Chapter 66: The Consequences of His Anger Were Very Severe

  "Who's drunk, I'm not drunk yet, pour, pour." Xuan Yuanqing glared fiercely at the little palace maid and said indignantly.

  The little palace maid had no way out, and could only refill it for her again.

  Meng Fu Ying's eyebrows furrowed slightly. What's wrong with Qing Er? How did she end up drinking alone like this? Did something happen?

  Quickly reaching forward, he snatched the wine cup from her hand and said softly, "Don't drink anymore."

  Although the voice was slightly low, it carried obvious concern. Xuan Yuanqing definitely had worries, and that matter must have been extremely distressing for her, otherwise she wouldn't be drowning her sorrows in wine.

  "See Queen Qi." Those few little palace maids saw Meng Fu Ying and were all stunned, coming to their senses only to quickly pay their respects.

  "Is that you? You're here?" Xuan Yuan Qing looked at her, sizing her up for a long time before finally recognizing her, and smiled foolishly, "Come, keep me company and have a drink."

  "Don't drink anymore." Meng Fuying saw that she was about to go and pick up the wine cup, so he let the little palace maid take everything away. Then with a small palace maid, Xuan Yuanqing was supported into the room.

  "I want more, I want more!" Xuan Yuan Qing shouted discontentedly along the way.

  "Alright, you can all go down now. I'll take care of her." After helping Xuan Yuan Qing onto the bed, Meng Fu Ying let those few maidservants go down.

  Then he wanted to go and take off Xuan Yuanqing's clothes.

  Xuanyuan Qing suddenly grabbed Meng Fuying's hand, her face filled with pain as she said, "Why did he deceive me? He clearly said he would marry me. Why didn't he come? Why did he deceive me..."

  Meng Fu's eyes widened in shock, and her eyes were also filled with surprise. From Xuan Yuan Qing's words, it seemed that she had a crush on a man, but that man had deceived her?

  "Who is he?" Meng Fuying's heart ached with anger, and she couldn't help but ask in a low voice, which damn man had deceived Qing'er?

  "He deceived me, he said he would come to marry me, I refused Dongfang Shuo for his sake, but he didn't come, never came, except for that one year on this day, he has never appeared again, how bitterly he deceived me..."

  Xuanyuan Qing's eyes were filled with pain as he muttered to himself once again.

  Meng Fu Ying was even more shocked the more she listened, it turned out that Xuan Yuan Qing had refused Dong Fang Shuo back then because he already had someone he liked in his heart, but that man who promised to come and marry her never appeared again?

  Who is it? Who is so despicable? To hurt Xuan Yuan Qing like that.

  Meng Fu's eyes blazed with anger, and if she knew who this man was, she would never let him off.

  (But when Meng Fu Ying finally found out who that man was, she was so shocked that words couldn't be spoken, of course this is a later story.)

  "It hurts, it hurts..." Xuan Yuan Qing tightly covered her chest, the pain on her face became more apparent, and tears couldn't help but flow down. Her two hands tightly grasped Meng Fu Ying, constantly using force, grabbing Meng Fu Ying until it hurt.

  However, Meng Fu Ying didn't dodge and instead held Xuan Yuan Qing in her arms, softly comforting her, "It doesn't hurt anymore, it doesn't hurt anymore... a man like that isn't worth your pain..."

  But as she said this, her heart also ached.

  Emotional matters can't be forgotten just by saying forget it.

  Xuanyuan Qing suddenly burst into tears in her arms, and the tears wetted her clothes, but she held Xuanyuan Qing even tighter.

  Xuan Yuan Qing slowly fell asleep from crying too much, possibly also because she had drunk too much.

  Meng Fu Ying carefully took off her clothes and wrapped herself in the quilt, and couldn't help but let out a quiet sigh. She hadn't expected that Xuan Yuan Qing, who had always been so optimistic, would have such heavy worries...

  Glancing at Xuan Yuan Qing who had fallen asleep, Meng Fu Ying's eyes finally shifted towards the inside of the bed curtains.

  Quickly got on the bed, pulled open the back curtain, opened the mechanism, saw the passage in front of him, and secretly took a breath.

  Because the mechanism is outside, there is no mechanism inside, so Meng Cuo Ying didn't dare to close the door, but just made some cover-ups outside. Fortunately, it's already midnight now, and this is Xuan Yuan Qing's room.

  Xuanyuan Qing is already asleep, so probably no one will come in. She can also go in to check with a clear conscience.

  The path was very dark, and the deeper part was even more pitch black, just like a bottomless abyss, where no light could be seen, nor could the end be seen. To be honest, Meng Cuiying's heart was still a bit tense and worried at this moment, after all, she didn't know what awaited her inside.

  She carefully crawled inside, although the space inside was relatively large, but she couldn't stand up completely, and could only move around with her body bent, which was still a bit difficult.

  Especially as one goes deeper inside, the air becomes thinner and more stifling, making it hard to breathe, as if being completely suffocated.

  Meng Fu's eyes widened slightly in surprise, and he said, "In such a long secret passage, one should pay attention to the airflow. If not, wouldn't it be easy to suffocate to death after staying here for a long time?"

  That person should have thought of this when they dug this passage. In his heart, he couldn't help but feel a few points of doubt.

  Although it was a bit hard to breathe at this moment, Meng Cuiying didn't want to give up like this and continued moving forward.

  The deeper you go, the darker it gets, and nothing can be seen. It's really pitch black, where you can't even see your fingers when you stretch out your hand. She was also afraid of being discovered by others, so she didn't dare to turn on the light. Moreover, the air inside is thin, even if she turned on the light, it might not ignite anyway.

