Goodbye, Moonlight

  "Beauty?" Li Yihua didn't know about the politics of the previous dynasty, and since she had been living in the inner palace for a long time, she rarely communicated with her family. If not, she could have learned something from her brother's mouth. Today, she can only learn from Li Bansheng's mouth, and she can't help but feel another wave of loss in her heart. Is Brother Changhai going to take a new concubine again? Is this beauty another threat to herself?

  "Tong girl?" He Mei Ru blinked her eyes, judging from the name, this woman was indeed a member of an ethnic minority, not one of their Han women. It's said that those ethnic minority women were all capable of bewildering men, and with Li Ban Shuang still not defeated, now there's another Tong girl, who knows whether she'll be friend or foe in the future.

  He Meiru and Li Yihua exclaimed at the same time.

  "As you've been helping me manage the harem for a long time, many things still need to be taken care of by you today." Yan'er put down her words and was ready to become a absentee boss.

  "Guan Fei can rest assured, I will definitely handle it properly and won't lose face for our Huangkun country." He Mei Ru found handling these small matters to be as easy as turning her hand over.

  "I'm a bit tired today, Bi'er, let's go back to the palace." Yan'er stood up and no longer looked at He Mei Ru and Li Yi He, leaving behind her noble figure.

  It's been a month since they entered the palace, and these women haven't even touched the emperor's side, yet another beauty has arrived. Yan Shi is still so generous as to let the harem handle it, I suppose this is the tribute beauty from Feng Xiao Guo. Yan Shi has given her enough face, but who knows how these women will scheme in the future.

  Her face maintained a calm smile, these things were not important to her, let those women fight and argue, she had to rescue Pan Yueyang first. Thinking of Pan Yueyang, Yan'er's heart was inevitably shrouded in gloom again.

  She still loves Pan Yueyang, otherwise how would she be so excited to know that Yueyang is alive? But today, Guan Canghai's words didn't remind herself, Guan Canghai knew in her heart that she didn't have this man, but still let herself become his woman. Is Guan Canghai really concerned about herself or is he just for a kind of possession and conquest?

  Calm down, her face couldn't help but start to worry about the life after tomorrow. She was no longer Pan Yu Yang's person. If Yu Yang was rescued, how would she be in the future? Where would she go? The world is so big, yet suddenly it seemed that there was no place for her to stay.

  Zi Zhan thought of her own son, who had only been with her for two months and was now nowhere to be found. Mu Bai took Zi Zhan away, but would she be okay? Before leaving, Mu Bai said that in five years at the latest, she would bring Zi Zhan back to see her, and she must hold on for these five years.

  Five years, for Yan Er, sounds simple, but looking at the precarious position of this harem and the life that can be pinched to death by Guan Canghai at any time, how easy is it to talk about five years?

  On the second day, early in the morning, her face was already puffy with two panda eyes, she hadn't slept well all night, worried about things, perhaps also because there was one less person by her side?

  "Miss, get up and wash your face." Bi'er had been feeling unwell since seeing Yan's worried and depressed return the day before, her heart full of sorrow.

  "The beautiful woman from Feng Xiao Guo entered the palace today. Let's go to the Emperor's study earlier." Yan'er was still thinking of finding an opportunity to visit the study again.

  Today, I changed from my usual simple and elegant attire, and carefully dressed myself up. The whole person looks much more beautiful, also to cover up the state of not having a good rest last night.

  "The princess is dressed up today, and the woman who enters the palace must show great respect to you." Bi'er understood Yan's intention and carefully combed Yan's hair into a bun, making her gentle and elegant appearance fully revealed.

  Gan'er didn't say a word, and followed Bi'er to sit in the sedan chair, which directly arrived at the study. At this time, Guan Canghai was already on the imperial court, so there wouldn't be too many people in the study now, only leaving the guards outside the door and an eunuch on duty. Gan'er waved his hand, and the eunuch's body, who was about to pay respects, stopped in mid-air, not daring to move.

  As for this noble consort, everyone was accustomed to her daily comings and goings in the emperor's study, so naturally no one stopped her. Yan'er pushed open the door, locked herself in the study, and waited until there was no movement outside before slowly walking over to that wall and softly calling out: "Yuè Yáng? Yuè Yáng?"

  The wall immediately had the sound of iron chains being pulled, and Yan's heart was inevitably panicked. If guessed correctly, at this moment, Yu Yang was being restrained by iron chains of unknown thickness.

  "I know you're in there, Pan Yueyang?" Yan Er also didn't know how to face Pan Yueyang, fortunately there was still a wall that could prevent Pan Yueyang from seeing her so wretched.

  "No matter how much you look down on me, now I just hope to do something for you, can you respond with a sentence?" Yan's face was shrouded in a layer of misty smoke, she knew that Pan Yueyang must have been very clear about what happened yesterday. How could such a proud man bother to pay attention to her again, this flirtatious woman?

  "It's unnecessary." Pan Yu Yang's cold voice faintly transmitted from beyond the stone wall.

  Her face lit up with joy, and indeed, Yuè Yáng was still behind the stone wall. This made things easier: "Yuè Yáng, Mù Bái will be arriving at the imperial palace soon. I know you look down on a woman like me... we're already done for. For your own sake, for Mù Bái's sake, or even for Zǐ Zhàn's sake... I must rescue you. Can you hear me?"

