"What kind of people are you, daring to burn and kill in the imperial court's official residence?"

  Wang Pei asked again, Qu Yun felt it was not a good thing, knowing that he could no longer avoid it, so he laughed loudly and climbed up the wall.

  "Great General, it's been a long time since we last met, your majestic aura hasn't diminished at all!"

  Only heard Wang Pei lightly humming a sound, and strangely said: "It's actually you!"

  He carefully measured Gu Yun and asked: "General, you are not guarding the palace, what are you doing here?"

  "I have come under the imperial edict to exterminate the outlaws, but I have disturbed the great general; this is my fault."

  Wang Pei burst out laughing: "No wonder there was a blaze of light and the sound of killing, I suppose it must be related to those assassins who have been making a disturbance in the capital these past few days? — Only," he mused: "This is an official residence, your duties as guards don't extend this far, do they?"

  His tone was not heavy, but when he spoke, his commanding presence on the battlefield made people dare not argue with him.

  The morning dew is as clear as a mirror, and I can feel it too. These former military leaders who have been killing each other for years have never had any good feelings towards the eunuchs in the palace. With Wang Pei's experience, how could he not see that this is the dark power within the palace?

  His words were reasonable, and Qu Yun was speechless for a moment. Chen Lu saw that the night would soon pass, and once they dragged on until dawn, the Emperor would fall into a passive state. She thought for a moment, then flew up onto the wall.

  Wang Pei Zhi only felt a sudden chill in front of him, under the reflection of the soaring flames, a white-robed girl was standing high above, gazing down at him with their eyes locked together.

  As if he couldn't bear the icy color in her eyes, he slightly turned his head away, secretly astonished in his heart: "Miss is...?"

  The girl's eyes sparkled with a smile, as if the ancient icy glaciers had suddenly cracked and melted.

  "I am but a humble servant of Your Majesty, this insignificant title is hardly worth mentioning!"

  Wang Pei was somewhat astonished; he had been cultivating his character and nature at home, far from the imperial court, and did not know that such a person had appeared beside the Emperor!

  "Qiu Tong led the imperial edict to capture the assassins in the capital, and among them were officials involved in the case. To avoid rumors, it was carried out secretly, so please forgive me, General!"

  Her voice was crisp, and her words were also spoken without a single leak, in line with reason. However, Wang Pei seemed to be somewhat restless and didn't have the heart to delve deeper into this matter of authority, so he directly asked: "These two arrows, did you shoot them?"

  He took over the blood-stained arrow handed to him by someone - it was just pulled out from the two fleeing people, and with a flick of his sleeve, he shot it straight at the girl.

  Morning dew stretched out her hand from her sleeve, under the firelight, those petal-like soft fingers, shiny like jade, lightly picked up the arrowhead that shone with a cold light, without any difficulty.

  She smiled and gazed at Wang Pei, who was already past his thirtieth year, but saw the mischievous and clever boy of years ago, now with temples flecked with snow, and a stern face.

  How many things have changed over the years?

  She secretly sighed, but her face showed no unusual expression ——

  "My humble skills are rough, but I'm afraid they're laughable to you!"

  Wang Pei's hands trembled slightly, almost causing his blood to flow backwards, but he finally endured it and smiled: "Where, these two arrows are truly extraordinary..."

  Both sides exchanged a few pleasantries, and Wang Peizhi unexpectedly led more than 100 soldiers from the family to provide Qu Yun with assistance.

  The sky was faintly white at the horizon, Chenlu and Qiyun led a group of people to set off back to the palace, still able to feel the piercing gaze behind them.

  "Xiao Yun, is there something special about the arrow I shot?"

  Yu Yun heard this and looked at her seriously. Chen Lu felt even more uneasy, and after a long time, he said expressionlessly...

  "There is something special..."

  "What is it?"

  The dew felt even more curious.

  "The special thing is... it can kill two people with one arrow!"

  Gufeng's joke was as dull as usual, but Chenlu felt a sense of unease in the darkness.

  She didn't delve deeper and thus once again let that secret buried in the depths slip by.

  As a group of people headed towards the palace, the first rays of dawn had already appeared, and today was a bright and beautiful day...

  ……

  "Xiao Chen!"

  Gong Yun's low cry interrupted her reverie. She focused her attention and saw that the morning court had already ended, and the Emperor was now standing up and walking towards the outside of the hall.

  "I see you're daydreaming!"

  The young emperor walked up to her, gazing at her with a sincere concern and intimate tenderness in his words.

  "Your humble servant merely thinks... Today will surely be a fine day!"

  At that time in the grand court, in the quiet and secluded rear palace, there were also two noblewomen leisurely tasting tea and chatting lightly.

  They got up very early, and the two of them held tea cups, chatting idly with each other, but didn't touch on the main topic.

  Mei Gui Pin gazed out of the window at the sky and asked in a soft voice, "Is Your Ladyship still having trouble sleeping?"

  "The fragrance of flowers is giving me a headache!"

  The queen said faintly.

  Mei Gui Bin smiled despite her cold demeanor: "I can relieve Your Highness's headache!"

  The Empress looked slightly puzzled, but had already seen the hint from Mei Gui Bin. She waved away her attendants and said somewhat impatiently: "You can speak now!"

  Mei Gui Bin stood up, gentle and elegant. She placed her hand on her abdomen and smiled leisurely: "Your concubine is already pregnant with Your Majesty's dragon heir!"

  The queen's eyes snapped open, full of unconcealed resentment and hatred, her voice slightly hoarse: "Are you here to show off to me?"

  Mei Gui pin shrank back for a moment, but quickly regained her composure: "How could your servant be that kind of person!"

  She knelt down obediently, her eyes shining with clarity: "I was thinking, if Your Highness doesn't mind, this child, whether boy or girl, will kowtow at your feet!"

  This sudden sentence made the queen tremble suddenly, as if she had never seen her before, and carefully sized her up.

  "Do you know what you're talking about?!"

  The queen was a bit hard to believe, in the history of the Celestial Empire, there were many children born out of wedlock, counted among the imperial concubines, but their birth mothers were mostly from humble origins and did not receive favor.

  Mei Gui Pin received the emperor's deep affection and was only one step away from being a concubine. Giving birth to an imperial heir would be considered a great contribution to the state, allowing her to rise another rank and become a consort. She was at the height of her power, but how could she bear to give up the flesh and blood in her womb to the empress?

  "How dare I speak falsely? I still beg Your Ladyship to grant me a whole..."

  Mei Gui pin knelt for a long time and didn't get up. The empress thought to herself that she must be afraid of the turmoil in the harem, and was pretending to be obedient while bringing her child to rely on her. Thinking of this, she coldly smiled and said: "You must have something to ask of me? I'm just worried that my power is too weak, and can't do as you wish!"