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

Li Qingyan was busy dealing with the situation and did not notice Song Qinian's abnormality. Seeing that his clothes were still wet, she told him to go back and rest.

As for Qiu Nanzhu, although Li Qingyan really wanted to finish him off, he thought of the emperor and that he might need him again in the future, so he didn't.

Qiu Nanzhu's medical skills are also unique in the original text. She has to keep him to continue treating the emperor, as this may be the emperor's only chance to recover and wake up.

But Qiu Nanzhu, this wild dog that bites and acts recklessly, needs to be tamed first.

He may be spared the death penalty, but he cannot escape punishment.

Li Qingyan used the medicine he had prepared on himself and continued to imprison him, so that he could also experience the feeling of being consumed by lust.

Ying Shi, the palace maid who betrayed Li Qingyan, learned that he had been poisoned and offered to help him detoxify.

Even if she were to become Qiu Nanzhu's concubine, even if she were to die, she would still be filled with deep affection.

But Qiu Nanzhu didn't touch her; he just endured it all by himself.

Ying Shi admired him greatly and felt sorry for his plight, so she hurriedly went to beg Qiu Nanxing to save Qiu Nanzhu.

As it turned out, Qiu Nanxing didn't appear, but she unexpectedly overheard some news.

Finally, gritting his teeth, he took the message and asked to see Li Qingyan, hoping that Li Qingyan would let Qiu Nanzhu go.

"You mean you found out where Wei Wenfeng's granddaughter is?"

Ying Shi nodded vigorously: "Yes, Your Highness. This servant once followed Your Highness and always heard His Majesty lament the departure of Prime Minister Wei. I remember it very clearly."

She looked at Li Qingyan pleadingly and asked, "Your Highness, if you find Prime Minister Wei's granddaughter, could you please save Doctor Qiu and give him some medicine?"

"You are indeed devoted. As long as you are not lying, I will grant your wish."

Li Qingyan immediately decided to leave the palace.

Wei Wenfeng was the former Left Chancellor and concurrently the Privy Councilor, in charge of all military affairs. He was a truly versatile and capable ruler who could manage both military and political affairs, a talent that was rare to find in a century.

Previously, the emperor had always relied heavily on Prime Minister Wei. Prime Minister Wei was single-minded in governing the country, which made many enemies and was resented by powerful families and old officials. Even his granddaughter was retaliated against and disappeared because of her.

Her daughter hated her intensely for this, and was framed, so she had no choice but to resign from her official post and devote herself to finding her granddaughter.

This search lasted for three years.

The book mentions that Qiu Nanxing unexpectedly discovered Wei Wenfeng's granddaughter, which was an opportunity belonging to the Wise King.

The wise prince did not send her back immediately, but kept her in a small courtyard until the emperor died, when he sent his granddaughter back and asked Prime Minister Wei to come out of retirement to build his own power.

However, during this process, because the people hired by the wise king did not take good care of her and even beat the little girl, the little girl ran away and fell into the moat. After falling into the water, due to the aftereffects, she went from having a photographic memory to being slow to react and having a poor memory.

Even so, Wei Wenfeng was still invited out of seclusion by the wise king. However, after using Wei Wenfeng's reputation, the king gave more importance to Zhao Gou, the right prime minister, who was also a man.

"Such talent should be in my hands, lest it be wasted!"

Upon receiving this unexpected news, Li Qingyan guessed that it was a reward for passing the third level.

Having read the original text, Li Qingyan wanted to snatch the girl away before she fell into the water.

Under the cover of night, Li Qingyan and her group successfully found the courtyard and, quite coincidentally, witnessed the little girl accidentally falling into the water while trying to escape.

"Quickly, save them!"

At Li Qingyan's command, the eunuchs following behind immediately jumped into the water.

As a result, one of them got a leg cramp, and the other could swim but didn't know how to save someone. After being hugged by the little girl, the little girl instinctively hugged his neck tightly, and it was clear that he was also going to die.

Li Qingyan was getting anxious, but none of the other eunuchs could swim, so he had no choice but to take the water himself.

Sannoye followed behind, and before she jumped in, he grabbed her waist and reluctantly jumped into the water himself.

Li Qingyan jumped and found that she was still on the shore, or even a little further back.

In an instant, she seemed to transform into a cat that wanted to jump off the sofa but was ultimately rescued by its owner.

