The next morning, when Yaoying woke up, she rubbed her head and was lost in thought for a moment.

What happened last night flashed through my mind one by one.

She touched Luo Jia's bald head and kissed him.

The touch was pretty much what she imagined, soft and velvety, and tingling as her palm rubbed against it.

Light and shadow flickered under the crystal curtain, and a tall figure walked into the inner room. Against the light, his crimson robes were coated with a layer of brilliance, making him look solemn and holy.

Eyes met.

Yaoying felt a little guilty when she recalled the scene of hugging and kissing him on the head last night.

Tanmaraka walked to the bedside, holding a bowl of warm medicine in his hand, and asked, "Does your head hurt?"

Speak in a gentle tone.

"It doesn't hurt."

Yaoying shook her head and answered softly, her eyes unable to help but slide towards his head.

I kissed her last night.

Tanmarajiva raised his eyes and looked at her for a while. His Adam's apple moved up and down. He looked away and moved the bowl in his hand forward.

"I drank it."

His voice was hoarse.

Yaoying took the bowl and smelled it, smelling a sweet and sour aroma. She drank it and felt refreshed.

Tanmaraka watched her finish drinking, took the bowl, stood up and left.

Yao Ying looked at his back with a slight smile on her lips. It seemed that he was not angry last night.

She got up, washed herself, wrote a letter and asked her personal guard to deliver it to Li Zhongqian. She and Li Zhongqian discussed the matter of Haidu Aling for a while at the banquet last night. There were many people around and it was difficult to talk about it in detail.

The Indian medical officer suddenly came over, looking terrified.

"Your Highness, Princess Manda is under custody!"

The Indian medical officer is now the assistant of Mondadeva and he also came to the royal court this time.

"When did it happen? Who gave the order?"

The doctor said, "Before dawn, someone went to the post station with a secret order. It should be an imperial decree from the Buddha."

The corners of Yaoying's mouth twitched slightly. She thought Tanmarajya was not angry, but she didn't expect that he sent people to detain Princess Manda in the middle of the night.

She said a few words to the doctor and went to find Tanmaragha.

Mundadeva was applying medicine to Tanmaraka. She waited outside for a while, and when Mundadeva came out, she went in immediately.

The room was filled with a pungent smell of medicine and a damp mist.

She drew aside the pearl curtain, and saw the scene in the room clearly, and was stunned.

Tamalaka was sitting in front of the desk, his robe was half off, his upper body was bare, his muscles were tight, his shoulders and back were covered with beads of sweat, his face was pale, and his expression was painful.

In the morning he was giving her medicine to drink, but in the blink of an eye, he became like this.

Yao Ying bit her lip.

Bi Suo was twisting her handkerchief at the side. When she saw her come in, her eyes rolled and she quietly retreated.

Yao Ying frowned slightly, walked to the desk, sat down, and picked up the handkerchief.

"A new medicine today?"

Mundadeva has tried several new prescriptions these days, but Tanmaraka had never had such a big reaction in the previous attempts.

Tanmarajika did not answer, his brows were furrowed and his eyes were cold.

Yao Ying stood up and pressed the handkerchief in her hand against his sweaty shoulders. Before she moved, his body became even more tense, his veins bulged, and a murderous aura floated around him.

When he was Tanmarajiva, he would never practice martial arts, but recently he showed signs of being unable to control his martial arts, with his inner energy surging before he even started practicing.

Mundadeva said that if he didn't find a solution, he might become possessed.

Thinking of Tanmaragha's ending, Yaoying felt sad. She looked at his cold green eyes without stepping away, and gently wiped his exposed shoulders and back with a handkerchief.

She lowered her head and wiped him carefully, her breath falling on his chest and shoulders, her fingers brushing across his exposed skin.

Wet, sticky and soft.

Tanmarajiva's body trembled, beads of sweat rolled down his cheeks, and he held Yaoying's hand.

"I can do it myself."

He said, his voice hoarse.

"Hold on, I'll help you."

Yao Ying pushed his hand away and continued to wipe it for him.

Tanmarajiva lowered her eyes, looked at her hair which was so close to her, closed her eyes and did not move.

