Love her to death

  The floating mist in front of me is really strange, I don't know what kind of magic it is again.

  Xiao Wu's hand suddenly appeared in front of Hua Yexi's face, her green eyes gazing at the ball of green smoke, and a hint of cunning flashed across her eyes.

  The face of the man in the smoke, which had been smiling with a hint of pride, suddenly became serious and thoughtful: "Refugee? I've seen him before. But how did this refugee manage to enter the palace as a guard?"

  Not mentioning the noble blood of Dongling, in their eyes, refugees are also rejected from afar. Unaware of their origins, using them at hand, after all, which part of the heart is not at ease.

  "Xiao Wu." Hua Xiyuan told Xiao Wu to move aside. Since the other party had already said so, it was unrealistic to continue grabbing her here, and there was no need to be overly cautious.

  "Little girl." Xiao Wu withdrew his hand, possibly thinking the same way after sizing up and evaluating the other party.

  Huayexuan took a step forward, and with the misty face at eye level, she walked closer to take a look. She saw that what seemed like mist was actually more like the surface of water, so the person's face looked as if it had been reflected onto the mist through some sort of technique from a distance. Judging by this, Huayexuan concluded that the mist must be the sacred water of the great Da Yuan, which was said to be an extraordinary treasure.

  The other party saw her staring at herself without moving, looking a bit uncomfortable on her face, because her gaze was as cold as water, and when she looked at people, she could make people's backs inexplicably crawl with cold sweat.

  "High Priest?" Hidemi's lips curved into an arc, as if she had come to a conclusion.

  Her expression solidified, and she coldly laughed: "Don't forget that Little Yatou is still in my hands. Unless you truly have a heart of ice and think the life of this lowly person is nothing."

  "Yes, but she's just a maid, why should I risk my life to save her?"

  "It's all because Mother isn't heartless."

  "How can I see it?"

  The corners of Huayu's lips were slightly raised, and she seemed completely at ease.

  The other party's expression turned even more severe: "This official won't waste words with Your Highness. By tomorrow noon, if this official doesn't see you, Your Highness can expect to lose this little life of hers. Without this maid, this official won't suffer any loss; it's up to Your Highness to weigh the consequences."

  Hua Yu Yan's face didn't change color or expression in the slightest.

  The other party's tone was impatient after a while, and he couldn't help but reveal some urgency: "If the princess is clever, she won't tell this matter to the emperor or others. Otherwise, if this official finds out, that maid's life will still be taken by this official."

  After saying this, the other party did not say another word and immediately sounded the gong to retreat.

  The glint in her eyes flashed slightly. It turned out to be a clever person, knowing that continuing to talk to her would make it difficult to avoid being tricked into revealing more information. Although she had already roughly figured out the other party's identity.

  Xiao Wu immediately covered the bottle cap after the green smoke disappeared. Turning back, she saw that she was already sitting in a chair, deep in thought.

  "Otherwise, Niangniang——" said Xiao Wu, "let's deal with this holy water first."

  "What should we do?" Huajiu asked.

  Xiao Wu blinked and couldn't answer.

  If it were something that could be easily dealt with, would it still be called the sacred water of Dawan?

  It's probably that this unorthodox creature can't be seen as good or evil, and it can't be burned or harmed by knives or guns. As for the method to deal with it, since this thing is so mysterious and is a divine object of the great Yuanyang, how could outsiders possibly know how to handle it?

  Xiao Wu rolled her eyes and said: "Your Highness, why don't you let Lü Cuī be your..."

  "Hua Yu Yan coldly snorted: 'Does he think I'm useless?'"

  Not even two maids' lives could be saved. Who would want to follow her in the future? The lives of those who followed her were only sacrificed when necessary, but absolutely not like this, with no value at all, and it made her look very incompetent as a master.

  Xiao Wu smiled: "In this way, the soft underbelly of Niangniang is in that person's hands."

  Hua Yuexuan glared at him sideways: "You're actually helping the other party bully me?"

  "I dare not." Little Wu said with a smile and bowed.

  This kid's eloquence is top-notch. Huā Yèyán didn't have time to continue bantering with him, and only asked the most crucial question: "He just mentioned 'the official', which should be the High Priest of Dà Yuān country. But isn't this High Priest supposed to guard the Sacred Water? Would the King agree to let him leave Dà Yuān?"

  The little Wu hesitated and said: "I'm not clear. Although I have been to Dawan, many things are just hearsay and not very credible."

