"Dark herbs not only grow in ancient tombs but also in places of celestial blessings," Song Jinyu said.
Yan Fei leaned forward curiously. Song Jinyu flipped open the book and pointed to it. "Look..."
"Master's illness can't be delayed. If we can find dark herbs, it can extend his lifespan for a few years." She sighed. "It's said here that someone once took a few dark herbs and lived to be over a hundred years old."
Suddenly, he snatched the book away. "Yuer, Master doesn't want you to take risks."
Song Jinyu got anxious. "Give it back to me. I haven't finished reading yet!" What was wrong with Yan Fei?
"You always make such a mess!"
"..."
She was so angry that her face turned ashen and she refused to talk to Yan Fei anymore.
"Master knows his own condition well. If it's really his time, no matter how hard you try to treat him, it won't work."
Yan Fei knew her temper very well. But seeing her in low spirits, he couldn't bear it. "Master doesn't want you to take risks for him."
Song Jinyu's eyes turned red. She lay on the table and after a long while, said, "But I want him to live..."
Silently, Yan Fei returned the book to her and then slowly walked out of the room.
Seeing that he didn't object anymore, she told Niaoniao and Micui to pack their bags. Now that Master's life was in danger, she didn't want any complications. She just wanted to find the place of celestial blessings and look for the dark herbs.
Since she had somehow found the charming blue flower last time, Song Jinyu believed that there were places of celestial blessings in this world.
Three days later, Zhongli Mingye walked out of the manor leisurely.
His goal had been achieved. Now the crown prince's power in the court had been further weakened, and Ming Ruyi had also come to the capital.
The two of them cooperated to make the crown prince, who had just recovered his strength, flee in a hurry again.
But today he entered the palace. After having dinner with the emperor, he was led to a remote palace.
At this time, Lady Yu had been waiting for a long time. "Your Highness, I've been waiting for you for a long time."
Zhongli Mingye sneered and said, "Can't the tricks in the palace change?"
A hint of cruelty flashed across his cold face. He didn't mind killing someone in the palace.
As if feeling the killing intent of Prince Yu, Lady Yu trembled. An ordinary man would surely feel pity for her. Unfortunately, the man in front of her remained unmoved. He just stood at the door gracefully and looked at her contemptuously.
Seeing that he didn't want to come in, Lady Yu tore off her clothes cruelly. With tears in her eyes, she remembered the crown prince's arrangement that day.
If... if she didn't do it, the crown prince would kill her whole family.
And she had already given herself to the crown prince, so she had no choice but to follow the instructions. She knew clearly that if this matter was known, she would surely die.
Zhongli Mingye looked at her coldly. Sure enough, footsteps sounded outside the Lengcui Palace.
The person coming was not the emperor but an unknown little eunuch. "Your Highness, this way, please!"
He looked at Lady Yu contemptuously. Did they really think Prince Yu was easy to bully? The informants in the palace were very smart and had seen through her tricks clearly.
Lady Yu got anxious. If she couldn't frame Prince Yu, the lives of her family members would be in danger. So she tried desperately to pounce on him. But with a wave of Prince Yu's sleeve, she flew up and "banged" onto the ground.
The crown prince "happened" to pass by. "Fourth brother, how could you do such a beastly thing!"
He felt proud. Even if he couldn't make Zhongli Mingye suffer this time, he would at least make him lose some face. At least he would be disliked by the emperor!
The crown prince insisted on taking Lady Yu to see the emperor.
Unexpectedly, the emperor was just in the Empress Dowager's palace, and Ming Ruyi was accompanying him.
The crown prince gave a wink, and Lady Yu knelt down in front of the emperor crying and complaining that she had been molested by Zhongli Mingye.
Instantly, the emperor flew into a rage.
The Empress Dowager was happy to watch the show, while Ming Ruyi exchanged a look with Zhongli Mingye.
"Father, I planned to leave the palace after bidding farewell to you."
"Unexpectedly, on the way, a little eunuch led me to see Lady Yu."
Zhongli Mingye stepped forward and bowed. "This is that eunuch. He said it was the order of the queen." Actually, the eunuch had said it was the emperor's order.
But Prince Yu had seen through the scheme in advance.
He had already arranged for the informants in the Ministry of Internal Affairs to act according to the situation. So he had entered the Lengcui Palace with peace of mind.
The emperor looked at Lady Yu with a sinister look, and then at the little eunuch kneeling on the ground.
The crown prince was a little panicked. Clearly, it had been the emperor's order. How could it have become the queen's order? Seeing that the situation was getting out of control, he pleaded with the emperor, "Fourth brother is young and impulsive. It's understandable that he did this..."
Before he could finish his words, Ming Ruyi waved his fan and laughed. "Young and impulsive? Does the crown prince mean that we are old?" Did he mean that the emperor was old and couldn't satisfy Lady Yu?
"Shut up!"
The emperor's face was gloomy. He was annoyed by the struggles in the court and the harem. He still trusted Zhongli Mingye's character. But... if such an immoral thing spread out, it would surely become a laughingstock in the court. So,
"Lady Yu doesn't respect the palace rules. Drag her out and execute her with poison!" In just a few words, Lady Yu's fate was decided.
Not a single word was mentioned about Zhongli Mingye.
"Your Majesty, please spare my life!"
The crown prince still wanted to say something, but the emperor gave him a fierce look! At this moment, Ming Ruyi stepped forward to support the emperor. "Brother, don't be angry! I've found a few beautiful girls since I returned from the Southern Border."
At this moment, those beautiful girls were waiting in the Prince Zhongzhou's Mansion.
The emperor's face looked better. He was just disappointed in the crown prince. The rumors in the palace had always been rife. He had heard that this son was lustful. Just now, although Lady Yu had knelt down and pleaded with the emperor, her eyes had been on the crown prince.
In the evening, a few beautiful girls from the Southern Border were sent to the emperor's bedroom. For a while, it caused a stir in the harem. The queen's face was as gloomy as stagnant water.
"How stupid!"
And Zhongli Mingye was drinking and chatting with Ming Ruyi.
"If it weren't for Uncle being in the palace today, I wouldn't have gotten out of this so easily," Zhongli Mingye said as he toasted him.
The informants in the palace had first gone to find Ming Ruyi and invited the emperor to the Empress Dowager's palace. So, in front of Ming Ruyi and the Empress Dowager, the emperor naturally wouldn't do anything to Zhongli Mingye.
Ming Ruyi laughed like a spring flower in March. "Nephew, your mother wasn't really ill, but now she has to stay in bed. Do you know why?"
"Of course, it's because of me, an unfilial son."
"In this world, if you don't fight for it, there will surely be someone forcing you." Ming Ruyi stood up and looked at him intently.
Zhongli Mingye looked at Ming Ruyi deeply. "Uncle means... should I fight for it?"
"I have no intention of doing so because I don't want to be infamous for all time."
"I just want to tell you that if you don't fight, you'll die." Ming Ruyi saw it clearly. "The crown prince won't let you brothers go."
Zhongli Mingye knew this very well. Just as the emperor had always been on guard against Ming Ruyi and wanted to kill him, the crown prince surely didn't want that either. "If you don't fight, you'll die. If you fight, you may not die."
Ming Ruyi leaned over to his ear.
"Why not give it a try?"