Both worlds are like dreams

"Whatever your reasons are, I don't think you should go down this path. This is not the path for you."

“This is my path.”

"What about after that? Are you going to keep yourself here forever?"

"It won't be long." Xue Huang looked up at him and said, "Are you here just to deliver the cat? You have been wandering around here for the past few days. Do you have something to say?"

"I don't know where to go, so I came to ask you."

"The sky is high and the birds can fly freely. The world is big and you can go wherever you want."

"There is someone here that I can't let go." Bai Yu sighed.

"Although he has made his choice, he probably still hopes that you can go your own way. Go to Jianghu and see the scenery of the Nine Kingdoms."

Bai Yu was silent for a moment, "You got our antidote from King Han Xi, right?"

"You knew already?"

"I owe you something. Do you need me to do anything for you?"

"I don't need anything, just go away."

"You saved my life, and now I owe you a favor. I will not leave until I repay you."

"I really..." Xue Huang wanted to refuse, but was interrupted by Mu Guang.

"Don't be so quick to refuse. Ask him to go to the area on the Imperial City map and look for the phoenix feather pattern."

Xue Huang was silent for a moment, then said, "In that case, I really need you to do me a favor."

Bai Yu smiled and said, "You say."

"I want you to help me find a nearby palace with a phoenix feather pattern. It's the totem of the Beiyuan royal family."

"Is it nearby?"

"Within the old capital of Beiyuan. The totem may be on a pillar, or on a wall or some other object. Please help me find it."

"Okay. I will help you find out as quickly as possible."

"Aren't you going to ask me why I'm looking for this?"

Bai Yu shook his head, "No need, you have your reasons."

"Thank you very much."

"I'll give you this cat. I'll come find you another day."

After Bai Yu finished speaking, he left Changqing Palace silently.

Xuehuang continued to sit under the tree and play with the cat, and played with it for a long time.

When the maids came to clean the palace for her, they were wary of the sudden appearance of the cat.

Xuehuang just said that she ran in by herself, and didn't care what they thought. She carried the cat back to the room to eat.

The kitten was also very well behaved. After eating and drinking, it went to bed and went to sleep.

Some of the palace maids did not want the cat to stay here, so they asked the guards nearby to come in and check around.

Xue Huang thought they were making a big deal out of nothing, and she held the cat coldly, refusing to let go until the Vice President of the Imperial Guards, Tan Zheng, showed up and drove them out.

"It's just a cat. His Majesty didn't say no. If Commander Shen asks, I'll take care of it. Leave quickly and don't disturb the princess's rest."

With his appearance, the imperial guards had to retreat.

"I hope you will forgive me for disturbing the princess."

"It doesn't matter."

"I will have someone send some cat supplies to the princess. Does the princess have any other instructions?"

"Thank you, General Tan. I will let you know if you need anything later."

"My minister retire."

Xue Huang held the cat in her arms and watched him leave from the corridor. She said calmly, "Meiqiu, who do you think he belongs to?"

Coal Ball opened his big round eyes with an innocent look on his face.

Qingming Rain

Xue Huang stood in the corridor, watching the raindrops in the air carrying wisps of blood. She knew that earth-shaking changes had taken place outside.

Bai Yu came to her and said, "I found what you said, but I think you should be more concerned about what's happening outside."

"What happened?"

"Your Majesty is in danger of death, Shangyang City is in chaos, and the palace will soon be controlled by Shen Congfeng's people."

"It's time." Xue Huang said.

"Did you have a plan in place?" Bai Yu asked in surprise.

Xue Huang gave it the cat and said, "Take it away."

"If I don't leave, what are you going to do? I can help you."

"No need for that. Take good care of it and don't let it get lost again." Xue Huang walked towards the gate of Changqing Palace. Before she reached the door, the gate opened.

Tan Zheng returned her sword to her and said, "Princess, now the imperial guards have apparently taken control of the entire palace, but from here, you can go directly to Tai'an Palace and no one will stop you."

"Mo Yunchen is so capable that he can even bribe you."

"We have a common enemy. I would also like to ask the princess to take care of Concubine Li when she goes there."

Xue Huang nodded, without asking any more questions, took the Qingshuang Sword and headed straight for Tai'an Palace.

