Keep your voice down. Are you trying to look glamorous dressed as a forced lover?

Li Qingyan used all her strength to kill Qiu Nanzhu and tried to leave, but after Qiu Nanzhu fell, she collapsed to the ground, powerless.

She was panting heavily, her reason almost burning out. Looking at the emperor not far away, she gripped the hairpin tightly.

"Mother……"

"Mom, I feel so bad..."

"Mom, don't worry, I won't let them have their way. From now on, I will kill anyone who tries to get close to me."

"If I can't control myself... then I'll kill myself."

The hairpin in her hand slowly pressed against her neck.

She cannot lose her composure when the important ministers arrive.

In the silence, footsteps approached.

Li Qingyan looked over warily, and breathed a slight sigh of relief when she saw the person.

"Wen Sheng..."

"Your Highness!"

Luckily, it was Wen Sheng.

Hearing the noise, Qiu Nanzhu, who was lying on the ground, struggled to open his eyes and was shocked to see Wen Sheng, who had come in conscious.

He didn't know why he hadn't died, and he never expected that Wen Sheng would actually wake up.

When he was cleaning up the people around him, Wen Sheng, whom he already disliked, was naturally not spared.

Logically, Wen Sheng should have lost his temper, grabbed the palace maid and acted inappropriately, or rushed in and committed indecent acts against the prince.

Surprisingly, he was still conscious.

Under Qiu Nanzhu's incredulous gaze, Wen Sheng stepped past Qiu Nanzhu and helped Li Qingyan up.

Li Qingyan couldn't control her instincts and hugged him tightly, pressing her face against his to cool him down.

"Wen Sheng, I've been drugged."

"I can tell." Wen Sheng took a deep breath to calm himself down, and with his rich experience, he took out the antidote from his purse.

Qiu Nanzhu finally realized that Wen Sheng was rational. He didn't expect Wen Sheng to carry the antidote with her, and to be so skilled at it.

But he just gave a cold laugh.

"Your Highness, stop struggling. Ordinary antidotes are simply ineffective against the effects of the medicine."

If Wen Sheng dares to get involved, then we'll eliminate him completely together.

Those high-ranking officials would only think that Wen Sheng had led her to act recklessly in front of the emperor's sickbed.

Qiu Nanzhu thought to himself that he wouldn't let him actually succeed.

Qiu Nanzhu made up his mind, suppressing the sudden surge of resentment in his heart, and told himself that he did the right thing.

Hearing Qiu Nanzhu's voice, Li Qingyan grew increasingly irritated: "Why isn't he dead yet!"

It was clearly pierced into the heart.

"Your Highness, don't be afraid. He'll be fine after taking the antidote. Don't worry, he won't die."

Wen Sheng glared at Qiu Nanzhu, then gently comforted him, letting Li Qingyan hold him.

She simply turned slightly to block Qiu Nanzhu's view.

Wen Sheng gently wiped the blood from her face. Looking at the mark left by the hairpin on her neck, he knew that she would rather die than let them have their way, and she would rather die than lose her composure in front of His Majesty. His emotions surged.

He will probably never forget the scene when he entered the palace.

He thought, thankfully the blood wasn't His Highness's, thankfully everything can still be salvaged.

He thought that the future he was looking forward to, which was about to begin anew after shedding those reputations, was about to come to an abrupt end.

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Thank you for still being alive.

"What are you thanking me for?"

Li Qingyan's mind was a complete mess, and she was babbling incoherently. All she wanted to do was kiss him.

She thought it was right, and that's what she did.

Wen Sheng tightened her grip on the handkerchief, but did not pull away.

Let her stir things up haphazardly and let her vent her frustrations.

Qiu Nanzhu stared intently at this scene, feeling a sharp pain in his chest. He opened his mouth to try to stop it, but instead coughed up blood and fainted completely.

As the drug took effect, the terrifying primal urge that surged within Li Qingyan's body gradually subsided.

Fortunately, it came down, otherwise she would have not only put her hand inside, but Wen Sheng would have been stripped naked.

