Madam, don't do this!

Chapter 504 Luo Yuheng Greedily Wants More (12,000 words)

Lips and teeth touching.

It is indeed a troublesome situation when a person is unconscious, unable to open their mouth properly, and unable to swallow medication, but as long as we think of a way, we can always find a solution.

The internal force, transmitted through the tip of the tongue, gradually pried open the teeth.

The pill was passed into the mouth.

The internal energy, enveloping the pill, began to travel towards the throat.

An instinctive entanglement.

Instinctive wriggling.

This is a somewhat difficult process.

Soon, Luo Yuheng noticed something unusual. As soon as her internal energy was transferred into Song Yan's body, it was instantly neutralized by the chaotic internal energy in Song Yan's body... No, not neutralized, but fused... These should have been two completely different internal energies, one scorching hot and the other icy cold, yet their compatibility was inexplicably good.

It's like a natural whole, only to be forcibly separated by some external force.

That's not all. Luo Yuheng could even clearly feel that after the fusion, Song Yan's internal energy became even stronger, and even the original disorder was gradually being smoothed out.

Her internal energy seemed to have a much better healing effect on Song Yan than any Lesser Rejuvenation Pill... Although she didn't understand what was going on, there was no doubt that it was a good thing. At that moment, Luo Yuheng maintained this posture, and more and more internal energy was transferred into Song Yan's body.

At the same time, Luo Yuheng could feel that the power in her dantian, which was almost bursting, was gradually easing, and the feeling of almost bursting was gone. She didn't know how much time had passed before Luo Yuheng finally raised her head, her fingertips pressed against her lips, her breathing was a little short, and her cheeks were slightly flushed.

A pair of dark, bright eyes, watery and sparkling.

Looking at Song Yan again, his complexion had completely returned to normal, and the high temperature in his body had also subsided. The internal energy in his meridians was no longer surging and thrashing about as it had at the beginning... and even some of the injuries to his heart showed signs of gradually healing.

On the contrary, she herself was somewhat off.

Eyes blurred.

Feeling hot all over.

A strong desire seemed to surge forth from the depths of my heart.

After a long while, Luo Yuheng gently shook her head. She was just feeding Song Yan medicine and treating Song Yan... That's right, that's all. When Tianxuan and Tianyi return, she will hand Yan'er back to them.

Everything was just a dream.

However, it was still dark.

Tianxuan Tianyi has not yet returned.

It's not time to wake up from this dream yet.

So, it shouldn't be a problem to be a little greedy, right?
Thinking this, Luo Yuheng bent down again.

But that's not enough!
She wants more!
More!

……

The bright moon hangs high in the sky.

The stone-paved road of Chang'an Avenue was covered in a layer of white frost.

The warhorses trampled the ground, making a clattering sound.

A team of a thousand people headed straight for the palace.

The chaotic sound of horses' hooves inevitably woke up many people, but it was clear that the servants in every household had received a warning from their masters: the city of Dongling was extremely unstable recently, and they should not get involved in any messy affairs, lest they bring trouble upon themselves.

Therefore, they encountered almost no obstacles along the way, and even when they encountered the Imperial Guards on night patrol, they were usually allowed to pass directly.

The Prince's residence was quite far from the palace gates; even on horseback, it took nearly half an hour to travel before the thousand-strong cavalry finally appeared before the palace gates. On the palace walls, the imperial guards on night duty were on high alert. The leader, a captain-level imperial guard, shouted sternly, "Who goes there? How dare you trespass into the palace?"

With a raised hand, he prepared his comrades-in-arms for battle.

The silver-armored guards who were assisting in the defense of the city remained quite calm. With just a casual glance, they knew the identity of the newcomer and put their hands on the shoulders of the imperial guards: "Don't panic. General Lei Yi, the commander of the silver-armored guards, is below the city gate."

The imperial guard's face twitched.

Yes, it is your general.

But to the imperial guards, you Silver Armor Guards are not much different from rebels.

"General Lei Yi has led his troops here, so something extremely important must have happened. Lower the basket." The silver-armored guards didn't make things too difficult for the imperial guards, and didn't demand that the palace gates be opened. They simply prepared to lower a basket to pick up the person.

Even so, the imperial guards were still quite troubled: "Brother, this is not in accordance with the rules."

The silver-armored soldier chuckled casually, "Don't worry, it's just a few people, what impact could it have?" He then gave a signal, and his comrades quickly moved to the location of the hanging basket, seizing control. Though their faces were smiling, their eyes held a chilling glint. Lei Yi was the commander of the silver-armored guards; for him to lead his troops here in the middle of the night, something urgent must have happened.

The captain of the imperial guards, seeing the threat in the eyes of the silver-armored guards, hesitated for a moment before swallowing back the words he was about to say. He watched helplessly as the basket was lowered, Lei Yi and Gao Yang entered it, and several silver-armored guards pulled hard on the ropes, quickly pulling them up to the palace wall.

