That day, Xue Qiong begged Xuan Ling to stay in the Yangxin Palace to accompany the emperor.

At night, she stood by and served the meal, but her eyes drifted towards the emperor from time to time, full of charm and temptation.

Pretending to be dizzy, she tilted her body and fell into Xuan Ling's arms: "Ouch, I feel a little dizzy..."

Xuan Ling was quick to support her shoulders and said in a gentle but distant tone, "My beloved, you haven't recovered yet. Have a good rest. I'll have someone take you back."

Xue Qiong took his sleeve and said in a gentle voice, "Your Majesty, I am fine now. When can you let me sleep with you?"

Xuan Ling glanced at the pile of memorials on the dragon table and forced a smile. "After two days, when I have dealt with the difficult matters at hand, I will let you sleep with me. Rest well these two days and try to be in good spirits."

This was the first time Emperor Xuanwu agreed to sleep with her, and Xue Qiong was overjoyed: "Your Majesty, I will go back first."

Xuan Ling smiled warmly and raised his hand to touch her hair: "Go."

Xueqiong felt the warmth of his fingertips, and her heart seemed to float in the clouds. Happiness came so quickly that she could hardly believe it.

He turned and left the Yangxin Palace with a victorious smile on his lips.

As soon as Xue Qiong left, Xuan Ling's face instantly turned gloomy.

He called out coldly, "Prepare some water. I need to wash my hands."

Eunuch Fu quickly brought warm water, and Xuan Ling rubbed his hands vigorously, as if trying to wash away some dirt.

Yanyan was right, this was a dirty thing.

The bluestone path of the imperial palace was long and winding. Xue Qiong sat on the concubine's throne, gently stroking the armrest with her fingers, feeling dissatisfied in her heart.

Thinking of Sheng Xiyan's imperial concubine's ceremonial canopy, which was magnificent and majestic, he suddenly felt that his own ceremonial canopy was not as attractive as before.

The maidservant fawned on the side, "Princess, after you serve me in the bed, you will soon become my favorite concubine, and maybe even a noble concubine!"

Xue Qiong glared at her and scolded, "What do you mean quickly? Am I not a favorite concubine now?"

Feeling proud, she had already sensed the change in Xuan Ling's attitude towards her, and was excitedly looking forward to the upcoming "bedtime service".

Late at night, in Guanju Palace, Sheng Xiyan tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.

Holding the bright yellow silk dress, she murmured softly: "Xuan Lang, I miss you... I miss your embrace, I miss you kissing me, I miss you so much."

But she knew in her heart that she had to perform the whole show.

During the day, the entire palace knew that the emperor had scolded Concubine Qiong and expelled her from the Yangxin Palace.

Xuan Ling naturally couldn't come to Guanju Palace at night.

"Mom!" Jiang Jiang ran in. He had just taken a shower and his hair was still wet.

He quickly climbed onto the bed, got under the covers, stuck his head out, and said with sparkling eyes, "Mother, you miss Father, don't you?"

Sheng Xiyan said stubbornly: "Who misses him? No, I don't."

Jiang Jiang chuckled and said, "I don't believe it! I'll tell you in secret, my father asked me to sleep with you these few days."

Sheng Xiyan was stunned: "Really? Did your father tell you everything?"

Jiang Jiang nodded and said childishly, "Father said we should act out a scene together to fight the villain. We have to act real to fool the villain."

Sheng Xiyan pinched his little face and kissed his forehead: "Baby is so smart, you can't tell anyone about this."

"I know!"

Jiang Jiang stretched out his little hand and patted her rhythmically, muttering to himself, "Baby, go to sleep and have a sweet dream."

Sheng Xiyan burst out laughing: "Are you trying to coax me to sleep?"

Jiang Jiang said seriously, "It was my father who told me to coax you to sleep like this. Be good and set an example for the baby in your belly. You are pregnant now, so you need to get more sleep, okay?"

The tone was exactly the same as Xuan Ling's, and Sheng Xiyan tried hard to suppress her laughter.

Closing her eyes, she softly said, "Baby, you should go to sleep too."

The mother and son slept in each other's arms, and soon the sound of their even breathing could be heard.

In the Yangxin Palace, Xuan Ling tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.

He took out his bodhi wood prayer beads and gently stroked them, his heart filled with longing: "I wonder if Yanyan is asleep? Was I yelling at her too harshly today? Is she sad? Will she be unable to sleep without me by her side?"

Suddenly, I remembered asking Jiang Jiang to sleep with me, and I felt relieved: "It should be fine."

But when he thought of Sheng Xiyan, the love poison immediately began to bite back, and his heart ached. He couldn't help but cover his chest and sighed softly: "What is love in this world? It makes people commit to each other for life and death."

Unable to sleep, he simply got up, walked to the desk, and unfolded a sheepskin map.

His gaze fell on the position of the Wusun Kingdom, and he sneered, "The Wusun is a small country, but it has great ambitions. This time, I have made the King of Wusun lose not only his daughter but also his troops!"

The next day, after noon, the Minister of War and Qi Yan entered the Yangxin Palace.

The palace doors are closed because military secrets are being discussed.

Inside the Yangxin Palace, candlelight flickered as three people gathered around a sheepskin map, discussing strategic deployment in low voices.

It is impossible for Xuan Ling to place his hope of curing the love poison solely on Xue Qiong.

If I fail to trick Xue Qiong into voluntarily removing the poison, I will use her as a hostage and at the same time raise an army to encircle and suppress Wusun, forcing her to destroy the mother poison herself.

Xuan Ling's slender fingers traced across the Wusun border, and he spoke coldly, "Wusun is a small nation, but it has great ambitions. I have recently received secret reports from the border that the King of Wusun has been making frequent contact with the Northern Di. I must take the initiative and prepare to destroy Wusun."

Qi Yan knelt on the ground, clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, I am willing to quietly lead my troops to the Wusun border to relieve Your Majesty's worries."

Xuan Ling helped him up, took a sword from the dragon table, and handed it to him solemnly.

"Lord Qi, I trust you. In the next two days, you will go to Hezi Camp to meet up with General Wang, and together we will lead our troops to the Wusun border."

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