I traveled through time with my best friend.

The Queen Mother and Prince Cheng were watching the ceremony from the side. It could be seen that the happiest person there was Li Lingchen. Li Lingxuan's expression could not be seen, but the Queen Mother's face looked very ugly.

After returning to Yixiang Palace, the Queen Mother dismissed everyone in the palace and left only Suyun.

Then there was a sound of porcelain falling to the ground. The crackling sound lasted for a long time before it stopped. Suyun stood in the corner, lowered her head nervously.

Until the Queen Mother glanced over and said in an unhappy tone: "What's wrong with your brother? Wasn't he said to be Qin Lang's most powerful subordinate? How come you praised him to the sky at that time, but now you can't even kill a few people?"

Suyun immediately knelt on the ground, "Queen Mother, it is my fault that I am useless. Please punish me!"

"Humph, punish you?" The Queen Mother angrily threw her sleeves behind her back, her eyes sharp as she said, "I'm afraid even if I cut you into pieces, it won't be enough to appease my anger!"

Su Yun's body trembled slightly after hearing this, and she fell to the ground, "Your Majesty, you can do whatever you want to me, I will never say no."

The Queen Mother looked at Su Yun, who was trembling on the ground. Now she only had one capable person around her, Su Yun. If she got rid of her now, it would take a lot of time to promote someone else. So...

The Queen Mother closed her eyes, and then said, "I will give you a chance to atone for your sins. If this matter still fails, you don't have to see me directly."

After hearing this, Suyun nodded quickly and said, "Don't worry, Queen Mother, I will do my best."

The Queen Mother frowned and sat down, and asked, "Who traveled with Pei Zhijin?"

"The young marquis of Yong'an Marquis's Mansion and the young lady of the Jiang family are traveling with a woman who has a close relationship with Jiang Xue, but we cannot find out her background. She might be a woman from the underworld."

"A woman from Jianghu?" The Queen Mother murmured, and then looked at Su Yun with a dark look in her eyes and said, "No matter who that woman is, she has ruined my good deeds. I will never let them have an easy time. The Jiang family can take action. As for the Marquis' Mansion... humph, anyone who stands in my way must die!"

Su Yun bowed her head and replied respectfully: "Replying to the Queen Mother, then Lord Pei..."

"If someone can't be used by me, why should I keep him around and let him continue to deal with me?"

Suyun quickly replied, "Yes, I'll do it right away."

After saying this, Suyun stood up and was about to leave, but was stopped by the Queen Mother.

"and many more!"

Su Yun stopped, bent down and asked, "Does the Queen Mother have any other instructions?"

"What's going on over there, King Cheng?"

"Replying to the Queen Mother, Prince Cheng has been staying in the palace these days and has not made any movement. Our people have been guarding around the palace."

The Queen Mother's brows furrowed even more after hearing this. With such a big thing happening in Anzhou, she didn't believe that King Cheng didn't take any action. She also didn't believe that King Cheng wouldn't be jealous of the treasure.

The Queen Mother suddenly had a bad premonition. Prince Cheng did not take any action. Could it be that some big move was waiting for her?

"Queen Dowager, would you like me to send a message to the secret informant in the palace to find out?"

The Queen Mother came back to her senses, nodded, and said, "We must not relax on the side of King Cheng, and we must not relax on the side of Anzhou. Find someone to replace Yin Zong immediately and guard that mountain."

"Yes."

After Suyun left, the Queen Mother looked at the mess on the ground with a serious face. The palace maid walked up respectfully with a bowl of medicine and said, "Queen Mother, it's time to take the medicine."

The Queen Mother lowered her eyebrows and looked at the bowl of black medicine held by the palace maid in front of her. She raised her hand in disdain and looked at the palace maid and said, "Is there any news about Doctor Chong?"

The maid lowered her head and replied: "Her Majesty, the Divine Doctor Chong can only enter the palace tomorrow."

The Queen Mother frowned slightly after hearing this, "Why does it take so long to enter the palace?"

"Dr. Chong sent a message saying that he has an important patient outside, so he will be delayed until tomorrow."

"Hmph." Although the Queen Mother looked unhappy, she did not say anything. After all, this great doctor was a very difficult one to invite. She had been feeling unwell for the past few days, and the level of the palace's doctors was limited. They always said that she was worrying too much, which led to her physical fatigue.

But in her opinion, it was after the anniversary of Concubine Rou's death that she began to feel weak and had nightmares.

The Queen Mother took the medicine and drank two sips, then said, "Go down."

"Yes."

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Cheng Wangfu.

Mu Qi was kneeling in front of Li Lingxuan, covered in wounds. The room was silent except for the sound of Mu Qi's slight panting breath.

Li Lingxuan leaned lazily on the chair, turning the Bodhi beads in his hand. There was no expression on his charming face. He looked down at Mu Qi who was kneeling below.

After a long while, Li Lingxuan's deep voice sounded, "Oh, you are so brave, you dare to ignore my order?"

Mu Qi looked serious, with multiple wounds on his face, which showed how serious the injury was. However, he still knelt straight, clasped his hands and said, "I know I was wrong, please punish me, Your Majesty!"

"Punish you?" Li Lingxuan sat up straight, supporting his leg with one hand, his broad back slightly bent forward, one wrist resting on his leg, and the Bodhi beads slid naturally from his wrist into his hand.

Li Lingxuan hooked the Bodhi beads with his palm, and the Bodhi beads made a sound of beads colliding.

"Muqi, you have followed me for many years, you should know what kind of person I am."

When Mu Qi heard this, his body trembled slightly, his handsome eyebrows slightly frowned, and then he lowered his head and said: "The prince cannot tolerate any grain of sand in his eyes..."

Before he could finish his words, Li Lingxuan suddenly raised his hand, and Mu Qi immediately fell to the ground, spitting out blood with a painful expression.

Li Lingxuan slowly stood up, put his hands behind his back and walked towards Mu Qi, and said coldly: "Do you want to challenge my bottom line?"

"I...don't dare!"

"I think you are very brave!" Li Lingxuan said and waved his hand again. Mu Qi crashed into the table and chair next to him on the spot. With a crash, the chair and table were smashed into pieces and all fell on Mu Qi.

A hint of despair flashed in Mu Qi's eyes. He had thought that since he had followed the prince for so long, even if he expected the prince to punish him this time, he did not expect that the prince would be so angry.

"Considering that you have followed me for so long, I can give you a quick death. You can end your life by yourself, and I will leave you a whole body."

After hearing this, Mu Qi closed his eyes, and actually felt a little relieved in his heart, relieved that the prince gave him such a quick death.

Mu Qi struggled to get up from the ground and knelt in front of Li Lingxuan. He then picked up the sword that had fallen to the side, pursed his lips slightly, and then said firmly: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

After saying that, he picked up the knife and slashed it across his neck.

When the knife was about to touch Muqi's neck, it was suddenly knocked away by a leaf flying in from the window.

The knife fell to the ground with a clang, and then Hongying's voice rang out from outside the window, "Your Highness is too cruel. Muqi was your confidant after all. Letting him die like this will chill the people below."