He was almost poisoned to death, but fortunately, Ma Sang's poison wasn't very potent. He only slept for more than twenty hours. When he woke up, he crawled out of the coffin using his bare hands. To this day, he has no fingernails on his fingers, which was the root of the injury.
He always wore black gloves and black clothes, which earned him the nickname "Shadow".
"Go, Xiyun."
Xi Yun nodded obediently. She didn't know what kind of person Xi Yun was in Liu Changfeng's heart, but in Xi Yun's heart, he had always been the older brother who loved her the most.
Xi Yun awkwardly touched her face, but Liu Changfeng didn't have any auntie at all.
He stepped forward and wrapped his arms around Xi Yun's waist, wanting to get closer. But Xi Yun pushed him away, saying, "Young Master, I was so excited to see you just now that I couldn't help but hug you. But we can't do that now. I'm already the Emperor's concubine. That would be a matter of losing my head, even though I have no family left."
Xi Yun started to feel sad when she talked about her family. I don't know if it was because she saw her older brother, but she became particularly sentimental!
Liu Changfeng took her hand away, poured out the medicine himself, and gestured for her to remove her veil and take it quickly. She was embarrassed and didn't want to take it off. The moonlight was just right, and if Young Master Liu saw her, Xi Yun was afraid that she would frighten him.
He held her hand against his chest, his eyes full of tenderness as he looked at Xi Yun with deep affection. "Didn't you used to say I was your older brother? You always listened to me the most. Now that we've been apart for four or five years, you seem like a completely different person. Has everything changed after you got married?"
Xi Yun shook her head in refusal; she simply didn't want her older brother to see her vulnerable side.
"In my heart, you will always be the most beautiful, and I won't care what you become! The Liu family is really something else. This drug was originally a method our Censorate used to control female suspects, but now they've used it on you! It seems they really are greedy for money. I've taken care of the person, so you can rest assured!"
Upon hearing this, Xi Yun put the medicine into her mouth, but she took it with her hand and fed it to her from under her veil, without revealing her face. Hearing what Young Master Liu said, she immediately felt very shy and lowered her head, just like a young girl who had just experienced love and was blushing uncontrollably in front of the person she liked.
However, Xi Yun still knew that she and Young Master Liu used to be master and servant. After the mistress died, she, Liu Ruhua, and Liu Changfeng depended on each other for survival. At that time, they were siblings, and now they could only be siblings.
She looked at Liu Changfeng with those pitiful eyes again, "Let's go, young master, it's not safe here! I need to go back quickly too. Meeting a man outside in the palace is a capital offense."
"Yes, I know."
Liu Changfeng patted himself down and pulled out several bottles and jars. "Take these for self-defense. They're labeled with what you need! Take care! Xiyun, I'm currently monitoring Consort Gui, lurking in the inner palace. So remember the whistle. Blow it immediately if you encounter any danger, understand?"
Liu Changfeng was very worried. He turned around and was about to leave, but then looked at Xi Yun and said, "Take care of yourself!"
Xi Yun nodded again, and in a flash, the dark figure disappeared in front of her. As expected, the person lived up to his name. No wonder the secret guards of the Cautious Punishment Division would give him such a name.
As Xi Yun watched Liu Changfeng leave, she felt a mix of disappointment and joy. She was disappointed that her young master was still alive, but saddened that seeing him again would be incredibly difficult, given the strict hierarchy within the imperial harem.
If Liu Changfeng really is Xiyun's brother, then it doesn't matter. Just like Geng Yulin's brother Feng Yuluo, who often goes in with his palace token, no one will say anything.
However, given their relationship—being relatives without blood ties—and Liu Changfeng's status, this naturally became an obstacle to their meeting.
Yongshou Palace was naturally crowded and noisy. They talked for so long at the back gate. Besides the palace servants from Yikun Palace, Qiao Siyu from Yongshou Palace also saw it. However, she only saw Liu Changfeng holding Xiyun and did not know what the two were talking about!
She was the happiest of all, as she always managed to get the scoop on the gossip in the harem. She was the one who discovered the affair between Consort Jiang Jinhua and Xu Yuanzhang, and now she discovered that Xi Yun, who was in the same Yongshou Palace as her, was in the same situation.
She didn't want to expose Xi Yun at all, because this unfavored concubine was no threat at all. But things were different now. Precisely because she was unfavored, Qiao Siyu had a lot of room to manipulate her, such as taking over the position of the eldest princess.
This has always been Qiao Siyu's dream!
Long ago, when Consort Liu was tripped up, I was the biggest beneficiary. Originally, this princess was supposed to be raised by me, but instead, Xi Yun, Liu Ruhua's maid in Jiayu Palace, got a great deal.
Things are different now. My foundation is solid, and with Fu Lu's private key and Ruan Yu Mu behind me, plus incriminating evidence against Xi Yun, becoming a princess is not a difficult thing to achieve.
Thinking of this, Qiao Siyu laughed happily, "This is truly effortless! Hahaha! Consort Zhaoyi, just you wait and see!"
Xing'er was getting quite impatient waiting under the bamboo grove in the courtyard. She wanted to go over but was afraid of scaring Xi Yun. Just now, seeing Qiao Siyu walk by had made Xing'er's heart jump into her throat. Fortunately, Qiao Siyu didn't go towards the back door, but headed north.
Finally, under the moonlight, Xing'er saw Xi Yun slowly walking towards her, and she was relieved.
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