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Chapter 52: Drifting like snow

In the evening, with the sound of "Concubine Zhen arrived", Cao Rui and others immediately went to the front yard to welcome him.

Zhou Yang knelt with other palace maids, but he didn't dare to look up, but he could see a pair of wearing gorgeous long skirts coming on the floor. There were not many people coming. It seemed that the most eye-catching one was the legendary Concubine Zhen.

However, it seems different from Empress Guo’s outfit that Cao Pi is also dressed as a wife and concubine. Concubine Zhen added a long white cloak that also mopped the floor.

Although she couldn't see her walking posture, in this slightly cool autumn, she felt like she was covered in early snow.

Zhou Yang couldn't help but secretly shift his eyes, and saw that the snow-like Concubine Zhen was already here from afar.

Cao Rui was helped up by his biological mother. After a conversation between the two, everyone stood up.

At this time, Zhou Yang looked at Zhen Fei closer and closer, and knew that he shouldn't have done so. After all, he was still an eunuch, but he could not control his eyes and could not take his eyes away for a long time.

Until Cao Rui shouted, "Xiao Dingzi goes in and prepares."

Zhou Yang came to his senses only then, but he kept taking a sneak peek at the end of his eyes.

Others are either Zhen Fei’s personal eunuch or palace maids, so naturally they will not lose their composure because of how charming Zhen Fei is placed in front of them.

Therefore, the fake eunuch was at a loss, and although he had tried his best to control it to the minimum, it still aroused the curiosity of Concubine Zhen.

Zhou Yang knew that he was almost exposed to his stomach, so he hurried into the hall and continued to bend down to welcome the mother and son.

When the snow-white Concubine Zhen appeared again, Cao Rui also entered.

Fortunately, the position he stood blocked Zhou Yang's view, otherwise, at such a close distance, his disgusting expression would probably be even more obvious.

Finally, Cao Rui accompanied Zhen Fei to chat. Zhou Yang, who was standing beside him, could only see the beautiful woman's slender and dignified back, and then he remembered his task tonight, which was to not let go of every detail of the mother and son.

But no matter how close they are, they can never prove anything.

Zhou Yang couldn't help but feel confused, but he still pricked up his ears and did not let go of every sentence of their chat content, and even every word they had clearly put into his ears.

However, as a mother, Concubine Zhen, or talks about her son's concerns, was also talking about some painless family matters.

I thought Empress Guo would have tried more, but when she thought that Zhang Ju clearly mentioned that observing Concubine Zhen and Cao Rui's tasks tonight was even more important than admitting her relatives with blood, she had to be patient and dare not be distracted at all.

After a long time, Cao Rui issued an order to let everyone leave the room, and the mother and son wanted to chat alone.

Zhou Yang didn't care at first, but when he saw Wu E winked at him, he realized the really important topic, and it was just the beginning.

When everyone left, Zhou Yangcheng didn't notice him, and Wu'e cooperated from the side, he had already quietly hid behind the side of the fake stone mountain, preparing to find an opportunity to sneak in and eavesdrop on their conversation.

At this moment, he looked up at the roof and thought that this should be the best place in the world for eavesdropping on others.

There were not many people in the prince’s residence, and only a few eunuchs and palace maids came with Concubine Zhen.

Therefore, when Zhou Yang and others were nowhere to be around, they easily jumped up to the roof and climbed silently to Cao Rui's study.

In fact, there is no need to move the tiles. With his unusual hearing, he can clearly put all their conversations into his ears, but he still unconsciously removed the roof tiles half an inch.

Then he looked down, but sighed disappointedly, and quickly held his breath.

It is because I still can't clearly see the legendary beauty of Concubine Zhen, but I can see the snow-white breasts half hidden in the silky underwear and the black and shiny hair bundles.

"My mother must be very important to act recently." Cao Rui said in a heavy tone, "In the opinion of Erchen, the queen is probably going to start attacking us."

"How can I tell?" Zhen Fei's voice was as thin as soft silk, making people sound as pleasant as music.

Just as Cao Zhi mentioned in "The Goddess of Luo River" "It seems like the light clouds covering the moon, and the floating sky is like the flowing wind returning to the snow."

Zhou Yang, who was eavesdropping, almost jumped into the room impulsively and bet on the beauty's appearance.

However, when he heard Cao Rui mention Empress Guo, he did not dare to be distracted at all.

Concubine Zhen thought for a while and then said, "Does the emperor say that the queen shouldn't come tonight?"

Cao Rui shook his head and said, "On the contrary, the Queen Mother came tonight at the right time. Queen Guo had been putting eyeliners at her son's minister for many years and also said all the bad things about Queen Mother in his father's ear. Queen Guo would do it sooner or later."

Concubine Zhen sighed: "Your father is very fond of me. I believe the queen should not dare to act rashly!"

Cao Rui snorted coldly: "In fact, the person who secretly acquiesced Queen Guo to take action is the father. Otherwise, Queen Guo would never dare to do anything to her mother if she had one hundred courages."

