In the Sixiang Hut…

Yu Xuanji recited a sacred book, raised his eyes, and put the bracelets which were made of clam lightly on the long table.

Green smoke came from the incense burner.

Turning around slightly, the beautiful man was suddenly attracted by something and his dark eyes gradually focused.

Three points of red light faded out in the incense burner and three pillars of sandalwood were of different lengths.

The man couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

The incense could connect the three realms. Taoists said that one incense burner was lit up and it could know everything thousands of miles away.

There was no need to deliberately conduct a religious rite and Yu Xuanji had already predicted the future from the burning incense sticks.

The weird sound made him look down at the incense table. The mutton fat jade bottle that was banned by the orange and yellow curse seemed to be firmly controlled by some invisible forces as it was jumping on the incense table.

Yu Xuanji became serious and his eyes dimmed. He sighed softly with a gurgling tone,

"Well, why bother to come here in person? Everything has its own law. If you insist on intervening, I can help you. However, you must rush to Huangquan Road as soon as you cross the river for reincarnation."

The Yujing bottle suddenly quieted down on the incense table and seemingly it understood the man's instructions.

The man opened the yellow seal with his slender fingers and pulled off the cork.

A red flaming light spot swayed from the bottle and the figure was like a firefly, which faintly coiled for a moment and floated out of the window.

…

In Yongning Palace…

When Tu Muxue heard that she had to go to Jingyang Palace on duty three days later, she didn't show any signs of great sadness and joy, but she was extremely unhappy in her heart.

She clearly knew that she and the Wans coerced and lured Gu Yunyao to abort and they had succeeded. At the moment, she could only stay in Yongning Palace, protected by Wan Yuyao for her safety.

However, right now, the Imperial Noble Concubine suddenly changed her mind and wanted to send her to Jingyang Palace. It meant that she was given away to the Eastern Depot and Leng Qingtang for disposal, didn’t it?

With fingers slowly rolling up the corners of her clothes, the girl frowned and lowered her head silently.

Seeing this, Wan Yuyao, knowing that she was unwilling to do so, smiled and leaned towards her a little bit. She whispered,

"Xier, you helped me to deal with Concubine Yu. I'm reluctant to leave you. It's just that the b*tch Concubine Yu is too hypocritical and actually forces me into a dead end. You go there for a few days first and if there is a chance, you can solve her completely."

The girl was slightly surprised. As she raised her eyes, she faced Wan Yuyao's beautiful eyes bursting with cold light,

"Your Grace, do you mean..."

The woman smirked and her eyes appeared cruel,

"Since she appeared that day to defy me in public, I will have her dead without a place to bury. If you do this errand, I will reward you much. I believe that with your ability, it’s not difficult to escape from the Palace immediately after killing her."

The girl's squiggly eyes flashed a gleam. She drooped her eyes and twitched her mouth,

"In that case, I will obey your orders."

With footsteps approaching from far away, Concubine Ye, Jieyu Jin, and Maiden Yang walked across the threshold with a smile at the moment when the curtain was lifted high, followed by Wan Li, the Shenle Marquis, and Ming Lan.

After the greetings, Wan Yuyao was surprised,

"Yeah, how do you come here together today?"

Concubine Ye pursed her lips and smiled,

"We were walking around the garden together. Seeing that it was still early, we came to Your Grace's Palace to greet and ask for a cup of tea by the way. We happened to meet the marquis and Master Ming and so we came together."

Wan Yuyao moved on the soft chair, glanced at Concubine Ye, and chuckled,

"Greeting is false, but the greedy mouth is true. Why? Are Yongning Palace's things so good that you always think about them when you come here?"

Concubine Ye raised her lips and smiled. She said with flattery,

"Naturally, there is a clever person in Your Grace's Palace, who always makes delicious food."

With a slight smile, Concubine Ye squinted at Tu Muxue.

Wan Yuyao narrowed her eyebrows, sighed, and shook her head,

"Well, I'm afraid it will be difficult to eat the food she makes later. I also blame myself for being too proud that day. Seeing that Concubine Yu was interested in this girl, I agreed to give the girl to her. In two days, Xier will go to Jingyang Palace as an errand."

