At this time, a white figure slowly walked from afar, and as it drew closer, it became clear that it was a woman wearing a white dress. The woman was about thirty years old, with a slender figure, but there was an extremely deep scar on her left cheek, which made her look especially terrifying among the corpses. By the woman's side was a black leopard.

  "Hmm, there are quite a few people who have come in this time! It's also your bad luck that today is the day when the miasma spreads once every ten years. I really don't know what so many people are doing coming into the forest." The woman shook her head and was about to leave when the black leopard agilely jumped over the corpses and arrived at the mountain cave where Xū Yáng was hiding, calling out to the woman.

  "Your Majesty, what's wrong? Are there any survivors?" The woman followed Black Leopard's movements and arrived at the cave. When she saw how severely Xi Yang was injured, she immediately had Black Leopard carry Xi Yang out of the cave.

  All kinds of ferocious beasts on the road would see the woman and flee in terror, with fear in their eyes. It is unknown what makes this woman so extraordinary that even ferocious beasts that have not yet gained spiritual awareness are afraid of her.

  We walked and stopped along the way until we arrived at a mountain valley. The outside of the valley was surrounded by many giant trees, making it difficult to see what's inside.

  After entering the valley, petals fell from the sky, and a shallow river flowed down from the mountain. The riverbank was planted with many medicinal herbs and various beautiful flowers. In the middle of the valley, there was a small lake, and by the lake, there were several wooden houses. The woman placed Xi Yang on the bed in one of the wooden houses and then turned around to go pick some herbs.

  For three consecutive days, General Li did not receive any news about Xū Yáng. When Xū Róng in the capital city found out, she was actually very relieved, but on the surface, she still looked regretful and ordered to continue searching.

  Wei Qu has been sending people to look for Xi Yang since he went missing, but the people she sent out were like stones sinking into the ocean. Chu Lian was about to go crazy in the palace, seeing Xi Rong every day and wanting to tear his face apart with her own hands, but she endured it all along.

  Recently, Yuan Mengdie's days have not been going well. When the prime minister let his wife enter the palace to see Yuan Mengdie, he gave her a package of spices and a jade pendant. The spices were non-toxic, but the jade pendant was made from a colorless and odorless medicine that had been soaked for 49 days before being taken out. Only when the spices and jade pendant are placed together will they produce a toxin, which will cause people to gradually become irritable and restless.

  The prime minister instructed Yuan Mengdie to find an opportunity to secretly place the jade pendant in a place where Xū Róng often stayed, or it would be best if Xū Róng could carry it with him. Within a month at most, or three months at latest, Xū Róng's temperament will change greatly, becoming violent and unbearable. At that time, he will surely cause a big disturbance, and the prime minister can then justify raising an army to overthrow the emperor.

  Yu Mengdie had been struggling for the past few days, until one day she met Chu Lianruo while admiring flowers in the Imperial Garden. Chu Lianruo tried to avoid her after seeing Yu Mengdie, but Yu Mengdie had been feeling irritable lately and intentionally looked for trouble with her. She wouldn't let Chu Lianruo leave so easily. Yu Mengdie gave a signal to the palace maid who was skilled in martial arts beside her.

  The palace maid saw Yuan Mengdie's eye color, and quietly picked up a small stone on the ground. When Chu Lianruo passed by Yuan Mengdie's side, she secretly used force to hit Chu Lianruo's knee with the stone. Today, Chu Lianruo let Qing'er go out of the palace to handle matters, and only brought Siwei with her. After being hit by the stone, Chu Lianruo uncontrollably pounced on Yuan Mengdie's body.

  Both of them fell to the ground, and the palace maid beside them hurriedly helped them up. Yuan Mengdie didn't even wait for her to steady herself before slapping her across the face, and Chu Lianruo's mouth immediately started bleeding.

  Yu Mengdie still felt unsatisfied, relying on the crowd around her to have the palace maid hold down Chu Lianruo and Si Wei, and had that skilled martial arts palace maid cover Chu Lianruo's mouth.

  Until Chu Lianruo's face was swollen from being beaten, Yuan Mengdie finally let go of the two and walked away with her head held high. When Xu Rong learned about this, she stripped Yuan Mengdie of her power to assist in governing the six palaces and punished her by making her stay in seclusion for three months.

  Xu Rong was furious about what happened to Chu Lianruo, and brought the imperial physician to Xiyan Palace. In his heart, he didn't have much affection for Chu Lianruo, but thought that even if she had offended Yuan Mengdie, it wasn't a big deal, so he handled it this way.

  Chu Lianruo knew Xiurong's thoughts, and after seeing him, he didn't speak ill of Yuan Mengdie either. He only said that it was wrong to offend Diegui Fei, and Xiurong felt even more that Chu Lianruo was knowledgeable and reasonable. After being rewarded with gifts, he left and didn't set foot in the Butterfly Lotus Palace for over a month.

  After returning to the palace, she found out that Chu Lian Ruo was beaten and felt extremely guilty. Chu Lian Ruo didn't blame her either, but Yuan Meng Die had already hit herself twice. If she didn't do something about it, the people in the harem would think she's weak and easily bullied.

  Once again asking about Xiyang's situation, Qingqing was still speechless, only saying that Weiqu had sent someone to look for him again, but there was still no news coming back. Qingqing comforted Chulianger, saying that no news was the best news, and that the king must still be alive, so she shouldn't worry too much. If the king came back safely, but she fell ill because of it, wouldn't that make the king worried?

  Chu Lianruo remained silent after hearing this, and Si Wei gave her some good medicine before also starting to persuade Chu Lianruo.

