"Xun Qin, have you heard anything about the matter I entrusted to you?" Yan Xijun sat up straight, leaning against the headboard, and asked softly as she looked at the maid Xun Qin who had just entered.

  "Master, youre awake!" Wen Qin exclaimed with joy. The sky was still not dark and the master had been resting in bed, not allowing anyone to disturb her, not even having dinner, only instructing her to come at this hour of Zi.

  "Hmm, hows the information gathering going?" Yan Xijun asked anxiously, she had a purpose tonight.

  "Ive heard that tonight, the Emperor will be going to Consort Gus quarters, and also, there wont be anyone in the Imperial Study tonight." Wenqin found it strange that her master had asked her to gather this information, and even more so, to keep it a secret from the other servants. What was going on that required such secrecy?

  "Ah, great!" Yan Xijun excitedly clapped her hands and said happily. "And what about the night-traveling clothes I told you to get?"

  "Here it is!" Wen Qin took out a small package from behind her back and handed it to the master.

  Yan Xijun hastily opened the package and when she saw the night-traveling clothes, she exclaimed delightedly: "Wenqin, youre so great! Thank you so much!"

  "Master, what are you talking about? Its only right that I, your servant, help you with things. Your words are quite unreasonable."

  "Master, why do you want a night-traveling cloak?" asked Wen Qin with a hint of curiosity.

  "Dont ask so many questions, hurry up and put on my clothes." Yan Xijun jumped off the bed, handed the clothes he had taken off to Wenqin, then quickly put on his night travel clothes.

  "Master, what are you doing?" The second monk, Wen Qin, looked at Yan Xijun with a puzzled expression.

  "Listen, Qin, listen carefully. Youre going to pretend to be me and sleep here for a while. Im going out for a bit." Yan Xijun was already dressed in her night-traveling clothes, with a black outfit covering her slender figure tightly, her silky hair also wrapped up in a headscarf, even her face covered by a black cloth, making it impossible to tell her gender.

  "Master, what are you going to do?" Wen Qin looked at Yan Xijun in surprise. The masters clean and neat outfit seemed like he was up to no good.

  "Xuanqin, dont ask any more questions, I have my own reasons for doing things. Be careful and dont let others discover it." Yan Xijun said as he walked to the window, pushed open the wooden window and jumped out.

  Yan Xijun carefully made her way to the Imperial Study, having already memorized the route and distance from Ganquan Palace to the Imperial Study on the map during the day. The most important thing now was to carefully avoid wave after wave of imperial palace guards.

  Tonights sudden action is just to find the book that the man in white wants as soon as possible, so that Xu Ayi and herself can get rid of his control as soon as possible.

  All the way, Yan Xikun carefully avoided many palace guards, her hands and feet were quite agile, and she moved quickly under the cover of night, wearing black clothes, she quickly arrived at the periphery of the imperial study.

  Finally avoiding a team of patrolling guards heading to the imperial study, Yan Xikun hid behind a tree and watched as the guards left. She helplessly gazed at the entrance of the imperial study, where two stern-faced guards stood expressionless, guarding the imperial study.

  Yan Xijun furrowed her brow in distress, the Imperial Study had guards stationed outside, wanting to get inside would require some thought, going through the front door was not an option. She glanced at the lush garden behind and suddenly had an idea, quickly rushing towards the rear window of the Imperial Study. As expected, the rear window of the Imperial Study was half open, she joyfully climbed up the half-person-high windowsill, then entered the study from there.

  In the study, only two weak candles were lit, and that little light couldnt illuminate the entire room. Relying on the moonlight shining in from outside, Yan Xijun immediately began searching through the bookshelves.

  Yan Xijun first flipped through the old books in the study room. Since that book had been lost for almost a hundred years, it was estimated to have become very tattered.

  But she had flipped through many books and still hadnt found the so-called "Wordless Heavenly Book". Standing in front of the bookshelf, Yan Xikun suddenly realized that this imperial study was unlikely to have this book. Such an important book would definitely not be here. Chu Yixuan was very likely to have hidden the book elsewhere.

  Yan Xijun was disappointed and wanted to leave, but suddenly saw an old yellowed book under the shelf. He was curious, so he went over and pulled out the book.

  As she flipped through it, the cover page had four dragon and phoenix characters, "Compendium of Medicinal Herbs", it turned out to be an ancient illustrated book on medicinal herbs. Yan Xijun casually flipped through it, halfway through, her sharp eyes caught sight of a beautiful flower painted in the book.

  How familiar is this flower? Have I seen it before? Yan Xizhen looked at the flower in the book with a puzzled expression, her eyes full of confusion.

  "Jiāng Luó Huā (Wisteria), what a strange name for a flower, and Ive never even heard of it before. Attracted by the unusual name, Yan Xī Jūn continued to read down the page, and the more she read, the more shocked she became."

  This flower is actually such a powerful abortifacient, its fragrance can kill silently, completely strangling the fetus in its bud. If a woman is exposed to this scent for an extended period or frequently comes into contact with it, she may become infertile for life.

  Good heavens, this flower is so poisonous! Yan Xikun was so frightened that he didnt dare to look at it again, and put the book back in its original position. He looked at the book with a lingering fear, feeling fortunate that this old medical book was so worn out, probably no one noticed it, and no one knew about this flower either. If someone with malicious intentions found out, who knows what harm they might cause.

  "How dare you, a mere thief, to intrude upon My Imperial Study?"

  A cold and icy voice mixed with the sound of danger floated over, Yan Xijun was frightened and turned her head to look, a tall black shadow raised its palm and slapped it towards her chest.

  It was already too late to dodge, let alone that she didnt have the skill to dodge. She couldnt do martial arts or lightness skills, so... That palm unexpectedly slapped her chest.

  The soft touch under his palm made Chu Yixuans handsome face, which was originally full of ripples, freeze for a moment. Afterwards, his icy cold eyes stared tightly at the small black-clothed person in front of him.

  "Your Majesty..." Under the faint candlelight, Yan Xijun looked at Chu Yixuan in surprise, who was emitting a cold aura, and a hint of panic flashed across her face.

  "Who are you?"

  Yan Xijuns mind had only one thought at this time, which was to escape, regardless of whether she could escape or not. Her body quickly moved towards the window, attempting to flee from it.

  "Its not that easy to escape." Chu Yixuan sensed the black-clad mans intention to flee and let out a cold snort, his body also flashing in that direction.

  Yan Xijun was no match for Chu Yixuans speed. Before she even reached the window, a shadowy figure swiftly passed her from behind, arriving at the window first and blocking her path.

  Yan Xijun hastily stopped her steps towards the window, turned around and glanced at the door, seeing that Luo Gonggong was already standing guard there with a palace lantern.