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Shui Xin’s head was slightly lowered and thus she was unable to see her expression but her voice sounded as calm as usual, “With regards to the Little Prince’s life, the Empress Dowager would definitely agree to Qing Feng requirements and since the Emperor had already agree to it, your opposition would be useless.”

Thinking of the Empress Dowagers concern and protection and Yan Hong Tian’s s.h.i.+elding and indulgence, Xin Yue Ning could not control the jealousy in her heart, “Why did everything good go to her only!”

“The ending result would be the same, why now care about these things with her.” Shui Xi’s voice was still soft but her eyes showed a trace of impatience.

“But…” Xin Yue Ning looked around and determining that there was no one around before whispering to Shui Xin’s ears urgently, “Like this, won’t it… Be harder? The child would always be by Qing Feng’s side and the Emperor also sent Imperial Guards to stand guard in Qing Feng Hall. It would be difficult for anyone to get close to the child, how to get rid of him without anyone knowing?!”

Shui Xin coldly smiled, “It doesn’t matter to me where the child is.” Just a few guards would be nothing, she did not even take it to heart. What she felt interesting was that Yan Hong Tian’s att.i.tude. He had set his heart on this child and this was truly interesting. The old man would definitely not be able to sit still. If that child died, would this Emperor, who has been concealing his strength and biding his time, be furious or will continue to play a fool? Zezeze (sound of clucking one’s tongue)… Thinking of it makes her excited.

“But…” Xin Yue Ning felt that this time it would not be successful and wanted to say more when Shui Xin suddenly raised her head and saw in the bloodthirst and excitement in that pair of bright moist eyes. “Don’t you find that by letting her child die in her palace, die in her arms, to watch his breath stop would be much more interesting?”

Interesting… Xin Yue Ning did not know how to describe her feelings. Shui Xin’s smile was like the cold ice that was biting into the skin a little at a time and Xin Yue Ning felt her flesh crawl that she immediate let go of the hand that was grabbing on to Shui Xin’s hand. Even though she refuse to admit it, she felt that facing this side of Shui Xin, she would feel… Afraid.

*****

Winter was thicker and the night wind was getting colder. Perhaps the wind was too strong that there was not a trace of clouds in the sky and under the unmasked moon, the pale moonlight coated everything with this luminescent which made everything look colder. Ming Ze folded his arms in front of him as he leaned against the tall wall of the hall door and stared at the bright glaring white moon with his mind empty.

Tonight was actually not his duty but because the wife of the guard on duty fainted, so he let him go home. Anyways he was unmarried nor need to worry about anyone, so there was no difference if he were to be on duty or stay at home. Perhaps during his duty, as there is a need for conscientious person, so his heart would not feel empty.

“You did not eat anything at night. Eat a little something then.”

Ming Ze long heard the faltering footsteps behind him and guessed that Fu Ling would have some words to speak to him. But he did not think that she came with a square container of food. Ming Ze brows slightly wrinkled as he replied coldly, “I am on duty.”

Fu Ling slightly red face stiffen and her hands that was holding the food container tightened. She only replied softly after a long time, “It is already in the middle of the night, no one will know.”

This time Ming Ze did not even reply and just turned away.

Looking at this indifferent figure, Fu Ling was somewhat angry. How can this man unable to recognise her good intention? If he did not helped her before, if she did not see him eat anything since his afternoon duty, he would not have find snacks for him in the middle of the night. Because he was scared others would see it and gossip, she also removed the eunuchs and palace maids on night vigil and do it herself. At the end he did not even say thanks and return with a look at her. The more she thought about it the more grievance she felt. The usually good-natured Fu Ling raged and walked to Ming Ze and threw the snacks to Ming Ze’s arms and did not care if he caught it or not as she coldly said, “Up to you to eat it or not!”

Ming Ze did not expect that Fu Ling will do that and after he froze for a moment, he quickly caught the falling food containers. Ming Ze caught it embarra.s.singly that whatever he caught fell out of his hands and onto the floor with a clutter.

Fu Ling bent down to pick it up and saw that it was a piece of polished oval jade pendant that was slightly larger than her thumb. What was different from normal pendants was that it was extremely simply decorated and it was tired with an ordinary red string.

Only after catching the food containers, Ming Ze then found something feel from his arms and when he saw Fu Ling holding that jade pendant scrutinizing it, Ming Ze panicked and shouted, “Return it back to me!”

Other than the usual coldness in his voice, it was also mixed with a little anxiousness. Fu Ling was a little stunned. It was only a piece of jade pendant. For him to be this to be that anxious, was it… A gift from a lover?

Fu Ling’s hand that was outstretched unknowingly shrank back and when she was caressing it, Fu Ling felt that there was some irregularities at the back of the pendant. When she flip over to the back, she saw two words. Even though the moonlight was bright, the words on the jade pendent was too small so Fu Ling could only see a word “Qi” (meaning tall or tall & slim) when her hand suddenly lighten and the jade pendant was back in Ming Ze’s hands.

She saw him rus.h.i.+ng to put the jade pendant back to his pocket, as if afraid to let anyone see it and when he looked up, that sullen look in his eyes startled Fu Ling speechless for a moment.

That pendant was this important?

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