Chang'an was so prosperous that Yu Nu couldn't find a place to stay.

The old emperor was very good at putting on a show, making everyone envious of her, saying she was lucky and favored by the emperor, who would send her lychees from afar. But how could she possibly eat so many lychees? In the end, they all ended up in the old emperor's mouth.

The old emperor liked her to say nice things, but disliked her talking about Prince Shou or her age. He preferred that she spend her whole life in the Pear Garden, singing and dancing with him.

But favor is not temporary, especially after the arrival of the third sister, the old emperor stopped seeking her out.

She was actually happy, but she couldn't live without the emperor's favor. She had nothing, and people already mocked her for being the concubine of the Prince of Shou. She had no power base, no children, and without the emperor's favor, she really couldn't survive here.

Over the years, the Yang family has drained her resources by making her a concubine. She's not even their biological child. Now that her third sister is sharing the spoils with her, there's nothing left for her.

The old emperor is fond of beautiful women, so let's introduce some beauties to her. We must not let her third sister get her way.

She introduced Xie Aman to the emperor, and her third sister was also expelled from the palace. She then regained her former favor.

On her birthday, she was finally able to have a proper conversation with Qing-ge. This time, Qing-ge said a lot. He said that he had misled her. The old emperor had never thought of letting Consort Wu Hui's son inherit the throne. What he feared was the entire Wu family bloodline.

He knew that Yu Nu wanted a child, but the old emperor could not give him any chance of succession, so Yu Nu could not have a child.

When Consort Wu Hui died, the emperor blamed him for everything, for insisting on vying for the position and causing the death of his concubine. The old emperor was unhappy, and as the culprit, he could not be happy at all.

The old emperor may have genuinely liked Yu Nu, but Qing Ge said that the old emperor only loved himself, loved young and vibrant bodies, and what he liked was nothing more than reminiscing about his youth and making up for regrets. If he were truly devoted, Consort Wu Hui would not have ended up going mad and committing suicide.

"There's been a lot of activity in the court lately. His Majesty has been lenient with An Lushan time and time again, and those who reported An Lushan have been secretly executed by His Majesty. An Lushan is probably about to rebel. Yang Guozhong offended him, and he might use you as a scapegoat. If that's the case..."

Based on my understanding of His Majesty, if he can't protect you, he won't protect you either. This is a packet of fake death medicine. I had someone test it. You should hide it well. Knowing His Majesty's personality, he will probably trick you into taking the fake death medicine. But he's lying to you. He will give you a packet of real poison. Saying it's fake death medicine is just him deceiving himself.

He's the most affectionate person around. Just remember, only by eating what I give you will you not really die. I'll find a way to come and get you then. Just run away, and leave the rest to me."

Looking at her former husband, Yu Nu wondered what would have happened if she had resolutely run away with him back then.

Qing, who always claims to be a coward, is actually not a coward at all...

A month later, An Lushan indeed rebelled using Yang Guozhong as an excuse, just as Qingge had said. Yu Nu, holding the packet of fake death medicine, was pulled by the old emperor's hand onto a carriage and escaped to Mawei Slope.

The soldiers and ministers all urged His Majesty to execute Yang Guozhong and Yang Yuhuan. Executing Yang Guozhong was a minor matter, but executing Yang Guifei was something the old emperor did not want to do.

No one knows who handed the old emperor a packet of medicine, saying it was a fake death medicine. After taking it, he would be no different from a dead person, and he could be brought back to life in a few days.

The old emperor believed it, but who would carry a fake death potion when fleeing for their life? He knew perfectly well it was poison, but he still deceived himself, fooling not only himself but also Yu Nu.

After Yu Nu took that packet of medicine, the old emperor, for reasons unknown, ordered Qing Ge to collect her body and give her a proper burial. Qing Ge remained unmoved and did whatever the old emperor told him to do.

Wu Xie never saw what happened after that. In the end, Qing Ge saved her and gave her another dose of medicine. This time, the medicine would make her look even more like a corpse. He told her to lie in the ice coffin, because only he could save her.

Perhaps it was because of ingesting those powders that these memories were pasted into Wu Xie's memory. But Wu Xie couldn't understand why, even though the two of them had already escaped, they were still forced to hide in the ice coffin.

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