At this time Jiang Yashuang walked to Gu Yan and was about to give him another kick. Hearing Qiu Yelan's warning, he knew something was wrong and backed off quickly like a swimming fish. It was a narrow escape—the dagger only scratched his sleeve. The edge of the bagger seemed to be blue. It was poisoned!"How dare you carry a weapon into the Palace!" Jiang Yashuang's calm face turned sulky. He looked down at the breach in the sleeve and said severely, "Are you going to rebel?""You think you have something on me?" By now, Gu Yan's golden hat slanted to the back of his ears. He unloosed the strings to throw it at his feet and laughed awfully, "This Water-Cutting Bagger is an antique of the last dynasty. Empress Dowager likes all kinds of weapons as a hobby. Today is the Lunar New Year's Eve. I took it to the Palace to give to the Empress Dowager. I had got the permission from the Empress Dowager before I came! I didn't think it could also be used to kill yo

"Ganli Palace is where Empress Dowager Ye lives alone, so the side halls have not been opened for many years." Nijin said while watching the young maids cleaning the elegant room covered with dust, "The only place people can live in is this Wangxing Pavilion, as County Princess Duanrou comes here once in a while. Your Grace, it's just for one night."Qiu Yelan asked in confusion, "Should I not greet Empress Dowager Ye? Didn't you say that Empress Dowager Ye would be settling me?""Empress Dowager Ye generally does not meet outsiders apart from the Empress and County Princess Duanrou." Nijin smirked and said, "She's just saying... I'll go to find you some clothes. You would stay here for one night and I'll find someone to send you back tomorrow, and that's the end of your visit to the palace this time.""What do you mean by 'the end'? Gu Yan was beaten so badly. Even if I leave the palace, would he let me go?" Qiu Yelan thought."No

Qiu Yelan and Jiang Yashuang waited until the eighth young master Jiang and Fair Concubine left after thoroughly enjoying themselves. They had already been tortured to the point where their clothes were wet, so they hurriedly climbed out.However, they forced to curl themselves up in the narrow place down the divan. Both of their hands and feet had been numb.In this case, they had to continue to hold each other while exercising. At this time, even if Jiang Yashuang, who valued etiquette, didn't have any thoughts about ambiguity and honor. He only wanted to restore his ability to act quickly!This kind of divan that had not been cleaned for many years was not a place for people to stay at all!When they came out, they lit a lamp. But they witnessed that they were messy because of cobwebs all over them and just overhead, not to mention their faces.Qiu Yelan felt regretful in heart. She intended to turn to the Empress b

Qiu Yelan was calm, "I can't go. First, I'm still in the mourning period for my mother. How can I go out and be a guest, let alone in the first lunar month? It would be trouble for you. Second, my grandfather is still in bed. How can I enjoy the festival myself and forget my grandfather's need of being looked after?""No wonder Her Majesty says Your Grace is filial and reasonable," Nijin said smiling. She implied that Gu Yan and Mrs. Gu were so silly as to invite her to their home and be unaware that she was still in the mourning period and she had a seriously ill grandfather to look after.As they were chatting, they went out of the gate of the Palace. Nijin helped Qiu Yelan get off the sedan with Su He.Gu Yan had been jeered at for several times. His face under the veil hat was as cold as frost but he still showed no intent to leave. He clasped his hands behind his back and staring at Qiu Yelan with a deep look behind the veil.

"... Your Majesty, please uphold justice for me!"Side hall, Fu Ning Palace.There was a fierce atmosphere in the hall, but the emperor sitting on the throne was looking bored.On the right of the throne was kneeling Commandery Princess Ningyi Qiu Yelan and scholar Ruan Qingyan. Now Qiu Yelan was crying sorrowfully. As for the person she was crying to, or at least apparently so, the emperor's sight occasionally swift to a yellowish bottle of GuiGuZi descending from a mountain. He found it quite new for him and wondered if this has been recently changed.But not necessarily... he hasn't been to Fu Ning Palace for a long time, maybe he's wrong.He should have been in charge of the royal court since he was married at the age of sixteen.However, Empress Dowager Gu continued to control the court from behind on the pretext of his lack of experience. Later, the senior officials had too much discontent against it, espec