Inside a palace within the imperial palace, a man dressed in black was reporting something to a mysterious figure behind a screen. A moment later, a voice from behind the screen could be heard: "What a coward, no wonder he's not favored."

"Master, what should we do now?"

The mysterious figure paced back and forth, his back behind the screen, his face seemingly wearing a mask, making him appear unreal.

"Go and send a letter to Liuyun Palace, and then send another letter to Mu Yanzheng of Tianzhu Kingdom. Send it in Rong Mian's name, just like before. You know what to do. This matter must be handled well, without any mistakes."

"Yes, Master, I understand."

The man in black obeyed and went to carry out the order. The mysterious man removed his mask and stepped out from behind the screen. The mysterious man's true face was none other than Rong Che, who had always appeared innocent and harmless in the palace.

At this moment, Rong Che was not as innocent and harmless as he appeared. His once clear eyes were now filled with scheming and plotting, and he exuded an aura of treachery, cunning, and ill intent.

Li Wanyue wanted her son to compete for that position, so why not help her? That idiot Rong Mian, I thought he was so capable, daring to assassinate Rong Qi? His eagerness for a marriage alliance with India was just to win over India's power, wasn't it?

But after the marriage alliance, they gained nothing. Even when they conspired with Mu Yanzheng, they gained nothing. What else could it be but stupidity?

Does Rong Mian really think that no one knows what he's done? Since Rong Mian is unwilling to oppose Rong Qi now, then his younger brother should secretly help him.

The first thing to do is to target Li Wanyue. Besides his wife and daughter, Li Wanyue is Rong Mian's biggest concern right now. His wife and daughter are under his nose, making them difficult to deal with, so he'll start with Li Wanyue.

Hahahaha, the show is about to begin.

That night, Li Wanyue had just lain down to rest when the candle suddenly went out. Startled, she quickly ordered someone to light a lamp. After the lamp was lit, she saw a note on the table.

Hongmu handed her the note on the table. After reading it, Li Wanyue put the note into her pocket.

"Hongmu, you can go out now, it's alright."

Hongmu didn't ask many questions, but he was wary and didn't sleep well that night.

In the middle of the night, Li Wanyue got up and went to the outer room. She patted Hongmu on the shoulder and, seeing that she was fast asleep, tiptoed out.

After she left, Hongmu opened his eyes and quickly followed her. As a member of the Phoenix Feather Guard, Hongmu's martial arts skills and tracking abilities were far beyond what Li Wanyue, a mere palace concubine, could detect.

Hongmu followed Li Wanyue and watched her enter the Cold Palace. Not knowing what was inside, Hongmu could only leap onto the big tree at the entrance. She saw Li Wanyue meet with a man in black, who then handed her a bottle.

After handing the bottle to Li Wanyue, the man in black told her that the medicine inside was a drug that would make people obedient, and instructed her to give it to the emperor.

Li Wanyue thought to herself, "I can't even see the Emperor, how can I give her the medicine!" However, she remained silent, wanting to see what the man in black was up to.

Why did you give me this medicine?

The man in black sneered, "You don't need to know that. You just need to know that we're helping you. Don't you also hope that your son can be favored by the Emperor? Don't you also hope that the Emperor will only like your son? Isn't that enough? You don't need to doubt the effects of this medicine. You can go back and find any young girl to test it on."

Li Wanyue asked in confusion, "Why are you helping me?"

"Heh, I just don't want to see Rong Qi and Rong Xi living too well. We all have the same enemies, don't we?"

The man in black was getting annoyed; why did Li Wanyue have so many questions?

Li Wanyue was still unwilling to give up: "Then why don't you administer the medicine yourselves? Wouldn't that be better? If you could get the Emperor to listen to you, wouldn't you rise to prominence?"

The man in black snapped, "If we could get in touch with the Emperor, would we need you? Are you going to take this medicine or not?"

After the man in black finished speaking, he made a move to take the medicine back. Li Wanyue quickly tightened her arms around him. What was given to her was hers, whether she used it or not, it was hers anyway.

"Okay, I got it. I'm leaving now."

Li Wanyue opened the door to the Cold Palace, looked around, and then headed towards her own Jiaofang Palace in the darkness.

The man in black waited until Li Wanyue left before leaving to report to his master.

Hongmu breathed a sigh of relief after the men in black had gone far away. As for what they had just said, because they were far away, Hongmu could only hear a few words intermittently. He was also afraid that if he got too close, the men in black would discover him.

Hongmu was wondering whether to send the message out first or wait until tomorrow, otherwise Li Wanyue would definitely suspect her if she didn't see him when she got back.

Never mind, it's too late today, let's go back first and talk about it later.