  To say, Meng Buxiang's movements were still quite fast, after all, she was very thin and more agile when moving around.

  About a moment later, I suddenly felt that the direction of the secret passage had changed and it had turned a corner. Although I couldn't tell the direction in the darkness, left and right were still distinguishable.

  That is to say, at about eight hundred meters, turn left and go.

  At this moment in the darkness, Meng Bu's shadow is unclear which direction corresponds to where. He can only turn around and continue moving forward.

  After turning the corner, the air inside became even thinner. Meng Fu Ying only felt his chest stuffy and couldn't breathe. It was clear that the air in here didn't circulate at all.

  After turning around the corner, the space inside the narrow path also became much smaller. Originally, it was still possible to walk with a bent body, but at this moment, only crawling was possible.

  She took a deep breath, as if she wanted to inhale all the air in this place. Feeling that it was not life-threatening, she continued to crawl forward.

  Just as I crawled out about ten or twenty meters, there was suddenly no road ahead. It's completely blocked, and it seems that this secret passage is dug to here.

  In the darkness, unable to see what's inside, Meng Cuo could only use his hands to grope around, wanting to find some unusual place.

  However, when her hand touched the wall in front of her, she didn't find anything unusual.

  There is no mechanism and no gap, it does not seem like something that was blocked later on.

  Could it be that he only dug up to here?

  Digging so long, but it's just a dead hole? What's the use of that?

  That doesn't make sense at all.

  But now the fact is in front of us, and indeed only dug to this point. Is it that the person hadn't dug to the bottom yet when something unexpected happened?

  At this moment, Meng Fu Ying was at a loss for what to do. Since the cave was dead, she naturally wouldn't stay any longer. After all, she could already feel her breathing getting more and more difficult.

  He hastily retreated along the same path.

  Out of the secret passage, she saw Xuan Yuan Qing still sleeping and didn't notice anything unusual. She quickly closed the mechanism and put down the bed curtain, then climbed onto the bed.

  "Don't go, don't go..." Xuan Yuan Qing was obviously sleeping very restlessly, and when he felt Meng Fu Ying crawling onto the bed, he suddenly opened his arms to hug her tightly, muttering incoherently, but still didn't wake up.

  But in that dream, the voice was also filled with unbearable pain, and there were obvious sobs in the voice, and tears kept flowing down.

  Or perhaps it was only at this moment that she could indulge herself in tears, usually she could only bear all the pain alone in her heart, and in front of others, she still had to put on a carefree appearance.

  Why is heaven so cruel? Such a good girl, why does she have to suffer such pain?

  "Don't go, even if you can't marry me, just come and see me...” Xuan Yuan Qing hugged her tightly, almost using all his strength, as if he was afraid that Meng Cui Ying would leave, while she, who was asleep, obviously took Meng Cui Ying for that person.

  Meng Fu Ying heard her words, stunned for a moment. The usual Xuan Yuan Qing was so proud, but in the face of love, she was so humble. What she wanted was simply that he could come and see her, to alleviate the longing.

  But that man, how cruel he is, actually wanting to treat her like this.

  In this ancient era, a woman like her is hard to come by in the entire world. Beautiful, kind-hearted, brave, intelligent, yet humble and not arrogant, she is also a princess of a nation.

  Who could be so heartless as to deceive her and abandon her like that?

  That guy is either an idiot or a moron.

  Someone who can make Xuan Yuan Qing so infatuated must be a scoundrel.

  Meng Fu Ying really wanted to shake Xuan Yuan Qing awake at this moment and tell her that the man wasn't worth her efforts, but she knew that for so many years, this was probably Xuan Yuan Qing's greatest and only expectation.

  Even if it's a wait that may never come, there's still an expectation in her heart. Moreover, Xuan Yuan Qing had never let anyone know about this matter, so why would she need to tear open her wound again?

  She now really wants to know who that man is. If she knew who that man was, then she would also know the reason behind it all.

  "Don't go, don't go... I don't want anything, I just want you to stay with me." Xuan Yuanqing's tears flowed uncontrollably, wetting a large area of the pillow. She held Meng Fuying's hand tightly, her voice filled with obvious pain and a hint of pleading.

  The more Meng Fu listened, the more heart-wrenching it was. He only felt his nose getting a bit sour and his eyes getting a bit dry.

  "Alright, I won't leave, I'll stay here with you." Meng Fuying slightly leaned closer to her ear, softly comforting her, even if it was fake, even if she was asleep, as long as she could feel comforted at this moment, that was good enough.

  As expected, Xuan Yuan Qing heard her words and his lips seemed to curve into a faint smile, his face also gained a few points of unusual vitality. She finally smiled, just because of such a comforting sentence in her sleep, she smiled with tears.

  Meng Fu Ying's heart was even more painful, if she knew who that man was, she would put a knife to his throat and force him to see Xuan Yuan Qing.

  Although she knew that emotional matters could not be forced, at this moment, seeing Xuan Yuan Qing's appearance, her heart only had this impulse.

  Xuanyuan Qing held her hand, relaxed a bit, the smile at the corner of his lips still blooming, tears still hanging on his face. Such a scene makes people who see it really can't help but shed tears.

  Meng Fu Ying slightly moved her hand away, then quietly got out of bed.

  She was afraid that if she stayed there any longer, she would really burst into tears.

  Leaving Xuan Yuan Qing's room, Meng Wu Ying felt stifled in her heart and extremely uncomfortable.

  Tonight, I originally wanted to investigate the matter in the secret passage, but unexpectedly discovered Xuan Yuanqing's secret, which was still a painful one.

