Chapter 41 Desperate Measures
e Qingran. "You have filthy thoughts every day.""Little girl, turning the tables on me; it was obvious you didn't clarify things and led me astray," Ye Qingran picked up his cup of wine and took a sip...Chapter 41: Desperate Measures
Qingying's appearance surprised Ling Lian and Yi Xue, knowing him to be one of Rong Jing’s secret guards. They both breathed a sigh of relief.
The hundreds of black-clad men clearly hadn’t expected them to lie in ambush for Yun Qianyue but instead fell into an ambush themselves. They were all alarmed and turned around only to see the same number of people as theirs, causing them to retreat from shock while drawing their swords and daggers.
"Miss Qianyue, just leave this place to me!" Qingying’s voice had a chilling quality in the night air.
Yun Qianyue nodded. She naturally didn’t want to watch people fight each other here. She skirted around them and continued on her way forward.
The hundreds of black-clad men wouldn’t let her leave, all attacking her at once. Qingying waved his hand, and the people behind him intercepted those hundreds like phantoms. In an instant, they formed a square formation, trapping the hundreds of black-clad men inside.
"Kill!"
Qingying gave the order, and hundreds of blades and daggers were drawn. He didn’t take part in the battle but stood outside the circle watching this clearly mismatched fight. When anyone managed to escape his encirclement, all he needed was a light gesture for them to drop dead.
This abandoned mountain soon filled with thick bloodlust.
Yun Qianyue left without looking back and arrived at the flat ground where she leaped onto her horse. Glancing back, she muttered, "It’s such a good feeling to be protected by others!"
Ling Lian and Yi Xue exchanged glances before finally understanding why their mistress didn’t instruct them to arrange for people from Crimson Pavilion or Wind Pavilion to escort them all the way from leaving the capital city back to it, only because there were secretly people under Viscount Jing’s protection.
Yun Qianyue didn’t delay any longer. Kicking her heels into the horse’s flanks, she spurred on its gallop toward the official road.
Ling Lian and Yi Xue followed Yun Qianyue, also spurring their horses to full speed.
They arrived in Kang City at noon. The trio took a simple lunch before resting for an hour at Fragrant Intoxication Tower. They set out again and didn’t encounter any obstacles on the road ahead; it was very peaceful. Deep into night, they reached Huai’an City and rested halfway through the night. At dawn, they set off once more.
The next city after passing through Huai’an City was Qu City, followed by the capital city.
At sunset, Yun Qianyue arrived at the capital city. Compared to when she had left for two and a half days ago, her return trip only took two days.
The city gate was in sight; she let out a breath of relief.
The capital city remained as it was when she left; all four gates were tightly closed, with refugees still lining up outside the gates. However, there were fewer than before. Clearly, Rong Jing and Night Tianyi had achieved remarkable results from their eastern and western flood management efforts.
Arriving at the city gate, Yun Qianyue shouted to the guard soldiers, "Open the city gate!"
The guards naturally recognized Yun Qianyue. A few days ago, Second Prince Yan himself had personally escorted her out of the city. They exchanged a glance before the city gate’s captain waved his hand and opened the gates.
Yun Qianyue spurred her horse inside.
At this moment, several figures suddenly leaped up from among the refugees lining up outside the city, their swords and daggers gleaming ominously as they all aimed for Yun Qianyue. Each blade was black and glossy—clearly coated with a deadly poison.
This sudden turn of events happened too quickly; it was almost impossible to react in time.
Ling Lian and Yi Xue had relaxed their guard slightly upon returning to the capital city, but even so, they stayed alert. Seeing someone attack suddenly, both immediately snapped back into attention and simultaneously drew their swords from their waists to protect Yun Qianyue on either side.
Due to her own sensitivity to ambushes, as soon as she entered through the city gate, Yun Qianyue felt a sharp killing intent in the air. She calmly whipped out the Crimson Beauty Silk from within her sleeve at this moment.
But before she could do anything, arrows shot down from the city wall with a whistling sound. The archers’ aim was swift and accurate; the assassins fell dead by arrow even before they got near her. They all collapsed to the ground.