After Yaoying helped him wipe his body, she saw that he looked better than before, so she washed her hands and poured him a bowl of water to drink.

He took a sip of water, his Adam's apple rolling, and put on the cassock that had fallen to his waist. He picked up the Buddhist beads and put them on his wrist, then opened a scripture.

Yao Ying let out a long sigh and knelt in front of him. "Did the wizard imprison Princess Manda?"

Tanmarajika nodded.

Yao Ying didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Because she told me about the double cultivation?"

Tanmaraka looked at the scripture and said, "She made you drink Qinghua wine last night."

Yao Ying was stunned. "Not bad, she treated me to Qinghua wine... Is there anything wrong with this wine?"

At the banquet yesterday, she and Princess Manda drank wine, and on the way back, she drank a few more glasses of wine with Princess Manda, and gradually became a little drunk. She was a little confused last night, more willful than usual, but her mind was still clear. When she left the banquet, her thoughts were clear, and she discussed the matter of Haidu Aling with Li Zhongqian for a long time. It was not until she returned to the courtyard that she relaxed and the drunkenness came up.

Tanmaraka looked away and took out Princess Manda's confession.

There is something wrong with the wine.

Qinghua wine has the effect of stimulating blood and strengthening courage. Warriors would drink this wine before going to war or competing.

In addition, the interaction between the wine and the medicinal fragrance in his house would make the reaction of those who drank it more severe.

Princess Manda confessed that she knew what medicines the Indian medical officer and Monda Deva had recently researched, and specially prepared the blue and white wine. The blue and white wine in her collection is more mellow than ordinary blue and white wine, which can enhance people's senses, make people completely relax, and do things they usually want to do but dare not do.

"After drinking this wine, one will feel relaxed and happy. The smell of medicine will make one more sensitive. Also, if one likes a certain smell or a certain person, after drinking this wine, one will unconsciously want to immerse oneself in the smell and want to get close to the person one likes..."

She swore and cursed, saying that she just wanted to help Yaoying and did not secretly put harmful drugs in Yaoying's wine.

Princess Manda's original words in her confession were: "This wine is really harmless. I often drink it myself. Not only is it harmless, it can also help to cheer me up!"

Yao Ying's eyelids twitched after reading the confession.

No wonder Princess Manda said the aftereffects would be very strong when she invited her to taste the wine last night.

Yaoying put down her confession, pondered for a moment, raised the curtain and looked at Tanmarajiva.

"It's just a glass of wine. I was a little drunk last night... My brother didn't allow me to drink too much before because I had to take medicine and couldn't drink. Besides, when I was drunk, I liked to pester people and make trouble..."

She paused and explained, "Like last night...I wanted to kiss you."

She was just a little dazed last night. She knew what she had done. The Qinghua wine only made her completely relax and did not affect her mind.

The room became quiet, as quiet as a bottomless body of water.

Tanmarajiva held the scroll tightly.

There were footsteps outside the window. Bami entered the room and stood outside the felt curtain, clasping his fists and asking for instructions: "King, the little prince Mobido from the Ujiri tribe has returned."

Tanmarajiva came to his senses, put down the scriptures and looked at Yaoying.

"This time it's just a glass of wine, what if it's something else?"

Yao Ying was stunned.

He was not angry about the glass of wine, but was worried that Princess Manda had tricked her into drinking something else.

"I'll be more careful next time."

"Princess Manda cannot be released for the time being." Tanmaraka said, "I have something to deal with, please step aside, Princess."

Yao Ying nodded, got up and left the house, telling the Indian medical officer that Princess Manda would be fine.

…

The Indian medical officer went to visit Princess Manda and told her the news.

Princess Manda was captured and interrogated in the middle of the night. She was furious but dared not say a word. After she confessed everything honestly, she cursed Tanmarajya in her heart. When she saw the Indian medical officer coming, she was overjoyed. But when she learned that Tanmarajya was unwilling to release her for the time being, her joy disappeared and her brows raised.

"Did Princess Wen Zhao fail to succeed last night?"

The Indian medical officer rolled his eyes at her.

Princess Manda narrowed her eyes. Princess Wen Zhao was still too restricted. She had to think of other ways.

