Chapter 22: The Walking Paper Man

  Xuanyuan got up and walked to the chair by the wall, sat down "How did you come again? You were slapped in the face last night, didn't you feel enough?"

  The woman just smiled and said nothing, then leaned against Xuan Yuan Mu. (Read the latest chapter first)

  Good heavens, I'm absolutely certain that's not me! How could I possibly go around seducing men without saying a word?

  She reached out to take off Xuan Yuan Mu's long shirt, but was caught by him and stared at her fiercely. "I don't want a woman like you. In the past, I wanted you because of your identity as the daughter of the Left Prime Minister. Who would have thought that you would offend the Emperor and cause the Empress to go mad? What use do I have for a woman like you? Keeping you in the manor is just to avoid gossip, so others won't say that Xuan Yuan Mu is heartless."

  That woman didn't flinch at all, seeing that she couldn't get Xuan Yuan Ye to undress himself, she simply reached out and took off her own clothes.

  She was wearing a red dress, turned around, took off her clothes, and surprisingly nothing was inside.

  I couldn't help but feel a headache coming on, and I really wanted to rush out and give that 'woman' a few slaps, although I knew she just looked like me, not actually being me. But using my appearance to do something so shameless also made me feel very embarrassed.

  "Slap!" Xuan Yuan's palm flew over and slapped him on the ear.

  "You think I'll fall for it again? Get out, get out quickly..."

  The woman didn't budge, a faint smile still lingering on her lips, which looked just like mine. She continued to assault Xuan Yuan Mu, her long legs entwining around his waist.

  Xuanyuan's eyebrows furrowed tighter, then he suddenly drew out the sword on the wall and pointed at the woman opposite him: "Do you want to die? Mei Lingshu?"

  Although I knew that the person who said Xuan Yuan was fake, but for a moment, when I saw that long sword, I felt a little stinging pain.

  "Hmph!" Xuan Yuan Mu really stabbed down, directly at the 'chest' of that 'woman'.

  Ka-cha-ka, the woman fell to the ground, no blood, no cry.

  I poked my head out from under the table, right opposite the woman's skull, her mouth was still smiling, with two red cheeks on her pale face, giving me a fright, it turned out to be a paper person.

  "What's going on?" I asked Xuan Yuan in a low voice.

  Xuanyuan gave me a look and told me to hurry back, so I shrank back under the table.

  Xuanyuan took something out of the paper man's body and then ignited it with a candle.

  He cursed as he walked out of the room, looked around to see if anyone was outside, then came back and reached out to pull me out from under the table.

  "Look at this..." Xuan Yuan stretched out his finger.

  There was a piece of paper in his palm, with dry bloodstains on it. I reached out and unfolded the paper "This is Xuan Yuan Zi's soul-reaping dagger, he used this to stab me that day, this blood is mine."

  "There's a traitor in the government!"

  I nodded and then looked out of the window, afraid that someone outside might be eavesdropping.

  This thing was originally supposed to be thrown away, but now it's being used by others and put on the paper man to seduce Xuan Yuan Mu, what is going on?

  "Was she here last night too?" I suddenly remembered their conversation and couldn't help but ask.

  "Come on!" Xuan Yuan Mu's eyes dodged slightly.

  "Have you been deceived? So Xuan Yuan Chi would laugh so happily?"

  Xuanyuan's face turned away, his voice low and sinking: "I originally wanted to 'cave' with you, but you didn't agree. Now someone who looks exactly like you has appeared, how could I not be deceived? Luckily I discovered she was fake, otherwise I would have been ruined by you!"

  I'm speechless, but thinking about it in reverse, if Xuan Yuan Ye got into 'bed' with a paper person, it's actually quite 'funny'.

  "Snow!" Xuan Yuan Mu turned around and changed the subject: "For now, we need to find out who the traitor is. You'll have to put up with some humble work for a while. When the time is ripe, I will make you my queen again, and I will let everyone in the world know that no one can threaten your position at will." Xuan Yuan Mu said seriously to me.

  I nodded slightly, but to be honest, whether she was a princess or not wasn't important to me. What mattered was that there was someone in this world who cared about me. Having grown up without a mother, I cherished this kind of care deeply, and only I knew just how much.

  Back in the cramped room where the lower-ranking people lived, I couldn't sleep. Who was the traitor within the palace?

  I slowly looked around the room from one side to the other, this room had six people living together. In the Wang Fu, how many such tube rooms were there? Among so many people, who was the traitor? And who was the mastermind behind him? The Emperor? Or the Crown Prince who had always been at odds with Xuan Yuan Wu? Various doubts swirled in my mind.

  In the following days, I started to carefully observe every person around me, including Zhang Yima, the housekeeper who had always taken good care of me.

  Later on, I found out that apart from a few servants who went out to buy things, it was only Zhang's nanny.

  She was sent by the Queen to Mu Wang Fu, and she has always been good to me. Should I suspect her? Following her out of the palace, I saw her come to the First Wine House, enter a private room, and quietly follow up to check, only to find that the person who met with her in the private room was actually Yang Chen.

  I overestimated my own abilities and before I even heard what they were saying, Yang Chen pulled me into the private room.

  "It's really hard to see you!" Yang Chen looked at Zhang Yiniang in the house and let go of my hand.

  Does he want to see me?

  "Did you deliberately let Zhang Niang lead me here?"

  Yang Chen's eyes flickered for a moment, then he waved his hand and Zhang YaYa retreated.

  My mind is racing, Zhang Niangniang is a palace person, how did she get in touch with Yang Chen? Or is there something else going on?

  Only I and Yang Chen were left in the private room. He walked to the door of the private room, looked outside, then turned back and closed the door.

  "Yang Chen, we are a lonely man and woman, how can you shut the door?"

  "I have something important to tell you!" Yang Chen looked me up and down, then said in a low voice: "Xuan Yuan Mu is forcing Xuan Yuan Li to hurry, he wants to set fire to the Wang Fu, I heard there are people inside who will respond to him, you must be careful."

  I looked at the man in front of me, with countless questions in my heart: "Why didn't you tell Xuan Yuan Mo? I'm not a princess now, I'm just a servant."

  "My father is the current national teacher, and has always assisted the crown prince. I am his son, how can I betray my father and go to Xuan Yuan Mu? The competition for the crown prince has already reached a boiling point, Xuan Yuan Mu and Xuan Yuan Li Ming are secretly trying to trip each other up. You are by Xuan Yuan Mu's side, you must be careful."

  I nodded, so it seems that Zhang Niangniang is not a traitor, she was just secretly helping the Wang Fu, leading me to meet Yang Chen.

  "Thank you!"

  "Ling Xue, if you're unhappy living in the Wang Manor, just tell me and I'll find a way to let you start a new life." Yang Chen's eyes were burning with intensity, making my heart feel a wave of panic.