On the execution ground, Gu Changsu calmly watched Rong Xiu fighting with others, with a contemptuous smile on his face, like a cat playing with a mouse.

Finally, when the sun was at its highest point, he laughed.

"General Rong, it should be noon now, right?" He said lightly, as if throwing a death spell at Hua Yuanzhao's head, "Come here, execute him!"

Rong Xiu's eyes quickly swept over Hua Yuanzhao who was kneeling on the ground, and his heart tightened.

Hua Yuanzhao closed his eyes and actually felt a sense of relief.

It's finally over! She is probably the most miserable time traveler in the world!

Just as the executioner was rubbing his hands and raising the machete again, a sharp shout suddenly rang out.

"Spare his life!"

"Spare his life!" the palace messenger repeated urgently, holding up the token and dismounting.

"The Emperor has issued an oral decree. Hua Yuanzhao, the eldest daughter of the Hua family, has been rewarded for her service in treating the disease. She is now freed without charge! Enter the palace to see the Emperor immediately!"

Hua Yuanzhao lay on the stage with his eyes open, gasping for breath. His already sluggish brain began to work rapidly, trying to think about the current situation.

Rong Xiu breathed a sigh of relief, bowed, walked behind Hua Yuanzhao, and cut the ropes on her with a knife.

"It's okay now." He comforted him and reached out to help Hua Yuanzhao up.

As Hua Yuanzhao stood up, the footprints on the front of her clothes and the marks on her neck were exposed to everyone's view.

"He hit you!" Rong Xiu's face suddenly darkened, anger boiling in his heart.

He glared at Gu Changsu fiercely and said through gritted teeth: "Gu Changsu, I'll remember this!"

Gu Changsu was already furious, but after hearing these words, he suddenly laughed out of anger.

“Rong Xiu! Even though she was acquitted, it is a fact that you defied the imperial power and disrupted the execution ground!” Gu Changsu sneered: “I will report today’s events to my father truthfully!”

Rong Xiu didn't have time to pay attention to him. He just helped Hua Yuanzhao to stand up and said softly, "I'll take you to heal your wounds first."

"Rong Xiu!"

The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo hurried over after receiving the news from Shihu, and was furious after seeing this scene.

Does this evil boy have to set the entire Duke Zhenguo Mansion on fire before he can feel at ease?

"How dare you offend the Third Prince? Why don't you apologize to His Highness!" The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo scolded angrily, but her words avoided the main point.

In just a few words, he tried to explain Rong Xiu's act of robbing the execution ground as a personal vendetta against Gu Changsu.

Rong Xiu pretended to be stupid and said nonchalantly, "It was obvious that he was executing her without asking right or wrong! How did it become my fault?"

"He claims to be as gentle as jade, but he turns out to be a scum who beats women!" Rong Xiu cursed without even raising his head.

"You won't feel at ease until the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion's statement is destroyed?" The Duke of Zhenguo's wife scolded angrily.

"Mother, do you really want to watch Lin'an make one mistake after another and watch everyone poke holes in the backbone of the Zhenguo Mansion?" Rong Xiu asked back.

"If Zhao Zhao hadn't saved Lin'an, Lin'an would have died by now! If it weren't for Lin'an's recommendation, how could Zhao Zhao have encountered such a disaster!"

Gu Changsu's expression has not improved since he heard the word "Zhao Zhao". He looked at Hua Yuanzhao, who was standing next to Rong Xiu like a mountain of flesh, and felt that he was an eyesore no matter how he looked at him.

He interrupted, "Since you are here to see the emperor, Miss Hua, please come in."

Hua Yuanzhao was calm and felt that his "please" was similar to the tone of the jailer when he was being taken to the execution ground.

She glanced over indifferently, and after regaining some strength, she let go of Rong Xiu's hand and walked towards the prison van.

Rong Xiu, who was "debating" with the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo, suddenly felt empty-handed. He turned around and saw Hua Yuanzhao walking towards the prison van, and asked hurriedly, "Where are you going?"

Hua Yuanzhao stopped and looked at Gu Changsu who was also frowning.

"Go to the palace." She said weakly, "I can't walk."

Gu Changsu sullenly ordered his men to prepare a carriage for her. When he passed by her, he lowered his voice and warned her through gritted teeth, "You'd better not play any tricks!"

After all this trouble, when they entered the palace, the queen had already stood up with the help of the palace maids.

After Hua Yuanzhao paid his respects, he felt her pulse and said indifferently, "Your Highness is fine now, but you have been in a coma for too long and have not been able to recover in time, which has hurt your body. You need to recuperate for some time."

She said calmly, "May I ask, Your Majesty, what has happened that has caused you to fall into such a coma?"

After a pause, he added, "I will prescribe the right medicine for you."

The Queen coughed lightly and said casually, "I have always suffered from insomnia. The palace maids were worried about me and took the initiative to use some calming incense, which caused me to fall asleep until now."

Hua Yuanzhao's eyelids twitched slightly. How could this be a tranquilizing incense? This was clearly a sedative, right?

You slept for so long before waking up. Aren’t you afraid that you will fall asleep and never wake up again?

The palace is full of murky waters. Which concubine wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to attack the queen and implicate her, or did he want to deal with her and implicate the queen?

Hua Yuanzhao obviously didn't believe it, and after thinking it over again and again, he said: "Then I will be relieved. Your Majesty is now short of energy and blood, and needs more care."

"What I know is mostly used for emergency. If Your Majesty trusts me, why not ask the imperial physician to treat you?" Hua Yuanzhao said in a gentle voice. Anyway, she didn't want to take this job again!

After understanding the implication of her words, the queen's smile froze slightly. She did not respond and calmly changed the subject.

"I heard that the third prince assaulted you in prison?" She took Hua Yuanzhao's hand and patted it gently, looking kind.

"This child is just worried about me. Don't bother with him." She said, glancing at Gu Changsu vaguely.

"Hurry up and apologize to Miss Hua!" said the Queen sternly.

Gu Changsu grew up in the palace and knew best the tricks behind these words. This kind of words without any punishment and just asking him to apologize was the best way to protect him.

The Queen has given the order that the person accepting the apology, no matter how wronged he or she is, has to grit his teeth and swallow it.

Gu Changsu's lips curved slightly, and he raised his hand to apologize respectfully: "My son was anxious for a moment, please forgive me, Miss Hua."

He was visibly perfunctory, but the queen pretended not to notice and just held Hua Yuanzhao's hand and said with a smile: "How can a husband and wife hold a grudge overnight? Huh?"

It didn't matter whether the grudge was last night or not, but when Hua Yuanzhao heard the queen say the word "husband and wife", he was really disgusted.

“My queen…”

Hua Yuanzhao was about to open her mouth when she was interrupted by the Queen: "You have done a great service in saving me. I have discussed with the Emperor and would like to confer you the title of Princess Ping'an. The imperial edict will arrive at the Prime Minister's residence soon."

The queen looked at her with a smile, quietly waiting for her to show a happy expression.

Unexpectedly, Hua Yuanzhao wrinkled his nose in disdain and said hesitantly: "Your Majesty... I don't ask for any reward for saving your life, nor do I need the title of princess..."

"If Your Majesty really wants to reward me, I beg Your Majesty to make the decision and cancel the engagement with His Majesty!"