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Chen Linye braced himself and told her everything that happened before the Xiao Jingyue Gu.

When he heard that Qu Ling had injured himself and extracted the blood in his heart, Xiao Jingyue was so angry that he immediately kicked the two people in front of him away.

His eyes were bloodshot, with traces of blood seeping out of them. He looked furious, looking even more frightening than when the Gu was released.

Upon seeing this, the guards and Dark Guard s who survived and were cleaning up the courtyard stopped what they were doing and didn't even dare to breathe loudly.

After all, Xiao Jingyue had not completely lost his reason, and still had some sense of propriety.

Therefore, Chen Linye was still fine. Other than feeling the faint pain in his ribs, there was nothing else.

Not only did he get new injuries tonight, he was even kicked. At the moment, he was already spitting out blood, and the wounds on his body had just healed, making him look no different from a blood man. Fortunately, he had been used to being beaten since he was young, so he was still able to hold on.

However, neither of them were convinced. They could only watch as the matriarch mutilated herself and even lost the matriarch. If they were wrong, then they were wrong.

Struggling to get up, he once again knelt in front of Xiao Jingyue.

Xiao Jingyue, however, did not spare them another glance as he went to the Clearwind Courtyard. Seeing the Aunt Tao sitting on the stone steps with tears on his face, his expression became even colder as he coldly asked, "Where is the Madam?"

When Aunt Tao saw Xiao Jingyue, it was as if he had seen his savior. Crying, he threw himself in front of, and told him about what happened that morning while choked with sobs.

Even though he had already heard Chen Linye's report before, and heard it again, Xiao Jingyue's heart still ached to the point of choking.

She was such a delicate and charming young lady. If a hairpin were to land on her heart, how painful would that be?

He simply could not imagine what would happen to her if something happened to her outside. What would happen to him?

Xiao Jingyue clenched his fists tightly, as though he was trying his best to hold back something. He turned to Chen Linye and said, "Return to the camp! Even if you have to turn the capital over, you have to find him!"

Right now, he couldn't care less whether it was appropriate or not. She was injured, so the earlier he found her, the better.

Chen Linye's heart skipped a beat.

Without any orders from the emperor, what if the soldiers in the cavalry battalion were mobilized without authorization and were treated as rebels?

But seeing Xiao Jingyue's current state, he knew that he couldn't listen to any of Xiao Jingyue's words, so he could only obediently go and transfer troops.

That night, the entire capital city was bustling with noise and excitement. The citizens were stupefied as they watched large numbers of soldiers and soldiers scurrying back and forth the streets. They had no idea what was going on.

Within the palace, the Emperor, who was about to fall asleep, heard the news from the attendants. After hearing the reason, he was so angry that he could no longer sleep. He paced back and forth in his chambers.

"This is simply outrageous! It is enough for the noble general of the, the heir to the Southern Guarding Prince, to carry a woman and travel the western street, yet he was being watched by the common folk. Now, he has once again sent a battalion of soldiers to search the Imperial City without permission just because of that woman.

Eunuch Xi quietly waited at the side with his eyebrows lowered. He didn't say a word.

The emperor walked around the palace for a while before his anger slowly subsided.

He returned to his bed and sat down. After a moment of silence, he asked in a deep voice, "Which young lady in the court is still unmarried?"

Eunuch Xi's heart skipped a beat when he heard this.

This, was to take in a concubine for the General Xiao?

Take a young miss as a concubine? Even the crown prince didn't have this kind of treatment, the emperor really does treat the General Xiao well …

Eunuch Xi calmed himself down and replied, "According to this old servant's knowledge, there is also the granddaughter of the assistant minister of Ministry of War, the granddaughter of the president of the ministry of industry, the youngest daughter of the president of the government, the sister of the would-be princess, the elder sister of General Guo, and the younger sister of the official of the justice court …"

"Alright, alright." The emperor waved his hand with a headache, stopping him from continuing. He said, "Tomorrow, you …"

As he finished speaking, an attendant outside announced, "The empress requests an audience."

