Goddess Atlas, Starting from the Queen

Chapter 139 This king does have some thoughts about Qingluan.

Lu Ming glanced at the two women kneeling on the ground again and said in a calm tone, "Raise your heads and let me see you."

Upon hearing this, the two women shakily straightened up.

The two women were both beautiful, and with their eyes brimming with tears, they looked incredibly pitiful. If an ordinary man saw them, he would most likely feel pity for them.

Lu Ming looked at the two women and said, "You said that if you fail to complete the mission, the Empress will order your execution. Aren't you afraid that if you betray the Empress, you will also be ordered to commit suicide by her?"

Yuezhi quickly said, "The King is the offspring of an immortal. If we can get the King's protection, the Empress might not kill us."

Upon hearing this, Lu Ming's face once again showed a look of doubt.

Although that's the logic, and it seems that these two really did choose to betray Wu Wanrong to save their lives, he still felt something was off.

Even if these two women failed to serve him or get into his bed, they could still serve as a form of surveillance for him within the Prince Xiaoyao's residence. How could Wu Wanrong possibly kill them just because they didn't get into her bed?

Moreover, besides monitoring him, the two of them had another function: to relay messages between Wu Wanrong and him.

Based on these two reasons alone, Wu Wanrong would never have ordered their execution.

Although Wu Wanrong, as a person in a high position, disregarded life and killing two maids was nothing to her, these two maids clearly still had value to her, so why would she kill them?

If you kill them, won't Wu Wanrong just send in new women? Can she guarantee that the new women will win her heart and take her place?

Thinking of this, Lu Ming suddenly understood something. He glanced at the two women and said, "The Empress sent the two of you to the Prince of Xiaoyao's residence, so you must be her confidants. I don't think the two of you would betray her so easily."

Upon hearing Lu Ming's words, the two women were stunned. Yuezhi was about to argue when Lu Ming interrupted her, saying, "You don't need to waste your time on me. To be honest, you two sisters are indeed quite beautiful."

"But I don't desire every beautiful woman I see. You won't gain my trust with this method; on the contrary, it might make me want to kill you. What I hate most are servants who betray their masters."

“If you weren’t the Empress’s people, you two would already be corpses by now.”

"You should send a message to the Empress, telling her to stop wasting her time on these things. If she wants me to become obsessed with women and neglect my cultivation, she should come to the Carefree Prince's Mansion more often herself."

Upon hearing Lu Ming's words, the two women felt a chill run down their spines. They hadn't expected the Prince of Leisure to be so hard to fool, seeing through the Empress's plan at a glance.

Lu Ming suddenly thought of someone and said, "By the way, if the Empress is still not giving up, you can tell her that she can send her maid. I do have some thoughts about Qingluan."

Upon hearing this, the two women were slightly taken aback, unsure whether Lu Ming was telling the truth or not.

Lu Ming continued, "Alright, everyone go back now."

This……

Yuezhi and Yueying were at a loss for what to do.

There's no such thing as abandoning a betrayal halfway through; their current situation is extremely awkward.

But the Empress's plan had been exposed, and it seemed pointless for them to stay in the Prince Xiaoyao's residence any longer.

Seeing that the two women were still kneeling on the ground and hadn't gotten up, Lu Ming asked expressionlessly, "What, you two haven't given up yet?"

The two women snapped out of their daze, stood up, and said in unison, "This servant takes her leave!"

After the two women left the inner courtyard, Yuezhi immediately went to the palace.

This matter must be reported to the Empress immediately. Imperial Palace, Imperial Study.

At this moment, Wu Wanrong was reviewing memorials, and Lu Ming's image kept popping into her mind.

For some reason, her eyelids have been twitching a lot these past two days, and she has a feeling that something bad is about to happen.

Wu Wanrong put down the memorial, closed her eyes, and rubbed her temples. Seeing Wu Wanrong's tired appearance, Li Qingluan offered, "Your Majesty, shall I massage your temples?"

Wu Wanrong hummed in agreement, and Li Qingluan came up behind her and massaged her head to help her relax.

Just then, a maid's voice came from the doorway, "Your Highness, Yuezhi requests an audience."

Upon hearing that it was Yuezhi requesting an audience, Wu Wanrong opened her eyes and said, "Come in."

The next moment, Yuezhi entered the Imperial Study. As soon as she entered, she immediately knelt down and said, "This servant has failed in her duties. Please punish me, Your Majesty!"

Upon hearing this, Wu Wanrong frowned slightly.

She only gave Yuezhi one task: to seduce Lu Ming, get into his bed, and then use sex to disrupt his cultivation.

Wu Wanrong asked coldly, "Tell me, what happened?"

Yuezhi couldn't help but tremble. She said in a trembling voice, "Today, this servant wanted to gain the Prince's sympathy by pretending to betray Your Highness, but I didn't expect that the Prince would see through our plan as soon as he saw us..."

Wu Wanrong was stunned. Had she failed?
She quickly realized that although Lu Ming was a lecher, he was also very shrewd; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to deceive everyone in the capital and make people think he was a good-for-nothing.

It's possible that Lu Ming could see through my plan, but given how wary he is of me, dealing with him in the future will be incredibly difficult.

If the Prince of Xiaoyao has no intention of vying for the throne, that's fine. But if the Prince of Xiaoyao also wants that position, then he will definitely be a huge threat to her.

He was powerful, and because he was the offspring of an immortal, he had some prestige among the common people. Most importantly, he was also very intelligent. With such a person in existence, Wu Wanrong could not feel at ease, even though she and Lu Ming had engaged in sexual relations several times.

For an ambitious woman like her, even if she has slept with a man, she will not develop feelings for him because of that; she only cares about interests.

However, now is not the time to turn against the Prince of Xiaoyao. She has only just begun to extend her influence into Tian Shu, and even Emperor Zhou is still alive and well. Turning against the Prince of Xiaoyao at this time would be a losing proposition.

Thinking of this, Wu Wanrong looked at Yuezhi and asked, "Since he has already exposed you, why didn't he kill you?"

Upon hearing Wu Wanrong's words, Yuezhi was so frightened that she immediately prostrated herself on the ground. "Mother... Your Majesty, Prince Xiao... Prince Xiaoyao said that we are your people, which is why he didn't kill us two sisters."

"He...he also asked me to pass on a message to you."

Wu Wanrong asked coldly, "What did you say?"

Yuezhi stammered, "He...he said that you...you shouldn't waste your time trying to make him obsessed with beauty. It would be better for you to visit the Prince of Xiaoyao's mansion more often."

Upon hearing these words, Wu Wanrong's face instantly darkened. Was this man determined to confront her? She now seriously suspected that this guy was after her child.

Yuezhi continued, "He...he also said..."

At this point, Yuezhi sensed that the atmosphere was not right and dared not continue.

(End of this chapter)