Jing Shu'er stuffed a packet of medicine powder into her hand: "Go and apologize to the emperor, and then put this packet of medicine powder into his food, and things will naturally turn around!"

Du Lingzhi asked in panic, "What kind of medicine is this? Will the emperor die?"

Jing Shu'er couldn't help but sneer: "He doesn't care about you anymore, and you still care about his life or death?"

Du Lingzhi explained sadly: "But he is the father of my unborn child after all!"

Jing Shu'er leaned over and whispered in her ear, "You're the only one who knows if he's the real father, right?"

Du Lingzhi was shocked and asked, "What do you mean?"

Jing Shu'er replied impatiently: "It means exactly what I say. If you do as I say, you will be the king of this palace from now on!"

Du Lingzhi gritted her teeth and finally agreed.

Late at night, it started to rain heavily.

Du Lingzhi walked on the long palace road carrying a lunch box, her skirt soaked by the rain.

She came to the imperial study and knelt down in front of Xiao Ling without being satisfied with the rain all over her body.

She sobbed sadly: "Your Majesty, I was wrong. I will never get involved with Miss Zhan again. Please don't be angry anymore!"

Xiao Ling frowned and said, "Stand up and speak first. If you are not feeling well, don't kneel down!"

Du Lingzhi was helped up by the maid and she reached out to open the food box.

She said softly, "I asked the imperial kitchen to make you some ginseng soup. You're so busy with government affairs, and you look so unhappy!"

Xiao Ling happened to be hungry, and in order to quickly get rid of Du Lingzhi, he picked up the bowl of soup and drank it all.

After he finished drinking, he put the bowl back into Du Lingzhi's hand and said, "It's raining heavily. Don't stay outside any longer. Go back to your palace!"

Du Lingzhi felt very uncomfortable. Shouldn't the emperor send her back?

She gritted her teeth and suppressed her resentment with great difficulty.

She pretended to be obedient and said, "Then I will take my leave first. Your Majesty should also take care of your health and don't be busy too late!"

Just as she reached the door, there was a loud bang behind her.

She subconsciously turned around and saw the young eunuch rushing to the unconscious Xiao Ling and shouting, "Your Majesty, how are you? Someone, go get the imperial physician! Someone, come quickly!"

Du Lingzhi immediately shouted outside: "Sister Shu'er, come quickly!"

Soon, Jing Shu'er followed a man wearing a silver mask and walked quickly in front of her.

She whispered, "I'll help the emperor away first, calm down!"

Before Du Lingzhi could respond, she heard the eunuch shouting, "Who are you? Where are you taking the emperor?"

With a whoosh, a sharp dagger pierced his lower abdomen. He fell to the ground and stopped breathing immediately.

Du Lingzhi was so frightened that her whole body shuddered. She looked at the man in black standing in front of her with horror.

He slowly took off his mask and said, "Don't be afraid, Lingzhi!"

Du Lingzhi was stunned for a moment: "It's you?"

The visitor narrowed his eyes and smiled: "It's been such a long time since we last met, doesn't Lingzhi miss me? Now that we can be reunited here, it's really a blessing from heaven!"

He hugged Du Lingzhi tightly, his eyes full of cunning.

Du Lingzhi reacted quickly. She pushed him away and said, "Hurry up and dispose of the eunuch's body. Someone will be here soon!"

The man raised an eyebrow: "What am I afraid of? From now on, I am the emperor!"

Du Lingzhi finally understood what Jing Shuer meant by the turning point, which was to find someone to replace the emperor.

This is a serious crime of quarreling and destroying the clan!

But think about it the other way around, isn’t wealth and honor achieved through risk?

The person in front of him looked so much like Xiao Ling that ordinary people couldn't tell he was a fake.

As long as they act carefully, they can confuse important officials for a lifetime.

Her heart finally calmed down cautiously. She hugged the man tightly and said, "Your Majesty, I and my child are counting on you from now on!"

The next day, an imperial edict was delivered to the residence of Marquis Zhan Yi.

After hearing this, Lin Yiwan was still a little shocked.

Puzzled, she asked, "The Emperor actually asked Zhan Miao to pray for Concubine Du who is pregnant? Why would he suddenly issue such an order?"

The unfamiliar eunuch smiled and explained, "Madam, I am only responsible for delivering the imperial edict and dare not speculate on the emperor's intentions. Please quickly let Miss Zhan pack up and go to the palace. Concubine Du is still waiting for her to come!"

He paused and continued, "Madam, the Emperor said that if the Zhan Yi Marquisate doesn't obey the imperial edict, then we will have to send the Imperial Guards!"

Lin Yiwan's eyes suddenly showed anger. What was wrong with Xiao Ling?

She was about to enter the palace, but was stopped by the eunuch: "Madam, the emperor only invited Miss Zhan, not you. Please don't make things difficult for me, Madam!"

At this time, Zhan Miao came out of the mansion with Bai Lang and said, "Mother, since the emperor asked me to pray for Concubine Du, then I will go. My daughter is grown up now and can handle any crisis!"

Lin Yiwan was still a little worried. The palace was not like the outside world, and she couldn't let her make trouble. Those royal guards were not easy to deal with!

Zhan Miao had anticipated this as well. She whispered, "Don't worry, mother. If I sense something's wrong, I'll immediately flee on my wolf. Xiaobai knows every detail of the palace by heart, so nothing will happen to us!"

Lin Yiwan finally nodded. "Well, you're my daughter. No matter what happens, don't hold it in. Fight back. If the sky falls, you'll have your father and mother to support you!"

Zhan Miao quickly agreed: "Okay!"

After she finished speaking, she rode on the white wolf and patted its neck: "Let's go, Xiaobai, let's go to the palace to play!"

Xiaobai carried her and ran, and the eunuchs behind her could not keep up.

He shouted anxiously, "Miss Zhan, the Emperor has ordered that you cannot bring the white wolf into the palace. He is worried that it will scare Concubine Du and cause her to have a miscarriage!"

Zhan Miao blinked in confusion; "Xiaobai is my mount!"

The young eunuch explained tremblingly, "Miss Zhan, you won't need a mount once you enter the palace. There are sedan chairs everywhere. As long as you ask, the palace servants will definitely carry you!"

Zhan Miao muttered, "Well, then, let Xiaobai take me to the gate of the palace. I won't take it in with me!"

The young eunuch didn't say anything else and just let her do as she pleased.

Seeing that they had arrived at the palace gate, Zhan Miao reluctantly put on his small bag.

She rubbed Xiaobai's head and said, "My dear, eat well and be obedient when you get home. I will play with you after I come out of the palace!"

Xiaobai wagged his tail and rubbed against her.

Zhan Miao's eyes suddenly filled with tears. She looked at the young eunuch and said, "Why can't I bring Xiaobai into the palace? The emperor agreed to let me bring her here before. Why don't you go ask him again?"

The young eunuch said helplessly, "Miss Zhan, you said that too, that was before. Now that Concubine Du is pregnant, the Emperor is very worried about her. Everything is based on the heir in her belly!"

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