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Ah Lang looked behind her, and then turned to leave. Yu Yan and Nian An then got some hot water to wash Nian En's body and put on clean clothes.

The doctor came quickly, he was from the Imperial Hospital, and was assigned to handle errands for the King Xiao. Normally, no one would call him because Chen Yao himself was a genius doctor's daughter with outstanding medical skills. The Fourth Madam and Yulixiao had come personally to check his pulse.

However, in the palace, the imperial physician could at most help the empress dowager and the most considerate servants by Yu Tianqi's side to feel his pulse. It was definitely the most appropriate decision to invite Yu Yan here for the sake of a little girl.

The imperial physician was very thin, his long hair bullying the literary world, and he looked very humble. He held his breath, took Nian En's pulse, and went to the side of the table to write a prescription.

"How is Nian En?" Yu Yan followed and asked worriedly.

"Let this girl get some cold water and wipe the palms of her hands." The imperial physician looked at Nian An and said softly.

Nian An didn't wait for Yu Yan's orders and quickly left.

Only then did the imperial physician get up and speak in a low voice. "The empress dowager has asked me to come and get something."

Yu Yan was startled. The empress dowager was still thinking of stealing her medicine books! Fortunately, Yulixiao gave her one! She nodded, turned back to her room, rummaged in the cabinet, and hurried over to him.

The imperial physician opened the medicine chest and pressed a button, revealing a secret compartment. He carefully placed the medicine record on her, then restored the secret compartment. Inside were bottles and jars filled to the brim with the pungent smell of medicine, making it impossible to tell what was wrong.

"The prescriptions have been prepared, and are stored in the Medicine Hall. Just follow the prescriptions and you'll be able to boil the medicine." The imperial physician clasped his fists and bowed deeply. Then, he picked up the medicine box and left.

The man sent by the Steward Fu to accompany the imperial physician was waiting outside the courtyard. When he saw him coming out, he saluted to Yu Yan and led him back the way they had come.

Yu Yan didn't know whether the empress dowager would believe him or not when she saw the medical record, nor did she know what would happen next.

Sooner or later, Yulixiao would take off his mask and face those people. The Empress Dowager and Yu Tianqi were also unwilling to let go.

Yu Yan was unable to guess the victor, and also had no strength to do so. She rubbed her glabella and sighed tiredly, giving the prescription to Ah Lang, telling him to go and get the medicine.

Nian An was already using the water in the well to wash the center of her palm. She also walked over, dipped the handkerchief in the water, and wiped the bottom of Nian En's feet. The three of them had been relying on each other for so many years that they were no longer just master and servant relationships. They looked after each other, depended on each other, and became sisters.

The sun gradually set, and the twilight gradually deepened.

Nian An went to prepare dinner, she propped herself up on the table and stared at the unconscious Nian En, lost in thought. Ever since she had given that medicinal book to the imperial physician, she had felt an uneasy feeling that something was wrong. It was as if something bad was about to happen to her.

He took a light breath, and just as he was about to stand up, he heard Ah Lang speaking from outside the door: "Miss Yu Yan, His Highness has invited you over."

Call her again?

Yu Yan was extremely annoyed, but she did not dare say no. There was a small carriage parked outside the courtyard. It was made of rosewood and the green muslin hung down from the carriage. The wind blew past it, blowing it in the air.

Yu Yan sat on top of the bed, and while feeling annoyed along the way, she was carried to Yulixiao's chamber.

It was the night she stayed here on the day of the incident with Yun Qin that made her feel even more pressured. It was here that he tortured her that day and made her beg for forgiveness.

He was eating in the hall.

Yu Yan slowly went in, glanced at the dishes on the table and bowed.

"Have you eaten?" Without raising his head, he asked plainly.

"Nope." Yu Yan whispered.

"Get yourself some food." He looked up and spoke gently.

Yu Yan walked over slowly and picked up a blue and white porcelain bowl and a pair of ebony chopsticks.

"Sit." He raised his eyes again, his long eyebrows twisting slightly.

Yu Yan sat down and stared straight at the chicken leg. The chopsticks lightly tapped against each other. She really wanted to grab that plate of ham, but she felt too embarrassed.

"Eat." He pushed the chicken leg over and glanced at her.

Yu Yan pursed her lips, then picked one up and gently bit on it. The fat oil entered her mouth, causing her small tongue to become fat and beautiful.

Yu Yan," she said, "is a woman with a strong heart. She's not easy to satisfy. I wish I could hold the entire martial world in my hands." As long as she had a delicious chicken leg, she would feel that the words "better off dead than alive" made too much sense. Death was a comfortable death, and there were no more worries, but one would never be able to taste anything delicious, see no flowers, hear no sound from the spring, and not be able to taste such a good chicken leg …

She chewed on it slowly. He was also eating elegantly. The current him really didn't resemble a martial artist, and was even more different from the valiant appearance he had on the bed.

"I have already asked the Ministry of Justice to reinvestigate your father."

He suddenly opened his mouth, allowing Yu Yan who was biting onto the chicken leg to bite onto the tip of his tongue.

She didn't know what he was thinking. Did he really want to help her father turn the tables, or did he want to find a testamentary edict? She covered her mouth and looked up at him, trying to read something in his eyes.

He still had not taken off his mask. His eyes were still and quiet like a serene pool, and it was impossible to tell whether he was happy or angry. At this moment, the moon was hanging lightly over the willow branches. The twilight gradually dispersed from outside the window, and the lanterns had already been lit. The evening wind blew through the hall, causing his magnificent robe to flutter.

"Thank you, Prince." Yu Yan reacted, putting down the hand that was covering her mouth, and lightly said thanks.

