latelenovela Chapter 513 Entering the Palace as a Hostage
Chapter 513 Entering the Palace as a Hostage
"Ah You?"
Jiuxiao was stunned for a long time before he understood.
Indeed, Ye Qing'an is now a Supreme Being.
Although in his eyes, Ye Qing'an was a vicious woman with a black heart and a black liver, and anyone who went against her was courting death.
But in the eyes of others, it is not like that at all.
Ye Qing'an is the eldest daughter of the Ye family, who is not favored and whose reputation is ruined. She is pregnant out of wedlock and has a child. Although she was born into a noble family and received a proper upbringing, she is weak and gentle in nature because she was not well taken care of from a young age.
And she was a woman.
From this perspective, Ye Qing'an does indeed seem to be extremely easy to manipulate.
But she was also a supreme being.
If one could hold her in one's hand and make her the sharpest sword in one's hand, able to kill wherever one points, wouldn't conquering the world be just around the corner?
What a huge temptation this is...
No wonder Ye Qing'an said that she was the bait.
Jiu Xiao sighed silently in his heart, feeling some sympathy for those who underestimated Ye Qing'an and intended to control her.
Poor eyesight will inevitably lead to a miserable end.
Ye Qing'an smiled gently: "Yes, me. I'm putting myself out in the open as bait, just waiting for more and more people to surface. Just waiting for more and more people to take advantage of me."
"..."
Jiuxiao coughed lightly: "Alright, as long as you have fun."
Sigh, he'll pray for those people.
Yi Moxu had sent a letter earlier, saying that he would enter the city around 3 PM.
After lunch, Ye Qing'an set off with Eleven. When the carriage arrived at the city gate, it was not yet Shenshi (3-5 PM).
Ye Qing'an and Eleven waited in the carriage for a while, when they heard Zi Xiao's voice from outside: "They've arrived."
Shiyi quickly pushed open the carriage door and got off.
Ye Qing'an got off the carriage and saw several figures appearing in the distance, all riding horses and galloping towards them.
"It's Uncle Xu!" Eleven jumped up and down, his face full of joy.
As the group drew closer, Ye Qing'an couldn't help but drift into a daze. This seemed to be the first time she had ever seen Yi Moxu riding a horse. Yi Moxu was dressed in white, his posture upright, his clothes fluttering, making it impossible to look away.
Ye Qing'an suddenly understood why rites, music, archery, charioteering, calligraphy, and mathematics were collectively known as the Six Arts of a Gentleman.
A gentleman is like jade; a gentleman who practices the Six Arts is probably the best interpretation of a true gentleman.
Eleven had already charged out when Yi Moxu's horse galloped up to him. When it was still some distance away, Yi Moxu suddenly reined in the horse, which neighed and raised its front hooves high before landing.
Yi Moxu reached out his hand to Eleven. Eleven looked at Yi Moxu with bright eyes, grasped Yi Moxu's hand, and was pulled by Yi Moxu, soaring up and landing in front of Yi Moxu.
The horse continued on until it reached Ye Qing'an before slowly stopping. Yi Moxu, carrying Eleven, jumped off the horse and looked at Ye Qing'an with a smile. He then bowed to Ye Qing'an and said, "Miss Ye."
Ye Qing'an smiled gently: "Let's go, we still need to go to the palace to see the Emperor. Doctor Xu... shall we take a carriage or a horse?"
"Let's ride in the carriage together, Miss Ye. It's been a long time since I've seen you..." Doctor Xu lowered his eyes, a slight smile playing on his lips beneath his mask. "I'd like to have a chat with Miss Ye."
If it were any other day, Ye Qing'an would have definitely made a sarcastic remark upon hearing Yi Moxu speak like that. However, recalling the way Yi Moxu had galloped away on horseback just now, she couldn't bring herself to say anything and simply nodded: "Alright, then come on up."
The three of them boarded the carriage together, and fortunately, the carriage was large, so they didn't feel too constrained.
As soon as the carriage started moving, Yi Moxu raised his hand and cast a spell: "Eleven, will you come with us to the palace?"
He hadn't forgotten that when he went to the palace today, Ye Qing'an and he had agreed to poison Yi Yun Kui and investigate some matters.
“Yes.” It was Eleven who answered him. Eleven blinked and said, “Mother said that I have to go to the palace as a hostage so that Father and Mother can have the opportunity to do what they want to do.”
"Enter the palace...as a hostage?"
Ye Qing'an lowered her eyes and smiled faintly: "Yes, not everyone thinks that Eleven is my weakness, and that once they grasp my weakness, I will have no way to resist."
“Yi Yun Kui is very suspicious. Even if we pretend to have a secret to tell him, he will still be wary. But if Eleven is by his side, he can use Eleven to his advantage and keep him under his control. Only then will he feel at ease.”
Yi Moxu raised her eyebrows slightly, somewhat surprised. Ye Qing'an hadn't seen Yi Yunkui many times, but it seemed that she had already figured out Yi Yunkui's personality and knew how to deal with his moves.
Yi Yun Kui has been on the throne for nearly twenty years and has long since mastered the skill of concealing his emotions, yet Ye Qing An is able to…
"You seem to know Yi Yun Kui quite well."
Ye Qing'an chuckled softly, but shook her head: "No, I don't understand Yi Yun Kui, I just..."
She simply understood the mind of emperors. People who sit in that position, regardless of their personality or temperament, probably all have certain things in common, right?
Suspicious and distrustful, unwilling to trust anyone, not even their closest blood relatives.
They have an extremely strong desire for control. If they encounter a powerful person, they cannot be used by him and will inevitably be destroyed by him.
Even her younger brother, whom she raised herself, was like this, let alone others.
That position probably possesses a kind of magic that can make people lose their true selves...
Ye Qing'an paused mid-sentence, lost in thought. Yi Moxu stared intently at Ye Qing'an, his eyes narrowing slightly: "But what?"
Having his thoughts diverted by Yi Moxu's suggestion, Ye Qing'an's melancholy subsided slightly: "I'm just guessing. I've read stories about emperors in books and plays, and most emperors are like this, so I guessed that Yi Yunkui must be the same."
Ye Qing'an curled the corners of her lips: "Judging from Prince Duan's reaction, I guess I was right?"
Yi Moxu chuckled: "Yes, you guessed right."
Although Yi Moxu was smiling, the smile didn't reach his eyes. He guessed correctly. It was precisely because Yi Yunkui was that kind of person that he had become who he was today.
However, it seems that it's not too late for him to know these things now.
The carriage wheels made a clattering sound, and sounds from outside the carriage came from time to time, sometimes noisy and sometimes quiet.
Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye. Ye Qing'an estimated the time, raised her hand, lifted the carriage curtain, and looked outside.
"Coming."
Shiyi immediately perked up: "Are we there yet? Are we there yet? It's time for my favorite part again! This time, watch me!"
Ye Qing'an chuckled lightly: "Alright, we'll see what you do this time. But let's agree beforehand that if we encounter any danger, we must not fight back, but simply return to the Cloud Dream Realm. Your safety is of utmost importance."
"Don't worry, Mother, I've got it."
No sooner had Eleven finished speaking than a high-pitched, laughing voice rang out from outside the carriage: "Miss Ye, please alight from the carriage?"