Several sword-wielding guards rushed into the main hall and searched around to check the safety of the hall to ensure the emperor's safety.
"Someone, summon the imperial physicians to the hall and find out what's going on!" Dongfang Chuan scowled and glanced at the sword-wielding guard foaming at the mouth in the main hall.
Soon, several imperial physicians hurried over. Carrying their medicine chests, they walked up to the guard lying on the ground foaming at the mouth. After a diagnosis, the imperial physician looked up at the emperor.
"Your Majesty, this guard has suddenly suffered from epilepsy. He will recover after a short rest."
"Epilepsy? Not a symptom of poisoning?"
Dongfang Chuan frowned slightly. Obviously, he was still a bit worried.
The imperial physician nodded. "Your humble servant and others can confirm that this symptom is not poisoning but epilepsy."
Dongfang Chuan was silent for a moment and then waved his hand. "Go down. Take this guard down as well."
After this false alarm, the main hall returned to complete silence.
"Your Majesty, Princess Helan has been brought here."
Feng Yunshu followed the guard into the main hall. Her gaze was always on Helan Yanting in front of her.
Hearing the voice, Helan Yanting immediately turned to look at Feng Yunshu. At the sight of her, Helan Yanting looked a bit surprised, and then worried.
"Madam, why are you here?"
After saying this, Helan Yanting couldn't control his coughing. "Cough, cough, cough..." His body trembled slightly with the coughing, and his face was a bit pale.
Although she knew that it was very likely that he was faking it, Feng Yunshu didn't know what was wrong with herself. Seeing Helan Yanting like this, she couldn't help but worry.
Feng Yunshu called out "My lord" and then took a few steps forward to walk beside him. She reached out to support Helan Yanting, looking worried. "My lord, are you okay? You're coughing again..."
"I'm fine. It's an old problem."
The others in the main hall kept silent, so the conversation between Helan Yanting and Feng Yunshu was particularly prominent.
As she was speaking, out of the corner of her eye, Feng Yunshu saw that the Third Prince Dongfang Yuan and the Crown Prince Dongfang Qi, who were standing not far away, were both looking in her direction. These two gazes were impossible to ignore.
Dongfang Yuan was more concerned about her situation. His gaze was filled with unwillingness and jealousy, while the Crown Prince was full of resentment.
"This is the imperial palace's main hall, not the courtyard of the Helan Prince's Mansion. You two really don't put me in your eyes. How presumptuous!"
Dongfang Chuan scolded in a deep voice, and the teacup in his hand trembled.
Feng Yunshu and Helan Yanting looked up at Dongfang Chuan. After coughing a few times, Helan Yanting propped himself up with all his strength and said, "May I ask why Your Majesty suddenly summoned your humble servant and my wife to the main hall?"
"Why? This is a question I should ask you..."
Dongfang Chuan's gaze fell on Xiaoling in Feng Yunshu's arms. "Feng Yunshu, is the one you're holding in your arms the spiritual fox that the envoys from the Yuan Kingdom presented not long ago?"
"Your Majesty, you've misunderstood... What Yunshu is holding is not a fox but a cat."
Saying this, to prove that what she said was true, Feng Yunshu communicated with Xiaoling. "Xiaoling'er, meow a few times for them to hear."
Xiaoling cooperated very well and meowed. "Meow, meow..."
Feng Yunshu looked at Dongfang Chuan and the other ministers in the main hall. "Your Majesty, all the ministers, did you hear clearly? This is not a fox but a real cat."
"Impossible!"
At this time, Feng Manshu stepped forward and spoke first. "Your Majesty, Feng Yunshu is lying! What she's holding in her arms is definitely a spiritual fox! She must have discussed with Prince Helan before and stolen this spiritual fox..."
Saying this, Feng Manshu pointed at Xiaoling and said very definitely, "Moreover, this spiritual fox can probably change its appearance. It deliberately changed into the appearance of a cat to try to deceive us!"
Dongfang Chuan frowned slightly and looked at Helan Yanting. "Prince Helan, did you do this?"
"This spiritual fox was presented to me by the envoys from the Yuan Kingdom. There has only been one such spiritual fox in a hundred years. Could it be that the Yuan Kingdom had a plan long ago, deliberately presented this thing in a false manner, and then tried to steal it back?"
"Your Majesty, this must be a misunderstanding... Cough, cough, cough..."
While coughing, Helan Yanting raised his sleeve to cover his mouth and nose. "Since the envoys from the Yuan Kingdom presented the spiritual fox, it's enough to show the Yuan Kingdom's sincerity. Why would they steal it back?"
"Humph, people's hearts are unpredictable. Who knows what the Yuan Kingdom's real intentions are!"
Dongfang Chuan's tone became a bit harsher. "Whether the animal in the princess's arms is a spiritual fox or not will soon be revealed."
After saying this, Dongfang Chuan ordered the eunuch beside him, "Go and invite the Grand National Master."
Feng Yunshu's heart skipped a beat, but there was not the slightest bit of information about this so-called Grand National Master in her mind. Probably the original owner had no impression of this person.
Who on earth was this Grand National Master? Feng Yunshu knew that in every dynasty, there would be a Grand National Master to assist the emperor, including divining and predicting the good and bad fortune of some major national affairs.
With doubts, Feng Yunshu felt that the atmosphere in the main hall suddenly changed.
Ordinary people might not be able to detect it because this kind of atmosphere was intangible, but as a cultivator, Feng Yunshu had a strong ability to sense this kind of atmosphere.
Feng Yunshu looked up at the source of this change in atmosphere. The person was wearing a black high hat and a black robe.
Under the high hat was a cold and expressionless face. This person's eyes were sharp, as if he could see through everything. His whole body exuded a powerful aura that was impossible to look directly at.
With just one glance, Feng Yunshu immediately judged that this person must be a cultivator, and the spiritual power on this person was much stronger than her current spiritual power!
Oh no. She didn't expect that there would be such a powerful cultivator beside the emperor of the Dan Kingdom. For a moment, Feng Yunshu was a bit nervous.
In her previous life, this Grand National Master's spiritual power was not even half of hers. But now, in this different world, the toxins in her body had not dissipated yet. She had only recovered a little bit of her spiritual power after coming here for so long. If this person wanted to fight with her, she really wouldn't be a match for him.
"Madam, with me here, you don't need to worry. I will surely protect you."
Feng Yunshu's hand hanging by her side was suddenly wrapped in a warm and broad palm. The man's deep voice got into her ears. Feng Yunshu felt a warmth in her heart and turned to see Helan Yanting's gentle eyebrows and eyes.
Just for a moment, the slight uneasiness that had just risen in Feng Yunshu's heart suddenly disappeared. The words spoken by the person beside her made people inexplicably convinced.
"Grand National Master, I've heard that the spiritual fox may have the ability to change its form. Take a look and see if the cat in Princess Helan's arms was transformed by the spiritual fox."
The Grand National Master didn't bow to the emperor. He just nodded slightly at Dongfang Chuan and then stepped forward to look up at Feng Yunshu.
Their gazes soon met in mid-air. Feng Yunshu looked into the Grand National Master's deep eyes and knew that he was sizing her up. Her hand unconsciously tightened a bit, forgetting that it was being held by Helan Yanting.
"Madam, you seem to be very afraid of this Grand National Master?"
Helan Yanting's words made Feng Yunshu sober up a bit. She pretended to be calm and shook her head. "No. My lord, you're overthinking."
Feng Yunshu still didn't know where this Grand National Master came from and whether he was an enemy or a friend. In case he really saw through Xiaoling's true form, she had to come up with another way to deal with it quickly.