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Xiao Lie was in a hurry to set off for the frontier. He solemnly told Princess Yuhua, "My journey there and back will take a lot of time."

"Fortunately, I had been seriously ill before and was on the verge of death, so I could pretend to be sick and avoid people for a while."

"But in this capital, the only one who can cover for me in front of the Emperor is you."

Xiao Lie is putting his life on Jiang Yueyao's shoulders.

Tears welled in Jiang Yueyao's eyes, filled with worry for him, yet she forced herself not to shed those sentimental tears. "Go in peace, I'll take care of things in the capital."

Just as Xiao Lie was about to open the door and leave, he suddenly turned back and stuffed a purse into Jiang Yueyao's hand.

Jiang Yueyao looked down and examined the purse closely; it was clear at a glance that it belonged to a woman.

Whose is it?

She knew that Xiao Lie was very capable and had many people who could do things for him.

Could it have been given to him by Lin Yu?

A bittersweet feeling welled up inside me.

Xiao Lie said with a solemn expression, "Don't open this purse unless absolutely necessary."

"If you ever reach a point where you can't handle it anymore, go find the person in your pocket for whom I've spared your life."

"Once she sees the purse, she will naturally meet with you."

Looking at the sky outside, if we don't leave soon, things might get complicated.

Xiao Lie said nothing more, nor did he leave through the main door. Instead, he pushed open the window and jumped out.

A carriage was already waiting at the back gate.

The driver was seventeen.

He couldn't bring Sixteen with him on this trip; he needed to have a personal servant stay in the capital to help mediate and cover things up.

"Your Highness, the Wei general guarding the city tonight is a descendant of an old general who came from our old troops. We have already made arrangements, and we can leave the city without any problems."

Seventeen lowered her voice and spoke to Xiao Lie, taking advantage of a gust of wind.

Xiao Lie knew Seventeen's capabilities; otherwise, he wouldn't have asked him to work in secret.

"Okay, you can arrange everything."

Just as Seventeen had said, when they arrived at the city gate, General Wei personally came forward to investigate. He nodded slightly to him in the carriage and let him pass.

Once they were out of the city, Xiao Lie's anxiety finally subsided.

I wonder if Princess Yuhua will be able to stop those who want to test him once he leaves.

"Princess, His Majesty has already retired for the night. Can we discuss this matter tomorrow?" At this moment, Xiao Lie was keeping track of the person he was referring to and was seeking an explanation from the Emperor.

"Father-in-law, today's matter is extremely urgent. I must see my imperial uncle." Jiang Yueyao was stubborn and inflexible, and she was raised by the Empress Dowager.

De Shun sighed; it seemed there was no way to stop her now.

"Then this old servant will go in and inform the princess."

A moment later, the emperor's impatient voice came from inside the hall, "Let her in."

De Shun opened the door for Jiang Yueyao, and she went straight in.

Upon seeing the emperor, his knees buckled, and he knelt down heavily.

She still had some blood on her body from Xiao Lie, which she had deliberately left unwashed before entering the palace.

"Uncle, you must stand up for Xiao Lie!"

The emperor would get a terrible headache just hearing the name "Xiao Lie".

The group below was a bunch of useless good-for-nothings, yet they were completely manipulated by Xiao Lie, a spoiled brat.

Thinking of this, the emperor's eyes turned icy cold, and he angrily asked, "Coming here so late at night, what decision do you want me to make for Xiao Lie? What happened to him?"

Jiang Yueyao recounted what she had witnessed that day with a mixture of anger and heartache: "Uncle, you didn't see it. My third cousin and the Crown Princess were pulling and tugging at each other in public, that shameless scene."

The two were tangled together, and Lin Wan'er's clothes were disheveled. She could tell that she was genuinely angry.

Lin Wan'er has no shame at all; a married woman, she still goes and gets entangled with the Third Prince.

The emperor thought he had misheard. "What nonsense are you spouting? How could the Third Prince and Princess Xiao do such a thing in public?"

Previously, Jiang Heng and Lin Wan'er had been caught red-handed by the Fifth Prince Jiang Yun during a secret rendezvous, which caused quite a stir at the time.

The emperor didn't believe that Jiang Heng would be so foolish as to go see Lin Wan'er again, especially in front of everyone.

Jiang Yueyao blushed with excitement. "Doesn't even my royal uncle find this unbelievable?"

She didn't need to act at all; whenever she recalled the scene of Xiao Lie spitting blood beside her, she couldn't help but burst into tears.

"Xiao Lie happened to witness their illicit affair; at that moment, the Third Prince's cousin was about to kiss the Crown Prince's wife."

"Xiao Lie coughed up blood and was carried back to the manor."

"He was kept alive only after the doctor's best efforts."

She wiped away her tears, "When I came out, he seemed to be in bad shape. The doctor said whether he could make it through tonight was up to him."

Only then did the emperor notice the blood on her body. "Is the blood on you from Xiao Lie's spit?"

"Yes." Jiang Yueyao cried even harder. "If Xiao Lie doesn't survive, the Duke will probably be so angry that he'll rush back from the border..."

Xiao Lie is the only son of the Duke's family. If he dies in the capital like this, Xiao Tianze will definitely lead his troops north.

If they really attack, how can those military officers in the capital who only know fancy moves stop Xiao Tianze?

The emperor became agitated and roared, "Where is that wretched child? Go and bring him to me!"

De Shun received the order and went there in person.

Jiang Yueyao continued to cry, occasionally letting out a few sobs.

She continued to sob, "Uncle, the imperial physician said that even if Xiao Lie survives tonight, he will need medicine to prolong his life."

"They are even more unable to receive guests, because if they come into contact with outsiders, their old illnesses may flare up due to their weak constitution, and they may die."

She described Xiao Lie's condition as extremely serious.

The emperor frowned deeply, even more anxious than she was. "You go back first. I understand."

When Jiang Yueyao went out, she ran into Jiang Heng, who was being dragged over.

"How is Xiao Lie?" Jiang Heng was also very frightened, worried that Xiao Lie had been angered to death.

Unexpectedly, she walked past him without even giving him a proper look.

"I'm asking you a question. I'm asking you how Xiao Lie is doing?"

At this time, Xiao Lie was resting in a small inn far from the capital.

He originally did not plan to rest and wanted to travel day and night to reach the frontier.

Seventeen was afraid that his body wouldn't be able to handle it, so she persuaded him to stay calm.

However, even after taking a short break, he couldn't sleep well.

Seventeen stayed by his side and, hearing him tossing and turning, advised, "Young Master, we'll be traveling tomorrow, so we'll be riding horses. They're all specially trained thoroughbreds."

"We'll be there soon."

"I need to sleep and get enough rest before I can get moving."

Perhaps because Seventeen was too talkative, Xiao Lie actually fell asleep.

In his dream, he seemed to see his grandfather, Xiao Tianze.