Yesterday, the emperor received the news from Xiao Ce back to the palace. He learned that he had been tricked by Sikong Zhan and Mu Wenyao. He was so angry that he threw the teacup in his hand away.

"You are such a good fellow, Prince Mu! You actually colluded with Sikong Zhan in secret! When I take control of the government, you will be the first one to be punished!"

The emperor was furious, and all the eunuchs and palace maids in the room immediately knelt on the ground, not daring to breathe.

The emperor glanced around and instructed the messenger:

"Pass on my order. Have Xiao Ce lead his men to attack No Return Mountain immediately. We must arrest Prince Jingnan on the spot for illegally mining iron ore!"

When the messenger arrived with the emperor's decree, he happened to meet Xiao Ce who was evacuating.

Xiao Ce felt overwhelmed and didn't know whether to advance or retreat.

At this moment, there was a sudden loud noise, echoing throughout the entire Bugui Mountain. Immediately afterwards, smoke and dust filled the air, and the huge momentum quickly swept in all directions!

"Evacuate quickly!" Xiao Ce was horrified and no longer cared about anything else. He led his men and desperately walked towards the outside of the Mountain of No Return.

The tremors were so great that the ground could be felt within a thousand miles. The people of the capital were horrified and rushed to the streets to tell others about it.

"Report!" The guard hurried to the emperor's study and knelt down. "Your Majesty, there's been a violent tremor in the direction of Mount Bugui. I suspect it's the result of a terrestrial dragon turning over!"

"What?" The emperor was already uneasy after the shock. When he heard about what happened at Mount No Return, he stood up suddenly. Then, realizing his behavior was inappropriate, he slowly sat down again. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Send the news to the director of the Imperial Observatory!"

Without the need for eunuchs to arrive, the director of the Imperial Observatory hurried to the emperor himself and said, "Your Majesty, I, Qu Fengmao, pay my respects to you. Long live the emperor!"

"No!" The emperor was very anxious and asked:

"Lord Qu, in your opinion, what is the reason for the recent unrest in the capital?"

"I recently observed the stars at night and found that the Purple Star was dim. It coincided with the reversal of the Earth Dragon. I am afraid it is a sign of great misfortune. There are flatterers who are deceiving the master!" Qu Fengmao is nearly forty years old and has been in charge of the Imperial Observatory for more than ten years. He is deeply trusted by the late emperor, and the new emperor also relies on him.

"My dear minister, have you figured out who that treacherous minister is?" The emperor asked hurriedly in shock.

"This matter concerns the great destiny of the world, and it is difficult to get a glimpse of the secrets of heaven. I and the people in the Imperial Astronomical Observatory are still calculating." Qu Fengmao said solemnly.

"Thank you, Lord Qu, for finding that treacherous minister!" said the emperor.

Qu Fengmao accepted the order, bowed and retreated, smiling triumphantly where no one could see.

In fact, there was no such thing as the Purple Star being dim, it was just something he made up. Only when the emperor's luck encountered obstacles would the Imperial Astronomical Observatory come into play. At that time, he would have the final say on who the treacherous minister was!

After spending so long in the Imperial Observatory and encountering such turmoil, his good days are finally coming. If he can become the imperial teacher by then, wouldn’t it be great!

The emperor was unaware of Qu Fengmao's schemes. When he mentioned treacherous ministers, the first person he thought of was Sikong Zhan. The Jingnan Army had gone to Bugui Mountain, and unusual movements had occurred there. Who would believe it was a coincidence?

"Call Prince Jingnan. Even if we have to carry him, we must carry him into the palace!" The emperor had already made up his mind to kill.

When the loud noise came out, Lin Jinghan opened her sleepy eyes, glanced at Sikong Zhan who was sitting next to her, lifted the curtain, and glanced in the direction of Bugui Mountain, "Have they all evacuated?"

"Yeah." Sikong Zhan responded softly, told someone to stop the car, got out, and looked in the direction of Bugui Mountain - there was smoke and dust everywhere. Just by looking at it from a distance, one could feel the power of the gunpowder they made. It must have destroyed the mineral veins of Bugui Mountain completely.

Where on earth did Lin Jinghan learn such amazing skills? How many secrets does she hold?

Seeing Sikong Zhan's strange expression, Lin Jinghan sighed silently and lowered the curtain: She didn't want to reveal her ability, but it was all because the mineral vein was too tempting. If she could find a way to make it ownerless, she could find an opportunity to take it for herself in the future. It was worth taking a risk!

Sikong Zhan returned to the carriage and saw that Lin Jinghan had closed her eyes. He sat down quietly and told them to continue moving forward. He stared at Lin Jinghan for a long time before he withdrew his gaze and began to close his eyes to rest.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor invites you to the palace."

The chief eunuch brought a team of imperial guards and came to the Jingnan Palace in a threatening manner. Regardless of the obstruction of the palace guards, they rushed directly to Sikong Zhan's yard.

The guards of Prince Jingnan's Mansion naturally would not allow outsiders to directly break into Sikong Zhan's house. They stopped him in front of the eunuch chief and the two sides confronted each other.

In the room, the fake Lin Jinghan was carefully feeding the fake Sikong Zhan medicine. When she heard the noise in the yard, she put down the bowl and walked out. Frowning, she scolded, "Who dares to act wildly in the Jingnan Palace?"

"Your servant greets Princess Jingnan." The chief eunuch stood and bowed perfunctorily. Without waiting for Lin Jinghan to speak, he said coldly, "Convey the emperor's decree and summon Prince Jingnan to the palace."

"But the prince's poison..." the fake Lin Jinghan said in embarrassment.

"The Emperor has said that this servant will carry Prince Jingnan into the palace today, even if it means carrying him by hand!" The chief eunuch waved his hand, and the people behind him quickly brought in a sedan chair. "Come on, invite Prince Jingnan to the sedan chair!"

The imperial guards behind the chief eunuch immediately stepped forward, as if to rush into Sikong Zhan's room.

This is because Prince Jingnan was poisoned, and outsiders all thought that he would not live long, so this group of people dared to be so presumptuous. Otherwise, even if they were given a hundred courage, they would not dare to be so rude in Prince Jingnan's mansion.

"Master Li!" Tang Xun stepped forward, blocking the way in front of the imperial guards, and drew his sword. "The prince is still resting. Anyone who dares to disturb him will be merciless!"

Tang Xun appeared resolute, but only he knew that the people in the room weren't the prince and princess at all, but He Chao and Tang Xin, pretending to be them. If they were allowed to take the fake Prince Jingnan away, who knows what kind of trouble would ensue.

"Commander Tang, are you going to disobey my order?" The eunuch chief had a bad look on his face and did not take Tang Xun seriously at all - with Prince Jingnan poisoned and dying, the decline of Prince Jingnan's Mansion was a foregone conclusion. Do these Jingnan soldiers actually think that they can still be as high and mighty as before?

"Cough, cough, cough, cough..."

At this time, there was a violent coughing sound in the house, and the sound of porcelain falling to the ground and breaking. The fake Lin Jinghan understood and hurriedly ran into the house.

The chief eunuch narrowed his eyes and thought to himself: He is coughing so hard, is Prince Jingnan going to die?

Taking Prince Jingnan away by force is in compliance with the emperor's order, but forcing Prince Jingnan to death is a capital crime!

The chief eunuch waved his hand, and the eunuchs and the imperial guards stopped their movements. For a moment, the yard fell into an eerie silence.