Wen Qin carefully put away the mirror and followed Xue Lian out of the room, Master's favorite thing to do was read books, and what he hated most was being disturbed while reading.

  So usually when she reads books, it's very quiet, and all the servants are driven out by her.

  Although she had sent them away, Yan Xijun did not immediately start reading the book. She sat on the chair by the window in a daze, feeling that these days were passing by in a very inexplicable way. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't understand why Chu Yixuan would suddenly change his attitude towards her.

  What does he mean by doing this?

  Why be so kind to yourself?

  Outside the door came the sound of Wenqin deliberately lowering her voice, and all that could be heard was her asking Xuelian: "Do you think the Emperor will come tonight?"

  "I don't know, maybe I'll come!"

  "Hasn't His Majesty come these past few nights? Doesn't he like our master anymore?"

  "Hush!" Xuelian scolded: "Don't spout nonsense, be careful or Master will hear you and make you regret it."

  "Oh." Wen Qin responded with a simple "oh", and the outside fell silent again. After a moment, Xue Lian spoke up: "From now on, don't discuss these matters anymore, do more and talk less, got it?"

  It's just that Xue Lian is a sensible girl, it seems that her sister hasn't worried for nothing. Yan Xijun shook her head and sighed as she thought.

  In fact, Chu Yixuan had passed by Ganquan Palace, she sincerely hoped that he wouldn't come, facing him, she really didn't know how to deal with him.

  Since she had an accident, Chu Yixuan was inexplicably scolded by Empress Zhang for a while, and he didn't spend the night at Ganquan Palace for several nights. It's unknown whether it was because of his guilty conscience or that he couldn't bear the loneliness, but he went to another palace instead.

  He is indeed a man who knows how to distribute favors evenly. Now that he has done this, she will not have to struggle so hard to survive and will not be envied by the other consorts.

  Yesterday, I inadvertently heard Wenqin's gossip. She said that the emperor had been to Zhou Yihuan's palace and Jia Lixian's palace in the past few days. They both served him once and were promoted one level, becoming Zhou Zairen and Jia Jiayu.

  When she heard that he had gone to be with another woman, she didn't seem to be too heartbroken, and apparently wasn't jealous at all. It seemed like she really didn't love him at all.

  After finishing the handover of the Underworld King's affairs, she really wanted to find an opportunity to let Nangong Hong take her away.

  It's been so long since I've seen Nangong Hong, I wonder how he is doing?

  Looking at others doesn't seem like a bad person, and even self-righteously treats him as her friend, but having friends feels really good.

  A day that was neither fast nor slow had passed, and as night fell, Yan Xijun went to rest in her inner chambers after dinner.

  Lying on the comfortable big bed, Yan Xijun closed her eyes contentedly. It's great, Chu Yixuan shouldn't be coming tonight, right?

  She was woken up by a severe stomachache in the middle of the night, and she didn't want to wake anyone else. She clutched her stomach tightly with both hands to alleviate the pain, biting her lips hard to prevent herself from crying out.

  Despite this, Yan Xijun couldn't resist the wave after wave of pain and struggled to get out of bed, slowly moving to the tea table, pouring a cup of cold tea and drinking it down.

  It still doesn't work, and the stomach is still in agony, the soft light shines through the wooden window, looking at the big and round moon outside the window, Yan Xijun suddenly realized that the reason for the stomachache was because of the severe poison on his body.

  Damn Chu Chengming, once she's free, she'll definitely make him pay!

  Yan Xijun cursed Chu Chengming while using the corner of the table to press against her stomach, and in doing so, her stomach didn't hurt as much.

  Last month she also came like this, because he was late for a day, she was in pain for a night, later, when she saw him coming, she actually hated him quite a bit.

  Thinking and thinking, Yan Xikun accidentally fell off the chair and rolled to the window, her forehead also accidentally bumped into the corner of the table, hurting so much that she saw stars.

  Her forehead and stomach ached at the same time, the double pain made her feel weak all over, and her body was about to fall forward.

  Suddenly, a white figure flew in from the window and stretched out his arm to catch Yan Xijun's body, saving her from a tragic fall.

  "Has your poison relapsed?" A low, pleasant male voice sounded in her ear, and Yan Xijun looked up to see a face more handsome than that of an immortal.

  "Chu Cheng Ming, you bastard!" Without another word, Yan Xi Jun clenched her fist and swung it at his face. It was all his fault that she had to suffer this inhumane punishment.

  Chu Cheng Ming casually tilted his head, freeing up one hand to grasp her clenched fist, and said coldly: "I'm here to save you, if you don't want to die then stay still!"

  She was taken aback by his words, and Yan Xijun could only sullenly withdraw her other hand. However, she glared at him: "I hate you!"

  "Haha! I'm honored to have earned your hatred!" Chu Chengming said with a nonchalant expression, "There are many people who hate me, and I don't care if you're one more."

  "I am extremely, extremely, extremely angry with you!"

  "Please take this medicine before you hate me." Chu Chengming took out a small bottle from his pocket and handed her a pill.

  Yan Xijun took it without hesitation, quickly sending it to her mouth, and as soon as she swallowed it, a warmth slowly emerged from her stomach, and the pain in her stomach miraculously disappeared.

  The pain in her stomach had just subsided, and Yan Xijun was embarrassed to find herself still being held in his arms. This posture was extremely ambiguous, although his embrace was not warm enough, but being held by him like this was quite comfortable.

  The thought of comfort only flashed through her mind, and Yan Xikun pushed him away. Unexpectedly, he was so unresisting that his body went soft and fell to the ground.

  Yan Xikun couldn't help but feel a little flustered as she thought about helping him up, and said with some guilt: "Hey, are you okay?"

  Chu Cheng opened his eyes and pushed away her outstretched hand, slowly getting up and leaning against the window to sit down, saying coldly: "Nothing's wrong, I won't die."

  Under the bright moonlight, Yan Xijun only then discovered that his complexion was extremely pale, paler than ever before, so pale it seemed transparent, with even the fine blood vessels visible.

  "What's wrong with your face? It's so pale!" Yan Xijun asked in shock, although she knew he was ill when they first met, but didn't know it would be this severe.

  "None of your business!" Chu Chengming ignored her feelings and asked instead, "The task I assigned to you, do you have any leads?"

  Yan Xijun also sat with him on the floor, his hands clasped around his knees, shaking his head: "No!"

  Chu Cheng Ming frowned: "Still no clue? I'm warning you, find that book for me quickly. If you don't put in the effort to look for it, don't blame me for being rude to your Aunt Xue!"

  "Don't use Auntie Xu to threaten me," Yan Xijun said coldly, looking at him. "I've tried my best to find her, but you have to give me time too."

  "What else do you want me to give? Are you waiting for me to die so you won't have to look anymore?"

  "I didn't mean it like that."