When Wei Yuchen was mentioned, a ruthless and vicious light flashed in Liuying's eyes. Even Ruyan couldn't help but feel palpitations when she saw it. "You, you are the only one among the four of us who knows martial arts. Now that you have left this cage, why did you come back?"

Liu Ying stared at her, "If it were you, what would you do?"

Ruyan choked, lowered her eyes slightly, and said in a vague voice: "I don't want to see a day in the future when there is not even a person burning paper in front of the queen's grave. Liuying, do you understand what I mean?"

Hearing this, Liu Ying hugged her neck tightly and said, "Silly girl, even if we die in the future, there will be people burning paper at the Queen's grave, so don't worry!"

Ruyan looked at Liuying with tears in her eyes: "Really, really?"

"Really, it's true, because ..."

When Liu Ying whispered a word into Ruyan's ear, Ruyan's body trembled and froze in place. She raised her eyes in disbelief: "You..."

"Believe me, this is true, because I saw the queen die with my own eyes. In order to wait for me, the queen faked her death and deceived those people."

At this point, Liu Ying's eyes became fierce, with unprecedented hatred flashing in her eyes: "Back then, when I risked my life to rush to the general's mansion, the ground was full of corpses. The strong smell of blood was so pungent even in the billowing smoke. The whole general's mansion was like a cemetery, with corpses everywhere, blood everywhere, and tears everywhere..."

"In it, I saw our little Xi Que, our Jin Mo, and even more so the general, the deputy general, and many, many children. They all had their eyes wide open, lying on the ground covered in blood, with unwillingness and fear in their eyes. These years always come to my mind. And, there is also our queen. You all only know that she is dead, but do you know how she died?"

At some point, tears filled her eyes again. She tried desperately to stop them, but she couldn't. Facing Liuying's sudden question, Ruyan suddenly felt very scared. She looked at her with a trembling voice, "How, how did he die?"

"The queen was already eight months pregnant, but that dog emperor wanted to abandon his own child, forcing the queen to commit suicide. In order to save the child's life, the queen actually stabbed the dagger that the dog emperor gave her into her chest with her own hands..."

"When I arrived, her blood had almost dried up. I watched her die with my own eyes. Ruyan, do you know how bitter my heart was? If it weren't for me, I really wanted to follow the queen and die like this."

"But I can't. I am not only carrying the hope of the queen, but also the hatred of 388 lives in the general's mansion. I want to avenge them. I want to let the world know what this dog emperor has done."

"So, I can't die. Not only me, but you can't die either. Even if we die, we have to take someone with us!"

Ruyan on the opposite side had already burst into tears, her tears flowed and dried, and she seemed to have become much more haggard in an instant.

Liu Ying looked at Ruyan like this and held her hand distressedly: "Yan'er, don't cry, think about the dead Xi Que and Jin Mo, think about our queen, no matter what, we have to hold on, we must, we must hold on!"

Ruyan nodded vigorously. The moment their eyes met, the determination and resoluteness flashing in their eyes was the only motivation that kept them alive until now.

That night, not only Ruyan couldn't sleep, but even Liuying was full of worries and had no one to confide in.

However, when the first ray of sunlight shone into their room, their originally dull and haggard faces suddenly became full of vitality.

They suddenly got off the bed, stood in front of the window, stretched out their hands to touch the dazzling sunlight, and a sharp cold light flashed in their eyes that were filled with water vapor. When they looked up again, they had returned to their previous image.

They can be sad, but they can only comfort themselves secretly when no one is around, and they can never reveal their feelings to others in front of others.

Because they have to live with masks on, no matter in the past or in the future, before their revenge is taken, they are only worthy of living under the dark masks.

And this is the only thing they can do for Du Yunge.

Once for the Lord, always for the Lord. For the same goal, for the reunion of the sisters after twelve years, and for the secret that they all guard in their hearts, they must be strong and complete that grand and ambitious goal at all costs.

Wei Yuchen, in this life, your Wei family empire is destined to be ended by the Du family.

In this life, we will fight until death!

Your Majesty, if you are still alive in heaven, please bless us, bless your children, and bless all of us who have fought for the Du family. I will give everything I have and make the Wei family pay the price in blood it deserves!

