She can't confront it head-on.

Xuan Ling said majestically, "Noble Concubine, pack up. I will have someone escort you back to Guanju Palace."

"I understand."

"Father! Father!"

Jiang Jiang ran in and wanted to throw himself into Xuan Ling's arms like he used to, but Xue Qiong pushed him away. Jiang Jiang almost fell down and was caught by Sheng Xiyan with magic power.

Xuan Ling was startled and helped Jiang Jiang up, saying unhappily, "Xue Qiong, why are you so rude to the child?"

Xue Qiong pretended to be gentle and said, "I didn't notice it. I won't do it again next time."

Sheng Xiyan got off the couch, and Mingyue helped the servant put on cotton embroidered shoes and tied a cloak.

Xuan Ling touched Jiang Jiang's head and said, "Jiang Jiang, accompany your mother back to Guanju Palace first. Father will visit you another day."

Jiang Jiang hugged him and begged, "Father, I want to stay and sleep with you at night."

Xue Qiong said sarcastically, "You're already such a grown-up child, why are you still sleeping with an adult? That's so pathetic, isn't it? Besides, is the Emperor someone you can just sleep with casually?"

The general raised his head and shouted angrily, "My father and I haven't seen each other for a long time. Why is that not allowed? Who cares? Humph!"

Jiangjiang had been out of the palace for many days, and Xuan Ling missed him.

"General, the Emperor will send someone to pick you up at dinner time. Go and have fun first. The Emperor wants to read some memorials."

"good."

Sheng Xiyan led Jiang Jiang, and the mother and son looked back at Xuan Ling three times as they walked away, reluctantly leaving the Yangxin Palace.

Xuan Ling's heart ached and his eyes felt moist, but he couldn't tell why.

Xue Qiong wanted to hold his hand, "Your Majesty."

Xuan Ling shook him off and said coldly, "You should go back too. I still have a lot of government affairs to deal with."

"I'll take my leave."

The hall became quiet, and the ambergris slowly rose.

While reviewing the memorials, Xuan Ling discovered a copy of "Records of Strange Stories from Southern Xinjiang" tucked inside. The chapter "Love Gu" was circled in red ink, with Sheng Xiyan's annotation: "Feeding the Gu with blood, life and death are linked."

Love Gu?

Xuan Ling became interested and ordered, "Have someone copy down all the contents about love poison from the Sutra Library and show them to me."