  "Your Ladyship, you are right. No news is the best news. The Prince will surely turn danger into safety. Your Ladyship should take good care of yourself during this time, that's the truth. Even Dr. Chu said today that Your Ladyship has been thinking too much."

  "I know everything you've said, it's just that the king has never returned, and I couldn't put my mind at ease." Chu Lian also knew that if she really fell ill due to overthinking, Xi Rong would definitely be suspicious. She was now Xi Rong's consort, and if the emperor had no issues but his consort fell ill due to overthinking, wouldn't that be a huge irony?

  Fortunately, Doctor Chu said that when Xi Rong was not around, otherwise he would have heard it and didn't know what to think. There has been no news from Xiyang for a long time, worrying is useless, let's focus on the situation of the previous dynasty first, otherwise if Xiyang returns and the previous dynasty has changed, it will be even more difficult to handle.

  "Your Excellency, is there any news from the Prime Minister's residence recently?"

  "Today, Wei Qu told me that the prime minister has recently started sending strategists to secretly purchase weapons. Our scouts have brought back news that the prime minister also had Empress Dieyu put medicine on the emperor's body, it's not clear how she did it, but it's known that this medicine will cause a person's temperament to change greatly, becoming erratic and abnormally violent. The prime minister wants the emperor to become a tyrant, then create several incidents of killing loyal ministers and exterminating their entire families, using the power of the people to criticize and condemn the emperor."

  The prime minister's idea is not bad, since ancient times water can carry a boat and also capsize it, the power of the people may be the prime minister's hidden force, since Xuyang has not returned yet, we can only hold our troops for now.

  "Qingqing, let Wei Qu quickly find out the method of poisoning and the person involved. If we can make the person involved become our own, then even if the situation changes, we will not be helpless."

  "Yes, Your Highness, I will immediately have someone inform Wei Qu. Today, you were not in the palace, and it caused you inconvenience. From now on, unless it's an important matter, I won't leave your side again." Qingqing felt very guilty about today's events, so she made up her mind.

  "Dear, today's matter has nothing to do with you. Even if you were there, Yuan Mengdie would have thought of another way."

  Yu Mengdie finally made up her mind after this incident.

  She stayed in the palace for two months, and Xiurong saw that Yu Mengdie was so obedient, so she let her out early. That night, she slept in the Die Lian Palace.

  Two months had passed without seeing Yuan Mengdie, and she had become much thinner. She was wearing a pale pink skirt, with her black hair fixed in place by an exquisitely carved jade hairpin, and her gentle movements made her appear even more delicate and weak.

  "I have seen His Majesty, and His Majesty is in good health."

  Xu Rong saw Yuan Mengdie so delicate and charming, feeling very proud in her heart, thinking that as the emperor, she should enjoy the admiration and adoration of all the beauties in the world.

  "Consort, get up. I've recently heard that you've started reading Buddhist scriptures, and I'm deeply comforted by this. What insights have you gained from your studies of Buddhism?"

  Yu Mengdie heard that reading Buddhist scriptures can accumulate virtues for her deceased child, and in the next life, she can be reborn into a good family, rather than being reborn into the imperial family to suffer these unjust grievances again.

  "I, your concubine, was just idle and had nothing to do, so I heard that Buddhist studies can cultivate one's moral character, and quietly calmed my mind to take a casual look. As for insights, it would be better if this humble woman didn't show her ignorance in front of Your Majesty."

  It can be seen that Yuan Mengdie has changed a lot in the past two months, and Xi Rong is very satisfied.

  "Your Majesty, I had my mother's family obtain a Peace Jade Pendant from the White Horse Temple. I hope it can bring you good fortune and protection. I also hope that Your Majesty will wear it often." Before arriving at the Butterfly Palace, Yuan Mengdie had already replaced the incense she originally used, but fortunately, Xi Rong never paid attention to such things and didn't ask any questions.

  Yu Mengdie mentioned the Buddha's teachings to the emperor, and suddenly thought of the origin of the jade pendant. Generally, no one would suspect things in the temple, and the peaceful jade pendant was better than other names, also showing her concern for the emperor.

  Yu Mengdie sent someone to bring over the jade pendant, which was about the size of a baby's fist. The entire pendant was transparent, with some green floating on it, and on its surface was carved a sitting Guanyin. The craftsmanship wasn't particularly fine, but since it was obtained from a temple, that didn't matter.

  Xu Rong saw it afterwards and thought it was not bad, so he ordered someone to pick it up. Yuan Mengdie saw Xu Rong picking it up and felt relieved in her heart. The two of them chatted and laughed, and after a deep night, they hugged each other and went to bed.

  Chu Lian was getting more and more anxious, two months had passed, but there was still no news about Xū Yáng. Xū Róng already thought that Xū Yáng was dead for sure, and the battles on the front lines were almost over, General Li was also very regretful, he sent out many people to search for Xū Yáng but they couldn't find him.

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  And so, after Xiuyang was picked up by the woman and taken back, he remained unconscious for more than half a month before slowly coming to. When he woke up and found that someone had saved him, he saw the scar on the woman's face and was very calm about it. This made the woman feel a bit more affectionate towards Xiuyang, because previously many people who saw the scar on her face were terrified.

  "Thank you, miss, for saving my life. I don't know how to address you?" Xū Yáng had been unconscious for more than half a month, and when he opened his mouth, he found his voice was hoarse. The woman saw this and poured him a cup of water, which Xū Yáng thanked her for and drank in one gulp, suddenly feeling much better in the throat.

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