The woman floated over to chase "herself" again, but watched him enter the residence of a new concubine.

Although I couldn't see her face clearly, I could feel her sadness. My soul was trembling, and finally I fled back to my own yard.

After she left, "I" also left, and we missed each other.

He shook his head, and the scene before him turned into the small courtyard where the woman lived, desolate and dilapidated.

The woman just now floated under a tree and sat quietly on the ground. Her hand touched her chest and she pulled down her clothes.

He tried to avert his gaze but couldn't move.

He saw a scar on her chest. The woman touched the scar, rubbed it twice, and slowly pulled up her clothes.

She slowly lay on the ground, motionless.

At this moment, his body slowly rose into the air, and he saw "himself" standing outside the gate of this dilapidated courtyard.

There is a door inside and another door outside, and I feel inexplicably sad.

Suddenly, the dream ended.

Eunuch De called softly from the side: "Your Majesty, it's time to go to court."

Qi Yan opened his eyes and rubbed his forehead: "Okay. Let me help you wash up!"

How could I have such a dream! I remember everything in the dream clearly, except that I couldn't see the woman's face clearly.

On the other side, Lu Zhihuan also woke up and rubbed his eyes. Oh my God, he got up so early. This emperor is really not a human being.

Sleep later than a dog and wake up earlier than a chicken.

Turn over and continue sleeping. You have three chances to dream, so you must seize them.

"I came here too late yesterday and didn't go to the main hall to pay my respects to Concubine Yu. I have to go today! I'll take a nap."

Lu Zhihuan felt that she had just lain down for less than an hour when she was woken up by Hongyou.

Hongyou was the little maid brought by the original owner. Outside, there were two second-class maids, two third-class maids, two old women, and a little eunuch assigned from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

After Lu Zhihuan was helped to wash up, she sat in front of her dressing table. She thought for a moment and said, "No need to dress up too much. Just keep it simple."

She lowered her voice again and said, "We are not going to see the emperor. We are going to see the master of Luoqi Palace and make a living under him." After saying that, she gave Hongyou a look.

Hongyou was smart and said with a smile, "The beauty is very smart, I know."

Lu Zhihuan imitated the original owner and glared at her, "You little girl, you always tease me."

She tied her hair into a simple bun and put on heavy makeup, which made her look a little older.

"Yes, Not Bad."

Lu Zhihuan nodded in satisfaction and asked someone to bring some gifts to the main hall.

As expected, I wasn't embarrassed, and no one took it to heart. I looked fine, drank a cup of tea, and returned.

Lu Zhihuan looked at Hongyou beside him and said, "Have you found out everything about the palace?"

My hands are still a little cold in this early spring weather, Hongyou replied as she poured hot tea for Lu Zhihuan.

"I've inquired clearly. There is no empress in this palace. All the concubines were recruited through the selection after the emperor ascended the throne. They all go to the Empress Dowager's Zhongcui Palace to pay their respects on the first and fifteenth day of every month."

Hongyou continued, "The high-ranking officials in the palace include Consort Gaode, Consort Shu, Consort Jing, and Noble Consort Ling. There's only one Noble Consort, she's the Empress Dowager's niece. There's also Consort Mei, Consort Wan, and Consort Yu. These are the only seven high-ranking officials. The rest are Noble Ladies (7), Beauties (8), and Consort Cai (14)."

Lu Zhihuan: "So many people? There are really too many monks and too little meat!"

Hongyou scratched her head and whispered, "Yes, there are quite a few, but most of them were chosen by the Empress Dowager to enter the harem. Isn't it because our Majesty is a little... special?"

Lu Zhihuan said to the system: "Emperor Qianlong had a maximum of 37 concubines."

996 [Qi Yan is not a person who is obsessed with lust. In the past, he would visit the harem half of the time every month in order to have children. He tried for more than ten years but to no avail. He came to the harem less and less frequently. It was the empress dowager who kept urging him to come, so he could only come a few times a month. Recently, he has been busy with court affairs and has not been in the harem for over a month.]

After eating and drinking, Lu Zhihuan lay on the couch and fell asleep, and he still had to weave dreams at night.

Seeing this, Hongyou slowly retreated.

……

He reviewed memorials until very late again, refused to turn over the card, and returned to his bedroom to rest as he did yesterday. After a while, he fell asleep and his dream began again.

When he was wondering where this was, scenes of their story appeared before his eyes. Wasn't this "himself" and that woman?

When the girl was still young, she accidentally fell into the river and was saved by "himself". From then on, the girl followed "himself" like a follower. She never cared about the eyes of the world. She was passionate and bright, but also domineering and overbearing. She did not allow any woman to get close to her young man.

They had been childhood sweethearts, sharing many innocent memories. Years passed in the blink of an eye, and the young man, burdened with the responsibility of his country, went to the battlefield. He was wounded and poisoned in battle, and the poison took effect, leaving him in critical condition. He returned to the capital in a coma.

The news was kept secret, but no one knew that the woman whose heart was filled with him had finally found out. She just pretended not to know, and for three whole months she spent sleeplessly searching through medical books. God has rewarded those who work hard.

She learned a method to detoxify, but this method almost means exchanging her life for the young man's. Without any hesitation, the woman decided to exchange her own life for the young man's life.

The poison is called "Xuan Shuang." When it strikes, the cold invades the body, freezing it and stiffening the muscles. Without an antidote, he wouldn't survive the winter. The only way to cure the poison is to sacrifice one's own life. Someone must ingest "Chi Yan" and then draw blood from their brow, palm, and heart. This blood must be taken in three stages, one month apart, to restore the body. Each attack of "Chi Yan" causes a burning sensation, requiring them to cling to "Xuan Shuang" for relief.

Moreover, "Xuan Shuang" can damage people's memory. The only people who know about it are the doctor and his confidants. He "himself" doesn't even know that he has been poisoned.

He watched with his own eyes as the woman secretly took the "Red Flame" and waited for the poison to take effect so that she could take blood from her eyebrow. Finally, she took the blood with great difficulty and secretly fed it to "himself". Not long after, "himself" woke up.

During this time, she would cling to him whenever the poison kicked in. She had always loved following him, but now it was even more intense than before, and he didn't know any of this.

When the one-month period came, she took blood from her palm and secretly fed it to "herself". She was still clinging to "herself" as usual, being particularly clingy.

If this continues, it will damage the woman's reputation. They are childhood sweethearts, and "I" cannot let her be criticized.

He secretly made all preparations to marry her. Soon the one-month deadline was up, and after taking the blood from his heart, his poison was completely cured.

She risked her life to take the blood from her heart and secretly fed it to "herself".

He also remembered the poison he had been poisoned with. How could he marry her when he didn't have long to live? Since he couldn't give her a future, he felt that he should distance himself from her. However, before he could take action, the news of his poisoning spread.

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