QT: Capture The Villain's Love

The male lead coughed awkwardly glanced at the guard before waving the man. "Go hide somewhere else, and don't show yourself next time."

The guy nodded, and his body flashed away from the bushes leaving only Liang Deming and Tyler behind. By now, both of them had calmed down already. So they sat down at the nearest boulder and started taking business.

"What do you know about Yan Huan?"

Tyler didn't tell the male lead everything he knew from the system. First, he wanted to get more information about her from his senior that wasn't written in the storyline. For instance, the system didn't tell him anything about how the Emperor and the female lead met. It just stated that they were childhood friends. So he opened his mouth and asked, "I'll tell you, but before that, I want to know something. How did you become friends with that girl?"

Liang Deming frowned and leaned back on the tree. "I had saved her once when I was ten years old, and after that, we kept meeting with each other on occasions. Like, say, an official's banquet where they invited my father and me. Yan Huan and I even crossed paths on the road. At one point, it even seemed as if she was everywhere!"

She was definitely following the original male lead around to grab a chance to attract this person's attention. So Tyler nodded and said, "So you weren't officially friends with her, right?"

The Emperor nodded. "Since she was the daughter of a commoner, no one allowed her to visit the palace. So she would squat before the front gate and wait for me every day."

"She's not just a daughter of a commoner," Tyler spoke, finally deciding to tell his senior the truth about the imperial concubine. "Her father was the previous leader of the Wang Clan, and her mother had been the mistress, but the main wife kicked both mother and daughter pair out when she was still a kid. So you might have met her when she settled down in the city."

"So do you think...." The male lead quickly accepted the reality of this girl since he wasn't attached to her anymore emotionally.

Tyler knew what this person wanted to ask. "No. She can't have colluded with the Wang Clan. Her relationship with her stepbrother isn't good. She blackmails the current leader into entering the clan whenever she wants."

"It must be Wang Mao then."

"Our cover is blown." Tyler thought of something and smiled. "Since they already know we're coming, we should go there with a fanfare."

The male lead raised his brows. "What're you planning?"

His Empress didn't say a single word but smiled.

***

What could be an excellent opportunity to get back at the female lead who was trying to attract the attention of his senior? And what could be the best chance at destroying the arc? Of course, to make her run away from the kingdom itself!

Tyler knew that she had black material against Wang Mao. So he wanted to steal that and use it to incite a fight between Wang Mao and herself. Without any protection, she would either shut herself in the palace without planning to show her face or run far away from this kingdom to another country.

And in this way, they would also be able to obtain more information about the current leader of the Wang Clan and make them surrender before they could do anything. Tyler also planned to sneak at the place where the female lead had found that herb. So after thinking about this, his mood lifted, but he didn't let the Emperor know about his schemes.

There were still many eyes and ears around them that could hear his words. So it was better to be safe and take baby steps before they could officially head over to the clan. And anyway, this accident that Wang Mao had planned was for his own benefit. He had gotten more time to steal that information.

So after thinking of that, he turned to the male lead and smiled.

The Emperor, who observed every change on his baby's face, suddenly shivered after seeing that smile. He suddenly felt a bad premonition in his heart.

"Your Majesty, why don't you spend time with her anymore?"

Sure enough. This sneaky Empress wanted him to lure that girl away from her things! The male lead glared at Tyler and crossed his arms around his chest. "Are you sure you are my wife? Why are you sending me to your rival?" His eyes narrowed at his Empress.

The latter shrugged and smiled wickedly. "I'm sure you won't dare to do anything. Now go on."

Liang Deming kept staring at Tyler before he sighed in resignation. What should he do with this unpredictable guy?

If Tyler had heard his senior's thoughts, he would grin and say, "I learned from you!"

So after talking for a while, they headed back and shook their heads before acting as if they hadn't found a trace of the person who just escaped.

The maids shook in fear, and the female lead pursed her lips as she glanced at the Emperor pitifully. "Husband, you still won't come back to me?"

The 'husband' instantly wanted to run away from this place. This woman looked at him with such a heated gaze that sent a chill down his spine. So he glanced at Tyler with a hint of hope in his eyes only to receive a stern look that seemed to say, "Go and distract her so that I can be done with this!"

The male lead sighed and pressed his lips in a thin line before he walked over to the female lead.

When the latter saw the Emperor coming toward her for the first time on his own, a smile bloomed on her lips. She didn't doubt him at all!

When she saw the Emperor's expression, the smile froze on her lips. His lips were pursed as a race of displeasure formed on his face. "What's wrong?"

The Emperor coughed and asked, "Yan Huan, I want to ask you something."

The female lead's expression changed, and her brows furrowed. "Sure, what is it?"

Liang Deming actually didn't know what he wanted to ask. He just came here to stall her for a little while. So he scratched his head and asked, "How's your mother?"