He Yidong immediately straightened his back.
"I'm not afraid."
He Nian felt both heartache and relief as she reached out and gently patted his thin shoulder.
"Good boy."
Jiang Qingwan explained, "Your mother is currently trapped, and her exact location cannot be found using ordinary methods. Your mother borrowed your lifespan, and you are her bloodline descendant, so your destinies are intertwined. You will be a little weak after having your heart's blood taken, but you will recover after a short rest, so there is no need to be too nervous."
He Yidong patted his chest.
The boy's face was filled with a resolute determination that disregarded everything.
"Sister Jiang, come here."
Jiang Qingwan wasted no time. She condensed a wisp of spiritual energy at He Yidong's chest and drew out a red thread.
He Yidong felt a piercing pain.
It felt as if a thin, long silver needle had pierced directly into his heart.
He gritted his teeth and still groaned in pain, but he clenched his hands and didn't move an inch.
Soon, the mist on the handkerchief slowly dissipated as the red silk thread intervened.
Jiang Qingwan knew the location without even needing to check a map of the capital.
"He is in the palace."
"What?"
He Nian's head was buzzing from the shock of this result.
"It was...it was the Emperor who abducted my wife?"
"That's not necessarily true." Mo Yunhan interrupted his nervous musings. "There are many beauties in the harem. Given the current situation, Your Majesty should not have such a preference."
He Nian's face turned bright red.
"It was my haste. I will go to the palace to find someone now."
Mo Yunhan asked again, "How do you plan to find her? Do you have any evidence to prove that your wife is in the palace?"
He Nian froze, then raised his hand and slapped his head hard, forcing himself to calm down.
"Then... what should we do?"
Mo Yunhan didn't answer, but looked at Jiang Qingwan instead.
Jiang Qingwan shook her head.
"I can't find out exactly which palace it's in. If I'm not mistaken, it's either the Empress Dowager's Kunning Palace or the Yangxin Hall."
He suddenly felt like the sky was about to fall.
He dared not venture into either of those places.
Mo Yunhan frowned.
"The Hall of Mental Cultivation?"
Jiang Qingwan didn't explain further.
"The person was taken away last night. If we delay any longer, the chances of survival are slim."
Upon hearing this, He Nian no longer cared about anything else.
He stood up abruptly and placed the box containing the banknotes and house deeds beside Jiang Qingwan.
He bowed deeply.
"I will go to the palace now. If anything happens to me, I beg the Princess to take care of my son."
"Father, I'll go with you."
He Yidong was pale and swayed as if he were about to collapse.
Jiang Qingwan called Li Dou over and carried He Yidong away.
Mo Yunhan pondered for a moment before speaking.
"What year is it? Today is a day off, but the Emperor should be in the Imperial Study reviewing memorials at this hour. Go and file a complaint with the Emperor, saying that the Lady was taken away by evil spirits and disappeared near the palace walls. Delay the process a bit, and I will go to the Hall of Mental Cultivation and the Palace of Earthly Tranquility to investigate."
“Alright.” He Nian bowed solemnly. “I will never forget your great kindness.”
Jiang Qingwan summoned Xiao Hong over and rubbed its head.
"Go to the palace with Mo Yunhan, listen to everything he says, and if you do a good job, I will make pills for you to eat."
Upon hearing that there was a pill to eat, Xiao Hong immediately jumped into Mo Yunhan's arms, nuzzling his neck like a buddy.
This annoyed Mo Yunhan, who then dragged him out.
"You're shedding."
Xiao Hong was very unhappy, but she didn't bare her teeth at him because of the pills.
However, her lips curled up in a rather human way to show her disdain.
How could it possibly shed fur!
It hasn't shed its fur in a very, very long time.
Its fur is so smooth and shiny from being kept so well, it's incredibly beautiful.
Mo Yunhan now understood its eyes and behavior very well. He stroked it and spread it out in front of him.
Looking at the few scattered hairs on it, Xiao Hong felt as if the sky had fallen and made a whimpering sound towards Jiang Qingwan.
Jiang Qingwan stood up.
"Who told you to eat so much meat and sneak out to drink alcohol every day? Don't you know that these are things that cultivators should avoid the most?"
Xiao Hong hung her head, feeling scolded.
The next moment, Jiang Qingwan picked him up and handed him to He Nian, who was listening from the side, completely confused, but whose expression was extremely tense because he was worried about Liu Shi and dared not interrupt.
"Please wait in the courtyard for a moment, Lord He and Xiao Hong."
After sending everyone away, Jiang Qingwan pulled Mo Yunhan into the inner room.
"Madam He's condition is very bad. I have to fight to save her life. Give me some spiritual energy."
Mo Yunhan frowned.
"Is there danger?"
"You don't believe me?"
Mo Yunhan choked.
Jiang Qingwan pulled him onto the temporary resting bed.
"Hurry up, or he'll die."
Before Mo Yunhan could ask any more questions, he was already pulled into her sea of consciousness.
Rippling water, boundless spring scenery.
Mo Yunhan had no interest in teasing her at the moment.
Concentrate and cooperate.
He only spoke after emerging from his sea of consciousness.
"You have a close relationship with Madam He?"
Jiang Qingwan explained.
"She's a good person, and Lord He is a good official."
She had barely finished speaking when the man suddenly pulled her into his arms.
"You did this for me, didn't you?"
Jiang Qingwan tilted her head back with difficulty and rested it on his shoulder, her eyes sparkling.
But they already understood what Mo Yunhan was talking about.
He thought she was helping him win over loyal subjects.
She really isn't.
The man's voice was muffled.
“I don’t need it. I’m not interested in that position. If there’s danger, your first priority is to protect yourself. Everyone else is irrelevant.”
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