  But she didn't expect that the secret passage would be a dead end, which really disappointed her.

  At this moment, it was already late at night, the imperial palace was quiet, and the entire road was empty, with only Meng Fu's shadow.

  Meng Fu Ying was walking a bit fast, because he had just lingered for some time at Xuan Yuan Qing's place and was afraid that Xuan Yuan Ye would get impatient, so he wanted to hurry back.

  However, when she walked to an intersection, she suddenly stopped and turned left from here.

  She had just come out of Xuan Yuan Qing's room and was walking in the same direction as that secret passage.

  And she had just walked very quickly, but hadn't gone too far, at most about a thousand meters. She remembered that in the secret passage just now, after about 800 meters, it turned left.

  In a secret passage, it is definitely impossible to completely coincide with the road on the ground, but the general direction should still be correct.

  From here, turn left and walk for a short while, you will arrive at Liu Yue Gong, which is the residence of Princess Liu.

  Liu Fei? In Meng Fu Ying's mind, the face of that gentle and soft-spoken woman suddenly emerged.

  Why is it pointing towards the direction of Liu Yue Palace instead of Rou Xin Palace?

  This secret passage leads to the Liu Yue Palace, is it a coincidence?

  Go straight ahead and it won't be long before you reach Roucheng Palace.

  It turns out that the direction of the secret passage was originally straight, and she also thought it was directly leading to the Rouxin Palace. However, she didn't expect that halfway through, it would fork to the left, and the hole on the left side was obviously much smaller.

  At this moment, she suddenly felt that things seemed to be getting more and more complicated.

  Meng Fu Ying's eyes slowly gazed towards the front, at Rou Xin Palace, slightly sinking from here, going straight, about 500 meters away, was Rou Xin Palace, this direction...

  Meng Fu Ying suddenly took a step forward, walking ahead, even if the narrow path was dead, she still had some doubts about Rong Fei.

  Roufei has been poisoned, even if she takes the antidote, she won't wake up that quickly. She might as well go to Rouxinpalace now.

  It wasn't long before Meng Fu entered the Roucheng Palace in an instant.

  The little palace maid who was serving saw her and was slightly stunned, but thinking of the previous time when she had helped Empress Rong to detoxify, she stepped forward and saluted respectfully.

  "Get up." Meng Fu Ying slightly waved her hand, extremely casually said, a pair of eyes, however, gazed at the bed's Rong Fei, pretending to be deliberately concerned and asked, "Has the Empress Dowager not woken up yet?"

  "Back to the queen, not yet. When Dr. Liu left, he said that Her Majesty might wake up until tomorrow morning, so the emperor also went back. I let the others go rest too." The little palace maid was very clever and replied carefully after hearing Meng Fu Ying's words.

  "Oh." Meng Fu Ying softly responded with a sound, but in her heart, she secretly let out a sigh of relief. It seemed that Rong Fei wouldn't wake up so soon, so she would take this opportunity to thoroughly search for any secret passages within the Rong Xin Palace.

  "Right, I just forgot something. Go and boil some mung bean water for Consort Rou to drink. That way, she'll recover even faster." Meng Fu Ying put on a sudden recollection expression and said to the little palace maid.

  It's just that I want to get rid of that little palace maid, and the task of simmering mung bean soup isn't something that can be done in a short while. This way, I won't have to worry about that little palace maid suddenly turning back and discovering something.

  "Yes." The little palace maid had indeed seen Meng Fu Ying's prowess, and the poison of Rong Fei was also something that Meng Fu Ying could neutralize. So at this moment, she naturally didn't dare to have even a hint of doubt towards Meng Fu Ying's words. As soon as she heard Meng Fu Ying's orders, she respectfully responded, then wanted to head out.

  "Your Highness, I'll go and call the maid to take care of Princess Rou first?" But then she thought again, if she left, there would be no one to take care of Princess Rou here. It couldn't be that Your Highness would have to take care of her, so she wanted to call another little palace maid over.

  "It's alright, I'll take care of it here." Meng Fu's eyebrows furrowed slightly as she spoke in a low voice. She had originally wanted to get rid of them, so how could she possibly let her call someone else over?

  The little palace maid was slightly stunned, and when she saw Meng Fu Ying already sitting on the edge of the bed, she looked at Rong Fei with a concerned expression, but didn't say anything else and quickly left.

  Meng Fu Ying stared at Rong Fei for a while after she left, making sure that Rong Fei was indeed still asleep.

  Then, he carefully observed the surroundings, making sure that no one was watching, and this time stood up, took a deep breath, and gazed straight at the bed curtains behind Rong Fei.

  Since there is a passage behind Xuan Yuanqing's bed curtain, will Rong Fei have one too?

  It's just that this place is more precarious than Xuan Yuan Qing's side, after all, this is the bedchamber of Rong Fei. She might be in danger at any moment, so she must be extremely cautious and careful.

  Her eyes slightly turned towards Rong Fei, seeing that she was sleeping soundly. For a while, she shouldn't wake up, but to be on the safe side, Meng Fu Ying still slightly bent down and touched her sleep acupoint. This way, he didn't have to worry about Rong Fei suddenly waking up.

  Luckily I learned this trick from Qing Zhu before.

  Meng Fu Ying took a deep breath again, avoided Rong Fei, and slowly got onto the bed. Then, she carefully lifted up the back curtain of the bed.

  At this moment, the room was lit by only one lamp, and the light was somewhat dim. Moreover, it was behind the bed. Meng Dugui carefully examined it, hoping to find a mechanism like Xuan Yuanqing's, but after searching the entire wall, nothing was found.