  No matter what, this man is very likely to be the great priest of Dayuan. Huaxi Yan asked again: "Do you know what the priest of Dayuan is called?"

  "Generally, the High Priest is from the same clan, this clan has a special bloodline that can communicate with the Holy Spirit of Water, and thus bears the surname Yu Shui. The current High Priest in office, as I learned during my visit to Dawan a few years ago, is named Yu Shui Kui. I don't know if there has been a replacement since then. As Your Majesty just saw, this man can control the Holy Water. This is absolutely not something an ordinary person can do, it's very likely that he is the High Priest of Dawan, Yu Shui Kui."

  "That is to say, even the imperial family of Dahan may not be able to achieve it."

  "Some people say so, but if it can't be done, I don't understand how the imperial family of Da Yan can surpass this clan."

  It stands to reason that this holy water creature is a treasure, and can even be called all-powerful. The one who obtained the holy water, compared to the advantages of the Great Dan Imperial Family, was willing to surrender to the Great Dan Imperial Family, which is a very strange thing in itself. Moreover, this high priestess came to find her, not hesitating to seize the maid in her hand to coerce her, what exactly did she want to talk to her about? Everything is worth investigating.

  Huayu made up her mind: "Tomorrow at the Japanese palace, I'll meet him and see what he's really after."

  "Imperial Concubine?" Little Wu's face showed a look of horror.

  She went there again, and it was a place carefully set by the other party. If she went there, wouldn't she become a lamb to be slaughtered at will, captured without a fight?

  She gave him a sideways glance: "Is this palace so easily caught by others? Don't forget, the first time you met me, what was the situation?"

  Xiao Wu's expression turned solemn, recalling the time in the forest when that fox demon had tried to sneak up on her, only to be defeated without a doubt.

  She is absolutely not an ordinary person, but a woman who can make all birds worship her like a phoenix.

  The two people whispering in the room suddenly heard a bright light outside. Liu's aunt hurriedly came in to report that the emperor had arrived.

  He had just received news and rushed here around this time after reporting back to the palace.

  After dressing and grooming herself, she tidied up her clothes and went out to welcome the imperial carriage.

  Your Majesty rushed here overnight, taking advantage of the night to hurry, and must have been shocked by the sudden news of Nianci's death.

  The sedan chair was carried into the palace, and a group of people knelt down to pay their respects. As Hua Xiyue walked out of the chamber, she happened to see him get off the imperial sedan chair. She stepped forward and bowed: "Your humble servant has seen Your Majesty."

  "You're tired." He stretched out his hand and grasped hers.

  It was probably due to the night, but a chill ran down from his fingertips.

  Huā Yùyán's hand was thus held by him, and she lowered her head, saying: "I have failed in my duty to the Emperor, unable to persuade Master Niàn Cí to stay."

  "She went this time, somewhat beyond my expectation. This is also the reason why I hurried over." The faint dragon prestige was like the icy coolness of night color, making it impossible to hear how much emotion was beneath.

  She was just a Grand Empress Dowager, although she was his imperial grandmother, but at the time of his birth, she had already been banished from the palace. It can be said that the two basically never met, and it's really impossible to talk about too much affection. What remains is only the effort made by Ci Xi before her death for his court and his throne, making him grateful in his heart, rather than being as ruthless as Hu Shi.

  "The news of Master Ciji's passing cannot be made public." He said, gripping her fingertips tightly.

  She nodded: "Everything follows the arrangement of Sheng Shang."

  "However, even if she shaved her hair and became a nun, not asking about worldly affairs, after all, she is my imperial grandmother, the Empress Dowager of the court. I cannot let her bones be left in another place. Tomorrow, I will order people to carry the coffin into Yunling. The Emperor had deep feelings for several of his wives. He left a position for his wife so that they could be together forever."

  So, where Nian Ci went after her death is not for them to worry about. The High Ancestor had already made arrangements.

  She had originally wanted to go see the other queen dowager's situation, but hearing that Chen Shi was still sleeping, Li Zimo dispelled the idea of visiting and instead pulled her hand, walking into the main hall to sit for a bit.

  Liu Auntie brought two bowls of nourishing yin and clearing fire soup for them to enjoy.

  Ling's fingers pinched the spoon and scooped it into the bowl, his eyebrows slightly lowered. Li Zi Mo said: "Before Nian Ci Shifu passed away, was Ling Yu in front of her bed?"

  She knew he was going to ask this question. However, she couldn't understand what Nian Ci meant by the words she said.

