Only an incense stick's time had passed when Fang couldn't hold back any longer.

"I'll talk, I'll talk! Give me the antidote now!"

Xie Qianzhong gave him an antidote. When the intense itching stopped, Fang Jing tried to bite his tongue and commit suicide, but was stopped.

"I advise you not to try any tricks. If you still want to bite your tongue and commit suicide, I have many kinds of pills here whose effects I don't even know. I don't mind using them on you."

This time, Fang dared not act rashly and confessed in detail: "Song Tangli sent me here. I owe her a life. She asked me to get rid of Li Zhaoyun."

Xie Qianzhong was not surprised by this answer, as it matched exactly what Song Tangxue had told him earlier.

"Then go back and tell her that this mission has failed, and she will definitely retaliate in the future."

...

"Did he really say that?"

Song Tangli was furious when she heard this. He was just a Left Prime Minister. What did he have to be so arrogant about? She was still the Crown Princess. In terms of status, he should have to pay her respects.

"That's right, this person is very powerful. I am no match for him. I'm afraid only our boss can solve this."

Finally, the information Xiao had previously researched regarding Xie Qianzhong's strength was always vague; only those who had personally fought him would realize the gap between them.

"Could it be that you're mistaken? Xie Qianzhong is a civil official; he's not good at martial arts."

"That's not the case. He was hiding inside the house, with a screen in front of him to hide his figure. I didn't realize I had fallen into his trap. If we had fought openly, I would have been defeated in a hundred moves at most."

How is this possible? The people around Song Tangxue are all so powerful, how can she possibly deal with them?

"Could you take me to the secret gate again? I want to talk to your boss about this."

"My departure from here was on the boss's orders. He forbade me from contacting you, and even if I brought you there, he wouldn't see you."

Now that Song Tangli is all alone and helpless, with no one to trust and no one to help him, Li Zhaoxian has finally realized the crisis. In the past few days, he has been much more well-behaved and has not gone to see Peixi again.

All of this was recorded in Song Tangxue's writing. She was having a wonderful time in the mansion, while His Highness the Crown Prince was busy proving that his inner world wouldn't come to her.

Song Tangxue would quietly leave this place every night to find Xie Qianzhong. The shop at the corner of the city was becoming more and more popular. After the Empress Dowager took over temporarily, many more people came to visit.

That night, Song Tangxue nestled in Xie Qianzhong's arms, wishing the world would stop at that moment, and that only the two of them remained.

Xie Qianzhong suddenly remembered something and got up to sit down at the desk.

"So much has happened lately, you should get some rest and stop looking at these pamphlets."

Song Tangxue walked over with a pained expression and put the book away. Xie Qianzhong would look at these account books until very late every night. The contents were not only about the pancake shop, but also about the fluctuations of various forces in the court.

At this time, the polarization is severe. The emperor seems to be considering deposing and installing the crown prince, which has made many people who originally stood with Li Zhaoxian waver. However, there are also many people who still stand with him, feeling that the emperor has always valued Li Zhaoxian.

Of course, there are also people who maintain a neutral stance. Those people have negligible influence in the court, otherwise they would have been won over by various factions long ago.

"With the court in such chaos, I, as the Left Chancellor, must take every step carefully."

Xie Qianzhong was constantly visited by numerous court officials, but he never expressed his opinion, which led to much discussion. There were rumors that Li Zhaoxian and Xie Qianzhong had always been at odds, and that he should be on Li Zhaoyun's side.

But all of this is just speculation.

"So, how exactly did you know that someone was trying to assassinate Li Zhaoyun?"

"Of course, I have my own methods."

Zhan Ming recently informed him that Fang Jing had left, which must be to help Song Tangli. Now, the biggest hidden danger is Li Zhaoyun, so it's not hard to deduce that Fang Jing will target Li Zhaoyun.

"I won't ask you any more questions. You should go back and rest."

Xie Qianzhong didn't care about his health at all. Song Tangxue angrily threw down a small porcelain bottle: "You should take care of yourself first. This medicine can relieve your fatigue."

Li Zhaoxian had nothing else to drink, so he drank it all in one gulp, and his fatigue was indeed relieved quite a bit.

Song Tangxue felt a sense of relief. Just looking at him made her feel at ease, and she no longer wanted to concern herself with the conflicts of the world.

The next day, as soon as he returned to his room, Pei Xi came to find him.

"Your Majesty."

"Rise. What is the purpose of your summons today?"

"Thank you so much, Your Majesty, for giving me that medicine back then!"

Pei Xi first took the pill to see if their people could refine it, but the result was disappointing. No one in the entire organization could concoct the pill, and many people didn't even have a clue how to make it.

"It's alright, but I wonder how things have been going these past few days?"

"Your Majesty, it is almost finished."

Li Zhaoxian trusted her completely, and Song Tangli was naturally no match for her. She deliberately acted pitiful in front of them, and sure enough, that fool Li Zhaoxian believed her directly.

Now, without Pei Xi deliberately using any tricks, His Highness the Crown Prince has already placed his whole heart on her, while the former disdains her and drags Li Zhaoxian down with her, which is just a step in her own plan.

"Who exactly are you?"

"I am nothing more than Song Tangli, a maid in the manor."

I had never seen Pei Xi before; she must have only come to Li Zhaoxian's side in the last few months. The fact that she could endure hardship for so long shows that she must be quite an extraordinary person.

Song Tangxue had never seen this person in her previous life, and had never even heard of her appearance. This was due to some deviation caused by her own influence, and a person who should not have appeared was now in front of her.

"Your Majesty is indeed very intelligent, but sometimes being too clever is not a good thing." Pei Xi narrowed her eyes dangerously. Even if Song Tangxue gave her a bottle of pills, she would not let her off the hook.

“If you don’t tell me, I have all sorts of ways to make it impossible for you to stay in the Crown Prince’s residence. You should know my methods.”

This is too dormant now. Even if Pei Xi's backing is powerful, it won't be able to get in anytime soon. After all, she is just a maid, Song Tangli.

“Everyone says that this Crown Princess is like a completely different person, and it’s true. You wouldn’t have said these things before.” Pei Xi chuckled and said slowly, “I am indeed not a maid of the Crown Prince’s residence. I am a servant of Zhu Nanmen.”

Although Zhongnanmen's vision is not as strong as Aneng's, it is still spread all over the place. More importantly, Zhongnanmen is also quite mysterious. It is said that it only recruits Songtang Lizi and usually sends those Songtang Lizi to various court officials so that they can find out information.