The palace maids inside had been sent away long ago, and only Concubine Li was guarding the unconscious Emperor Ling.

"Who?!" Concubine Li stood up vigilantly, the silver needle in her hand ready to move.

"it's me!"

"Princess Changle!" Concubine Li was very surprised. "The outside is surrounded. How did you get in?"

"Tan Zheng's arrangement."

Concubine Li was a little surprised. "It seems that the prince has already made arrangements. Shen Congfeng thought that he would not be able to take care of this place after being transferred back to the northern border. It's ridiculous."

"It is only today that I know that the Queen is actually a member of Mo Yunchen's party."

"I've said it before, the princess and I will become like-minded people sooner or later."

"I am blind to the truth." Xue Huang raised her eyebrows. "Let me guess, what else did Your Majesty do? His Majesty's serious illness must be related to Your Majesty, right? After all, His Majesty's serious illness was the direct reason for the establishment of the crown prince."

"Princess, you wronged me. It was Concubine Rong who poisoned you. It was me who saved your Majesty's life."

Xue Huang was really surprised, "Noble Concubine Rong?"

"Princess, do you think the Second Prince is really an upright gentleman?" Concubine Li sneered, "On the surface, I am on the Third Prince's side and obey Shen Congfeng, but in fact, I am a hidden chess piece arranged by the prince. Of course, I don't care about the fight for the crown prince. This is just a deal."

"Are you doing this for Tan Zheng?"

"He told you?"

"Guessing."

Concubine Li smiled and said, "The prince is a cold-blooded person. He only looks up to people who are valuable to him. He doesn't care about the life or death of the emperor, but for your sake, he asked me to save the emperor's life."

"For me?" Xue Huang sneered, "Your Majesty, why should you speak well of him? You should know better than me what he is doing this for."

"It seems that the princess doesn't appreciate this." Concubine Li sighed. "I've said it before, if you fall in love, you lose."

"Since Your Majesty is not on the side of the Third Prince, let's talk about something realistic. The palace is now under the control of the Imperial Guards, and His Majesty is in danger of death. What are Your Majesty's plans?"

"I have done my best to treat your majesty's illness."

Snow Phoenix stepped forward and injected a trace of internal energy into Emperor Ling's body to protect his heart meridian. He opened his eyes slightly, his breath was weak, and he couldn't speak at all.

But when he saw Xue Huang in front of him, there was a hint of relief on his face. He raised his hand with difficulty and pointed at the dragon throne.

"Your Majesty, do you have anything to say?"

Emperor Ling moved his lips, his fingers trembled even more, but he just pointed at the dragon throne.

Xue Huang came closer, "Your Majesty, what do you want to say?"

"Prince, protect..."

"You want me to protect the prince, right? I will. I will definitely protect the prince."

Emperor Ling nodded with difficulty, "Beiling... is left... to you..." After he finished speaking, Emperor Ling fainted again.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" Xue Huang could no longer wake him up. She sighed and felt his pulse, knowing that his time was up.

Xue Huang couldn't care less now. She walked over quickly and looked around the dragon throne. She really didn't understand what it meant.

Concubine Li spoke up, "Your Majesty knows that his time is up, and what he is most concerned about is the edict of enthronement and the imperial seal. Although the crown prince has been enthroned, it would be easy to forge the edict as long as he has the imperial seal."

Xue Huang thought about it for a moment and felt that this made sense, so she began to search carefully around the dragon throne.

Finally, she found a mechanism in the pattern under the dragon throne. After pressing it, she heard a "click" sound.

Xue Huang lifted the cushion on the dragon throne and saw a secret compartment on it.

Not only the jade seal, but also the military token of the Cavalry Battalion.

Xue Huang knew clearly that with these two things in hand, no matter what name Shen Congfeng and his men raised their army under, they would be nothing more than traitors, with no legitimate reason and anyone in the world could lead an army to attack them.

Emperor Ling actually wanted to entrust these two things to her, which shows his trust in her.

Xue Huang quickly put away the jade seal and the military talisman, and when she stood up, she noticed some noise coming from outside.

"It's bad, Madam. Commander Shen has sent people to surround the entire palace. Even the palace gates have been locked."

Concubine Li was very calm, "I understand, please leave."