In the military camp on the outskirts of the city, the guard Shi Hu was so anxious that he was sweating profusely and ran into the military tent.

Rong Xiu, who was wearing black armor, paced around in the tent for a few circles. When he saw him, he waved his hand to exempt him from the formalities and asked, "Tell me quickly, what happened?"

Shihu's face turned pale, and he swallowed hard before saying, "The Queen is still not awake! The Emperor has already ordered the execution of Miss Hua!"

Rong Xiu's face darkened when he heard that and he was about to walk out.

Shihu looked bitter and hurriedly chased after him, saying, "Ancestor, what are you doing?"

"Enter the palace!" Rong Xiu said in a deep voice.

The Hua Yuanzhao he knew would never do anything without confidence, so how could he make such a low-level mistake?

Suddenly, Rong Xiu thought of a possibility. His expression changed immediately. He ignored Shi Hu's obstruction, left the military camp, rode his horse along the long street and rushed back to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.

In the mansion, Princess Lin'an was celebrating with her maid when she suddenly saw Rong Xiu rushing in. She stood up and went to greet him, half surprised and half happy.

"elder brother!"

"Lin'an, does my aunt's coma have anything to do with you?" Rong Xiu asked straight to the point.

Princess Lin'an suddenly widened her eyes and stared at Rong Xiu in astonishment.

"This is the first thing you ask me when you see me!"

"Your sweetheart is about to die! Are you feeling sorry for her?" Princess Lin'an's expression suddenly changed, and her voice was as harsh as the quacking of a duck.

Rong Xiu had a headache and cursed, "Lin'an, don't be stupid! Murdering your aunt is no small crime!"

"I didn't harm my aunt!" Princess Lin'an's eyes turned red and she yelled at the top of her voice.

Faced with Princess Lin'an's crying, Rong Xiu remained unmoved and just met her gaze steadily.

Rong Xiu's gaze was too sharp, making Princess Lin'an feel guilty, and she subconsciously turned her eyes away.

"That's better!" Without saying anything else, Rong Xiu turned and left.

Princess Lin'an didn't breathe a sigh of relief until Rong Xiu's back disappeared from her sight.

…

At sunset, Shihu walked into the tent with a dark face and reported to Rongxiu in a low voice: "Someone saw the servants around the princess having contact with the palace maids of Kunning Palace... In order to avoid alerting the enemy, I dare not move rashly."

Rong Xiu's face darkened. If Lin An really attacked the Queen...

Who gave her the courage to become so ignorant of her own limitations?

Rong Xiu remained silent, his expression becoming increasingly gloomy.

…

At night, a dark shadow nimbly dodged the palace guards and quietly sneaked into Kunning Palace.

Avoiding the palace maids who were on night watch, Rong Xiu entered the bedroom. His eyes swept across the surroundings and suddenly stopped on the incense burner.

When he just returned to the capital a few days ago, he came to Kunning Palace to pay his respects. The smell of incense burning in the palace at that time seemed to be a little different from that of now.

With a vague guess in mind, he quickly stepped forward, opened the ruby ​​lid on the Golden Lotus Incense Burner, and quietly turned it over to look at the silver thread hidden in the lid. Sure enough, the silver thread had changed color.

It is true!

He quickly poured the spices from the stove onto the towel and wrapped them up. There was a shadow outside, and he didn't have time to think about it, so he hurriedly took the spices and left.

The next morning, Rong Xiu rushed out with a piece of incense mixed with antidote in his sleeve, but was blocked by Princess Lin'an and her men.

"Brother, where are you going so early in the morning?" Princess Lin'an asked with narrowed eyes.

"Go to Kunning Palace to visit my aunt." Rong Xiu stared into Princess Lin'an's eyes and said meaningfully.

Princess Lin'an's heart skipped a beat and she looked at Rong Xiu in shock.

Her servant did not return home last night. Could it be that he was captured by her brother? Then what she did...

