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Seeing Eunuch Xu walk over, the Queen quickly stood up and greeted him, "Eunuch Xu, how was it?"

Seeing Eunuch Xu swallow a mouthful of saliva, he said with relief, "Reporting to the queen, the court officials are currently confronting Liu Chen. The two of them are pressing each other and the situation has reached a stalemate."

As soon as Eunuch Xu finished, the empress stuffed a white package into her arms. "Thank you for your hard work, Eunuch. Please continue your investigation."

He took the bag and put it into his pocket. He saluted and left in a hurry.

Seeing Eunuch Xu come out of the palace, Zi Ru ran back to the Dew Palace. When she saw Wan Fei's relaxed expression, she said anxiously, "Esteemed wangfei … Eunuch Xu went to the palace again."

Nodding his head, he waved his hand to allow Zi Ru to descend.

In Imperial Consort Li, Consort Chen's palace was in a mess. With the Empress's connections, she had used all the connections she could get, but not only was the Empress indifferent, she even had a leisurely tasting of her tea. She was anxious, "Empress, why don't you give General Wu a letter?"

He raised his head to look at Zi Ru. This girl was becoming more and more impatient: "No rush."

The act of crippling the crown prince was like a match's end piercing the thin sheet of sulphurous paper, burning like hope in the darkness.

If the crown prince was crippled, then the position of crown prince would become vacant, which meant that he would have a chance. Who would be willing to wholeheartedly support the empress like this?

Although the empress had sealed the news, there were too many people talking about it. A sinister smile appeared on Wan Fei's face as she said, "Zi Ru, remember to secretly inform the concubines that the crown prince has been crippled while disguised as a maid of the empress palace. Do not spread the news."

Zi Ru replied with an excited expression. The Empress had finally made her move.

Since it was hope, then he had to let others see that his Fourth Prince had both talent and martial arts. If it wasn't for the empress, he could become the crown prince with that straw. Hmph, he couldn't miss this chance.

"Esteemed Empress, the empress sent word that you mustn't spread the news!" Consort Chen's expression was sinister as she slammed her hand on the table.

Damn it, all the imperial concubines were helping the empress without knowing the truth. If things continued like this, the crown prince would be crippled.

He couldn't say that his heart was burning with anxiety. How could the crown prince's ignorance be comparable to his own Fifth Prince and be unwilling to give up the position of crown prince?

There was no one else who knew about this other than the empress and herself. If this matter were to spread, not only would she not cripple the crown prince, she would also harm herself.

Under the fierce rivalry between the civil officials and Liu Chen, the emperor withdrew from the morning assembly tomorrow.

Just as he walked out of the hall, he was stopped by Eunuch Xu: "Second Prince, Fourth King requests that you come with me."

The two of them looked at each other and nodded. They followed Eunuch Xu to the Rising Sun Hall.

Upon entering, the Soaring Wind Kingdom envoy passionately walked over to Xuanyuan Zhiling and greeted him.

Glancing at the Soaring Wind Kingdom envoy, the one who acted to save the blind Qin Feng, was actually Qin Feng, trying to curry favor with him.

"Second Prince, the plague has not improved, but has been suppressed."

As he met Xuanyuan Mocheng's doubtful gaze, Xuanyuan Zhiling gave him a "it has nothing to do with me" look, then walked straight in front of the emperor, "Greetings, your majesty."

"Get up," Xuanyuan Cheng said as he glanced at Xuanyuan Mocheng, ignoring what the Soaring Wind Kingdom envoy had said.

The atmosphere suddenly became awkward. Xuanyuan Mocheng quickly followed and bowed, his eyes slightly narrowed, and unexpectedly held back as he once again suppressed the plague on Qin Feng.

He coldly laughed in his heart and said: "Yesterday, the Qin Residence sent a message. When the Dao-Mistress called Qin Feng over, Qin Feng returned to Qin Manor."

Hearing that Xuanyuan Zhiling wanted to decline, the Soaring Wind Kingdom envoy immediately went forward and begged: "Please save Soaring Wind Kingdom."

