CHAPTER 704: CHAPTER 571: SHE BEGINS TO SUSPECT, FENG XUN’S SECRET

Ye Lingyue’s request once again surprised Emperor Beiqing; he had originally thought that Ye Lingyue would request something else, such as marrying into the Feng Residence.

North of Purple Bamboo Ridge is desolate and secluded; although it is Beiqing’s territory, Emperor Beiqing has long since stopped valuing it.

In Emperor Beiqing’s eyes, that region, despite its vastness, pales in comparison to the wealth of the Feng Residence.

"Then I shall grant Yue Marquis’s request. Starting today, the territory north of Purple Bamboo Ridge will be permanently given to Yue Marquis." Emperor Beiqing appeared in good spirits and readily agreed to Ye Lingyue’s request.

The palace banquet continued, with envoys from different countries presenting their congratulatory gifts and blessings. However, after the earlier display with the Qiankun Purple Dragon Robe, both Emperor Beiqing and the civil and military officials saw the Yue Marquis from Daxia in a new light.

Chen Mu had already returned to his seat; he had lost face for himself and for the Kaijiang Prince Manor today and was in a bad mood, drowning his sorrows in drink.

Cong Lv, having lost his Weapons, also looked upset.

However, Feng Xun was leisurely enjoying his drink.

Among all those present, Ye Lingyue was the happiest.

Xiahou Qi had already permanently bestowed a piece of Daxia to Ye Lingyue. Together with the additional territory from Emperor Beiqing, after this event, most of the Xixia Plain and the entire Purple Bamboo Ridge, including Mercenary City, were under her command.

The proposal by Jin Wu Old Monster to establish the Ten Thousand Beasts Territory was also starting to take shape.

This trip to Beiqing had completed the mission given by Xiahou Qi and had also granted her complete governance over the territory she wished for; two-thirds of the journey was already accomplished.

What remained, a third of it, was the illness of Feng Xun.

However... Ye Lingyue slightly turned her head to look at Feng Xun.

Feng Xun seemed no different, currently handling a few courtiers.

Nodding and engaging in toasts, everything appeared so normal.

But a knot formed in Ye Lingyue’s heart because, just then, she suddenly realized something she had never noticed before.

Feng Xun actually knew martial arts.

Ye Lingyue reflexively tightened her grip on her wine cup; the cup, just filled with wine, spilled over, but Ye Lingyue was oblivious.

The earlier blade strike, which Feng Xun claimed was the Feng Residence’s unique family move "Emperor Blade Chant," did not use Primordial Power.

Emperor Beiqing believed Feng Xun’s words, as did the civil and military officials, foreign envoys, and even Chen Mu, but Ye Lingyue alone did not believe it.

There was good reason: the Qiankun Purple Dragon Robe was refined by Ye Lingyue herself, intended as a congratulatory gift for Emperor Beiqing from the beginning.

Thus, she put a lot of thought into it, one of the most unique features being the hidden Golden Dragon.

Only when it came into contact with Primordial Power would the dragon on the Qiankun Purple Dragon Robe reveal itself.

Ye Lingyue had planned to use the Ba Feng Blade, not only to destroy Cong Lv’s Spiritual Artifact in vengeance for his previous troubles but also to embarrass Chen Mu and let her own Primordial Power reveal the Golden Dragon.

Her plan was flawless, except for one overlooked detail.

She had not expected Feng Xun to respond to Chen Mu’s provocation and come forward to request using the blade.

Under those circumstances, she could not bear to stop Feng Xun, fearing it would hurt his self-esteem.

But in reality, Feng Xun had fooled everyone.

He knew martial arts; if not, the Golden Dragon on the Qiankun Purple Dragon Robe would not have been revealed.

If Chen Mu thought Feng Xun was incapable and would not use Primordial Power, then the only possibility left was Feng Xun himself.

Thinking of Feng Xun, even hiding things from her made Ye Lingyue feel somewhat uncomfortable.

That man, she had already regarded him as her other half, yet he had never told her that he knew martial arts.

At this moment, a palace maid approached and served Ye Lingyue a dish.

Ye Lingyue withdrew her thoughts and exchanged a quick glance with the palace maid.

"Boss, be careful of Xue Pianran, she and her maid want to use a disfiguring liquid to frame you," Ye Lingyue heard the familiar voice of Little Wuya.

Ye Lingyue kept her composure and glanced at Xue Pianran.

As Little Wuya, disguised as a palace maid, got up, Ye Lingyue happened to see Xue Pianran coming from the opposite direction.

On Xue Pianran’s face was the smile Ye Lingyue hated the most.

She approached Ye Lingyue.

"Yue Marquis, let me toast to you."

"Heavenly Maiden, you are too kind," knowing there was deceit, Ye Lingyue did not expose it and very politely raised her wine cup; however, as the cup reached her lips, she saw Xue Pianran stumble, knocking over the entire table along with herself and the wine cup.

The wine along with the cups and dishes on the table spilled all over Ye Lingyue, ruining the splendid Beiqing Yunjin Palace Dress she was wearing.

"Yue Marquis, I am truly sorry, I must have drunk too much to lose my balance like this," Xue Pianran said with a panic-stricken face, repeatedly apologizing. "Your clothing is all dirty now, why not go down and change? I happened to bring a change of clothes, why don’t you follow my maid to change your outfit."

"It has to be this way then," Ye Lingyue, with a look of ’discontent’, could only stand up to bid farewell to Emperor Beiqing before leaving with Lian Yu to change clothes.

Seeing Ye Lingyue leave, joy uncontrollably surged within Xue Pianran.

Feng Xun looked thoughtfully at Xue Pianran for a few moments, as Xue Pianran sneered.

Feng Xun, you really like Ye Lingyue, don’t you? I would like to see, once you discover your Ye Lingyue has turned into an ugly monster, if you will still like her.

After waiting nearly half an hour, Ye Lingyue had not returned, and Feng Xun noticeably became distracted.

Xue Pianran also became very anxious, not knowing if Lian Yu had succeeded or not.

At this time, a palace maid hurriedly walked over.

"Heavenly Maiden, there is a sister named Lian Yu, I don’t know if she is your maid? She asked me to pass a message, saying there is an urgent matter and asks the Heavenly Maiden to meet her in the side hall."

Damn it, Lian Yu might have messed things up.

Xue Pianran cursed inwardly.

That girl Lian Yu, not as good as my previous maid, she’s timid, and might indeed spoil the plan.

Xue Pianran could only smile while getting up, making up an excuse, and hurriedly left Chuyun Palace.

The side hall of Chuyun Palace, a place usually used by Emperor Beiqing and the princes and princesses for resting, was specially arranged tonight for the ladies to dress and change clothes.

Arriving at the side hall, Xue Pianran dismissed the palace maid.

Xue Pianran, alone, walked through the quiet corridor and pushed open the door of the side hall.

At this time, everyone else was still at the main hall attending the feast, only a bright pine oil lamp was lit in the side hall, and standing in front of the clothing was Lian Yu.

Without any suspicion, Xue Pianran approached and instantly asked.

"Lian Yu, where is that wretched Ye Lingyue?"