Chapter 55: The Strength of Princess An

  For a long time, the two of us just stared at each other coldly until someone nearby who was busy working shouted: "Make way, make way!"

  The two of us just stopped staring at each other.

  "I don't care what your purpose is, don't harm innocent people. Even if you don't accumulate virtue for yourself, think about those children."

  Having said that, I turned around and left.

  The person behind him snorted: "Think of them? If the people in this world would think of them a little, they wouldn't have died so miserably!"

  I stopped in my tracks and turned around to look at her. I knew that the spirit of a ghost infant had no future, so this woman was hard to convince.

  I left the bathroom, and I felt that the road ahead was desolate. What should we do from now on? We've been in the palace for so long, but we haven't found any clues. Instead, strange events keep happening one after another. I don't know if these events are connected, but my mood is very heavy.

  Thinking of Xuan Yuan's return at night, I had a headache. The night we met Guiying, he wasn't in the bedroom but hiding in the study planning for future events. Seeing how tired he was, my heart felt uneasy.

  At night, Xuan Yuan Mu returned to the East Palace from the front hall, saw me, and didn't say a word. He came forward and hugged me: "Ling Xue, I suddenly have this feeling of wanting to let go, take you far away, leave this dirty palace, and live our own lives..."

  "If it were in the past, maybe we could have, but now, we can't escape!" I also hugged his waist: "You are the prince of Cang Tian Guo, there are some things that cannot be ignored."

  "I know, but I'm so tired!"

  "In the evening, you should accept a concubine. That way, at least you won't have to deal with those imperial physicians every day." As I said this, my heart felt sour, but what could be done? The emperor had sent in so many women, and he didn't want any of them - it was unreasonable and unjustifiable."

  "But I don't want you to get hurt." Xuan Yuan Mu lowered his head and kissed my neck.

  "I have you to protect me, nothing will happen, our goal is to get through this, I really don't want to see those old doctors' faces every night!"

  "Alright, An Mingzhu has always wanted to help me, but I didn't know how to bring it up with you, so if you agree, we can put on an act with An Mingzhu." Xuan Yuan Mu's eyes sparkled.

  I nodded, feeling a mix of emotions in my heart. An Mingzhu, the princess who had been sent to marry into the Nanzhao kingdom, was a girl with a smile as warm as the spring sun, and yet she had once offered to help Xuan Yuan Mu?

  Xuanyuan gave orders for someone to go and invite An Mingzhu, as the imperial physicians would be arriving soon to take her pulse. Xue Qiufeng had already changed into a new set of clothes inside the room.

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  Anmingzhu arrived, wearing a green gauze skirt, walking with a gentle and elegant demeanor, her eyes sparkling with spirit, smiling at us with twinkling eyes.

  "The prince finally agreed, with me here, you can rest assured that those ministers and imperial concubines will keep their distance!" As she spoke, she had already walked to Xuanyuan Mo's side, gazing at him with a gentle expression.

  I stand on one side, just like an outsider.

  I suddenly remembered what Xue Qiufeng had said: You're a woman, he's the crown prince, isn't this situation very clear?

  At that time, I didn't quite understand Xue Qiufeng's words. Now that I think about it, I know what he meant. The Crown Prince, this identity would not allow him to have a woman of his own. The ministers wouldn't permit it, the Emperor wouldn't permit it, and all the women in the world wouldn't permit it either.

  "Mei Lingxue, we've met before, have you forgotten?" An Mingzhu suddenly asked me.

  I looked at her carefully, although she seemed a bit familiar, but I really couldn't remember where I had seen her before.

  "Hei Zhu Lin, Gui Wang Selects His Concubine..." An Mingzhu's face had a mischievous smile on it.

  "It suddenly dawned on me: 'You're the one who saved me?'"

  "I didn't save you, I just reminded you. You were standing there in a daze, don't you want to live?" An Mingzhu said as she walked up to me and grasped my arm.

  "But you are obviously the princess of Nanzhao, how could you possibly appear in the selection of the Ghost King's concubine?" I looked at her strangely, it seemed that she had escaped safely from the Black Bamboo Forest that night, otherwise she wouldn't be here.

  "There was only one daughter in a poor family, but she happened to be among the candidates for the King of Ghosts' selection. I traveled through various countries and saw this kind of thing, so I naturally lent a helping hand by impersonating her!" She said with a smile.

  This kind of killing matter, An Mingzhu actually shouted out loud, and didn't she fear that someone would expose her? Xuan Yuanmu also burst out laughing, looking at An Mingzhu's eyes with a hint of delight.

  I've never been likable since I was a kid, I won't smile or greet people when I see them, I'm the kind of person who is stubborn and annoying. Looking at An Mingzhu's bright smile, then looking at Xuan Yuanmu's furrowed brow finally relaxing, my heart felt a twinge of sourness

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  "Crown Prince, it's almost time, the imperial physicians will be here soon, please hurry in!" Xue Qiufeng was extremely nervous, every time he let the imperial physicians take his pulse, he was very anxious, even more so than when he had seen a female corpse.

  "Don't worry, I'm here today and I guarantee those imperial physicians won't dare to bother the crown prince again!" An Mingzhu said with confidence, raising an eyebrow as she glanced at Xuan Yuan Mu.

  The eunuchs outside reported that the imperial physicians from the Imperial Pharmacy were already waiting at the gate.

  "Let them in!" Xuan Yuan Wu sat behind the bead curtain, he couldn't take risks on things he wasn't sure about. Xue Qiufeng was still wearing his clothes, and as soon as An Mingzhu couldn't hold out any longer, he would hold out.

  And I just stood by, unable to help with anything.

  The doctor came in one after another, still with the usual opening remarks, making a bow and taking the pulse!

  An Mingzhu stood in front of the beaded curtain, looking at the three imperial physicians: "Is it the emperor's sacred decree or Empress An's benevolent decree that you all bother the crown prince every day?"

  "It is an imperial decree, His Majesty has decreed that we, humble ministers, must take good care of the Crown Prince's dragon body!" The most difficult to deal with old imperial physician replied.

  "Let you take care of the prince's body, and don't let you bother the prince every day!"

  "This..."

  "What illness have you diagnosed after examining us every day?" An Mingzhu's face was stern, her eyes coldly staring at the imperial physician in front of her.

  "The crown prince is in good health and has not been diagnosed with any illness!"

  "If you're not sick, how dare you waste the Crown Prince's time? Originally, he could have spent some time with us new concubines at night, but because of you, he's lost his mood. The Emperor wants to hold his grandson in his arms, but you're always putting pressure on him, essentially trying to block the Emperor's wishes!" An Mingzhu was indeed a princess of Nanzhao Kingdom, her aura overwhelming.

  "We dare not! We dare not!" The three imperial physicians were so frightened that they fell to their knees.

  "How dare you? I think you're all very bold. Tomorrow, I'll report to Empress An and let her punish your crimes! Get out..."