  Lowering her eyebrows and eyes, she replied: "I had just entered the palace when I heard from the imperial physician that Master Nianci was critically ill. I immediately went to visit her. Master Nianci grasped my hand, wanting to say something to me. Unfortunately, she couldn't speak due to a blockage in her throat. Before I could call for the imperial physician, Master Nianci closed her eyes."

  She spoke while he listened carefully with a sideways glance. After listening, he gently scooped the soup in his bowl and didn't continue this topic again.

  After a moment of silence, Hua Xiyue said: "The Emperor has arrived tonight. It's likely to be even later when we return, so why not rest here for the night?"

  "Uh-huh."

  As soon as she heard his response, she immediately had someone prepare a room.

  He placed the bowl of soup on the table and said: "I want to take a last look at Master Nianci."

  So she accompanied him to the room where the coffin with incense was placed.

  The coffin lid was opened, and Nianci, who had been added to the Dongling imperial family's divine register, unlike ordinary people, maintained her appearance and body before death, without rotting, for as long as a thousand years.

  The eyebrows under the cloud, for a long time fell on Nian Ci's face, the line of sight was long, and it was unknown where to look at this face.

  She stood beside him, only to hear him say in a low voice: When our great ancestor passed away, he had not yet been born. Nor did he know what the great ancestor looked like. He only knew that there was an imperial grandfather who was very formidable and had married three empresses. At the time of the previous emperor's death, he warned me to be constantly vigilant against my birth mother. Now it seems that our great ancestor was a fortunate person, with an empress who, until her death, did not forget her duties to the court and the Jiangshan of Dongling.

  Among the officials who accompanied him, there was a Shangshu responsible for drafting records. He heard the Emperor speaking in front of the coffin of the Empress Dowager and possibly wanted to use it as a eulogy for the Empress Dowager, so he quickly took notes with his pen.

  Ink eyebrows, swept a cold glance at the face of a certain official who was writing hastily: "Did I ask you to write something?"

  The official who knew he had gone too far immediately burned almost half of the paper on the candle, burning it to ashes.

  Huā Yùyán stood beside him, clearly aware that at least half of what he said to Niè Cí was intentionally meant for her ears. What he wanted was precisely for her to have the same spirit as Niè Cí, wholeheartedly serving the imperial court and being loyal until death.

  As long as she can do it, he is willing to treat her with the best treatment before and after death, just like his great-grandfather.

  Huayexuan thought that making more promises was not as good as taking action. The emperor's suspicious mind could never be dispelled by just a few words. However, after doing something and the emperor seeing it for himself, he would naturally understand in his heart.

  After reading the memorial, the coffin lid was closed. In order to rush into Yunling before dawn and avoid being detected by officials and civilians, Li Zimo urgently ordered Yifeng to lead a team of guards to escort the coffin, holding his edict, and set off immediately for Yunling.

  Yi Feng and others listened to the order. Eight people carried the coffin onto the car.

  Huā Yù Yán just realized that he had been prepared for a long time, and the Ling car was already ready. Turning back to look at the dragon robe he wore, it was all plain white, without even a glimpse of the usual golden nine dragons embroidered on it. What she herself changed into tonight was also a white dress with mourning attire.

  Compared to Empress Hu, Nianci was still happy. When Empress Hu died, she remembered that he didn't even change his clothes, and just wore whatever he had on.

  She stood shoulder to shoulder with him at the gate, seeing off Nian Ci's coffin being slowly carried out of the palace, disappearing into the night, as if swallowed up by the end of the world.

  Perhaps startled by the noise in the hospital, Chen woke up from her coma.

  The two of them were now wide awake. They walked into the room to visit Madame Chen.

  The imperial physician first took Chen's pulse and then turned back to report: "Your Majesty, Her Majesty, the Empress Dowager's body has shown a slight improvement."

  Hua Yuye followed him, walking two steps closer to the bed. Li Shunde moved a stool and placed it beside the bed. The dragon robe brushed against the surface of the stool as he sat down.

  Chen looked at his face, as if stunned for a moment: "Your Majesty?"

  "Yes," said Li Zimo.

  Chen's face slowly revealed a hint of a smile: "Looks like his great-grandfather."

  This remark made Hua Yuexuan's heart skip a beat. Thinking of Ming Cheng Huang, the high ancestor in historical records, who was always depicted as a lustful and romantic emperor, how could he be similar to this cold-blooded and ruthless man in front of her?

  Of course, what Chen said was just that they looked alike and sounded alike.

