Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

The whole Feng Luan Palace was in silence.

Qi Fang stretched out his trembling hand and wanted to caress Qi Qin'er's face…

However, the empress suddenly turned to the side, dodging his outstretched arm.

She slowly stood up from the ground, keeping her gaze lowered. Under this calm, there seemed to be a strong storm brewing.

“I will find an imperial doctor to save my daughter. There is no need for Your Majesty to be bothered.”

She held Qi Qin'er's body tightly with both arms. That indifferent expression was one that Qi Fang had never seen before. It was like a needle piercing into his heart. His heart was in pain, and it was hard to bear.

“Empress, I did not do it on purpose. It was these two guards…”

The empress did not give Qi Fang the chance to speak further.

She carried Qi Qin'er as she stumbled away.

She was so determined that it was as if no matter how he admitted his wrongs in the future, she would never turn her head back again…

“Your Majesty!”

A light breeze blew, and the two guards trembled as terror filled their eyes.

“Shut up!” Qi Fang clenched his fists, and the vein in his forehead throbbed. His expression was cold and fierce. “Take these two men away and beat them to death!”

“Your Majesty!”

The guards panicked as cold sweat dripped from their foreheads. They immediately knocked their heads on the ground. “We beg Your Majesty to spare our lives. We really did not do it on purpose. Your Majesty, please have mercy.”

Qi Fang slowly regained himself, and he no longer looked at the guards who were kneeling behind him. His cold face gradually seemed murderous.

No matter who it was, when he found out the truth, he would definitely… never forgive the person!

In the backyard.

A light breeze blew through the pavilion, causing the dress of the young maiden to flutter.

The young maiden's abdomen was growing bigger by the day, but she still looked so beautiful. Her hand supported her head, and obviously, she seemed a little lazy.

“Ah Hua, why is the state preceptor not back yet?”

The young maiden sighed. The state preceptor had gone to investigate Tian Ya for her, but to date, he had not returned…

As long as she could find Tian Ya, she could definitely find out about Feng Lianyi's origins.

“Master…” Ah Hua walked to Feng Ruqing's side elegantly and n.o.bly, and said respectfully, “Master Nan Xian has not yet come back, but… the girl called Feng Lianyi keeps provoking you. Should I bring my tribesmen to swallow her?”

Feng Ruqing rubbed her chin. “You cannot do so.”

“Why?”

“Oh, because she looks too much like Tang Yin. Perhaps we can find Xiao Ya through Feng Lianyi. So for now, she cannot die.”

Naturally, she did not put all her hope on Tian Ya. What if Tian Ya was also unclear about Feng Lianyi's origins? Then, when would she be able to find Xiao Ya?

Xiao Ya did not have cultivation, and her looks were ruined. Perhaps she was being bullied by others, being all alone in this Land of No Return.

She needed to find Xiao Ya as soon as she could.

“I understand.” Ah Hua tilted its head to look at Feng Ruqing. “However… I heard some people discussing just now, saying that the little fatty almost crippled Feng Lianyi. After that, the little fatty was taught a lesson by that b.a.s.t.a.r.dly emperor, and that new little coward that came a few days ago, seems to have been beaten to death…”

Little coward?

Qi Qin'er?

That was right, and the little fatty was beaten?

Feng Ruqing's face instantly darkened as she sat upright. “What did you just say?”

During this time, Ah Hua would always go around if it had nothing to do. In the beginning, those people felt fearful and would avoid it. However, later on, seeing that it did not hurt anyone, those people did not run away like they used to in the beginning.

It was just that because of their fear of Ah Hua that they still maintained a distance.