Outside the prince's residence, Huo Chengche observed the expressions of the two consorts inside, his gaze deep. He then looked at Lingxi, who stood silently beside him with furrowed brows.
"Is this something you can control?" Huo Chengche asked directly.
Ling Xi frowned and looked intently at the unfathomable young man before him.
After he broke into Guangyao to rescue Xiaochanian last time, it did indeed have some effect on him. He could vaguely sense that something on this kid had been unsealed, along with Nian Nian's magic power...
"I can't control that," Lingxi replied calmly.
According to the rules, he cannot interfere with worldly affairs and must let the young empress experience things on her own, unless something inhuman attempts to disrupt her.
Upon hearing this, Huo Chengche understood that the successive illnesses of the Fifth Prince and the Sixth Prince had nothing to do with evil magic.
“Alright,” Huo Chengche nodded slightly, a sharp glint in his eyes, and turned to leave. “That’s my business.”
Lingxi watched the boy's departing figure, her brows slightly furrowed.
Suddenly, he noticed that the smoke and dust beside him were gathering and gradually forming a human silhouette.
"Leave this kid to me. I've uncovered the Demon Realm's conspiracy, and your brother wants you to go back and help."
Ling Xi glanced at the illusory figure beside her and raised an eyebrow. "Do you know anything about this kid's background?"
"Coincidentally, oh, I know." A light, mocking sneer rang out.
Lingxi pursed her lips, watching the pink-clad little figure playing happily in the courtyard from afar. She casually toyed with her folding fan, her eyes cold and sharp. "What exactly does the Demon Realm want to do!"
"The Demon Emperor has re-emerged, but last time, my eldest and second brothers severely damaged his foundation. If he wants to make a comeback, he must devour Nian Nian and obtain her powerful vital energy."
"Heh," Ling Xi laughed coldly, his killing intent surging, "Swallow Nian Nian? He's not worthy! Watch Nian Nian tear his soul apart!"
"As long as Nian Nian is abandoned by those around her, and she begins to doubt and fall into demonic possession, the Demon Emperor can devour her. Although there is still a risk that Nian Nian might erase her in return, once it succeeds..."
Upon hearing this, Lingxi's eyes flashed with murderous intent. She turned around and said, "Dream on! Niannian is yours now. You can recuperate in the mortal realm. I'm going to find my elder brother and destroy this demon!"
Before she could finish speaking, Lingxi had already disappeared.
At the same time, the illusory smoke and dust gradually became real, and "Lingxi" waved his folding fan again, a charming smile on his lips, watching the little baby playing happily over there.
Days passed by, and the arguments in the court grew increasingly intense. Emperor Chongjin subtly shifted the focus of the court's debate from whether Xiao Chanian was indeed the root of all the trouble, as the Imperial Preceptor had stated, to whether Consort Li should be restored to her former rank, thus buying time for a thorough investigation.
In the harem, more and more princes and princesses fell ill one after another, and many daughters of high-ranking officials also fell ill. Strangely, they recovered on their own within a few days after returning home from Yimiao Pavilion.
Emperor Chongjin became increasingly convinced that someone was up to no good, but no matter how the imperial physicians and the Grand Preceptor investigated, they found no clues.
Unable to find the cause of the illness in the palace for a long time, Emperor Chongjin, seeing the court in chaos, had no choice but to temporarily restore Consort Li's rank to stabilize the court.
Consort Li's comeback was glorious and arrogant. Her fourth and eighth princesses also became the two luckiest princesses in the palace. As long as you play with these two lucky princesses for a few days, your illness will be relieved.
For a time, everyone in the palace was circling around Xiao Chanian, while everyone was rushing to surround Consort Li and the Fourth and Eighth Princesses.
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