  The child doesn't look much like his father, but rather like his grandfather, which isn't a strange thing.

  In a low voice, he said some words to Chen Shi about taking care of her body. Chen Shi nodded and then started talking about how that wicked Hu was acting recklessly, with evil intentions that would not die, bringing disaster to the world. Then, naturally, she asked about Nian Ci.

  Based on his frank words, he said: "Empress Chen does not need to worry, Master Nianci will accompany the Emperor."

  Chen was overcome with grief and repeatedly blamed himself for not being able to see his sister off on her final journey, only finding out afterwards that he couldn't even manage a single thing.

  Next came the soothing voice of comfort.

  Hua Yuanyan saw that the personality of this Empress Dowager was indeed somewhat different from that of Nian Cui. Chen Shi was more delicate, with tears in her eyes after just a few words. Nian Cui was the strong and powerful type. It might have something to do with her position as Empress Dowager.

  After comforting her, Chen finally stopped crying and lay down to rest.

  Chen lay back on the bed, as if he had just discovered Hua Xiyan and asked suspiciously: "Who is this?"

  "My empress is gone." Long Yan said.

  Facing the gaze of her grandson and granddaughter-in-law, it must be different. Huayexuan had known this for a long time. Chen Shi's faint gaze swept across her face before saying to Sheng Shang: "The Empress is very beautiful."

  It's just flattery.

  He didn't make a sound, he just stood up and said: "The Empress Dowager can rest, I have some business to attend to with the Queen."

  Chen said: "Let His Majesty and the Empress go ahead with their busy schedule. As for me, I have people from His Majesty serving me here, so I am at ease."

  Hua Yu Yan followed him out.

  After a sleepless night, I see a hint of white fish belly, all vaguely visible on the horizon.

  The sound of the night watchman's rattle is distant and lingering.

  The palace was deep and quiet, with a hint of chill in the early morning air.

  As I walked into the courtyard, I suddenly felt a chill and my shoulders slightly trembled.

  He stopped in his tracks and took the large cloak from Li Shunde's hand, draping it over her shoulders.

  This big coat is thick and warm, still with a white base, gold-edged and rolled up, the needle and thread are tight, wrapped around her, not letting in any wind, instantly warming her up quite a bit. Only, this was his clothing, wrapped around her body, just like a quilt wrapping a small chicken, extremely comical.

  He turned back and looked at her, her head almost wrapped in a large cloak, his lips curled up, with a hint of a smile.

  The flower petal blinded his eyes, and he carefully tripped over his own feet and shoes under the large cloak, if he fell on his butt, it would be even more hilarious.

  Then he squatted down and personally helped her lift up the large cloak at the bottom.

  Li Shunde and a group of slaves around him looked on, none of them dared to speak out.

  Hua Yu Yan's face turned slightly red. A tall emperor picking up a woman's clothes, if it got out, her reputation as a seductress would be confirmed.

  "Don't move." Seeing her restlessness, it made his subsequent actions very awkward. For a long time, he didn't know how to help her get down. After thinking about it, it was better to just pick her up and carry her back to the room, lest she fell somewhere.

  Before she could even cry out, he had swept her up in his arms and was carrying her straight into the house.

  Chen closed his eyes in the house and suddenly heard a noise in the yard. He asked: "Is something wrong with Sheng?"

  One of the old palace ladies serving her, Lü Mama, said: "Replying to the Empress Dowager, this is just the Emperor and Her Majesty playing around."

  "Is Her Majesty being favored?" asked Chen Shi.

  Lü's mother heard her words and found them amusing. The Emperor of Dongling's favoritism towards the Empress was almost common knowledge throughout the land. She covered her mouth and smiled, saying: "Yes."

  Chen sighed: "I followed the Empress Dowager to Jingci Temple, and didn't hear anything outside. I didn't know what was going on. Today when I returned to the palace, I just found out about this matter. If I had known earlier, I should have paid my respects to the Empress first."

  Madam Lü continued, "Everyone in the palace knows that Her Majesty the Empress is not a person who gets bogged down in trivial matters. If the Grand Empress Dowager wants to send something, she can do it another day and Her Majesty won't think it's improper."

  Chen opened her eyes and looked at her: "You think too simply."

  She caught her eye and Lü Mama suddenly realized that she had spoken too loudly, without regard for her words, and was likely to offend the master, so she quickly lowered her head.

  Chen looked at her again, then looked around at the other servants sent by Li Zimo to attend to her, let out a deep sigh, and closed his eyes once more.

