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Even so, it was still too close, which made Xiao Yan's ears turn slightly red, as she had never had such intimate contact with a man before.
"What is it? Please finish speaking quickly, Lord Marquis, and then leave!" Xiao Yan felt her heart beating faster, and then looked at Wei Tingyu and spoke directly.
She was now terrified that this man would suddenly become a beast and turn her around, pinning her to the bed and committing those filthy acts!
That would be the end of it! He wouldn't dare ask for help because he was afraid of harming the innocent, so he'd have no choice but to give in to this guy…
The thought of such a terrible outcome made Xiao Yan involuntarily tense.
"Your Majesty, please don't panic!" Wei Tingyu smiled faintly and looked at her, saying, "I only heard about the Empress of Dawu when I was far away in the capital. She is dignified, beautiful, and has a stunning appearance, so I came here specifically to see if she truly lives up to her reputation..."
"..." Just for this? Xiao Yan was stunned when she heard Wei Tingyu's words, and then her brows furrowed tightly.
If that's really the reason, then Wei Tingyu is clearly a lecherous scoundrel! I'm in real danger tonight!
"But now that we've met..." Wei Tingyu smiled and said after seeing the expression on Xiao Yan's face.
"How was it?" Xiao Yan was indignant when she heard Wei Tingyu's words, but when she heard the disappointment in his tone, her brows furrowed even more.
What woman could tolerate such words? Especially a proud woman like Xiao Yan, who now holds the title of Empress; who would dare say such things to her?
Did Wei Tingyu find her lacking in elegance and beauty after seeing her?
"Of course she's beautiful!" Wei Tingyu couldn't lie through his teeth. He wasn't blind; how could he say Xiao Yan wasn't beautiful?
"However, this rumor is inaccurate!" he said without thinking.
"What? Does Your Highness think that besides being dignified, beautiful, and stunningly gorgeous, I have other special qualities?" In terms of beauty, Xiao Yan certainly believed that she was second to none! Therefore, she couldn't accept being belittled by Wei Tingyu, so she asked directly.
"Of course!" Wei Tingyu nodded, turned his head to look at Xiao Yan, and then slowly lowered his head to get closer to her face.
Xiao Yan didn't expect that the other party would bring their face closer without saying a word!
She subconsciously shrank her neck, but even her long, slender neck had its limits, and Wei Tingyu quickly pressed her right in front of her.
Their noses almost touched, and she could even feel the warm breath from Wei Tingyu's mouth and nose spraying onto her face!
"Besides being dignified, beautiful, and stunningly gorgeous... Your Majesty is also deep-thinking, cunning, and ruthless!" Wei Tingyu said this in an almost flirtatious tone.
Xiao Yan was completely dumbfounded when she heard this!
What's going on? Judging from the way Wei Tingyu clung to me just now, he's clearly driven mad by lust! He should be flirting with me right now!
However, to my surprise, the other party suddenly changed the subject, saying that I was deep-thinking, scheming, and ruthless?
Are these three words used to describe beautiful women?
Was Wei Tingyu's behavior just now really an attempt to flirt with him?
"What does Marquis Jining mean by this?" After a few breaths, Xiao Yan finally reacted, frowned, turned her head to the side, and said angrily.
You should know that being dignified and beautiful has always been her public persona! Apart from her closest female officials, no one knows how much scheming she is!
Now that Wei Tingyu has exposed her to her face, she is naturally embarrassed, but she still puts on a pitiful expression as if she has been wronged.
"Why did Your Majesty allow Princess Ying to disguise herself as a man to welcome back Emperor Wu?" Wei Tingyu was well prepared for Xiao Yan's trick and asked with a smile.
"You saw it all?" Xiao Yan was stunned for a moment before she realized what was happening.
So Wei Tingyu was already in the main hall all along, and he must have seen everything that happened when I was putting on an act in front of Yang Ying.
But if that's the case, wouldn't he have seen me taking a bath and changing clothes after I saw Yang Ying off?
No! There's something more important right now! If Wei Tingyu goes out and spreads the news that he deliberately sent Yang Ying on this mission, then the rest of the plan might really fail!
"My lord, what are you saying?" Thinking of this, Xiao Yan immediately put on an even more aggrieved look, as if it really was a huge misunderstanding.
He frowned and said in a low voice, "That's because Princess Ying insisted on doing it this way, and even threatened to not get up until she agreed..."
"Since you, Lord Marquis, have seen it, why blame me?"
"Or perhaps... Xiao Yan is a very clever and quick-witted woman, and she quickly grasped one point in the problem and began to fight back."
He turned his head and stared at Wei Tingyu with wide eyes, saying, "Does Your Excellency actually have feelings for Princess Ying of Dawu?"
Wow! So you've already shifted the focus, huh? She's definitely not a simple girl!
Wei Tingyu smiled slightly, but nodded without hesitation and said, "Princess Ying is so cute and innocent, what man wouldn't like her?"
Xiao Yan was surprised that Wei Tingyu admitted it so readily. She blinked and opened her mouth, but for a moment she didn't know what to say.
Princess Ying volunteered to serve as a special envoy in order to gain merit and be awarded a title! And to obtain the right to choose her own husband!
"Could it be that she did this for the sake of the Marquis?"
"Have the Marquis and Princess Ying already secretly pledged their lives to each other?"
