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The Sky Martial Princess was coming here for Xiao Jiu'an. Whether or not there was the matter of Xiao Jiu'an punishing Ji Lan, Xiao Jiu'an would not be able to leave the capital anyway.

Being too good-looking was also troublesome, but for most men, this kind of trouble should be a good thing, especially in this case. But, the Prince did not think much of it, and he even refused the throne that was placed in his hands.

"Go outside the city and keep an eye on Qin Xi if you have nothing better to do. This King does not wish for this matter to change!" It would be very interesting if Qin Xiang were to use his power to secretly replace his son with an innocent person.

Qin Xiang was such a shrewd and cautious person, yet he would be ruined because of two women. It was not worth thinking about.

"Yes." Xiao Jiu'an coldly replied, clearly showing that he was going to drive him away. Xiao Shaorong knew what to do, and without saying a word, he turned and left.

However, when he reached the door, he stopped and turned around to say, "My Prince, I discovered a very hidden force searching for the whereabouts of the Phoenix Pendant."

After saying that, without giving Xiao Jiu'an the chance to speak, Xiao Shaorong opened the door and left. Easy and fast.

Hmph, he would not admit that he did it on purpose.

Unfortunately, Xiao Jiu'an did not even glance at him nor did he even raise his eyebrows.

He was not curious at all!

**Imperial Palace, Inner Court**

Ji Lan, who had been punished by Xiao Jiu'an to kneel on the street for four hours and who had only kneeled for two hours, was brought into the palace by the Emperor and was currently receiving treatment from the Imperial Physician.

Although Ji Lan only knelt for two hours, the place where she knelt on was a cold and hard stone slab. Two hours was enough for Ji Lan to want to take her life.

Ji Lan's knees were swollen and bruised, and her waist was injured. The Imperial Physician had ordered the Medicine Woman to clean the wounds, but when the Medicine Woman came in contact with her injury, she could not even use a bit of force before Ji Lan screamed in pain.

"Ah! It hurts! It hurts!"

"Don't... don't touch me!"

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty…" Ji Lan cried and screamed. Although she was being suppressed by the Imperial Physician, she was still struggling fiercely.

She was a heartbroken woman. Silently weeping was the beauty of tears, but the pain made her roll on the bed and cry out involuntarily. It was truly a beauty without the slightest hint of beauty.

Although the Emperor liked Ji Lan's naivety and tenderness, in the end, he still liked her appearance. Ji Lan was crying and screaming, and her face was covered in tears and snot. No matter how much the Emperor liked her, he could not bear to look at her any longer.

"You all… be careful. Don't hurt Second Miss Ji." The Emperor looked at her for a bit, but could not bear to look her in the eye. He tossed those words in the air and turned to leave, leaving the Medicine Woman and Imperial Physician at a loss for what to do.

They had to clean the wounds on Ji Lan's legs, but they had to exert strength if they wanted to clean them. Miss Ji Lan did not cooperate at all and cried out like a banshee the moment they touched her leg. How were they going to do it?

After the Emperor left, Ji Lan could no longer bear it. She cried even more, struggled even more, and cursed even more. The Imperial Physician and the Medicine Woman were afraid of injuring Ji Lan and did not dare to use brute force.

Originally, the injuries should have been healed in an hour, but now, it dragged on for four hours. By the time the Imperial Physician could diagnose them properly, it was already midnight.

There were no surprises. Ji Lan's injuries were severe and were to the point where she would be crippled. Even if she could cure them, it would leave behind side effects. To completely cure her legs, she would need the Fire Lingzhi.

"The Fire Lingzhi?" When the Emperor heard these three words, his brows immediately creased. "The Fire Lingzhi can cure Second Miss Ji's legs?"

He remembered that he made Ji Yunkai kneel for six hours before. Her legs… she should have been crippled a long time ago, but when he saw Ji Yunkai again, it made him feel like nothing had happened. Was it because of the Fire Lingzhi?

He also remembered that the Fire Lingzhi was stolen two days after Ji Yunkai was punished.

Could it be that the black-clothed man, who had stolen from the palace several times and who even Li Yuan could not do anything about, was Xiao Jiu'an? Or was it one of Xiao Jiu'an's men?

After the Imperial Physician said this, the Emperor paid no heed to his words. He only heard, "... the cold entered the leg and injured the bones. The Fire Lingzhi is the best medicine for this. Besides the Fire Lingzhi, none of the other medicines have such an effect."

"It is him!" With the Imperial Physician's words, the Emperor was certain that the person, who would enter the palace to steal treasures, was Xiao Jiu'an, or perhaps, one of his people.

"Ji Yunkai, oh, Ji Yunkai, you are truly Our lucky star." The Emperor's hand clenched into a fist as he slammed it on the table. The Imperial Physician jumped in fright and knelt on the ground, trembling nonstop.

Even if there were one more left in the palace, he would not give it to Ji Lan to treat her legs.

After the Imperial Physician left, the Emperor immediately summoned Li Yuan over.

"Uncle Li, the person, who entered the palace to steal treasures, was from Prince Yanbei's Mansion. Help Us probe him, and see if that person is Xiao Jiu'an." Although Li Yuan was grateful to the Late Emperor for saving his life and remained in the palace to guard two generations of emperors, and helped train the Emperor's death warriors, he did not sell himself to the Emperor. The Emperor held respect for Li Yuan.

"Prince Yanbei?" Li Yuan thought about the black-clothed man he met that night and compared him to Xiao Jiu'an's figure in his mind, and he nodded silently.

"I'll do it." The figure of that person was similar to Prince Yanbei.

Without delay, Li Yuan turned and left the palace. With a flash, he arrived at Prince Yanbei's Mansion in a few steps.

Prince Yanbei's Mansion was heavily guarded, but no matter how hard the guards tried, they could not discover an expert like Li Yuan, nor could they stop him if they did.

Without alerting anyone, Li Yuan crept into Prince Yanbei's Mansion and familiarized himself with the route to Freezing Water Hall, where Xiao Jiu'an was staying. However, he discovered that Xiao Jiu'an was not there.

Li Yuan frowned, after confirming over again that Xiao Jiu'an was not at his residence, he turned and walked to the other side.

He could not just go back empty-handed. He heard that the Prince Yanbei had charged into the Imperial Palace, alone, for his Princess Consort's sake and that he had also single-handedly killed the Grand Princess' Imperial Secret Guard in front of everybody.

Today, he wanted to see how much Prince Yanbei cared about his Princess Consort and how far he would go to help her...