Concubine Zhen still didn't believe that Cao Pi, who had always been doting on her, would acquiesce to Queen Guo to attack them and their son, and said, "Actually, if the emperor really wants to deal with us, mother and son, it's enough to say one thing, so why bother with such trouble?"

Cao Rui said: "Once, the mother and queen are both talented and beautiful, and there is no fault, and they have not fought for power and profit with the concubines in the palace. However, Queen Guo is very cunning, and she is not the only one who fans the flames in her ears. She also has accomplices and eunuchs who were pulled by her. The so-called three people become tigers. Over time, they will be born out of nothing, and the father will also have suspicion about her mother and queen."

Zhou Yang, who had been lying on the roof and eavesdropping, secretly praised in his heart. Cao Rui was already so thoughtful at such a young age.

I even knew that my residence was mixed into Queen Guo’s eyeliner. I wondered if I had been suspected, but it was still unknown.

As for Concubine Zhen, she really has no scheming. She is purely a woman who values ​​​​sensibility. She has neither her own opinions nor much guard against others.

In addition to her beauty and talent, if she is intrigued with Queen Guo in this ***, she is no match for her at all.

But when I thought about it, this may be the reason why both Cao Pi and Cao Zhi fell in love with her!

Empress Guo knew that she was not as good as Concubine Zhen, so she seized this weakness that no man could accept and found an opportunity to give Concubine Zhen a fatal blow. Don’t kill her at once.

No wonder Zhang Ju specially ordered that tonight would be more important than the task of recognizing relatives with blood.

The question is whether these conversations that have been eavesdropped must be told to Queen Guo the truth? What consequences will it bring to Cao Rui and Concubine Zhen?

Zhou Yang suddenly realized that he had a desire to test the mother and son, so he quickly calmed down and continued to listen.

"But the mother can rest assured. Queen Guo has her Zhang Liang's plan, and I have a wall ladder," Cao Rui snorted coldly, and said in a very unceremonious tone. "Queen Guo thought he was smart for a lifetime and put a spy on me. He planned to do it tonight, but he didn't know why I would sit and wait for the loss. The true strength behind the son minister is not even aware of the father."

"What exactly is the emperor planning to do?" Zhen Fei asked a little scaredly when she heard this.

"It is better to start first, then to start, and just before Queen Guo attacks us, my son has made all arrangements. Please rest assured, my mother." Cao Rui said confidently.

Zhou Yang felt his heart trembling when he heard this. The young prince seemed not very good, but he couldn't figure out what he had.

No wonder Wu E has been here for so many years but still cannot gain her trust.

It seems that there is no one in the prince's residence, but it is indeed as Cao Rui said. It is the safest, most reliable and most cautious place in the entire Luoyang Royal Palace, but it is just that others can't see it.

Now Cao Rui has no intention of telling this simple Concubine Zhen to his plan, and Zhou Yang also knows that if he continues to listen, there will be no result.

However, in order to prevent it, we should still report this situation to Queen Guo.

So she quietly left the roof and told Wu E the second half of the eavesdropping truthfully, asking her to go back and notify Empress Guo immediately.

As for the other conversations between Cao Rui and Concubine Zhen and his son, they decided to hide them for the time being.

Wu E's face changed a lot after hearing this. He no longer cared about whether his identity was exposed and left the prince's residence overnight.

At this time, Cao Rui was helping Concubine Zhen walk out of the room.

The eunuchs and palace maids in the front hall prepared tea, cakes, etc. for them. After the two talked about some family matters, Zhou Yang did not notice anything unusual, but felt that Concubine Zhen could not hide her nervousness.

Until the hour of Xu, Concubine Zhen could no longer sit still and decided to return to the palace.

But at this moment, the eunuch deliberately elongated voice came from outside the hall, saying, "The Queen is on the way--"

Cao Rui, Concubine Zhen and others immediately went to pick him up, and other palace maids and eunuchs followed behind, but Zhou Yang's eyes never left the back of Concubine Zhen, who was as white as snow.

Empress Guo, surrounded by more than a dozen palace maids, twenty eunuchs and more than fifty guards, walked into the front hall grandly.

Concubine Zhen took the lead in visiting and said, "Zhen Mi pays homage to the Queen."

Queen Guo smiled faintly, helped her up and said, "You and I serve the emperor together, like sisters, why should we be so polite? It is rare to come to visit the emperor tonight, it is really a touching touch!"

However, Cao Rui's face seemed extremely ugly, and he kept kneeling beside him and silently, his face as if he was earthy.

Queen Guo ignored him completely, her eyes fell on Zhou Yang behind her, and said, "Someone came to assassinate me tonight. I was worried that the emperor would encounter an accident, so I came to visit him. Could it be that Concubine Zhen's sister was assassinated?"

Concubine Zhen said in surprise: "The queen is fine! You must report this to the emperor."

Queen Guo smiled and said, "The emperor is working hard on national affairs and a mere minor matter. Why bother to startle the dragon? Just find out the truth, and the peace will naturally be restored, right? Dear Emperor."

Cao Rui was shocked and said, "You must investigate... the son's minister...."
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