“Since His Majesty has sent me alone, you cannot stop him. After Lou Mu returns, have him find a way to come to the palace to find me.”

After speaking, Tang Nian smiled and handed the prescription to Jing Yao, raising her voice to continue, "Please help me pass on what I just said to the pharmacy. Don't prescribe the wrong medicine. I don't like the taste of angelica. Go and ask what medicine can be used instead."

Before Jing Yao could speak, Tang Nian turned and got into her father-in-law's carriage.

Jingyao dared not slack off. After watching the person walk away, she slipped away to find Lou Mu.

Inside the palace.

The Chu Emperor sat on the dragon throne, his face filled with anger.

"Are you telling the truth? Lou Mu really has the idea of ​​changing hands?"

Master Wang bowed and spoke earnestly: "Every word I have said is true, and I dare not utter a single falsehood. However, I do not yet know which prince is colluding with the Grand Secretary."

Wang Tianshi exaggerated the matter of going to Jin Guang Temple today and reported it to the Chu Emperor.

The Chu emperor on the dragon throne frowned, suddenly stood up, and pushed all the memorials on the table to the ground.

"Very well, a prince and a prime minister, how dare they rebel right under my nose? Do they think I'm going to die?!"

Master Wang curled the corners of his mouth, concealing his amusement: "Your Majesty, Lou Mu's actions are unjust and contrary to Your Majesty's favor towards him. He deserves to be executed. I urge Your Majesty to issue an order to arrest him as a warning to others."

"Fine! Someone! Issue the decree!" The Chu Emperor stood up angrily, waved his arm to summon the eunuch, and with a few strokes of his pen, wrote the decree on the imperial edict, ordering the arrest of Lou Mu.

As for which prince was colluding with Lou Mu, Emperor Chu believed that it was better to kill a thousand innocent people than to leave one potential threat alive, and ordered a thorough investigation of the three princes.

The Great Chu is about to undergo a major upheaval.

"How is Tang Nian?"

Master Wang replied, "Your Majesty, the elixir is most effective on the night of the full moon. For now, Tang Nian can be imprisoned here. After seven more days, when the full moon arrives, we can begin refining the elixir."

The Chu Emperor waved his hand impatiently: "Do as you say."

Upon receiving the order, Master Wang's eyes flickered slightly, concealing his smile, and he made an excuse to leave the hall.

The female protagonist on the way noticed that something was wrong with the road in the palace. She lifted the curtain of the carriage and asked in a feigned manner, "Eunuch, is the Empress Dowager's palace ahead? I had the honor of visiting it once before and am quite familiar with the Empress Dowager's palace. I wonder if you would allow me to visit it again?"

The eunuch looked ahead and quickly smiled apologetically, "Miss, you must be mistaken. The Empress Dowager's palace is in the southwest. Miss, please follow me first."

Having said that, Tang Nian obediently nodded.

The emperor's bedroom was right next to the empress dowager's palace, so it seemed they weren't going to see the emperor at all.

With suspicions in mind, Tang Nian became more cautious. She tightly gripped the talisman in her hand, and soon felt a palm strike land on her neck.

Tang Nian pretended to faint, but actually memorized the route. She only pretended to wake up when a basin of water was splashed on her.

They were now in Master Wang's territory, with talismans flying all around them. Tang Nian was bound in the very center of the massive array.

Master Wang looked at Tang Nian smugly and said, "We meet again, Miss Tang."

His eyes were filled with anger, wanting to avenge the beating he had received a few days earlier, but he hesitated to use the talisman, which he held in his hand.

Tang Nian smiled provocatively: "Yes, we meet again. I never thought you would still be so incompetent when we meet again. You can't do anything except tie me up."

Provoked, Master Wang's talisman trembled, and he instead unleashed a burst of ghostly energy at Tang Nian.

"Do you think I don't want to kill you? I just keep you around because you're useful."

Seemingly sensing that Tang Nian was doomed, Master Wang became much more talkative.

However, the ghostly energy entered Tang Nian's body but had no effect whatsoever.

The sacred spring of the Jing family in Qingqiu is the nemesis of ghostly and evil spirits. Tang Nian luxuriously used it for bathing, which naturally gave her a certain immunity to ghostly spirits.

Without the numbness brought by the ghostly aura, Tang Nian became even more audacious. She then smiled and said sarcastically, "It's nothing more than these tricks. If you have the guts, then kill me. I despise you for dragging your feet."

Wang Tianshi was so enraged that he didn't even notice that Tang Nian was acting normally. He clenched his fists and then relaxed them, finally managing to hold back.

"I won't act rashly now. Wait until the night of the full moon, when the master's plan succeeds, you'll be in for a world of hurt."

Tang Nian quickly identified the keywords.

Sure enough, there was someone else behind Master Wang, and a direction for speculation immediately emerged.

"If you kill me someday, aren't you afraid I'll become a vengeful ghost and come after you?"

"Hahaha," Master Wang laughed, "Become a ghost? Hahaha, when you become a vengeful ghost and arrive in the underworld, you'll truly be in the hands of the great ones. You'll have a hard time then."

The conversation was all about the underworld, and Tang Nian had already guessed most of it.

Wang Tianshi was displeased that he had let something slip, but he still thought that Tang Nian was just a minor human Tianshi and that knowing this would not pose any threat.

But he didn't want to waste any more time with Tang Nian here, so before leaving, he gave instructions to the people around him.

"Keep a close eye on her, don't let a single mosquito escape."

"yes."

The eunuchs around received the order and straightened their bodies to patrol around the formation.

Tang Nian surveyed the surroundings and found that apart from a few eunuchs watching over them, there were no other guards.

Some of these eunuchs had vacant eyes and stiff movements, suggesting they were being controlled by Wang Tianshi.

The uncontrolled eunuchs were stationed at the various gates outside the palace, while only those who were under control were allowed to come and go freely.

However, based on her judgment, she should be in the palace of the Celestial Master Wang now. She had just heard from the Third Prince that the abandoned palace where the Celestial Master Wang lived was exceptionally large. She wondered if Lou Mu could find her.

Thinking of this, Tang Nian felt a pang of worry.

Hopefully, all of this is still within Lou Mu's plans.

Tang Nian was tied up like this, but fortunately, the environment here was no different from an ordinary bedchamber. She ignored the eunuchs, pulled the screen over to cover herself, and lay down on the wooden bed to rest peacefully.

As night fell, Tang Nian was awakened by a noise. She looked up and, in the dim moonlight, could see a familiar silhouette.

It's Lou Mu.

Lou Mu's tone was worried, and he looked much more haggard: "I'm sorry, I rushed over as soon as I finished my work, but it took me a long time to find this place."

He was panting as he spoke, as if it had taken him a great deal of effort to find this place.

Tang Nian felt relieved and stood up to pour herself a cup of cold tea: "I'm fine, but you are. Master Hui'an has a problem, could it implicate you?"

"I had already guessed it." Lou Mu showed no surprise. "They just arrived faster than I expected."

"What?"

Lou Mu shook his head, not telling Tang Nian what was happening outside, and instead tried to untie her.

Just as her hand reached for the knot, Tang Nian shouted, "No, I'll stay here."

Lou Mu was taken aback.

Tang Nian continued, "I'll stay here. We'll work together from the inside and outside. Tell me what your plans are, and I'll help you carry them out in the palace."