"Crown Prince, Prince Rui, what brings you here?"
“Consort Mi, my second brother and I heard that you are holding a poetry gathering. We thought that such an elegant event should be enjoyed by inviting us princes. So we asked our father for permission to come and help you, and also to let us participate and experience the fun of the poetry gathering.”
Before Li Changyu could speak, Prince Rui eagerly explained.
"My second brother and I arrived early; the other princes haven't arrived yet."
"These chores can be left to the servants. Would Your Highness do us the honor of moving to the small pavilion over there to have a cup of tea and a chat?"
Li Changyu didn't say a word from beginning to end, letting Prince Rui say everything.
She couldn't help but give him a cold glance.
"Wordy."
"Yes...it was I who talked too much. Brother, please go first. Consort Zhaoyi?"
Mi Shan nodded and followed them to the small pavilion.
As she took her seat, she glanced up at Li Changyu beside her, whose expression remained indifferent and who was as cold as ever.
"Your Highness is in good health. You were caught in the rain for a long time yesterday, but you didn't catch a cold?"
"Judging from Consort Mi's words, it seems she quite hopes I will fall ill?"
"How could I dare? It's just a small token of my admiration." Mi Shan smiled lightly, then coughed a few times, his face turning slightly red.
"It seems that Your Majesty needs to pay more attention to her health than I do."
Li Changyu said coldly, glancing at Prince Rui beside him, "I suppose the Fourth Prince and the Fifth Princess will be arriving soon. Why don't you go and fetch them, Ayu?"
The Luoxia Palace is located at a high altitude, and few people have visited it in recent years. As a result, the path is blocked by the forest, and it is easy to take a long detour if you get lost.
"Okay, I'll go now." Li Yu glanced at Mi Shan with some reluctance.
They left.
Seeing this, Mi Shan knew that Li Changyu had done it on purpose.
Then he said, "Xun'er, Achan, go and see how they've finished packing."
"yes."
After sending everyone away.
Mi Shan spoke calmly: "Your Highness may speak now."
"Here, take this medicine."
"Is it poison again?"
Mi Shan frowned.
“I don’t have many opportunities to get close to the emperor now. Last night he summoned me to his bedchamber, but only for a brief moment before sending me back. How can I trust him to drink what I give him?”
Mi Shan wasn't stupid; she made excuses.
If the emperor were to die from the poison, wouldn't she also perish?
"Medicine for treating colds and flu."
Li Changyu said coldly, a hint of speechlessness flashing in his eyes.
"Am I that stupid in your eyes? If poisoning worked on that dog emperor, I would have done it myself long ago."
Mi Shan was taken aback.
Then a faint blush appeared on her face.
She seemed surprised that he would give her this.
"Thank you, Your Highness."
After hesitating, I reached out and took it.
"Don't overthink it. I'm only doing this because you're now one of my people. If you get defeated, wouldn't I be wasting a pawn?"
"oh."
Looking down, I caught a glimpse of the thin red line on Li Changyu's wrist.
Mi Shan's heart sank slightly, and a sinister glint flashed in her eyes.
Those afflicted with the Heart-Eating Gu will sense each other if they are close to one another.
The fine lines on your wrist will gradually become more noticeable, rather than being easily visible.
She couldn't help but take two steps back and asked, "So what exactly do you want to do to him? And how can I help you?"
Li Changyu, however, did not notice, his hands clasped behind his back as he gazed into the distance.
"You are a meticulous person."
Have you noticed? The dog emperor has a kind of innate qi on his body.
This protective energy constantly kept him alive, even when he was critically injured and on the verge of death.
I've tried many methods to break his protective aura, but none of them have worked.
Even allowing Bai Lingyu to absorb his essence on the bed to help her cultivate her demon core,
The protective aura didn't completely dissipate; at most, it was weakened slightly.
Every now and then, it comes back to him.
It's like putting a golden bell on the dog emperor, protecting him completely.
"罡气? Isn't that the true energy that only cultivators possess?"
Mi Shan frowned. “The Emperor is busy with state affairs every day and also frequents the harem. I have never seen him cultivate. But what you said is indeed true. I saw with my own eyes a red and black intertwined power wrapped around his body.”
"Then I'll be blunt. I need you to break through this protective aura on his body."
"How can I do that?"
Mi Shan knew nothing about this.
"I searched far and wide for capable people and finally obtained a piece of information: on the night of the full moon, the protective energy of the human body will disappear completely, and that is when it is at its weakest."
Li Changyu said coldly, his eyes filled with icy intent.
"No wonder that dog emperor dismisses everyone in Taiji Palace every time the moon is full, ordering them to guard the entrance and prevent anyone from entering. He also doesn't summon any of his concubines."
"It is said that there was only one exception, when he was in love with his first Crown Princess and they were inseparable day and night, neglecting to spend time together."
"But it was after that night that the Crown Princess died under mysterious circumstances."
"You mean, you want me to fall in love with him, to lower his guard, so I can take his life on the night of the full moon?"
Mi Shan opened her almond-shaped eyes wide in surprise, feeling that this was an impossible task.
"You already know the fate of the late Crown Princess. Her death was definitely related to the Emperor. Shouldn't the Emperor be even more cautious after what happened to her?"
"If you can make him fall in love with you, it's possible. You just need to seize the opportunity, and leave the rest to me."
Li Changyu said coldly, giving her a deep look.
"From now on, I will help you win the emperor's favor."
He raised his hand and cupped her stunningly beautiful face.
"With your looks, I'm sure my father will fall deeper and deeper in love with you."
"So, you used me just to make me do this kind of thing? One Consort Yu wasn't enough, did you want to turn me into a second her?"
*Smack*
Mi Shan couldn't suppress the anger welling up inside her.
She knocked his hand away, pushed him aside, and walked straight towards the mountain path.
She didn't know what she was angry about, but she was inexplicably unhappy.
If you walk down this winding path, you can return to the Luojin Hall from the small pavilion.
Because I was walking too fast, I didn't notice that I had kicked a stone on the ground and tripped over it.
Just as she was about to fall, the man behind her caught her slender waist.
In the blink of an eye, the two had switched places.
Mi Shan pressed heavily against him, her lips pressing perfectly against his cool, thin lips.
Li Changyu was taken aback, a slight ripple appearing in his usually indifferent and dark eyes.
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