I traveled through time with my best friend.

Jiang Xue suddenly realized something and said, "They might be waiting for King Cheng to appear."

"Becoming a king?"

"Well, they want to catch them all."

Lin Yiyi looked around, searching for King Cheng in the crowd, "The banquet is almost over, why hasn't King Cheng appeared yet?"

Jiang Xue looked at Pei Zhijin, who was already on alert. Jiang Xue raised her eyes slightly, and Pei Zhijin nodded. Jiang Xue immediately understood, stood up and said to Lin Yiyi, "Let's go."

Lin Yiyi stood up and became nervous. She knew they were about to start a fight. When she was about to leave with Jiang Xue, Su Yun came over with a glass of wine. Seeing that the two of them were about to leave, Su Yun shouted first, "Ladies, please stay!"

Jiang Xue and Lin Yiyi stopped and turned around. Su Yun had already stopped in front of them. Jiang Xue and Lin Yiyi frowned.

Su Yun bowed slightly and said, "Ladies, our Queen Mother wants to talk to you."

"We have nothing to say to the Queen Mother." Jiang Xue said coldly.

Suyun was not angry. She had expected them to refuse, so she smiled and said, "The Queen Mother has no ill intentions. She just saw that the two young ladies seemed to like drinking, so she asked me to bring this fine wine for you to taste."

Lin Yiyi crossed her arms and asked, "Which eye of the Queen Mother saw that we like to drink?"

Su Yun stopped smiling and suddenly said in a cold voice: "No one can be disrespectful to the Queen Mother. How many heads do you have?"

Jiang Xue pulled Lin Yiyi back, stared at Su Yun fiercely and said, "Our heads are right here, waiting for the Queen Mother to come and take them."

"You are so bold! Do you dare to refuse the wine given by the Queen Mother?"

"So what if you refuse?" Jiang Xue raised her head slightly and looked at Su Yun provocatively.

Suyun held the tray tightly in her hand. If there weren't so many people around, she would have poured the wine in her hand into the face of this arrogant man.

Pei Zhijin saw from afar that Jiang Xue and the others were stopped by Su Yun, so he walked quickly towards Jiang Xue through the crowd.

Su Yun said again in a warning tone: "You two, you should know that this is the imperial palace. It would be easy to kill you two. Are you sure you still want to disobey the Queen Mother?"

"How come I didn't know that the empress dowager could kill people at will in this palace?" As Pei Zhijin spoke, he had already walked beside Suyun. The purple official uniform made people feel oppressive and intimidating.

Su Yun was shocked. She didn't expect Pei Zhijin to come over. She lowered her head and said, "I was just in a hurry and I spoke without restraint."

"Does the Queen Mother know that you are so arrogant? Or..." Pei Zhijin looked at Su Yun with a threatening look, "Or did the Queen Mother allow you to do this?"

Su Yun panicked and lowered her head and said, "It's all because of my reckless words. It has nothing to do with the Queen Mother."

"Why don't you leave quickly?" Pei Zhijin looked at Su Yun coldly.

Suyun quickly turned around and left, walking quickly towards the Queen Mother.

Jiang Xue watched Pei Zhijin drive Su Yun back with just a few words, and asked curiously, "Is she so afraid of you?"

Pei Zhijin looked at Jiang Xue, his eyes no longer cold, and said, "She is afraid of the emperor."

"Oh." Jiang Xue nodded. When she was about to say something, Lin Yiyi whispered, "King Cheng is here."

Jiang Xue and Pei Zhijin looked outside the hall at the same time, and saw Li Lingxuan wearing a purple robe with a belt of the same color with gold beads tied around his waist. His black hair was tied up and fixed with a emerald gilt crown. His slender body was standing straight, and he was handsome and had an innate nobility that made people retreat and dare not approach him.

As soon as Li Lingxuan walked in, he saw Jiang Xue standing there. His heart beat faster. Li Lingxuan smiled wickedly and then walked towards Jiang Xue.

"What? You don't recognize me?" Li Lingxuan walked up to Jiang Xue and stopped.

Jiang Xue rolled her eyes. "Your Majesty is so leisurely. He comes only at this time."

The sound of stringed instruments was still ringing in her ears. A new group of dancers had been replaced in the center of the hall and were dancing gracefully. Jiahe, who was sitting next to the Queen Mother, looked at Pei Zhijin and asked in a low voice, "Mother, who are those two people standing next to Prince Cheng and Lord Pei?"

The Queen Mother didn't even look at them. She put down her wine glass and said, "Humph, the two of them, one is from the Jiang family, the other is from the Lin family. Neither of them is worry-free."

Jia He's eyes moved slightly, and he understood instantly that the two of them were blocking his mother's way. He then looked at the Queen Mother and said, "Mother, I can help you deal with them."

The Queen Mother shook her head and said, "Mother doesn't want you to have blood on your hands."

After hearing this, Jiahe's eyes darkened, as if she had thought of something. She lowered her head and remained silent. Hasn't she had enough blood on her hands over the years?

"Jiahe, what's wrong with you?" The Queen Mother asked with concern when she saw her daughter suddenly became silent.

Jia He forced a smile from the corner of his mouth, looked up at the Queen Mother and said, "I'm fine, Mother."

The Queen Mother coughed twice. Jia He frowned and asked with concern, "Mother, how is your health?"

"Nothing." The Queen Mother gently patted the back of Jiahe's fair hand and said softly, "You are not young anymore. It's time to get married."

"Mother, I just came back and I don't want to get married yet."

"That won't work. Girls should get married when they grow up. You are not young anymore. The Queen Mother has already found a few for you. You can meet them all later."

Jia He knew that her mother didn't like people disobeying her, so she nodded and said, "I understand, mother."

Li Lingchen sat on the dragon throne and watched the scene of loving mother and filial son. He felt something pulling at his heart. Thinking of what he had to do next, he actually felt a little guilty.

But in a flash, the feeling of guilt disappeared without a trace. There is no room for two tigers in one mountain. No one in a high position likes to be restricted, not even their closest relatives.

On the other side, Jiang Xue and Li Lingxuan were arguing, and Pei Zhijin stopped them and said, "King Cheng, business is more important."

Li Lingxuan then stopped and looked at Lin Yiyi beside him and said, "Ms. Lin, the previous internal force is still more suitable for you."

Lin Yiyi ignored Cheng Wang and turned her head away.

Pei Zhijin said to Jiang Xue: "It's time to act."

Jiang Xue nodded and said to Lin Yiyi, "Let's go."

Lin Yiyi nodded, and the two of them walked out.

As soon as he went out, someone among the dancers in the center of the hall yelled, "Ah!"

Everyone looked towards the center and saw that two of the dancers had blood on their faces, which then withered away at the fastest speed and finally fell to the ground.

"Ah!" The dancers started running around in fear. The concubines stood up in shock when they saw this. The ministers also panicked. Li Lingchen stood up quickly and looked at the chaos below. Although his brows were furrowed, his eyes were calm, as if he knew what was going to happen next.

Hong Fu shouted anxiously: "Quick, quick, protect the emperor!"

Jiahe also protected the Queen Mother in front, and Suyun protected the two of them in front.

Li Lingchen pushed away Hongfu who was standing in front of him, his eyes deep. It seemed that Pei Zhijin was right, there was indeed a spy in the palace.