In the quiet imperial study, the only sounds were Emperor Yan's heavy breathing and the sound of the brush passing over silk.

Soon, the imperial edict was written.

Emperor Yan picked up the imperial edict and looked at it in front of him, then blew on the ink on it as if he was very satisfied.

An Shi couldn't understand what Emperor Yan was thinking, but at this time he also knew clearly who his master was.

He walked stiffly to the side of Emperor Yan, bowed and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, would you like me to read out this imperial edict?"

Emperor Yan raised his eyes, glanced meaningfully at the person in front of him, whose back he could only see, and put away the imperial edict in his hand.

"No, this is a secret order."

An Shi swallowed, said "yes", and returned to his original position. He never raised his head from beginning to end, but he could clearly feel the gaze passing over his head.

Seeing that An Shi was tactful, Emperor Yan withdrew his gaze.

"Come here, deliver the imperial edict to the Prime Minister's residence."

Silently, another person appeared in the room. Judging from his clothes, it was definitely Xiao Wei.

The man took the imperial edict silently and disappeared, as if he had never been there.

Emperor Yan did not avoid An Shi when he said that. An Shi naturally understood that something might happen in the Prime Minister's Mansion, but now, he was afraid that he could not even protect himself, let alone inform Yan Siyuan.

But what no one expected was that the imperial edict was stopped by the golden-armored guards before it could be sent out of the palace.

Xiao Wei stared at the four golden-armored guards who surrounded him, and clenched the imperial edict in his hand. He seemed to understand that he could not escape, and was about to give a signal.

But someone was faster than him. The moment he raised his hand, a silver thread as thin as a hair wrapped around his arm. With just a little force, his arm broke into several sections.

Xiao Wei's eyes widened. He didn't even see the golden armored guards in front of him take action. And the silver thread came from behind them.

Seeing that he was staring at the other side of the silver thread, the golden-armored guards tactfully dodged to the left and right.

An old eunuch with white hair and wearing eunuch clothes appeared in front of him. His face was full of wrinkles and spots, but he had a pair of bottomless eyes, like an ancient deep well, which could be seen through if he looked at it for a second longer.

He just moved his fingers slightly, and the silver thread in his hand instantly moved. The next moment, Xiao Wei's head fell to the ground, and he didn't even have time to scream.

The old eunuch moved his fingers again and the silver thread was retracted.

Yan Siyuan appeared beside him at some point and bowed slightly to him.

"Thank you for your help, senior."

The old eunuch did not move, nor did he even look up, he just walked towards Changle Palace.

Yan Siyuan did not stop him. After watching the man leave, he took out the imperial edict from Xiao Wei.

After seeing the contents of the imperial edict clearly, the coldness in his eyes seemed to become real, and the murderous intent was no longer hidden. He turned around and destroyed the imperial edict in his hand.

"Dealt with," he said, and then disappeared.

Emperor Yan certainly would not continue to stalemate with Yan Siyuan, he could not wait, so he wanted to ruin Qingyun's reputation and make her fall into hell. But he did not expect that he ignored the strength of Lu Xingci and the one from the Mo family.

Since euphemisms didn't work, he would do something substantial. He directly issued an imperial decree to convict Qingyun and the Prime Minister's Office. He was the emperor, and whoever he wanted to die had to die.

With Yan Siyuan's strength alone, it's not that he can't stop the Xiaowei, but he just can't get the news quickly.

He was the one who found the old eunuch in Changle Palace, or rather, the old eunuch showed up on purpose to find him. He was also the one who told him that Emperor Yan had drafted an imperial edict to be sent to the Prime Minister's Mansion, otherwise by the time he received the news, it would be too late.

Now Emperor Yan had no idea that the imperial edict he had drafted had been destroyed. Instead, he was still immersed in the joy of destroying the Prime Minister's Mansion.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Shu requests to see you," a report came from the eunuch outside the imperial study.

Emperor Yan pondered for a while and finally remembered who Concubine Shu was.

She is one of the concubines who lost their children. Now they are under house arrest by Yan Siyuan. How could they come to the imperial study? Emperor Yan couldn't help but frown.

"Let her in."

The door of the imperial study was opened and Concubine Shu walked in.

She was one of the four concubines, and the one who least liked to compete for favor. What she loved most was to plant flowers and play with grass. The flowers in the Forest Palace were the most beautiful, and she was the most beautiful flower in the forest of flowers. This was also the reason why she was still favored even though she did not compete for favor.

She also has a younger sister who entered the palace three years later than her and is now Concubine Ning. Neither of the two sisters of the Ning family were spared and both entered the palace as concubines.

However, the beauty who was once more beautiful than flowers has now become bony and withered. The once beautiful phoenix eyes are now indifferent, and the thin face, although heavily made up, cannot hide its original gray and sickly appearance.

Even the lips that were dyed red by lip balm were no longer as plump as before. Like a butterfly with broken wings, it had lost its vitality.

Emperor Yan carefully looked at the person who was slowly walking towards him. There was no change in his eyes, as if he was extremely unfamiliar with the person in front of him.

After a long time, Concubine Shu walked to the bottom of Emperor Yan and bowed slightly. Her movements were stiff and weak, without any aesthetic appeal, as if she would be torn into pieces in the next second. Her voice was also so weak.

"Your Majesty, I have met you. May your Majesty be blessed with good health."

The corners of his lips trembled slightly, revealing a not-so-pretty smile.

Emperor Yan stood up and walked forward, reaching out to help the man up, with a worried expression on his face.

"Why is he so weak? Is it because Xiaojiu's people didn't take good care of him? What is the Imperial Hospital for? How can they not even do such a small thing!

An Shi, go call Xiao Jiu over. I want to ask him, is this the imperial physician he found?"

An Shi nodded slightly and responded "yes".

He had only taken two steps when he was stopped by a hollow voice.

"Eunuch An, you don't have to go," Concubine Shu raised her hand, covered her lips and coughed, "Cough cough."

She raised her head to look at Emperor Yan, with a hint of complex emotions in her eyes, "Your Majesty, I'm fine. The people in the Imperial Hospital are very responsible. It's just that my body is not good, and I'm afraid I won't get better."

"How could it be!".

Emperor Yan supported the man, his eyes full of blame and heartache, "Don't worry, as long as I'm here, I will make you get better, and the culprit will be punished."

When he said the latter part, there was a murderous look in his eyes.

Of course, Concubine Shu understood Emperor Yan's thoughts and would not believe what he said. They all knew very well who the culprit was.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I believe in you," she said, leaning lovingly on Emperor Yan's chest.

Emperor Yan's eyes were deep as he gently stroked Concubine Shu's back, as if to comfort her.

But Concubine Shu's body trembled like a frightened deer. She understood that this was a threat.

"My beloved, why did you come to see me today?"

Concubine Shu left Emperor Yan, waved to her personal maid, and took the food box from her hand.

"I have seen Your Majesty always staying in the Imperial Study. I am afraid that there are too many things to do in the court. Although I do not understand the affairs of the court, I also understand that one must balance work and rest.

Your Majesty, you still have to find the real culprit for me and my sisters, so we must not get ourselves hurt."


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