Xuanyuan Hongye's temples were already streaked with gray; this once arrogant man had truly grown old.

"You'd be happy if I died. We've been husband and wife for seven years, and I never imagined you could be so heartless," Xuan Yuan Hongye said with a sour face.

She just wanted him to die every day, that heartless woman.

He didn't pursue the serious crime of faking her death and leaving the palace.

"Who's the heartless one? I don't want to talk about that. Go to sleep, I'm annoyed just looking at you."

Qin Niangzi picked up a book at random, intending to pass the time.

"This book...you're a Buddhist?"

Upon opening it, I discovered it was a Buddhist scripture, and the handwriting on it was clearly that of a woman.

Xuanyuan Hongye glanced at her. "These are scriptures sent by Consort De. She worships them day and night before the Buddha."

unlucky!

"Old man, you should read more scriptures and cleanse your brain. Look at all those wrinkles on your face. The women in the harem must all be disgusted with you, right? Otherwise, why is no one coming to take care of you when you're sick?" Madam Qin felt incredibly unlucky.

After throwing away the scriptures, Madam Qin went directly to the side hall to rest.

I can't be bothered to say a word more.

She was really tired after cursing that bastard for so long.

Upon hearing this "old thing," Xuan Yuan Hongye nearly died of anger.

With a dark expression, he roared, "Li Fucheng, throw that scripture out for me! Burn it!"

if not...

He killed Qin Xiaoyun!

When Eunuch Li came out with the scriptures, the young eunuch beside him said, "Eunuch, what do you think is wrong with the Emperor these days? He seems to be acting on a whim. Could it be that he's been angered by Consort Qin?"

This Lady Qin is truly remarkable; she's been brought back from outside the palace and is now pampered by the Emperor so much that they even eat and live together.

Eunuch Li glanced at his favorite apprentice and reminded him, "If you want to live a long life in the palace, shut your mouth and know what it means to have trouble coming from your mouth."

"Dispose of this scripture secretly, and whatever you do not let Consort De know about it, understand?"

After burning the scriptures, the young eunuch thought it over and over again, and then secretly went to Consort De's palace to deliver a message.

Consort De has always been kind to others, and he has received her favors in return. This is his way of repaying her kindness.

When Consort De learned that the scriptures had been burned, her face turned extremely pale.

"Qin Xiaoyun... You have a path to heaven but you choose not to, and you have no way to hell but you insist on coming here. You forced me to this, so don't blame me for being ruthless."

……

……

"This is Five-Stone Powder. Where did you get it?"

When Jiang Changtian returned and saw the Five Stone Powder, his expression changed completely.

He had seen this thing at the border; it came from the Sang Kingdom. At first, people thought it was a valuable item, but after seeing it with his own eyes, he realized it could erode a person's mind and turn them into something worse than an animal...

Lin Shuyun said, "According to my inquiries, many powerful and wealthy families have already started using Zuichunlou."

“Sangguo is planning to make a comeback. There is definitely a spy in Shengjing, and this person is of high status.”

Jiang Changtian's expression was serious.

Although they lost that great battle, the Sang Kingdom also lost most of its troops. If his father hadn't been framed, he wouldn't have died on the battlefield.

If there is an inside agent in Sang Kingdom...

"So what do you plan to do?" Lin Shuyun looked at Jiang Changtian; she could sense his anger.

"Yunyun, we can't delay any longer, I need to go to the Zhang family again."

He felt that what he wanted should be in the Zhang family.

He needed to clear his father's name and stand upright before others in order to expose the Sang Kingdom's conspiracy.

"Okay, I'll go with you next time. We alerted them last time, so it's not a good time to go again."

"By the way, why did you take so long today?" Lin Shuyun deliberately changed the subject.

"There was a slight accident on the way there." Jiang Changtian's expression was not good.

Lin Shuyun raised an eyebrow. "What, don't tell me Chen Ting has a crush on you?"

Jiang Changtian paused for a moment.

Lin Shuyun laughed, "No way, I was just saying it casually, could it really be true? Tell me, what happened?"

Is Sister Ci Jing planning to fall in love with every guy she meets?

“She has ulterior motives. I suspect she didn’t save me before she was deliberately seeking revenge against me.” Jiang Changtian held Lin Shuyun’s hand carefully.

"Yunyun, don't be angry. I didn't even look at her once from beginning to end."

Lin Shuyun smiled. "Why would I be angry? Let's go eat. By the way, where's the old man? Why hasn't he come back yet? It's almost dinnertime."

The old man runs the fastest around mealtimes, why hasn't he come back yet?

"I hope nothing bad happens?" Jiang Chang frowned.

"Probably not. Someone would definitely be watching the old man if he went out. He probably just doesn't want to come back."

Lin Shuyun wasn't worried about the old man at all. After all, he was an emperor emeritus; it would be too shabby if no one accompanied him.

During the meal, Gu Chen said, "Sister-in-law, Xiao Ru wants to come with you."

"Then come with me." Lin Shuyun turned to look at Gu Ru. "By the way, what does Xiao Ru like?"

She could send Gu Ru there; it wasn't right for her to stay cooped up at home all day.

"I love making clothes, and I want to make lots and lots of beautiful clothes for my sister-in-law to wear." Gu Ru glanced at Lin Shuyun and was very happy.

She thought she would be rejected.

Lin Niangzi is so kind.

"Alright, your uncle will take you two away tomorrow. Xiaoru will stay with me. I'll take her to the palace later. There are the best embroiderers and tailors there. With her aunt protecting her, she might even become a lady-in-waiting." Lin Shuyun said as she served food to Gu Ru.

Then Gu Chen and Gu Bao put more food on his plate, saying, "Eat more. If you miss me later, come see me anytime. Don't look so unhappy."

Gu Bao grinned from ear to ear, "Okay."

Gu Chen also smiled.

Jiang Changtian was the only one who didn't laugh. He suddenly remembered something: Yunyun had gone to Zuichunlou.

Lin Shuyun smiled and served food to Jiang Changtian, "Husband, you've eaten your fill, let's go and rest early."

"..."

……

The sky grew dark.

An iron gate slowly opened, revealing candlelight flickering on the walls inside.

In the empty cell, an unkempt old man was fast asleep. He rubbed his eyes when he heard someone coming.

"Is it time to eat?"

Zhang Xiucheng looked at the old man inside, whose expression was deep and solemn, and bowed with his hands clasped, saying, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."

Old Xu patted the ground. "Who are you? What do you want? Why are you locking an old man like me up here? Do you feed me? If you feed me, I won't leave."

Zhang Xiucheng sneered, "Your Majesty, you've fallen to this state, so stop pretending. I don't know how you can be so carefree, going out without even a single bodyguard."

He hadn't expected such a pleasant surprise.

They had originally thought that with the Emperor's death, the Second Prince's ascension to the throne would be illegitimate. But now that the Emperor Emeritus was in power, the court officials had no choice but to believe him, and no one dared to question him.

It was like finding a needle in a haystack, only to have it come to you effortlessly.

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