Sighing, he waved for Eunuch Xu to come over: "Go ask for Fourth Princess."

Finished speaking, Xuanyuan Cheng Mu stood up and left, allowing the few of them to discuss among themselves.

He held onto Qin Feng's pulse so tightly that Qin Chen was sweating profusely. Her pulse was normal and there were no signs of poison on her body, why did she not wake up?

Just as Qin Chen was about to send a message saying that there was something wrong with Qin Feng, the person on the bed flapped her eyelashes and slowly opened her eyes, struggling to get up.

Seeing that Qin Feng had woken up, Qin Chen put down the brush in her hand and rushed to Qin Feng's side. "Princess, are you alright?"

He looked at Qin Chen blankly and shook her head.

He suppressed the doubts in his heart and shut his mouth to ask no further. He couldn't let the wangfei know, lest he panic and alert the enemy. He would only come to a conclusion after he had investigated thoroughly.

Just as Qin Chen was dressing Qin Feng, Qin Wu suddenly barged in. She was so shocked that Qin Chen couldn't even hold onto her wooden brush steadily anymore.

Glancing at Qin Chen, she turned around and asked Qin Wu: "Why do you have no rules?"

Qin Chen hurriedly picked up the wooden brush, and heard Qin Feng shouting, "Eunuch Xu, Lucky."

She then hurriedly kneeled down and bowed towards Qin Feng.

He waved a hand, signaling the two to rise and walked over. "His Majesty, Princess Xuan, enters the palace."

"Yes."

Seeing that Qin Feng had not finished combing her hair into a bun, Eunuch Xu automatically left the room.

Staring intently at Qin Chen, he asked again while enduring the pain: "You're not going to the palace?"

Shaking her head, Qin Chen had a helpless look on her face. In the palace, the wangfei still needed to treat the Minister of Soaring Wind Kingdom, so naturally there wouldn't be any mishaps.

Putting down the curtain, he said coldly, "Let's go."

For some reason, he felt that the Qin Chen of today was hiding something from him.

Following Eunuch Xu's footsteps, Qin Feng was brought to a room. Xuanyuan Zhiling and Xuanyuan Mocheng were already waiting there.

He stepped forward and bowed, "Greetings, Prince."

Xuanyuan Zhiling stepped forward to help Qin Feng up, and whispered into her ear: "How was yesterday?"

Raising his head, he met a pair of burning eyes and his heart skipped a beat. He lightly coughed twice and nodded his head.

Xuanyuan Mocheng, who was at the side, clenched his teeth. Seeing that the two of them were so intimate, a wave of poison surged into his heart, and he laughed as he reminded his, "Royal Concubine, please take a look at the Minister first."

"…" Xuanyuan Mocheng's warning made Qin Feng feel unwell, she ignored his words and continued to speak with Xuanyuan Zhiling.

This scene allowed the Soaring Wind Kingdom envoy to see everything clearly. Compared to Qin Feng who had an indifferent expression, he had even better hopes for Xuanyuan Mocheng.

He stepped forward to help her, "Princess, the treatment is more important."

He glared at the ambassador in hatred, not understanding the situation. He was the one who helped treat the patient, yet he actually went to Xuanyuan Mocheng.

He shook his head.

He stepped forward to take a look at the Minister and felt his pulse. The pulse was steady, his face was rosy, and his breathing was smooth. Although he had suppressed the plague, it would still affect him if he did not remove his roots.

He had studied the illness the day before, and since the pharmacy worked, he was right: "Yesterday's prescription, plus mint leaves, snow lotus, ginkgo root, and stingray."

After she finished speaking, one of the maidservants handed over some ink and paper. She glared at the envoy. He actually didn't remember anything. He was clearly asking her to write something down.

As a true modern man, he did not have much knowledge about Chinese. Even if he did know a lot about it, how could he write it?

