Trespassing into the imperial mausoleum was already a serious crime, not to mention that Qin Meizhi was the imperial concubine. Faking her death was enough to get her into trouble, and then there was the secret meeting with a man outside her. It would not be an exaggeration to say that she deserved to be cut into pieces and her bones crushed to dust.

So what were they still standing there for? Run! In a hurry, Gu Rui forgot that Qin Meizhi behind him was a "ghost" and subconsciously pulled her hand and ran.

But one of them was a weak woman and the other had no martial arts skills, so there was no way they could outrun the strong pursuers.

The footsteps are getting closer.

Qin Meizhi suddenly stopped.

"Why aren't you running anymore? They're catching up!" Gu Rui shouted anxiously.

He subconsciously mistook the "ghost" for Qin Meizhi and wanted to carry her on his back.

But Qin Meizhi unexpectedly turned around and said to the pursuers arrogantly: "I am just taking a walk here, why are you chasing me?"

I have to say that Qin Meizhi's aura is still very strong.

What's more, when the pursuers saw her face, they thought they saw a ghost.

Several of the pursuers were sent to guard the mausoleum, so they knew Qin Meizhi. Concubine Mei was buried just a few days ago, and now she was standing here again, so naturally she was mistaken for a ghost.

The pursuers immediately fled in all directions.

Only then did Gu Rui realize that something seemed wrong.

The hand he held was warm.

Looking at those eyes again, they were also sparkling, not like a ghost at all.

"You...you are not dead?" Gu Rui felt embarrassed again.

"What do you think?" Qin Meizi said as she squeezed his hand.

It’s hot! It’s alive! It’s too unexpected, and too surprising.

It’s just that Gu Rui drives himself boldly and freely, but he loses his temper at the critical moment.

Instead, he let go of Qin Meizhi's hand.

If it were in the past, Qin Meizhi would definitely have many thoughts, but after going through so many things, she already understood Gu Rui, so she took the initiative to hug him.

"Gu Rui, do the things you said before still count?" she murmured.

Gu Rui's nose was bleeding, and he didn't know where to put his hands. "I...what did I say..."

"You said you were going to marry me."

"Can I?" Gu Rui's voice was trembling.

"You can't marry Qin Meizhi, but you can marry Mei Niang." Qin Meizhi said, looked up and saw two lines of nosebleed, and burst out laughing.

Under the moonlight, her face was pretty, with no signs of aging. On the contrary, Gu Rui hadn't taken good care of himself for such a long time, and he looked very sloppy.

midnight.

A strong wind blew past, startling the birds.

Chu Younan stood up when he heard the sound of birds singing.

Su Bei was sleeping soundly and didn't get up, so Chu Younan walked out of the bedroom.

Ling Xiao entered through the window, whispered a few words in his ear, and then said in a low voice: "I followed them all the way, the two of them should be heading towards Ping'an County, do you want to..."

Chu Younan waved his hand.

He doesn't want it to be sunny every day...

He is still attached to the worldly world.

A few days later, Yun Rou came back.

Ever since Qin Meizhi took the antidote, Yun Rou has been protecting her in secret. Therefore, every time Qin Meizhi goes to the imperial mausoleum, everything goes smoothly.

Yun Rou knew everything about Ling Xiao following Qin Meizhi, and she would take action as soon as Ling Xiao tried to stop him.

“However, Ling Xiao did not take action. Gu Rui and Concubine Mei... no, it’s Mei Niang, they have already gone to Ping’an County.” Yun Rou reported.

Su Bei smiled with relief.

Finally, the most difficult pair was solved.

But there is something more important.

When rescuing Qin Meizhi, Chu Younan did not kill all the assassins. Although those people had taken poison, he still left one alive.

Although this assassin is brainless, he is very tough. After being interrogated for such a long time and using all kinds of tricks, he still has no tricks.

Chu Younan was very worried about this matter, and so was Su Bei.

Su Bei was just about to go to the dungeon to meet the assassin when Nanny Chi suddenly came and said that Empress Dowager Yao wanted to discuss something with her.

Apart from the issue of Chu Younan taking a concubine, Queen Mother Yao and Su Bei had basically the same opinion, so they usually discussed things together.

Su Bei went to the Cining Palace.

As she reached the door, she heard the crying of a baby in the Cining Palace.

Ever since Qin Mei's "death", Empress Dowager Yao kept Ruyang by her side on the pretext of missing her old friend.

Su Bei was quite experienced in taking care of children. After she came in, she coaxed Ruyang to sleep in no time.

Queen Mother Yao then said, "Ruyang is usually a very well behaved child, but he is a little uncomfortable today."

"Ruyang is still young, and his crying and making a fuss may easily disturb our mother. Why don't I take him home and raise him?" Su Bei took the opportunity to say.

She promised Qin Meizhi that she would send Ruyang to her in the future, so she had to find a way to keep him by her side.

Queen Mother Yao was very determined and said, "I am lonely by myself, and raising a child is just the right way to relieve my boredom. I came here today to discuss this matter with you. Prince Jin and his wife have no children, so naturally they have no experience in raising children. I want you to help persuade Prince Jin and his wife to raise the child with me."

"Will Prince Jin and his wife agree to this?" Su Bei asked worriedly.

Chu Youyang and Xue Jinrong have entered the palace several times for Ruyang. They originally wanted a child, and since Ruyang is Qin Meizhi's flesh and blood, they also want to raise Ruyang.

"They are still young and will have their own children eventually, but my Cining Palace is usually deserted..." Empress Dowager Yao said while sighing.

Su Bei actually felt that she was quite pitiful. She used to be able to visit Qin Meizhi, but now that Qin Meizhi was gone and there were no concubines in the harem, she had no one to talk to.

As he was speaking, Ruan Ningyun arrived.

Su Bei gave Ruan Ningyun acupuncture several times, and the poisonous blood in her body was released more, so the toxins naturally became lighter. Although it was not completely eliminated, she no longer fainted easily.

However, Ruan Ningyun had lost too much blood, her body was very weak, and her face looked much more haggard.

Blood loss is not scary, donkey-hide gelatin is a good medicine for blood replenishment.

Especially drinking donkey-hide gelatin directly.

Ruan Ningyun was very resistant to drinking donkey-hide gelatin at first, and asked the imperial physician to look at the donkey-hide gelatin prescribed by Su Bei, but the imperial physician also said that drinking donkey-hide gelatin directly would be the best way to replenish blood.

For the sake of her health and beauty, Ruan Ningyun drank with gritted teeth.

When she came in today, she smelled like donkey-hide gelatin.

Queen Mother Yao remained calm, but her eyes were complicated, showing disdain and sympathy.

"I was afraid that my mother would be bored, so I came here specially to talk to her." Ruan Ningyun looked at Queen Mother Yao obediently, not noticing anything unusual.

No wonder she didn't notice it. After drinking too much of it, she got used to it and couldn't smell anything anymore. Plus, Ruan Ningyun had caught a cold recently, so she couldn't smell it at all.

"You are not feeling well, go back and rest." Queen Mother Yao politely declined her offer.

Ruan Ningyun was not aware of Queen Mother Yao's disdain at all, and even stepped forward to hug Ruyang, "Let me hug the princess, I haven't played with her today..."

"Stop it!" Su Bei suddenly shouted.