"Why?"

Wan Li took two steps forward and rushed to Tu Muxue. He looked at the girl with greedy eyes unhappily many times,

"It's totally unreasonable. Concubine Yu can't even give birth to a child, but she dares to compete with Eldest Sister for a maid. She is absolutely defiant!"

Having said that, his wicked eyes fell upon the girl's bright and charming face once again and put up a wicked smile.

Gu Yunjin was on the side.

Since that day when Concubine Xu was executed, Emperor had lifted his ban on her. Gu Yunjin was ecstatic when she came to Yongning Palace with his sisters and met Wan Li.

At that time, she had affairs with him several times. Gu Yunjin also handed over her sincerity to him in the midst of love.

However, today Wan Li’s squinted eyes actually stuck to "Gu Yunxi". It made Gu Yunjin's heart sink into a deep and cold pool suddenly.

Angrily pressing down the corner of her mouth, Gu Yunjin stared coldly at "Gu Yunxi" with resentful eyes.

Wan Yuyao was not as excited as Wan Li, but showed a relaxing and charming smile. She patted her chest with a sly expression,

"Why is that so? Xier has her values there. Xier, go to the small kitchen to get some snacks."

"Yes, Your Grace."

The girl nodded and retreated, passing by Gu Yunjin's side like a stranger. She didn't even look at Gu Yunjin.

Maiden Yang looked around and asked,

"Your Grace, where is the Seventh Prince? Could you please bring him here?"

Wan Yuyao raised her eyebrows and smiled. She ordered her servants to call for the nanny.

The nanny surnamed Dong was serving Huanan Lin up close and had a dull and submissive temperament.

The Seventh Prince also cried when he first arrived at Yongning Palace. He refused to follow Nanny Dong during the day and didn’t like Wan Yuyao, who was not his biological mother.

However, taming this child was not difficult for Wan Yuyao at all. There were still a lot of dried goat milk sticks added with wine in the Palace.

The Seventh Prince was drowsy in his nanny's arms when he came. His cheeks flushed as he just took four or five dried goat milk sticks.

Wan Yuyao stretched out her hands in the chair and said to Nanny Dong,

"Give the baby to me."

The nanny obediently did it. Concubine Ye and Maiden Yang took the opportunity to gather around and leaned over to observe the child's face in a daze.

Concubine Ye grabbed the child's white and delicate little hands and smiled,

"Oh, I really admire the good fortune of Your Grace. You don't have to suffer the pain of pregnancy and now you have such a lovely child. It can be seen that Your Grace has accumulated virtue and deeds in the past and God will favor Your Grace."

Wan Yuyao pulled her lips, already hearing the jealousy in Concubine Ye's words. Her eyes were slightly picky,

"Didn't you also say in Duanben Hall at that time that I had predestined relationship with the child? Well, instead of admiring me, you might as well think of a way to give birth to a baby for His Majesty by yourself."

Concubine Ye's complexion condensed suddenly. She bowed her head dully and raised her red lips,

"His Majesty hasn't been to my Tongque Pavilion for more than half a year. Recently, he goes to Jieyu Sun's place, or to Sister Yang's Orchid Yard."

Maiden Yang raised her eyebrows and her pink lotus-like cheeks were red. With her eyes flickering, she argued,

"What? His Majesty only went to my place three times in total. But, speaking of his health... is he unwell?"

Everyone was stunned and several pairs of gazes turned towards Maiden Yang.

Wan Yuyao's eyes were cold and dark, and she asked in astonishment，

"What do you mean?"

Maiden Yang clenched her handkerchief tightly with five fingers. She pursed her mouth and hesitated embarrassedly,

"For these three nights, His Majesty either stopped halfway or just lasted for a short time..."

Wan Yuyao and Concubine Ye looked at each other and no one spoke.

Only Wan Li laughed with his face up and joked,

"Is it because His Majesty is unwell, or is it because you have too much appetite?"

"Oh, please don't make fun of me!"

Maiden Yang hid her face with a handkerchief, feeling too ashamed to show her face.

Gu Yunjin was also silent and her eyes focused on Wan Li. The curve of her lips slightly showed her ambition.