After another five days of non-stop travel, Wei Jie and his party finally arrived in the capital and returned to the mansion.

"Do you need to rest?" Although he asked this, he could not conceal the anxiety in his eyes no matter what.

Ling Yuan shook her head in agreement: "Let's go see the patient first!"

Wei Jie looked at her deeply, and then, in front of everyone's astonished gaze, he actually took Ling Yuan's hand and walked towards Youyue Lake.

She had known about the forbidden area of ​​Phoenix Palace long before she entered the palace, but she didn't expect that the first time she set foot here was because of the child she had never met.

Since neither of them can use their internal energy at the moment, they have to rely on Qingchen and the other three to carry them across Youyue Lake.

Standing on the shore of Youyue Lake, looking at the green grass in front of her and the solemn Youyue Tower hidden in the bamboo forest, Ling Yuan was in a trance for a moment. It was incredible that she had walked into his forbidden area like this.

She thought that the person was in Youyue Tower, but unexpectedly, he took her into the secret passage of the study. The secret passage was narrow and long. As soon as she walked in, she felt a chill on her face. Ling Yuan remembered that there was nothing but water near Youyue Tower, and she couldn't help but look at Wei Jie in surprise.

"You actually dug such a secret passage underwater? Where does this secret passage lead to?"

Wei Jie looked straight ahead, "It leads to a safe place."

The passage was very long and it took them fifteen minutes to walk through it. They thought they would find themselves in a closed environment once they walked out of the secret passage, but unexpectedly, what appeared before them was a lush bamboo forest, which was extremely beautiful.

It is surrounded by majestic and unique pavilions and towers, and the garden is dotted with strange rocks, ancient cypresses and vines. The huge yard looks vibrant and full of cultural interest.

At first sight, Ling Yuan fell in love with this place, but at the same time she was also certain that this was no longer the Phoenix Palace.

If her guess was correct, this should be a wealthy manor nearby. Because of the dense underground tunnels and mechanisms, it was even more complicated to walk through, and she had no way of telling the direction.

“High, really high!”

With just a little thought, one can imagine the designer's good intentions in placing people here, which shows how important this person is to him.

But, why do you have to hide the person so deeply for no reason?

Is there some unspeakable secret about this child?

Unconsciously, they entered the depths of the bamboo forest. Looking at the two-story bamboo building looming in the distance, Ling Yuan glanced at Wei Jie who was parked in a nearby pavilion and raised an eyebrow: "Are we there yet?"

"Ruoling, Ruoyu!" Wei Jie did not answer Ling Yuan, but shouted to the air instead.

"Your subordinates are here!" Soon, two young women in green silk dresses turned around and landed.

"From today on, the two of you will be responsible for the princess' daily life."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

After explaining all this, Wei Jie stood up and said, "They will take care of dinner. If you need anything, just let me know. If you have nothing else to do, you can stay here. I hope you can treat him with all your heart. If you can't cure him, don't leave."

Ling Yuan rolled her eyes towards the sky: "There you go again, if you're not annoyed by this, I am!"

Wei Jie turned around slowly, his eyes full of fatigue: "If you can cure him, you can set any conditions."

"Okay, okay, I promise you that I will do my best, okay?"

"Take a rest, I'll take you there later."

Wei Jie seemed to be troubled. He waved at her lightly and left with Qingchen and the other three.

Ling Yuan looked at his back with the corners of her lips slightly raised. It seemed that the last prank had hurt his vitality. It had been so many days, and he didn't seem to have recovered. I guess it had taught him a lesson, right?

"My Lady Princess, shall I take you back to your room?"

The master's attitude was already clear, especially since the princess could have such a conversation with the prince, Ruoling and Ruoyu naturally did not dare to be negligent.

Ling Yuan looked back at the two of them. They were both handsome and well-mannered. They were well-trained. Thinking of the way they appeared, she couldn't help but raise her eyebrows: "Not bad for martial arts!"

Ruo Ling and Ruo Yu immediately lowered their eyes and said, "Thank you, Princess, for your praise. However, I am still far from being good enough."

"Are you here to monitor me or to serve me?" Ling Yuan raised her eyebrows and looked at the two of them with a smile.

