The emperor raised his hand to indicate that he didn't need to be polite, and said in a tired voice: "I summoned you here this time, but I really had no choice."

Su Jinyue's heart tightened, but she remained calm on the surface: "Your Majesty, if you have any unspeakable secrets, please feel free to speak up."

The emperor sighed and said, "The situation on the border has been tense recently. The young general of the Xiao family has made great achievements in the war. Even the imperial physician can do nothing about the poisoning incident on the border."

It turned out to be about what happened in the Western Region yesterday. Su Jinyue felt a little relieved.

"Xiao Duo told me that you are very capable and I still need your help to solve the problem of drug production in the Western Regions."

Su Jinyue bowed her head and said respectfully: "I will definitely not let your Majesty down, relying on your Majesty's trust."

The emperor's brows relaxed a little, "You cured Yuzhu, I should have rewarded you handsomely!"

"It's just that Yuzhu's situation is special, so I don't need to reward you lavishly."

Su Jinyue lowered her head and said, "Your Majesty has conferred upon me the title of Princess, and Concubine Xian has also given me rewards. This is already a great gift from heaven, and I feel unworthy of it."

The emperor waved his hand and rubbed his aching forehead. "Recently, the old subordinates of the Xiao family came to me."

"She said that she hopes I can break off the engagement between the Su family and the Xiao family and let Bai Yingxue marry into the Xiao family. After all, her father died for Xiao Duo and gave her daughter to him before he died." The emperor's eyes were burning, as if he was observing Su Jinyue's reaction.

I have been focusing on the Su Mansion these days and have forgotten about Bai Yingxue's existence.

She was so persistent that she even came before His Majesty. Su Jinyue couldn't help sneering in her heart.

"Your Majesty, please understand that the engagement was granted by Your Majesty yourself. It is extraordinary and involves the reputation of the royal family and the honor of the two clans. How can it be easily changed?" Su Jinyue's tone was firm.

The emperor nodded slightly upon hearing this, but said, "Jin Yue, do you know how difficult the trade-offs behind this are?"

"Your Majesty, I am willing to obey your command. If Your Majesty wants me to cancel the engagement, I will..."

Before she finished, the emperor interrupted her and said, "I will not change this marriage easily, but you must do me a favor and resolve the border poison, which can also be regarded as stopping the gossips of the people."

"I understand, and I will live up to your expectations." Su Jinyue promised solemnly.

After coming out of the Yangxin Palace, Su Jinyue was taken out by the young eunuch.

Su Jinyue's thoughts were wandering along the way, and she didn't realize that she followed the young eunuch into the imperial garden.

By the time she reacted, she had already followed the eunuch into the pavilion.

Su Jinyue was puzzled, "Didn't the eunuch want to send me out of the palace?"

"Please wait a moment, Miss Su. Someone wants to see Miss Su."

After saying this, the young eunuch left first.

Su Jinyue didn't know who was coming, and when she was about to turn around and leave, she saw someone at the bottom of the stairs.

"Xiao Duo, why are you here?"

Su Jinyue was a little surprised for a moment.

Xiao Duo walked up the steps and smiled at Su Jinyue, "Have you forgotten yesterday? I told you that I would find a chance to take you out of the mansion."

Su Jinyue immediately remembered what Xiao Duo said last night, "So the opportunity General Xiao was talking about was for His Majesty to let me enter the palace."

"Only in this way will the Su family not embarrass you."

Su Jinyue sat down, raised her hand to support her chin and said, "General Xiao, do you know why His Majesty summoned me to the palace today?"

A complex emotion flashed across Xiao Duo's eyes, and then he chuckled and said, "Of course it's because of the poisoning incident at the border, and I need your medical skills."

Su Jinyue smiled, her eyes showing a bit of cunning: "Well, this is indeed one of the good things."

"Then, General, have you heard about the second thing His Majesty asked me to do?"

Xiao Duo then frowned slightly, "There is a second thing?"

"It seems that the young general doesn't know."

Su Jinyue looked at him, "Your Majesty and I agreed that if I can make an antidote to cure the poison in the Western Region, I can marry the young general as scheduled."

"But if I fail this time, I'm afraid the young general will marry Bai Yingxue."

"What?!"

Xiao Duo rarely showed a look of surprise, and his eyes immediately darkened, "I will explain this matter to His Majesty, you and I..."

"That's unnecessary."

Su Jinyue said: "I have already promised Your Majesty that I will not make things difficult for Your Majesty."

Xiao Duo's voice was somewhat unhappy, but it was not directed at Su Jinyue. "If you can't make an antidote... are you going to push me to someone else?"

The young general's tone sounded a little aggrieved, as if he was somewhat blaming Su Jinyue for acting on her own.

When Su Jinyue heard these words, she even felt that Xiao Duo was "acting coquettishly" to her.

Su Jinyue couldn't help but chuckle, a trace of tenderness and understanding flashed in her eyes, "Don't worry, General. Since I promised, I will not break my promise. I believe in my medical skills, and I also believe in you."

Xiao Duo frowned, with a complicated look in his eyes: "I just didn't expect that the Bai family would come directly to His Majesty for help."

"People's hearts are unpredictable, and we all need to be cautious."

Su Jinyue sighed softly and turned her gaze to the lake in the distance. The water there was calm and so quiet that it seemed to reflect all the vicissitudes of the world.

"Jin Yue,"

Xiao Duo suddenly changed his address, and said in a low but firm voice, "No matter what others may plot, I, Xiao Duo, only recognize you. This marriage contract must be with you."

Su Jinyue felt warm in her heart, but she still maintained a calm expression, "I understand the young general's intentions, but we are in a situation, so we have to be careful with every step."

"I don't have much time left to make the drug. Time is running out and we have no room for maneuvers."

Xiao Duo nodded, "I will take you out of the palace today and go to the Xuanjia military camp to treat the poisoned soldiers."

"Go directly to the military camp? General, are you so confident in my medical skills?" Su Jinyue smiled.

"You believe in your medical skills, so I naturally believe in you more." Xiao Duo's tone was unquestionable. He stretched out his hand, as if waiting for Su Jinyue's response.

Su Jinyue hesitated for a moment, but finally placed her hand gently in his palm.

"Young General, let's go and try this life-and-death challenge!"

The two smiled at each other, as if at this moment, all the troubles no longer existed.

At the same time, in the Su Mansion.

Liu gossiped in front of Madam Su, "Mother-in-law, Su Jinyue has entered the palace again. If she can make merit again, won't she be able to walk around in our mansion?"

Jiang Caiping sat aside and listened silently without saying a word.

Madam Su snorted, "Isn't she walking sideways in the Marquis' Mansion now?"

"But if this happens again, she will have the emperor's direct reliance on her, and it will be more difficult for us to control her in the future." Liu added fuel to the fire, looking worried.

"I have my own way." Madam Su's old voice was filled with chilliness. "No matter what, we can't let Jin Yue leave the mansion now."

She is like a nugget of gold, and everyone is thinking about her now.

But if I send her away, there will be no return of this gold!

Old Madam Su had a lot of plans in her mind, and naturally she didn't want Su Jinyue to get married.

Liu rolled her eyes and lowered her voice, "But this is a marriage granted by His Majesty after all..."

"Hmph! Don't forget the delicate balance between our Su family and the major forces in the court," Old Madam Su interrupted coldly, with a shrewd light in her eyes!