Yún Qiǎnyuè looked up and saw Yè Qīngrǎn standing on the city wall, clad in a set of silver-white armor, holding a large bow with four quivers attached. Clearly, he was the one who had just killed the five assassins; one of them even had arrows piercing through him like sugar-coated haws.
“Little girl, coming back is enough, why did you have to give me such a surprise!” Yè Qīngrǎn put down his bow and smiled at Yún Qiǎnyuè. "Who are the enemies that you’ve offended to chase you all the way into the capital And they even poisoned their arrows."
“How should I know” Yún Qiǎnyuè shrugged her shoulders.
"They’re dead soldiers; keeping them alive wouldn’t have been of any use anyway!" After saying this, Yè Qīngrǎn leaped down from the city wall. The silver armor reflected a golden hue under the setting sun and he sat accurately behind Yún Qiǎnyuè.
Yún Qiǎnyuè turned back to him with a smile and lazily leaned on her horse, “I’m dead tired. Take me home.”
"I thought you’d enter the palace first," Yè Qīngrǎn took over Yún Qiǎnyuè’s reins and rode into the city.
“You’re here anyway! My aunt must be safe, so I’m not in a rush,” said Yún Qiǎnyuè with no energy left in her voice.
"Just now you seemed quite spirited. How did you become this exhausted all of a sudden" Yè Qīngrǎn poked the soft body of Yún Qiǎnyuè and said proudly, "How was it"
“What’s ‘how’” asked Yún Qiǎnyuè lazily.
"Was I looking handsome as your savior" Yè Qīngrǎn asked.
Yún Qiǎnyuè chuckled, "You always look handsome."
Yè Qīngrǎn lifted his chin and leaned close to Yún Qiǎnyuè’s ear, speaking softly, “Your gains this time were huge! You managed to send the Princess Luoyao of Donghai back so easily The Emperor was furious when he heard about it! He smashed two cups and ruined an exquisite inkstone.”
“It wasn’t me who sent her off. Rather, the Crown Prince of Donghai’s illness flared up; this time, it’s said to be very serious. That’s why they hurried back to Donghai. Do you think I’m that powerful” Yún Qiǎnyuè responded formally.
“Little girl, your formal speech is well done, but not with me. When did you become acquainted with the Prince of Donghai Why didn’t I hear any news about it earlier” Yè Qīngrǎn shouted and glared at her in displeasure. “Was he helping you this time Otherwise, why would his illness flare up just after you met Crown Prince Yù in Huaguxian County”
Yún Qiǎnyuè chuckled again, thinking of Xiǎo Qī; warmth spread throughout her heart and she felt a lot less tired. She whispered, “We’re not just old acquaintances; it’s eight lifetimes worth of friendship! He helping me with this small matter is nothing.”
Yè Qīngrǎn gave an expression implying that he had guessed right and humphed, "Little girl, you truly know how to cause trouble. The weak beauty must be jealous; she’s probably spilling her vinegar now!"
"No," Yún Qiǎnyuè shook her head seriously.
“I don’t believe it!” Yè Qīngrǎn didn’t seem to buy it. “It’s said that Prince Yù of Jade quality saved the lives of tens of thousands in Huaguxian County with just a little effort from his hand, and he’s close to you too—how could she not be jealous”
“He was initially jealous, but later I out-jelosed him. He balanced it,” Yún Qiǎnyuè smiled and shot a sideways glance at Yè Qīngrǎn. “I didn’t expect that even from afar in the capital you could know all about Huaguxian County.”
Yè Qīngrǎn harrumphed, feeling very proud: "Of course I can! This little prince of mine is not just a figurehead!"
Yún Qiǎnyuè smiled and withdrew her gaze; she continued to lean on the horse.
Yè Qīngrǎn poked Yún Qiǎnyuè with interest, “How did you out-jelose him Tell me!”