  Meng Fu Ying was slightly disappointed, and after tidying up the bed curtains, she quietly got out of bed. Seeing Rong Fei still sleeping soundly in her original position, she also secretly let out a sigh of relief.

  Unfortunately, nothing was found.

  Could it be that she was really wrong?

  However, Xuan Yuan Ye also said that the real Rong Fei might be hidden by this fake Rong Fei, and only such a place is the most secluded.

  A pair of eyes, subconsciously swept over the other directions in the room, and it's also very likely that the passage is not behind the bed, or maybe it's in another direction.

  Meng Fu Ying slowly walked towards the other walls, carefully examining them, hoping to find some abnormalities.

  However, after searching several places, there was still no discovery at all.

  Meng Fu Ying slowly stepped forward, her eyes suddenly falling on a display cabinet in front of her. The cabinet didn't have many things on it, only a delicate flower vase, a jade fan, and an inkstone.

  The cabinet is not very big, but with only these few things, it still looks a bit empty. However, this cabinet is next to the wardrobe.

  The wardrobe is much taller and wider than it, so it almost completely blocks the view of it, and normally wouldn't draw much attention.

  Meng Fu Ying's body stiffened slightly, and she suddenly remembered the mechanisms she had seen on TV before. Many of them were set up behind cabinets, and those mechanisms often involved objects like bowls or vases on top.

  Her heart was filled with a mix of excitement and tension, just like going on an adventure. A feeling of fear and anticipation.

  Her footsteps opened again, just one step, and she was in front of the cabinet. One hand quickly grasped the bowl, and with a slight force, she wanted to turn it around. However, as soon as she applied force, the bowl surprisingly rose with her strength, apparently it was alive and not a mechanism.

  Her eyes fell on the jade fan again, would it be there?

  She was just about to reach out and take the jade fan when she suddenly felt a gaze behind her, staring straight at her.

  Her sixth sense, which had always been extremely accurate, was also honed by that master thief.

  The sixth sense of a thief is extremely sensitive, and as long as there is a slight abnormality, it can be felt.

  Now, although that gaze is not very strong, she still feels it, and can also vaguely judge that the gaze comes from the bed.

  Meng Fu's heart was suddenly filled with shock and confusion. On the bed, there was only Rong Fei, but Rong Fei had clearly been poisoned. Even if the poison had been neutralized, it was impossible for her to wake up so quickly. Moreover, she had just pressed Rong Fei's sleep acupoint, so how could Rong Fei...?

  It's the dead of night now, and what she was doing in the first place was extremely adventurous, so at this moment, when she felt that gaze on her back, saying she wasn't afraid would be a lie.

  Meng Fu Ying felt as if his blood had suddenly frozen, and his heart involuntarily emitted a few strands of cold air. His palms also slightly sweated.

  It's just like you're watching a very scary horror movie, and just as you get to the scariest part, you suddenly feel that in the darkness, there is a pair of eyes staring straight at you.

  In such a situation, aren't you afraid?

  But at this moment, it's not the time to think about that problem, nor is it the time to be afraid, being afraid of not being able to solve the problem will only make oneself more dangerous.

  At this moment, the most important thing is how to cover oneself up and not be suspected by Consort Rong.

  Fortunately, it's not far from here to the bedside, only a few steps away. From the position of the bedside, you can also see this jade fan.

  She was facing away from the bed at this moment, and Rong Fei also didn't move. It was clear that she wanted to continue observing her, but Rong Fei had no idea that she had already discovered her.

  So she still has some chance.

  "Hmm, this jade fan is so beautiful! I've never seen such a beautiful fan before." Meng Fu Ying forcefully suppressed the panic in her heart, pretending to be attracted by the jade fan, and said with a delighted face. Her eyes were fixed on the jade fan, and then one hand, also very treasured, touched the jade fan, and she murmured again, "Wow, this jade is so good! It's crystal clear and transparent, without any impurities, and the texture is also great."

  Her voice was very low, almost as if she were muttering to herself. An ordinary person might not have been able to hear her, but she believed that Rong Fei would definitely be able to hear her, and she had intentionally spoken in such a soft tone.

  When I touched the jade fan with my hand, I also found that the jade fan was movable, which proved that this mechanism was not on the jade fan either.

  She secretly let out a sigh of relief, then again in the extremely low voice that was just enough for Rong Fei to hear, said "Ah, compared to the jade piece father found for me last time, this one is ten times better, a hundred times better. When father comes back, I'll have him help find an even better one."

  At this moment, there is a hint of faint longing and expectation in the sound. As they spoke, they couldn't help but take another lingering glance at the jade.

  Then, she slowly turned around with an extremely casual attitude, her eyes slightly turning, and also saw the gentle concubine sitting straight on the bed. "Mother Concubine, you're awake." At this moment, although she was shocked to the point where all the blood in her body had frozen, she still spoke with a joyful face, with obvious surprise on her face, and a few hints of uncontrollable delight in her voice.

  As they spoke, he quickly stepped forward and walked towards the bed. His movements were natural and casual, without a hint of tension or abnormality.

  And she took the initiative to walk in front of Rong Fei at this moment, just to prove her own innocence.

  But in his heart, he was secretly shocked.

  She had just felt the gaze shot at her back, but she didn't expect that Rong Fei was actually sitting on the bed.

  The moment she turned around, Yu Fei's eyes couldn't hide her emotions in time. In that one glance, he saw the dangerous ruthlessness deep within Yu Fei's eyes, accompanied by a hint of hidden murderous intent.

