The reborn poisonous woman is hard to abandon

Chapter 274 Still Lying
Zuixianlou is the nearest teahouse to the imperial palace. The interior decoration is elegant and luxurious, and the calligraphy and paintings of famous people on the walls are changed from time to time, attracting literati in the capital to come here to observe.

"Could it be that Ruan'er is guarding against me?"

Xiao Ruan followed Zhao Yan to a room on the second floor, and suddenly saw the other party stop, looked at Li Yun behind her with a half-smile, and immediately asked her to wait outside the door.

"But Miss..."

Li Yunmian looked at Zhao Yan vigilantly, really worried that Xiao Ruan would be bullied by Zhao Yan after entering.

"It's okay, His Highness Duke Huai has always cherished his reputation and will never do anything to destroy his reputation."

Hearing Xiao Ruan's clear praise and private admonition, Zhao Yan suddenly laughed: "Ruan'er knows me very well. Yes, I really won't do things to destroy my reputation."

After finishing speaking, Zhao Yan raised his hand as a gesture of invitation, Xiao Ruan looked back at Li Yun, and immediately walked in.

"If the king's guess is correct, Ruan'er came to look for me today must be because of Huo Xun."

He bought a cup of tea for Xiao Ruan with his own hands, Zhao Yan saw Xiao Ruan frowning tightly, hesitant to speak, let out a chuckle again, suddenly picked up the tea bowl in front of him, and spoke casually.

"Since the prince knows my purpose, please open the skylight and tell the truth, what exactly do you want?"

"Isn't Ruan'er very clear about what I want to do? You came to find me today, but you just want to know how Huo Xun got into my hands."

Zhao Yan shook his head, breathed into the tea bowl, and when he raised his eyes, his face was determined.

Xiao Ruan was not annoyed at being guessed, she leaned back slightly, looked straight at the person opposite, but didn't say a word.

"Ruan'er, I know you don't have any feelings for me, but I still can't help but want to get your favor. Well, since you want to know, I'll tell you."

With a long sigh, Zhao Yan put down the tea bowl, looked at the woman in front of him affectionately, and then spoke slowly.

"A month ago, the Empress went to Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple to offer incense. She happened to meet Mr. Huo. When the two talked about the past, Mr. Huo was so moved that he acted disrespectfully to the Empress. If Mr. Huo still couldn't figure out what was going on What should I do, the empress is afraid that she will expose it to the emperor."

Hearing this, Xiao Ruan was startled, and opened his mouth to refute: "You are talking nonsense, Mr. Huo will never do anything against etiquette..."

"Lord Huo may not have done anything against etiquette in the past, but if he meets the empress, then it's not necessarily so."

Zhao Yan interrupted Xiao Ruan in a deep voice, with a playful gleam in his eyes.A white light flashed in Xiao Ruan's mind, all the previous guesses flooded his mind, and his expression changed drastically.

She had guessed that something must have happened between the queen and Huo Ming before, which would affect Huo Xun. Zhao Yan's statement was indeed unbelievable, but it was not impossible.

"I'm afraid you don't know that the empress and Huo Xun's mother admired Mrs. Huo at the beginning. Maybe Mrs. Huo recalled the past and found that the woman he loved so much was actually the queen, isn't it very likely?"

Facing Xiao Ruan's shocked gaze, Zhao Yan hooked the corners of his lips, and raised his glass nonchalantly, as if the words just now didn't come from his mouth.

"No, the queen deliberately designed Mr. Huo, the purpose is to threaten Huo Xun to help you ascend the throne!"

Xiao Ruan frowned tightly, and quickly figured out the truth.

The relationship between Huo Ming and the queen is not simple, but Huo Ming is by no means a frivolous person, and now Huo Xun's biological mother has passed away for ten years.No matter how strong the feelings are, they have long been forgotten, otherwise Liu Shi would not appear by his side.

Moreover, the empress has a noble status, and there are countless maids by her side, so even if Huo Ming wanted to do something to the empress, he would have no chance.

Therefore, there is only one possibility, that is, the queen deliberately designed Huo Ming, and also arranged witnesses and evidence.

"Ruan'er feels that the truth is not important anymore. What is important now is that if Huo Xun refuses to agree, this matter will reach the ears of the emperor. At that time, not only the Dingguo government, but also the Korean government, and all All people related to Huo Ming will have accidents."

Here Xiao Ruan was frowning, Zhao Yan suddenly leaned forward, and the corners of his mouth became wider: "Ruan'er, Huo Xun and you have no choice."

The windows in the box were closed tightly, but Xiao Ruan suddenly felt a gust of cold wind blowing from nowhere.

There is no choice... There is no choice...

Zhao Yan's voice lingered in her mind like a ghost.

Xiao Ruan stared closely at the smiling man in front of him, and an uncontrollable anger suddenly surged from his heart.Suddenly he grabbed the tea bowl on the table and splashed it out with lightning speed, Zhao Yan's face was immediately covered with water.

The transparent liquid dripped down Zhao Yan's cheeks, and there was no smile on the face still stained with tea leaves.The hand holding the tea bowl seemed to be stiff, but the bulging veins on the back of the hand were clearly suppressing his anger.

"Zhao Yan, you are so shameless that you can even do this kind of thing!"

