"Master, something terrible has happened!"

"What kind of behavior is this, all flustered like this! What's wrong that you're acting like this!"

Yan Shaoheng was having breakfast, eating the same kind of fish he had caught in the moat earlier.

"Consort Chen and Prince Xiao will be beheaded and their heads displayed to the public three days later."

"Clatter..." The chopsticks in Yan Shaoheng's hand fell to the ground.

"What did you say? Say it again!"

"This morning, the Emperor issued an imperial edict, saying... that you had an affair with Consort Chen, and that Prince Xiao is your child. The evidence is conclusive. Consort Chen and Prince Xiao will be punished for multiple crimes and beheaded at noon on the third day."

"Evidence? What evidence do they have?"

The letters he secretly exchanged with Chen Jingshu had already been destroyed by them, so where is the evidence?

"I was unaware that the streets are now completely blocked."

Yan Shaoheng heard a noisy commotion outside.

Cheng Ying pushed open the door and saw the waiter passing by. She grabbed him and asked, "Waiter, why is it so noisy outside?"

Just moments ago, the crowd was at the notice posting location in Taipei, but in less than half an incense stick's time, they had all gathered here.

"You still have the nerve to ask why it's so noisy? I never would have guessed that the dignified Prince Heng would do such a thing. It's a shame that our Yue Kingdom still considers you an honored guest."

Before leaving, the waiter gave Cheng Ying a disdainful snort.

"You!" Cheng Ying pointed at the waiter's departing figure, her teeth itching with anger.

"Why are you arguing with a lowly servant?"

"But Master..."

He could tolerate any insults from others, but he wouldn't tolerate even a single word directed at his master.

"Go tell Yue Xiyuan to ask him to leave immediately!"

"Yes, Master, I will go immediately."

As Cheng Ying left the room and walked outside, the crowd at the door surged forward.

"It's him, he's Prince Heng's personal bodyguard."

"He looks decent enough, but he's completely incompetent."

"That's right. I used to think that Prince Heng was a man of extraordinary martial arts skills and handsome appearance. I thought that marrying him was a blessing I had earned in my life. I never expected him to be such a hypocritical fellow. I was so wrong about him."

"Since the court is hesitant to seek justice for the late emperor due to the relationship between the two countries, then we, the common people, shall seek justice for him."

"Yes! Let's attack together. Are we afraid he'll kill us in front of so many people?"

The crowd surged forward, rushing towards Cheng Ying.

After all, they outnumbered the people and were in a position of power. Moreover, this was not the State of Yan, so he could not afford to treat these people as he pleased.

Cheng Ying had no choice but to flee in disarray.

Why are you back?

"Master, the outside is completely surrounded by the people, and I can't get out."

Yan Shaoheng's face showed some anger, but he laughed in anger and his first words were full of sarcasm.

"Since Xiyuan was unable to attack me this month, he instigated some lowly commoners to cause me trouble. He really went to great lengths."

"Master, do you mean that all of this was arranged by Yue Xiyuan?"

"If it's not him, then who could it be? Let them go. If they don't see us, they'll disperse."

"What should we do with Consort Chen?"

"Since they're going to fabricate evidence to wipe us out, we have no choice but to move up our plans."

Perhaps disturbed by the people, Yan Shaoheng felt a sharp pain in his chest again.

Yan Shaoheng clutched his chest, and Cheng Ying poured out a pill and fed it to him.

"It's better to be ahead of schedule, so that Master can return to Yan as soon as possible, and Yunxi can suppress the Gu worms in your body sooner."

"How is Yanchuan City?"

“All she does is party with Consort Mei every night. The Empress Dowager has tried to get rid of Consort Mei many times, but our guards have saved her each time. Now Consort Mei is one of ours.”

"Yes, remember not to leave any survivors after it's done."

"Understood."

Consort Mei was the dowry maidservant of the current Empress Dowager of Yan. Because she had eaten the immortality poison, she looked like a young woman in her teens.

Yan Chuancheng was an abnormal person; at fifty years old, he had the appearance of a teenager, which truly fascinated him.

Before long, the old woman was brought into the harem and promoted one after another. Now she is Consort Mei.

Under Consort Mei's care, Yan Chuancheng no longer even attends the morning court sessions, and the two of them indulge in revelry every night, living a life of great pleasure.

"Tell her that if she wants a second pill, she should make Yan Chuancheng take the Undying Gu as soon as possible."

If one wants to maintain their current appearance, the person who has consumed the Immortal Gu must consume one Immortal Gu every month.

Otherwise, their deaths would be extremely gruesome.

Now that Consort Mei is enjoying treatment she has never received before, she will certainly not give up the wealth and honor she has now.

"Please rest assured, Master. News has just arrived from the film studio that Consort Mei almost let Yan Chuancheng ingest the Immortal Gu yesterday."

"Didn't we almost not have it?"

“What you say is true, Master.”

"I hope to hear the good news that Yan Chuan City has consumed the Immortal Gu before returning home."

"Understood."

"Go and make preparations. We'll be heading back home the day after tomorrow."

"Yes, Master."

After Cheng Ying left, Yan Shaoheng took out a pen, ink, paper and inkstone and wrote a letter.

Then he placed the letter on the mechanical bird and released it.

A mechanical bird, seemingly an ordinary little bird, landed outside a room in the Prince Xiao's mansion.

The mechanical bird pecked at the back window a few times, and Chen Jingshu knew that Yan Shaoheng had sent her a letter.

Unfortunately, ever since she moved into this room and received that last letter, all the doors and windows have been sealed up.

This time, the mechanical bird couldn't get in through the back window.

Chen Jingshu suddenly remembered that Yan Shaoheng had told her that every room here had a mechanism.

After groping around for a while, she finally found a recess under the bed, and Chen Jingshu felt that the shape was very familiar.

Chen Jingshu suddenly remembered the cone-shaped pendant in her arms, "So that's what it is!"

She placed it in the recessed area, and suddenly a board on the floor was sprang open.

Following the dark cave, Chen Jingshu discovered two branching entrances, one shorter and one longer.

She followed the short, dark passage to the end but found no other hidden door.

"That shouldn't be the case. Shaoheng's master would never have set up such a secret passage."

Chen Jingshu repeatedly searched around and found the same awl pendant at the corner of the right wall. She placed the pendant in the recessed area.

A small hole appeared in the opposite wall, and the mechanical bird landed precisely in Chen Jingshu's hand through the hole.

"Master Ji Yuan is indeed meticulous and insightful."

After reading Yan Shaoheng's letter, Chen Jingshu learned that the outside world already knew about their relationship and planned to behead her and Yue Zhixiao in three days.

"Those two bastards should have been killed sooner rather than later, to end it all."