"I know too." Bai Qingyue was silent for a moment: "But now I have no other choice. The Prince should have heard the news by now, and what about His Majesty..."
Yu Ling's heart suddenly trembled. He hadn't heard a thing. It was his own carelessness; he had long forgotten that his identity was always a burden to that person.
Bai Qingyue continued, "His Majesty has ordered that the Prince change his appearance and return to court to assist him."
Yu Ling's face instantly darkened. This must be An Jingxuan's conspiracy. He wanted to keep her by his side forever, and then take the opportunity to get rid of her, eliminating any future trouble and leaving her no chance to turn things around.
Yu Ling took a deep breath, barely managing to steady her voice: "I understand."
Bai Qingyue smiled: "Your Highness need not worry too much. I will go with you and try to find this rare flower. You can just wait patiently for my good news these next few days."
"Alas, my worthless life should have ended long ago. You've already done enough by pulling me back from the brink of death; there's no need to worry about this broken body any further."
Yu Ling refused, expressing her disapproval.
Night fell.
Yu Ling had just fallen asleep when he was suddenly awakened by a violent cough. He quickly got up, dressed, and rushed out, only to find Bai Qingyue already standing at the door.
"You're still recovering from your cold, where are you going again, setting off in the middle of the night?" Yu Ling asked in surprise.
"Go find the Heavenly Lotus... After thinking it over tonight, I think it's best to say goodbye to the Prince. If the Prince sees that Qingyue has not returned, there is a secret passage in the back mountain of the Medicine Valley. You can just escape."
Bai Qingyue's face was resolute.
—Three months later—
When Bai Qingyue returned weary from his journey with the Heavenly Heart Lotus, his eyes were filled with joy. However, when he searched the entire Medicine Valley but could not find Yu Ling, his heart was suddenly filled with cold water.
Something happened to the prince? Could it be that the damned emperor was behind it?!
Bai Qingyue hurriedly sneaked into the palace to gather information.
Then, in the Imperial Garden, they unexpectedly saw a handsome man with white hair chatting and laughing with the Emperor.
Whether Bai Qingyue and Yu Ling were overthinking things or An Jingxuan was too ambitious, he actually summoned Yu Ling to consult on court affairs. He even specially instructed the palace maids and eunuchs to serve Yu Ling to the utmost comfort, so that she could be waited on hand and foot, and not even have to walk. When she went out, eunuchs would carry her in a sedan chair.
And so, the two of them have dealt with yet another horrific natural disaster and are now celebrating with drinks.
"Could you two please explain this? Hmm?"
Yu Ling and An Jingxuan, their eyes covered by silk, turned their heads in unison and saw Bai Qingyue's menacing gaze with a dark expression (Yu Ling was pretending to be blind).
Damn it, they've completely forgotten about this guy! The Emperor himself still needs him to take care of his health!
Awkwardly, the two brothers put on ingratiating smiles again.
——
As these seemingly peaceful days passed by, the parrot system that remained in Bai Qingyue's territory finally completed the task assigned to it by its host.
It led Shadow Seven back from the Xiongnu territory and then secretly infiltrated the palace.
Before Zhang Han and his men could fully recover from the crisis, Ying Qi had already made arrangements in the capital. Everything went smoothly until the emperor and empress were poisoned again, and no one in the entire palace noticed.
Even after An Jingxuan and Gu Wen had their appearances altered by Yu Ling and were imprisoned in a dark room, neither of them had accepted reality.
"I told you long ago, I told you we couldn't keep him! But you just wouldn't listen to me!" Gu Wen went completely mad. In this second life, how could she still lose to Yu Ling?
An Jingxuan, however, remained much calmer. After dealing with political affairs for many days, he knew that Yu Ling was actually more outstanding than him. He simply said, "I have treated you well."
"Shh—" Yu Ling put her index finger to her lips. "Your Majesty is right, but the past cannot be erased with a single stroke. I have always been one to avenge wrongs, though it may be late."
[Host, what if Bai Qingyue and Gu Cheng plead for them?]
Are you sure they'll plead for them?
Yu Ling's rebellion was more successful than the original owner's. Bai Qingyue, upon learning the truth, became even more attentive, taking advantage of her status as a physician to stay by Yu Ling's side without restraint.
Gu Wen and An Jingxuan were locked up together and began to dislike each other. Gu Wen had only relied on her knowledge of prophecy to plagiarize others' work, and her true abilities were soon exposed. After being despised, she lived a life worse than a servant, and soon aged and died in depression.
As for Yingqi, he was promoted by Yuling to the high-ranking official position he had always dreamed of. Only Gu Cheng knew that the two of them were alive but were imprisoned. He silently handed over his military power and left the capital...
--over--
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