  Fortunately, after she turned around, the emotions in Rong Fei's eyes quickly dissipated, and upon hearing her joyful voice and seeing her actions, a faint smile also spread across her face, as she slowly said, "Fu Er, it's so late, what are you still doing here?"

  She knew that if she had just revealed a little bit of her weakness, Concubine Rong might have taken the opportunity to kill her.

  She could even hide the living Rong Fei, making it impossible for Xuan Yuan Ye and the Emperor to find her. If she could hide a dead person's body, wouldn't that be even simpler?

  At this point, Meng Buru only felt that the chill in his heart was spreading again. It was a close call, it really was a narrow escape.

  However, she still smiled lightly and walked forward, explaining softly, "Earlier, the queen fainted suddenly at the banquet, and after Liu Taifu's examination, he said that the queen had been poisoned."

  As they spoke, Meng Bufei had already arrived in front of the bed and casually sat down at the bedside.

  No guard at all, nor any unusualness.

  Roufei's eyes flickered slightly, then she looked shocked and said, "What? Poisoned? You're saying that I was just poisoned? Who would dare to poison me?"

  Roufei's voice was filled with obvious surprise, but her eyes, gazing at Meng Cuiying, hid a hint of probing.

  Meng Fu Ying naturally understood her thoughts, and at this moment, she wouldn't expose her either. She went along with her meaning and said, "Empress Dowager, you definitely can't guess who that person is! It's actually Lan Mei from beside the Empress Dowager."

  Roufei was slightly stunned, but immediately exclaimed again, "You said it's Lanmei that girl?"

  At this moment, her voice had a few more parts of surprise, and Meng Fu Ying saw the expression on that face, slightly stunned. Her current surprise seemed not to be completely pretended.

  It was obvious that Rong Fei had not expected Lan Mei to help her either.

  Even Rong Fei herself did not expect that Lan Mei would help her so much, then why did Lan Mei do it?

  "Yes, originally Lan Mei wanted to frame Meng Fu, and had even sprinkled poison on his sleeve beforehand in order to falsely accuse him. Fortunately, the truth was later revealed, and she herself confessed, clearing Meng Fu's name of the false charge. Mother Empress, don't you think she is too detestable?" Meng Fu Yin said with a hint of grievance, intentionally asking Consort Rou.

  She was very clear that the poison was put down by Rong Fei herself, now she just borrowed Lan Mei to scold Rong Fei, but intentionally didn't say how it was investigated, letting Rong Fei secretly anxious.

  Roufei was taken aback again, and her eyes seemed to quickly hide something, but she had to agree with Meng Cuiying's words and say, "En, indeed didn't think of it."

  Roufei was indeed cunning enough, and yet she didn't continue in the direction that Meng Xiangying had hinted at.

  "Yes, it's really 'knowing the person but not their heart'. You say, someone who seems quite decent normally, how can they be so ruthless?" Meng Duan Ying slightly lowered her eyelids, unable to help but softly sigh, with a hint of anger in her voice.

  Roufei obviously didn't want to discuss this matter anymore, after all, she had just fainted. She wasn't even clear about what had happened, so she was also afraid of saying the wrong thing. With a gentle face, she looked at Meng Fuying and said kindly, "It's okay, as long as you're fine, that's all that matters."

  "En, the Empress Dowager is right. Fortunately, the matter has been investigated clearly and Meng Fu has nothing to do with it." Meng Fu Ying naturally understood her thoughts and also echoed her meaning, saying that she knew that Rong Fei was now definitely confused about how the matter had been clarified.

  "Why are you the only one here, where have they all gone?" Consort Rou's face slightly darkened as she looked around the empty room, not even a palace maid in sight. She spoke softly, her voice seeming to hide a hint of something unusual.

  "Just now, I let Cai Wen go to get some detoxifying soup for the Empress Dowager. As for the others, since it's already late, Cai Wen told them all to go to sleep." Meng Fu Ying saw a slight change in Rong Fei's expression and was secretly shocked, but continued to explain slowly.

  In the low voice, there was nothing out of the ordinary.

  "Oh." Ruo Fei responded softly, the smile at the corner of her lips seemed to stiffen for a moment before she looked back at Meng Fu Ying and asked in a gentle voice, "It's so late, why are you still here? You'll be late returning, the Empress Dowager will worry."

  That voice was still as gentle as ever, seemingly without any abnormality, but Meng Cuiying vaguely felt that the voice carried a hint of danger.

  She thought that if she gave an unsatisfactory answer, her life would be in danger. After all, if the gentle concubine really suspected her, it was highly likely that she would kill to silence her.

  "Oh dear, I almost forgot that Your Highness is still waiting for me at the Empress Dowager's place. I was worried about Mother and just told you, then came back to take a look at her. Now that so much time has passed, I'm afraid Your Highness will get impatient."

  Meng Fu Ying suddenly stood up, exclaimed in a low voice, with a few obvious regrets and anxiety on his face.

  At this moment, she even deliberately said that Xuan Yuan Ye was waiting for her, and also deliberately said that Xuan Yuan Ye knew she had come to the Gentle Heart Palace.

  She believed that even if Rong Fei had any more doubts at this moment, she wouldn't dare to do anything to her.

  Roufei heard her words and was visibly stunned for a moment, then the smile at the corner of her lips spread again, and she said with a gentle face, "You've forgotten all about it, I see. It seems that the misunderstanding between you and Yan'er has been resolved. Since Yan'er is waiting for you, you should hurry back. There's nothing going on here in the palace, and if there really was something, calling a few palace maids would be enough."

