, "These flowers smell good, and I like them!"

What a willful emperor!

The palace maids and eunuchs following behind showed a hint of disdain in their eyes.

This revealed that the Little Emperor had many of Rong Si’s people arranged around him. No wonder he had to pretend to be incompetently lazy in front of them.

Upon reaching his residence, Qianyang Palace, Li Qingmu cheered merrily, dashed inside, then kicked off his shoes and hat, and scrambled onto the bed.

"Out, all of you leave, I want to sleep, do not disturb me!"

Such a minor request, naturally, no one would object, and the Palace Attendants responded by exiting.

After these people left, the Little Emperor lay in bed for a long time until a shadow appeared.

This person was Yingzi.

"Your Majesty, I have already investigated that person’s background."

Li Qingmu, who was initially sprawled, sat up immediately and with a serious face said, "Speak!"

"That person..." Yingzi hesitated for a moment, cautiously looked around, and whispered into Li Qingmu’s ear.

Instantly, Li Qingmu’s expression changed. His little face turned very serious, and he said in a deep voice, "Are you certain?"

"Your Majesty, it is absolutely certain. I confirmed it countless times, I even obtained a painting."

"A painting?"

Li Qingmu was full of curiosity.

"Yes!"

While speaking, Yingzi pulled out a scroll from his sleeve, "This was painted by his wife, the Princess Consort Mu, in memory of her late husband. The scene depicts her husband helping her mend clothes back when they lived in the countryside. Your Majesty, look, although it has been five or six years, his appearance hasn’t changed much."

Li Qingmu gazed at the painting and pondered, saying, "Something has changed."

"What?"

"The eyes!" Li Qingmu’s gaze was sharp, "Can’t you see? His eyes now are different from those in the painting!

The eyes in the painting are pure, with a hint of melancholy, but now his eyes seem gentle and humble, yet beneath them, there is no true emotion, and I can even sense a trace of coldness. "

Yingzi looked closely, recalling the Eldest Young Master they saw, and was slightly surprised, "It really is as His Majesty said!"

"Think about it, why would he become like this?"

"This..." Yingzi pondered for a while and said, "A great change! He must have gone through some drastic changes, which led to his mental collapse and despair, thus transforming from a gentle husband to a cold executioner! "

"Exactly! Something significant must have happened to him that we don’t know about, and this drastic change might be orchestrated by Princess herself!"

"Then, is he really the Princess’s son?"

Li Qingmu was momentarily stunned and after some thought said, "He should be, if not, he wouldn’t be this way now, he might have become a true puppet!

Yingzi, you know better than anyone how cold and heartless my aunt is, only her own flesh and blood could make her hesitate. But... only under the condition that he obeys. So..."

"The Eldest Young Master isn’t truly obeying the Princess?"

When Yingzi came to this conclusion, his voice trembled with excitement.

Finally, a clandestine ally was found, and a highly strategic one at that!

"Your Majesty, how should we contact the Eldest Young Master?"

"The Palace Attendants around him are surely his eyes, contacting him would be too difficult! We needn’t make contact; sometimes, an ally is one who knows what you intend to do, and I can cooperate with you to do it!"

Yingzi was taken aback; is this what an ally is? This might be the level of a confidant!

"Your Majesty?"

"The guise of opposition between us will do, we’ll have to wait for an opportunity. The Princess’s power is vast, dismantling her network of interests is truly difficult, we must wait!"

"I understand."

"You may withdraw, do not make any further moves."

"Yes!"

...

Li Qingmu sat in the palanquin, followed by palace maids and eunuchs, arriving at Rong Si’s residence, Fengming Palace.

The palace gate was tightly closed, and guards on either side held long spears, standing solemnly as if anticipating a major event.

This was routine; whenever Rong Si discussed matters with You Su, this would happen to prevent anyone from intruding.

It was for this reason that Zhang Liulang and Yang Shiqi came to find Li Qingmu.

"I request to see the Princess."

Li Qingmu approached the palace gate and spoke to a guard nearby.

"I apologize, Eldest Young Master, the Princess is discussing matters with the State Preceptor, please wait a moment!"

Li Qingmu frowned, clearly displeased, "A moment? How long is a moment? It took me at least a stick of incense to get from Changming Palace to here, why do I have to wait? Won’t you announce my arrival?"

"This..." The guard looked troubled, "Please forgive me, Eldest Young Master, when the Princess talks with the State Preceptor, I cannot disturb them."

"So, I can only wait?"

The guard was embarrassed, "Please forgive me, Eldest Young Master!"

Li Qingmu snorted coldly and returned to the palanquin, "Since that’s the case, then I will wait!"

It was the scorching summer, the sun was quite fierce, but Li Qingmu’s palanquin had a shaded canopy, he was slightly hot but not exposed directly to the sun.

However, the palace maids and eunuchs following him were different. They had no cover; the area outside the palace gate was spotless, an endless flat ground with not a single tree, forcing them to endure the blazing sun, waiting with Li Qingmu.

As for Zhang Liulang and Yang Shiqi, they were relatively fine since as spies, they were accustomed to standing in the scorching sun for extended periods, so it was not a big problem.

Thus, they waited from noon until the sun set.

"Thud, thud!"

Several palace maids, unused to hardship with delicate skin, couldn’t stand the sun exposure, after an hour, some fell to the ground.

There were six palace maids with him, and two collapsed.

The guards on the opposite side, seeing this, spoke up, "Eldest Young Master, the sun is fierce, why don’t you... return first? Once Lord State Preceptor comes out, I will report to the Princess!"

"The matter is urgent, I cannot delay a single moment, I must see the Princess immediately. Since she is occupied, I’ll wait outside, is there a problem?"

Li Qingmu clearly realized these people were pleading for the palace maids behind him?

These palace maids had initially served Rong Si in Fengming Palace and were now sent to monitor him; not taking the chance to retaliate would make him anything but Li Qingmu?

Besides, appearing cold and ruthless would align even more with Rong Si’s intentions, wouldn’t it?

"Wait!"

He said coldly, though it was a scorching sunny day, it sent shivers down one’s spine!