"It's true that I drank the wine, but that bit of poison had no effect on me. Yue Zhixiao, you're really pathetic. Since I came back, haven't you noticed that the poisons you tried to give Yue Xiyuan and the Emperor failed? Don't you even think about why?"

Yan An stood arrogantly as if he were at the highest point, his cold eyes looking down at the two people below him as if they were just a bunch of ants who overestimated their abilities. He smiled coldly, his eyes full of contempt and ruthlessness.

"Not because of Su Jingzhan, but because of you?"

"Bingo! You got it right! Aren't you surprised? Weren't you taken aback?"

"Aren't you afraid I'll kill you?"

Yue Zhixiao's face contorted in rage, he was so angry he was about to explode. This Yan An had ruined so many of his plans, and his mother had reminded him many times, but he hadn't taken it to heart.

"I'm so scared." Yan An patted his chest, pretending to be frightened.

Yan An quickly dodged and, before Yue Zhixiao could react, fed her a pill. Her lightness skill was unmatched by ordinary people; even Yue Xiyuan couldn't catch up with her, let alone the good-for-nothing Yue Zhixiao.

"Cough cough cough, what did you feed me?"

"It's just an eye for an eye, but let me warn you, my medicine is much more potent than yours. Best of luck!"

Yan An launched a pill into the air, which quickly spread throughout the air.

Before Yue Zhixiao and the other person could react, Yan An had already disappeared and locked the door for them.

Liu Xuening felt a sense of foreboding. If someone discovered that she was alone in a room with Yue Zhixiao, it would be difficult to explain, and it would be even more impossible for her to marry the Regent.

Liu Xuening shook the door. "Your Highness, the door is locked. Your Highness?"

Yan An's medicine truly did not disappoint; after swallowing it for a moment, his face turned red, his heart raced, and he became confused and infatuated.

Liu Xuening opened her eyes wide, staring in panic at the pair of dark eyes that were so close to hers, struggling to shake off the unease in her body.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, you've been drugged! I'll go find the imperial physician right away to detoxify you."

Liu Xuening wanted to leave, but found that she couldn't move her legs again. Gradually, her face turned red and her body felt hot. She desperately wanted to find something cool to relieve the heat.

"The medicine is working. I wish you a loving and harmonious life together! May you have a happy journey..." Yan An unlocked the door and then secretly left.

"An'an, I've been looking for you for ages! What are you doing here?"

Gu Yanan was carrying a small box, and the entire Yan family was searching for Yan An.

"You'll find out soon enough, I'll show you the real show! Why are you so late? You dare to be late for my birthday!"

"Oversleep? No way! How could I possibly oversleep on An'an's birthday? Did Yue Yufeng tell you?"

Yan An nodded.

Gu Yanan's eyes were like knives, as if she wanted to tear Yue Yufeng apart. "I knew it was him!"

"I found some good stuff for you. It's full of good stuff. I found it by accident when I was playing with it as a kid. It took a lot of effort to collect it. It will definitely be useful to you. I wouldn't have come so late if it weren't for the fact that it's so late."

Gu Yanan patted the box in her arms, reassuring Yan An.

"But you can't look now, and you can't let anyone else see it. You have to promise me."

"Okay, of course I can't show the gift that Sister Ya Nan gave me to anyone else, don't worry."

Yan An became curious about what was in this box, and why it was so heavy. With a flash of his consciousness, he put it into his spatial storage.

Liu Ruyan saw that Yan An had come out. "Princess An, where is Liu Xuening?"

You'll find out in a moment.

"But even if she lost her innocence, she still married Yue Zhixiao, so it didn't cause her any harm."

Even a fool would know what Yue Zhixiao and Liu Xuening were doing with Yan An's back and forth, but how could they kill Liu Xuening like this? Liu Ruyan couldn't figure it out.

"You'll find out in a few days. She might even beat you to it. Miss Liu, I must go back and entertain my guests. The show is about to begin."

The Emperor and Yue Xiyuan were discussing something when they saw Yan An and Gu Yanan approaching. "Where have you been?"

"Just now, Miss Liu Xuening's clothes were splashed with some wine, so I took her to the backyard to change. Miss Liu said she was waiting for her maid to bring her some clothes, so I came back first. On the way back, I ran into Sister Ya Nan."

"General Yan, I've heard that your daughter can brew fruit wine. The taste is said to be heavenly. I wonder if we can all enjoy it today?"

The speaker was none other than Xiao Zhongxiang, the Minister of War, who was on good terms with Yan Cheng. He had heard Yan Cheng boast to him many times about the fruit wine his daughter had brewed, and today he finally had the chance to try it.

"Good, I'm in a good mood today. Go get me a few jars to try."

Since the Empress Dowager's birthday, many of Yan Cheng's old friends wanted to try it. Yan An brewed some fruit wine for his father with only one or two drops of water from Tianshan Mountain. Although the taste was not as good as before, it was still a fine product. He asked his father to bring it along to share when he had social engagements. Unexpectedly, he has not had any free time since then.

"Someone, go to my study and bring me those jars of wine."

"Yes, sir."

"Are you satisfied now?"

"Haha, satisfied! Satisfied!"

a long time……

"Something terrible has happened! Master, something terrible has happened!"

The servant who had just gone to the study to fetch wine came running back in a panic, as if something terrible had happened.

"What a panic! What kind of behavior is this! What happened?"

"Reporting to your master, it's the north wing, there is... there is..."

"What is it? Why are you stammering? Speak up."

"Someone is doing something unethical..."

The man, trembling with fear, recounted everything he had heard to Yan Cheng.

Although the Yan family has few rules, they are extremely well-mannered. Every servant is strict with themselves and dares not misbehave, let alone do something like this, especially on their young mistress's birthday.

"Lead the way!"

Yan Cheng's face was now ashen, his eyes wide with rage, and his neck was red with anger. "I'd like to see who dares to run wild in my mansion!"

"My dear Yan, what's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry?"

The Emperor was chatting with Yue Xiyuan and a few others when he saw a servant leading Yan Cheng quickly toward the backyard. Yan Cheng's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

"Your Majesty, a servant just reported that someone is committing illicit acts in my backyard. As Your Majesty knows, I have been honest and upright all my life, and I absolutely cannot allow these bastards to defile my courtyard."

"Since this is the case, Minister Yan, rest assured, with me here, I will take care of it for you!"