The next moment, hundreds of silver-armored guards on the palace wall stood up straight and saluted in unison: "General Lei, has something happened?"

Lei Yi swept his cold gaze around and shouted sharply, "The Marquis has been assassinated and is seriously injured and unconscious."

"Notify all brothers..."

"Seal off the palace and prohibit anyone from entering or leaving."

Oh shit.

Throughout the past year, the Marquis has fought against Japanese pirates, Jurchens, and Xiongnu on the border without sustaining the slightest injury.

As a result, after returning to Ningguo, back to the capital, and onto his own people's territory, he was still assassinated.

In particular, the assassination of the Marquis is very likely to be inextricably linked to the imperial palace.

Lei Yi had been holding back his anger for a long time.

If it weren't for the Marquis, the brothers would have died long ago at the hands of Qian Yaozu. All the glory and power they now possessed were given to them by the Marquis. Lei Yi didn't care about emperors, empresses, imperial concubines, or princes; in his eyes, the Marquis was heaven, was everything.

If anything were to happen to the Marquis, and if this matter were truly related to people in the palace, then I would risk the lives of myself and my five thousand brothers to stain the imperial court with blood.

Having already died once, what is there to fear about dying again?
Upon hearing this, everyone on the palace wall changed their expressions drastically, especially the imperial guards. Their pupils contracted, and they secretly thought, "This is bad." Although they hadn't known each other for long, they could tell that these silver-armored guards genuinely admired and respected the Marquis of Champion. Now that they heard the news of the Marquis of Champion's assassination, they were probably going crazy.

The thought had barely crossed their minds when, in the next instant, a chilling sensation appeared on their necks—sharp steel blades were already pressed against them. The sharp blades caused a slight stinging pain, and the many imperial guards instantly tensed up, afraid to move, lest the slightest movement slit their throats.

Ok.

They went mad faster than I imagined.

Looking at their faces, each one had eyes wide open in fury, their pupils seemingly burning with fire. Their ferocious expressions left the imperial guards with no doubt that if they showed the slightest resistance, these madmen would chop off their heads. Lei Yi gave a signal, and several silver-armored guards leaped down from the palace wall. A series of dull scraping sounds followed, and the palace gates slowly opened. Outside the walls, thousands of silver-armored guards rode their warhorses into the palace.

Having done all this, Lei Yi then turned his attention to Gao Yang.

Gao Yang's expression was also solemn. He quickly walked down the palace wall, quickly determined the direction, and then strode towards the Phoenix Palace, followed closely by hundreds of silver-armored guards.

The remaining silver-armored guards quickly dispersed, some to control key entrances and exits, others to notify General Zhang Han's troops stationed inside the palace. The silver-armored guards moved with incredible speed; in a short time, almost the entire area in front of the palace was under their control.

In fact, normally the imperial guards wouldn't be so useless.

Although the Imperial Guards were not considered a regular army, they originally numbered several thousand. However, Ning Kingdom had long been corrupt, and the Imperial Guards had been severely infiltrated, with countless members being bribed. A large number of them were purged the other day, resulting in the Imperial Guards being far outnumbered by the Silver Armor Guards.

In addition, since the Silver Armor Guards were on duty defending the palace yesterday and today, the palace guards in other places didn't think much of it when they saw the Silver Armor Guards appear. Some even came over to greet them, only to have their weapons disarmed instantly, and the Silver Armor Guards took over the palace gates one after another.

boom! boom! boom! boom!
Lei Yi and his group made no attempt to conceal their whereabouts, heading straight for the Phoenix Palace, startling countless palace maids and eunuchs along the way.

……

Fengyi Hall.

It is meant to embody the virtues of an empress.

Since the founding of Ningguo, this has been the Empress's palace.

The defenses were naturally very strict.

Inside the palace, there were countless eunuchs and palace maids on night duty.

Today, however, the entire Fengyi Palace was shrouded in a strange atmosphere. The lamplight flickered in the quiet courtyard. Some of the eunuchs and palace maids guarding the gate exchanged glances, and they could see the indescribable emotions in each other's eyes. Then, they subconsciously looked at a rooftop.

On that rooftop, three figures were sitting.

Luo Tianxuan, Luo Tianyi, Hua Lianyue.

Luo Tianxuan is the wife of the Marquis of Champion and the daughter of Princess Luo Yuheng. However, some rumors have been circulating today that this princess is actually the Empress's biological daughter.

Princess Luo Yuheng's eldest son, Luo Tianshu, is the Empress's biological son.

There are even detailed rumors that the Empress gave birth to the twins, but because the Yang family was so powerful, it was difficult for princesses and princes to survive in the palace. So they were exchanged for the eldest princess and have grown up safely to this day. It's as if I saw it with my own eyes.

Now, the Yang family's influence in the imperial court has been completely eradicated.

Rumors then circulated that the prince and princess would soon be welcomed back to the palace.

No one knows where these rumors started; they just appeared out of nowhere, and overnight everyone knew about them.

I heard that Luo Tianxuan was summoned to the palace today to recognize her relatives.

