In Yongning Palace…

All of a sudden, chaos broke out all over the yard, screaming, cursing, and bursts of laughter, which was extremely ear-piercing.

Gu Yunxi turned her head and exchanged gazes with the two guards. The three of them strode into the yard at the same time.

Gu Yunxi stopped under the dim light and looked intently, only to see a man running ahead with many eunuchs and maids chasing after him. The scene was chaotic.

The person who ran first was extremely fast and he was very nimble to dodge. He held a cloth tiger in his hand, chuckling loudly.

"Come on! come on! Catch me! You can't catch me!"

"Hurry up! We need more people! You go over there! You come over!"

"Catch him quickly! Don't let him disturb Her Grace!"

Wasn't that Prince Chen? It was really strange. We were all guarding outside just now, but why didn't we notice his slipping into Yongning Palace?

Gu Yunxi looked at them aside, filled with doubts in her mind.

Although it was not important for her, she suddenly realized at this moment that Prince Chen's unasked arrival had done a great favor to the people of the Eastern Depot!

Gu Yunxi rushed into the crowd, defending Prince Chen with her body, and shouted to the palace maids with the sword in her hand,

"Don't be rude! He is the eldest son of His Majesty. How dare you be violent to the prince?"

It turned silent immediately.

Gu Yunxi looked sideways at Prince Chen. Before she spoke, he pointed at the palace maids first and complained,

"Little sister, they all bullied me and forbade me to enter the hall to play!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he rushed to the hallway of the main hall with the cloth tiger in his arms and tried to open the closed vermilion door.

The chief eunuch Lord Ren was panicked, waving his sleeves and commanding the nearest eunuch,

"What are you waiting for? Stop him quickly!"

When Gu Yunxi saw it, she jumped to the hallway with a silver light flashing past the air and a sharp sound.

When the scene fell into silence again, the sharp blade of the broadsword had already been placed on the imperial bodyguard's neck.

He let out a shrill scream and rolled his eyes, almost losing his breath in fright.

Gu Yunxi frowned and shouted in a deep voice,

"My sword won't allow you to be rude to His Highness!"

"Hahaha, you deserve it... "

Prince Chen laughed and pushed open the door. As he stepped over the threshold, he bumped into a person who rushed out.

"Oh, it hurts!"

Prince Chen stepped back and sat on the ground, grinning painfully.

"Master?"

Gu Yunxi was surprised and became happy because the person was Leng Qingtang.

He was sweating profusely as if he had been poured by water. The outermost robe had already been wet through which stuck to his body and drew his perfect body shape.

"Master, what's wrong with you? Master!"

Seeing Leng Qingtang's red face at the first glance, Gu Yunxi was stunned. When she supported him with her hands, she met with a pair of covetous eyes behind him unexpectedly.

Just now, Wan Yuyao was about to undress Leng Qingtang on the bed, dreaming about various novel ways to play with this peerless handsome eunuch enthusiastically.

Afterwards, there was a sudden turmoil outside. Her movements came to a halt in amazement and then she was pushed under the bed by Leng Qingtang.

He got up with difficulty, supporting himself with one arm on the bed, and he stumbled out of the room.

Since she was disturbed again, Wan Yuyao couldn't help getting angry. Seeing that the girl she hated the most was very close to the man she loved, she became jealous and suddenly narrowed her dangerous eyes. The anger in her eyes was seething.

"Come on! Catch all of them!"

She waved her sleeves, screaming loudly.

More eunuchs outflanked them. The guards of the Eastern Depot drew out their swords one after another.

A little eunuch ran in from outside in panic,

"Your Grace, Empress Qian of the Eastern Palace has returned to the Palace."

Wan Yuyao frowned with a sullen face, showing an unwilling look.

Gu Yunxi supported the teetering Master and looked directly at Wan Yuyao with cold eyes,

"Your Grace, you'd better stop that!"

She turned even more furious with her arms akimbo like a shrew,

"Bah! How dare you say that to me?"

Gu Yunxi sneered,

"My Master was still fine when he entered your palace, but now he is obviously sick. If you keep stopping us, I would rush out of Yongning Palace at any cost and then go to Empress to ask for justice for Concubine Yu and my master!"

Wan Yuyao stared at her blankly at the moment.

She knew much about Gu Yunxi’s Kungfu. At that time when the girl entered the Palace as a maid named "Tu Muxue" and fought against the Shenle Marquis to save Concubine Yu, she still remembered that clearly.

This girl's Kungfu must be better than any eunuchs in Yongning Palace.

Moreover, if the Eastern Palace knew what happened this day, investigated it, and then found out the forbidden philter in Yongning Palace, it would be bad for Yongning Palace's reputation.

