"Mother, I didn't. As far as I can remember, father has never had a meal with me. Other people's yards are full of laughter and joy, but our yard is deserted. I hope father can come every day, especially during the holidays. I even worshipped the Buddha a few days ago, and father really came." Nian Ning pouted and chattered incessantly.

Emperor Beili looked embarrassed, and stroked Sang Lanyu's head with a smile: "It's my fault, Father. I'm busy on weekdays. I will definitely spend more time with Little Twelve in the future, okay?"

"Okay." Nian Ning nodded obediently, her eyes rolling around. "It's okay if the emperor is busy and can't come. It's just that some of the old maids and eunuchs in the palace always say that it's because my mother is not favored that the emperor doesn't like me. They don't give food to the courtyard, and they don't even give my mother ice when it's hot. And every time the emperor gives me cloth as a reward, they say it's the worst, so they only give it to my mother. The other concubines get pearls, jade, and fine brocade, but my mother's is not good."

"Is there such a thing?" Emperor Beili said in a deep voice.

Sang Lanyu nodded heavily: "Yes."

"Your Majesty, don't talk nonsense, Lanyu."

The palace maid brought the bowls and chopsticks, and Concubine Zhan said with a smile, taking the bowls and chopsticks and serving the food to Emperor Beili.

"These dogs are slaves. I give the same rewards to each palace every festival. They actually dared to disobey my rewards and withhold the things I gave them. I will definitely investigate it thoroughly and give you an explanation." Emperor Beili no longer looked down on Concubine Zhan, but Zhan Chi was now a general, so he could not treat the Zhan family harshly.

Concubine Zhan smiled gently: "I don't care about these things."

"It's not just that. Every time I go out, those maids point fingers at me and bully me and my mother." Sang Lanyu continued to complain.

"Little Twelve, don't worry, your father will definitely take care of it for you and severely punish those dogs and slaves." Emperor Beili looked at Sang Lanyu.

The little face was tender, round and very pretty. It seemed as if he had only seen the child a few times since he was born. Now, when he looked closely, he could see that he looked a bit like Ye Qianning back then.

Concubine Zhan didn't know why the emperor came here. Seeing him looking at Lan Yu carefully, she frowned slightly.

"Your son thanks you, father." Sang Lanyu tilted her head back and smiled, revealing two shallow dimples.

"Little Twelve, do you know why your mother named you Nian Ning?" asked Emperor Beili.

Concubine Zhan's heart suddenly jumped.

"I know," said Sang Lanyu.

"Oh? Then tell your father why."

"Mother said that I had an older sister who passed away very early. My name is Missing Sister." Sang Lanyu said in a loud voice.

"Yes, I just miss her." Emperor Beili said, looking at Concubine Zhan with a smile.

Concubine Zhan seemed not to care about Sang Lanyu's words at all and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, please have your meal."

"My beloved, you also know about Ye Qianning." Emperor Beili took the chopsticks and put them down again.

"I don't go out on weekdays, so I don't get any news. I just heard the palace people talking about it some time ago, and I don't know whether it is true or not." Concubine Zhan was unsure.

The emperor came for Ye Qianning. The Zhan family had passed the news of the last incident to her.

This time she did not receive any news from the Zhan family.

Nearly a month later, the emperor mentioned it again. Could it be that he still wants Ye Qianning to return to Beili like last time?

"Today I just received news from Bermuxun that Marquis Xiang Ming and Ye Qianning have also entered Bermuxun." The Northern Li Emperor observed her expression and saw that she was unconcerned and said casually, "The Fifth Princess is also in Bermuxun."

Concubine Zhan's heart seemed to be pinched, and the pain was so severe that her face turned pale. She stood up and knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, it was my instigation that Yin'er left the palace. Your Majesty, please punish me. I also ask Your Majesty to withdraw the arrest of Yin'er."

"The fifth princess escaped from her marriage, which was a slap in the face of the royal family and the foreign countries. Although the foreign prince did not blame her, every word he said was a mockery of the royal family's upbringing and etiquette. If we don't punish her severely, where will the royal family's reputation be?" Emperor Beili was still very angry when he mentioned Sang Yin.

"Father, please don't punish my sister." Sang Lanyu also knelt down.

"I beg the emperor to forgive Yin'er. I have not taught my daughter well. I am willing to be demoted to Zhaoyi and move out of Changle Palace." The concubine kowtowed.

Sang Lanyu also kowtowed: "I beg you, father, to forgive me, my sister."

Emperor Beili lowered his eyes and glanced at her. She was thin, with simple hair styles and her clothes seemed a little wrinkled. He swept his eyes across the entire palace and found that there was not a single valuable item on display.

Although I don't like it, I feel a little guilty when I see such a scene.

"Get up." Emperor Beili bent down to help him.