"Princess Luoyao is as beautiful as a celestial being and her heart belongs to Róng Jǐng; she picked all the flowers in the courtyard where I stayed for tea. She even gave me a sword, saying it’s temporarily stored with me. When Róng Jǐng reaches adulthood and I come of age, she will definitely arrive and challenge me to a sword duel. How could I not be jealous" Yún Qiǎnyuè glanced at Yè Qīngrǎn.
Yè Qīngrǎn was greatly amused by her words: "There’s such a thing!"
"Yes," nodded Yún Qiǎnyuè.
"That woman is interesting! She knows she’ll face danger but goes ahead anyway!" Yè Qīngrǎn laughed. “Little girl, your tone sounds quite troubled Are you afraid of her”
"Afraid" Yun Qianyue shook her head, "I just have a headache!"
"So you simply sent her back to the East Sea like this" Night Qingran raised an eyebrow.
"The Prince Huawang fell ill again!" Yun Qianyue reminded him for the second time, "It has nothing to do with me!"
"Go on pretending then!" Night Qingran lightly patted Yun Qianyue's head.
Yun Qianyue rested her head against the horse’s mane and closed her eyes. “Tell me what happened in the capital while I was away”
"There is indeed a fresh piece of news." Night Qingran smiled mysteriously, "Miss Qin from Chancellor's Manor is pregnant. Does this count as newsworthy"
Yun Qianyue’s eyes immediately opened wide at the unexpected information, “Really”
"Do I lie to you" asked Night Qingran with a raised eyebrow.
“Could it be that she got pregnant right away in room number two on the day of our performance at Drunken Fragrance House Truly impressive abilities for Night Tianqing!” Yun Qianyue recalled that more than a month ago, they had watched him and Qin Yucun perform a live sex show in room 202. Now that she was diagnosed with pregnancy, it must have been then! "Yeah, about right! I’m not very good at calculating such things," said Night Qingran.
Yun Qianyue pondered for a moment before asking, “Miss Qin actually publicized the news She’s not afraid of rumors”
"Where would she find the courage to announce it" replied Night Qingran. "She secretly sent her maid to buy abortive drugs but was caught by Night Tianqing. No, rather than being caught, he had been monitoring her all along. With so few bargaining chips in his hand, how could he let her have an abortion Thus, he brought the maid before His Majesty and called Chancellor Qin to the Holy Yang Hall to strictly order him to guard Miss Qin well and not allow any harm to come to the royal line of succession. If anything goes wrong, only he will be held responsible. Moreover, they’ve set a wedding date for next month."
"His Majesty didn’t punish Night Tianqing" Yun Qianyue asked.
"Punish him Adding to the royal line is good fortune. There are several adult princes without wives now; besides, Prince Side Consort hasn't become pregnant yet; and His Majesty’s age means he needs heirs soon. How could he punish someone who has given him a grandchild Not only did he not punish him but also rewarded him generously. Some of the rights that were stripped from him have been restored," Night Qingran mocked. "Night Tianqing is indeed very capable with women."
"So it is! He’s quite adept at this!" Yun Qianyue nodded, smiling. The old emperor was nearing his end and wished for descendants; this was a common ailment among the elderly before they died. Even though he was the Emperor of China, his concern for his country's future made him no exception. This indeed was one of Night Tianqing’s advantages, but unfortunately, his rival was Night Tianyi.
Night Qingran rolled his eyes in disapproval.
The two arrived at Yun Manor and Night Qingran got off the horse, pulling Yun Qianyue down with him. At this moment, a carriage stopped at the entrance of Yun Manor. The curtain was lifted, and Yun Li stepped out from it with joy upon seeing Yun Qianyue, "Sister has returned"
"Yes!" Yun Qianyue greeted her brother with a smile. She thought to herself that he had made progress since now he could easily call her 'sister'. Seeing his scars healed and barely noticeable, though somewhat tired-looking, she asked smilingly, "Is studying at the Ministry of Rites exhausting"
"The Six Ministries have been busy with disaster relief for various regions; the Ministry of Rites also has to contribute. It's quite tiring," Yun Li smiled gently at her and nodded respectfully towards Night Qingran, “Little Prince Rong!”
