The woman dressed in phoenix robe and wearing the golden crown fell on her back from a high place to the blanket, making a heavy noise.

Blood bubbles constantly streamed from her half-open mouth. Her eyes were wide open and her face was overcome with surprise and confusion.

Time seemed to stand still...

"Mother!"

It was the heartbreaking call of the Fourth Princess that awakened everyone. And then bursts of screams broke out among concubines. Some concubines were so scared that they covered their faces and some fell directly from their chairs to hide under the table.

Eunuchs, palace maids, and imperial doctors all surrounded Empress Qian, trying to save her.

"Mother... Mother!"

Huanan Jiyan rushed to the side of Empress Qian, knelt down, and cried. Her two small hands shook the woman's half-dead body desperately.

"Mother, mother! Please wake up! Oh, come to save my mother..."

"Jingyi..."

After a sudden shiver, Emperor Jingxiao awoke from his nightmare. He stared blankly at the people under the stage, gasping suddenly.

The imperial doctor had a brief check and reported to Emperor on the stage, requesting that Empress Qian must be immediately moved to the side hall for a comprehensive examination.

Emperor waved his hand in frustration and let them carry her out.

High Priest Yu Xuanji approached the father and son of the Wan clan on the opposite side step by step. His brows and eyes were not warm and his cold tone had a deterrent and dignified force.

"Shenle Marquis, you deliberately framed the imperial official in the name of offering a treasure map at first, and then you tried to murder His Majesty..."

He then turned around to Emperor and cupped one hand in the other,

"Your Majesty, the true and false treasure maps have been distinguished. The map presented by the Shenle Marquis is clearly fake. Now the damage to your body and the serious injuries of Her Grace are both caused by the fake map. Your Majesty, I beg you to arrest the Shenle Marquis immediately."

Wan Li turned furious and pointed at Yu Xuanji, scolding,

"How dare you frame me up?"

His domineering and arrogant attitude was witnessed by Emperor Jingxiao on the golden stage. His face turned pale in surprise and he raised his hand to overturn the cups on the table.

Everyone was frightened and knelt to the ground.

Lei Huan pulled Wan Li's sleeve and tried to persuade him in panic,

"Marquis, calm down. Kneel down quickly..."

Wan Li was so furious and refused to listen to him. He punched Lei Huan down and roared,

"Didn't you say that Leng Qingtang's map was fake? How so?"

"This map is strange and weird. If it is a yin map, opening the map will open the door to death. It may make a person behave abnormally and even get a person killed on the spot..."

The cold voice shocked all the people. When everyone looked outside the hall, they saw a person in an apricot-red robe walking slowly in front of Wan Li. The other two people turned silent on the spot.

He smiled slightly, cupped one hand in the other to Wan Li, and greeted him,

"Marquis, how are you these days?"

With his long and narrowed eyes squinting to the side, he smiled weirdly at Lei Huan,

"It was you who taught me what I said just now, my teacher, right?"

Lei Huan trembled on the ground. His lips turned cold and white. He pointed at him,

"Wu, Wu... Are... Are you a man or a ghost?"

On the golden stage, when Wan Yuyao saw that the person in the apricot-red robe was just Zhangzheng Lin who was sent to Observatory Director as an official by her in person, she felt top-heavy. Her legs felt weak and she fell into the arms of a palace maid.

Since Emperor Jingxiao became awake, he had been feeling terrible. At this time, facing all kinds of sudden situations and chaos, he turned extremely angry like a dangerous explosive that was suddenly detonated.

His big palm slapped the table hard. He braced up his shaky body and gasped,

"Who are you!"

Priest Wu lifted his robe and bowed to Emperor.

"Your Majesty, my name is Wu Yong. I've once entered the Palace with the pseudonym ‘Lin Ting’ to take up the position of Zhangzheng in Observatory Director."

"Zhangzheng Lin... Are you just Zhangzheng Lin?"

Emperor was shocked and immediately remembered something. And then his eyes lit up with anger.

Wu Yong answered calmly,

"Wu Yong, Zhangzheng Lin, and Wu Laiye are all sinners. I come to give myself up and confess my crime today, Your Majesty..."

Suddenly he raised his hand to point at Wan Li,

"A few months ago, the person who persecuted Concubine Yu and the imperial heir and poisoned the well water in the capital was just the Shenle Marquis Wan Li!"

The whole hall was in an uproar!

Leng Qingtang smiled coldly and turned his eyes quietly to smile at Yu Xuanji.

