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For several days, Xia Yuhan remained in a coma. She felt as though she had experienced countless dreams, some from her past life and some from this life.
But the only constant in her dreams was that she was always fighting, battling until she finally fell at the last moment...
She felt extremely tired, with one dream following another, to the point that she had been unconscious for four or five days without any signs of awakening.
Xia Yuhan did not know that during her coma, news of her deeds had spread throughout the entire realm.
Her unexpected fame reached far and wide.
However, along with this fame came deeper hidden dangers, dangers that she could not even begin to imagine.
She slept soundly, unaware of when she would wake up.
During this time, Cang Yile and Jiang Tingyu kept a constant vigil by her side, day and night, sending guards to protect her, fearing that any lapse in attention might lead to unforeseen incidents.
...
As everyone was busy worrying about Xia Yuhan, they paid little attention to the maid Qiao'er.
When she had recovered sufficiently from her injuries, she quietly left Xia Manor while everyone was distracted and arrived at an extremely desolate place—"Qiao'er pays respects to my master!"
"It has been so long, yet Xia Yuhan still hasn't revealed her identity. Or has she already exposed herself and is being tracked without even realizing it?"
Qiao'er quickly knelt down; at this moment, she bore no resemblance to her former pure and innocent self: "Master, even if my identity is exposed, Qiao'er will absolutely not implicate you! Please rest assured about this!"
"It doesn't matter. They won't be able to uncover my true identity; they won't even know who I am no matter how hard they try! Qiao'er, it would be a shame for someone as beautiful as you not to do something worthwhile. The reason I took the risk to summon you is not just for a simple visit! I have an important mission for you! If you succeed, I will overlook any past mistakes between us!"
"Yes, Master. I just don't know what kind of important mission it is."
The master of Qiao'er always had his back turned to her, so from Qiao'er's perspective, she could only see the towering silhouette of her master.
When he saw her asking a question, he did not answer directly but threw her a bundle, instructing, "Everything you need to do is in this bundle! Your main task is to bring Xia Yuhan to me without her noticing! She is currently an extremely important piece in our game."
Qiao'er picked up the bundle from the ground and replied, "Yes, Master, but Second Sister has been unconscious lately, I'm afraid..."
"Don't worry, she won't die so easily! You must be cautious of Cang Yile; he is not as simple as he appears."
"Understood, Master!"
When Qiao'er looked up again towards her master, there was no trace of him anywhere.
...
In the palace, inside the Empress Palace, the Queen was scolding Canglong Hui.
"Hui'er! How could you be so careless about this matter? Look at how famous Xia Yuhan and her daughter are now; it will be even harder to bring them down!"
"Mother Empress, it's all my fault. I didn't expect things to turn out this way. When I visited Xia Yuhan during her coma, she was covered in wolf bites. Even if she wakes up, she won't be as strong as before..."
"Enough! That scoundrel Xia Yuhan cannot be so short-lived! Every time I scheme against her, I can't seem to succeed; how could she be taken down by such minor injuries? With the Right Chancellor around, how could she die so easily?"
The Queen felt increasingly anxious: "No, now Cang Yile, General Xia, and the Right Chancellor are all united! Moreover, those ministers who were previously undecided are now starting to lean towards Cang Yile. If this continues, it may not bode well for you! The Emperor might not appoint you as Crown Prince this time!"
Upon hearing others mention Cang Yile, Canglong Hui was immediately shrouded in gloom: "But Mother Empress, I've been in the capital for so many years. Is it really possible for Cang Yile to win Father Emperor's favor in such a short time?"
"Enough! Instead of wasting time on this, you should prepare for your father's Fiftieth Birthday Celebration and think about what gift will please him!" Hui'er, do you know that your father's illegitimate son seems to have some news...
However, the Queen ultimately held back that last sentence and said nothing more. She understood Canglong Hui's temperament and worried that he might cause trouble at this critical moment.
Canglong Hui was feeling quite upset and, seeing the situation, he found an excuse to leave.
However, just as Canglong Hui left, Princess Changning quickly followed—“Mother Empress, why won’t you let Changning leave the palace? Changning wants to see the Right Chancellor!”
“No! At this critical moment, no chaos is allowed! Your father doesn’t have much time left until his Fiftieth Birthday Celebration. If you cause any more trouble, how can I attend your father’s Fiftieth Birthday Celebration with any dignity? Just having one son is enough of a headache for me, and now you come to stir up trouble! You really don’t give me a moment of peace!”
Changning remained stubborn: “But Mother Empress, if I don’t leave the palace soon, my Jiang Tingyu will be taken away by that scoundrel Xia Yuhan! Changning truly cannot understand why everyone revolves around her. Now she’s even more impressive than me, a princess of a nation!”
