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"Greetings, your Imperial Majesty." The guard was respectful.

"Smear this on his wound." Lu Shaoheng handed the honey to the jailer.

"Is this honey?" The jailer took the honey from Lu Shaoheng's hands. He was a little stunned, but Lu Shaoheng didn't answer him.

Lu Shaoheng walked straight towards the scar-riddled Xie Zimo, snorted, raised his chin, and cast a sidelong glance at his pale face, "I think those ants will like the smell of your body."

"Why did you kill Lan Lan? She's already pitiful enough. You, you're not human!"

Lu Shaoheng snorted with laughter, then suddenly punched Xie Zimo in the chest, causing him to be in so much pain that he couldn't utter a sound.

A sweet and fishy smell rose up in his throat as Xie Zimo panted miserably.

"I hate dogs that bite people the most."

"Let me in."

"The emperor has decreed that no one is allowed to enter."

"I want to see the emperor, get out of my way!"

There were sounds of arguments coming from outside the dungeon. The cliff was blocked by prison guards so she didn't care much about barring them as she barged in.

"Let her in." Lu Shaoheng took a sidelong glance behind him and held his hand.

The guard at the door put away his sword.

Seeing that Xie Zimo had been tortured, Shiya hastily pushed aside the guard, smashed the bowl of honey and spread his arms to protect Xie Zimo.

"You can't be so cruel. Xie Zimo and Qiuxue truly love each other, why are you so unwilling to let them go?"

"When have they ever let me go?" Lu Shaoheng asked. He glanced at the cliff and sneered.

The guard pulled open the cliff and poured a bucket of water on Xie Zimo, causing the guard to start hitting him again.

"Shiya, if you're afraid, then leave this place."

"Stop, all of you stop! Wu Heng, please stop! Stop hitting him, you will beat him to death!" Lu Shaoheng was dragged along the cliff by two other prison guards to stand next to him, looking at Xie Zimo in a pitiful manner. His skin was torn and his body was covered in blood. But even so, Lu Shaoheng didn't give up.

"Don't plead for me anymore, leave this place." As soon as Xie Zimo finished speaking, he fainted completely, never to wake up.

As for the cliff that she was shouting at, it suddenly collapsed. Lu Shaoheng hurriedly held her up.

"Cliff?" Seeing that she wasn't waking up, Lu Shaoheng hugged the cliff tightly, turned around and said to An Yan Mo behind him, "Call the imperial physician over to treat Xie Zimo, we can continue beating him after his injuries have healed."

An Yan nodded her head. She looked at the cliff in Lu Shaoheng's arms. She felt uncomfortable in her heart, but a strong sense of jealousy rose up within her.

The streets of the Qiangan Country were plastered with notices that the traitor Xie Zimo had been caught and executed.

Yu Wen and Xiao Yan, who had returned to the capital from Youwu, followed the crowd and entered the notice board. Xie Zimo's portrait and the words on the side shocked them, causing them to want to say something. However, Yu Wen covered his mouth, and the two left the crowded area.

"Xiao Yan, we have to think of a way to save him." Pulling Xiao Yan along the alley, Yu Wen looked out at the endless stream of carriages and continued, "Let's go to the He Yu Clan to find Liuchuan and Kui Xue."

"You can't go." Lin Xuan's voice sounded, interrupting Yu Wen's and Xiao Yan's conversation.

Lin Xuan stood at the exit of the alley, sword in hand, and looked at them coldly.

Yu Wen hurriedly moved Xiao Budian behind him to protect him.

"Lin Xuan, as the Crown Prince of Dai Ning Country, why are you staying by Lu Shaoheng's side?"

"I'm willing!" The sharp longsword closed in.

Yu Wen saw the situation, and quickly pushed Xiao Yan away. Although he didn't know martial arts, his ability to mess around was still very strong.

"Xiao Yan, hurry up and leave to inform the public!" Yu Wen was pestering Lin Xuan. When Lin Xuan finally reacted, he discovered that he had fallen into Yu Wen's trap. She wanted to chase Xiao Yan, but it was already too late. He spun around and a long sword landed on Yu Wen's shoulder. Yu Wen tactfully stopped his actions, raised his hand, and didn't dare to act rashly.

In the palace, the imperial physician was taking the pulse of the cliff on his bed.

Lu Shaoheng sat at a nearby tea table, sipping a bottle of wine. The imperial physician suddenly walked down with a smile on his face and jogged over to kneel in front of Lu Shaoheng.

"Congratulations, your majesty. It's a wedding vein. The empress is delighted."

"Xi Mai? "I understand. Let's go down first." Lu Shaoheng wasn't obviously happy when he heard this. On the contrary, he looked a little absent-minded. He waved his sleeves and let the imperial physician out. Just as the imperial physician was about to step out of the bedroom, Lu Shaoheng added, "Bring some baby antidote over for the empress to drink."

"It's the Emperor."

"Why aren't you happy at all when your queen is pregnant with your child?" After the imperial physician had left, An Yan had stepped into the doorway. Her tone was somewhat sarcastic, but also somewhat envious.

"There's nothing to be happy about. What are you doing here?"

"Lin Xuan just caught Yu Wen and brought him back. How do you want to deal with him?"

"Put him in the dungeon first." Lu Shaoheng took a deep breath and sat on the edge of the cliff, gently stroking her face.

"I really didn't think that you would choose her as your backing in the end."

"There are a lot of things you don't think about."

"Why do you look so unhappy?"

