The palace was in chaos.
The high officials waited outside the palace.
However, Feng Bufan did not live to hear their judgment.
Upon hearing that the Great General Zhen Guo had returned with his troops, he spat out a mouthful of blood and rolled off the imperial carriage on the spot.
He was dead.
No one knew if it was from illness or fright.
But in the end, he was dead.
Empress Nangong Shuya, along with Prince He, fled the imperial city overnight and returned to the base camp of the medicinal soldier legion, the Black Wind Mountain Range.
It was said that the mountain range was precipitous and easy to defend, difficult to attack.
After stabilizing the court affairs, Feng Yexuan, having recovered from his injuries, personally led his troops to bring back Nangong Shuya, the mastermind behind the medicinal soldier legion.
As for the medicinal soldiers controlled by Hua Rong, they were now housed in a valley outside the city, being administered the antidote developed by Chu Qianli daily.
More than a month had passed, and some of the medicinal soldiers were beginning to regain their consciousness.
For those who had not yet recovered their awareness, their complexions and skin tones were gradually returning to normal.
It was believed that soon, everyone would slowly recover.
The medicinal soldier legion, which had plagued Bei Ming for over a decade, was gradually disintegrating.
The future would surely be bright and clear!
That day, after Chu Qianli handed over the last batch of developed medicine to Liu Jin, she packed her bags and prepared to leave.
Fu Long was waiting for her outside the city.
However, before she could depart the palace, she was stopped.
"Jin Rui?" Chu Qianli was somewhat surprised. "Aren't you supposed to be learning to handle state affairs? What are you doing here?"
"Are you going to find Big Brother?" Feng Jin Rui had come alone, even dismissing the eunuchs who usually accompanied him.
Chu Qianli had no intention of hiding it, but she had not announced it beforehand for fear of being persuaded to stay.
She nodded, "That's right. Your Big Brother is currently fighting the medicinal soldier legion, and I want to be with him."
Feng Jin Rui did not speak, merely lowering his gaze to look at Chu Qianli's shadow cast on the ground by the moonlight.
"Jin Rui, I know you care about your Big Brother, but this time, you must remain in the palace."
The palace could not be without its master.
After Feng Yexuan ascended the throne, Feng Jin Rui was enfeoffed as Prince Rui.
It was Feng Yexuan himself who appointed him to remain in the palace and handle the affairs of the imperial dynasty.
He absolutely could not leave.
"I understand Big Brother's intentions." Feng Jin Rui's handsome face was filled with profound disappointment.
"Big Brother doesn't want to be emperor. He wants to leave this empire to me, doesn't he?"
Chu Qianli was stunned and remained silent.
This young man was truly wise beyond his years, appearing foolish.
She touched her nose, coughed lightly, and then said, "Actually... your Big Brother isn't entirely neglecting you. He's just... he's just not over his emotional state yet, and..."
Her gaze shifted from Feng Jin Rui's face to her own abdomen.
After a long moment, she said softly, "He also just wants to give his child a peaceful life."
"Child?" Feng Jin Rui followed her gaze, also looking at her belly.
A moment later, his expression changed drastically. "You... you... your womb... you... you're pregnant?"
"Shh." Chu Qianli quickly gestured for him to be quiet.
This matter could not be made public for the time being, lest Nangong Shuya and the remaining subordinates of Prince He use her and Feng Yexuan as leverage.
"But... how can you go to Black Wind Cliff like this?" This is too risky! "Big Brother will definitely not agree!"
No wonder Big Brother didn't want to leave her side, keeping her in the imperial city and forbidding her from following.
It turned out that Big Brother already knew that the demoness's body was no longer as agile as before!