Wan Yuyao took stock of the situation carefully. That bitch Concubine Yu returned to the palace an hour ago, so she must have done what she asked her to do...

Wan Yuyao restrained her arrogance. When she raised her hand to let go of the people of the Eastern Depot, a figure suddenly flashed into the main hall.

Wan Yuyao looked back in amazement. Prince Chen had already run out of the hall with a piece of art paper in his hand.

That was Zheng Ran's portrait!

Wan Yuyao was shocked and yelled,

"Take the paper in his hand!"

Before she finished speaking, the fool had torn the portrait to pieces and then turned around to throw the scraps into the lotus-carp landscape aquarium next to him.

The scraps of paper were soaked in water and the ink and brush marks on it were smudged instantly. The outline completely disappeared.

"D**n it ... "

Wan Yuyao showed a fierce look, but she was helpless. She watched the people of the Eastern Depot leaving, and Prince Chen followed them swaggeringly.

Wan Yuyao clenched her fists in her sleeves. Suddenly, she leaned back and then was surrounded by the palace maids.

"Your Grace. Your Grace, are you okay? Please don't be angry."

"You idiots! Good-for-nothing!"

...

At night, the palace road was dark and long without lanterns. They walked slowly and hard.

About halfway up, Gu Yunxi sent a guard to escort Prince Chen back to Wutong Garden, while she and the other guard supported Master and continued to move forward with difficulty.

Leng Qingtang dropped his head, still getting psyched up.

He stared at the dark ground, panting more and more quickly and heavily.

The brick pavement seemed to become softer and softer like an infinitely wide bed, which made him want to just stop here.

It was just the worst situation. The young girl was like the most tender and sweet fruit, and every inch of her skin exuded a fresh fragrance, which made his restless heart even more excited.

If it hadn't been for the guard's presence, Leng Qingtang would have pressed Gu Yunxi to the ground on the spot.

After another short distance, they were all sweating.

Gu Yunxi stopped to look around and said to Leng Qingtang.

"Master, it's late at night. I'll take a carriage over from the Imperial Ceremony Office first. I'm afraid you won't be able to ride a horse like this."

Leng Qingtang breathed heavily, drenched in sweat. He said in a low and hoarse voice.

"Girl, I'm still worried about Jingyang Palace. Let's stay in the Imperial Ceremony Office tonight."

The guard looked worried aside,

"Master, did Yongning Palace hurt you just now? When we arrive at the Imperial Ceremony Office, I'll call over an imperial doctor for you immediately!"

"No need."

Leng Qingtang gritted his teeth tightly, resisting the surging impulsion in his body, and instructed the guard.

"I just drank so much ... You go back to the Eastern Depot first and tell Chiliarch Cheng that I will stay at the Imperial Ceremony Office tonight and he needn't worry about me."

The guard paused and he was apparently doubtful about the Master's claim of drinking so much.

But he didn't dare to ask more as he was just a humble guard, so he nodded and cupped his hands after hesitating for a short time.

"Yes, Master."

After the guard left, Leng Qingtang and Gu Yunxi rushed to the Imperial Ceremony Office.

Bingbi Liu was not on duty this night and only Wang and a few young eunuchs stayed behind. They were shocked when they saw Master who had rarely been like a drowned mouse.

Leng Qingtang casually chatted with them, and then urged someone to clean up the wing-room for Gu Yunxi to live. Then he rushed into his bedroom in the back room where he usually rested.

Gu Yunxi was still worried about him. She could guess that the Master must have been schemed against by Wan Yuyao, so she followed him all the way to the back room.

"Girl, go back to your room. You don't have to come in."

Leng Qingtang stood in the room, trying to drive her away.

Gu Yunxi was startled. Looking at Master's red face and uncomfortable expression and bloodshot eyes, her heart ached and she choked at the next moment,

"Master, the Imperial Noble Concubine poisoned you, right? I know it’s inconvenient for you to tell other people about this, but you can tell me the truth! Let’s call Imperial Doctor Jiang over! I’m not going anywhere tonight. I will just stay here to accompany you."

After the disguise, the girl's face was indeed not as beautiful as before, but the way she sobbed was also charming. Leng Qingtang was tempted by it and felt so aroused.

He felt more excited...

She was really a tempter who bewitched him!

Leng Qingtang just wanted to strike his head against with great strength. He pushed Gu Yunxi hard, furrowed his eyebrows, and shouted impatiently,

"Go back to your room! Be good!"

Gu Yunxi trembled immediately and stopped crying in an instant. With tears gleaming on her little face, she stared at Master innocently with two sparkling eyes.

Leng Qingtang made up his mind, slamming the door.