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Murong Xuewei stared at the unconscious palace maid on the bed, her mind racing. Xiao Wanning definitely had ill intentions; she needed to find out what she was up to.

“Liuli,” Murong Xuewei turned to Liuli and said, “Hurry up, Xiao Wanning’s tricks are definitely not that simple.”

Liuli nodded and helped Xuewei hide in the haystack outside the room. This corner was usually filled with odds and ends, which was just enough to cover the two of them completely.

Xue Wei suppressed the heat in her body and listened carefully to the sounds outside.

Sure enough, not long after, footsteps could be heard in the corridor.

"They're here!" Liuli whispered.

Liuli held her breath, her eyes fixed on the doorway. The door was gently pushed open, and a man dressed as a guard slipped inside furtively.

"Who is this?" Liuli looked at the man's back with a puzzled expression, feeling that he looked somewhat familiar.

Murong Xuewei scrutinized him carefully, then her eyes widened suddenly. She recognized him—the man in the guard's uniform was none other than Emperor Xiao Yi!

"My God..." Murong Xuewei was shocked. She hadn't expected that the Emperor was involved.

Just as Murong Xuewei was in shock, the heat in her body suddenly intensified.

Murong Xuewei felt as if her whole body was on fire, and she felt so uncomfortable that she wanted to scream.

"Oh no, the drug is taking effect!" Xue Wei gritted her teeth, trying hard to suppress the surging desire within her.

Murong Xuewei tugged at Liuli's sleeve and whispered, "Quick, take me to a secluded pond."

Seeing that her master's face was flushed and fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, Liuli knew that something was wrong.

Liuli quickly helped Xuewei up and moved stealthily.

Just as the two were about to walk out of sight of the room, Xue Wei suddenly felt her mouth being covered.

Murong Xuewei was so frightened that she almost screamed, and Liuli immediately assumed a defensive stance.

"Don't make a sound, it's me." A familiar voice rang in Murong Xuewei's ear.

Murong Xuewei turned her head and immediately breathed a sigh of relief. The person who had just arrived was none other than Gu Ye!

Liuli recognized Gu Ye and quickly withdrew her fist that was about to strike.

"Why are you here?" Murong Xuewei was both surprised and delighted, but quickly realized that now was not the time to reminisce.

Murong Xuewei hurriedly said, "I've been drugged with an aphrodisiac, I need to find water to detoxify me quickly!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Ye's expression changed. Without saying a word, he picked up Murong Xuewei and flew quickly towards the depths of the palace.

Liuli followed closely behind, vigilantly observing their surroundings, afraid that someone would discover them.

Gu Ye led Xue Wei through many twists and turns, finally arriving at a secluded little palace.

"Wait here." Gu Ye gently put Murong Xuewei down, turned around and went out for a while.

When he returned, he was carrying a large bucket filled with icy well water.

Without a word, Murong Xuewei jumped into the bucket of water. The icy water instantly extinguished the heat within her.

Gu Ye looked at Murong Xuewei soaking in the water and felt extremely distressed.

Gu Ye crouched down and asked softly, "Are you feeling any better?"

Xue Wei nodded, but quickly frowned again: "This medicine is too strong; I'm afraid it won't subside anytime soon."

Gu Ye grasped Xue Wei's hand and said in a deep voice, "It's alright, I'll stay with you."

Liuli felt a pang of sadness watching from the side and couldn't help but turn her head away.

Suddenly remembering something, Liuli asked, "My lord, how did you come to be here? Did you already know that Madam was in danger?"

Gu Ye shook his head: "When I got back to the manor, Uncle Lin told me you had come to the palace banquet, so I rushed over."

Upon hearing this, Xue Wei's heart skipped a beat: "Then how did you find me?"

Just as Gu Ye was about to answer, he suddenly heard footsteps outside.

"Quick, hide!" Xue Wei whispered.

Gu Ye and Liu Li quickly hid behind a screen. Murong Xuewei took a deep breath and sank into the water.

The footsteps grew closer and closer, finally stopping at the doorway. With a creak, the door was pushed open.

"Strange, where is everyone?" a woman's voice called out. Murong Xuewei recognized the voice; it was Xiao Wanning's.

"Could they have run away?" another man's voice rang out. Xue Wei recognized the voice; it was the emperor who had been disguised as a guard earlier.

"Impossible!" Xiao Wanning said angrily, "The drug I gave her was so strong, where could she have run to?"

The Emperor was also somewhat anxious: "Could it be that they were rescued?"

Xiao Wan Ning snorted coldly: "Who dares to ruin my plans?"

The two wandered around the room for a while longer before finally leaving dejectedly.

Once the footsteps had completely disappeared, Murong Xuewei surfaced from the water. She was panting heavily, her face deathly pale.

Gu Ye quickly came out from behind the screen and lifted Murong Xuewei out of the bucket.

Gu Ye took off his coat and wrapped it around Xue Wei, saying with concern, "It's alright, it's alright."

Murong Xuewei leaned against Gu Ye's chest, trembling all over. She knew that this time, things probably wouldn't get so easy.

"Gu Ye," Xue Wei looked up into her husband's eyes, "what should we do?"

Gu Ye pondered for a moment and said, "Let's leave here first. Once you've recovered, we'll figure out a solution."

Murong Xuewei nodded, but she was still uneasy. She knew that Xiao Wanning would not give up easily.

Just then, Liuli suddenly remembered something: "Oh, right, Madam. What about that palace maid from earlier? What if someone discovers she was there..."

Xue Wei's eyes lit up: "That's it! We can use that palace maid!"

Gu Ye was somewhat puzzled: "How can we use it?"

Xue Wei smiled mysteriously: "Listen to me..."

She leaned close to Gu Ye and Liu Li's ears and whispered something. After listening, both of them showed expressions of sudden realization.

"Let's do it this way!" Gu Ye made the decision.

After the three discussed their plan, Gu Ye and Liu Li went out to prepare. Xue Wei stayed behind, continuing to soak in cold water to counteract the effects of the medicine.

It was quite a while before Gu Ye and Liu Li returned.

"All done." Gu Ye nodded to Xue Wei.

Murong Xuewei breathed a sigh of relief, but quickly frowned again: "The hardest part is yet to come. We need to find a way to clear our names and turn the tables on them..."

Gu Ye held Murong Xuewei's hand: "Don't be afraid, I'm here. No matter what happens, I will protect you."

Murong Xuewei looked at her husband with emotion, her heart warmed. She knew that as long as Gu Ye was by her side, she could overcome any difficulty.

Just then, a series of hurried footsteps sounded outside. The three of them tensed up immediately, wondering what unexpected event might occur.

"Oh no!" Liuli whispered, "It sounds like the Imperial Guards' footsteps!"