"I beg the emperor to agree to my request." After Yin'er left the palace, the emperor was furious and did not give her any chance to beg for mercy. She knelt in the imperial study for several days but did not see him.

Afterwards, the Imperial Guards took her back to the courtyard and placed her under house arrest again. How could Concubine Shan give up the opportunity to beg for mercy after finally meeting the emperor?

"Bai'er has established his own court and been crowned a king. You are his mother, so it is inappropriate for you to be ranked as a Zhaoyi." said the Emperor of Beili.

"emperor……"

"Alright, considering you and Bai'er are twelve years younger than me, I won't pursue this matter further. I'll have the arrest warrant withdrawn tomorrow."

"Your Majesty, I thank you." Although Concubine Zhan was delighted, she also knew that the emperor was not someone who would easily compromise. He had other matters to attend to, and only she or the Zhan family could come forward.

Sang Lanyu was also delighted: "Thank you, Father."

Concubine Zhan and Sang Lanyu sat down again.

"Song Qi sent back a letter saying that the Fifth Princess and Ye Qianning get along very well. They have never met each other, but they feel like old friends right away. Their blood is truly magical." Emperor Beili said with a smile.

The imperial concubine was beheaded without making any noise.

"Ye Qianning? Is she the sister named after me?" Sang Lanyu asked in surprise.

Emperor Beili lowered his head and smiled: "Yes, that's the sister that Xiao Twelve misses in his name. Do you want to meet that sister, Xiao Twelve?"

"I do." Sang Lanyu was delighted.

Concubine Zhan was momentarily flustered: "Lan Yu, don't talk nonsense."

Sang Lanyu turned her head and realized in an instant that she seemed to have said something wrong, and a trace of panic flashed across her little face.

"My beloved concubine, there is no need to scold her. Since Little Twelve wants her to, father will send someone to bring her back to play with Little Twelve." Emperor Beili seemed to have found an excuse and his mood improved a lot.

Sang Lanyu knew that she had said the wrong thing, so she pursed her lips and said nothing.

"Your Majesty, how can you take a child's words seriously?" Concubine Zhan twisted her handkerchief, her smile a little stiff.

"As long as Little Twelve is happy, I will recall Ye Qianning back to Beili. I will go back and ask someone to do it." The Emperor of Beili was in a good mood and stood up with a smile.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

Emperor Beili did not allow Concubine Zhan to say anything more and strode out of the door.

Concubine Zhan chased outside the palace but was stopped by the guards. He watched helplessly as the bright yellow disappeared from his sight.

He still wanted to use the name of the Zhan family to threaten Ye Qianning to come back.

Even if the world knew that he had issued an imperial decree, the emperor, who was so concerned about his reputation, would definitely execute her family and push her and Lan Yu out. Then the world would only say that the emperor favored her, favored the twelfth princess, and for the sake of a smile, he did not hesitate to summon a serious criminal to the capital...

No, she would never let him succeed.

The concubine was killed and returned to the palace.

Sang Lanyu's eyes were filled with tears: "Mother, did I say something wrong?"

Concubine Zhan walked up, a gentle smile appeared on her pale face, and she said softly: "It's not Lan Yu's fault, don't cry."

"Mother, but... Nian Ning said the wrong thing. Father is different from before. Nian Ning said the wrong thing." Sang Lanyu started crying.

"Be good, don't cry." Imperial Concubine Zhan bent down and wiped her little face with a handkerchief. "Nian Ning, remember this: from now on, when your father tells you anything about Sister Qian Ning, don't say what you think. No matter who your father asks you to please, remember this: don't show it on the surface."

Even if Nian Ning's incident had not happened, the emperor had plenty of ways to get Ye Qianning back to Beili. Nian Ning was just a tool he could use as an excuse to silence everyone.

"Mother, Nian Ning will remember it." Sang Lanyu nodded heavily.

Concubine Zhan wiped the tears from her face, called the nanny to take Sang Lanyu out, and turned to walk towards the desk.

Since Sang Yin left the palace, she has been under house arrest by the emperor. Very little news comes in. She doesn't know what's happening outside, so she can only write down what the emperor said and thought today.

When the guards were changing shifts in the early morning, a figure dodged the guards and slipped into the palace.

Concubine Zhan waited in the room for a long time, and only when a figure appeared did she feel relieved.

"Guard Ying, you must take this letter to the Zhan family and don't let anyone see it." Concubine Zhan handed the letter to her.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, the letter will be delivered." There was a woman under the black cloak, with a cold voice.

"Thank you very much."

The woman bowed and disappeared into the room.

Concubine Zhan was feeling melancholy. In the huge palace, everyone seemed to be humble and dedicated, but in fact, there was no one in the entire Changle Palace whom she could trust.

The only person she could trust in the huge palace was the maidservant who had been by Ye Qianning's side...

Although she has been with the Eighth Prince for many years, she still trusts her very much.

