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Night quietly approached, and Helian Lie was drinking by himself in the imperial study. He wondered how she was doing in the cold palace, and if she was afraid.

The old imperial physician's words continued to echo in his mind. Perhaps this was not a solution, if the result was not his son, he would start a massacre. However, if he had wrongly blamed Cen Xue, this might give the two of them a sliver of hope to start over.

Thinking about it, this was indeed the only solution …

Putting down the wine cup in his hand, he wanted to see Cen Xue and tell her his thoughts.

He hurriedly left the royal study. He didn't want to waste any more time. His toes touched the ground as he operated his Dantian. He leaped up and disappeared into the night.

"We pay our respects to the king!" When the guards saw that it was the king, they immediately bowed.

"Open the door …" Helian Lie ordered.

The guard didn't dare to delay any longer and immediately opened the heavy door of the palace.

Sitting in the ice-cold hall, Cen Xue could clearly hear the sound of his footsteps. It was so familiar, but also so unfamiliar. There was not a single trace of emotion on his face as he sat down on a chair, closed his eyes, and maintained the same posture. When Helian Lie stepped into the dilapidated hall, it was dark all around him. There was only a weak candle flame illuminating the entire hall. His Cen Xue sat quietly in her chair, as if she was deathly still, and did not move at all.

He could not bear to watch any longer. It had only been a few hours, and yet she was already so haggard. Her heartache spread to his heart with the help of his blood. Helian Shan quickly stepped forward and used his large hands to rub roughly against her cold little face. Was she making a silent protest? Why don't you look at him?

"Xue'er …" In the end, he still couldn't bear to part with her, and the more he did so, the more reluctant he became. From the moment she started to disfigure her face, he had always felt sorry for her, always blaming himself for not protecting her properly, and for being injured like this under his wings.

"The child is here, I am here, the child is not here, I will die …" Feeling his touch, she silently repeated this sentence.

Even though she really wanted to get close to his warm embrace, she still vividly remembered his cruelty. Cen Xue spoke softly, as if she was speaking crazy words, but at the same time, she was incomparably resolute.

"The old imperial physician said that after the child is born, we can test him by blood. Do you dare?" If not, child, Tung, the entire Tuva tribe will be destroyed, and you still want this child? " His large hand still gently caressed her face as he calmly spoke.

"The child is yours. It's the same even after a hundred tests. I have a clear conscience." When she finally opened her eyes, Cen Xue's eyes were red and swollen from crying as she stared at him, as if she felt wronged.

"Good …" I'll believe you this once … " Helian Lie could no longer hold himself back and pulled her into his embrace. He told himself that he did not really forgive her, but rather that he did not want to personally kill his own flesh and blood.

If the result was that the child was not his, then he would definitely not be lenient anymore. He would personally kill that vile spawn and Tengger, and then destroy the entire Tuwa tribe!

"I, Lin Cen Xue, swear to the heavens, I really didn't betray you. Really, if I had said even half a sentence, then I would have been struck by lightning and died in hell, never to be reincarnated again!" Since he took a step back, Cen Xue could see a glimmer of hope in his eyes.

"Enough, no need to speak any further. Once the child is born, everything will be revealed!" Helian Lie stopped her from speaking. Right now, he only wanted to quietly hug her for a moment, just for a moment …

Helian Lie did not leave during the endless night. He stayed with her in the cold palace and only left when the sun rose!

"Bastard... "Since we've already broken into the Cold Palace, how can we have even the slightest bit of affection for her? It seems like she has no choice but to use that method." Sparks of red appeared in Zana's eyes. Her anger could not be calmed when she learned that the king had spent the night with the woman in the cold palace.

After removing the veil on her face, her originally savage face had now recovered to 90%. However, there were still some traces of her past that could be seen. She needed time, she needed time, she couldn't reveal even the tiniest bit of her pain in the king's eyes.

He opened the drawer on the dressing table. Inside, there were many black porcelain bottles of the same color. However, the stoppers on the top of the bottles were of different colors.

She took out a porcelain bottle with a red stopper and held it in her hand. She hadn't used this item in a long, long time. It seemed that she would have to ask it for help this time.

Looking at this tiny porcelain bottle, Zana revealed a proud smile. This was the Putuo's pollen she had meticulously refined, and she had even used a little bit of her magic on it. As long as anyone ate even a little bit of it, their mind would gradually become unfocused, and soon, they would lose themselves in the process, completely following the instructions of the person who drugged them.

"Hahaha …" As long as the king takes this powder for six consecutive days, soon, the general will only listen to her. At that time, will she still be afraid that the king will not love her?

Within Xingqing Palace, Lan Qi'er had personally witnessed her master being taken away, but she didn't have the power to stop him. She had gone to the Cold Palace many times, but there were guards who took turns outside the door and didn't let her in.

