The emperor's marriage between the Princess of Northern Frontier and the Imperial Tutor Zhang Xuanlin caused an uproar in the court, and everyone would say "A barking dog never bites" when they mentioned it.

As noble as the Princess of Northern Frontier was, she ended up marrying a poor boy of unknown reputation, which really made some people who had ulterior motives feel regretful.

But no matter what everyone thought, Zhang Xuanlin did become a new upstart in the capital. After all, he was already the royal consort of the Northern Frontier.

However, these things were not important at all to the virtuous concubine of Fenghua Palace, because she was already overwhelmed enough.

Prince Liang was deposed and would have no more children. The emperor also lost his patience with her and never came to Fenghua Palace again.

The Fenghua Palace, which was once so glorious and unrivaled, is now like a cold palace and no one cares about it anymore.

How could Concubine Xian be willing to accept this? Her son was only one step away from the throne, and she would be the most noble woman in Tianji Kingdom.

If Chu Xuan and Lu Yanluo hadn't ruined her plans, how could she and her son have fallen to this point!

She would never give up. She would find a way to win back the emperor. It didn't matter if Chu Han couldn't have children. As long as she became the emperor, she could adopt children from other relatives. Everything would be fine. The only thing she lacked was an opportunity.

However, the time soon arrived. The late empress dowager's death anniversary was just a few days away. Concubine Xian went to the emperor in person to ask for permission to leave the palace and go to Dongming Temple to pray for the empress dowager.

The emperor agreed without hesitation. Since the imperial concubine was taking the lead, the other female members of the Zong family naturally could not be left behind, and they all requested to accompany the virtuous imperial concubine.

Yue Lengxin was very interested in this and finally went along with them.

At this point, it evolved from one person's prayer into a very grand sacrifice.

Concubine Xian was actually happy with this result and specially sent someone to Prince Ye's Mansion to invite Lu Yanluo to join them.

Night Palace.

Lu Yanluo sent away the palace maid who came to deliver the letter with a cold look in her eyes.

Chu Xuan was a little worried, and said with a frown, "The Queen Mother has passed away for a long time, and I have never heard Concubine Xian mention a word about her. Why are you going to pray for her now? I'm afraid there is something fishy going on."

Lu Yanluo smiled meaningfully, walked to the table and poured herself a cup of tea, and said after a while: "No matter what the trick is, I have to go and see what she is going to do."

The Empress Dowager had taken good care of Lu Yanluo when she was alive. This kindness would not allow her to allow Concubine Renxian to do whatever she wants in the name of the late Empress Dowager!

On the second day, everyone gathered outside the palace gate and followed Concubine Xian's carriage all the way to Dongming Mountain in the east. Dongming Temple was on the top of the mountain.

The journey was smooth and smooth. When they were about to reach the top of the mountain, dense arrows suddenly shot out from the surrounding bushes. The guards were unable to defend themselves and were caught off guard.

Soon the guards were dispersed, and the women in the carriage were already frightened out of their wits. Lu Yanluo looked around secretly and saw a group of people dressed as bandits outside confronting the guards with knives, and the other side was obviously more numerous and powerful.

If they wait any longer, everyone would be killed. Lu Yanluo made a prompt decision and took Xiao Ran out of the carriage. This place was not far from Dongming Temple. As long as they could run to Dongming Temple before all the guards were killed, they would have a chance to save themselves.

The other female members of the family apparently also realized this, and they got out of the car and followed Lu Yanluo up the mountain.

However, man proposes, God disposes. The bandits had already sent people to block the way up the mountain. Seeing this, everyone had to choose another way to go up the mountain.

As the gate of Dongming Temple was right in front of them, everyone was blocked by a cliff in front of them and there was no way out.

At this moment, the pursuers behind him had arrived. There were wolves in front and tigers behind. This time, there was no way to escape.

Concubine Xian looked very unhappy, and she accused Lu Yanluo, "Look at the road you are taking! How are we going to get there?"

Lu Yanluo didn't even look at her, but looked around, trying to find a way to break through.

Yue Lengxin couldn't bear to watch it anymore, so she said bluntly, "When did Lu Yanluo say that she would lead the way for you? It was you who wanted to follow me here, so why are you complaining now?"

"You!" Concubine Xian was choked and speechless.

The bandits caught up to them in a flash and surrounded them: "Run, why don't you run? You are quite a fast runner."

Concubine Xian looked at the bandits with disgust and said sternly, "Do you know who I am? How dare you be so presumptuous? Are you going to die?"

The bandit snorted disdainfully, obviously not taking Concubine Xian seriously: "I don't care who you are! Listen to me, I'm going to find a woman named Yue Lengxin. Hand her over to us, and I'll let you go."

Yue Lengxin? Lu Yanluo had a feeling that something was wrong. It seemed that this group of people were not just bandits. They were probably well prepared.

When everyone heard that they only wanted Yue Lengxin, they all looked in Yue Lengxin's direction. The meaning in their eyes was obvious: they wanted to hand Yue Lengxin over to the bandits in exchange for safety.

Yue Lengxin obviously saw it too. She looked at everyone with full vigilance and said in a cold voice: "If anything happens to this princess, Beijiang will never let it go, and you will not survive either!"

But this kind of verbal threat was obviously not comparable to the threat in front of her. Concubine Xian pointed at Yue Lengxin and said to the bandits: "She is the one you want. We will give her to you and you let us go!"

"No!" Lu Yanluo said decisively, directly rejecting Concubine Xian's decision: "She is the princess of Northern Frontier. If anything happens to her, His Majesty will never let us go. There must be another way. Don't be impulsive!"

Yue Lengxin turned sideways and looked at Lu Yanluo, her eyes full of emotion, but those present were all spoiled women who had never seen such a scene before. At the moment, they just wanted to leave safely, so how could they care about Yue Lengxin?

Before Yue Lengxin could react, several women from noble families around her suddenly reached out and pushed Yue Lengxin towards the bandits.

Seeing this, Lu Yanluo hurriedly tried to stop it, but unexpectedly, Concubine Xian beside her also raised her hand and pushed Lu Yanluo away.

Lu Yanluo could only watch Yue Lengxin being captured by the bandits, and her heart was immediately filled with anger: "Who are you? Why do you want to capture the Princess of Northern Frontier? Are these your conditions?"

The bandit looked at Lu Yanluo with disdain, smiled maliciously, pointed at Lu Yanluo and said, "I also like this person, so I'll take her away with me."

Upon hearing this, Concubine Xian grabbed Lu Yanluo, intending to push her to the bandits' side. Lu Yanluo pushed him away and quickly retreated to the side.

The bandits saw the opportunity and surrounded Lu Yanluo. Lu Yanluo had no choice but to retreat step by step. When she was about to fall off the cliff, the bandits suddenly attacked and kicked Lu Yanluo off the cliff with a kick.

Everyone on the cliff screamed in shock and turned pale with fear.