  Huayu was carried into the house by him, and immediately reached out to untie his cloak. Only then did he feel that his hands and feet were freed from their restraints. He was extremely tired, and after returning home without seeing anyone else, he didn't have any scruples in front of her either. He directly took off his shoes and climbed onto the bed, closed his eyes for a moment, and would continue with the morning court later.

  She walked over, quietly lifted a quilt and covered her with it. Then she moved a chair to sit beside the bed, holding a book on her knees to read.

  Li Shunde stealthily stuck his eyes to the papered window and saw that the couple was quietly inside, so he naturally didn't dare bring people in to disturb them.

  Huā Yùyán was also feeling drowsy, her head resting on the back of the chair. She accidentally fell off and twisted her neck, which hurt so much that she gritted her teeth. She quickly rubbed her neck with her hand. Looking at this situation, it's likely that she had fallen asleep with her neck in an awkward position.

  A stiff neck can be cured quickly with just one needle in the right acupoint. But she couldn't give herself a shot. If her brother were here, that would be great. So, she took a sneak peek to the side and saw that he was sleeping soundly and wouldn't wake up. She tiptoed to the door, opened it slightly, and gave Li Shunde, who was standing guard outside, a signal with her eyes.

  Li Shunde hastily walked up and asked her: "Your Majesty, what are your orders?"

  "It's almost time, let the chef prepare breakfast. The Emperor must eat something before attending the morning court. And... "Hua Xiuyan paused for a moment," see if Palace Master can come here once?"

  Last night, Ci read it like that, but didn't call Gong Xiang to come. I suppose the master didn't think it was necessary. Now, Chen Shi has improved a lot, why suddenly call Gong Xiang to come?

  Li Shunde narrowed his eyes and looked at her unchanged posture with her head stuck in the door gap: "Your Majesty, did you get a stiff neck?"

  These dead slaves, one by one, actually saw her as just a paper tiger. She wouldn't punish anyone if they didn't do anything wrong, yet they all started arguing with her.

  "What's it to you?" She shot back with a cold glance.

  Li Shunde seemed to shrink his neck in fear and said respectfully: "I'll have someone go invite Palace Lord right away."

  It reminded her of another person, and Hua Yuxuan's mouth curled up: "Right, the palace has just granted a monthly allowance to the Shang Gong Palace. Send someone to inform them to let her come over here this morning to take office."

  Li Shunde smiled and nodded, saying "Yes, I'll follow your orders", then turned around to take care of the tasks she had assigned him.

  As she watched Li Shun De leave, she quietly closed the door and walked back to the bedside, seeing that he was indeed sleeping very soundly, and hadn't been woken up by her movements. She couldn't help but let out a soft sigh. This man must have trusted her so much, his guard against her was so weak. However, she was his partner in bed. If he didn't even trust her, then he wouldn't be able to sleep at night.

  Thinking of this, he slightly curled up the corner of his mouth, sat back in his chair and took a nap.

  The fact is that the emperor's work is even more miserable than modern office workers. Want to lie in bed, but can't even get away with it when being docked pay. A group of people arrived on time, regardless of whether the emperor was awake or not, they all rushed into the room. Even the empress was implicated and suffered miserably.

  "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, it's time." Standing in front of the bed, Li Shunde called out softly to the man on the bed who was called the Emperor.

  The figure on the bed slightly turned over and asked: "Where is the Empress?"

  Li Shunde saw Hua Xiyuan walk out and secretly informed the master: "The princess just sat here, probably accidentally twisted her neck and fell asleep. She is waiting for Palace Master to come over and be pierced by her needle."

  Someone who was originally sleeping very soundly suddenly jumped up from bed, took the towel to carefully wipe their face and then rinsed their mouth with a basin. Then, they hastily ran out of the house to find someone.

  Hua Yu Yan sat on the stone bench in the courtyard, and couldn't ask Xiao Wu to help her massage her neck, so she called Liu Gu Gu. Liu Gu Gu's strength was completely not suitable for this task, after massaging for a while, Hua Yu Yan felt that her neck was even more crooked, and hastily let her withdraw. Liu Gu Gu blushed: "I don't quite understand this skill. Ah, where is Lü Cui?"

  Green?

  Huā Yùyán and Xiǎo Wǔ simultaneously looked slightly tense, then Huā Yùyán said: "Lǜ Cuì, I'll let her return to the palace first, to help me with some things."

  Liu Aunt didn't suspect anything. She turned around to help her carry some breakfast, and just as she turned back, she looked up and saw the dragon robe, startling her: "Your Majesty."