"I dare not. I am here to serve you, the princess, at the order of my master."

Although she was smiling, the two girls were not fools and could clearly sense the smile that did not reach her eyes.

"Well, after traveling all this way, I need to freshen up. Let's go back to the room."

Ruoling and Ruoyu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and then diligently introduced the layout of the mansion to her.

The mansion may look small, but in fact it is a mixture of reality and emptiness, and is filled with formations. One could lose one's life if one is not careful. This is why the first thing they did after arriving here was this.

Ling Yuan was originally curious about where this mansion was located, but then she thought, forget it. The more she knew, the less good it would be for her.

Especially, the people here are people that Wei Jie cares about so much, so it is better for her to avoid touching this reverse scale.

This mansion is a large house with five courtyards. Ling Yuan was arranged to live in the fourth courtyard. It was said that this was to make it easier to treat the young master, because Wei Jie and the young master lived in the fifth courtyard.

The design style here tends to return to nature, and all the decoration layouts are very scenic, which shows that the owner pays great attention to the impact of the environment.

I thought that there would be few outsiders coming here and the room would be very simple, but I didn't expect that this place is not inferior to her Taoran Ju at all.

It can even be said to be better. The beddings are all new and feel very good and soft to the touch.

While making the bed, Ruo Ling said to Ling Yuan, "Princess, you can take a rest. I will call you when dinner is ready."

Ruoyu opened the wardrobe and saw a set of brand new dresses that made her raise her eyebrows in surprise.

"These were arranged by the prince in advance. They have all been cleaned. If the princess doesn't like them, she can redo them."

The dresses in the wardrobe were all made according to her clothing preferences. They were dark colors, simple and elegant, without any complicated craftsmanship. The materials were all top-quality, and even the sizes were surprisingly suitable.

How did he know her size and prepare so many complete sets of clothes in advance?

But despite thinking about it, I still accepted it with pleasure.

If he still can't estimate her size after touching and hugging her, it would be a small insult to the man, right?

After a fragrant bath, Ling Yuan dismissed her attendants, lay comfortably on the soft couch, and fell into a sweet sleep.

A quarter of an hour later, Ruo Ling and Ruo Yu arrived at the main courtyard. Wei Jie had already bathed and changed his clothes, but he had not fallen asleep yet. He was dressed in white, leaning lazily on the couch. When he saw the two of them, he raised his head from the book and asked, "Are you asleep?"

"In reply to Your Majesty, the princess has already fallen asleep. She looks very tired and has no complaints about Your Majesty's arrangements."

"Well, if she doesn't wake up in the meantime, let her sleep. Only when she is in good spirits can we treat Yin'er."

"Yes, my lord, I understand."

"Go down!" Ruoling and Ruoyu immediately bowed and knelt down.

"Qingchen." After the two left, Wei Jie somehow lost his sleepiness. He glanced at the still bright sky outside and frowned.

"Seventh Brother, you called me?" Qingchen ran in from the outer room with big dark circles under his eyes. Wei Jie squinted and glared at him: "Regarding the case of 'Du Zi's death, how is your investigation going?"

Upon hearing this, Qingchen immediately sobered up a bit: "According to the investigation, this was done by a gangster organization, but which organization it was, has not yet been investigated. It has been silent for a month since the last massacre. I don't know if it's because it's too popular that it went into hiding."

"But our people are already keeping an eye on them. We have even put everyone involved in the Du family case under strict surveillance. Once there is any news, we will report it to you immediately!"

"What about the palace? Is there any investigation?"

"We investigated, but all the traces were erased by our people. So far, we haven't found anything there."

Wei Jie waved his hand, Qing Chen left, and the room fell into silence again...

Early the next morning, Ling Yuan was awakened by the crisp chirping of birds and the dazzling sunlight. She was not used to such strong light when she just opened her eyes. When she sat up from the bed with squinting eyes and looked around with her hands to cover her eyes, she suddenly remembered that she was in Wei Jie's manor.

After yawning indecently and stretching, Ling Yuan jumped off the couch with a stiff body, walked to the closet, took out a black dress and put it on, and walked out of the inner room with her hair loose. Ruoyu, who ran in after hearing the sound, saw Ling Yuan's neat dress and couldn't help but exclaimed, "Princess, why are you up? You didn't even call me a servant."

