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Because Mu Xuanyin knew that if Mu Yu Ze knew of the cold poison in Hua Mu Jin's body, he would definitely give some of the princess consort's medicine to Hua Mu Jin to eat.

However, considering that he had already plundered all the medicinal ingredients within the Southern Kingdom, he decided to keep this a secret.

"Alright, Brother Wang, you always have your own plans, so I won't say too much."

"Crown Prince, First Prince, I believe the two of you are tired from travelling day and night." Crown Prince, First Prince, I believe the two of you are tired from travelling day and night.

To be honest, Mu Xuanyi and Mu Yuze were very tired after they had traveled from the Southern Kingdom to the Huan Yue Country.

Hearing Bai Yan's words, the two of them looked at each other.

"Then I'll be troubling the duke."

"It's no trouble, but I should be thanking the two of you, Your Highness." However, as this is the imperial harem, I know that the two of you want to live with the little girl, but this is the Huan Yue Country, so it's more or less a place to avoid suspicion. I've arranged for the two of you to stay at the house of the Marquis, does your highness not mind? "

Every country had their own rules, so Mu Yuze and Mu Xuanyin naturally knew them as well.

Bai Yan had arranged for the two of them to stay at the Hou Mansion. Firstly, it was to avoid suspicion, and secondly, it was probably to protect their safety.

"Thank you, master Hou."

"Servants, lead the two princes out of the palace and rest at the duke's manor. Tell them to properly entertain them."

As soon as Bai Yan called out, two guards came in and respectfully led Mu Yuze and Mu Xuanyin out.

After Mu Xuanyin and Mu Yuze left, the smiling Bai Yan's face sank.

He looked up at the white warrior, his eyes cold.

"Zhan Ke, can you tell me why you chose to release Bai Ling Yu now?"

Bai Yan never knew that his mother's concubine was still alive.

Therefore, when Bai Zhan Ke and Hua Mujiao used Bai Zhan Fei, they made a deal with the empress dowager to release Bai Ling Yu, but he didn't know what was going on.

All he knew was that Bai Zhuo had released the white feathers. As for why, he didn't know.

"Uncle Thirteen, you will know in the future."

Bai Zhan Ke still didn't intend to tell Bai Yan, because he knew that Bai Yan had feelings for his mother.

If Bai Yan were to see his mother's current state, he would probably …

"You'll know about it in the future? "Oh war god, although we've been at the Li Palace for more than twenty years, you've underestimated me, your Uncle Thirteen. If you want to bribe someone, this matter is a piece of cake for me."

Bai Yan had indeed left the Imperial Palace for over twenty years. The people who had been in the Imperial Palace for twenty years were long gone.

But even if he lost his own people in the palace, Bai Yan wasn't a good person either.

He had bribed quite a few people in the palace when Bai Zhan Ke had left for the Southern Kingdom, and also when he had been personally dispatched by the Imperial Guards. He knew what his purpose was, and it went without saying that it was for no small number of reasons.

However, he had never expected that Bai Zhan Zhuo would release Bai Ling Yu and make a deal with the Empress Dowager.

"I just want to know, who that person is. It's worth it for you to release Bai Ling Yu, this scourge, even if you have to save him from the hands of the empress dowager."

Bai Yan secretly knew that Bai Zhan Ke had made a deal with the Empress Dowager to save a person, but he didn't know who Bai Zhan Ke had saved.

Bai Zhan Ke looked at Bai Yan, after a long while, he said, "In a while, I'll bring you to see her."

With that, Bai Zhan Ke called out to Luo Chen and Nan Ge, and the two of them entered the hall, bowing to each other respectfully.

"Nan Ge, send more people to the house of the Marquis. You must protect the safety of the Crown Prince and the First Prince."

Although Mu Xuanyi and Mu Yuze were princes of the Southern Kingdom and no one dared to lay a hand on them when they came to Huan Yue Country, there were also people who wanted Mu Xuanyi and Mu Yuze to die in the Southern Kingdom.

As a result, the Southern Kingdom would inevitably fall out with the Huan Yue Country, which would lead to a war between the two countries. If the two countries fought, there would be internal strife, and the country would move to another country wouldn't be impossible.

If the south country and the Huan Yue country fought, although the south country wasn't as big and its people weren't as strong as the Huan Yue country, the south country would still have the advantage of being strong.

Furthermore, the Southern Kingdom had a good relationship with the other small countries. If they asked other countries for help and offered them some attractive bait, the other small countries would definitely help.

"Yes, this subordinate will do it right away."

Turning around, Nan Ge received the order and left.

"Luo Chen, go bring Xuanfei over to Hibiscus Hibiscus Temple. Send someone you trust to fetch the First Prince's medicine later and torture her to consume it."

"Yes."

Luo Chen accepted the order and was about to leave when he suddenly thought of something and turned back.

"Mistress, Imperial Concubine Jing has been running to the Eternal Music Palace for the past half month. If this subordinate goes down to pick up esteemed wangfei Xuan, if Imperial Concubine Jing doesn't let them go, then this subordinate should do something about it, right?"

No one knew the reason why Imperial Consort Jing went to the Eternal Music Palace every day.

