When the prince is reborn, he will only hit me if he doesn't hit the wall!

Qin Yuechuan did not respond, but just looked down at her.

The black scarf covered most of his face, and Xu Xinyue could not see the expression on his face clearly. His pupils were dull and dark, and one could read from them that there was pain and depression, which made people feel suffocated just by looking at them.

Xu Xinyue was unsure and weighed what she had just said: It's just a little "shock", that's not too much, right?

Why does Xuan San look so sad, as if he is about to cry?

Is the term "eating from one's own side and betraying one's own side" a big taboo in their line of work?

Xu Xinyue coughed lightly: "Of course, as long as you listen to my instructions obediently, I can say a few good words for you in front of Qin Yuechuan, and by the way, I can promote you to... Commander, increase your monthly salary or something."

Qin Yuechuan: "..."

Xu Xinyue no longer paid attention to his expression and turned to walk to the table.

Apart from Qin Yuechuan, he really didn't have enough patience to "coax" the men around him.

Xuan San did her a big favor after all.

While picking up the suitable plain paper, he ordered without turning his head: "Hongzhu has been sent away by me, grind the ink for me."

Qin Yuechuan walked to the table obediently, picked up the ink stick, dripped water, and began to grind it evenly.

I thought to myself for no reason: So, what he will do in the future seems to include some of the work done by the maids...

Xu Xianyue dipped the brush into the ink he had ground and wrote smoothly, rustling non-stop. Her eyes were focused on the paper, and she didn't even raise her head. She asked him, "Have you erased all the remaining traces of you in the secret passage of Fengluan Palace?"

Qin Yuechuan responded: "Yes."

This is natural.

Since he knew the truth about the soul transfer, the purpose of Qin Lie's various actions when the Duke of Zhenguo entered the Queen's Palace that day was obvious.

From Qin Liexing's sudden appearance that day, it is not difficult to infer that there is a high possibility that there is a secret passage leading to the outside in Fengluan Palace. Before entering the palace, he sent people to find out the details in preparation.

It's just that time is short, and he was really worried about Xu Xinyue, so he was eager to show up to protect her, so he couldn't prepare more.

Fortunately, nothing went wrong, otherwise...

Even now, when I think about that time, I still feel scared.

He stared at Xu Xianyue's black hair in a trance, and suddenly found that there was only a white jade hairpin with a flying bird pattern on it, decorated with tangled branches and leaves. The bird held a pearl tassel pendant in its mouth, which trembled gently with her movements.

It was the one he gave her when they became lovers...

He looked at the jade hairpin, his hands slowed down the grinding, and his mind was wandering.

Suddenly I heard Xu Xinyue say:

"That's good. Even so, without my order, you should refrain from hanging around the Queen these days. It's safest to stay with me. If you are safe, I am safe too."

"Um……"

After the last word was written on the tip of the pen, Xu Xianyue blew on the ink mark and handed it to Qin Yuechuan after confirming that it was completely dry: "Xuan San, please help me find these medicines. I need them. Do it quietly so that no one else can find out. I'm afraid that the Imperial Pharmacy has the Queen's men."

Qin Yuechuan didn't ask the reason, he just agreed:

"Ah."

Qin Yuechuan took her into his arms and was about to turn around when Qin Lingruo rushed in from the entrance of the palace. She didn't even take a breath and didn't care about the others. She swallowed several times and said anxiously: "Yueyue, follow me, follow me to the Dragon Rest Palace! Father, father!"

Xu Xinyue had some guesses in her mind, so she stood up and held Qin Lingruo's hand: "I know, lead the way."

Qin Lingruo grabbed Xu Xinyue's hand, lifted the hem of her skirt and rushed to the Dragon Resting Hall.

Without noticing, Qin Yuechuan, who was dressed as Xuan San, also followed behind them.

Qin Lingruo said as she ran, "Father's health has been deteriorating recently. The imperial doctors can't cure him. They keep repeating the same old things over and over again. I've memorized them all. I don't have much hope in them, so I thought of you."