Xiao Ruan's voice trembled at the end, and the anger in his eyes almost turned into reality, projecting onto Zhao Yan: "Zhao Yan, listen to me, who said we have no choice, let me tell you, your conspiracy is absolutely Will not succeed!"

Putting the empty tea bowl in his hand heavily on the table, Xiao Ruan glared at Zhao Yan again, and left without looking back.

The sound of the teacup colliding with the table was dull and clear, but Xiao Ruan, who slammed the door, didn't know it. The moment she turned around angrily, the corners of Zhao Yan's mouth, which was still stained with tea leaves, suddenly curled up, revealing a cold smile ...

"General, the person who went to follow has returned. He said that Madam went to the gate of the palace and met Zhao Yan again."

In the barracks, Li Yan respectfully reported the report of his subordinates to Huo Xun, and at the end he couldn't help showing a worried expression: "General, Madam went to the west courtyard to meet the master yesterday, I'm afraid I already know about it."

Hearing this, Huo Xun's hand holding the wine glass paused, blackness quickly settled in his eyes, and it took a long time before he seemed to suddenly react, and suddenly poured the wine into his mouth.

The spicy liquid slid down the throat and into the stomach, causing a burning sensation.

Putting down the wine glass, Huo Xun frowned, raised his head in a hoarse voice: "I see, you go down."

Seeing this, Li Yan became a little more worried: "General, that cousin..."

"Go down!"

Before Li Yan could finish speaking, Huo Xun cut it off with a stern shout, staring at a pair of red eyes, like a lion almost raging.

Li Yan opened his mouth, immediately lowered his eyes and backed out slowly.

As Huo Xun's personal bodyguard, Li Yan saw clearly the misunderstanding between Huo Xun and Xiao Ruan.

These two people have been completely at odds with each other these days. Unless necessary, the two have hardly any communication.

If Li Yun hadn't revealed some of Xiao Ruan's plans yesterday when he asked him about Huo Xun's whereabouts, Huo Xun would not have let him send someone to follow Xiao Ruan to investigate where she has been and what she has done recently.

Seeing that Xiao Ruan was about to find out the truth, Li Yan thought that Huo Xun really shouldn't be entangled with Su Qingqing anymore, so as not to deepen the misunderstanding.

But now it seems that he is obviously troublesome.

Looking back at someone in the room who was quite depressed, Li Yan sighed in his heart, and finally walked away...

On the other side, Xiao Ruan has been restless since he came back from Zuixianlou, anxiously waiting for Huo Xun's return.

However, when it was fully time to rest, I heard Huo Xun's voice coming back.

"My husband seems to be quite busy these days, but I don't know what you are busy with?"

The candlelight was dim, Xiao Ruan saw Huo Xun's figure from the bronze mirror, waved to Zhuyun, and ordered her to leave.

Huo Xun's eyes flickered slightly, and he walked forward slowly, took the initiative to pick up the wooden comb that Zhuyun put down, combed Xiao Ruan's hair, and said in a low voice: "My husband has neglected his wife during this time, please don't blame her."

The man's movements were gentle, just like when the two were most intimate, but Xiao Ruan could feel the alienation in the other's voice through the bronze mirror.

With her eyes fixed, she suddenly stretched out her hand, took the initiative to hold Huo Xun's hand, and slowly turned her body to face Huo Xun.

"So what if I blame you?"

The expression on Xiao Ruan's face was so serious that Huo Xun was stunned for a long time before withdrawing his hand in embarrassment: "Madam is definitely not a woman who will argue with me."

"Never will?"

Xiao Ruan let out a self-deprecating chuckle, and muttered to herself: "Master, you are wrong, I really blame you, blame you, and I will really care about you."

After saying that, without waiting for Huo Xun's reaction, Xiao Ruan suddenly raised his head, and his sharp gaze went straight to Huo Xun's eyes.

"Msister, tell me why Zhao Yan threatened you, and do you have something in his hands?"

"Ruan'er, why are you asking about this again? I've told you before that I have absolutely no reason to fall into his hands. Just take good care of your baby and stop thinking about it."

Different from Xiao Ruan's anxiety, Huo Xun's expression was as usual, patiently comforting her. If she hadn't confirmed that Zhao Yan was telling the truth, she might really be deceived by Huo Xun.

"How dare you swear to me that you didn't?"

"As long as you can stop thinking about it, Ruan'er, so what if I swear? I'm willing to swear."

Huo Xun couldn't help but blurted out after thinking, without even blinking his eyes, Xiao Ruan's eyes looked at her face carefully, feeling more and more disappointed in his heart.

She knew that Huo Xun was devastated by Zhao Yan's threat, but this person wanted to make an illusion of peace in front of her.

Could it be that she is not trusted by Huo Xun?
Or, in Huo Xun's view, I can only share joys and sorrows with him, not suffering?
Resisting the soreness in her heart, Xiao Ruan took a deep breath, and suddenly didn't want to look at the man again: "Since that's the case, Xianggong will remember what I said, so that in the future..."

"Brother Xun! Qingqing is so scared, come out quickly!"

At this moment, there was a sudden violent slapping sound from outside the door, and Su Qingqing's voice came in from outside.

(End of this chapter)