The Queen rubbed her temples in frustration: “Enough! Changning! No more nonsense! If the Right Chancellor liked you, wouldn’t he have been by your side long ago?”
“But Mother Empress, Changning really likes the Right Chancellor! Why don’t you plead with Father to let the Right Chancellor become the consort of the Azure Dragon Kingdom?”
At the mention of this, the Queen’s face turned pale: “Enough with the nonsense! Changning, rest assured, the Right Chancellor will not like Xia Yuhan. Mother Empress guarantees you that. Now, just stay peacefully in the palace. If you understand Mother Empress's hardships, don’t go out and cause trouble!”
Princess Changning was taken aback by the Queen’s words but could only accept her fate and return to her palace.
The Queen watched Princess Changning’s dejected figure disappear and couldn’t help but feel an overwhelming sense of melancholy. She wished to win over Jiang Tingyu and have him become the consort of the Azure Dragon Kingdom.
But… there were too many unspeakable difficulties!
It mainly stemmed from an incident when she went to Yangxin Palace to retrieve something and didn’t notify anyone to avoid disturbing the Emperor.
However, upon entering Yangxin Palace, she inadvertently overheard the Emperor speaking intimately with a man and immediately slowed her pace to hide behind the door.
Through the crack in the door, she vaguely saw that the man whom the Emperor was speaking tenderly to was Jiang Tingyu!
Moreover! He looked at Cang Yile with deep affection, patting his shoulder and embracing him…
Initially, she thought it was just normal conversation and a normal embrace, but over the years, the Emperor rarely visited the harem.
Everything made her think that the Emperor had a penchant for male lovers!
So even though Jiang Tingyu had extraordinary talent, he was merely a pet for the Emperor's amusement!
All of Jiang Tingyu's arrogance, his refusal to give the Emperor face, and his daring to retort against the Emperor were nothing more than a flirtation between the two!
Moreover, Jiang Tingyu had never been seen with women for many years, which only made it clearer that he preferred men.
Such a person, how could she, the Queen of a nation, allow him to become the consort of the Azure Dragon Kingdom?
For the sake of her daughter, she would never do such a thing.
Unfortunately, no matter how she tried to persuade Princess Changning, it was all in vain!
Thinking of this, the Queen couldn't help but let out a long sigh at the departing figure of Princess Changning.
A fateful bond! A fateful bond!
At this moment, Jiang Tingyu was anxiously waiting in front of Xia Yuhan's room, staring at the vibrant red flowers blooming in her courtyard, lost in thought…
The steward, worried about Jiang Tingyu's health, hurriedly brought a cloak and carefully draped it over him. "My lord, it's cold at night and there's heavy dew. Be careful not to catch a chill. You haven't slept much; perhaps you should rest?"
"I can't sleep. You go ahead and sleep; there are still many things to do tomorrow."
"But my lord, you will exhaust yourself like this. By the way, someone from the palace has come to ask when you will enter the palace to meet the Emperor."
"Recently there haven't been any pressing national affairs. I suppose the Emperor wants to see me only for a few matters. I'll go later; I'm just not feeling well."
The steward looked at Jiang Tingyu with concern. "But my lord, it's not wise to offend the Emperor!"
Jiang Tingyu seemed to have no regard for the Emperor at all: "It's fine, if it makes me upset to see him, then it's better not to see him. This is what the Emperor owes Jiang Tingyu!"
The steward asked in confusion, "Does the Emperor owe you money?"
"Yes, especially a lot of money! It's from before."
"But sir, who would believe that the Emperor owes you money? If he really owed you money, wouldn't he have paid you back by now?"
"You're foolish. Of course, it's from before, but now Jiang Tingyu doesn't need the money, so there's no need for him to pay it back. Let him owe it for now..."
The steward immediately felt a wave of embarrassment: "Sir, you really are amusing. You can actually do something like this! Truly... truly... a remarkable person! I suppose among all the common people, only you would dare treat the current Emperor this way! Other ministers wouldn't dare to treat the Emperor like this!"
"Because Jiang Tingyu is all alone. Even if his entire family were implicated, it would only be Jiang Tingyu alone, so he can live freely. If it weren't for that Reclusive Master’s request, Jiang Tingyu probably wouldn't be here right now! It seems that in this world, everything ultimately comes down to fate."
"What are you talking about now? Why can't I understand anything?"
Jiang Tingyu replied calmly, "If you don't understand, that's right! If you really understood, would Jiang Tingyu still be here?"
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