"I really can't hear even the slightest bit of sincerity." He said a few words and put down his chopsticks.

Seeing that he had finished eating, Yu Yan felt embarrassed to continue eating under his watch. After quickly eating, she put down her tableware. After looking at each other for a moment, he frowned and said unhappily: "Yu Yan, the reason I called you here, is to serve me. Why are you sitting here motionlessly?"

"Huh?" Yu Yan looked at him in shock. Was he going to squeeze her from morning to night?

Maybe this was a great honor in the eyes of other women, but Yu Yan did not want to serve someone! She was lazy, she wished she could let others feed her!

Under his sharp gaze, she got up, served him tea and gargled his mouth, brought him water to wash his hands, and sent him in to collect the bowls and chopsticks.

"Close the doors and windows." His voice came from behind him.

Yu Yan frowned, was she going to be filled with lust? She had just finished eating, so she wasn't afraid of it bloating!

Reluctantly, he closed the door and the window. Turning around, he saw that he had already stood up, taken off his hood, and turned to look at her.

"I'll go fetch some water to help the prince clean himself." she whispered.

"No need, come here." He said it lightly.

Yu Yan walked over slowly and asked softly: "Your Highness, why not take a rest first?"

"Hmm?" A trace of confusion flashed through his eyes as he looked at Liu Ming with a puzzled expression.

"I just finished eating, don't move it too fiercely." Yu Yan's face flushed red, her voice became soft.

Yulixiao was startled for a moment, he did not know whether to laugh, or to immediately and ruthlessly point at her forehead. Looking at her dejected appearance, could it be that having a good relationship with him was a matter that made her wish he were dead?

Besides, he didn't want to have sex with her, but wanted to teach her swordsmanship. It was because he had seen how entranced she was by the sword technique manual that he had this thought. In times of danger, whether he used it to protect himself or to escape, it would still be useful.

Seeing that he did not speak for a long time, Yu Yan could not help but be infuriated, she raised her hand and started to unbutton his shirt. Let's see how long he can continue showing off her strength. If she is like this every day, she wouldn't be afraid of getting crippled.

"Yu Yan, sometimes I really want to be patient with you, but you try to pick on me instead." His face darkened and threw a strand of hair at her face as she coldly berated her.

Yu Yan pushed away the hair on his face and looked up at him.

Was she not tame enough? God knows how much she wanted to be at peace until she thought of a way to escape to the ends of the earth. Look, Nian En has been scared sick, who knows what will happen after this?

Although the martial arts world was dangerous, it couldn't harm the hearts of these people.

Although the martial arts world was tired, it was not so tiring to be scheming here.

After staring with his eyes wide open, Yulixiao turned and opened up the secret compartment in the wall and walked straight into the secret passage.

Yu Yan was startled, could it be that he was going to investigate her father's matter? She had no doubt about him, and she hurried after him. The door to the stone chamber slowly closed behind her. She turned around to take a look, then quickened her pace and caught up with him.

His face remained calm the entire way, ignoring her. After walking for half a cup of tea, he finally stopped and opened the secret door. He could only leap forward.

Yu Yan looked up, feeling that the sky was really high up. She was like a frog in the well, unable to bounce out no matter how hard he jumped.

"Aren't you going to help me?" She jumped a few times and called to him in a low voice.

A soft rope fell from the well, which Yu Yan grabbed quickly and pulled downwards. He tried to lift her up, but when she reached the well, he bent down and extended her left hand towards her.

Yu Yan saw that his right wrist had tied up a few laps with ropes, and just with this hand, he was able to pull her up.

This was the disparity between the strength of men and women! Yu Yan passed his hand over to him, and his burning hot palm held her small hand tightly. She pulled her out of the well, and as if she had done it unintentionally, she embraced her tightly for a while, her long fingers stroking her hair and pulling away a blade of grass that had just dyed her hair.

Yu Yan looked around, she did not know where she was. In front of him was a large mansion with tall walls, the light from the lanterns blended with the moonlight.

"Where is this place?" she whispered as she took a few steps forward.

"Behind the princess' mansion." he said flatly.

Princess Jing Ge had already gone to that vast ocean and sky place, leaving behind such a large mansion. Yu Yan could not help but stop and look at the big house. Since everyone was not here, why was there still a light?

"He's gone. He's not in there either." He turned his head and saw the look on her face.

Yu Yan did not explain, but she could understand why whatever it was, the royalty had a lot of gold and silver. Wasting some candles at night, making the empress dowager fawn and show her so-called love and longing for Jing Ge to the world, wasn't there anything wrong with that.

Reaching an empty space, he took out a flexible sword from his waist and waved it in her direction.

This move did not scare Yu Yan enough. The night sky was dark and the wind was strong enough to kill people. A green mountain was buried a tender bone, she was going to die here!

She raised her head and saw that the streak of cold light was approaching. She raised it above her head, and with a crashing sound, two branches fell down.

"At least let me know when you cut down the branches!" Angry, she wiped the sweat from her forehead and scolded angrily.

"Weren't you unafraid of death? "I didn't even try to dodge it. I was looking at death in a new light." But he sneered. He raised a long sword and quickly cut through the branching area, handing her the straight cut branch.

"For what?" Yu Yan asked in confusion. Could it be that he was giving her a chance to use this tree branch to fight against his sharp sword that could slice through iron like mud?

Without even looking at her, Yulixiao closed the flexible sword around his waist and walked over. He pulled her hand and turned his around so that she could lean into his embrace and hold her hand that was holding onto the branch, correcting her gesture of holding onto the branch, and said in a deep voice: "Holding the sword is like holding onto your hand, comfortable for you."