  "Yes, yes, thank you, Mother. I'll go back first." Meng Fu Ying nodded repeatedly, then again reminded Ruo Fei with a hint of concern, "Mother, take good care of yourself and rest well. Tomorrow, I'll come with the prince to visit you again."

  With a hint of smile and a clear concern.

  "Alright, alright, let's go." The gentle princess waved her hand slightly and smiled softly as she urged her on.

  Meng Fu Ying turned around and left the Rong Fei Palace. After seeing Meng Fu Ying leave, the smile on Rong Fei's face also instantly disappeared, and a few hints of icy ruthlessness flashed in the depths of her eyes.

  After Meng Fu Ying left Rou Xin Palace, there was still a lingering chill in her heart that she couldn't shake off.

  Roufei was poisoned, and according to reason, as Liu Taisheng said, she should have woken up by tomorrow. However, in order to be on the safe side, she also pressed her sleep acupoint. So why did Roufei wake up so quickly?

  This empress is really too frightening.

  If she hadn't noticed Consort Rong's gaze just now, and if she had shown the slightest unusual behavior, she might not have been able to leave the Rongxin Palace at this moment.

  It seems she still underestimated Rong Fei's ability. Now that I think about it, it's actually quite frightening.

  Roufei woke up, and Cao Wen would definitely tell Roufei about what happened after she was poisoned tonight. At that time, Roufei would definitely suspect her, so it would be impossible to go to Rouxin Palace again to investigate secretly.

  After all, that was just her guess, and she couldn't let Xuan Yuan Ye and the Emperor go directly to search for it. If by any chance the real Consort Rou wasn't hidden there, they would definitely startle the snake, provoke this fake Consort Rou, and put the real Consort Rou in even greater danger.

  Lost in thought, she was suddenly swept into a warm embrace. Meng Fu Ying had almost been scared out of her wits at the Gentle Heart Palace, and now that she was being held in someone's arms, she let out a startled cry, "Ah!"

  But his body couldn't help but tremble slightly.

  "What's wrong? It's me!" Xuan Yuan Ye felt her slight tremble, and his heart secretly jumped in surprise. He wrapped his hand around hers, but instead of loosening his grip, he tightened it further, pulling her closer to his ear and speaking softly. Perhaps due to being too tense, at this moment, even his self-address changed, from "this king" to "me".

  Meng Fu Ying heard his voice and finally felt at ease. For a moment, she suddenly felt her body go soft and tightly leaned into his embrace.

  "What's wrong? I waited for you at the Shou Palace, but you didn't show up. I just went to Qing'er's place and couldn't find you either. Where did you go?" Xuan Yuan Ye felt her abnormality and directly wrapped his arms around her, asking again in a low voice, with obvious concern.

  He originally thought that she and Xuan Yuan Qing might have something to say, so at the beginning, he didn't rush to find her. However, after waiting for a long time, he finally couldn't sit still and went to Qing Er's place. But, he only saw Xuan Yuan Qing drunk and sleeping alone on the bed, without seeing Di anywhere.

  At that moment, his heart suddenly felt a little scared, wanting to ask Xuan Yuanqing, but Xuan Yuanqing was drunk and unconscious, only speaking nonsense.

  He quickly left Xuan Yuan Qing's room, wanting to go find her, but hadn't expected that as soon as he came out, he saw her.

  At that moment, his heart returned to its original place. In a state of anxiety, he directly pulled her into his arms, but didn't expect to scare her.

  Moreover, he knew that she had always been extremely calm and it was impossible for her to be scared like this just because of his hug, something must have happened.

  "I just went back to Rou Xin Palace again." Meng Fu Ying didn't want to hide it from him either, and said in a low voice. However, while speaking, her body unconsciously shrunk into his arms again, thinking of what had just happened, she was still a little scared in her heart.

  If something unexpected really happened, would she never see him again?

  Thinking of this possibility, her heart felt stuffy and extremely uncomfortable. Thinking of Xuan Yuanqing's painful expression earlier, her hands subconsciously reached out to him.

  She didn't want anything unexpected to happen between them; she didn't want to try that heart-wrenching pain.

  Xuanyuan Ye's body stiffened noticeably after hearing her words, and he quickly pushed her away. His eyes stared straight at hers as he exclaimed, "What did you say? You've returned to Roucheng Palace again? Who allowed you to go back?"

  At this moment, his voice was filled with obvious tension. The hand grasping her shoulder tightened involuntarily, even causing her some pain.

  After what happened tonight, the woman in Roucheng Palace will definitely have some suspicions. It's already very late, and going back to Roucheng Palace is extremely dangerous. Although Dr. Liu said that the woman won't wake up until tomorrow morning, but what if...

  At this point, he couldn't help but feel a sense of fear in his heart...

  Meng Fu Ying knew he was worried about him and didn't mind the pain on his shoulder, so he said softly, "I'm fine, aren't I?"

  At this moment, although her voice was accompanied by a deliberate light laugh, her body still subconsciously shrunk into Xuan Yuan Ye's arms.

  Xuanyuan Ye realized his emotions were a bit agitated, so he once again pulled her into his arms, his lips tightly pressed against her ear, and said in a low voice, "Do you know how dangerous it is to do that? How could you?"

  In a low voice with a hint of hoarseness, seemingly accompanied by a slight tremble, he was truly afraid, more afraid than ever before.

  Luckily, she's fine and returned safely.

  "Alright, I understand." Meng Fu Ying said softly in his arms, she wouldn't go on adventures alone again, because she couldn't let anything happen to herself, because she wanted to be with him.