  At this time, he should have been hurrying back to the palace for the morning court session.

  Her neck was twisted and she couldn't turn her head back, all she could do was wait for his icy fingers to land on her slender neck. He rubbed and pressed the sore spot on her neck, asking, "Is it better?"

  His technique is almost identical to Liu's.

  It's fine if you don't press it, but once you press it, things seem to get even worse.

  Her face wore a bitter smile as Hua Xiyue said, "Your Majesty can go to court now. I have already ordered the palace attendants to proceed to the temporary palace."

  He sulkily withdrew his hand at her words, but sat down beside her and ordered Li Shun to bring breakfast over.

  He felt guilty and wanted to stay with her until her brother arrived.

  It just seems like the time for her brother to arrive has been a bit longer. It's all too clear that her brother, upon hearing that she only had a stiff neck and nothing serious or life-threatening, would think that the more divine the doctor is, the more he would think so, and after finishing everything at home, he would come here.

  Breakfast is ready, but her brother hasn't arrived yet.

  She saw her neck twisted, afraid that even holding a bun would not match her mouth. Anyway, someone was so worried and handed her a flower roll, carefully divided it into two halves, and fed it in front of her mouth.

  At that moment, she felt her face had been lost in the Pacific Ocean, and could only glare at him with her apricot eyes: "Am I your son?"

  This couple is interesting, they always use their son as a medium when they quarrel.

  Her eyes narrowed, seemingly thinking that her current appearance of blowing her beard and glaring was very much like a little foodie. Thus, the nature of being a scoundrel was exposed: "Isn't your son born to you? I'm not someone who hasn't fed two princes before."

  I'm completely speechless, I turn my back on him and refuse to talk to him.

  She twisted her neck, can't he save a bit of face for her? He himself twisted his neck, took a flower roll, and gnawed at it. The reputation of the imperial concubine was really ruined by this morning's fallen pillow.

  He took over the small bowl of soy milk and gently blew away the hot air from the rim for her.

  If other women saw it from the side, they would all be envious.

  Li Shunde saw a palace maid bring up the early meal, standing there motionless, closer to the master's table, and hastily made an eye signal. After staring forcefully several times, the palace maid finally seemed to notice, retreating several steps. Li Shunde saw that she looked unfamiliar, and quietly asked Liu Gugu: "Is this a new person the princess has recruited?"

  Nowadays, the power of the imperial palace is firmly in the hands of Hua Xiyan. However, the personnel management and recruitment of the inner court have always been deceitful and hidden from above, so it's impossible for Hua Xiyan to control everything perfectly.

  "No." replied Liu Auntie.

  Li Shunde thought: Probably the Imperial Household Department has accepted someone's silver and secretly brought in someone's daughter as a palace maid. It's really getting more and more outrageous. If you want to recruit new people, it's not impossible, but putting them in front of the master, isn't it just asking for the master's scolding?

  Thinking of the eunuch in the Imperial Household Department with whom he had some connection, Li Shunde considered communicating with him after the event.

  Hua Yuezhu is not like Empress Hu, who would not pursue the matter if she was given a few pieces of silver as a token of filial piety.

  Hua Yu Yan waited until her brother finally arrived late, thinking that he might have forgotten about her falling asleep.

  Gong Xiangru walked up to the front of their dining table, and bowed: "I offer greetings to Your Majesty and Her Highness on behalf of myself."

  "Get up." He didn't need her to say it, he looked more anxious than her. "Hurry and show it to her. If you don't show it to her soon, she'll hate me."

  Huā Yùyán immediately received a glance shot over by her brother: What's going on?

  Suddenly there's a kind of pain that makes me feel like I'd jump into the Yellow River and still can't wash it clean.

  No matter what, her brother took out the needle and helped her find the acupoint under her kneecap. With one prick of the needle, she felt her neck relax. So she muttered: "I can do it myself, it's just that my neck is twisted so badly, I couldn't get the needle in accurately."

  "Autumn is approaching, don't you know how to keep warm yourself?"

  This falling pillow is mostly caused by wind evil invading the meridians.

  Huā Yùyán knew she was in the wrong and didn't dare argue with her majestic older brother.

  Look at her neck, he beckoned her brother over to talk. The two of them were probably discussing the sudden death of Ci last night.

  Her brother is a divine doctor, and it's not hard to deceive him with just a few words. She thought.

