After marrying a sickly and powerful official, Jiaojiao cries every day

Feng Qiwu seemed to be looking for something, groping back and forth on her white wrist.

The slight tingling sensation from the fingertips lightly scratching the skin made Wen Ranyan laugh out loud. The overly seductive laughter spread beside his ears, and a seductive look spread across her eyes in an instant, captivating his heart.

"What are you doing? It's itchy." Wen Ranyan pushed him with her other hand and leaned back, trying to avoid his sudden attack.

Feng Qiwu pressed his big hand against her slender waist and pulled her closer. The two of them pressed tightly against each other, and their breathing became slightly warm and lingering in the sticky wind.

With his fingertips, he suddenly took out a few cards from Wen Ranyan's sleeve.

"I suspect you are cheating." Feng Qiwu twisted the cards, put them close to her ear, and said what he had not finished just now.

He stared at her closely, his eyes burning and his tone leisurely and tender.

When Wen Ranyan saw that his plan to cheat was exposed, there was no panic on his face. On the contrary, he remained calm and composed, and even had a bit of cunning and arrogance.

She stared at his slender fingers and said with a smile, "All is fair in war. Didn't you learn this when you were reading military books?"

"I never thought that you would have such bad intentions in this kind of entertainment."

Feng Qiwu lifted her chin with the bird card, forcing her to look into his eyes, then moved closer and pressed his forehead against hers. His voice, which was somewhat mysterious, was close to her ears, rising and falling gracefully.

"So what if you have a lot of bad intentions? It's also your fault that you are too naive and your skills are not as good as others." Wen Ranyan felt her ears burning hot. She smiled and took the card from his hand, trying to avoid him intentionally.

But the power in his palm was amazing. She had no way to avoid it and could only be held tightly. She could also feel his strong and powerful arms and bulging muscles more and more clearly.

Just a slight touch and the fingertips were stained with a layer of scorching heat.

"Do you want to play another round?" Feng Qiwu tucked her hair behind her ears, with a tender smile in his eyes.

Wen Ranyan immediately lost interest, turned his head away, and said in a faint voice, "You have discovered my tricks, so there is no point in going on. Are we going to see who is better at cheating?"

Feng Qiwu pretended to think about it for a while, and then he said slowly, "It's not impossible."

Wen Ranyan threw away the card in his hand without even looking at it again, "I don't think it's good. I'm tired of it."

She would quickly lose interest in whatever she was doing, and would never be motivated again. However, she was inevitably a little special towards Feng Qiwu, and was relatively tolerant of him. She was always different from those things or objects that she would quickly get tired of.

"I get bored quickly."

Feng Qiwu held her chin, his eyes were as black as ink, his thin lips moved, and he said something with an ambiguous meaning.

Then he remembered something, undercurrents gathered in his eyes, surging like waves, dark and dangerous. He pinched the tender flesh around her lips with his fingertips for a while, until it turned bright red, then he softened his movements.

Heartless women get boring so quickly.

He was just like that card, discarded like a worn-out shoe, no one even looked at him anymore.

Wen Ranyan grabbed his fingers, smiling brightly, with a heartless look on her face, "What did you just think of?"

Feng Qiwu's eyes were filled with a dark light, but she remained silent and said stubbornly, "I didn't think anything."

"Oh." Wen Ranyan's voice ended in a curled tone, and a hint of mischief flashed in her charming eyes.

Seeing her heartless appearance, Feng Qiwu's eyebrows were sharp, and the surging dark color was mixed with undisguised desire. He leaned down, pressed forward, and kissed her tender lips.

He pried open her teeth and pushed straight in, twisting and turning her body. His strong force and wild movements seemed to be venting his dissatisfaction.

There was a hint of moisture in the corners of Wen Ranyan's eyes, and she put her hand on his chest and pushed him.

Seeing that she couldn't push him away, she used her fingers to tickle him. Every time she tickled him, ripples spread out, making people's spines soften.

Feng Qiwu's lips curled up into a smile, and he reached out to tickle her, which instantly caused the woman to giggle.

The two of them kept making noises together for a long time; even the palace guards who were keeping watch outside the bedroom heard bursts of laughter coming from inside, and for a moment they could hardly believe their ears.