  The sound behind the stone wall suddenly stopped, and even the sound of the iron chain being pulled back and forth was muffled. Qian Er waited for a while, but still didn't see Pan Yueyang respond. Getting a bit panicked, she came to the armrest of the chair and tried to press down on the suspected mechanism.

  Her face looked at the wall again, and she didn't know if this was where the mechanism was located. She also didn't know what would happen inside when she pressed it down. These things had been on her mind for a long time last night. No matter what, Yan'er made up her mind, closed her eyes, and pressed the blood-red gemstone hard...

  The wall suddenly shook slightly and was actually pulled open from one side. Qian'er opened her eyes, took a deep breath, and fortunately, nothing had changed. If dozens of sharp swords were to suddenly appear, how would she be able to handle it? Otherwise, not only would she fail to rescue Pan Yueyang, but she would also lose her own life.

  She opened her eyes and stared at the small secret room that had been revealed, less than two meters in size, with only a wooden bed inside. Pan Yu Yang covered his face with his hand to block out the sudden light, making it impossible for Yan to see his face clearly.

  "Pan Yueyang?" Xiang'er rushed over and fell beside Pan Yueyang's wooden bed, pulling open the arm that Pan Yueyang used to cover her eyes.

  Pan Yu Yang's dark face was covered in a beard, which had stuck together due to being locked up in the secret chamber for so long. He still wore the same black clothes he had worn when he went into battle, but they were now stained with dried blood and mud, and gave off a foul odor. Pan Yu Yang pushed Yan'er away, not wanting her to see him like this.

  "Listen, Yuexiang, my time is limited. Mubai will come to the palace soon and meet with me. You must believe me, I will definitely rescue you! " Yan'er suddenly calmed down, she couldn't stay in the study for too long today, her purpose was just to confirm if there was a secret room in the study, whether Yuexiang was inside or not, and to give him clear information.

  "Get out." Pan Yu Yang's voice was devoid of any emotion.

  "Alright, I'll go, I will definitely save you!" Yan'er knew at this moment that she wasn't being emotional, she got up and pushed towards the secret room entrance.

  Pan Yu Yang suddenly seemed to realize something, her face turned back, looking at the increasingly beautiful and radiant face: "You're beautiful, remember if Guan Canghai knows I've really woken up, he'll definitely transfer me elsewhere. I won't be staying here forever. Maybe next time you open the secret room door, the one who comes out will be Guan Canghai's trained killer. They won't show mercy to you."

  Her face nodded heavily, at this moment there was no time to digest Pan Yueyang's words: "I remember." Yan'er looked again and pressed the mechanism again. The wall slowly closed together again. Yan'er turned around, somewhat unbearable to look at the man who had once been high above her and fascinated her.

  Having tidied up her emotions, she walked out of the study with a calm face. As soon as she stepped out of the door, she saw the eunuch on duty still conscientiously guarding the door: "I must have gotten used to coming here every day, and today I forgot that the Emperor would go directly to meet the envoy from Feng Xiao Country after the morning court session. Bi'er, you were also too careless, not reminding me when I came to the study."

  Bi'er immediately knelt down upon hearing Concubine Yuan's rebuke: "Your Ladyship, spare my life. I deserve to die. This morning I was still muttering about it, yet as soon as I stepped out the door, I forgot all about it." As she spoke, she slapped herself twice.

  "All right, all right, get up now. It's not too late to learn from the past. Next time, be more careful when you're on duty. If not, I won't let you stay in my palace and eat your monthly salary for nothing." Yan'er deliberately put on a cold face, glanced sideways at the eunuch by the door with her eyes, and was supported by Bi'er as she left the study.

  The journey from the study to the east gate of the palace was not close, Yan'er sat in the sedan chair, repeatedly thinking about what Pan Yueyang had just said to herself, realizing that Pan Yueyang was indeed a talented person, and his words were not unreasonable. According to Guan Canghai's suspicious nature, if he knew that Yueyang had completely woken up, he would definitely place Yueyang elsewhere. It was also fortunate that she had discovered this secret room, and it wouldn't be difficult to ensure that next time she opened the secret room, Guan Canghai would be sitting inside waiting for her. Yan'er let out a deep sigh.

  But judging from Yu Yang's words, Yu Yang had been awake for a long time and was just pretending to be unconscious, so she would be left in the secret room. How could she inform Mu Bai to come find her?

  Thinking that she had already arrived at the East Gate of the Imperial Palace, Yan'er saw that Guan Canghai and those fierce women in the harem had all arrived early. She quietly got down from her sedan chair, not wanting others to make an issue out of her late arrival.

  Alas, heaven did not follow human wishes, and He Mei Ru was sharp-eyed to see Yan Er again. She nudged Wu Ling Er with her arm.

  "What's taking Princess Face so long to arrive? We were worried that Your Highness was having a late start today." Wu Ling'er spoke quickly.

  Looking at the vast ocean also looks at her face, with a look of disdain.

  "Last night, I couldn't sleep all night, and today when I got up, my body was lazy. I hope the emperor will forgive me." Yan'er didn't look at these small fish and shrimp women, but walked directly to Guan Canghai's side, and Li Yihua reluctantly gave way on one side.

  "You're overthinking things." Watching the vast ocean but not looking at your face.

  "No, thank you for your concern, Your Majesty." Yan'er also didn't go to see the Cang Hai.

  The envoy of Feng Xiao Guo has arrived - The eunuch looked at the vast horse-drawn carriage team in the distance and loudly reported to Guan Canghai on the city wall.