He rolled his eyes at the maidservants who came forward, then stood up and walked over to the maidservants, "Have a good memory. Yesterday's medicinal formula, along with the mint leaves, snow lotus, ginkgo root and the stingray juniper, twenty grams each, I've already said it twice, if you still can't remember it, then there's no other way."

With that, she walked straight to the door. Murong Feng, who was watching the show absentmindedly, was suddenly shocked, a strange red spot on Qin Feng's neck suddenly caught his attention.

Two guards stood in front of Qin Feng, blocking her way.

Xuanyuan Zhiling walked in front of Qin Feng with a step, protecting her behind him. Blue veins popped out on his hands and for a moment, the warm weather actually felt a little cold.

Holding Xuanyuan Zhiling's hand, he signaled him not to act rashly.

Turning around, a slight smile surfaced on his ice-cold face: "Master, would it be possible for Qin Feng to leave first?"

The envoy stared at the girl who had a bright smile on her face and felt a chill run down his spine. He had wanted to force her to write the prescription.

However, Murong Feng interrupted her and said, "Princess, please go ahead."

Glancing at the shocked envoy, the corner of his mouth curled up into a sinister smile. I'll deal with you in the future.

Just as he stepped out of the room, Murong Feng could not help but run out and ask, "Is the wangfei alright?"

Qin Chen had also asked him these words, could it be that something happened yesterday? In order to not worry Xuanyuan Zhiling, she turned her head and smiled: "No."

Without waiting for Murong Feng to reply, Qin Feng left quickly. Murong Feng's sudden question made him wary, seeing that Qin Feng had left first, he did not ask further and chased after him.

Qin Chen then changed into the appearance of a servant by Lin Ru's side, rummaging through the entire Duke Palace, but to no avail.

In the end, after searching Lin Ru's room, they were still unable to find him, and before they even had the chance to go out, a maid ran in anxiously and rushed into Qin Chen's embrace.

Being struck by this strange strike, Qin Chen was forced to retreat a few steps, but she did not have the time to reprimand her.

The maidservant knelt on the ground and shouted in panic, "Miss will atone for her sins, Miss will atone for her sins."

The servant's reaction gave Qin Chen a fright, and he softly said, "No problem, next time be more careful!"

With a flash, she walked past the servant girl, leaving behind the startled servant girl. Why did the lady seem like a different person today?

That's not right, it was the girl who asked him to come back and get the things, why would he be here? Could there be a ghost?

As he thought of the chilly wind blowing on his back, he felt a chill run through his entire body. He shivered, grabbed his things, and hurriedly ran out …

After sending Qin Feng to the Qin Manor entrance, Qin Wu rushed over like a child in a carriage.

Seeing Qin Wu coming over, Xuanyuan Zhiling quickly pulled Qin Feng over.

Damn it, I let you take advantage of me yesterday, yet you dare to be so rude in front of him today.

Being pulled, Qin Feng looked at Xuanyuan Zhiling blankly. This fellow, what was she trying to do?

Turning his head, he looked at Qin Wu who had pounced on him empty-handed, and then understood. He moved closer to Xuanyuan Zhiling's chest and took a few heavy sniffs, then said: "It's so sour."

Pushing Xuanyuan Zhiling away, he did not pay any attention to Qin Wu and went straight back to his residence.

Seeing that Qin Feng did not pay any attention to him, Xuanyuan Zhiling helplessly sat on the carriage and returned to the Duke Palaces.

Qin Wu chased after her. "Qin Feng."

Pulling Qin Wu's hand, she said, "Is it getting more and more unruly?"

Opening the carriage curtain, Qin Wu was actually holding Qin Feng's hand, a nameless feeling scuttled up from the bottom of her feet to the top of her head, hmph, let's see how long you can keep this up for.

He threw down the curtain and stopped looking back.

After returning to his room, he felt sleepy, so he yawned and said to Qin Wu who was sticking to him: "Go do your thing, I'm tired. Sleep for a while."

Just as Qin Wu closed the door, Qin Feng fell onto the bed and closed her eyes tightly, losing all sensation.