After coming down the mountain, I was pampered by two emperors!

Mei Xichen turned around and took out a box from the secret compartment and handed it to Shangguan Qing.

"Open it and take a look." Mei Xichen motioned for her to open it.

Shangguan Qing took the box and asked curiously: "What is in here? Could it be another gift for me?"

"Yes, you guessed it right. I originally wanted to give it to you last night, but seeing that you looked very tired, I didn't bother you."

Mei Xichen smiled and said.

"These are two ivory ornaments. One for each of you and me?" Shangguan Qing asked.

"If you say you are smart, you are smart. I found the best craftsmen to design this. It turns out that the beads are separated into two halves. Later, I felt that it was difficult to preserve them, so I thought of a way to inlay the beads in this ivory Inside. When these two beads are combined together, they will form a raised butterfly shape. If you don't believe me, try it?" Mei Xichen said proudly.

"Is it really so magical?" Shangguan Qing smiled happily like a child.

She put the two ivory pendants together with both hands, and pressed the switch on them. Sure enough, the gems in the middle connected together and rotated continuously, and finally turned into a raised butterfly.

Mei Xichen told him that this is the key to another secret realm in the palace, which can be used to escape and save life in times of war or other crises. However, this is not an ordinary place. It is not connected to the outside world and is an enchanted existence. , so he has not gone in so far.

Because his father had told him before when he handed the gem to him that he could not go in unless absolutely necessary. He could only go in twice in this place, and it would not work if he went in more.

"There is such a magical place in the world, but even I, a well-informed person, have never been there." Shangguan Qing thought to himself.

"So, if your mother insists on forcing you to go back, then we will run inside and hide. Your mother will not find us." Mei Xichen said as if she felt very smart.

"If that's the case, and this place can only be entered and exited twice, then won't we live there forever? Have you ever thought that you would give up all the glory and wealth you have today?" Shangguan Qing asked.

After saying that, Mei Xichen hugged Shangguan Qing with both hands and kissed her eyes.

Then he whispered in her ear: "Why don't you want to? I am willing to paint the whole world for you and make you prosperous for the rest of your life. For you, I am willing to do anything."

After Shangguan Qing heard this, he put his arms around Mei Xichen's neck and said coquettishly: "My lord, please remember your promise to me today."

"Of course." After saying that, Mei Xichen sat on the chair and put Shangguan Qing on his lap.

"Grandma, what I said is true. Yesterday, Lingyue and I spent a night at Lingyundu. It was really a cemetery. We also encountered ghosts beating the wall yesterday. The foxes there were refining elixirs at night. It looked so peaceful. It's exactly the same scene I saw Shangguan Qing sneaking around in the garden. I really didn't lie to you, grandma." Lin Yingxue told the old lady everything about last night.

"Okay, I get it. Even if what you said is true, so what? After all, she saved my grandson's life, and the Taoist priest also said it ten years ago that the fate between them is deep. So I don't want to drive her away, as long as she treats Chen'er wholeheartedly. Okay, you can go out and let me be quiet." After that, the old lady waved her hand towards her.

"Hmph, that's unreasonable. They have all been blinded by this vixen. No matter what method I use, I will drive her out of Mei Mansion." Lin Yingxue suddenly felt hatred in her heart.

At this time, King Kang kept a low profile at home because Concubine Xue was dead and everyone in the court knew that her daughter was a rat spirit.

Although he explained to the emperor that the monster must have killed his daughter and pretended to be her to enter the palace, the emperor seemed to think that was the case. After all, how could a prince's biological daughter be a monster? There was no excessive blame, so in the past few days, King Kang had not shown up in the palace. He even asked for leave and reported illness to the court, in order to make the ministers forget the matter as soon as possible.

Not only that, many officials who used to be close to King Kang now stay away from him. No one wants to cause trouble and get bad luck, and they have turned to other princes and nobles. Such a move seemed inappropriate to King Kang. He couldn't let the relationship network he had worked so hard to build for so many years break, so he had other ideas.

"Manager Lin, how has Gu Nianfeng behaved in prison recently? Did he betray us?" King Kang asked in a low and rich voice.

"Prince Qi, according to reports from our people in the prison, he did not tell the prince about his involvement in this matter. Mei Xichen has not tortured him recently, but he still insisted that he did not do it according to your instructions. I know that the empress is a rat spirit." Lin Feng reported back.

"This person cannot be kept. Sooner or later he will do something bad. We have to kill him before Mei Xichen tortures him to extract a confession. You arrange for someone to handle this matter. No one will be left behind afterward." King Kang said to him with a fierce look in his eyes. Lin Feng said.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will take care of it now, don't worry." After Lin Feng said that, he withdrew.

At this time, Mei Xichen was reading in the study, and Xu Mo walked in hurriedly.

"It's not good, Your Majesty, Gu Nianfeng was killed in prison." Xu Mo said anxiously.

"What, who is so brave and dares to kill people in prison?" Mei Xichen threw the book in her hand on the table and asked loudly.

"There is no clear investigation yet. I heard from the person guarding the cell yesterday that several men in black went in and killed him. The officers and soldiers chased him out. Later, they were surrounded by a ruined temple five miles away, but they didn't know there was an ambush around. Kill all the men in black and leave no one alive." Xu Mo truthfully reported what happened to Mei Xichen.

"Oops, I was negligent..." Mei Xichen patted his head with his hand.

"There must be someone else behind this matter." Mei Xichen shook his head regretfully.

"Is the prince suspicious of Prince Kang?" Xu Mo asked in a low voice.

"Who else besides him? I suspect that he has been in contact with the charlatans. Wasn't he also in the military camp when I was poisoned by insect poison? Maybe this rat spirit was created by someone using her daughter's appearance." Mei Xichen said guessing.

"Your Majesty, we don't have evidence yet. Everything is just speculation. But now that there are no witnesses, where do we start investigating?" Xu Mo asked.

"Let's stay calm for now and wait and see how things get better. I think he will show his flaws sooner or later." Mei Xichen replied with certainty.

"Your Majesty, now that all the ministers in the court have severed ties with Prince Kang because of Concubine Xue, should we take the opportunity to recruit some people to expand our sphere of influence?" Xu Mo asked again.

"This is a good idea. You can arrange everything." Mei Xichen nodded and agreed.

"Subordinates obey."