"It's okay. I'm used to doing it myself. Get me some water. I want to wash myself."

"Yes, I'll go right away." Taking advantage of this time, Ling Yuan did some stretching exercises while strolling in the courtyard, looking around the environment.

She was too tired yesterday to notice it, but today she discovered that the yard was quite large, with evening primrose, lisianthus, roses, foxgloves and other flowers planted in front of the yard.

Although not as noble as peony, it is more beautiful than other flowers, with complex colors, and it looks eye-catching, especially in the early morning, standing among the flowers, it is so beautiful that she can't help but take a deep breath.

Flowers that are not in season can bloom so beautifully, which shows that they must have been specially cultivated by someone.

There is also a large water tank in the yard, with a water lily bud planted in it. It is fascinating just by looking at it. There are also oleander trees and peach trees on the side. At first glance, it is like being in a sea of ​​flowers. Ling Yuan's mood suddenly became much better.

As a result, Ling Yuan, who was only focused on watching, belatedly remembered something. Seeing Ruoling Ruoyu coming in with breakfast, he said, "Why didn't you wake me up yesterday? Isn't this delaying your prince's time?"

"Don't worry, Princess. The prince ordered us to do so. He knew you were tired, so he didn't wake you up. He said that if you get enough rest today, it would be better for the young master's condition."

Ling Yuan blushed, blaming herself for sleeping too deeply. She didn't dare to delay any longer and hurriedly ate breakfast and went to see the patient.

Ling Yuan was brought to the main courtyard where Wei Jie was. Seeing that she was in good spirits, he raised his eyebrows and asked, "Did you have a good rest?"

"Well, where is the patient? Take me to see him." Wei Jie dismissed his attendants and led Ling Yuan to a small courtyard next door.

As soon as she entered the yard, she smelled a strong smell of medicine. Ling Yuan sniffed and frowned slightly: "Rehmannia, Lilium, Aster, Bletilla, is the patient coughing up blood?"

Wei Jie looked back in surprise: "Yes, not only coughing up blood, but also many complications."

"Has he been taking medicine for many years?" The medicine was particularly thick. When I walked into the courtyard, I felt that the walls around me had been stained with medicine for many years.

"It's been like this since he was three years old, about twelve years ago. He was a premature baby. After the fire, the fire poison attacked his heart and his skin ulcerated..."

Ling Yuan couldn't help but sigh when she saw the pain between his brows. Although she hadn't seen him yet, just by smelling the medicine, she felt that it was truly a miracle that the child was still alive.

He thought to himself that if he didn't have Wei Jie's wealthy background to support him, he would have collapsed long ago.

Although she was mentally prepared, when she actually saw the young man who was loved by Wei Jie, she was still frightened and stepped back repeatedly. If Wei Jie had not supported her in time, Ling Yuan would have retreated to the threshold.

How can the boy in front of me be called a boy?

His face was pale, without a trace of blood, and he was so thin that his bones were just visible. Perhaps it was because he had not seen the sun for many years and had been bedridden for a long time. He was obviously fifteen years old, but he was as thin as a seven or eight year old. Even his hair was so sparse that he looked like a man over eighty years old.

Even on the exposed skin such as the face and wrists, there are some spots similar to age spots, except that these spots are black. It is obvious that toxins in the body cannot be discharged and have spread to the whole body.

His eye sockets were sunken and his lips were chapped. If it weren't for his slightly heaving chest, she would have thought that the person lying on the bed was a person who had been dead for many days.

His face was almost deformed and his original appearance could not be recognized. His hands and feet were so shriveled that only a layer of skin was left. It was hard to help but shed tears when people saw it.

"This kid, is he really, really already fifteen years old?" Seeing him like this, Ling Yuan couldn't help but cover her lips, her eyes reddened.

Wei Jie silently hid the pain in his eyes, "You, take a look at him? He can be awake for ten days in a month, which is already good."

This indirectly explains why he is in a coma.

Ling Yuan suppressed the bitterness in her heart, walked cautiously to the bed, and carefully examined the boy's body before taking his pulse. Unexpectedly, it took her a full quarter of an hour to take his pulse.