"bodyguard Vermillion Bird, please find a way for me to meet master. Let me give master some food and change his clothes, okay?" Lan Qi'er thought for a long time. Only the Vermillion Bird could help her.

"This …" The Vermillion Bird looked at her with a troubled expression. "It's not that I'm not willing to help, but the king has already ordered that no one is allowed to enter to see the Empress. I have no other choice, why don't you take a look at this? If you have anything you want to give the Empress, you can just give it to me. I will bring it back to the Empress."

The Vermillion Bird's words caused Lan Qi-er to be at a loss. However, the King's dictum was left there, so she could understand her dilemma.

He gave her the food box and the bag in his hand and said gratefully, "Vermillion Bird Protector, this is the food and pastries that my master made for us. Inside the bag is a set of clothes that I change into and my master's favorite fox cloak.

The Vermillion Bird caught it in its hand and nodded, reassuring her. "Leave it to me. I will bring it to the Empress now."

Lan Qi'er felt touched. Luckily, the Vermillion Bird Protector could help, otherwise how would his mistress live in the cold palace?

On the other side, Yuwen Tai and Dan Xiong did not leave the palace and instead headed straight for the imperial study. Their goal was very simple; they had gone for Cen Xue's matter.

The Imperial study room was filled with arguments, but Zhao Changde did not dare to take a step over. Coincidentally, Zha Na walked over with a porcelain cup in her hand: "Eunuch Zhao, why are you standing outside, why aren't you serving the king?"

Zhao Changde politely smiled at her, then frowned and said: "The old Prime Minister and General Yuwen are inside. If this old servant is inside, it would not be appropriate."

"Oh …" She had already guessed why those two old fellows had come.

He must have told those two old things when she returned that he would only be coming to the palace today to force the king. If her calculations were not wrong, Yuwen Tuo and the rest would definitely return to the capital within half a month.

"High Priest, what is this in your hand?" Zhao Changde asked curiously.

"Oh, it's nothing, I just brewed some Heart Cleansing Tea for you. I usually drink some if I feel bad about anything. Recently, when I saw that my lord was so annoyed, I wanted to make some to send to him."

Hearing this, Zhao Changde nodded his head, and took out a silver needle from his sleeve. His meaning was clear, whatever was sent to the king to eat must be inspected to prevent it from being poisoned.

Of course, Zha Na understood what he was trying to do. She took the initiative to open the lid and let him know who she was. How could she be caught by these idiots? They were underestimating her.

Zhao Chengde placed one end of the silver needle into the teacup and took it out after a while. Since there were no changes to the silver needle, he dared to give it to the king.

"High Priest, how about you let this old servant deliver the Heart Cleansing Tea to you?" Zhao Changde said.

"Alright, then I'll be troubling Eunuch Zhao." Giving it to him was good too, but this way the king would be less cautious.

At this moment, the old prime minister and Yuwen Tai happened to come out of the imperial study. When they saw the two people outside the door, especially Zha Na, they completely ignored them and left.

Zana looked at the two old men. 'Humph! After a while, when she gets to the back seat, I'll see what else they can do!'

Seeing the two of them leave, Zhao Changde walked in with Zana's Heart Cleansing Tea. When he came out again, the tray was already empty. With one glance, Zana knew that the king must have drunk the cup of tea.

Six days, as long as six days, the king would listen to her. At that time, the first woman in the Cold Palace would execute that woman and leave her alive, which would only leave a hidden danger for her!

Within the imperial study, Helian Lie had just had a discussion with the old prime minister and Yuwen Tai. They were here to plead on Cen Xue's behalf, hoping that he would allow Cen Xue to leave the cold palace and return to the Orchid Tomb Palace.

He ordered her to be sent to the cold palace yesterday, but today, he forgave her and let her return to the palace of the queen. What kind of logic was this, no matter what, he did not agree, but even though he lived in the cold palace, he had sent the Vermillion Bird to take care of her and to not let her suffer.

He picked up the tea that Zhao Changde had just brought, and after taking a sip, he felt that the tea did not seem to be the same as the one he usually drank, but the taste was very good and very fragrant.

The Vermillion Bird brought the things that Lan Qi'er had given her to the entrance of the cold palace, and told the guards to open the door. Right now, she was the only one other than the King that could enter.

"Empress, did you sleep well last night?" The Vermillion Bird walked into the room and saw her standing dumbly in front of the window, not saying a word.

Only after hearing the Vermillion Bird's voice did Cen Xue turn around and walk towards her. "It's not bad, it's just that this place is too quiet. I'm not used to it at the moment."

If this went on for a long period of time, she would probably start to let her imagination run wild. Fortunately, she had the child in her womb to accompany her, if not, she really didn't know how to continue living here.