Night Qingran came forward and patted Yun Li’s shoulder in a brotherly manner, teasing him, "Princess Qi comes daily to the Ministry of Rites to see you. With such a beautiful lady by your side, how could you be tired In my opinion, you must enjoy it."
Yun Li blushed.
Hearing this, Yun Qianyue laughed and asked, "Does Princess Qi come every day to the Ministry of Rites"
"Little girl, there's something you don't know. When Yun Li began studying at the Ministry of Rites, out of fear that he would be ostracized, Princess Qi ran to His Majesty for an imperial order and followed him to the Ministry, serving tea and inkstones for him. How could those old scholars look down upon him" Night Qingran patted Yun Li’s shoulder a few more times before smiling at Yun Qianyue, "Your brother is quite remarkable! Not only does he make Princess Qi voluntarily seek an imperial order for a marriage alliance but also has her take care of him daily. However, without arrogance or complacency and warm-hearted to people, even the old scholars who privately feel discontented with being supervised by the princess still appreciate his character. Now those princesses who refused to marry him regret bitterly."
"Little Prince Rong is too flattering!" Yun Li shook his head blushing.
"Flattery I only speak less, never exaggerate!" Night Qingran pulled back his hand and waved at Yun Qianyue, "Little girl, since you’re not going to the palace today, hurry back home to rest! I still have matters in the Ministry of War, so I won’t come inside."
"Alright!" Yun Qianyue nodded and threw him the horse's reins. “You can ride my horse!”
Night Qingran accepted without hesitation and mounted his horse heading towards the Ministry of War.
When Yun Qianyue saw Ye Qingran leave, she turned her gaze back and noticed that Yun Li's face was still red. She stretched out her arm to hold onto his sleeve like a younger sister relying on her older brother and smiled, saying, "Why are you blushing, Brother It’s good if Seventh Princess is a fine lady. You should cherish her and be kinder to her since she isn't like the princesses of the royal family. If you both get along well, it will prove that I didn’t choose wrongly for you. But when you’re with her, don’t treat her as a princess."
“Yes!” Yun Li smiled and nodded his head. He patted Yun Qianyue’s head like she was his younger sister and spoke gently, "You look exhausted. You must have hurried back on horseback. Was it for the matter of your aunt Unfortunately, I just became a Young Master and am new to court politics with no foundation here. I can’t help my aunt at all. Otherwise, you wouldn’t need to be so hardworking in rushing back."
"It’s okay! It was tiring, but life without some bitterness would never taste sweet" Yun Qianyue gave Yun Li a smile and released his sleeve. "I see that you look tired too these past two days. Let’s all rest now!"
“Alright!” Yun Li nodded.
Yun Qianyue changed direction to head towards the Jade Moon Pavilion, with Ling Lian and Yi Xue following behind her. After watching the trio disappear down the path, Yun Li walked off toward West Maple Garden, although his brows were tired but a smile lingered at the corners of his mouth.
Once back in the Jade Moon Pavilion, Yun Qianyue collapsed onto her bed and fell into deep sleep.
Ling Lian and Yi Xue were also very exhausted and both returned to their rooms to rest.
Yun Qianyue had not been asleep for long when hurried footsteps sounded outside the Jade Moon Pavilion. Since they knew that Ling Lian and Yi Xue were resting, Tingshuai and Tingyu rushed out to meet whoever it was. They spoke softly with the person at the door before Tingshuai walked toward the bedroom entrance, called out twice, but received no response, so she pushed open the door.
Approaching Yun Qianyue’s bedside, Tingshuai said quietly, "Miss, a eunuch from the palace has arrived to announce an imperial decree. The Emperor requests your presence at the palace."
"What is it" Yun Qianyue asked groggily.
"I inquired, and Uncle Wen says that the Emperor didn’t mention anything specific. He was just told to summon you back to the palace upon hearing of your return," Tingshuai reported.
“I’m still sleepy! I’ll go once I wake up! We can talk about it after I’ve had some sleep.” Yun Qianyue waved her hand dismissively.