  "What just happened?" Xuan Yuan Ye hesitated for a moment, and then said in a low voice that she had obviously been frightened in the Roucheng Palace.

  Meng Fu's eyes widened in shock, her mind filled with conflicting thoughts. She didn't know whether to tell Xuan Yuan Ye everything or not. But then she thought about how he had already gotten angry just from hearing that she went to Rou Xin Palace, and wondered if he would strangle her to death if he knew the whole story.

  "You'd better not try to fool me." Xuan Yuan Ye saw her hesitation and didn't find it hard to guess what she was thinking, his lips getting closer to her ear as he spoke with a hint of menace.

  The words paused slightly before continuing in a somewhat seductive tone, "Speak, no matter what happened, I won't get angry."

  He thought that Rong Fei was probably still asleep and nothing major had happened.

  When he said that, Meng Buxiang slowly raised his head, took a deep breath and then spoke in a low voice, "I was thinking of going to the Roucheng Palace to see if there were any mechanisms or anything. I wanted to see if the real Roufei would be hidden in the Roucheng Palace."

  Xuanyuan Ye's eyes flickered slightly, and his face also showed a few more traces of contemplation. His lips curled up slightly as he said in a low voice, "I've also had my suspicions, so I've gone to the Roucheng Palace several times to investigate. Everything in the Roucheng Palace has been thoroughly searched by me, so it's impossible for Mother Empress to be hidden there."

  Because he had long been suspicious in his heart, so when the woman went out, he secretly checked several times, but found nothing.

  "Oh." Meng Fuying heard his words, slightly stunned for a moment. It turned out that he had already investigated it long ago. Since he had investigated and didn't find anything, the real Rong Fei must not be in Rong Xin Palace anymore.

  "Don't interrupt, go on, what happened next?" Xuan Yuan Ye saw her slightly dazed look and urged again, he really didn't know what it was that scared her like that.

  Meng Fu Ying's lips curled up slightly, what was she supposed to do, not interrupt? It was clearly him who interrupted, wasn't it? This man, framing her like that, and still managing to be so self-righteous.

  "I just went to take a look, in the room... actually, I didn't find anything." Meng Cuiying's red lips parted slightly as she spoke in a low voice, so quiet that Xuan Yuan Ye, who was close to her, could barely hear her in the stillness of the dark night.

  And her eyes, also subconsciously looked to both sides, not daring to look at Xuan Yuan Ye. In fact, she really didn't want to tell him now, because she knew that if Xuan Yuan Ye found out, he would probably be so angry that he would personally take care of her himself.

  "It's too late, let's go back first." Meng Fuying leaned into his arms again and said softly. She admitted that she was indeed a little scared, so at this moment, she even resorted to seduction.

  "Then?" However, Xuan Yuan Ye didn't want to let her off that easily. He tightly wrapped his arms around her and stared straight at her with his eyes, not giving her any chance to escape.

  Although her current initiative is indeed very tempting to him, but for this matter, he is very persistent. Curiosity about what happened is secondary, the most important thing is to teach this woman a lesson and never allow her to take such risks again.

  "Then, then," Meng Fu Ying, who was usually quick-witted and sharp-tongued, stuttered at this moment, especially when facing Xuan Yuan Ye's severe gaze, her heart also began to beat nervously.

  Just went to Rong Fei Palace, indeed she was too impulsive, afterwards thinking about it, even she herself had some regrets, let alone Xuan Yuan Ye...

  "Do you think you can deceive me?" Xuan Yuan Ye's eyes narrowed slightly, his voice became more severe, and he paused for a moment before continuing in a slow and deliberate tone, "You're welcome to try, but the consequences..."

  His voice at this moment was a more obvious threat than ever.

  Meng Cuo Ying's body stiffened slightly, normally she was so strong and decisive, but for some reason, facing his severe gaze, she felt somewhat at a loss, just like a child who had done something wrong...

  Then Roufei woke up, I clearly still pressed her sleep acupoint, but just a moment later, she actually woke up and sat up on the bed looking around. Fortunately, I felt that she was looking at me at the time, so... Meng Cuiying knew that he couldn't deceive him, since he couldn't deceive him, it's better to confess directly. Anyway, whether you stick your head out or not, it's all the same, might as well go all out.

  Xuanyuan Ye's hand grasped her shoulder, suddenly using force, even forgetting to control his own strength, the intense pain made Meng Cuiying involuntarily gasp, and the words stopped there.

  "You damned woman?" Xuan Yuan Ye's face was extremely unsightly at this moment, and although it was dark, his gloomy face could still be seen clearly. His eyes staring straight at her were filled with a bloodthirsty fury that made one's heart skip a beat.

  No one knew the fear in his heart at this moment, and no one knew that he was holding her so tightly, he was really unable to control his strength, but also wanted to confirm that she was still truly standing in front of him.

  "Do you believe it, I'll strangle you to death right now?" Xuan Yuan Ye gnashed his teeth and growled lowly. At this moment, he really had the urge to do so, he was angry to the extreme, and also scared to the extreme. When he heard her say that the woman suddenly woke up and sat on the bed looking at him, he felt like his heartbeat had stopped abruptly.

  Does this woman know what she's doing? Does she know that maybe tonight, she really won't be able to walk out of Rong Xin Palace alive.

  It seems he was really too indulgent of her before.

  Meng Fu Ying slightly lowered her eyes and didn't say another word, knowing that she had indeed done something wrong this time. Her attitude in admitting her mistake was quite self-aware.

  Even if Xuan Yuan Ye scolded her, she didn't say anything, because she knew that Xuan Yuan Ye's reaction was so intense precisely because he truly cared about her.

