In the evening, the golden sunset casts thousands of golden rays of light, and the blue waves of Qiuxuan Lake turn into golden waves.

A pleasure boat was swaying slowly as it drifted from the center of the lake toward the shore.

When they reached the shore, after the pleasure boat stopped steadily, the boatman set up a sampan, and a graceful figure stepped onto the sampan and went ashore.

The cool and refreshing evening breeze blew up the white gauze of the long hood, making it dance like a graceful white butterfly. Under the white gauze, Liu Yunrong had a pretty face, with a rosy complexion and a blush on her cheeks that was left over from the joy.

She turned her head reluctantly and took a lingering look at the painting studio. At the urging of her maid, she reluctantly got into her own carriage and drove away.

After the carriage drove away, Xiahou Zi'an came out of the studio. He slowly adjusted his sleeves and collar, a satisfied yet somewhat evil smile spread across his fair face.

Xiahou Changfeng, I'll taste your goddess-like woman first. Don't worry, I'll take good care of her for you later.

Xiahou Zi'an calmed down and said, "Your woman is mine, and your status and property will all be mine."

No, these originally belonged to me, but you took them away. Now, it’s time to return them.

When he got ashore, the servant who had been waiting by the lake came forward and brought him a red horse.

"Sir, someone called and asked you to go to the old place at 12:00 p.m."

"understood."

He took the reins, climbed on the horse, and headed towards the city gate.

East Palace.

"Oh no, oh no, the prince is sick and unconscious again, go and report to the emperor and empress quickly."

Ji An, the close maid of Crown Prince Li Lang, ran out of the bedroom in panic and cried to the eunuch in charge.

"It was fine just now, what happened... Never mind, where is the talisman? I still have a piece of talisman paper. Use it quickly!"

Jian had a sad face. "The talisman paper is gone. I clearly remember keeping it safe. But, but... wow wow wow..."

"Alright, stop crying. What good will crying do? You should take good care of the prince. I will go and report to the empress."

The eunuch Chenzi, who was in charge, called on the secret guards hiding in the dark to protect the prince, and then hurried off to report the news.

Coincidentally, Emperor Dewu was in the Empress's Zhengyang Palace. Upon hearing the news, the emperor and the empress went to the Eastern Palace together.

"Your Majesty, it was the youngest daughter of the Marquis of Loyalty who gave the talisman paper to suppress Lang'er's illness last time. This time, I'm afraid she will be needed again."

"Really? Then I'll ask Li Deshun to go and invite him, and bring my instructions."

Afterwards, Emperor Dewu ordered Li Deshun to continue to the Eastern Palace.

The Mansion of the Marquis of Loyalty.

Bang bang bang--

There was an urgent knock on the door. The doorman opened it a crack and saw two rows of fully armed imperial guards standing at the door. The old eunuch who delivered the imperial eunuch last time was standing at the door with a serious face, which made him tremble with panic.

What a commotion! Could it be that the Marquis's Mansion has committed some serious mistake and their property is being confiscated?

Li Deshun saw the doorman open the door and said hurriedly: "According to the emperor's order, the fifth daughter of the Loyalty Marquis's Mansion, Xiahou Shihua, is allowed to enter the palace."

The gatekeeper sighed, "It's good that the property is not confiscated. The emperor's order cannot be disobeyed."

He opened the door and knelt down to greet her.

Li Deshun didn't have time to pay attention to him. He waved his hand and led a few imperial guards into the mansion, while the others stood guard at the door.

Having delivered the imperial edict last time, Li Deshun was already familiar with the route, so he led his men straight to Weilan Garden in the backyard.

When they arrived at Weilan Garden, Liuxiang saw the situation and hurriedly reported it to Yun.

It's dark now, Eunuch Li, what is he doing here?

"Don't panic, mother. It shouldn't be a bad thing." Changfeng comforted Yun.

After Changfeng recovered, several children would gather in Weilan Garden every day to accompany Yun. Changfeng would also guide and supervise Xunyou's homework.

Xunyou is making rapid progress and is about to take the examination for Tongsheng. He is very confident that he will pass the examination.

"I hope so!" Yun was not so relieved.

"Madam Yun, Madam Yun, the emperor has given an oral order." Li Deshun said as he entered the courtyard.

Yun Shi had no time to change her clothes. She simply tidied herself up and went out to kneel to receive the emperor's order. "Your Highness Yun Shi, your servant, respectfully receives the emperor's order."

The matter was urgent, so Li Deshun simplified the communication process and cleared his throat slightly.

"The Emperor has ordered Xiahou Shihua to go to the East Palace and leave immediately."

East Palace? Crown Prince?

Shihua moved his fat fingers a few times. Oh, the prince was tricked by the bad guys again. Hey, the three pieces of talisman paper I gave him last time should have been useful. Why did he get sick again?

Since it was the emperor's order, Yun Shi did not dare to disobey. However, Shihua was still too young to go alone, so Yun Shi had to accompany her.

"Yes, I will obey your order."

Changfeng had almost recovered by now, and was about to say that he would go along, but Yun stopped him with a look. Now, he had to continue pretending to be an idiot and crippled person.

However, when it comes to entering the palace, Shihua is very happy. In the palace, there are delicious food and glittering gold to take, which makes her very happy.

Mother, go, go, go, go, go, go.

Yun was ashamed: Hua, people say that serving the emperor is like serving a tiger. You love entering the palace so much, aren’t you afraid that one day you will say something wrong or do something that will please the emperor, and the emperor will get angry and kill you.

Cuizhi gave Yunshi and Shihua a quilted cloak each. It was a bit cold in the evening, and if they got sick, they would be busy.

Xiahou Wenyuan had not returned home yet. Old Madam Xiahou was chanting in the Buddhist temple and would not allow anyone to disturb her. No one else in the mansion knew that Li Deshun had gone to the mansion to deliver the oral order.

Yun held the flowers in her arms and went out, getting on a yellow-covered carriage parked at the door.

As soon as Shihua got on the carriage, she became excited. She sniffed her little nose and sniffed around like a puppy.

Haha, the evil spirit from last time appears again, and the smell is even stronger. It seems that she can do something big this time.

The carriage ran very fast, leaving an afterimage, and soon arrived at the East Palace. At the same time, another carriage stopped at the door.

After getting off the carriage and entering the East Palace, they changed to a sedan chair. The eunuchs carried Yun and Shihua to the door of the prince's bedroom at lightning speed.

"Your Majesty, Queen, and Crown Prince, I'm afraid... it's better to make preparations early. Amitabha."

An old and loud voice was heard, but what it said made the emperor and empress very uncomfortable.

"You are the Imperial Master, the most powerful monk in Daliang, how come you can't even handle such a small matter? Where does all the money I collect every year go? It can't even buy my son's life."

Emperor Dewu looked at the empress who was about to faint from crying, and could not help but loudly rebuke and swear at Daliang's number one magician who had been trying to do something in vain.

"Your Majesty, life and death are determined by fate..."

"Shut up, you!"

Master Hui Jing wanted to argue a few more times but was rudely interrupted by Emperor Dewu. Just as he was considering whether to drag the old bald donkey out and punish him with a stick, the eunuch reported that Shihua had arrived.

"The little lucky girl is here."

Upon hearing this, the queen wiped away her tears, lifted her skirt and ran out of the bedroom. She was so concerned that she didn't care about the queen's opinion or anything else.

When she saw Shihua, she was like a drowning person who had grabbed a life-saving straw. She didn't care about etiquette and knelt down to Shihua.

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