Yan Xijun slowly woke up when the sky was already bright, she raised her eyes to look at the sunlight shining through the window, and those floating dust particles danced happily in the morning light.

  She pushed aside the annoying curtain and was shocked to see a mess of torn fabric on the ground, which was the silk and satin she wore last night!

  "What...?" Yan Xijun slightly furrowed her brow, gazing at the scattered clothes on the ground in shock. Afterwards, as if she had thought of something, her face turned from a light red to a deep crimson, and finally became pale and transparent, like that of a sick person.

  She remembered, she remembered everything, last night was a crazy night. Thinking of last night, Yan Xijuns pale face turned crimson again, thanks to Bai Chuyi. She had truly transformed from an innocent girl into a woman. She really didnt understand why he became so crazy last night? And why did she become weak all over?

  He was so ruthless! So heartless! The scenes of being pinned down by him kept flashing in her mind, Yan Xijun forced herself not to think about it, but she couldnt control the emergence of those unbearable images.

  She clutched her head in agony, closing her eyes tightly, and a layer of dense sweat gradually seeped out from the tip of her nose. Her teeth were clenched on her dry, cracked red lips, and she wanted to curl up and lie down sideways.

  She didnt expect that just a slight movement would make her body ache so badly, even the lower part was sore and aching. She opened her eyes, lifted the quilt covering her body, and saw that her once smooth and white skin was now covered in bruises and hickeys, not a single inch of intact skin anywhere.

  "Bastard!" Yan Xijun cursed under her breath. She knew that the injuries on her body were all thanks to a certain someone, all his handiwork.

  Yan Xijun covered herself with the quilt again, she didnt want to get up, quietly lying in bed, calming down when she thought about last nights many doubts that couldnt be figured out. Chu Yixuan was clearly not that kind of person, but why did he suddenly change his temper and become like that? And she hadnt been sick or eaten anything wrong, so why was her whole body weak and powerless? There must be some unknown reason for this, otherwise it wouldnt be so coincidental, both of them changing into a different state, definitely someone had planned something.

  Suddenly remembered last night, after dinner, while reading a book, Wen Yu was on the side burning incense, and the incense emitted a not-so-pleasant cool scent after being lit. She also recalled hearing a conversation between Wen Qin and Wen Yu at that time.

  "Wow, whats with this incense? It smells awful! Where did it come from?" Wen Yu said, "The Empress sent someone to deliver it this morning. They handed it over to Xue Lian, and she had me light it."

  "Your Majesty!" Yan Xijun suddenly understood everything. The incense her sister had sent over was actually tampered with by her.

  "Master, have you woken up?"

  "Knock knock," a faint knocking sound and Wenqins calling voice came from outside the door.

  "Come on in!"

  When Qin entered the inner room and saw the messy scraps of fabric all over the floor, her eyes widened in shock and her mouth hung open.

  "Master, what...?" What happened last night? Why is the house in such disarray? Didnt the Emperor summon you to attend him in bed?

  "Come and help me change!" Yan Xijun knew that Wen Qin would be very curious about all this, but she didnt want to bring up the unpleasant matter.

  "Very well, Master." When Wen Qin lifted the brocade quilt and saw the scars and hickeys on her masters body, she was shocked and asked: "Master, what is this...?"

  "Never mind all that, change your clothes!" Yan Xijun said lightly, the wounds on her body would heal quickly, but the wounds in her heart might never fully recover.

  Xuan Qin carefully helped her master put on his clothes. Just as she finished helping him with his undergarments, a loud voice boomed from outside, "The imperial edict has arrived!"

  "Has Yan Chongyuan woken up yet?" Eunuch Luo Gonggongs voice was heard asking.

  "Replying to Lord Luo, the master has woken up and is changing clothes in the inner room," Snow Lian replied politely.

  "Hurry up and let her come out to receive the imperial decree!"

  "Yes!" Xue Lian hurriedly went inside to inform the master to come out and receive the imperial edict.

  Before long, Xue Lian and Wen Qin supported the pale-faced Yan Xiu Jun out. Yan Xiu Jun glanced at Luo Zhong with a faint gaze, then silently knelt down.

  Whether its good fortune or bad, bad fortune cant be avoided. Yan Xijun had already made preparations to accept whatever came her way, and she wasnt afraid of anything that might be written in the imperial edict.

  Luo Zhong secretly shook his head, how could such a cold and elegant woman do something so foolish? With her stunning looks, given some time, she would be able to gain the emperors favor.

  What a pity that such a beautiful woman is so impatient and uses despicable means to treat the emperor, its strange that the emperor doesnt get angry.

  Luo Zhong recalled his thoughts and unfolded the imperial edict, reading it out in a sharp, fine voice:

  "The Emperor decrees: Since entering the palace, Weiyang has failed to follow rules and regulations. On the night of her wedding, she recklessly used forbidden medicine within the palace, violating imperial taboos. She is hereby stripped of her title as Imperial Concubine and demoted to Beauty, as punishment. Let this serve as a warning!"

  "Thanks for the great kindness!" Yan Xijun took over the imperial edict with a expressionless face, this punishment was too light, wasnt it? She only had her title demoted, why not expel her from the palace?

  Sister should be regretful this time, the carefully designed plan ended up with such a result, its really a case of losing the rice while trying to steal the chicken!

  Luo Zhong had just left when an old woman and several palace maids arrived from behind.

  "The old slave is the clever lady of the imperial kitchen, following the emperors orders, she has cooked a special nourishing medicine and specially sent it to you. Please, Yan Mei Ren, drink it quickly, so that the old slave can return and report back!"

  The first one, an old woman named Huì, waved her hand to let the palace maid come forward. She took a bowl of medicine from the lacquer tray held by the palace maid and respectfully handed it to Yan Xī Jūns face.

  Yan Xijun gazed at the bowl of dark, murky medicinal soup, smelling the wave after wave of strange odors emanating from it, and couldnt help but wrinkle her brow: "I appreciate the emperors kind intentions, but please have Hui Nian take this tonic back!"

  "This wont do, every concubine who has served in the bedchamber must drink this medicine, its the emperors order."

  "What, could it be...?" Avoiding pregnancy medicine! The last three words Yan Xijun didnt say out loud, but thinking about how he had served the imperial concubines who drank this kind of medicine, and now he himself had no offspring, it was likely that this tonic was indeed a pregnancy prevention medicine.

  "Since everyone knows about Yan Mei Ren already, lets just drink it quickly!" Hui Mu said expressionlessly from the side.

  Hes so cruel, to the point of not wanting offspring. Yan Xijun thought resentfully, since youre afraid Ill get pregnant, and Im even more afraid of getting pregnant, because this is a symbol of shame.

  "Alright, have it your way!" Yan Xijun picked up the bowl of medicine without hesitation and drank it all in one gulp.