The more Xiao Yan talked, the more likely it seemed. At this moment, she realized that she seemed to have inadvertently learned a secret.
"Your Majesty need not worry about my affair with Princess Ying!" Wei Tingyu smiled, then looked at Xiao Yan, who was completely bewildered, and said directly, "But wasn't the reason Your Majesty chose Princess Ying precisely because you saw this characteristic in her?"
"Regardless of whether Princess Ying currently has someone she likes, her desire to control her own love is very strong!"
"So as long as she knows that she will receive a fief of three thousand households after welcoming Emperor Wu back, she will definitely volunteer!"
"As for the matter between Princess Ying and me, it was merely a coincidence!"
Wei Tingyu essentially admitted that he and Princess Ying had feelings for each other, and at the same time, he explained to Xiao Yan why he had asked her about Princess Ying.
Xiao Yan was truly stunned, because Wei Tingyu was absolutely right! It was because Yang Ying was the only girl in the imperial clan who might take the bait!
Yang Ying lacked political experience and was easily manipulated by emotions, making her the best candidate to carry out this high-risk mission.
She had originally planned to send someone to invite Princess Yang Ying to her palace to reenact the play, but the little girl came on her own, saving her some trouble.
Only now did Xiao Yan realize that Wei Tingyu had been involved in this whole affair!
However, this would cause trouble. If Wei Tingyu really liked Yang Ying, he certainly wouldn't sit idly by and watch that little girl fall into his trap!
"What is Your Excellency saying? I don't understand!" At this moment, Xiao Yan was completely unable to put on airs in front of Wei Tingyu, and she no longer referred to herself as "this palace" but instead used "I" to refer to herself.
At this point, she naturally had to stick to her guns and not reveal all her plans.
She didn't believe Wei Tingyu could know all the details!
As long as you stubbornly deny it, there's still a chance to deceive the Marquis of Jining and make him believe that you genuinely want to bring back Emperor Wu!
Seeing Xiao Yan's expression, Wei Tingyu smiled faintly and then said, "It's alright if Your Majesty doesn't want to say it directly. Why don't I guess?"
"After your emperor was captured, your empress pretended to be pregnant in order to seize the power of regent, but in reality she was not carrying a child!"
"Princess Ying's disguise as a man poses a great risk! If Anguo discovers this, the camp's plan will fail!"
"Even Emperor Wu and Princess Ying could be executed by Anguo in his rage!"
"This move can directly eliminate potential competitors for the throne! For example, the Prince of Danyang..."
"After all, such a major oversight must be his responsibility as regent! Surely we can't blame the women in the harem?"
"At the same time, it can pave the way for the fictional prince in the Empress's womb!"
With a slight smile, Wei Tingyu used a series of words to reveal all of Xiao Yan's previous plans!
Xiao Yan, who had originally wanted to argue a bit, was now completely dumbfounded, because Wei Tingyu's plan was exactly the same as her own!
"What you're saying, Lord Marquis... who knows if Anguo will see through this?" Xiao Yan was no ordinary person after all. After a few seconds of shock, she quickly composed herself and then smiled as she spoke again: "If it really succeeds, wouldn't all my plans have been in vain?"
"How could it have succeeded?" Wei Tingyu looked at Xiao Yan and laughed. He stepped forward, grabbed Xiao Yan's wrist, and pretended to check her pulse before letting go.
"Her Majesty is not pregnant at all! This is a huge lie!"
"Ever since you told this lie in court, you never intended for Emperor Wu to return safely, did you? Otherwise, how could you have covered up such a colossal lie?"
Wei Tingyu currently doesn't understand medicine, but that doesn't stop him from showing off.
Xiao Yan didn't know that this guy was just putting on an act. When Wei Tingyu directly revealed that she had faked her pregnancy, she knew that she couldn't hide it from him anymore.
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Chapter 178 Empress Xiao Yan's Active Seduction!
"Your Majesty could pretend to secretly arrange for Princess Ying to disguise herself as a man and go on a diplomatic mission, while at the same time secretly sending someone to leak this matter to the An Kingdom!"
Seeing that Xiao Yan wasn't saying anything but her eyes were darting around, Wei Tingyu knew that this girl was thinking of a plan again, so he simply said, "Wouldn't this make things foolproof?"
"Use Anguo to eliminate Emperor Wu and Princess Ying, and at the same time make the regent Prince Danyang responsible for this matter!"
"From now on, Your Majesty the Empress will be in charge of the court of Wu Kingdom!"
"In a few months, we'll bring in another illegitimate child, pretending it's your own. That way, we can deceive everyone and secure your position as regent empress dowager!"
As Wei Tingyu's words became increasingly blunt, Xiao Yan resignedly closed her eyes. At that moment, she knew that any further attempts to argue were pointless.
Because what Wei Tingyu said was completely correct, exactly the same as his previous plan!
When she looked up at Wei Tingyu, there was even a hint of doubt and panic in her eyes!
She had been planning this for a long time and absolutely did not believe that Wei Tingyu could find out through some means!
Besides, the people around her are loyal and would never betray her!
Then there is only one explanation! That is, although this Marquis of Jining has only been in Wudu for a few days, he has thoroughly understood the situation in the court and the harem, as well as the people's hearts!
At the same time, he also has an incredibly sharp eye, able to see through his own plans at a glance!
Xiao Yan originally thought the plan was flawless and would surely succeed if it were executed.