"What?"

  Rong Lao's face turned red with rage, his eyes fixed intently on Fang Ya who had come to report the news. He gritted his teeth and asked: "What did you just say? Has the imperial family eaten bear gall and leopard heart that they dare to capture Yun Yatou?"

  Fang Ya wiped the sweat from her forehead, a look of anxiety on her delicate face: "Rong Lao, this is what I saw with my own eyes. Not only was Yun Niangzi taken away by him, but also Ning Xing of the Ning family was captured by the imperial guards and brought into the palace."

  Upon hearing this, the anger in Rong Lao's eyes gradually subsided, and instead, a strange smile appeared: "You say the imperial family took Ning Xin away?"

  "Yes, Elder Rong."

  Report respectfully and modestly.

  Rong Lao slowly sat down, a mocking smile playing on his lips as he said disdainfully: "Is the imperial family seeking its own demise? Fang Ya, I recall that Ning Lao will be arriving at Longyuan Country today. You go wait for him outside the city gate later and tell him that both his granddaughter and great-granddaughter have been taken hostage by the Emperor. Wait for him to come and rescue them."

  "Yes."

  Fang Ya clenched his fist and a hint of chilliness flashed in his enchanting eyes.

  Why did the royal family have to arrest Yunluo Feng? Yunluo Feng not only has a great merit in the Imperial Medical Academy, but also highly valued by Ning Lao! If they arrested her, how could the Ning family possibly let the royal family off?

  "No," Rong Lao suddenly remembered something, stood up again, frowning, "In that case, wouldn't I be handing over the opportunity to curry favor with Yun Yatou to Ning Lao? No way, this matter can't let Ning Lao take the lead, I must also go to the imperial palace!"

  ……

  The grand palace, resplendent with gold and jade, majestic and awe-inspiring.

  At this time, in the center of the grand hall, Wu Ran's hateful gaze was fixed on the Cloud family ancestors and grandchildren, with a strong killing intent in his eyes, as sharp as a knife.

  All the officials stood in two rows in the hall, none of them dared to breathe, and they cautiously glanced at Emperor Gaozong sitting high above.

  Gao Tu's face turned iron-green, his cold gaze cast towards Yunluo Feng who stood upright in the grand hall. His tone was severe as he said: "Yunluo Feng, why do you not kneel when you see me?"

  Yun Luo's lips curled up: "My old master once asked you for an imperial decree, that decree was that I don't have to kneel down when I see any member of the royal family! Are you trying to take back your words?"

  Gao Tu suddenly remembered the edict he had promised that day, and his face became even more unsightly.

  "How bold!"

  Mu Gui Fei, sitting next to Gao Tu, changed her beautiful face instantly after hearing Yun Luo Feng's words. Her jade hand fell on the table and she shouted angrily: "Who allowed you to be so rude in the grand hall? Your edict was issued by His Majesty, of course it can be taken back!"

  Yun Luo Feng glanced at Mu Gui Fei with a smile that was not quite a smile: "If the Emperor intends to retract this edict, I, Yun Luo Feng, have nothing to say. But if it spreads to the ears of the common people, then it will become that Your Majesty speaks but does not keep his word, and the reputation of the Imperial Palace will be swept away in an instant."

  Gao Tu's expression was somewhat impatient. He swept a glance at Mu Gui Fei and used his eyes to stop the words that Mu Gui Fei wanted to blurt out.

  Then, his gaze fell on Yun Xiao and Ning Xin who were standing beside Yun Luo, and he said coldly: "I can allow you not to kneel down and pay respects, but your guard and maid are too ignorant of etiquette. In the grand hall, they still dare to stand! Don't they immediately kneel down for me!"

  His voice was majestic and overbearing, with a hint of coldness, echoing slowly in the grand hall.

  Yun Xiao didn't say a word, his cold and expressionless face remained the same as always, his dark eyes forever fixed on the girl standing beside him, as if he hadn't heard Gao Tu's voice at all, directly ignoring him.