Tingshuai nodded and left, closing the door. She then relayed Yun Qianyue’s message to Wencai outside. After a moment of hesitation, Wencai didn’t press further and walked away.
Yun Qianyue continued sleeping as the Jade Moon Pavilion fell silent once more.
In the dead of night, Yun Qianyue woke up thirsty. Opening her eyes, she saw a figure sitting in the room. She froze for a moment before fully waking up and stopping mid-motion to speak to the figure, "Pour me some water."
“You finally woke up! If I were an assassin, you’d already be drinking water in the underworld.” The figure was Third Young Master. Following Yun Qianyue’s request, he poured a glass of water and handed it over.
“I don’t guard against familiar people! Besides, anyone who can enter my Jade Moon Pavilion must certainly be close to me. Few could manage to slip past Mo Li, Ling Lian, Yi Xue, and the shadow guards I have stationed,” Yun Qianyue took a sip of water before asking, "How long were you here"
"For quite some time now! Seeing that you were deeply asleep, I didn’t wish to disturb you," Third Young Master replied.
Yun Qianyue nodded and finished the remaining half glass of water. She handed back the empty cup to him with a lazy question, "You came here in such a hurry right after my return. What’s so urgent"
"I have something I need to do!" Third Young Master set down the empty cup and informed Yun Qianyue, “I want to go to Xiyan.”
Yun Qianyue was taken aback as she realized he looked grave. "You know about the matter of the Guardian Deity Lady hiding her illness"
"Yes!" Third Young Master nodded.
“I received news just before leaving the capital and have sent people to verify it. The message should be on its way back now!” Yun Qianyue thought that though she had tried to keep this from Third Young Master, the Wind Pavilion wasn’t merely idle eaters while he also paid special attention to Xiyan due to his lineage; thus, him knowing so quickly was not unexpected. She called out loud enough for Ling Lian to hear, “Ling Lian, come in!”
Ling Lian had woken up when Third Young Master arrived and promptly answered the call.
“Have we received news from Xiyan What’s really going on with the Guardian Deity Lady’s illness” Yun Qianyue asked Ling Lian.
"I retrieved the message upon your third young master's arrival, and it has just arrived." Ling Lian nodded before handing a piece of paper to Yun Qianyue.
Yun Qianyue reached out to accept it, glanced at it, slightly furrowed her brows, thought for a moment, and passed the note to the Third Young Master. The Third Young Master immediately took it, glanced at it, and his face turned somewhat pale.
"Coughing up blood can be due to various illnesses, but it could also indicate poisoning. It's hard to say." Yun Qianyue looked at the Third Young Master and said, "The Divine Lady of National Protection should not have reached a state where her body is exhausted; otherwise, she would definitely send you a message and see you one last time. Given this situation, there’s no need for you to worry."
The Third Young Master's expression improved slightly as he nodded.
"Your mother and I have had dealings in the past. Originally, I was planning to head west once I got news, but now that my aunt is unwell, I hurried back for her sake, so I won’t be leaving the capital anytime soon. How about this: go to Xi Yan yourself! Fengge’s Elder Lin has excellent medical skills. Take him with you." After Yun Qianyue finished speaking, she thought for a moment and then said to Ling Lian, "Does Hongge have anyone with good medical skills"
Ling Lian immediately nodded. "Miss, Hua Luo’s medical skills are very good. His talent in medicine exceeds that of swordsmanship and martial arts, so the seven elders jointly passed on their medical knowledge to him."
"That's even better! Hua Luo is right here in the capital!" Yun Qianyue was delighted as she said to the Third Young Master, "Take Elder Lin and Hua Luo with you! Bring along people from Fengge for protection along the way. Keep it confidential; be extra cautious once you reach Xi Yan, and don’t reveal your identity unless absolutely necessary. You’ve never left the capital before, while Hua Luo is more experienced, so discuss everything with him."
"Alright!" The Third Young Master nodded.
"It’s now late at night; it would be best if you set off immediately. If you’re adept at water skills, take the moat downstream to leave the city, avoiding disturbing Night Qingran in the process. Otherwise, scaling the wall will likely alert him, and that could cause some trouble." Yun Qianyue continued.
