Su Jingzhan noticed that Eunuch Wang was helping the emperor lie down beside the dragon bed. The emperor was lying quietly on the bed, just as before. Before he left, he had instructed Eunuch Wang that, given Eunuch Wang's personality, he would not have stayed by the emperor's side while he slept. Something must have happened in Chengqian Palace after he left.

Su Jingzhan looked flustered and quickly walked to the Emperor's side. He took the Emperor's pulse but found nothing wrong. He then checked Eunuch Wang's breathing and took his pulse. "It's alright, he's just unconscious."

Su Jingzhan took out a golden needle and inserted it into Eunuch Wang's body. Eunuch Wang instantly woke up, "Divine Physician Su, just now... just now the Emperor woke up..."

"Awake?" Su Jingzhan frowned upon hearing this. He hadn't noticed any changes in the poison in the Emperor's body when he took his pulse just now, so how could he have woken up?

Could it be that he misread the pulse? But he is a disciple of the legendary physician Jiu Gu, a renowned doctor; it's absurd to say he misread the pulse. Could it be that the antidote left by Junior Sister An has taken effect? ​​He placed his fingers on the Emperor's pulse again, and it was the same as before.

On the second day after Yan An's absence, Su Jingzhan asked Yue Xiyuan about it, but Yue Xiyuan thought the same as Yan An, feeling that the more people knew about it, the more dangerous it would be. In the end, he did not tell Su Jingzhan that Yan An had the Tianshan Snow Lotus seeds. He only told him that Yan An was fine, that she had gone out for a few days and would be back soon.

Therefore, Su Jingzhan always thought that Yan An had gone out to find the Tianshan Snow Lotus and had not inquired about Yan An's affairs. Today, when the Emperor woke up, he even held a sliver of hope that Yan An's antidote pill had worked, but unexpectedly, things still did not turn around.

"Dr. Su, how is the Emperor?" Eunuch Wang was overjoyed to see the Emperor wake up, but he never expected that the Emperor would not recognize him and would even knock him unconscious.

"It's exactly the same as before. What happened in Chengqian Palace after I left, Eunuch Wang?" If it wasn't the antidote pill, then something must have happened in Chengqian Palace after he left.

"After you left, this old servant wanted to take a handkerchief to wipe His Majesty. Just as this old servant approached with the handkerchief, His Majesty opened his eyes. His Majesty had not made any moves in the past few days. This old servant was so happy at the time. Just as I was thinking of asking His Majesty if he was feeling unwell, His Majesty suddenly sat up and knocked me unconscious. This old servant does not know what happened after that."

Eunuch Wang was also very anxious; the Emperor couldn't afford to have any more mishaps.

"Sit up... I'll knock you unconscious... Go to the Imperial Study and summon Xiyuan. This matter must not be made public, and the Empress Dowager must not find out about it." If the Empress Dowager finds out, she will probably blame herself again.

"This old servant understands, this old servant will take care of it immediately."

Inside the Prince Xiao's residence, "Zebin, how did things go?" This was something he had been waiting for for many years, and there could be no more mistakes. He paced back and forth in the room, rubbing his hands, and was quite nervous.

"Reporting to Your Highness, Miss Yunyao has already sent a letter, saying that thanks to Consort Chen, who sent crabs to the Empress Dowager, Su Jingzhan was lured away. Today's matter went very smoothly and has been completed. She will meet Your Highness at midnight tomorrow in a secret room, at which time she will give us what we need."

Yue Zhixiao paced back and forth in the room with a broad smile, "Good, good, good!" His eyes sparkled with joy at the news.

It shone with an ecstatic light.

"Congratulations, Your Highness, your wish has come true. You will then be the supreme emperor of the Yue Kingdom." When Yue Zhixiao becomes the emperor, there will be no possibility for him to be with Yue Zhixiao. An uncontrollable bitterness welled up in his heart.

"Alright! Go down now, report back if anything happens."

"It is Your Highness."

Yue Zhixiao sat at the table, drank a cup of tea, and even the dry, cold tea tasted sweet because of the happy occasion.

The news that the Emperor of Yue Kingdom had been ill and had missed the morning court sessions many times had reached the other three kingdoms. In the past few days, there had been some disturbances on the borders between Yue Kingdom and the three kingdoms. Yue Kingdom was currently facing internal and external troubles. It was already late at night, but Yue Xiyuan was still dealing with government affairs.

Eunuch Wang rushed to the Imperial Study, "Regent, something terrible has happened..." Eunuch Wang recounted everything that had happened that night to Yue Xiyuan.

The Emperor could no longer withstand any more stimulation and disappeared into the night. "Jingzhan, how is my brother?" Yue Xiyuan came to Chengqian Palace and asked Su Jingzhan.

"The Emperor is fine, just like before, but Eunuch Wang said that the Emperor woke up and then knocked him unconscious. I find this strange, so I asked Eunuch Wang to summon you."

Yue Xiyuan asked into the darkness outside the door, "Was there any commotion tonight? Did my brother go out?"

An Si climbed down from the roof beam, bowed, and said, "Your Highness, I didn't hear any noise, nor did I see the Emperor leave." The Emperor? Wasn't the Emperor lying peacefully in bed? Why would he go out? An Si was puzzled.

"Have An Yi guard the Prince Xiao's residence. Report back if anything happens. Now you may leave."

"Yes, Your Highness."

"Xiyuan, do you think Yue Zhixiao was responsible for what happened today?"

"We cannot rule out this possibility. Yue Zhixiao's forces have been somewhat restless these days. There is something fishy about this matter, so it is better to be on guard. From today onwards, you are not allowed to leave your brother's bedside even for a moment."

"Ah? But what if I need to relieve myself?" Asking a renowned physician to relieve himself in this situation is rather difficult for him.

“Apart from this.” Yue Xiyuan turned and left.

The enemy is in the shadows, while they are in the open. He has been secretly investigating Yue Zhixiao these days, and there are some clues about Song Zhiyuan's monthly allowance. It is very likely that, as he and Yan An guessed, all the information is pointing to the Southern Border. He still has many things to do, and at this moment he really misses his An'an.

The night was pitch black, as if an endless expanse of thick ink had been painted across the sky, without even the faint light of stars. Yue Xiyuan disappeared into the darkness, and before an incense stick's time had passed, Yue Xiyuan appeared on the eaves of Yan An's house, lying down fully clothed as usual.

“An’an, all the evidence now points to Yue Zhixiao, but Yue Zhixiao is extremely cautious, and there is very little evidence that can directly convict him. An’an, if you were in his shoes, how do you think Yue Zhixiao conspired with that poisoner?”

Yue Xiyuan fell into deep thought, facing west, his eyes involuntarily drifting to the high mountain outside the western city. "That's it!"

"An'an, you really are my lucky star. I can't be with you today, but I'll come again tomorrow." He wanted to get confirmation of his thoughts as soon as possible, so he quickly left the Yan residence.

...Yan An, inside the space, had no idea what was happening outside, nor did she know that Yue Xiyuan had put such a big hat on her. All she knew was that the Tianshan Snow Lotus was about to bloom.

Yan An was about to see Yue Xiyuan, and couldn't help but hum a tune, "My left eyelid is twitching, good things are coming, either I'll get promoted or I'll soon become rich, my left eyelid is twitching, that's an auspicious omen, even if nothing comes of it, it still makes me happy."

Forty or fifty miles outside the capital, a woman rode a horse at breakneck speed along the official road, as if she had something extremely urgent to attend to.