She has been abandoned by the emperor, and her uterus has been damaged, so she will never be able to conceive a child again in her life.

She racked her brains but could not think of a reason why she could let King Chungyong take him away.

A hint of coldness flashed in the eyes of the loyal and brave king. It took him a lot of effort to escape from Jiming Mountain.

He hated Zhan Yan so much that he wanted to destroy him at all costs, to ruin his reputation and make him a rat crossing the street that everyone would shout and beat.

He knew better than anyone that the reason his royal brother was able to sit on the throne so firmly in his life was because of Zhan Yan.

To the outside world, he is a general who is invincible!

Internally, he is a wise man who is in charge of all matters!

If he wanted to control Emperor Sheng An, he had to first alienate the relationship between the two and make them turn against each other.

Concubine Zhan is his younger sister who grew up with him, so she must know some of his secrets.

He went to great lengths to sneak into the cold palace just to find out whether Concubine Zhan had any evidence against Zhan Yan.

Seeing that she remained silent for a long time, King Zhongyong coldly reminded her: "Noble Concubine Zhan, I don't have time to waste with you here. If you can't think of your use, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

She cried and shook her head: "No, you can't be so cruel to abandon me. I once got pregnant with your child. You said you loved me and asked me to be your queen after you ascended the throne!"

King Zhongyong sneered. He grabbed Concubine Zhan's chin and dragged her into the mud outside, saying, "Look at yourself. Are you sure you can still be the queen?"

Concubine Zhan, using the lantern to see the ghostly face in the rain, couldn't help but collapse and yell, "It's not me, it's not me at all!"

King Zhongyong spoke without hesitation: "As long as you are willing to help me, I can save you. This is your only chance to turn things around!"

Concubine Zhan murmured in a trembling voice: "Help you?"

King Zhongyong nodded heavily. "Yes, help me, tell me everything about Zhan Yan from childhood to adulthood. Since he is not your mother's biological son, then who is his mother?"

Concubine Zhan racked her brains to think about it. She remembered that when she was a child, her mother always scolded her in her ear, saying that Zhan Yan's mother was a fool.

She spoke quickly, "I know Zhan Yan's mother is a fool. My mother picked her up from a Buddhist temple. She had a crescent jade pendant on her at the time, but my mother threw it directly into the Sihai Pawn Shop!"

King Zhongyong did not think this information was useful. After all, if Zhan Yan wanted to inquire about his life experience, he would naturally know it.

He pressed impatiently: "That's all? Anything else?"

Concubine Zhan nodded hurriedly: "Yes, in addition to the crescent jade pendant, there is actually another token, but it is more valuable, so my mother couldn't bear to throw it away and gave it to me as a dowry!"

King Zhongyong's eyes lit up, and he quickly asked, "Where's the token? Where did you put it?"

Concubine Zhan stretched out her hand towards him and said, "Your Majesty, I don't have any strength left in my body. Can you carry me back to the house?"

King Zhongyong suppressed his nausea and carried her back.

She took out a small bundle from under the bed and then took out a hairpin wrapped in an embroidered handkerchief.

King Zhongyong was stunned. How could this pitch-black thing be so valuable? Why did she hide it like a treasure?

Concubine Zhan took a quick breath and said with a wry smile, "Your Highness, you must be looking down on this hairpin, right? Actually, it holds a lot of secrets!"

She took a handkerchief, dipped it in water and wiped it. In just a moment, the glittering golden hairpin appeared in front of him.

It was not until now that he could see clearly that it was the shape of a bird, so lifelike that it seemed as if it was spreading its wings and flying.

Concubine Zhan said, "Your Highness, please do not underestimate this bird. My mother has asked people to find out about it. It is the most revered divine bird by the people of Li Country. It is called the White Nue."

King Zhongyong gasped when he heard this. He had heard of this kind of bird. It was highly respected in the Kingdom of Li and was worshipped by all the people like a saint.

The woman was actually wearing a gold hairpin with a pattern of a mythical bird, so she must be of a very noble status.

What’s more important is that she is from Li Country!

King Zhongyong was overjoyed when he thought that Zhan Yan might be a bastard born to a woman from the Li Kingdom.

He finally found a good way to kill him!

This time, he will have no chance to turn things around!

At this time, Concubine Zhan tightly grasped the corner of his robe and begged: "My Lord, please save me, I can't die in this cold palace!"

King Zhongyong looked down at her and said, "Of course you can't die. I still want to keep you alive to prove that Zhan Yan is a bastard from the Li Kingdom!"

He quickly ordered someone to check Concubine Zhan's pulse, but found that she was already terminally ill with the poison.

The man said with a dejected look, "Your Majesty, she only has three days left to live!"

King Zhongyong's expression suddenly changed. He had finally found an opportunity to turn things around, so how could he let it go to waste?

He ordered without hesitation: "You must keep her alive no matter what. I will reveal Zhan Yan's life story as soon as possible!"

The man nodded and quickly took a pill and stuffed it into Concubine Zhan's mouth.

At this moment, she had fallen into a coma.

King Zhongyong naturally would not show up in person. After leaving the cold palace, he went to the Sheng family in the Cheng'en Marquis's mansion.

The night was long, but Lin Yiwan did not sleep well.

She had a nightmare in which her grandfather and uncle appeared in front of her with blood on their faces.

They kept shouting, "Wanwan, run away, run away!"

She asked in shock, "Who hurt you like this? Who?"

At this moment, Emperor Sheng An's cruel face suddenly appeared before her eyes: "It's me, you bunch of Li Kingdom spies, I will kill you!"

"No!" Lin Yiwan suddenly screamed.

Zhan Yan, who was standing next to her, was startled awake and quickly reached out to hug her, saying, "Wanwan? Wake up! Did you have a nightmare?"

Lin Yiwan opened her eyes in a daze and met Zhan Yan's worried eyes.

She murmured subconsciously: "I dreamed that the emperor was hunting down my grandfather and uncle, and he called them spies of the Kingdom of Li!"

Zhan Yan took a handkerchief and wiped the sweat off her forehead, saying, "No, I can't let them get into trouble!"

Lin Yiwan suddenly grabbed his hand and said, "Husband, we must think of a plan to deal with it. If your background is exposed, the emperor may not care about our brotherly love!"

Zhan Yan certainly understood this truth, and he said without hesitation: "It won't be exposed. I will never allow such a thing to happen!"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sudden knock on the door outside: "Prince, Princess, Yingyi has returned with serious injuries!"

The two of them were startled and quickly put on their clothes and went out.

In the yard, Zi'er was holding Yinghun, her body covered in blood, and her pretty little face was full of sadness.

She sobbed sadly: "Yingyi, I won't let you fall asleep. You still owe me a lot of promises that you haven't fulfilled. How can you be so irresponsible?"

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