The Third Young Master nodded. "Then I’ll set off right now!"
"Alright," Yun Qianyue nodded and said to Ling Lian, "Take him to meet Hua Luo."
Ling Lian responded promptly and left with the Third Young Master.
Yun Qianyue lay down again, but now she could not fall asleep. A moment later, loud knocking sounds came from Yun Manor’s main gate; they seemed quite urgent. Soon after, she faintly heard the door being opened and someone mentioning Empress Dowager. Her body immediately sat up, pulled on her clothes, got out of bed, and walked towards the entrance while dressing.
As soon as she opened the door, Yixue came out from an adjacent room and said to Yun Qianyue, "Miss, I’ll go check it out first!"
"Let’s go together!" Yun Qianyue lightly touched her toes and used lightness skills to head towards the main gate.
Yixue immediately followed behind.
When they arrived at Yun Manor's main gate, a young eunuch from Empress Dowager’s entourage was rushing into the mansion. Yun Qianyue landed in front of him and asked, "What happened to Aunt"
"Shallow... Miss Shallowmoon" The young eunuch seemed startled by Yun Qianyue's sudden appearance; he hurriedly explained, "Empress Dowager suddenly experienced severe abdominal pain and bled. We’ve summoned a court physician, but Empress Dowager forbade him from treating her and sent me to find you. Please... come quickly!"
"I’m coming right away!" Yun Qianyue did not waste any time; she immediately headed towards the Imperial Palace using lightness skills.
Although Yixue’s lightness skills weren’t as good, she still followed closely behind.
The moment they left Yun Manor's outer walls, a masked elderly man in gray robes suddenly blocked their path. He waved his hand and struck Yun Qianyue with a palm strike. This palm wind was viciously poisonous and extremely heavy on Yin energy; clearly, this person had very profound inner strength.
Yixue, lagging slightly behind Yun Qianyue, exclaimed in alarm, "Miss, be careful!"
Unprepared for someone waiting to take her life here, Yun Qianyue’s expression turned cold. She cautiously dodged and countered with a palm strike of her own.
The masked old man also avoided Yun Qianyue's palm wind; his techniques changed as he slashed out again with a sinister aura.
Yun Qianyue recognized this style well, remembering how ten years ago it was this very night when Rong Jing had nearly been mortally wounded in the Purple Bamboo Yard of Rong王府的翻譯不應該包含地名的具體中文名稱，因此我會省略這部分：“cloud”保持不變。繼續未翻譯的部分：
Yun Qianyue instantly recalled that a decade ago, on such a night at the Purple Bamboo Courtyard, Rong Jing had been nearly fatally injured by just such a palm strike. She had only managed to heal him of his severe injuries after ten years in the underground Buddha hall of Lingtai Temple. Her expression turned icy and gloomy as she instantly changed her tactics, launching the final level of the Phoenix True Scripture.
This was her desperate move when driven by extreme anger and hatred. She hadn’t mastered the final stage of the Phoenix True Scripture, but this method would injure a thousand while harming eight hundred; however, she no longer cared about that. All she knew was that the man in gray robes should be the one who had injured Rong Jing ten years ago. His martial arts were too high-level and his inner strength likely surpassed hers; if she didn’t use such ruthless tactics, she wouldn't stand a chance.
The masked old man was startled, continuously retreating as Yun Qianyue relentlessly pressed forward, determined to injure him fatally even at the cost of her own injury. At that moment, an object suddenly flew from the old man's sleeve towards Yun Qianyue’s face. Focused entirely on containing the old man’s power, she had no time to dodge, and Yixue rushed in to intercept it just as it was about to hit Yun Qianyue. However, due to the overwhelming aura between them, her body was immediately repelled back by their overflowing true qi; her expression changed.
In a critical moment, someone drifted and landed beside Yun Qianyue, stretching out his hand to pull her waist and forcing her body to shift left by a step, barely dodging the flying object. At the same time, he swung his hand to strike at the old man's chest.