  Someone came to urge in the palace again. Li Zimo could only go back to the palace to handle official business and talk about it later. So, he instructed Gong Xiangru to stay with her for a while, lest her fallen eyelid would relapse after getting better for a while. Her brother could only lead the way.

  A group of people bowed and saw off the imperial carriage.

  Huayu sat back on the stone bench and asked her brother: "Have you had breakfast?"

  "Eat first and come later." Gong Xiangru said that after Master came back, there were still other things he wanted him to do, so eat first and then come.

  Hua Yuexuan was secretly pondering in her heart that the Moon Chamber had not yet arrived at the imperial palace. Just as she was thinking this, Liu Gugu led Qi Yunyan into the courtyard.

  She probably didn't expect him to be here, a hint of surprise flashed across Qiyun's eyes, and was quickly covered up.

  Huayu's lips curled slightly as she smiled at them, and said to her brother, "This is Qi Shanggong."

  As Shang Gong was lower in rank than the Minister of Justice, Qi Yunyan bowed to him: "Your subordinate pays respects to Lord Gong."

  Miyuki bowed back, with proper etiquette.

  Huā Yù Cǎi saw them exchanging pleasantries, and then they all fell silent again.

  For an instant, all I could hear was the sound of autumn wind sweeping across the ground.

  Huā Yù Yán's fingertips massaged her temples, unsure of how to break the deadlock.

  Gong Xiangru pretended to be calm and composed, seeing that she was not affected, he found an excuse to slip away first. After all, his schedule for the day was also very busy. A high-ranking official like him didn't have time to idle around with her.

  Listening to her brother's hurried footsteps leaving, Qi Yunyan still stood in place motionless. Hua Xiyuan beckoned to her: "Come, sit here with me."

  Fu Shen made a bow and stood up straight, Qi Yunyan standing beside a small stone stool opposite her, not daring to sit down.

  Xiao Wu rushed in from outside and whispered something into Hua Xiyue's ear.

  Apricot eyes narrowed slightly, listening to Xiao Wu's mention of the meeting place at noon. With a wave of her hand, Xiao Wu stood behind her waiting for her decision.

  At this moment, Ziyun Yan had already raised her face vigilantly and was watching her talk to Xiao Wu.

  Hua Yu Yan certainly didn't appoint Qi Yunyan as the roaming Shang Gong just for her brother's sake. After learning about Qi Yunyan's tactics in dealing with Hu Shi, she felt that she hadn't fully understood this friend's hidden talents.

  "Zi Shang Gong, I heard you can use magic?"

  "This thing, she really hasn't learned it before. Her best friend also learned it from somewhere, how come I've never heard of it before."

  It turns out that Qiyunyan started studying the technique because she had discovered the secret of Mrs. Qi being controlled by someone. No one taught her, but she could learn on her own.

  "Returning to the princess, I have read more books since childhood and cannot say that I am well-read in classics. It's just that I have done some research on certain books, so I came into contact with the art. Later, at the White Dragon Temple, I drew a divination stick and asked Master to interpret it. The master who interpreted the stick said that my birth is fire-based and has a certain talent for studying the art."

  Those who study the art, the best innate gift is a pure and unadulterated natal chart that belongs to one of the five elements. Because ordinary people are born with a destiny that belongs to no more than one element, or perhaps two or three of the five elements. The purer the natal chart's five elements, the easier it is to control the art.

  No one taught, Qiyun Yan's technique was just reciting from the original. Like last time, because she could get her hands on the opponent's cursed object, the technique she used was a connecting technique, which belonged to a low-level category of techniques and wasn't difficult.

  Even with advanced techniques, Ziyun Yan couldn't make it happen either.

  But in Huajiu's eyes, this was enough.

  She dismissed everyone around her, leaving only Xiao Wu and Qi Yunyan. She stood up, put her hands behind her back, walked two circles, and said, "I want you to set up a spell array."

  Qiyun Yan heard her say this, and knew that something must have happened. Her expression changed, and she said: "Your Majesty, does the Emperor know about this?"

  Huayexuan looked back at her with a meaningful expression: "What does Qishang Palace think?"

  Definitely don't know, if I knew, would be able to use it on her Qi Yunyan? There are many masters under the Emperor.

  "Your Highness." Ziyunyan's lips trembled slightly. "Could it be that the other party is threatening you, and you can't say anything?"

  "Don't pretend you don't know, haven't you noticed someone is missing from my side?"

  Zi Yunyan was so clever that as soon as she paid a little attention, she immediately realized that Lü Cui was gone.