"You are not allowed to go!" Princess Lin'an panicked and sweat appeared on her forehead.

If her brother used a different incense stick to wake up her aunt, wouldn't her efforts have been in vain? If her aunt woke up before noon, wouldn't Hua Yuanzhao be able to escape death again?

"Don't think I don't know what you are going to do!" Princess Lin'an shouted in panic, "How can you, a foreigner, go to Kunning Palace so early in the morning!"

Rong Xiu stopped walking, turned sideways and stared at the panicked Princess Lin'an and asked, "What do you think I'm going to do?"

"I..." Princess Lin'an was choked and stammered, unable to speak.

Rong Xiu warned with a serious face: "Lin'an, if you don't want others to know, then don't do it yourself. There must be a limit to your willfulness!"

After he finished speaking, he strode towards the direction of the palace, regardless of Princess Lin'an's changed expression.

Princess Lin'an was so angry that she jumped up and down, shouting at his back: "You only know how to protect her!"

After entering the palace and walking on the bluestone path, Rong Xiu suddenly realized that he had a headache.

There was one thing that Lin'an said that was quite true. As a foreigner, it was indeed easy for him to be gossiped about if he wanted to enter Kunning Palace early in the morning.

But this incense must be used as soon as possible. If my aunt doesn't wake up for a long time, wouldn't Zhao Zhao be in great danger?

"Rong Xiu, what are you doing here so early in the morning?"

Just as he was lost in thought, someone suddenly called him.

When Rong Xiu came back to his senses, he saw a woman in a flamboyant red dress walking out from the alley. There was a horsewhip wrapped around her waist, and she looked arrogant and domineering.

Rong Xiu cupped his hands, saluted and called out, "Princess Changle."

The one who came was the fifth princess, Changle. Princess Changle was about the same age as them. She grew up with them and had fought with Princess Lin'an many times.

Ever since Rong Xiu left the capital, Princess Lin'an and she became much more distant, and Rong Xiu seldom heard news from her at the border.

Princess Changle waved her hand to dismiss the palace maids, took a few steps forward, squinted her eyes to look at Rong Xiu, walked around him in a circle before suddenly sneering.

"It seems that the idiot Lin An really did something to my mother? Did he make you so tired that you came here early in the morning to help her destroy the body?"

Rong Xiu's expression changed slightly, and he said sternly, "Princess Changle, please don't say anything careless."

Princess Changle stretched out her hand towards him and said disdainfully, "Antidote."

They have been playing together since they were young. Doesn't she know what kind of people this brother and sister are?

"I don't know what the princess is talking about." Rong Xiu's eyes flickered and he closed his eyes without looking at her.

"Since we grew up together, I will help you this time, but..." Princess Changle changed her tone and said seriously, "Only this once."

Rong Xiu closed his eyes, helplessly handed over the incense wrapped in his sleeve, and said, "I owe you a favor."

"Pfft~ I can't afford it." Princess Changle opened it and took a look, then she understood.

She put away her things and said, "I'm with the Queen Mother. I advise you to go to the prison and take a look. Lin'an is different now than before!"

Rong Xiu thanked him again and hurriedly sent people to keep an eye on the Dali Temple, but he didn't know that Zhong Hua Yuanzhao in the Dali Temple was already dying.

Yesterday, because of his attack on Hua Yuanshan, Hua Yuanzhao was beaten half to death by Gu Changsu who came rushing over.

The jailer was intimidated by Gu Changsu and dared not touch her, so he just left her paralyzed on the ground all night.

The injury was not treated in time, and coupled with the cold and gloomy prison, Hua Yuanzhao developed a high fever in the second half of the night yesterday.

After a night of fever, Hua Yuanzhao was already in a daze, his mind almost a mess.

In a daze, she heard the clattering of keys. She raised her eyelids with difficulty and saw light and shadow flickering at the door.

The jailer who received orders from Gu Changsu came over swinging an iron rod and opened the door lock.

"Miss Hua, it's time to get going."