Yan Bingyan's expression softened a bit. "You know the art of disguise, don't you?"
"...I know some."
"Immediately disguise yourself as Fu Yunchen's wife. This way, we can fool him and make him wary."
Mu Run: "...Okay."
Yan Bingyan became more relaxed. "Alright, from the moment you step out of this door, you will be Fu Yunchen's wife, Mu Run. Mo Xiaowan will disappear for the time being."
Mu Run replied, "Yes, Lord Sizheng."
Yan Bingyan said, "Go and disguise yourself first. I want to see what this mysterious bride looks like."
Mu Run thought to himself: After reading this, I'll probably be shocked.
Sure enough, when Yan Bingyan saw Mu Run's face, he stumbled and almost fell.
"Hua Ling?! How is that possible? She... she's still alive?" Yan Bingyan was dumbfounded. "But the mother Gu of the Heart-Eating Gu was eaten by Xiao Cao... Even if she had an antidote to alleviate the Heart-Eating Gu before, she should have died after the mother Gu was eaten by Xiao Cao."
"She's a fake; she just looks like Hua Ling. This shows that Fu Yunchen is also deeply in love with Hua Ling. Otherwise, he wouldn't have chosen a substitute as his wife." Mu Run lied, half-truthfully.
The most difficult lie to detect is the one that is half true and half false.
Yan Bingyan didn't doubt Mu Run's words. In fact, he didn't quite believe that Hua Ling could survive falling off a cliff.
“Yes. Also, women afflicted with the Heart-Eating Gu cannot conceive.” Yan Bingyan’s statement further confirmed the truth of what Mu Run had said.
Mu Run, "Can't get pregnant?"
Yan Bingyan thought of Mo Xiaowan, who also had the Heart-Eating Gu, and paused before saying, "As long as the Heart-Eating Gu is removed, she can still get pregnant."
"So if it's not untied, you can't get pregnant?" Mu Run asked.
Yan Bingyan replied, "Not necessarily. There are just no examples of female Dark Ravens getting pregnant yet."
Mu Run: "Why?"
Yan Bingyan was reluctant to answer, but seeing that she wanted to know, he told her, "The Heart-Eating Gu should devour the fetus."
Mu Run's heart clenched painfully!
I can't help but feel fortunate that Fu Yunchen has the bloodline of the Witch King; otherwise, these two children wouldn't have been born.
"I understand, thank you, Lord Sizheng. What should I do now?"
"The Imperial Clan Office is not safe. Fu Yunchen can enter this place as if it were his own backyard."
"..."
"His Majesty is selecting concubines these past two days, and I've arranged for you to enter the palace and hide among them. Remember, you are now Fu Yunchen's new wife, Mu Run, not Mo Xiaowan."
"And what about the grass?"
"After she returns, she will bring Fu Yunchen's two children into the palace. The Empress Dowager specifically requested those two children."
"Alright, I understand." She wanted to see why the Empress Dowager wanted her child. Could it be true, as Mo Xiaowan said, that the Empress Dowager's secret to youth was related to children...?
Mu Run was led into the palace by Yan Bingyan.
There was originally a royal palace in Xiangcheng.
Emperor Xingwen ascended the throne here.
There was neither a will from the late emperor nor a will from the old emperor authorizing the succession.
His reign as emperor was more like a coup d'état.
Although the Empress Dowager had the support, it was far less justifiable than the late Emperor's edict.
But Emperor Xingwen had money!
When he was Prince Zhou, he amassed a great deal of wealth from the people.
Officials, however, could not support their families solely on loyalty. They were driven by the high positions and generous salaries offered by Emperor Xingwen.
Yan Bingyan said, "This palace is not as good as the one in the capital, but it is built on a dragon vein and is protected by the dragon vein's energy."
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