  "What? You think that if you don't speak, nothing will happen?" Xuan Yuan Ye saw her extremely obedient appearance and softened a bit, but thinking of the danger just now, he spoke coldly again.

  This time, he can't just let it go so easily, otherwise, this woman will stir up even more trouble in the future.

  He knows her personality, fearless of heaven and earth, dare to do anything.

  They were able to move all of the silver from the White Mansion in the middle of the night.

  Successfully elope on their wedding day.

  Was able to become a divine doctor in Beiyuan country in just a few days.

  What else can't this woman do, what else doesn't she dare to do?

  Although I know her ability, but I don't want to and also dare not let her take such risks again.

  "Huh?" Meng Wu Ying's eyes widened slightly in surprise. In her heart, she had also thought that as long as she admitted her mistake, Xuan Yuan Ye would let her off and not bother her again. Had she guessed wrong?

  Seeing the stunned look on her face, Xuan Yuan Ye's lips twitched violently. It seemed that this woman really thought so in her heart, thinking that as long as she admitted her mistake, everything would be fine.

  It's okay this time, she was just lucky, but what about next time? Will she be lucky again next time?

  The more he thought about it, the angrier and more fearful he became. He suddenly swept her up in his arms and strode straight out of the palace, his face dark with rage.

  "We should let the empress dowager know, or she'll worry." Meng Duan Ying's body suddenly tensed up, facing her like this, he was really a bit afraid, so he mentioned the empress dowager, wanting to go to her side, or...

  "You'd better shut up for this king."

  Xuanyuan Ye's footsteps paused slightly, and the anger in her eyes became even more apparent. She was now worried that Empress Dowager would be concerned about her. When she returned to Roucheng Palace earlier, why didn't she think about whether he would worry or not? This damned woman.

  So he simply ignored Meng Cuiying, put his arm around her and continued walking forward.

  "Go to Shou Gong and report to the Empress Dowager, just say that I, the King, have brought the Queen back." However, he also remembered that the Empress Dowager was indeed still waiting for them. Just as they walked in front of a guard, Xuan Yuan Ye gave a low command.

  "Yes." The guard saw the anger in Xuan Yuan Ye's eyes that was almost murderous, and his body trembled. He quickly turned around and ran away.

  Meng Fu Ying's body also trembled involuntarily, he had destroyed even her last shred of hope, her body was tightly held in his arms, escape was absolutely impossible.

  And if she really escaped, she would probably infuriate him even more, and the consequences would be even more severe.

  So she can only let him hold her and quickly walk out of the palace.

  "Your Highness..." As soon as they exited the imperial palace, Su Feng, who was still waiting outside, hastily came forward to greet them. Seeing Xuan Yuan Ye's face full of anger, he couldn't help but be startled. Then, seeing Meng Fu Ying tightly held in Xuan Yuan Ye's arms, he understood.

  Only the queen can provoke Your Highness and make you so impulsive.

  This time, I don't know what's going on again, but judging from your highness' expression, it seems like a serious matter.

  "Your Highness, Your Majesty, the carriage is just ahead..." Su Feng slightly lowered his eyes and spoke respectfully, originally wanting to let Xuan Yuan Ye bring Meng Fu Ying onto the carriage.

  But before he could finish speaking, Xuan Yuan Ye had already quickly left with Meng Fu Ying, not even getting on the horse carriage, but instead using his lightness skill to take Meng Fu Ying away. In just a blink of an eye, they were out of sight.

  Su Feng was completely stunned, "This...this isn't necessary, is it? Not even taking a carriage?"

  It seems that Your Highness is really angry this time? What will happen next, I don't know.

  In his heart, he couldn't help but secretly wipe away a cold sweat for Meng.

  He had never seen such a prince before, and thinking of the prince's appearance just now, he couldn't help but be shocked. The consequences of the prince's anger this time are likely to be very severe.

  The horse carriage had no one in it, so he could only drive an empty vehicle back by himself.

  Xuanyuan Ye hugged Meng Fuying, using his lightness skill to quickly flash through the darkness. The speed was so fast that it almost made Meng Fuying scream out loud, but she still managed to hold back.

  Because she knew that Xuan Yuan Ye was doing it on purpose, he was intentionally punishing her. She could clearly feel the stiffness in his body and even more so, his anger.

  At this moment, she really didn't know how Xuan Yuan Ye would treat her next. At this moment, her heart was starting to feel hairy, starting to be afraid.

  It seemed like it hadn't been long before they arrived at the King of Yi's residence, Xuan Yuan Ye still had a gloomy face, not saying a word, and directly took her to their room.

  He kicked the door with all his might, and it fell directly to the ground. Meng Cuiying's lips twitched violently, but she also unconsciously swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

  He's too scary...

  Fortunately, when I entered the dormitory inside, the door of the dormitory was not closed, so there was no need to kick it away again.

  He took her into the room and then slammed the door shut with a bang.

  Then he put her on the ground, but didn't completely let go of her, his arms still tightly wrapped around her. A pair of eyes full of anger stared straight at her.

  "You, you don't want to hit me, do you?" Meng Fu Ying swallowed hard again and said in a low voice.

  No wonder she was afraid, she would think so, because his current appearance is indeed too terrifying.

  "What do you think?" Xuan Yuan Ye's eyes narrowed slightly, the corners of his mouth curled up, and he spoke slowly, word by word.

  His voice was not loud at this moment, low and gentle, but it sounded more terrifying to Meng Cuiying's ears than the death summons from hell.

  Her body was also completely stiff.