Yan Xijun returned to her palace in a daze, wanting to forget the words her sister had said, but they lingered in her mind, leaving a deep impression.

  "Fourth sister, you can rest assured, I will eliminate all obstacles, even if it means using any means necessary, to push the emperor into your arms."

  "Behave yourself and serve me properly from now on. If something like last night happens again, dont blame me for not showing sisterly affection, I will have to punish you!"

  "Sisters receiving favor together would be a glorious thing, dont always think about leaving the palace, since youve all entered, dont think about stepping out of this imperial palaces backyard!"

  The queens sisters words still echoed in her ears, she said she was not afraid of her warning, but somehow she still had some fear of her, she took Xu Niang to coerce her into submission.

  Aunt Xü is her weakness, this life, her only relative left is Aunt Xü, so no matter what, she will find a way to make Aunt Xü live a better life, enjoying peace and happiness.

  "Master, dinner is almost cold, just use a little!" Xue Lian walked to Yan Xi Juns side, picked up the pair of ivory chopsticks, and respectfully handed them over to her.

  Yan Xijun had never taken the chopsticks from Xue Lians hand, her mind preoccupied with thoughts as she gazed out the window, replaying in her mind the words her sister had said over and over again.

  "Alas," Xue Lian sighed faintly and cast a pleading glance at Wen Qin, who was standing by.

  After receiving Xuelians gaze, Wenqin took the chopsticks from her hand, swept her eyes over the dinner table, and quickly picked up a few dishes to put into the masters small bowl. She begged: "Master, for your health, just eat a bit!"

  Yan Xijun glanced at the dishes in the bowl with a faint gaze, her eyes unchanged. She said lightly: "Put it away, Ive lost my appetite!"

  "Master, you must have dinner, your body cant take it!" Wen Qin said worriedly. The master had a strange illness since childhood, and if he didnt eat one meal, his stomach would definitely hurt.

  "It doesnt matter, its nothing!" Yan Xijun got up and walked slowly to the window, gazing at the beautiful sunset on the horizon, unable to snap out of her trance for a long time. The sunset was infinitely beautiful, but it was approaching dusk!

  Hearing the zither and seeing Masters downcast expression, she couldnt help but feel a pang in her heart. From young to old, when had Master ever had such a melancholic gaze?

  She waved her hand to let the little palace maid clean up these untouched dinner, she understood the masters stubborn temperament, saying one and not two, and doing what she said.

  Wen Qin let Wen Yu go to the imperial kitchen again, brought a bowl of plain white porridge, and under her persuasion, the master finally drank the porridge, bathed, and went to bed to rest.

  After Master and Madam fell asleep, Wen Qin and the others also withdrew, leaving only Wen Yu to watch over them.

  After they left, Wen Yu also guarded the masters bedside with all her heart and soul. Slowly, as it got to the second half of the night, she too started to feel drowsy and fell asleep in a haze.

  Everything went blurry and I didnt know what hit me in the head, then I suddenly passed out.

  As Wen Yu fell down, the half-open window was pushed open by someone. Then, a man in white clothes jumped in and entered the room.

  The man in white lifted his foot and walked to the front of the bed, his dark eyes quietly sizing up Yan Xijun on the bed. She was sleeping extremely peacefully, her beautiful big eyes lightly closed, her long eyelashes casting two dark shadows under the candlelight, her cherry lips slightly parted, looking exactly like a sleeping beauty, very enchanting.

  The man in white clothes gazed for a moment, and after a long time, a conspiratorial smile slowly spread across his lips.

  Yan Xijun slept very restlessly, always feeling a sharp and piercing gaze directed at her, the kind of scorching gaze that one would give to prey, making her heart feel cold and fearful.

  Yan Xijun slowly came to, her long eyelashes fluttering open. Before she could fully take in the scene before her, she caught sight of a figure clad in white and looked up to see who it was, letting out a frightened cry as soon as she did.

  "Dont shout!" The white-clad mans figure flashed, and he had already leaned in close, covering Yan Xijuns mouth with his hand to prevent her from crying out.

  Yan Xijuns cry of surprise was swallowed back into her throat, she stared with bewildered eyes, gazing at the white-clothed man in front of her.

  How did he get here? The palace is heavily guarded everywhere with guards on duty, how did he manage to get in?

  And who is he, anyway? He seems to be very familiar with the palace, coming and going freely, without any fear of being discovered. It was only now that Yan Xijun remembered his identity and began to suspect it. The person in front of her seemed unlikely to be King Jing, as the rumors about King Jing described him wearing a bright red robe, but both times she saw him, he wore white robes. Moreover, King Jing shouldnt be so young, this person in front of her was probably not even twenty years old yet!

