Xu Yan looked at Peng Yue with unconcealed suspicion in her eyes. Peng Yue did not express much to her reaction, but just shrugged. I guess Xu Yan should have understood what she meant.

While Xu Yan was thinking, Peng Yue, who had been standing beside her without saying anything, seemed to have mustered up the courage to speak to Xu Yan: "I want to ask you something."

Xu Yan, who was thinking about it, was suddenly interrupted. She looked at Peng Yue with some amusement and said, "What's going on? Why are you still hesitating when you talk to Gu? Just say it directly."

Peng Yue lowered her head, and her two fingers kept circling. Xu Yan did not miss this detail. She knew that whenever Peng Yue was nervous, she would subconsciously make this move. This made her even more curious about what Peng Yue had to say to her for so long?

Peng Yue sighed deeply, and then said to Xu Yan: "Have you never thought about promoting Lu Huai?" This sentence was straightforward, leaving Xu Yan without any preparation. Xu Yan was stunned, not knowing how to respond to her.

She turned her head and thought about what happened over the years. It seemed that she really never wanted to promote Lu Huai. Even if Lu Huai really did a good job, she had never thought so. Maybe she subconsciously felt that she could not promote Lu Huai and that Lu Huai could not get her value. But as for why she thought so, she didn't have an accurate answer in her heart.

Now that Peng Yue raised this question, she caught her off guard. She didn't dare to look back at Peng Yue, and asked stammered: "Why did you suddenly remember to ask Gu's question?"

If Xu Yan turned around at this time, he could see the tenderness in Peng Yue's eyes, and she said softly: "I believe I don't need to say more. Lu Huai's excellence is something you can see in the court's civil and military officials and His Majesty. He is elegant on the surface and does not restrict fame and fortune. That is because he never bothers to give whatever he wants. He wants to get what he wants with his own strength."

"But, Your Majesty disappointed him." When Peng Yue said this, his tone was cold and unreasonable to make Xu Yan feel guilty.

Peng Yue didn't care about Xu Yan's reaction at this moment, but continued seriously: "Lu Huai is a very ambitious person. If Your Majesty can satisfy his ambitions, he will naturally be able to use it for Your Majesty. But if Your Majesty treats him like this, he may not have the sharp side that will hurt Your Majesty."

Xu Yan's voice trembled and said, "So have you discovered it?" After saying this, she felt Peng Yue's body beside her stiffen.

Then Xu Yan turned his head to look at Peng Yue and asked word by word: "Did you find something, so you came to remind me of the orphan?"

Peng Yue did not answer her question, but told her a message indirectly. Xu Yan saw Peng Yue showing the ugliest smile she had ever met her for so many years. Peng Yue tried hard to keep the corners of her mouth upward, but her slightly trembling lips still exposed her emotions: "He is going to get married."

Xu Yan didn't expect that what she was waiting for was this news, and she couldn't react for a while. She looked at Peng Yue in surprise and asked in disbelief: "What did you say?"

Peng Yue turned around and looked at Xu Yan, repeating the words just now: "I said Lu Huai is going to get married."

When Xu Yan heard this news, she felt that she had spent several years in the past few days. When facing the world, she found that everything had turned upside down. In fact, judging by Lu Huai's age, he had already gotten married late, so she shouldn't have been surprised.

However, since Peng Yue's marriage failed, they both tacitly never mentioned the marriage. Although the ministers in the court did not know the specific situation inside, Xu Yan knew it. She thought that the two of them just couldn't get through Xu Luoyang's hurdle and would naturally be together after the past. So she kept secretly looking forward to the day when the two of them got married.

Judging from Peng Yue's relationship with Lu Huai, if Lu Huai got married one day, she would not have been hers, Xu Yan would not have been surprised that Peng Yue would not marry or become a monk because of this. Peng Yue burned all her love, and she gave her full love and her best years to a person named Lu Huai. She would never love someone as deeply as she loved Lu Huai.

So when he heard the news, Xu Yan subconsciously looked at Peng Yue. Peng Yue was still standing in front of her, and she was even joking about her before. She acted so normally, just like Lu Huai never said he was going to get married.

Xu Yan quickly thought of countless words to comfort Peng Yue, but when she saw Peng Yue's calm face, she felt like a thorn in her throat, and she couldn't say a word. She didn't dare to look at Peng Yue again, and quickly turned around and took a few breaths before trying to calm herself down and said, "Hasn't there never been any news before? Why was it so sudden? Which girl is it?"

Peng Yue smiled bitterly and said, "It's not decided yet, but it seems that he should be the youngest daughter of General Zuo's family."

Xu Yan heard what Peng Yue said, frowned and said, "The family style of General Zuo is famous for his poor discipline. Isn't that youngest daughter arrogant because of favor and domineering? With Lu Huai's temperament, how could he choose such a woman? Besides, how could General Zuo look down on Lu Huai?"

Peng Yue muttered and then said, "Although I don't want to speculate for no reason, Your Majesty thinks about what is the quickest way to get a person to power or take power?"

Peng Yue always said something until the end. Even if she didn't say it clearly, Xu Yan could understand what she meant. Combined with what Peng Yue said at the beginning, a terrible idea formed in Xu Yan's heart. Xu Yan hesitated and asked, "Does Lu Huai want power and want to get promoted? But he..."

Before she finished speaking, Xu Yan shut up herself. She was a little guilty. If she had discovered Lu Huai's mind earlier, she would not have caused trouble to this point. It was because she had not promoted Lu Huai for so many years that she asked him to find another branch to cling to him, forcing Xu Yan to promote him. However, this matter is a bit strange. How could a person who pays attention to face be willing to rely on clinging to others to get to the top?

Seeing that Xu Yan had not spoken for a long time, Peng Yue guessed that Xu Yan had already thought of that aspect. Before Xu Yan asked about the doubts in her heart, Peng Yue took the lead and said, "Have you paid attention to Xu Luoyang's movements over the years?"

This sentence stopped Xu Yan. Since the death of the Queen Mother, she has been subconsciously avoiding all aspects related to the Queen Mother and Xu Luoyang. So even if Xu Luoyang is gone, she has never asked someone to look for it again. She doesn't want to face Xu Luoyang again. Every time she sees her demeanor, Xu Yan can't help but feel inferior and wants to escape.

Peng Yue knew the answer when she saw Xu Yan not speaking. She said quietly: "Xu Luoyang is back."

Xu Yan's body suddenly froze, then he looked at Peng Yue, his eyes full of disbelief.

No wonder, no wonder Lu Huai was so anxious to get married. I am afraid that his relationship with Xu Luoyang has completely turned over. He wants to prove that Xu Luoyang sees how happy he is. He wants to make Xu Luoyang regret it and make such a choice.
Chapter completed!