Luo Tianyi is Princess Tianxuan's younger sister, and should also be one of Emperor Ninghe's daughters.

As for Hua Lianyue, she was probably the one with the lowest status. She was not of noble birth, nor was she even from Ningguo. She was granted the privilege of entering the palace to pay homage to the Marquis of Champion, even though she was not yet married. This shows how much favor His Majesty and the Empress had for the Marquis of Champion. Otherwise, how could such a lowly person be allowed to set foot in the important palace?
Looking at the three figures on the roof, many palace maids and eunuchs couldn't help but shake their heads... After all, they were raised outside, and Princess Yuheng was a rebellious person. Look at the two princesses, they are clearly beautiful, but they were raised to not know any manners at all.

Is climbing onto a rooftop something a princess should do?
"How are you feeling?" On the rooftop, Hua Lian Yue lazily stretched her arms and asked casually. The whispers below didn't escape her ears, but she paid them no heed. To these eunuchs and palace maids, the imperial palace was a sacred place, but to Hua Lian Yue… it was nothing special. Let alone the Ning Kingdom's palace, she could go to the Chu Kingdom's palace whenever she wanted, although most of the time she was cleaning up after Lin Xue.

Gazing at the moonlight overhead, Luo Tianxuan tilted her head upon hearing the voice: "What?"

"How does it feel to reunite with your biological mother?" Hua Lianyue asked again with a smile.

Luo Tianxuan withdrew her gaze, her eyelids lowered, and her delicate brows furrowed slightly: "That's fine."

"It feels...like a complete stranger, with no sense of blood connection whatsoever."

Entering the palace was indeed a way of recognizing relatives.

When Luo Tianxuan first saw the Empress, she only felt that the Empress was very beautiful. She was wearing a gorgeous dress, elegant and noble. Time and the vicissitudes of life had not left many marks on her face, except for a few fine lines at the corners of her eyes, which proved that she was no longer young.

Looking at that face that was both unfamiliar and familiar, Luo Tianxuan even had the illusion of looking in a mirror.

Just by looking at her, Luo Tianxuan already knew that this was indeed her biological mother.

Upon meeting, the Empress took her hand, tears streaming down her face. She sobbed as she recounted her hardships, explaining that she had no choice but to be raised under Luo Yuheng's name, and begged her not to blame or complain.

Luo Tianxuan was somewhat at a loss, feeling no excitement at the reunion of mother and daughter, only... embarrassment.

She pursed her lips and tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear with her pinky finger: "Although I don't remember what happened back then, I heard some things about it later. So, I've never blamed her. I know that everything Ninghe Emperor, she, and Mother did was just to keep us alive."

“I don’t mean to blame her, really, and I believe Tian Shu wouldn’t either.”

"We should be grateful."

"However, she didn't do a good job today."

"No matter what, it was our mother who raised us. Over the years, she has given us so much."

“I’m not very interested in recognizing relatives, but if we have to do it, it would be inappropriate if my mother wasn’t present. It would be disrespectful to her. Meeting her secretly in private, where does that leave her?”

"Moreover, Emperor Ninghe was not present, making it seem as if she was acting unilaterally."

Hua Lianyue smiled. This wife of her husband, although she usually appears gentle and unassuming, as if she doesn't care about anything, isn't she as clear-headed as a mirror?

Luo Tianxuan remained silent for a moment. There were still some things she hadn't said. For example, when her biological mother held her hand, she felt a strong sense of resistance and an urge to get away. This never happened with her mother. Sometimes, her mother went even further. When she got too excited, she would hug her tightly, burying her head in her mother's chest, and only let go when she could hardly breathe... But no matter what her mother did, Luo Tianxuan only felt a little ashamed at most.

There will be no rejection.

There might even be a sense of joy in one's heart.

They would probably think, "This is a family."

But the Empress is different.

No matter how many tears she shed, how she talked about the hardships of the past, the longing of twenty years, and the unbreakable bond between mother and daughter, Luo Tianxuan felt nothing at all. Just being held by the hand made her feel physically uncomfortable.

In this biological mother's eyes, she could see no warmth whatsoever, only... affectation, an impatient forced performance, and alienation.

It was supposed to be a family reunion, but the biological mother seemed to care more about Tian Shu, who wasn't present. The number of times the Empress mentioned Tian Shu's name was beyond imagination. Apart from the initial pleasantries, the implication was that she and Tian Shu were the real siblings.

As an older sister, you should help your younger brother more.

There seemed to be another meaning behind her words, but Luo Tianxuan didn't understand and didn't want to understand.

The entire banquet was tasteless, whether it was eating or talking. She wanted to leave but was begged to stay overnight in the Phoenix Palace. The other party was the Empress and her own mother, so Luo Tianxuan couldn't refuse and reluctantly agreed, but she was extremely bored.

Her gaze was fixed on the direction of the Marquis of Champion's residence, wondering how her mother was doing. Had she gone back? How was her husband? Was he asleep?
(End of this chapter)