In this harem, almost everyone knows that the Crown Prince is not favored by the Empress.

That's why the fifth princess felt even more indignant on behalf of her crown prince brother.

"My brother, the Crown Prince, is a man of integrity and has served the Great Yue loyally for many years. He is by no means a bad person!"

"Besides, even though he wasn't there, neither was Prince Rui!"

"Why doesn't Mother say that it was Prince Rui who abducted the two vixen concubines?"

"Alright, that's enough."

The fourth prince, Li Chenyu, who was born of the same twin as her, went in, pulled her behind him, and bowed to Empress Rouci.

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty. My fifth sister is young and inexperienced, and she did not mean to disobey me."

Your values ​​are dictated by your looks; you even dare to defy the Empress! Are you out of your mind?

After saying that, Li Chenyu gave his younger sister a silent warning.

“I’m just stating the facts!” Li Xueting retorted defiantly.

The Empress Rouci looked at her with eyes that seemed to spit fire.

She had always spoiled these two siblings.

Now, he's grown up to be someone who dares to challenge her in public.

"Your mother, Consort Xian, is bedridden and unable to discipline you, but I can! Even if what I say is wrong, it's none of your business to interfere!"

"Kneel down now!" Li Chenyu hurriedly pulled his sister to kneel down. "Your subject and sister apologize to Mother Empress. Please calm your anger!"

"Alright, I think what A-Ting said makes sense. Neither the Crown Prince nor Prince Rui has shown up yet, so it's not time to draw any conclusions."

The Empress Dowager frowned and spoke in a deep voice, "Why must the Empress lose her temper with the two children?"

"Someone, go to the back mountain and search for traces of the Crown Prince and Prince Rui."

After the Empress Dowager spoke, no one dared to speculate further.

The Prince of Pingxi personally led a team to search for the person.

After drinking the medicine, the eldest prince slowly woke up: "Snakes, all snakes! It wasn't me who harmed you! Blame the snakes!"

He muttered to himself, suddenly sat up, but then clutched his knee in pain and fell back onto the bed.

"My son, don't be afraid. There are no snakes here, only your mother."

"Mother!" The eldest prince cried, tears welling in his eyes, and threw himself into her arms, holding her tightly. "I'm still alive?"

"Of course you're alive! Tell your mother quickly, who did this to you? Was it the Crown Prince?"

Li Xuanche shook his head, a cold glint in his eyes: "I didn't see him. I can't be sure."

—Li Changyu

Even if we are destined to lose, even if we are destined to be destroyed,

You too should fall into my hands.

What kind of situation is this now!

"What is that?"

Li Xuanche paused, not wanting anyone to know what he had done to Mi Shan, and said coldly, "I accidentally entered a cave, which was full of snakes. When I escaped, I was bitten by a venomous snake. There was also a centipede..."

As he said this, his expression changed, and he unzipped his trousers.

Several pustules appeared around the knee where the centipede had bitten him.

It is extremely painful to the touch.

I scratched my neck and found large patches of red rash.

"It hurts so much, Mother! What is this? Quickly, summon the imperial physician to treat me!"

"The imperial physician has arrived."

Finally, the imperial physicians arrived late.

Seeing this, Master Kongwang took two steps back and said, "Amitabha, since the Crown Prince is out of danger, this humble monk will go ahead to find the trace of that demon."

The Empress Dowager nodded to him: "Go."

Kong Wang's expression darkened slightly, and he stepped back out.

Under the sunlight,

Kong Wang took out the golden bowl.

A wisp of white mist that had been hidden here earlier began to emanate and drift away in one direction.

Kong Wang used his lightness skill to catch up.

His figure disappeared into the bamboo forest.

-

A dark figure moved swiftly through the bamboo forest.

It was Li Changyu. As the time drew nearer, the pain in his shoulder gradually subsided.

His pupils were deep and dark, gleaming with a lustful red light.

The sun gradually began to set in the west.

It's getting dark.

He finally understood why Mi Shan had said that when the time came, he would naturally find her.

The venomous insects inside his body subtly stirred with each heartbeat.

He could almost sense a charming, familiar voice somewhere deep within the dense forest.

They called out to him again and again.

"Xie Ling".

"Xie Ling".

"Come find me."

That voice wasn't calling Li Changyu, but rather the name that was etched deep into his bones and buried in the depths of his heart.

When he found Mi Shan,

She was lying motionless on the ground.

The surrounding stone walls bear the wet, slippery marks left by the receding tide of snakes.

"How did you end up in such a disheveled state?" Li Changyu frowned slightly, his heart tightening, and coldly picked her up from the ground.

Entering the depths of the cave,

The candles were relit.

Lay her flat on a smooth stone wall.

Mi Shan remained silent, her dark eyes gazing at him with a gleaming light.

"You've been acupunctured?"

Li Changyu put his fingers together and tapped her chest twice, left and right.

Mi Shan breathed a long sigh of relief, sat up, gathered her disheveled clothes to cover her fair skin, glanced at him with some embarrassment and blush, and quickly lowered her head.

"Prince Xie saved me again."

"I saved you, but it was also for my own sake," Li Changyu said coldly, before meeting her burning gaze.

Both of them were taken aback.

blushing,

She looked away.

During the long silence, Mi Shan could feel her heart pounding.

"You've been out for so long, they must have noticed by now."

"Has the Crown Prince come up with a solution?"

"Going back early means we can still explain things. If we drag this out any longer, it might cause trouble."

After Li Changyu finished speaking, the quiet space was filled only with the sound of their alternating breaths.

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