"Because I don't know if I should have the baby."

"Although I'm not happy to see other women pregnant with your child, the child is innocent." An Yan walked to the side of the table and poured herself a cup of wine, gulping it down in one gulp.

"Reporting," the spy reported outside the door, "Queen Anduan was delighted, and specially invited the various kingdoms to the banquet, the invitation has already been delivered."

"What a coincidence." Lu Shaoheng snorted with laughter and told the scouts to back off.

"I heard that the current Queen of Anduo was once a princess of the Liu Family. "I remember that there is also a princess called Lu Rong in Liu County. Why didn't anyone bring her up in the palace?" An Yan played with her long hair as she glanced at Lu Shaoheng, seemingly waiting for an answer.

"Lu Rong is my blood sister, but she's married too far away, so there's no need to mention it." Lu Shaoheng covered the cliff with a blanket, turned around, and left the palace with An Yama following behind him, becoming a chatterbox.

"Actually, I would like to hear about your past. For example, what was your past when you did not attract anyone's attention in the palace?"

"There's nothing to mention."

"Do you think I'm actually a very annoying woman?"

Lu Shaoheng suddenly stopped in the corridor, sneered, and turned around to look at An Yama behind him.

"You only know now you're bored?"

"So you can laugh too." An Yan looked at Lu Shaoheng and smiled. The smile of a man that was quietly blossoming was really mesmerizing. An Yan paused, but quickly came back to her senses. She chased after Lu Shaoheng, "When you smile, it's pretty nice …"

After a long journey, the carriage slowed to a halt in front of the city gates of Anduo.

The small sedan was covered with a fox fur blanket, and the small incense burner gave off a charming aura. The curtain slightly swayed as the carriage came to a halt.

Lu Shaoheng and Lin Xuan sat on one side, while An Yan Mo and Zhiya sat on the other. They were silent and didn't say a word along the way.

The driver knocked on the wooden door of the carriage. "Your Majesty, we've arrived at Anduo."

At this moment, the palanquin was separated from the palace gate by a river.

The soldiers standing on top of the city gate quickly informed Bai Luo, and after that, he walked down the city gate tower in his robes.

Inside the car, Lu Shaoheng opened the curtain and raised his eyes to look at the soldiers on the city gate tower. The wagon driver alighted from the small stool, and Lu Shaoheng who got off first extended his hand to support the carriage as he descended the cliff that led out of the carriage. The wind outside was biting cold. The cliff couldn't help but shrink back as his shoulders trembled. Lu Shaheng took off the fox fur coat around his neck and draped it over the neck of the cliff.

An Yan Mo deliberately sneezed when she got out of the car, showing her dissatisfaction with Lu Shaheng's bias.

"Lin Xuan, take off your fox fur coat." Lu Shao Heng saw An Yan Mo's slight displeasure and hastily got Lin Xuan to take off the outer coat and personally put it on An Yan Mo.

Bai Luo waved his hand, and the soldiers on the tower shouted loudly, "Open the gate, fall down the bridge!"

The wooden bridge slowly descended, and the city gates opened from the inside out.

Lu Shaoheng and the others stepped onto the wooden bridge that had steadied itself and walked towards the palace gates. Berlin also quickly came out to meet them.

Since the last civil strife in Anduo, Belo had dug a canal in front of the palace gates to prevent outsiders from entering.

"Please follow me to my seat." Bai Luo politely made an inviting gesture, inviting Lu Shaoheng and the others inside.

Lu Shaoheng and a few others followed him into the palace, where a banquet had already been set up in the main hall.

He Qing was present as well. He swept a glance at Lu Shao Heng and An Yan Mo before his gaze finally fell on Lin Xuan. If it wasn't for the fact that he knew Lin Xuan would follow Lu Shaoheng, He Qing really didn't want to join in on the liveliness.

Lin Xuan and Lu Shaoheng sat in the guest seats on the other side. An Yan Mo took a seat for herself, representing the Heavenly Imperial Kingdom. Lu Shaoheng didn't know where to sit, so he gestured with his eyes and a palace maid moved in to add on the cushions to sit next to Lu Shaoheng.

"This is the cliff."

Seeing that the guests had all taken their seats, Bai Luo decided to make a statement. At this time, a shuttlecock suddenly flew in from outside the hall, and the shuttlecock flew towards Bai Lin. An Yan suddenly flew into the hall and caught the shuttlecock, kicking it on the spot for a while.

Bai Wu who was running in from outside the door lifted his tail and stepped into the doorway, then he turned towards An Yan Mo and asked for the shuttlecock.

"The shuttlecock is mine, return it to me."

"If you say it's yours, then I'll give it to you?" An Yan laughed slyly, bent down and pinched Bai Wu's cheek, "I just won't give it to you, what can you do to me?"

"Return it to me, you return it back to me." Bai Wu stretched out a hand to snatch, An Yan Mo purposely kicked the shuttlecock very high, everywhere to avoid Bai Wu. The main hall, which originally had a strange atmosphere, became lively due to the farce between Bai Wu and An Yan Mo.

Finally, Bai Luo could no longer bear to watch anymore. He shouted at Bai Wu, "Bai Wu, get down!"

"But, this wicked woman stole my shuttlecock."

"Wretched woman? "Brat, do you know who I am?" An Yan Mo held the shuttlecock up high, then started to play on her own, dazzling Bai Wu with his variety of styles. Bai Wu suddenly admired her from the bottom of his heart and wanted to become her disciple.