Qin Yanning felt a little embarrassed. The little fox had been watching her very closely these days, fearing that she would get hurt, cold or hungry.

Xia Changge waved his hand to show that he didn't care, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Seeing Bai Jingchuan's nervous look, she guessed that Qin Yanning must be pregnant.

Although she had not yet married at the age of 28, she had always loved children.

Seeing that Xia Changge didn't mind, Qin Yanning didn't hesitate. After all, they were in a cooperative relationship now, and it would be bad for her to put herself in a too low position.

Xia Changge looked at Qin Yanning and said with a smile, "I never thought that after such a short time, you would already be married. I underestimated you."

Qin Yanning glanced at Bai Jingchuan and said, "The Princess has always ignored the affairs of the Stargazing Tower, so naturally she doesn't pay much attention to me."

Qin Yanning was telling the truth. In the past, Xia Changge acted as if she had seen something dirty when she saw Fang Zhijie, and the original owner even had some complaints about her.

Xia Changge chuckled, "The Imperial Preceptor and I are truly not of the same ilk. I get a headache just seeing him."

"But I am curious, why did you and Fang Zhijie come to this point?"

The demon army revolted to punish Fang Zhijie for the fact that he had been killing demons who had never harmed anyone in recent years, but Xia Changge felt that this was definitely not the case.

Qin Yanning hadn't wanted to hide this from Xia Changge in the first place. She took a sip of her warm red date tea and said, "Because he wanted to kill me to save Lin Yingfei's life."

Qin Yanning's words were like a bolt of lightning, causing Xia Changge to raise his head and ask, "Is he doing this for Lin Yingfei?"

Qin Yanning nodded.

Xia Changge showed a relieved expression on her face. She had always felt that the Queen and Fang Zhijie were too close, but her brother insisted that the Queen was learning the art of alchemy from Fang Zhijie for his sake.

Although she had suspicions, she had no way of placing people in the Observatory and the Queen's Palace, and she actually allowed them to do such a thing in the imperial city.

Xia Changge smiled bitterly, "I was negligent."

Qin Yanning shook his head indifferently. "Even if you didn't neglect it, what else can you do?"

Xia Changge's expression froze, but she knew in her heart that Qin Yanning was right. Even if she had caught him with evidence, her brother would always stand on their side.

"I wonder if the Princess has noticed anything different in the palace recently?"

Hearing Qin Yanning's words, Xia Changge quickly regained his proper smile, "Brother seems to have changed a bit recently."

Xia Changge suddenly looked at Qin Yanning, who was lying on the couch with a comfortable look on his face, "What did you do?"

Qin Yanning nodded. "Your Highness should remember that His Majesty has changed since Fang Zhijie entered the palace. That's because he poisoned His Majesty. The poison won't kill His Majesty, but it will slowly rob His Majesty of his ability to think independently, and will slowly turn His Majesty into a puppet of Fang Zhijie and Lin Yingfei."

"The reason Fang Zhijie used sorcery to plant the Soul-Condensing Flower on Jingshan Mountain was because he wanted to completely control His Majesty, and he was just missing this one ingredient."

Xia Changge couldn't help but clench the handkerchief in her hand. She asked why her brother had been slowly distancing himself from her since he became the queen. It turned out that it was because at that time, the two bitches Fang Zhijie and Lin Yingfei were trying to control him.

Qin Yanning continued, "Fortunately, we've already destroyed what Fang Zhijie wanted on Jingshan Mountain. Clouded Leopard has been in the palace several times and secretly planted some grass seeds in His Majesty's courtyard that can counteract Fang Zhijie's poison. However, His Majesty has many spies from the Stargazing Tower around him, and he also has restrictions placed on him by Fang Zhijie. It's impossible to detoxify him without alerting Fang Zhijie."

Even so, Xia Changge's face still showed a look of gratitude. "The Great Xia Royal Family owes you a favor. If it weren't for you, I might have lived a muddled life."

"So, brother has recently distributed a lot of military power to me and a few clan members because he has become somewhat sober, right?"

Xia Changge's eyes were a little red. She and her brother were siblings from the same mother. Because of the big age difference between them, her brother had loved her very much since she was a child. They even didn't need to add the word "emperor" when they addressed each other as siblings.

Qin Yanning nodded. "In fact, His Majesty has always been lucid. It's just that he was suppressed by the poison before and rarely expressed his thoughts."

Xia Changge couldn't help but punch the small table next to her. She had practiced martial arts when she was young and was quite strong, but this punch actually broke the small table in half.

"This Fang Zhijie is really ambitious."

"Tell me, what do you want me to do?"

Qin Yanning liked to associate with smart people. She took out a dozen talismans she had just drawn and handed them to Xia Changge. "Fang Zhijie's current reliance is on the magical instruments in the Stargazing Tower. These can temporarily blind the water mirrors in the warehouse. I hope Your Highness can help us take out everything inside."

Qin Yanning and Bai Jingchuan were both unwilling to take direct action. Even though the demon clan had an overwhelming advantage, casualties were inevitable. If they could defeat the enemy without fighting, it would be the best outcome.

Xia Changge was in charge of the imperial guards in the imperial city and could empty Fang Zhijie's warehouse as quickly as possible.

Xia Changge looked at Qin Yanning and nodded heavily, "After this is done, I want you to do me a favor."