"…"

The emperor's words were stuck in his throat when they reached the tip of his tongue. His expression changed subtly.

Eunuch Xi cautiously glanced at the emperor and couldn't help but snicker inwardly.

It must be known that the Mrs. Xiao was the empress's only niece. If the empress found out that the emperor was about to take in a concubine for the General Xiao, she would probably resent the empress.

Within the Imperial Palace, not only the Emperor, even the Eastern Palace and Eleventh Princess had received the news.

When the Eleventh Princess heard that Qu Ling had gone missing, he was so happy that he started to roll on the bed and shout "Nice", completely forgetting that he was still angered to the point of almost crying from being grounded.

Teach the maidservant to look at … There was nothing to say for a long time.

As for the East Palace …

After the Crown Prince received the news, he stayed silent for a long time. Finally, he told the person beside him, "Send some men to look for him."

The person replied and left.

The time was past, and the entire Imperial City was still brightly lit.

Many people travelled throughout the night within the imperial city, and they were unable to calm down for a long time.

Murong Yan and Rong Xi who were in the middle of abandoning the temple's diplomatic service sensed something, but neither of them had any plans to leave, as though they were only willing to give up after using their last breath.

Murong Yan had been injured long ago, and after a long period of time, the pain from the wound on his back had almost reached the point of numbness.

He did not know how much blood he had lost, but his face was extremely pale, and the speed of the sword in his hand began to slow down.

Seeing that, the fierceness in Rong Xi's eyes grew even stronger.

After another dozen or so moves, he suddenly raised his hand and a delicate dagger flew out from his sleeve.

Murong Yan never thought that after fighting for so long, he would still be hiding his trump card.

The sword in his hand paused as blood flowed out from his mouth. His body staggered a few steps as if he was powerless.

Rong Xi naturally wanted to seize the opportunity and attack. With a smirk, he held onto the small dagger and stabbed it towards Murong Yan's heart.

Murong Yan, who had just been stabbed, had no time to dodge and could only watch as the dagger pierced his flesh.

At this critical moment, suddenly —

A stone flew out from nowhere and straight up towards the tiger's mouth where Rong Xi was holding his dagger.

A feeling of numbness spread out from the tiger's mouth. His hand unconsciously loosened its grip and the dagger in his hand fell to the ground.

Rong Xi's face changed, he quickly pushed away and turned to look at the direction Shi Yan came from.

A tall figure slowly walked over. He was dressed in a purple robe with 3000 black hair fluttering in the wind, and his entire body was emitting a cold aura.

When Rong Xi saw who it was, his pupils suddenly shrank as he muttered, "Xiao Jingyue, how could you …"

How could he wake up so quickly?

Then wouldn't those people that he sent to assassinate him with General Mansion …

The next day.

Qu Ling was awoken by the pain long ago.

Still unable to move, she lay paralyzed on the bed, allowing the servant girl to help her wash and serve the food. It was simply too painful to speak of.

When she was young, she hadn't even been fed by her father or mother. Now that she was married, she was reduced to needing servants to help her feed.

The taste was truly unbearable.

Footsteps could be heard from outside the door, and the serving maid immediately rose to salute, "Young Master."

Qu Ling turned his head, only to see a white figure walking in against the light, and he couldn't help but squint his eyes.

He really looked like a complete b * tch, but unfortunately, he was black-hearted.

Li Chenxuan walked to the side of the bed, looked at the bowl in the servant girl's hands, and laughed: "Is Mrs. Xiao better now?"

Qu Ling said dispiritedly, "Not so good."

"My house has some top quality ointment for treating external injuries. Send someone to send it over to Mrs. Xiao later."

"…"

Qu Ling blinked his eyes, "You want to give me the medicine?"

Li Chenxuan smiled warmly, and was about to say something when she heard the woman say: "How about you give me the Heavenly Frost Grass?"

Li Chenxuan, "..."

He stared at her for a while and slowly said, "I'm afraid not."

"Why?"

"To tell you the truth, the Heavenly Frost Grass was stolen a few days ago."