  "What are you thinking about?" The man in white saw that Yan Xizhuns eyes were looking at him, but her big eyes flashed with many questions, and he couldnt help but ask, removing the hand covering her mouth.

  "Who are you?" Yan Xijun asked eagerly as soon as he thought of his identity.

  "Who I am is unimportant, you dont have the right to know, you havent answered my question yet, what were you just thinking?"

  "Think of your status!"

  "Ha! Youll find out soon enough, dont be curious, curiosity kills."

  "Yes, if you say so, I also know this principle. If it wasnt for me being curious and eavesdropping on the conversation in Taolin at that time, I wouldnt have bumped into you." Yan Xijun only said this to herself, not daring to speak these words out loud.

  "What are you doing in my bedroom at this late hour?" Yan Xijun shouted, "Leave quickly, or Ill call for someone!"

  Although the man in white was extremely handsome, his beauty was stunning, and it was a pity to drive him away. However, she was not a foolish woman who would forget her identity for a pretty face.

  The man in white robes sneered coldly: "Do you dare to shout? You should know that I am your master!"

  "Master?!" Yan Xikun snorted coldly, "Im not someone you can order around! Ive never taken you as my master!" Before she finished, she added another sentence: "Youre not my master."

  "From this moment on, I am your master, remember!" The man in white stretched out his hand to pinch her chin, forcing her to look at him, and gazed at her with an icy and overbearing gaze.

  "You...?" Yan Xijun was furious. The overbearing man looked at her with an attitude that demanded submission, but she didnt want a master like him, especially since she was also a noble mistress.

  The man in white clothes coolly reminded him: "Dont forget about the poison on your body!"

  "Despicable!" Yan Xijun muttered under her breath, almost forgetting that he had fed her poison, and planned to find an imperial physician tomorrow to diagnose and treat the poison in her body.

  "Dont be delusional, this poison can only be cured with my antidote, and theres no other medicine in the world that can cure it." The white-clothed man saw through Yan Xijuns thoughts and coldly dashed her hopes.

  Yan Xijun was seen through by him and was very annoyed, and said in surprise and hatred: "What do you want to do?"

  "I need you to be my pawn!" The man in white clothes said bluntly and directly.

  Its all about being a pawn. Yan Xikun thought of her sister, who also used her as a pawn, and suddenly a flame burst out in her heart, "You want me to be your pawn? I wont do it!"

  "Dont forget your life is in my hands!"

  "Whats the worst that could happen? Death? Whats so scary about death?"

  "Alright, youre a cheap life thats not worth pitying. If you die, Ill find someone to bury with you, especially your Aunt Xu. You two have a deep relationship, dont you? With her accompanying you in the underworld, you wont be lonely."

  "What did you say? Who told you that I have a deep relationship with Aunt Xue?" Yan Xi Jun stared at him in shock.

  "There is no one."

  Yan Xijun looked at him and didnt seem to be lying either. A thought flashed through his mind, and he gritted his teeth and said, "You investigate me!"

  "Yes!" The man in white was very candid. Since he wanted to turn her into a loyal pawn, of course the most important thing was to understand her thoroughly.

  Yan Xijuns eyes closed weakly, and her hands dropped down powerlessly. The current situation no longer allowed her to say a word of refusal. It turned out that she had always been at a disadvantage, and the man in white was just waiting for her to fall into this treacherous trap.

  "As long as you let Xu Yi go, I promise to be your pawn." Yan Xijun said with her eyes open, word by word.

  "Those who know the current situation are heroes. You must understand this sentence." The man in white clothes instructed, his tone changing: "If I let her go, it depends on your performance!"

  "What exactly do you want me to do?" Yan Xijun was driven almost crazy by the man in white.

  "By all means get close to Chu Yixuan and gain his favor, best if you can also gain his trust."

  "Is this all you want me to do?"

  "No, get close to Chu Yixuan later and find me an ancient book called The Wordless Heavenly Book."

  "What?! The Wordless Heavenly Book?!" Yan Xijun was shocked and exclaimed.

  "How did you know about this book?" The man in white raised an eyebrow in surprise. This book was a forbidden book, and also an evil military book. Not many people should know about it, but she did?

  "Heard of it, know a thing or two."

  "Ive also heard rumors, so youd better look for it in the military book. Once you find it, hand it over to me obediently and dont play any tricks."

  "Hasnt this book been lost?"

  "It was lost for a while, and now its scattered in the imperial palace." The man in white clothes recalled the scene ten years ago in the imperial study, where his father, the emperor, had been overjoyed to obtain this book, and that expression still lingered deeply in his mind.

  "Alright, Ill do my best!"

  "Its not about giving it your all, but going all out!"