The moment the sword came at her, Song Wangyue darted back, but the sword followed her like a shadow, its tip always half a foot away from her.
Song Wangyue raised her hand and a cloud of powder flew out, causing the person holding the sword to hastily gather his breath and retreat.
The door to the room was opened at the same time, and Xiao Qian came out of the room.
Song Wangyue saw it clearly, and her suspicions were confirmed.
“Chase!”
Xiao Qian’s voice was deep and cold.
Several people leapt out of the shadows and chased after Song Wangyue, who raised a packet of powder without looking back. Several people held their breath and dodged, but when the powder dispersed, Song Wangyue’s figure was no longer in sight.
“Master.”
The man who had attacked Song Wan Yue earlier walked up to Xiao Qian’s side and spoke respectfully.
“How is it?”
The man shook his head, although he was quick to hold his breath, he still inhaled some powder, he thought it was a powerful poison, but nothing happened at all, he secretly ran his internal energy again, and his internal energy was unhindered.
“Did you get a good look at the man?”
The man hesitated, “Should it be a child or a dwarf?”
The other man was very small, but his martial arts skills were very high, so if it was a child, it would be terrifying.
The few men who had gone after him also returned, with shamefaced faces and kneeling on the ground, “Master, the man was lost.”
Xiao Qian narrowed his eyes, this person was obviously coming for him.
“Did you see anything?”
Several people lowered their heads.
Xiao Qian wrinkled his brows.
……
Song Wan Yue quietly went back inside, took off her black clothes, folded them up and put them back in the cupboard. In the moonlight, she picked up a pen, dipped it into the ink and wrote the words “Chu Yunxiao” in big letters on the paper. Afterwards, she scratched it out, gritting her teeth and saying to the three blurred words, “Wait for me!”
At that moment, a young boy several thousand miles away suddenly got a cold chill and sneezed.
“Young master.”
A youngster around him, who was about his age, hurriedly took a piece of clothing and draped it over him.
The young man gave him a sidelong glance, “How many times have I told you, don’t call me Young Master here.”
……
For several days in a row, the capital was very quiet, except for the palace, which was bustling with activity. The news of Consort Xiao Xian’s pregnancy had already spread throughout the harem, and concubines came to congratulate her one after another.
Some were envious, some were jealous, and some took the opportunity to flatter, but whoever they were, they were kept away by the housekeeping aunt, who claimed that Her Highness needed to rest.
In Concubine Shu’s palace, there was a mess.
Since she had learned that Consort Xian was pregnant, she had broken many sets of tealights. At this moment she looked fierce, “This b*tch!”
The people waiting in the room did not dare to breathe a word.
After a long time, it was the aunt in charge who spoke cautiously, “Your Majesty, this may not be a good thing.”
Consort Shu raised her eyes to look at her, the fierce look on her face had not yet receded, as if she would have someone kill her the next moment.
With a jolt in her heart, the steward aunt took a step back in fright, remembering something, she hurried forward again and knelt down despite the wreckage all over the floor, “In half a month it will be the Sixth Princess’s big wedding, with Consort Xian like this, she will certainly not be able to preside over it, Your Majesty can personally send the Sixth Princess off to be married.”
The scowl on Consort Shu’s face receded.
Although the Emperor had not grounded her after the Third Prince’s accident, he had done —- a superficial job of not only not coming to her palace for so long, but had also left the Sixth Princess’s marriage to Consort Xiao Xian. But she is the biological mother of the sixth princess, and for this, she does not know how many times she has secretly cursed Consort Xiao Xian.
Seeing that her face had eased, the aunt in charge hurriedly said, “His Majesty favours the Sixth Princess the most, so he is certainly concerned about her marriage and will come to our palace often.”
Consort Shu’s face improved completely and she reached for the tea, but when she didn’t reach it, she didn’t get angry, “You can get up first.”
The Steward Aunt got up and something ran down her knee, she hurriedly said, “Slave servant will go and make tea for Your Majesty.”
Walking out of the room and into the pantry, she dared to lift the hem of her wide skirt, the wisps of blood were already up to her ankles.
“Aunt!”
The palace maid in charge of the pantry whispered in alarm, and the aunt in charge gestured for her to bring a cloth over, quickly wiping the blood from her leg and moving skillfully to wrap the wound at the knee, instructing her, “No talking nonsense.”
The palace maid nodded her head in panic.
Inside the Kunli Palace.
Consort Xiao Xianfei leaned on the head of the bed, waiting for the eunuch doctor to retrieve her hand after taking her pulse, “How is the child?”
The Imperial Doctor rose and bowed back, “In reply to Your Majesty’s words, the foetus is fine, only that Your Majesty’s body is weak, try not to get out of bed and walk around.”
Consort Xiao nodded her head.
When the Imperial Doctor had left, the Fourth Prince came forward, full of worry.
Consort Xiao gestured for him to sit down on the round stool in front of the bed, stroking his head and speaking in a gentle tone, “Mother Consort is fine, there is no need for Feng’er to worry.”
The fourth prince was frightened by her fainting that day, and had been staying over here for the past few days except for classes.
The fourth prince nodded, but the worry on his face still didn’t subside.
Consort Xiao Xian changed the subject, “What have you been learning these few days?”
When he mentioned what he had learnt, the Fourth Prince’s eyes had a glow in them, Xu Yan had been travelling for more than ten years and his insights were not comparable to those of ordinary people, he had incorporated them into his lessons and the Fourth Prince benefited greatly every day.
“Today sir gave me a lecture ……”
Xiao Xianfei listened with a smile on her face, gesturing for all those waiting in the room to go down as she grabbed the fourth prince’s hand and wrote on his heart.
The fourth prince’s voice paused for a moment, then continued.
When she had finished, Consort Xiao Xian also stopped her hand and once again raised her head to stroke his head, meaning to say, “Speak to Sir properly this afternoon.”
The fourth prince clenched his hand.
In the afternoon, Xu Yan went into the palace as usual to give the Fourth Prince a lesson.
The Fourth Prince continued to listen very carefully. After the lecture, Xu Yan packed up his things and prepared to leave the palace when the Fourth Prince walked up to Xu Yan, “Sir, I heard that Miss Song is very skilled in medicine?”
Xu Yan’s hand stopped as he packed his things and looked at him, “Does the Fourth Prince have something to do with this?”
“The Imperial Doctor still said today that my mother consort’s health is weak, I am very worried and would like to ask Miss Song, sir, if she has any special remedies for me?”
After saying that, as if fearing Xu Yan’s misunderstanding, he added, “Sir, don’t worry, even if Miss Song has said the regimen, I will still ask the eunuch doctors.”
Xu Yan thought for a moment and nodded, “I will go ask her when I return.”
The Fourth Prince thanked him.
After Xu Yan left the palace, he instructed the carriage driver to go to the Song family.
From that day onwards, the Song family’s doors were closed and no one was received.
Xiao Yao’s wounds had healed a little and a smile gradually appeared on her face.
Grandma Song, Xu and Liu Cui Lan all secretly breathed a sigh of relief as they watched.
Song Si had not gone to the Household Ministry these days, staying at home with her.
When Xu Yan arrived and went up to knock on the door, Xiao An’s questioning voice came from inside the courtyard, “Who is it?”
“Xu Yan.”
Xiao An hurried to the door and opened it; other people could keep them out, but the Xu family did not have to do so.
“Is Yue’er here?”
Xu Yan asked as he walked inside.