…

Mobiduo brought the surrendered nobles of Beirong back to the Holy City, and the news quickly spread throughout the streets and alleys.

Tanmarajiva went to the Rajgān temple to meet Mobito, and Bīśa and Vāṇaṇa also went with him.

Bami said with a smile that after Prince Jinbo and others surrender, they will formally present the letter of surrender at a ceremony in a few days.

Yaoying took care of some chores and waited for Tanmaragha to come back.

Suddenly, there was a sound of hurried footsteps outside the corridor, and the guards rushed into the room, "Qiniang, Alang and the Crown Prince are fighting, Alang wants to kill the Crown Prince, we can't stop him!"

Yao Ying's face changed suddenly. She dropped her pen, rode her horse straight to the posthouse without changing her clothes.

The Gaochang delegation lived in a pavilion south of the post station. Li Xuanzhen was injured, so Yao Ying sent several people to look after him. When he was able to ride a horse, she would send him back to Gaochang and then to Liangzhou. Her personal soldiers had been guarding him for the past few days to prevent him from meeting Li Zhongqian.

Yao Ying was extremely anxious. She was not worried about Li Xuanzhen, but was afraid that something would happen if Li Zhongqian hurt him.

She rode her horse at full speed and asked, "Why did you suddenly want to kill the prince?"

The guards followed her closely and said, "Alang got drunk at the banquet last night. You asked us to watch over him. We sent him back to his residence, and he lay down and fell asleep... Everything was fine at first, but this morning Alang woke up from his hangover and suddenly thought of the prince. He asked the guards who were guarding the prince a few questions, and then he got furious. He rushed to the prince's residence with a sword in hand, hacking and slashing, and almost killed the prince... The little guys tried to stop him and persuade him, but Alang didn't listen..."

"Ah Lang called the prince a beast!"

Yao Ying's heart tightened.

What did Li Zhongqian know?

She whipped her horse and hurried to the posthouse. The guards were in a mess, but when they saw her coming, they immediately found the leader and surrounded her and walked inside.

Li Xuanzhen's courtyard was very remote. She rode non-stop all the way, walked quickly through the corridor, panting like a bellows, and rushed into the innermost room.

The floor was in a mess, the sturdy doors were chopped into pieces, and there were marks of hacking on the mud windows. Figures were moving around in the house, and the sound of swords clashing could be heard from a long distance away, mixed with the shouts and exhortations of the personal soldiers.

The personal guard pushed open the collapsed chest that blocked the door, and Yao Ying stepped into the room. Before she could see clearly who was awake in the room, a sword light wrapped in cold murderous aura swept towards her.

"Qiniang! Be careful!"

"Ah Lang, Qi Niang is here! Stop it now!"

Before Yao Ying could react, a sword flashed towards her, and out of the corner of her eye she saw a figure rushing towards her, as fast as lightning.

The murderous palm wind that was surging throughout the room suddenly froze. Everyone was stunned and dared not utter a word.

Yao Yingwen's eyes remained motionless, with a cold light flashing before her eyes.

Just a finger's length away from the tip of her nose, a long knife infused with inner strength collided with a long sword, sparks flew, and strong winds surged.

Everyone in the room was stunned.

Yaoying covered her eyes and fell to the ground.

"Ming Yue Nu!"

"Ayue!"

Two terrified sounds rang out at the same time, and the long knife and long sword fell to the ground from their owners' hands.

The two of them rushed towards Yao Ying together.

Yaoying was held and turned over. Everything in front of her eyes was blurry and she couldn't see anything clearly.

"Brother?"

she whispered.

Li Zhongqian was shaking all over, and pushed Li Xuanzhen away fiercely. His eyes were full of anger, and he gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "You beast, dare you touch the corner of her clothes?"

Li Xuanzhen lowered his eyes and let go of his hand.

Yao Ying followed the sound and grabbed Li Zhongqian's sleeve: "Brother, my eyes hurt."

Li Zhongqian quickly lowered his head, anxious as a fire, and gently pulled Yao Ying's hand away. Not seeing any blood, he breathed a sigh of relief.

The personal guard brought a hot towel. He hurriedly covered Yaoying's eyes with the hot towel, picked her up, and turned to leave the room.

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