Qiu Yunce was pushed outside the palace gate by Chu Xing. He desperately pounded on the gate, but Mu Chun stopped him.

"Young master, stop filming. You know the Grand Preceptor's temper. If you anger him, the consequences will be dire."

Think of the carefree young master…

Qiu Xiaoyao is the sixteenth son of the current Imperial Advisor. His mother, like Qiu Yunce's mother, came from a brothel.

Qiu Xiaoyao was arrogant and unruly, unlike Qiu Yunce who could tolerate him. After being taken back to the palace by Qiu Tianxiang, he demanded that his mother be brought over as well.

Like Qiu Yunce, Qiu Tianxiang's response was...

"This master only likes things that have utility. Your mother is still young, so it's good for her to stay in the brothel and earn more money for this master. When this master obtains the imperial seal, that will be the time to dominate the world."

Qiu Xiaoyao was not one to let things go easily, and he had a big argument with Qiu Tianxiang over this.

The outcome was unbelievable. Qiu Tianxiang summoned all his children and, in front of all his sons and daughters, had Qiu Xiaoyao slowly sliced ​​to death, a total of 360 cuts, to warn all his children that he, Qiu Tianxiang, didn't need another child.

From that day on, no child dared to disobey Qiu Tianxiang.

However, after this incident, Qiu Tianxiang softened his stance and agreed that if anyone could achieve outstanding results that would please him, he would allow that person to take his own mother to enjoy a life of luxury.

Therefore, Qiu Yuance practiced his martial arts diligently and never dared to mention bringing his mother back again.

But this matter became a worry for him. Knowing that his father had been searching for the key to open the altar, he requested permission to go to the "Purple Cloud Kingdom".

"Young master, please don't let all your efforts over the years go to waste. Think of your wife, how much she has suffered. She just wants you to bring her to live in your mansion so she can enjoy a peaceful and happy life."

Seeing that Qiu Yunce was still hesitant, Mu Chun persisted in persuading him.

“Ke Luoyun, she…”

Qiu Yunze couldn't bear it. His father was already so old. Although he looked young, he was over sixty. It was a classic case of an old cow eating young grass.

"It's precisely because she is Luo Yun that you, young master, need not worry. The Imperial Advisor is waiting to use her blood to activate the altar and won't do anything to her. But you, young master..."

Before Mu Chun could finish speaking, Qiu Yunce's eyes lit up.

“Yes, blood. I knocked on the door to tell Father that Luo Yun has been poisoned, that his blood is poisonous. It wasn't to disobey Father, nor to disturb Father's good time, but simply because I was worried about Father. Yes, that's what I said…”

Qiu Yunce finally found a good reason and was about to knock on the door when it suddenly creaked open from the inside.

"Luo Yun, Luo Yun, are you alright?"

Upon seeing that it was "Blood Purple Rose" who had emerged, Qiu Yunce nervously looked her up and down, then hugged her tightly in his arms.

"You're alright, that's wonderful. Did Father give you any trouble or do anything to you?"

"Yun Ce, what's wrong? I'm fine."

"Blood Purple Rose" was not used to being so close to Qiu Yunce, and gently pushed him away.

"Father..."

Qiu Yuance found it hard to believe that none of the women who came into his father's hands had ever come out unscathed like "Xue Ziwei." Calling her a demon would not be an exaggeration.

“He went to see his four older brothers. I told him that when we went to see our aunt today, his four older brothers also went. They accidentally fell and landed on our aunt.”

"Blood Purple Rose" wore an innocent expression, but when she thought about how that evil Taoist priest had tried to take advantage of her, she got goosebumps all over.

"Go see your four older brothers?"

Qiu Yunze repeated it, then pinched "Blood Purple Rose's" delicate nose and praised her.

“You are clever. At this moment, Father must be terrified that his four sons have contracted the same disease as Mother. He is scared to death and has taken the imperial physician to check on them, fearing that he might accidentally infect them himself.”

"Yun Ce, how come your father is so well-preserved? He looks younger than you."