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The sun is scorching and it is hot.

Half a month later.

The first half of August was still hot, with the scorching sun scorching the earth, making it difficult for people on the road to walk.

Hundreds of tea stalls were added to the border roads within half a month, with one almost every three or four miles.

Even so, many people still can't even squeeze into the tea shed to cool off.

Because why?

Naturally, it was because the Yin-Yang seedlings sold by Bai Muxun had borne fruit, and each one had grown as big as a flowerpot. The people in Yaowang Valley had also confirmed that it was indeed the Yin-Yang seedlings.

It is shocking that such a precious thing as the Yin-Yang Mutual Generation was grown in just half a month.

If the two yin and yang can be grown, does it mean that the most precious medicinal herbs in the world can be grown within half a month?

If so, then who would go through mountains of swords and seas of fire to search for medicine? The seeds of a single medicinal herb can grow into a large field.

The news broke out like a gust of wind, quickly spreading to the four countries.

When the people from all four countries heard the news, they all headed to Iwakuni River.

Some people plant it for the mutual generation of the two yin and yang, some for the rapidly growing soil, and more people plant it for Fenglingjiao. If Fenglingjiao is planted, it will be more valuable than the mutual generation of the two yin and yang.

Therefore, there were many people traveling from the border areas of various parts of Shikoku to the road leading to the Iwakuni River.

The road, which usually does not see any vehicles for several days, is now crowded with people and congested.

In the hot summer, the border is even hotter. Some border residents see the business opportunity and set up tea stalls on the roads in all directions, which are crowded with people every day.

More than 20 miles away from the Iwagaku River, all the families from the four countries gathered here. There was only one road leading to the Iwagaku River, and looking ahead, there were heads of people everywhere.

The roadside tea stalls were already crowded.

"Waiter, bring me a few more pitchers of iced tea."

"Okay, sir, please wait a moment."

"The number of people along this road has only increased. Tsk tsk, I wonder who will get Fengling Cape."

“If we only plant them in the same way as the two yin and yang, perhaps everyone will gain something.”

"Even if they were grown, it wouldn't be cheap. I heard that a plant that grows in harmony with the sun costs 20 million yuan, and Fenglingjiao would be twice as tall."

"That's hard to say. Maybe if we have a good relationship with them, they will give it to us for free."

“Hahahahahahaha.”

“…”

Five or six men were discussing at the table. As soon as the last man spoke, the whole teahouse burst into laughter.

"What are you laughing at? What are you laughing at?" The man who just said it was a free gift was confused by the laughter and his face turned red.

"Giving it to you for free? How can you dream in broad daylight, little brother?"

"Would someone easily give away items from the Miscellaneous Picture Book? My brother is seriously ill, maybe he's hallucinating."

"Hahaha……"

Everyone was talking and laughing.

The man's face turned even redder. "I'm telling the truth. I was looking for Yin-Yang seedlings in Bermuda, and someone gave me several of them. They were all good friends with them."

"Really? You're just going to give away something worth 20 million?"

"I don't believe it. Who can resist money?"

Everyone shook their heads and didn't believe it at all.

"It's true."

Another middle-aged man next to the tea stall, who looked burly, took a sip of ice tea and spoke loudly.

Everyone looked over when they heard the sound.

"What this young man said is true. Miss Ye did give away several plants of Liang Yi Xiang Sheng that day, but people refused to take them even after receiving money." The middle-aged man confirmed for the teenager.

Everyone was shocked when they heard this. Just giving away something worth 20 million?

"Several plants are worth hundreds of millions. Will anyone really give them to me?"

"Who is Miss Ye?"

"You may not know this, but Miss Ye is the daughter of General Xiang Minghou of Beili, who once dominated the four kingdoms."

"Really? Why is his daughter's last name Ye?"

"Hmm...? I'm not sure. Maybe he took his mother's surname."

"I heard that ten years ago, the Beili general rebelled and was severely injured by the Beili Emperor and then expelled from Beili. I didn't expect that ten years later he would become a wealthy man. Tsk tsk, Beili must be regretting expelling such a great god of wealth."

"What are you regretting? Marquis Xiang Ming rebelled, but the Emperor of Beili didn't kill him. This shows that the Emperor of Beili still values ​​him very much."

"People who rebel have the capital to do so. Look at how the aristocratic families have accumulated so much money and priceless treasures in just ten years. If it were me, I would rebel too."

"As for you, where can you go to stay in the cool place?"

“Hahahahahahahaha.”

The teahouse burst into laughter again.

Many people who were not aware of the situation, after listening to the gossip, also understood the identities of Xiang Minghou and his group.

"No wonder the rumor goes that Miss Ye will sell anyone the Yin-Yang saplings, but she won't even look at the people from Beili who buy them. She'll just let them go and won't sell them for any amount of money."