"Grandmother, I am heartbroken. My mother treats me badly, and my father doesn't value me either... Eunuch Zheng, please don't pull me away..."
The Empress Dowager was also completely overwhelmed.
She wanted to feign fainting, not wanting to hear him speak, but she was also afraid of attracting the imperial physician, so she could only endure it.
Inside the side hall.
The three conspiring rebels watched as time ticked by.
The time before the court session was drawing ever closer.
They had already made an agreement with the King of the West to launch a coup as soon as the dog emperor went to court.
Now, however, Li Changyu's appearance has disrupted their plans, causing the Sixth Prince and Prime Minister Xia to pace back and forth, filled with anxiety.
"Why isn't it ready yet?"
"This Crown Prince, who usually doesn't have much interaction with the Empress Dowager, is talking to her so much today?"
"Something's fishy, I think there's definitely something fishy about this!" Prime Minister Xia said with certainty. "Do you think the Emperor might have discovered something and sent Li Changyu to test us and sabotage our plans?"
Upon hearing this, Tongji, who had been sitting in meditation in the hall, couldn't help but open his eyes.
The sixth prince's face darkened, and he drew his blade.
"We can't wait any longer!"
"If we miss this golden opportunity, we may never get another chance!"
"Why don't I charge over there now, capture Li Changyu, and take the Crown Prince hostage!"
“I have long heard that the Crown Prince is highly skilled in martial arts. I fear that the Sixth Prince alone will not be able to handle him. To be on the safe side, this old monk will go with you.” Abbot Tongji stood up and said, leaning on his staff.
"Walk."
"Kill him immediately!"
The two left, leaving Xiahou Qing, the weakest in terms of combat strength, to guard the fox demon in the sack.
The opportunity has arrived.
Mi Shan remained hidden in the bushes, waiting for her chance to strike.
Seeing the two of them leave, I knew that only the old prime minister was left in the side hall at this moment.
There couldn't be a better time than now. She lowered her cold eyes and decisively released a stealth insect.
This insect can cause dizziness and temporary loss of consciousness; the weaker the person, the longer they will be unconscious.
It is the Gu worm that Mi Shan has refined the most of. It can fight for life invisibly, and because the Gu worm is extremely small, it is not easy for people to detect.
Prime Minister Xia is quite old. If he were to be afflicted by the Gu worm, his dizziness would last a little longer than that of an ordinary person, which would be enough for Mi Shan to save Bai Lingyu.
The Gu worms approached silently.
It landed on his neck and stung him.
Prime Minister Xia felt dizzy and staggered a couple of steps. He was about to faint when Mi Shan rushed in, helped him up, and sat him down in a chair behind him.
He was, after all, Xue's father, and Mi Shan didn't want to hurt him.
Then he quickly went to the sack and pulled the rope off.
Bai Lingyu, having found a glimmer of hope, immediately crawled out of the sack and transformed into human form.
"Mi Shan, why did you come to save me?"
She was shocked, her body covered in wounds, blood on her lips, looking disheveled, but her eyes were filled with shock.
"You saved me time and time again, but I..."
Guilt welled up in Bai Lingyu's eyes as she thought about the targeting and prejudice she had shown towards her, and how she had even selfishly stolen "her and Xie Ling's" dream...
Mi Shan simply grabbed her shoulders and glanced nervously towards the door.
"Stop talking about that, let's go quickly, they could be back at any time."
"If I hadn't sent you to the prison to kill Kong Wang, you might not have been targeted by them again. Let's go, stop talking nonsense."
At least in this deep palace, she and Bai Lingyu could still talk to each other.
Occasionally, a consensus can be reached.
Perhaps without realizing it, after experiencing many things, she and Bai Lingyu were no longer enemies, but had become friends.
After Mi Shan finished speaking, she opened the sack and crawled inside.
"What? You—" Bai Lingyu was shocked, her pupils filled with astonishment, "Aren't you afraid they'll kill you?"
“It won’t come to that. The truth will be revealed in court. I know what I’m doing. You should leave now, or I’ll waste my time!” Mi Shan said.
Bai Lingyu knew that this was her only chance to escape. She would only be a burden if she stayed, so she didn't hesitate and decisively fled far away.
Let's go, go as far as possible, so far that that stinky monk can no longer smell the demonic aura emanating from her.
Bai Lingyu silently recited these words in her heart, transforming into the body of a white fox, and kept fleeing into the distance.
Thinking of Mi Shan, who had protected him time and time again, his heart pounded and his eyes welled up with tears.
Aside from the Lord, she was the first human being to treat him well.
Compared to those filthy, greedy, violent, and bloodthirsty people who only care about themselves and don't care about any living beings.
Mi Shan is a different kind of being.
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Cining Palace.
The sixth prince, carrying a knife, and the abbot of Tongji Temple crept to the window.
A flash of cold light.
Li Changyu noticed their arrival and sensed the danger. He abruptly stopped his feigned emotional display and released the Empress Dowager's hand.
"It's getting late, I should go to court. I talked with my grandmother for a long time, and I feel much more at ease now."
"Grandmother, please take good care of yourself. Your son will take his leave now."
After saying this, he left quickly without giving the Empress Dowager a chance to speak.
The two people below the window were stunned.
"The Crown Prince has left?"
"They're gone."
"Should we still arrest him?"
"What are you still arresting? It's almost time for the morning court session. It's best if he leaves, as I also need to get to court."
After the two finished speaking,
The Empress Dowager also got up, struggling to support her ailing body, and was helped up by Eunuch Zheng.
"I will go with you!"
Eunuch Zheng sent someone to summon Xiahou Qing.
Xiahou Qing regained consciousness and sat in the chair, unaware that anything was amiss.
They didn't even realize he had just lost consciousness; they thought he had just yawned.
I picked up the sack and found it to be quite heavy.
"This monster is so heavy. After all, the abbot is a cultivator and has great strength, which is incomparable to us old folks."
He immediately summoned the eunuch who had given the order, and together they carried the sack and placed it into the sedan chair.
A group of people, in two sedan chairs, headed heavily towards the Golden Palace.
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On the other side.
Li Shengyuan rushed to Yuqing Palace and searched the entire palace, but could not find Bai Lingyu anywhere.
When asked, the palace servants all shook their heads, saying they had not seen Consort Yu go out.
Somehow, the person just disappeared.
Li Shengyuan frowned, his face dark and grim.
Seeing this, Xu Ninghai whispered, "Your Majesty, Consort Yu is perfectly fine, so she should be alright."
"It's almost time for court. Your Majesty, why don't you go to the front court first?"
Hearing this, Li Shengyuan, though uneasy, nodded and said, "Let's go."
He went to court.
The civil and military officials were already waiting.
Upon seeing him, they all knelt down and shouted "Long live the Emperor!"
As usual, Li Shengyuan sat down on the dragon throne with an air of grandeur.
But today, both the Sixth Prince and Prime Minister Xia were absent, causing his eyebrows to twitch sharply.
A deep light flashed in his dark eyes.
An ominous premonition welled up in my heart.
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