Late at night, the palace was very quiet, except for one palace where the candlelight was still dimly lit.

"Your Highness, Lady Yun has already set off for Lin'an County. Should we cause her some trouble on the way?"

The person speaking had an eager and excited look on their face.

The person next to him looked up, glancing seemingly casually at the man sitting at the table, and said cautiously, "This is probably inappropriate. What if Her Majesty the Empress finds out..."

He didn't say the rest, afraid of displeasing his superiors.

However, everyone knows the unfinished business.

"Smack—"

Li Huaiyin swept everything on the table onto the floor and stood up angrily.

"So what if the Empress Dowager finds out? Does she expect me to pay for Li Yunqing's life?"

His handsome face was filled with anger, and his star-like eyes shone even brighter with rage.

The officials below dared not utter a sound, for they knew that the Crown Prince would surely go mad at the mere mention of Yun Shinu.

The palace servant serving tea lowered his eyes, seemingly thinking of something, and boldly stepped forward, flatteringly saying, "That's right, you are Her Majesty the Empress's most beloved son, a man of great talent and strategy, proficient in everything, how could a mere Lady Yun compare to you?"

"Heh, you little palace servant, you certainly know how to talk." Li Huaiyin flicked his sleeve and sat down again. "I've never seen you before. What's your name?"

My name is Qingfeng.

"Qingfeng, that's a good name. From now on, you will serve me personally."

"yes."

"Look at you women, you can't even see things as clearly as a man. You're unworthy of being called women. Have all your knowledge gone to waste?"

"This..." The ministers below looked at each other, and could only apologize repeatedly, "We are terrified."

"Fearful? I see you're quite bold. This matter is settled. Make arrangements to delay Li Yunqing's progress."

Qingfeng stood aside, and seeing that Li Huaiyin's anger had subsided, he stepped forward to persuade him, "Your Highness, please calm down..."

On the other side, the tall city gate slowly opened, and a group of people raised their whips and spurred their horses away from Shengjing.

"Whoa—" After walking two miles, Yun Qing was exhausted and immediately reined in her horse. "Let's stop and rest, and continue our journey tomorrow."

After saying that, she rubbed the goosebumps on her arms and quickly found a place to rest and lay down.

"yes."

The next day, Yun Qing woke up yawning.

Ke'an, her personal attendant, saw this and immediately came over to help her wash up: "Your Highness, how did you sleep?"

"Not bad." Yun Qing stretched and didn't feel uncomfortable at all. After all, she was lying on a wool blanket and a thin quilt. It was just early autumn, so she could handle it.

"Thank you for your hard work." After being helped to wash up, Yun Qing gently patted Ke An's back. "When we get back this time, I'll mention it to the Emperor and ask him to promote you to a royal attendant."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Upon hearing this, Ke An was immediately moved to tears. He had been serving Yun Qing since he was six years old and had long been destined to become her man. However, the worldly ruler was kind to men and had always kept him in the position of a concubine.

"Look at you, why are you crying over such a small thing?" Yun Qing took out a handkerchief from her sleeve and carefully wiped away Ke An's tears. "Don't do this again, or people will laugh at you."

"Mm." Ke'an took the handkerchief and lowered her head shyly.

After Yun Qing left, he obsessively placed the handkerchief in front of him and took a deep breath. The thought that this was Yun Qing's unique scent made him excited beyond measure.

Inside the palace, civil and military officials stood in their respective positions, waiting for the Empress to hold the morning court session.

"His Majesty has arrived!"

"Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"

"My beloved subjects, rise."

Li Weiyi sat down on the dragon throne. With her sharp eyes, she could tell at a glance that the Minister of Rites below the stage had something to say.

However, she could guess what it was about, and if she could, she didn't want to hear it.

However, Yun Yecheng, the Minister of Rites, was anxious and couldn't understand Emperor Hong'an's expression at all.

"Your Majesty, I have something to report."

"Speak, what is it?"

"In my opinion, it is really inappropriate to send Lady Yun to Lin'an County to deal with the plague."

Behind her, a group of officials from the Ministry of Rites also stepped forward and echoed, "We beg Your Majesty to rescind your decree."

The young officials stared wide-eyed, never expecting that Yunye City would be so audacious as to question the Emperor's decision.

Li Weiyi, sitting on the dragon throne, rubbed her forehead in annoyance. Her temples throbbed with pain. She was truly exasperated with her brother's wife. Couldn't they just talk about things in private? Why did they have to discuss it in court?

Having no other choice, she could only resort to that old, tired cliché.

"Yecheng, Yunqing is now not only your daughter, but also the only heir of the royal family. In the future, the Great Sheng Empire will be handed over to her. The matter of controlling the plague was proposed by her. Although I was worried, I still agreed. One day she will have to take charge on her own. More experience is a good thing."

"Your Majesty, I understand the reasoning you have given, but the Yun family has only had one son for three generations. If something were to happen to Yun Qing, how would I and the eldest prince live?"

"Alright, alright, I know your difficulties, but my Li family still has only one son for eighteen generations. He left the city last night. Why didn't you stop him yourself? Now you're bothering me."

"Your Majesty, this humble subject..."

"Stop with the 'this and that'! Is anyone else going to submit a memorial? If there's nothing else, the court is adjourned."

After saying that, Li Weiyi flicked her sleeve and disappeared as if a wolf was chasing her.

However, even after passing the morning court session, there was still a powerful figure in the harem. Thinking of this, the valiant emperor looked up to the sky and sighed, feeling deeply that fate was unfair. If any emperor were to fall into her shoes, everyone would bother her.

Sure enough, after the court session, before she even reached the Chongde Hall, an eunuch from the Empress Dowager's side came to invite her.

"Greetings, Your Majesty."

"No need for formalities, Eunuch Gui. It is the Empress Dowager who is looking for me."

"Your Majesty is truly insightful. The Empress Dowager requests that you come to Jinghe Palace for a discussion."

What's meant to happen can't be avoided. Li Weiyi followed behind Eunuch Gui with heavy steps.

Upon arriving at Jinghe Palace, she heard her brother's voice from afar. She remarked, "How come Father's information is so readily available? It turns out someone tipped us off."

However, Li Weiyi really had no way to deal with her own brother, who was born at the same time as her.

When she was young, her tutor taught her that it was not easy for men to survive in this world, and that as a grown woman, she should be considerate of them.

So, the little girl granted her brother's every request, never considering that he was not an ordinary man, but the noble and precious eldest prince.

Later, Li Yujiao indeed grew up to be a lawless and unruly person, and there was nothing she could do to change her ways.