Emperor Jingxiao stiffened. He was furious but he couldn't believe it somewhat.

When he was about to ask something, a eunuch rushed into Baohe Palace.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty, Her Grace is not well. She vomited blood in the side palace just now..."

"Jingyi..."

Emperor Jingxiao murmured and looked at his hands in a daze, only to feel that his head was about to explode.

Yu Xuanji concealed his faint smile and said seriously,

"Your Majesty, the most urgent thing is to see Her Grace now. Now that the witness is here, we can continue the interrogation later."

Emperor Jingxiao looked at the crowd under the stage with his red sharp eyes fiercely, and flicked his sleeves weakly.

"Come on. Take Wan Li and Lei Huan into Court of Judicial Review for interrogation later."

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty..."

Wan Zong knelt on the ground and kowtowed. But when he looked up, he was shocked by Emperor's weird and cruel look, so he dared not speak anymore.

"Father, save me... I don't know..."

The Honour Guards rushed into the hall. No matter how Wan Li struggled and shouted, they shoved the three people out of the hall with their hands crossed behind.

…

Outside the Palace…

After Tu Muxue fell into the Pavilion of Good Omens, Lu Qiange rushed over and searched the official road back and forth with Gu Yunxi for a long time, but they didn’t find the criminal at all.

Seeing Gu Yunxi's face full of frustration, Lu Qiange approached her and comforted her softly,

"Don't worry. Her eyes have been destroyed and she can't go far certainly. I have some people nearby. I will help you catch her."

Gu Yunxi was not eager to speak. She stood facing the wind and looked at him quietly.

Although Lu Qiange was not in white clothes, he was still tall and handsome under the moonlight.

In the past two years, this arrogant little Childe seemed to have grown up a bit. He looked directly at her quietly and his pure eyes like purple glaze became deeper and deeper with lovesickness, affection, and sorrow after experiencing vicissitudes in them.

"Thank you, but the Eastern Depot will do it."

She said indifferently and then turned around with a cold expression.

"Yunxi!"

He hurriedly grabbed her wrist before she turned her back at him. His throat tightened and some depressed pain overcame his heart.

Lu Qiange thought that he would never cry.

"Why..."

He looked at the girl's eyes, sniffed, and asked,

"Why did you pretend not to know me when we met in the Palace several times? Do you know that I have been looking for you for two years? When I learned that Tu Muxue posed as you and Lord Zhao asked me for help, I left everything behind the first time... Why... Why are you so heartless now?"

He approached her and touched her cheek with his fingertips, trying to attract her sight.

Gu Yunxi felt sad.

She had heard such words said to her by three people at least. And she knew that for the past two years, Master Leng had been looking for her, so had Ming Lan and Brother Lu.

But it was his care and kindness that made her feel uneasy whenever she faced him.

"Go with me." He looked at her face deeply and said directly,

"Yunxi, the old man Master Tantai who changed your face is in the western tribes right now. When Tu Muxue is caught, I will arrange for him to change your appearance back."

The girl's brows and eyelashes rose instantly and her eyes shone brightly.

It was good to get her appearance back, but she wouldn't leave with Brother Lu.

Freeing herself from Lu Qiange's hands, Gu Yunxi turned calm again and she said softly,

"You knew my answer two years ago, so why do you force me now? I won’t leave Master. He needs me."

Lu Qiange was shocked. His eyes turned hot again and he hurriedly asked,

"What about me? I also said two years ago, 'Brother Lu needs you'!"

Seeing the black shadow that became more and more depressing and heavy under her eyes, Lu Qiange looked up to the starry sky and blinked vigorously.

"Okay. I still have an important thing to do at this time. I won't force you. After I deal with it, I will find a way to change your face."

After the conversation, Lu Qiange flew to the eaves.

Gu Yunxi looked down, engaged in a fierce mental struggle silently.

She knew what the important thing was and the Eastern Depot knew better.

The Kunhuang Island map was of great importance and it would inevitably trigger a fierce storm again in the world once it appeared.

Master Leng deliberately let Zhao An find Lu Qiange this night to ask him to help catch Tu Muxue just in order to hold back this troublesome character.

At this moment, maybe Lu Qiange's subordinates didn’t successfully steal the map and instead they might be rounded up by the Eastern Depot.

What should she do? Should she help him or not...

Dense beads of sweat trickled down her cheeks. The girl finally clenched her fists and flew on the Pavilion of Good Omens to enter the Palace to chase Lu Qiange.