Sannoye intervened, the little girl was rescued, and the two eunuchs were thrown ashore.

As soon as Sannoye came up, Li Qingyan immediately wrapped him in her cloak.

"Quickly get back to the carriage."

She had to leave before the wise king's men discovered them, and she couldn't let them know that they had rescued the little girl.

Sannoye was pulled back to the carriage by her.

"Let's go to the nearest inn."

With Sannoye's arrival, Li Qingyan felt safer and decided to go to the inn first.

The inn was nearby and everything went smoothly. When the little girl returned from washing up, Li Qingyan checked on her and found that although she had been frightened and had swallowed some water, she hadn't suffocated. When she spoke, she was still very smart and perfectly fine. Li Qingyan finally felt relieved.

After Sannoye had bathed and changed his clothes, Li Qingyan watched him drink the ginger soup.

Seeing that his hair was still dripping wet, Li Qingyan took a handkerchief and wiped his hair, whispering to him about the little girl's identity, excitedly chattering on and on.

Sannoye listened in silence. After drying his hair, his fluffy hair looked both adorable and beautiful, yet sharp, which softened Li Qingyan's heart. Remembering what he had said about unfairness last time, she couldn't help but kiss him.

She couldn't give him a promise, so she could only tell him.

"Sannoye, you are different."

Sannoh's Adam's apple bobbed, but he didn't speak.

But Li Qingyan already smiled and said, "Sang Nuoye, this little girl can't stay in my hands. To avoid any accidents, she needs to be sent back as quickly as possible. I don't trust anyone else. Can you send her back for me and pass on my message?"

Sannoye and her problems are still unresolved, but they can't worry about that now. Since he's following her, it means he still cares about her.

Li Qingyan decided to have Sannoye escort her personally, and she wrote a letter asking Wei Wenfeng to come out of retirement.

This is the safest approach.

Sannoye stared at her intently for a moment: "Okay."

He knew she was just giving him a perfunctory answer, but because she spoke so earnestly, he agreed.

Late at night, Li Qingyan watched as Sangnuoye left with the little girl.

She returned to the palace discreetly, but instead of Jingchen Palace, she went back to Yuanxi Palace.

That night, Li Qingyan stayed by the emperor's side to make sure her condition had completely stabilized.

As for Qiu Nanzhu, Li Qingyan kept his promise and gave her the medicine.

But there was only medicine, no food, and no water.

This is the beginning of taming the autumn candle.

The emperor's critical illness this time, which almost couldn't be saved, made Li Qingyan realize that they couldn't delay any longer.

Song Qinian overheard her conversation with the eunuch who was delivering the message.

His hands involuntarily tightened.

Li Qingyan, who was holding his hand while handling official business, looked at him and asked, "What's wrong?"

"I just thought about how he drugged His Highness and Consort Wen."

Song Qinian finally couldn't hold back and asked the question that had tormented him all night: "How did Your Highness detoxify?"

Song Qinian braved the rain last night to go there, and caught a bit of a chill. His voice was a little nasal, and his nose was also a little red.

This added a vulnerability to this young master from a prominent family that he didn't usually exhibit.

Li Qingyan knew that he had fallen ill because of her, and that he had dragged his sick body to handle official business with her today, so it was impossible for him to remain indifferent.

But precisely because of this, they became increasingly uneasy when faced with this problem.

"Qiu Nanzhu did cause me a lot of trouble, but fortunately Wen Sheng had prepared medicine, so we didn't lose our minds."

She spoke frankly and truthfully.

They certainly didn't lose their minds.

But she couldn't and wouldn't say exactly how she detoxified herself.

Song Qinian breathed a slight sigh of relief, realizing he hadn't lost his composure and hadn't truly detoxified.

He didn't want to ask how the poison was cured, nor did he dare to, for fear of losing his composure.

Li Qingyan had already planned to talk to them to prepare for the fourth round and to determine the candidates.

At this moment, Song Qinian spoke first, taking the opportunity to ascertain his attitude: "Song Qinian, you are aware of my situation, and similar situations may arise in the future. I wonder if you would be willing to cooperate if you were on the scene?"

She added, "It's not just a simple hand-holding or hugging, but something much deeper."

"I don't want to force anyone, so I asked beforehand."

If he's unwilling, she'll find someone else.