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When Jing Fei heard this, her eyes lit up again. She thought back for a long time and told Yue Ziyue too many stories about her childhood.

As she spoke until the intense moment, she took off the most exquisite bracelet on her wrist and placed it on Yue Ziyue's wrist.

"This bracelet was given to me by my mother-in-law when I was young. After wearing it for so many years, it's rare to meet someone who knows my heart. Today, I'll give it to you as a gift."

While Yue Ziyue was stunned, she kneeled at the side and said, "Esteemed wangfei really does want Zi Yue. Zi Yue can't accept such a precious item."

But Jingfei only smiled in satisfaction and pressed the bracelet on Yue Ziyue's wrist. "I was right about you, don't disappoint me."

As she was speaking, both Yan Muqing and Zhen Xi had suddenly appeared behind Yue Ziyue. When Zhen Xi saw this, she immediately stepped forward and removed the bracelet on Yue Ziyue's wrist, saying angrily, "Imperial Mother is biased, Xi'er had asked Imperial Mother for so long, yet you refused to give it to her. Why did you give it to an outsider today?"

"Xi'er, stop messing around."

Yan Muqing only smiled, bowed to Jingfei, and followed Jinxi into the distance. Jingxi had always been pampered since she was young.

Jingfei looked at Yue Ziyue guiltily and explained, "Ziyue, it's all because I've been too fond of her since I was young. With this personality, I'll get the bracelet back."

"Esteemed Jingfei, it's alright. Geiger is still young, this is the time to be mischievous."

The more she looked at Yue Ziyue, the more she liked her.

As the most loyal listener of Quiet And Steadfast, he patiently listened to her talk about her childhood, letting her enjoy tonight's banquet.

After an unknown period of time, Yue Ziyue accompanied Jing Fei back to Huayi Palace. The entire palace had fallen into silence.

Returning to the backyard, Yue Ziyue put on her clothes and slept soundly. She drank some wine during the feast, and at this time, she fell into a deep sleep as soon as her head touched the pillow.

After a good night's sleep, she woke up to a grievous news. This morning, Jingfei suddenly fainted, and this time, fainting was no longer a good thing.

Yue Ziyue hurriedly put on her clothes and ran towards Jingfei. Yesterday, she was perfectly fine by herself, happily telling her stories of childhood. It had only been a few hours, how did she suddenly fall ill?

The more he thought about it, the more he was unable to understand. Yue Ziyue rushed over, but was stopped outside the door by Xue Chao.

"What's going on with esteemed imperial concubine?"

Seeing that there were many people from Hua Yi Palace, Yue Ziyue's heart was moved. Yan Muqing came out from the palace with a livid expression. It seemed that Empress Jingfei's condition wasn't too good.

Yan Muqing cast a meaningful glance at Yue Ziyue before leaving the palace with an ashen face and Xue Chao. Her footsteps were hurried, as if she were running for something in a silent concubine.

Yue Ziyue was currently a monk at a loss as to what to do. For a moment, she was at a loss. She only wanted to see the situation of Jingfei.

However, other than the people from Huayi Palace, there were also a lot of people sent by the emperor. It seemed that Jingfei's condition was really serious. Otherwise, the emperor wouldn't have sealed off Huayi Palace.

Yue Ziyue was an outsider, so she could only temporarily hide. The news that came in the afternoon was that Consort Jing hadn't been in good health for many days, which was why she fell ill.

However, Yue Ziyue was very clear in her heart that Jingfei's complexion had been very good last night. Even if there had been some food discrepancies a few days ago, it still wasn't to this extent.

At this time, Yue Ziyue suddenly thought of that stealthy little palace maid that she had seen in the kitchen that day. Her heart suddenly trembled; could it be that Jingfei's illness was related to that palace maid?

The more Yue Ziyue thought about it, the more she felt that something was amiss. What she had seen in the kitchen that day had caused her to suddenly fall ill.

However, no matter who Yue Ziyue told, this matter wasn't convincing enough. It was likely that Yan Muqing was someone who wouldn't easily believe her. Besides Yan Muqing, no one else would believe her.

As soon as Jingfei fell ill, Yan Muqing ordered the palace maids and eunuchs to be isolated. Yue Ziyue was a newcomer to Huayi Palace and had been sent by Yan Muqing to his residence.

Three days later, the news of Quiet And Steadfast's death suddenly spread throughout the palace. Yue Ziyue fell to the ground, unable to believe the sudden terrible news.

Only when she saw Yan Muqing's slightly red and swollen eyes did Yue Ziyue finally believe everything that had happened.

There was a sudden change in the palace. Princess Sai Yao was ordered by the emperor to temporarily stay at Yan Muqing's residence outside the palace.

That night, Yue Ziyue found out that Princess Sai Yao had disappeared. She followed her all the way to the Grand Preceptor's estate, but saw no trace of her presence amidst the chaos.

On the other hand, the man in black lying in a pool of blood made Yue Ziyue's heart clench. Right now, saving a life was more important, so Yue Ziyue had no choice but to give up looking for Sai Yao and leave the Grand Preceptor's estate with him.

After the shadow's injuries stabilized, Yue Ziyue entered Master Zhang's residence several times during the night to search for Yao Yao's whereabouts. Unfortunately, there was no news of her, and even Young Master Zhang had disappeared without a trace. This caused Yue Ziyue to feel more or less dejected.

They also did not know where Yao Yao had been imprisoned. Although they were worried, because Yan Muqing was still in the palace as a mourner, and because they were afraid that Song Jing's men would come searching for her, they could only return without any success.

This was Yue Ziyue's true state. She had to obtain the jade, regardless of which family the monarch of Lijing came from, she only wanted the Imperial Jade Seal. She only wanted to protect the Little Dong'zi's family and the ancestor of the Bian family before she returned home.

Perhaps it was that simple. Perhaps there was never any difficulty in choosing, only what one's heart desired.

Seven days wasn't a short amount of time, but it wasn't too long in this torturous moment. Fortunately, Song Jing's men didn't come to disturb them. While he was meditating, Yue Ziyue was quietly sitting at the table with the tip of her hand gently swiping across the table, writing, "Yan Yusheng."

In the past few days, many things had happened in the capital that Yue Ziyue didn't even know of.

First, the princess of Nanjiang Country, Sai Yao, had secretly come to Lijing in order to find her husband.

Second, during the period of Yan Muqing's funeral, Emperor Li Jing had already decreed that Seventh Prince Yan Yuan Xiao would be conferred the title of Prince Xian of the West, bestowing upon him good fortune and three hundred guards.

Thirdly, the Sixth Prince brought the other princes to celebrate his promotion to the Seventh Prince's Mansion, without any hesitation or concern for the loss of his mother.

On the morning of the seventh day, Yue Ziyue woke up the sleeping shadow. "Fourth Master should have returned to the manor by now. I must visit the manor. If he comes back, I'll bring him to see you."