"Blood Purple Rose" doesn't understand. No matter how well an elderly person takes care of themselves, they can't possibly reverse aging!

"This is a long story. Let's get in the carriage and I'll tell you all about it."

Qiu Yunze gestured to "Xue Ziwei" to invite him, and the two boarded the carriage together, heading towards "Guanyunxuan".

(It's worth mentioning here that in the Qingyu Kingdom, Qiu Yuance's residence was named "Guanyun Pavilion".)

Compared to the amnesiac "Blood Purple Rose," Li Mufeng was extremely busy and overwhelmed.

The emperor of the "Purple Cloud Kingdom" died, and the court was thrown into chaos.

With the downfall of the Feng family, Li Mufeng, in order to eradicate the entire family, began to investigate all the Yu Party members who colluded with the Feng family. Many officials were implicated, and those who deserved to be killed were killed, and those who deserved to be imprisoned were all imprisoned.

With many official positions vacant for a time, Li Mufeng drafted an imperial edict overnight to bring forward the triennial imperial examinations in order to select new officials.

Li Hongwen's burial ceremony, the imperial examinations, the purge of the court...

By the time Li Mufeng finished his work, more than half a year had passed, and there was still no news about "Blood Purple Rose." Even Wang Feng had returned from "Dawn County."

"Your Highness, do you think the Princess Consort might really be gone?"

Seeing that Li Mufeng was painting the portrait of "Blood Purple Rose" again, these portraits had long been posted all over the streets and alleys of the entire "Purple Cloud Kingdom".

Although Li Mufeng and "Xue Ziwei" have divorced, there is probably no one in the entire "Zixiao Kingdom" who doesn't know that Li Mufeng likes "Xue Ziwei".

For more than six months, Li Mufeng never stopped searching for "Blood Purple Rose," and Wang Feng couldn't help but sigh.

"Impossible. If she's dead, why isn't her body here?"

Li Mufeng vehemently denied it, refusing to believe that "Blood Purple Rose" was no longer alive.

"But there was clearly a corpse that day. Maybe Zhao Hu made a mistake. She was the princess."

Besides this, Wang Feng really couldn't explain it. These days, every household had been searching, but no one had seen the "Blood Purple Rose".

If the princess were still in the "Purple Cloud Kingdom," she would have been found long ago.

"No, she's not... Zhao Hu says she's not, so she's not..."

Li Mufeng almost roared, then slumped into a chair, his slender, well-defined hands stroking the portrait again and again. If it were before, he might not have understood emotions, but at this moment, he truly understood.

He fell in love with Han Ziwei, that unruly and troublesome woman, and experienced the heart-wrenching pain of losing her.

"Perhaps...perhaps she had just fallen into the canyon when she was attacked by a vicious dog..."

Wang Feng persisted, trying to get Li Mufeng to accept reality, but before he could finish speaking, Li Mufeng suddenly swung him up.

"Believe me or not, if you dare say another word that she is dead, I will kill you."

After Li Mufeng finished speaking, he threw Wang Feng out of the room, where he landed right at the feet of Zhao Hu, who was walking in.

"What's wrong? Did you upset the prince again? You know he's in a bad mood."

Zhao Hu helped him up with both hands. Everyone knew that the prince was in a bad mood, and they would stay as far away as possible on ordinary days. Only Wang Feng was so blind as to walk right into the line of fire.

"Zhao Hu, please help persuade the prince! The princess has been missing for so long, she must be dead. You must help him accept reality."

Wang Feng, unafraid of death, said, and Li Mufeng tossed a book aside.

"You still dare to say that."

"I won't do it again, I won't do it again..."

Seeing that Li Mufeng was angry again, Wang Feng fled in panic.

Zhao Hu shook his head, picked up the book from the ground, walked to the table, gently placed it down, and bowed respectfully.

"Your Highness, news has come from the Crown Prince's residence that the Crown Prince has fully recovered."

"What? Big Brother's madness is cured?"

Li Mufeng was overjoyed; after such a long time, there was finally some good news.