Xu Xinyue had a clear idea in her mind and guessed that it was the work of the Queen and others, so she tried her best to follow Qin Lingruo's steps.

But Qin Lingruo is also a martial artist, so there is no way Xu Xinyue could keep up with his speed at this moment.

Xu Xinyue lost her balance and her wrist was held tightly by Qin Lingruo, so she almost fell to her knees.

Qin Yuechuan frowned and was about to step forward, but Qin Lingruo also noticed it and said, “Sorry, Yueyue, I was too impatient.”

But without waiting for Xu Xinyue to respond, she took a step ahead of Qin Yuechuan and simply lifted her up with both hands and carried her sideways. Holding Xu Xinyue, who was almost the same size as her, she rushed forward effortlessly.

"Hey? Ling'er..."

"I can't care so much anymore!"

When they reached the entrance of the Dragon Resting Hall, Qin Lingruo put Xu Xinyue down and followed her into the hall. Qin Yuechuan stepped forward and was about to follow, but the guards at the entrance stopped him, saying, "No outsiders are allowed to enter!"

Xu Xianyue turned around, stood in front of Qin Yuechuan, and said to the two of them: "This is the bodyguard given to me by the Queen. The Queen asked him to stay by my side and not leave for a moment. If you two have any objections, you can go and ask the Queen."

The guards at the door looked at each other, hesitated for a moment, and then let him pass.

As I entered the hall, a strong medicinal aroma penetrated my nose and throat.

Xu Xianyue frowned and sniffed. Besides the usual smell of medicine, there was also the smell of Guiyuan Dan, Yiqi Pills and other pills.

Most of these pills are used to keep people alive, so why is the emperor starting to take them now?

Xu Xinyue had a bad feeling, so she took a few quick steps and entered the inner room. As expected, she saw the queen and Qin Liexing sitting in front of the couch, looking at the person on the dragon couch with sad faces.

Qin Lingruo sobbed and cried: "Father..."

Xu Xinyue couldn't help pinching her palms with the five fingers in her sleeves, thinking unwillingly: Is it really too late?

She glanced at the queen secretly and saw her sitting upright in an armchair beside the couch. Although she was wiping her face with a handkerchief and looked sad and as if she had just cried, her makeup was exquisite, with no trace of rouge at the corners of her eyes, and the makeup on her cheeks was dry and plain. She didn't look like she had been crying at all.

Even though Qin Liexing escaped death that day, the Queen must have known the inside story. She could still squeeze out a few tears at that time, but now she is so perfunctory that she even acts.

Xu Xianyue bowed and was then pushed to the bedside by the Queen: "Hurry up and check for His Majesty, Princess Rong, don't you have the elixir? Give it to the Emperor."

Xu Xinyue slowly moved forward, facing the emaciated emperor in front of her. Xu Xinyue couldn't bear to look at him. She was about to take out the tonic pills from her sleeve, but she heard the emperor, who was in a daze and breathless, mumbling: "Chuan'er... Is... Is Chuan'er back?"

Xu Xinyue paused and when she looked up, she saw that the emperor's eyes had been opened with great effort, and his cloudy and gloomy eyes were looking straight behind her.

Xu Xinyue looked back following the line of sight, and at this moment, there was only one person standing behind her - Xuan San.

The Queen leaned forward and said sadly, "Your Majesty, you are dazzled by the heavy troops. Those are the guards of Ming Wu, not Prince Rong. Prince Rong is still in the northern border and has not returned."

The emperor stretched his neck and raised his body, not giving up and staring at Xuan San for a long time, mumbling incoherently, "Isn't it... Chuan'er? Isn't it?"

The Queen immediately said to Qin Yuechuan: "Ming Wu, take off your veil and let His Majesty see your true appearance——"

When Qin Yuechuan raised his hand hesitantly, just as he was about to take off the veil, the emperor seemed to have lost his strength and lay back on the dragon couch, looking up with dejected and disappointed eyes, and sighed weakly:

"Forget it, forget it—"

"No, then--no--"