Due to being suddenly pushed away, Yun Qianyue withdrew her power instantly, so that palm failed to hit the gray-robed old man on his head. The gray-robed old man was struck by a palm and saw that the thrown weapon didn't wound Yun Qianyue while help arrived beside her. He knew that he had failed this assassination attempt and immediately flew away. His speed of escape was too fast, so even if Yun Qianyue flung Crimson Beauty Silk, it could only barely brush against his sleeve. In a blink of an eye, the person vanished without a trace.
Yun Qianyue glared angrily at the gray-robed old man as he left and turned around to look at the person behind her. She saw Rong Feng and her expression warmed up, "Why did you come"
"Princeling Jing sent me a message saying that recently someone wanted to harm you. He asked me to secretly protect you," said Rong Feng: "Fortunately I arrived in time; otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable. Yueer, your fighting method just now was extremely inappropriate. Even if it could kill him with one palm strike, you yourself would injure your organs and lose half of your life."
"At that moment, I couldn’t care about all that. Do you know who he is" Yun Qianyue asked seriously.
"Who" Rong Feng inquired.
"He was the one who injured Rong Jing ten years ago!" Yun Qianyue said: "Although he concealed his aura, I saw him from a distance at that time. Such wind power is very familiar to me. There’s no second person like him under heaven. He was the one who wounded Rong Jing and I could recognize him right away."
"So it turns out this way!" said Rong Feng with his face turning cold: "Although he managed to escape today, he suffered a palm strike from me. Without ten days or half a month, his injury won’t heal. We’ll investigate secretly and there’s no fear that we can’t know his identity."
"I think I already know who it is!" Yun Qianyue sneered: "He will run away sooner or later!"
Rong Jing looked at Yun Qianyue, patted her body consolingly and spoke warmly, “Since you know who he is, there’s no need to worry as he can’t escape sooner or later. Is there anything wrong when you rushed out of the residence earlier”
"Auntie has abdominal pain with blood seen. I have to rush to the palace immediately!" said Yun Qianyue.
"Then hurry up and go! Don’t waste time!" Rong Feng’s face changed.
Yun Qianyue nodded, not saying anything further. She lightly touched her toes to start flying toward the palace again.
I Xue glanced at Rong Feng and hurriedly followed Yun Qianyue as well. She secretly blamed herself for being useless. Because of their meticulousness and prudence in action, she and Ling Lian were arranged beside the young lady; but when it came to martial arts, they didn’t measure up. If Huala, Cang Lan and Feng Yan had been around today, Young Lady would have been able to do without Rong Feng’s rescue.
Yun Qianyue soon arrived at the palace gate. The imperial palace was currently closed as she flew over the palace wall directly.
The palace was brightly lit, especially Old Emperor’s Holy Yang Hall and Empress’ Prosperity Palace; their lights shone brighter than other palaces.
Yun Qianyue arrived at Prosperity Palace to see a group of imperial physicians standing outside. The old emperor was hunched over in front of the main hall door of Prosperity Palace, angrily shouting something inside while Empress’ moans and groans were heard from inside.
"Uncle Emperor!" Yun Qianyue landed gracefully beside the old emperor at some distance away and called out softly.
Hearing her voice, the old emperor suddenly turned his head around; he looked at Yun Qianyue with slightly fierce eyes: "Moonie, you’re here!"
"Yes, how is Auntie" asked Yun Qianyue as she glanced inside. She saw that the main hall’s door was tightly closed and clearly had been locked from the inside; this situation even prevented Old Emperor from entering.
“She doesn’t allow me to enter! The physicians don’t let her see a doctor!” said the old emperor with visible anger: "Since you’re here, go in and look at her. Your auntie is waiting for you!"
Yun Qianyue nodded and took a couple of steps forward, shouting softly inside, “Auntie, I’m here.”
"It’s… Yueer … Yueer, you come in! Tell her to open the door…" came Empress’ stifled and painful voice.
The inner door opened with a click. An old nanny lifted the curtain and turned aside, allowing Yun Qianyue entry.
Yun Qianyue glanced at Old Emperor once before stepping in.
Author's Note:
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