Wen Shi paused as he was about to leave, but immediately guessed what Leng Yan meant. He smiled and said "OK".

Leng Yan waited all afternoon but no one came to deliver her message, so she knew her guess was right. The Grand Tutor was indeed Han Qing.

The next morning, a palace maid suddenly came to report that the prime minister's second son wanted to see him. Leng Yan thought for a long time but couldn't find anyone related to the prime minister's second son in her mind.

So Leng Yan rubbed his forehead and said, "Call him in." The palace maid bowed and retreated, and soon she led someone in.

Leng Yan looked up and saw that the person who came looked somewhat similar to her, but his eyebrows looked like Qin Du.

Leng Yan instantly had a bad suspicion. Sure enough, the next second, the person came and bowed, saying, "Senior Sister, long time no see." This didn't arouse suspicion. After all, the Fifth Princess and the Prime Minister's second son had both been taught by the same instructor, so calling her "Senior Sister" wasn't wrong.

Leng Yan sent all the palace maids out. After they left, Leng Yan asked Qin Du to sit across from her. She asked Qin Du, "How has the imperial city been lately?" Qin Du replied, "Everything is fine, but the Prime Minister has taken action. Also, I sensed extremely weak spiritual fluctuations at the imperial mausoleum recently."

Leng Yan raised her eyes to look at him and said, "Okay, I understand." Seeing that Leng Yan understood what he meant, Qin Du stood up and said goodbye.

After Qin Du left, Leng Yan called the maidservant beside her and said, "Go and get the imperial physician Qing."

The palace maid took the order and went out. Soon Qingyu arrived. After Qingyu entered the hall, Leng Yan sent the palace maid out.

Qingyu looked at Lengyan and asked with a smile, "Yan'er, what do you want to talk to me about?" Lengyan raised her eyes and looked at Qingyu coldly, "Qingyu, do you really think there is no time limit for this illusion?"

Hearing Leng Yan say this, Qing Yu said seriously: "Yan'er, do you know anything?" Leng Yan just showed her wrist and said: "Please feel my pulse carefully again."

After hearing this, Qingyu placed her finger on Lengyan's pulse. After a moment, Qingyu frowned. Lengyan withdrew her hand without saying anything.

Qingyu, however, kept frowning, not knowing what he was thinking. After a long while, Qingyu said, "According to your current pulse condition, Yan'er, you can only live for half a month at most." Leng Yan did not show any surprise, as she had known this outcome for a long time.

Finally, Qingyu looked at Lengyan and said, "I'll go back and have someone boil some medicine and send it over." Lengyan said indifferently, "It's useless. It's just drinking poison to quench thirst. And I'm reminding you again, Qingyu, don't fall into it."

Qingyu was stunned for a moment. He looked at Leng Yan and said, "Yan'er, do you know anything?" Leng Yan looked at Qingyu without any emotion in his eyes and said, "Qingyu, don't tell me that you have been in the world of cultivation for so many years and you can't even see through an illusion." There was a hint of sarcasm in his tone.

Qingyu smiled and met Leng Yan's gaze, saying nonchalantly, "Yes, I'm waiting for you, Yan'er, to rescue me."

Seeing Qingyu like this, Leng Yan withdrew her gaze without a trace of emotion. She stood up, casually tore off her hairband and threw it on the ground, then walked towards the couch, saying calmly, "Qingyu, it's time for you to go."

Qingyu stood up and looked at the hairband that Lengyan had casually thrown on the ground, then whispered "OK" and turned to leave the bedroom.

After Qingyu left, Leng Yan began coughing violently again. This time, she coughed up even more blood than in the past few days. She looked at the gilded bed curtains and estimated that she probably didn't have fifteen days left. But until now, there was still one person she hadn't found, Gong Cang.

According to her guess, there must be a formation in this illusion, and this formation just happened to suppress their spiritual power. The key to breaking the illusion is to break the formation that suppresses their cultivation.

In the afternoon, the Second Princess came to see Leng Yan and told her that the King of Southern Xinjiang would be coming to Daye in two days. Daye was the country where Leng Yan was currently serving. The Second Princess also said that the King of Southern Xinjiang had specifically requested to see her, and they could not refuse.

Leng Yan understood after hearing this. She was just worried about not being able to find Gong Cang when Gong Cang came by himself.

In the blink of an eye, it was the day when the King of Southern Xinjiang came to visit. Leng Yan was woken up early by the palace maid to dress up.

In the past two days, Leng Yan could clearly feel that the palace had become lively. The reason was simple: the place where she lived had always been quiet, but in the past two days, she could hear the conversations of the palace maids and eunuchs from time to time.

While Leng Yan was getting ready, a palace maid brought her the palace dress she would wear to the banquet. It was a black, gilded dress with beads at the waist.

Royal family members would have beads hung on their clothes to regulate their manners. If they walked improperly or fought with others, the beads would collide with each other and make a sound.

There are also rules for the number of beads worn. Princes and nobles can only wear six, the emperor wears nine, but Leng Yan wears eight, which shows her noble status.

Leng Yan also changed her hairband to one with red beads. Leng Yan took the heater handed to her by the palace maid. Now it was October in the dreamland, and Leng Yan was already starting to feel cold.

Then another palace maid came forward to put the cloak on her, and Leng Yan put on the hood of the cloak. In this way, Leng Yan wrapped herself tightly before leaving her bedroom.

The banquet was held in the warm room of the imperial palace in consideration of Leng Yan's poor health.

When Leng Yan arrived, a group of ministers were gathered in the warm room, having a lively conversation.

But when the young eunuch sang in response, "The Fifth Princess has arrived," the hall instantly became quiet, and everyone instantly became quiet and looked towards the hall door. After all, the Fifth Princess had always lived in her own bedroom.

Some people have never even seen what the fifth princess looks like, who is said to be extremely favored by the emperor, empress, princes and princesses.

For a moment, everyone's curious eyes gathered at the store entrance, but to their disappointment, the huge hood on the Fifth Princess's cloak covered most of her face, and they could only see her lips, which were extremely pale due to her poor health.

Leng Yan found her seat, below the emperor's, and was warm enough.

Only after sitting down did Leng Yan remove her hood, allowing everyone to see her face clearly. Her aura was distant, and her beauty was unlike anything they had ever seen. The red teardrop mole at the corner of her eye brought life to her face, but it was overshadowed by the sickly look between her brows. It felt unreal, ethereal, and ethereal.

Leng Yan sat there and no one dared to disturb her peace and quiet, and even when they spoke, they spoke in low voices.

After waiting for less than a quarter of an hour, they heard footsteps and immediately sat up straight.

Then the Emperor, Empress, and King of Southern Xinjiang walked in together, each followed by their entourage.

As soon as Gong Cang came in, he looked in the direction where Leng Yan was sitting. He found Leng Yan at a glance. The reason was simple: Leng Yan's aura was too unique, and no matter how many people were around, she could be found at a glance.

Therefore, Gong Cang did not see the look that Wen Shi and Han Qing gave him.

Small Theater:

Leng Yan: Find a way to get out early.

Wen Shi, Han Qing: It seems that Junior Brother (specifically Gong Cang) needs to have a good exchange of swordsmanship with him when he returns. (╬?? ? ??Д ?? ? ??)

Qingyu: Let's play dirty and wait for Yan'er to save us.

Qin Du: Not qualified enough, stay at home.

Author's summary: The heroine is the only one who is focused on her career. (☉?☉)!