Forced to die for his loyalty, he was reborn in the arms of the cold and cruel regent!

Shen Mengyao's face turned ugly.

*** walked over quickly, sat next to the Queen Mother, and glanced at Shen Mengyao coldly.

"I was saying that the princess must be asking for something by being so attentive. Grandmother, she really doesn't know the rules when she borrows something from the palace."

Shen Mengyao's face changed. If she really looked into it carefully, it was indeed against the rules.

But Qi Sui'an is now in a coma due to severe poisoning and his condition is unknown. This news cannot be spread, otherwise it will make people with ulterior motives in the court ready to make moves, and people will also speculate about the cause of his poisoning.

By then, wouldn't the close relationship between the two of them be exposed?

The Queen Mother looked at her kindly: "Mengyao, you are always honest, so tell me what happened?"

Shen Mengyao was choked for a moment and could only pray: "Grandmother, Mengyao is just, just..."

Before she finished her words, she was interrupted by the ***: "Just what? Just want to borrow the royal property for a lowly person to use?"

Shen Mengyao's face became even uglier. She knew that *** was deliberately making things difficult for her. However, she couldn't let ***'s provocation succeed. She had to calm down and find a solution.

Shen Mengyao took a deep breath and looked at the Queen Mother with sincerity in her eyes: "Grandmother, I know that borrowing royal property is against the rules. But this man is very important to me. He once saved my life and allowed me to live. Grandmother, you have always been compassionate. How can I watch such a meritorious person die without any reaction? I believe you can understand my difficulties."

When the Queen Mother heard this, a trace of deep thought flashed in her eyes. She looked at Shen Mengyao, as if weighing the pros and cons.

After a moment, she nodded and said, "I didn't expect you to be so loyal and righteous. Mengyao, since he saved your life, I promise you, but you must promise not to let anyone know about this."

Shen Mengyao was delighted when she heard this, and she nodded immediately: "Grandmother, Mengyao promises that this matter will never be known to anyone."

The Queen Mother nodded when she heard this. She looked at Fuqing and said in a deep voice, "Fuqing, go get the jade cicada and give it to Mengyao."

Upon hearing this, Fu Qing nodded immediately and left quickly. After a while, she took the jade cicada and gave it to Shen Mengyao.

Shen Mengyao took the jade cicada, her heart filled with gratitude. She knew that this was the Queen Mother's trust in her and her promise to the Queen Mother.

She was determined that no matter what happened, she would protect Yu Chan until Qi Suian recovered.

She knelt on the ground and bowed, "Thank you, Grandmother."

Seeing this, although *** was dissatisfied, she did not dare to say anything more. She knew that the Queen Mother had made a decision and she could not change it. But if anything happened to Yuchan, Shen Mengyao would definitely be involved.

She found an opportunity to go out, called her personal maid Lu Rui, and whispered something to her.

"Set up an ambush on the way out of the palace and make sure to snatch the jade cicada."

"This is too risky, ****." Lu Rui looked worried after hearing this. There were guards patrolling outside the palace wall. If she was caught red-handed, it would be difficult to escape.

When it comes to the imperial palace, if there is even the slightest danger, the eunuchs in the palace will surely torture the person in every way possible to find out the mastermind behind the incident. Even the death squad may not be able to withstand the hundreds of thousands of punishments handed down in the Forbidden Palace.

"Shen Mengyao is only an eyesore to me if she lives. What a pity. I originally wanted her to be my brother's concubine, which would have been a great honor for her. But she refuses, so she will die. Tell them to be careful."

***’s face was full of viciousness.

Now, she was doing things more and more recklessly. Lu Rui was really worried and trembling with fear all the time, but she had to do as she said and took care of herself.

"yes,***."

Shen Mengyao chatted with the empress dowager for a long time. Soon, the empress dowager, who had taken the medicine, became drowsy. She was also anxious to take Yuchan back, so she said goodbye in a hurry.

"Mengyao declined the Queen Mother's offer."

After saying that, he turned and walked out of the palace.

Danger comes quietly.

As soon as Shen Mengyao walked out of the palace, she felt something was wrong. The air around her seemed to solidify, and even the sound of the wind became abnormal.

Her heart tightened and she asked the sedan bearer to quicken her pace. However, when she passed through the alley where there were no guards outside, she was still stopped by a group of masked men.

"Who are you?" Shen Mengyao lifted the curtain of the sedan chair and asked in a deep voice, while quickly thinking of a countermeasure in her mind.

She knew that these people were clearly well prepared and their target was clearly her. She didn't know whether they wanted to take her life or just for money.

"We are here to ask you for something." One of the masked men answered coldly, the knife in his hand flashing coldly in the twilight of sunset.

Shen Mengyao was shocked, but she quickly realized that this must be a conspiracy of the ***. However, she couldn't let fear take over her mind, she had to calm down and find a solution.

"If you kill me, the Queen Mother will definitely know."

Shen Mengyao said in a deep voice, she knew that this was her only bargaining chip.

"We naturally have a way to make this happen quietly." The masked man replied coldly, the knife in his hand already pointed at Shen Mengyao.

Those sedan bearers had already fled in all directions, and on the long street, they were the only ones facing each other.

Shen Mengyao's heart tightened. She knew that she had to take action. She took a deep breath, stepped back suddenly, and took off the sachet from her waist. She loosened the rope and scattered the finely powdered incense inside.

The wind blew, and the perfumed powder blinded my eyes.

Shen Mengyao immediately ran backwards. If she ran a few more steps, her screams would alert the palace guards. But she didn't expect that a man suddenly appeared in front of her, turned the sword in his hand, and hit her abdomen heavily with the hilt. She lost her balance in an instant and fell forward.

The moment he fell to the ground, the icy cold jade cicada in the brocade bag in his arms also fell out.

The man with a black scarf covering his face in front of him suddenly looked at the jade cicada and reached out to take it.

This was Qi Sui'an's only hope of survival. Shen Mengyao immediately rushed forward and held Yuchan tightly in her hand: "No."

That's what they came for.

The man sneered: "What valuable thing is it that you are willing to risk your life to protect? Give it to me!"

"These are things from the palace. You won't be able to exchange them for much money. Instead, you will get yourself into trouble. I have some silver here. If you want money, just take the silver." Shen Mengyao knew that the other party dared to take action outside the palace gate, and his origin must be extraordinary, but at this moment, she didn't want to expose it, so she just went along with what he said.