Xiao Yun knew Wang Qingyao was looking for him and immediately bid farewell to those around him, rushing over.
"Missing me already?" he asked with a playful, impudent grin.
Seeing Wang Qingyao's serious expression, his smile gradually faded, and his demeanor became solemn as well.
"What's wrong? What happened?"
Wang Qingyao recounted what Madam Wei had told her.
Xiao Yun's brow furrowed. "You are devoted to love, how can you abandon your man? If it were for Wang Zhi, what would you do? What does that mean?"
"You don't know what it means either?"
Xiao Yun: "How could I possibly know? She was threatening you. But the latter part, this 'Wang' should refer to me, meaning this matter cannot be known by me. What matter?"
Wang Qingyao stared at him, wide-eyed: "I don't know what matter either."
"Think carefully, have you ever done anything to betray me?"
Wang Qingyao shot him a glare. "Get lost, be serious."
"Then do you have any secrets?"
Wang Qingyao's heart skipped a beat. Her secrets were transmigration and clairvoyance, but Grand Tutor Wei couldn't possibly know.
She frowned, pondering. Looking up, she noticed Xiao Yun staring intently at her face. As she met his gaze, he guiltily looked away.
She snorted inwardly. They said a hundred days of affection after a day of marriage, yet this scoundrel still harbored suspicions about her. Truly a渣男 (scumbag), a scumbag, a great scumbag!
Wang Qingyao cursed Xiao Yun profusely in her mind, but outwardly maintained an expression of deep confusion and shook her head. "I have no other secrets. I've told you all my secrets, and you know them all. There's nothing you don't know."
She said it so casually and sincerely that Xiao Yun felt ashamed. How could he doubt his beloved Princess Consort?
He took her hand and said, "Could it be that Grand Tutor Wei misunderstood? If so, you don't need to pay him any mind."
Wang Qingyao shook her head. "No, I must go to the meeting and see what this old geezer is up to. We can't always be on the defensive; we need to take the initiative."
Xiao Yun nodded. "I'll accompany you."
The back mountain of the Duke of Zhongyong's mansion had a small bamboo grove, lush and verdant at this season. The place wasn't particularly hidden, but very few people came here.
Wang Qingyao stood by the wall, scanning the bamboo grove. Only Grand Tutor Wei was there, his hands clasped behind his back, looking like a smug, petty man.
Xiao Yun suddenly stopped, gazing at Wang Qingyao. "Take Zhenzhu with you. I'll wait for you here. If there's any danger, just shout loudly."
Wang Qingyao looked at him, puzzled.
He gently stroked her hair a few times. "If there is a secret you don't want me to know, it would be embarrassing for you if I were standing there, wouldn't it? If I want to know, I hope you'll tell me yourself, not hear it from someone else."
Wang Qingyao's breath hitched, and she looked at him, touched.
"Your Highness..."
"Do you think I look particularly handsome like this?"
Wang Qingyao: "..."
About two meters away from Grand Tutor Wei, Wang Qingyao stopped Zhenzhu.
Grand Tutor Wei turned at the sound of footsteps and looked at Wang Qingyao as she approached, a hint of displeasure on his face.
"Didn't I say only you were allowed to come alone?"
Wang Qingyao smiled. "I wouldn't dare come alone. You've tried to kill me more than once."
Grand Tutor Wei sneered. "I don't care. Your reputation is at stake anyway. The more people who know, the less it benefits you."
Wang Qingyao chuckled twice and eyed him coldly.
"I heard Madam Tian came to see you a few days ago."
"And so?"
"Do you find it strange? But I'm telling you, if you don't tell me the source of that novel, I'll make Madam Tian's words come true!"
Grand Tutor Wei had a stern face, very thin, resembling a withered, sinister villain from a comic, especially with the fierce glint in his eyes and the cold smile on his lips at this moment, making him look even more villainous.
Wang Qingyao felt a surge of disgust. "Are you saying that if I don't tell you, you'll send someone to kill Tian Yu?"
"Precisely!"
Wang Qingyao shrugged. "Whatever. Tian Yu isn't anyone to me. What does his life or death have to do with me?"
Grand Tutor Wei let out a dry chuckle. "You attempted suicide for Tian Yu, how can you not care about his life or death?"
Wang Qingyao's heart sank. She knew the leverage Grand Tutor Wei was talking about.
The original host had attempted suicide for Tian Yu!!
This was a huge weakness!
What man could accept his wife having attempted suicide for another man?
How deep must the love be to commit suicide for a man?
Wang Qingyao's thoughts raced, her mind spinning like an electric motor.
She needed to find a plausible excuse to gloss over this matter quickly, without arousing Xiao Yun's suspicion.
Of course, she wouldn't hide it from Xiao Yun. Regardless of the reason, hiding it now would only lead to bigger problems later.
Seeing Wang Qingyao's expression change, Grand Tutor Wei felt smug. The corners of his mouth curved upwards slightly, and his tone became more polite. "This matter has nothing to do with the Princess Consort. As long as the Princess Consort cooperates with me obediently, I will keep this matter buried."