Everyone said that their new emperor was decisive, vicious and cruel. Even the wife whom the new emperor favored would not dare to disobey him too much.

But now everything has refreshed their cognition. The new emperor's joyful laughter is all because of that lady?

This is really incredible.

The night was dim, white sands flowed in the air, laughter continued in the bedroom, and the time seemed peaceful and tranquil.

In contrast, the situation on the side of Prince Yongqing Helian Yue was gloomy and the atmosphere was depressing.

The candlelight in the inner hall flickered, and the light and shadow were hazy. No matter how beautiful the candlelight was, it could not burn away the gloom and sadness of the past few days.

Helian Yue sat in the main seat at the top and secretly met with several retainers who were kept in the capital. They sat at the bottom, on his left and right sides.

The night wind blew, and the shadows of several people were projected on the white wall, swaying and gradually lengthening. In the silent atmosphere, there was a sense of mysteriousness and ferocity.

After a long silence, Helian Yue raised his head in the light and shadow, his eyes full of darkness, "Recently, due to corruption, the new emperor has purged many officials with lightning speed, causing panic among the people. The originally arrogant noble families are now keeping their tails between their legs, fearing that they will be implicated."

He paused, his voice was hoarse and tired. "But if you look closely, all the ministers purged by Feng Qiwu were actually people related to this king, and he mentioned the arms issue in the court. Could it be that he has discovered something and is killing the chicken to scare the monkey?"

"What do you think about this?"

After saying this, he looked at the guests.

It would be more accurate to say that he was a counselor rather than a retainer. He was not very smart and could not figure out many twists and turns, so naturally he had to spend a lot of money to hire some counselors to give him advice.

The inner hall was quiet for a while, and after a few breaths, a counselor said, "But that batch of arms was shipped to Yizhou, what does it have to do with you, Prince Yongqing?"

He paused, and then said, "The new emperor's move is probably intended to stir up trouble and make people panic, which will expose his true colors. The more it is at this moment, the more Prince Yongqing must keep his composure. As long as we are frank and don't leave any evidence, the new emperor will not be able to do anything to us."

As soon as the words fell, another counselor said, "I have the same idea. The new emperor must have been holding back because he had no real evidence. Prince Yongqing does not need to worry too much."

When Helian Yue heard the voice, he naturally understood the principle of keeping calm and showing it without revealing it.

But the account books accumulated year after year were like a guillotine that could chop down at any time. Even if it was hidden well, he dared not underestimate Feng Qiwu's methods, nor did he dare to gamble his life on them.

The situation in the capital is tense now. How can we burn everything down without anyone noticing?

Perhaps seeing through his thoughts, the counselor offered another suggestion: "Tomorrow is the day for the Duke's Mansion to worship their ancestors. We can use this as an excuse to get them to do their job."

Helian Yue's mind suddenly became active. In the past, the ancestor worship activities of the Duke's Mansion were always grand, with the burning of paper money and tin foil being indispensable. If the account books were secretly burned at that time, it would naturally not arouse suspicion.

Helian Yue was still very panicked. The incident in the Imperial Garden the day before yesterday had disturbed him. Feng Qiwu might have known about his relationship with the Duke's Mansion, but he couldn't help but feel lucky.

After all, it was a romantic matter, and Helian Yue didn't dare tell it to his advisers, as he felt he would lose face and his privacy.

He was silent for a moment, then said in a deep voice: "In this case, this is the only way to do it——"

The next day.

As expected, the people from the Duke's Mansion went into the mountains to worship their ancestors. It was a sunny day and the journey was peaceful, just like usual, but the excessive peace seemed as if a storm was about to come.

Then a few days passed peacefully. Wen Ranyan cut a few branches of flowers outside the window and leisurely learned how to arrange flowers in the hall.

The flowers in the auspicious cloud white jade vase were lush and flourishing. She picked and chose them, and although they were arranged in a mess, they still had a unique charm.

When they were in high spirits, Sijin suddenly came into the palace and reported, "Madam, Miss Zhou from the Duke's Mansion wants to see you."