  She lightly bit her teeth: "Your Ladyship, it's just, just a maid——"

  She is indeed a bosom friend who dares to kill her relatives for justice and knows how to distinguish between major and minor issues.

  "I thought that even if I didn't go to rescue her, the other party would still cause trouble again. It's better to just get to the bottom of this matter."

  Perhaps thinking that she was reasonable, Qi Yunyan raised her head: "May I ask what kind of spell array Your Majesty wants me to set up? I may not be able to do it."

  "No, you must be able to." Hua Xiyan slightly hooked up the corner of her lips.

  Xiao Wu had the carriage ready, as they needed to arrive at the meeting place ahead of time and avoid the Emperor's surveillance, lest they startle the snake. Hua Xiyan got on the carriage with her best friend, under the pretext of going shopping and clearing their minds, heading towards the market they visited last time.

  The big boss merchant was afraid that she would have trouble finding the location, so they agreed to meet at the same perfume shop in the market as last time.

  Arrived at Xiangfen store, the door was still crowded with people and horses. Qiyunyan sat in the carriage without getting off, only she brought Xiao Wu to attend the meeting.

  In the shop, a big waist person saw her and Xiao Wu, and immediately led them into the backyard.

  After passing through two door curtains, we arrived at the small courtyard behind the shop. This is a small square yard. There's nothing unusual about this place. However, the big fellow lifted up the sandstone in the corner of the yard and exposed an entrance to a tunnel. Walking up to the entrance, one can see that there is a stone staircase leading down to the bottom.

  Huā Yùyán and Xiǎo Wǔ followed the Dà Yuàn people down the stone steps. After walking for about a hundred steps, their feet landed on flat ground.

  It's a cool and damp ground, all I can hear is the sound of water flowing everywhere.

  The people of Dayuan struck firestones and lit their torches, illuminating the entire underground chamber.

  This underground cave is truly astonishing. The four walls are surrounded by water flowing in all directions. This water, like green crystal, flows over the walls and seems to be embedded with countless gems, shining bright green light that dazzles the eyes.

  On the opposite side, a stone gate opens.

  The last time I saw that handsome and elegant merchant, he walked out. The man was still in his merchant attire, unchanged, seeing Hua Xiyan and Xiao Wu really come in person, the corners of his mouth revealed two deep dimples, smiling and charming.

  Noble spirit, condensed on his fingertips.

  The middle finger of her left hand wore a new ring, an emerald green gemstone ring in the shape of a goose egg, emitting countless dazzling starlight.

  Such a hand like a noble lady's is holding a cup of wine. In the luxurious wine glass, the swaying liquid is also green.

  Green light, set off the man's white complexion as if it had been covered with a mysterious green veil, like a mysterious green lady with a veil.

  Anyway, Hua Yexuan felt that the face in front of her was just as mysterious and eerie as the one that appeared in the smoke.

  Although the man was smiling, his smile was as elusive as smoke and fog, making it impossible for anyone to see through.

  "This official knew that you would definitely come. Since you have arrived, I'm afraid you must have guessed my identity." The man spoke up, first acknowledging his own mistake in being tricked into speaking, but this mistake didn't seem to be particularly shameful for him.

  Hua Yuanyan said: "This palace has heard that the great sacrificial officer of the Great Yan Kingdom is called Yu Shui Kui."

  "That's my grandfather." A flash in the man's green eyes, "My name is Yu Shui Long."

  "Only those of the Mizuha family can manipulate sacred water."

  "Yes." Yu Shuilong smiled slightly and raised his cup, downing the holy water in one gulp.

  After the holy water entered his body, it instantly made the gemstone ring on his left hand even more dazzling. In an instant, a green light shot out from the gemstone and transformed into a rope that launched a surprise attack on her, just like last night. However, this time, even without Xiao Wu's quick reflexes, the green rope was suddenly repelled by a layer of golden light covering her body when it came into contact with her. The green light seemed to be in disbelief, circling around her body repeatedly, unsure what was inside her.

  That is Feng Yin. The Feng Yin of Dong Ling protects her from the invasion of evil things.

  Looking at this strange scene, Yu Shui Long faintly revealed a hint of surprise and smiled: "Your Highness is indeed not an ordinary person, otherwise, how could you come back to life?"

  "Now that you all know about this palace's abilities. This palace has limited patience, hand over the people who belong to this palace." Hua Xiyan didn't waste words on him.

  Yu Shui Long clapped his palms together and the stone gate opened, with a lush greenery being pushed out from inside.