My Lord, the princess doesn't want you anymore.

True Kingdom, Imperial Palace.

The wind started to blow, and the originally clear sky began to darken, with dark clouds blocking the dazzling sunlight.

Cui Qimo stood expressionlessly in the courtyard of Anyuyuan, looking up at the gradually darkening sky, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Your Majesty." Zhang Yuanpan called him softly several times behind him, and he turned around and asked, "How is it?"

"Your Majesty, the prescription that Miss Mei sent back is very effective. The Eighth Prince only took three doses of the medicine, and his poisoning symptoms were significantly relieved."

“Humph…” Cui Qimo sneered, “This is a secret poison made by the Nanyue Witch Doctors Department. She herself is a remnant of Nanyue. Even if she took out this antidote from the beginning, I would not be surprised.”

Judge Zhang bowed even more deeply and dared not utter a word.

Cui Qimo didn't want to hear his reply, so he turned around and walked into the hall.

The eighth prince stared at the person who walked in from outside, still with no expression on his face.

But there was some color on his face, and his body was not as stiff as before.

"Tell Father, do you know who has been poisoning your food?"

The eighth prince slowly turned his head and met the slightly worried eyes in front of him. He showed no emotion and did not speak, not even a muscle on his face moved.

Cui Qimo couldn't help but look at Zhang Yuanpan again.

Judge Zhang said quickly, "The Eighth Prince has been poisoned for a long time. He needs to recover slowly. There is no rush. In my opinion, after autumn, the remaining poison in the Eighth Prince's body will be completely eliminated."

Cui Qimo secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and left Anyu Garden, his expression darkening again.

He called the secret guards and asked, "Where have Prime Minister Mei and his family gone?"

"Your Majesty, we will arrive in Yuezhou in about ten days."

Cui Qimo groaned for a moment, "Right here in Yuezhou, let's do it!"

"Yes!"

Then, he turned around and told Eunuch Li: "In the name of the Queen Mother, summon the Princess of Xiaoqin to the palace!"

Eunuch Li's heart skipped a beat. He secretly raised his eyelids to glance at the man in front of him and replied, "I obey your order!"

A loud thunder suddenly resounded through the sky, and then a strong wind arose. The dark clouds that had been covering the sky rolled like boiling water, and the sound of raindrops as big as beans hitting the roof could be heard.

This is the first thunderstorm in the capital of Zhenguo this summer.

Eunuch Li thought to himself: The wind is blowing, the weather is changing...

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"Rumble..."

Hearing the sound of thunder coming from the direction of the capital, Prime Minister Mei opened the window curtain, looked outside, and stopped the carriage.

He looked at Shen beside him thoughtfully, and suddenly asked: "In your heart, do you think I am a coward?"

Shen's body stiffened, she lowered her head, moved her lips, but said nothing.

Prime Minister Mei smiled bitterly and said, "I originally wanted to wait until Xue'er and Prince Jing returned to Beijing before leaving. After all, as the Prime Minister, I can do many things more easily. But the Emperor suddenly agreed to my resignation. At that moment, I knew that he already knew Xue'er's life experience. So, it was right for Xue'er not to come back... If my prediction is correct, the Emperor will definitely let us die on the road without anyone noticing."

"I have no regrets about dying with the master." Shen raised her eyes.

This usually weak woman now had an indescribable firmness and courage in her eyes.

"It's just Qianyue..." Shen said softly.

Prime Minister Mei patted her arm and said, "Don't worry, Prince Xiao will protect her. If she follows us, it will only be worse. But Jiayun is the only male in the Mei family. If he stays in the capital, he will die. So, I asked him to take a leave of absence on the pretext of sending us back to the manor... Yes, I am a coward. If I hadn't made a big mistake back then, the Mei family wouldn't be in such a disaster today."

"Father..." Mei Jiayun, who was tightening the reins outside the carriage, said in a low voice, "Father is not to blame for what happened eighteen years ago. Father was also tricked by Princess Anping."

Prime Minister Mei was silent for a moment, and did not speak. He took out a thick letter from his arms and handed it to Shen, "Give it to Xue'er."

After saying that, she hugged Shen tightly in her arms, stood up and got out of the car, "Bring the horse."

He jumped on his horse and said, "Let's go our separate ways here. Wen Yi will take you to find Prince Jing, and Prince Jing will find a way to protect you. I will go to Yuezhou alone, and no one is allowed to follow me..."

"Father?" Mei Jiayun was anxious.

"Oh... let him go..." In the car, Shen's voice was unusually calm, but tears were quietly falling.

She clenched the letter in her hand, "Jiayun, listen to your father... otherwise he will never rest in peace until his death..."

The sky was growing darker and the wind was blowing dark clouds from the north to the south, startling countless birds in the forest.

In the strong wind, under the wildly swaying branches, a man and a horse were galloping against the leaves and dust blowing in their faces.

Raindrops began to fall, becoming heavier and heavier. The people on horseback had to wipe their faces at all times to see the road ahead clearly.

An arrow pierced through the rain curtain and shot straight towards the man's throat, but was deflected by a stone just an inch away from his throat.

Prime Minister Mei tilted his head and looked quietly at the broken arrow that was stuck diagonally into the soil.

After a moment, he raised his eyes and saw a young man walking slowly out of the rain.

He was holding a long sword in his hand, the sword was covered in blood, and his clothes were also soaked in blood, which was quickly washed away by the rain.

His clothes were very simple, as if he had just wrapped himself in a piece of rag and tied a piece of cloth around his waist.

He raised his knife and slashed, and several killers fell into the mud without even making a sound.

"I've only ever killed people! This is the first time I've saved someone."

The young man who saved someone for the first time let the rain wash away the blood on the sword and said quietly.

He didn't look like a good person. He looked more like a dead person who had just crawled out of a coffin. He exuded the breath of death all over his body, and anyone who looked at him would have nightmares at night.

But Prime Minister Mei showed no fear at all. He met those emotionless eyes and asked, "How old are you?"

Meng Nan was stunned. He didn't expect that he would ask such a question at this moment.

When he got no answer, Prime Minister Mei asked again, "Who are you?"

Meng Nan said in a cold voice, "Someone doesn't want you to die too early."

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