Now she lost any interest in the topic of Emperor Jingxiao and she had all her heart on Wan Li.

Ming Lan stood by the corner table a few meters away, looking numbly at Gu Yunjin. And then he turned his eyes towards the three seductive women who were talking and laughing lively.

Suddenly he thought of that night's fire and the girl's cry of grief. Sudden nausea in his stomach burst and the feeling was stronger than ever.

The voluptuous scenes and the ugly faces...

Ming Lan was carrying a heavy stone at the moment and the sense of depression in his heart was indescribable. He wanted to run away urgently.

Stepping forward, Ming Lan leaned over to Wan Yuyao,

"Report to Your Grace, there are still important things to do in the Western Depot. Please allow me to leave first."

Wan Li's face was cold and he expressed his displeasure first,

"Hey, you spoil the mood deliberately!"

Ming Lan lowered his head and there was no much expression on his heavily colored face,

"I dare not. I really have important tasks in the Western Depot."

Wan Yuyao looked down at his left hand with a buckskin cover and felt shocked. She waved her hand and no longer stopped him,

"Fine. In that case, you can leave first."

"Thank you, Your Grace. I'm leaving."

Cautiously exiting the Main Hall, Ming Lan let out a long sigh of relief.

Looking up at the sky, he saw a beautiful and lovely face in the white clouds.

Ming Lan's eyes were dark. He frowned with a cold complexion, showing a touch of complex sentiment.

He was always separated from her by the distance between heaven and earth, which made him become very eager to touch but could never do that.

In the imperial harem of Da Yi, the Wans were the most powerful. If it continued, the prediction would come true,

Never take a sleeping pill and a laxative at the same time and the moon begins to wane the moment it becomes full.

It would eventually come to an end.

With a deep sigh, he walked forward slowly alone.

The laughter in Yongning Palace remained and it didn’t diminish as Ming Lan left halfway.

Wan Yuyao pretended to be motherly in the laughter, hugging the drunk Seventh Prince, and patted him lightly. She intended to coax him to sleep.

With her eyes down inadvertently, she found that the child lying in her arms was staring at her and refused to relax. His eyes widened and the drunkenness and obscurity disappeared. His immature facial features showed an extremely strange and gloomy appearance at this moment.

He spoke suddenly and his brows and eyes were terrifying. Wan Yuyao heard a woman's voice, which was so familiar,

"The treacherous concubine, return my life…"

"Ah!"

Wan Yuyao screamed, shaking her hand and throwing the child out.

Seeing the situation was not good, Wan Li rushed to the front, caught the child with both hands, and strode steadily on the soft blanket.

"Eldest Sister, what happened?"

Wan Yuyao was frightened and still screamed. She rolled over from her armchair, dodged everyone with a pale face, and disheveled hair,

"No, don't find me! It's not me. Don't come to me!"

Everyone was stunned.

Wan Li saw the strangeness and gave the sleeping Seventh Prince to Nanny Dong. He ran over to hug Wan Yuyao.

The woman lost her soul and the powder on her face was washed by the cold sweat. She lay on Wan Li’s chest, shivering constantly and crying,

"Brother, she has come to find me. She has come to find me! Listen, she still tells me to pay her life! You save me. Save me quickly!"

Wan Li was flustered and had to think of a way to stop Eldest Sister from talking nonsense.

If she continued to say something, he was afraid that she would uncover all the poisonous schemes previously planned with him on the spot!

"Okay, there is nothing. Eldest Sister, I didn’t hear anything. Eldest Sister, you have been too tired recently. Hurry to lie down on the couch and rest!"

Making a wink to Lihu seriously, Wan Li scolded,

"Why are you still stunned? Why don't you send Your Grace to the room to rest!"

Lihu was frightened by the sudden change and she was sober after hearing Wan Li's words. She nodded stiffly,

"Oh, oh...Yes, yes..."

Immediately, together with the eunuchs, she held Wan Yuyao, who was shocked, to the room.

Wan Li closed his eyes with a sigh of relief and then turned to wave to the concubines who were present in a daze. He drove all the people out of the Palace,

"Okay, okay, today Her Grace is unwell, so let's stop here. Everyone, go back to your own place. Please go back!"