"Madam Zhou, you're exaggerating. Our family's use of Xiu was merely out of compassion to save people. What does it have to do with male thieves and female prostitutes?" Madam Yu, after all, was a matriarch and had a good ability to maintain her composure.

Zhou Wanxiu persisted, "Hmph, I brought Wan Ning to visit yesterday, but she disappeared that night and was lying in your Yang family's house injured like this the next day. How can you justify this?!"

“A perfectly innocent young woman has been deliberately seduced by your young master, ruining her reputation. Madam Yu, you have to give me an explanation!”

Madam Yu laughed in exasperation: "Has Miss Wan Ning been taken advantage of?"

"Has your innocence been lost?"

"How did it become my young master deliberately seducing me?"

Zhou Wanxiu ignored her and groaned, clutching her stomach: "Oh dear, I think I'm having trouble with the baby! Madam Yu, if anything happens to my child, it will all be your family's fault."

Mrs. Yu had a headache.

This woman is no different from a shrew from the streets.

She didn't tolerate Zhou Wanxiu, so she had both Zhou Wanxiu and Zhou Wanning sent back and told the gatekeeper never to let them come to the door again.

...

Qian Ning reported: "The arson case on Lantern Street was orchestrated by Princess Rong."

Lu Xingjian raised an eyebrow, his eyes filled with coldness: "Why is it her?"

“Princess Rong’s father was once the commander of the East City Garrison. Although he has retired, he still has many former subordinates in the East City Garrison. The person who orchestrated this recently received a secret letter from Princess Rong herself.”

Qian Ning presented the letter.

Lu Xingjian glanced at it and was so angry that the veins on his forehead throbbed.

Those two scoundrels, Prince Rong and his wife, are utterly ungrateful and are still causing trouble to this day.

If we don't teach them a lesson, they'll really think we're reluctant to kill members of the royal family!

Lu Xingjian summoned Gu Dayong and quietly gave him a few instructions.

Gu Dayong's pupils shrank sharply. "If Prince Rong dies, I'm afraid it will arouse the suspicion of other vassal kings, which will be detrimental to the current situation."

Lu Xingjian pondered briefly, then raised an eyebrow, "Then let him breathe."

"As for the others, there's no need to keep them."

Gu Dayong felt a slight tremor in his heart, then accepted the order and left.

Lu Xingjian gently rubbed his forehead, looking towards Qingning Palace with a complicated expression.

Wanwan has been avoiding him these past few days.

The situation has not improved.

After much deliberation, he summoned Xiao Bin.

Xiao Bin's first question was about Lu Xingjian's health: "Before Her Majesty fell into a coma, she instructed me to find a doctor to detoxify His Majesty, and I do not wish to break my promise."

Lu Xingjian felt a tightness in his chest, as if he couldn't exhale.

This man is utterly despicable.

When he lost his will to live, Xiao Bin actually didn't just watch him die.

Now, he's preventing Wanwan from seeing Xiao Bin, while Xiao Bin is still worried about whether his poison has been cured.

He actually hoped that Xiao Bin could be a bit more petty, selfish, and wicked.

This way, he could eliminate Xiao Bin with a clear conscience.

But Xiao Bin continued to do things his own way.

They showed absolutely no awareness of being rivals in love and having to fight each other to the death.

This made Lu Xingjian feel that he was being too petty.

After pondering for a long time, Lu Xingjian finally spoke: "What are your plans?"

Xiao Bin said succinctly, "Your Majesty, I only wish that Your Majesty recovers soon."

Anger slowly surfaced on Lu Xingjian's face.

Xiao Bin didn't even bother to cover it up.

They really don't respect him as an emperor.

A murderous intent flashed through his mind.

Lu Xingjian said coldly, "She wants to see you. Go to Qingning Palace to see her."

When Xiao Bin stepped into the gates of Qingning Palace again, he seemed momentarily dazed.

He had been here several times, each time for a very short time.

I've never met Su Wanwan before.

If he had met Wanwan at Qingning Palace, was there any possibility that he and she would end up together?

When Su Wanwan saw him, she was very calm: "You saved me, I believe you."

"Could you tell me about my life over the years?"

Xiao Bin was stunned for a moment, and his heart felt inexplicably damp.

Only a few days after returning to Beijing, Wanwan's condition is already much better than when she was completely dazed and confused in Nanjing.

At that time, the way she looked at him was empty, like looking at inanimate objects such as tables and chairs, devoid of any emotion.

How could things be like this now, where people would say they believe him?

Therefore, you have to give up something to gain something.

It was his determination to send her back to the capital that led to the situation we see today.

Even though she had amnesia, she still trusted him.

...

After Xiao Bin left, Su Wanwan stayed alone for a long time, and this time she didn't even touch her food.

Lu Xingjian could no longer sit still.

They forced the door open and saw Su Wanwan sitting on the floor in front of the bed. They felt both heartache and helplessness.

"Your body is so weak, why do you have to torture yourself?"

"Whatever it is, let's talk about it after we eat, okay?"

Su Wanwan's eyes were filled with complex emotions and weakness as she looked at him and murmured:

"So, you crippled me?"

Lu Xingjian paused.

Clearly, Xiao Bin said something to her.

It probably won't be anything that's very favorable to him.

He reached out and touched her face.

Su Wanwan slapped his hand away.

"Then what have we been doing all these days?"

These days of sharing a bed, embracing and comforting each other, she has become dependent on him.

And what are they?

Is it a joke?

Lu Xingjian's brows furrowed even more deeply. "Once you're feeling better, I will restore your position as empress. You will still be my wife."

"Don't worry about it, okay?"

Su Wanwan stared at him for a few seconds, then shook her head.

"No, I don't go back to an old flame."

"You can leave now."

Lu Xingjian suppressed the anger on his face and took a deep breath.

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