Wen Sheng could catch her hands when they were being too unruly, but she couldn't stop her from being so affectionate.

He had taken his medication, but he still couldn't control himself.

Seeing that Li Qingyan had sobered up a bit, he quickly moved away, afraid that he would lose his composure.

At this moment, Li Qingyan's eunuch Jing Feng returned.

They even managed to wake Huai Xu up and brought him in as well.

"Your Highness, the Left and Right Chancellors and members of the Imperial Clan will arrive at Yuanxi Hall soon."

Wen Sheng spoke softly, "It seems there are still traces of the medicine, Your Highness. It would be best to avoid the detoxification process for now."

He still had his senses, but with his extensive experience in dealing with poisons, he sensed the toxicity reactivating: "Let's go to Pillow Star Pavilion. The doctor I hired is better at detoxifying than the imperial physician."

"Okay." Li Qingyan felt less impulsive, but her heart was still itching, as if the fire hadn't been completely extinguished and there were still sparks.

It's better to deal with the poison now than to risk staying here.

The problem is, which way should we go? If we go out through the main gate, we'll inevitably run into the Left Prime Minister and his men.

"Your Highness, perhaps we can take the waterway. Yuanxi Palace's Chenguang Lake connects to the East Palace's Chengqian Pond. However, it's raining now, so the journey might be a bit slow, and we might encounter patrolling guards. Your Highness and Consort Wen will need to stay inside the cabin."

Jing Feng spoke quickly, but very clearly.

"Let's take the waterway." Li Qingyan could clearly feel her body recovering, and she could also foresee that being with Wen Sheng at this time would be very dangerous.

But there was no other choice at this moment; it was better to be out of control in the cabin than here.

Moreover, this is the third hurdle, and she must overcome it, or she will face annihilation.

She absolutely cannot stay here.

"Huai Xu, you stay here and keep watch. I'll come back as soon as possible and have someone else inform Consort Song so he can handle things."

"Yes, Your Highness, this way please."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Jing Feng produced two umbrellas from who-knows-where, giving one to Wen Sheng and carefully holding the other over Li Qingyan, before walking towards the boat moored by Chenguang Lake.

"Your Highness, Consort Wen, please make yourselves hide here."

Jing Feng boarded the ship and escorted Li Qingyan and Wen Sheng to the cabin where the ship's interior furnishings were stored.

Jingfeng explained the last sentence and then locked the door from the outside.

"Your Highness, please rest for a moment. When we arrive at Chengqian Pond, I will open the gate."

The bed cabin door had barely closed when the Left Prime Minister and his entourage stepped into the Yuanxi Palace.

Li Qingyan knew that Huai Xu would be in a difficult position, but there was no other way at this point.

She couldn't even care about any of that, because she simply couldn't take her eyes off Wen Sheng.

Wen Sheng's body temperature was rising, her breathing was erratic, and her fair face was flushed, making her breathtakingly beautiful.

He tried to push back forcefully to avoid Li Qingyan, so as not to touch His Highness and lose control, but the cabin was too small to avoid him.

Neither of them looked at each other; only their rapid, disordered breathing mingled in the quiet cabin.

The boat started moving, and the cabin rocked gently as the waves lapped against it.

Just as Li Qingyan breathed a sigh of relief, the boat swayed violently, causing the two to lose their balance. Li Qingyan fell onto the storage items behind her.

At the bottom was a clean carpet, and above that were boat curtains and other items. It didn't hurt her, but Wen Sheng used the force to fall towards him.

He pressed his body against Li Qingyan's, and coincidentally, they fit together perfectly. As a result, Li Qingyan's already uncontrollable and uncomfortable body could not withstand the impact.

Wen Sheng couldn't help but tremble, while Li Qingyan couldn't help but let out a muffled groan.

Wen Sheng stiffened, then hurriedly exerted force, bracing himself against the bed frame, trying to get up.

But just as he created some distance, the boat shook violently again, even more violently than before, and he slammed into her again.

And it fits even more perfectly.