Because Ye Laixin was the woman who first followed Bai Qi, Luo Chen still showed some respect towards her.

"If she is not willing, you can send someone to imprison her in the Palace of Eternal Harmony under my orders."

"Yes."

After giving instructions to Luo Chen, Bai Zhan Ke led Bai Yan to a very remote and quiet little courtyard in the Hibiscus Palace.

Because this place used to be abandoned, basically no one came here. It was somewhat eerie and scary, which made people a bit scared.

When Bai Zhan Ke and Bai Yan stepped into the small courtyard, they saw a green bamboo carrying a basin of water, preparing to enter the house.

Green Bamboo was surprised to see Bai Zhan Ke and Bai Yan, and walked over to greet them.

"Your servant greets the emperor, and your servant greets the marquis."

Bai Zhan Ke's mother was saved, but she was worried that other people would take care of her, so she sent Green Bamboo to take care of her. After all, Green Bamboo was the only one at her side who could gain her trust.

"Get up."

"Thank you, your majesty."

Ever since Bai Zhan Ke's mother was rescued and placed in this small courtyard, Bai Zhan Ke would come and visit his mother everyday. So Green Bamboo didn't find it strange, but today, he saw Bai Yan and was a little surprised.

Green Bamboo led Bai Zhan Ke and Bai Yan into the room. The woman on the bed was dressed in clean clothes and looked very thin.

Especially her hands. They were like firewood. Apart from the skin, only bones were left.

And this woman was the mother of Bai Zhan Ke, Ruo Lan.

"Green Bamboo, are you here?"

"Imperial Consort, yes, the Emperor has come to see you."

Green Bamboo carried the basin of water, helped the woman up, and walked towards Bai Zhan Ke.

Due to her eyes being dug out, the woman's eyes were tied with a white strip. According to her, such a binding would not scare people away.

"Mufei, are you feeling better?"

Bai Zhan Ke took the woman from Green Bamboo's hands, then helped her to a nearby table and sat down.

"Much better. Thanks to Green Bamboo's care, not only have you come to see me every day, little girl Jin Jin also comes every day. Don't worry, don't worry about me. Just take care of the things you should be doing."

Roland took Bai Zhan Ke's hand and held it. Bai Zhan Ke could feel the hardness of her knuckles against his hand. The pain in his heart made him unable to speak.

He didn't even dare to imagine how much damage his mother had done to him over the years.

"Zhuo'er, why do I feel like there's still someone standing at the door. Is it Little Jade?"

Although Ruo Lan's eyes were gouged out, because her eyes were gouged out, her hearing and other sensory nerves were much more sensitive than normal.

From the moment Bai Yan stood at the door, she had felt that there was someone there.

Originally, she thought he was Bai Zhan Ke's personal bodyguard, but for some reason, she felt an extreme sense of sorrow from the person at the door.

She didn't know why this person was feeling so sad.

"Lan, it's me …"

After a long while, Bai Yan finally opened her mouth.

When she heard Bai Yan's voice, Ruo Lan's entire body trembled for a moment, then she stopped, completely stiff.

Bai Zhan Ke looked at Bai Yan, then looked at his mother's wife. He tightly held Rowan's hand, giving her a temperature of his own.

"Mufei, Jin'er's royal uncle is proficient in strange techniques. Tomorrow, I'll have him come and take a look at your body. Perhaps the illness on your body can be cured."

Ruo Lan came back to herself and forced a smile.

"Zhuo'er, you don't have to worry about me. I'm really fine. It's pretty good to be like this."

Ruo Lan naturally didn't want to burden Bai Zhan Ke further. Even though she had suffered from many illnesses, she had already gotten used to it after so many years.

"Mufei, I still have things to take care of, so I won't be accompanying you. Thirteenth Imperial Uncle will be accompanying you more in my place."

Bai Zhan Ke didn't know what Bai Yan's feelings would be after seeing Ruo Lan like this.

However, this matter was between the two of them, and he would not interfere.

Therefore, he found an excuse to leave, leaving behind Bai Yan, a starving person, in the room.

"Ruo Lan, after so many years, I thought, I thought you had …"

Ruo Lan had been sent to the cold palace and died soon after. That was why, in the hearts of Huan Yue's people, Ruo Lan was already dead and didn't exist.

Bai Yan never thought that he would actually be able to see her again.

"Back then, the late emperor had indeed announced to the outside world that I was dead. Because of Nangong Liuli's threat, he had no choice but to declare so. Otherwise, I might really be a dead man now."

When Ruo Lan was beaten into the cold palace, it was because of Hua Mujiao's mother, and the empress dowager caught on to this matter to vent her anger on Ruo Lan.

The Tian Guang Kingdom was the most powerful country on the continent, and the empress dowager had the backing of the Tian Guang Kingdom. Thus, the late emperor was forced to be threatened by the empress dowager, claiming that Ruo Lan was dead.

The late emperor had thought of many ways to save Ruo Lan, but in the end, none of them succeeded.

After that, when the late emperor died and Bai Qi ascended to the throne, the empress dowager was so angry that she dug out Ruo Lan's eyes and released all her anger towards Bai Zhan Ke onto his mother's concubine.