La pluie printanière est comme du vin, les saules comme de la fumée

Chapitre 145

Li Ge shook his head and said, "Senior Immortal, she has already regained her memories and the poison in her body has been cured. Moreover, this was done without her consummating her marriage with the Palace Master of Li Palace."

"The ways of the world are indeed unpredictable," the old immortal sighed.

"Senior Immortal, I would like to confirm whether her mother is—" Li Ge lowered his voice, "the Palace Master of Qin Palace, Mei Jue."

The old man trembled, his whole body shaking, his eyes filled with astonishment.

Seeing the old man's reaction, Li Ge knew she had guessed correctly. Last night, when her eyes turned silver, the bewitching aura she exuded reminded one of Mei Jue, the Palace Master of Qin Palace, renowned for her allure.

"Yun girl took off the glass bead bracelet?" Suddenly, the old immortal looked alarmed.

Li Ge nodded.

"Didn't I tell her not to take it down? Why is this girl so disobedient to her elders?" The old man stomped his feet in anger.

"What exactly happened?"

After calming down, the old immortal said with a heavy expression, "Yun'er's blood contains the demonic nature inherited from her mother, Meijue. People with demonic nature in their blood learn martial arts very easily, but they are also very prone to going astray. Yun'er's glass bead bracelet can suppress the release of the demonic nature within her. However, once it is removed, the demonic nature will slowly flow through her blood throughout her body. In less than a year, Yun'er will be overwhelmed by demonic energy and become unrecognizable to her own family."

Li Ge gasped.

He recalled how quickly Qingyun learned martial arts when he taught her. She grasped the concepts immediately after being taught. It seemed this demonic influence was at play.

"Besides taking the glass bead bracelet, what else would facilitate the infiltration of demonic energy?"

After pondering for a moment, the old immortal asked, "Besides writing books, what else does Yun girl like to do in her spare time?"

"Playing the zither."

The old man suddenly stood up, his body trembling again.

"What's wrong?" Seeing the old man's excited expression, Li Ge also stood up. "Could it be that playing the zither promotes the infiltration of demonic energy?"

The old man shook his head and gradually regained his composure. "Mei Jue uses the zither to practice martial arts. As long as she has the zither, she can develop internal strength and martial arts skills. I imagine that Yun's martial arts skills are now at a higher level than before."

"Isn't this better?"

"Everyone's constitution is suited to different degrees of demonic energy. The demonic energy within Yun is quite peculiar. If I hadn't seen her silvery eyes, I would never have imagined that such an ethereal girl could possess demonic energy. However, demonic energy is not a good thing; once it erupts, the consequences are unimaginable. The music Yun plays is the best nourishment for the demonic energy within her. If the demonic energy grows stronger, it will eventually devour its master. Therefore, we must try our best to stop her from playing the zither."

After thinking for a moment, the old immortal added, "That's right. We can't let her know that there is demonic energy within her, otherwise the demonic energy will seep in even faster due to the master's emotions."

"Then we can't use martial arts either?"

"As long as you don't use it too often, it's fine."

Li Ge nodded.

"I'd also like to know why she's in the palace..."

Before she could finish her question, the old immortal interrupted, "It's best to wait for Yun'er to ask you these things herself. I'll tell you when Yun'er comes to ask you herself!"

“Alright.” Li Ge thought for a moment, then decided not to make things difficult for the old man. “Then I will take my leave.”

Volume 3: Truth and Falsehood, Palace Turmoil, Emperor Poisoned (Part 1)

The night was quiet.

At that moment, a conversation broke out in a corner of the palace.

"Xiao Mei, play 'Zhaojun's Lament' for me. This night is too quiet, so quiet that I can't stand it."

"Oh dear, Consort Ning! Absolutely not! His Majesty has decreed that there should be no revelry tonight! Otherwise, if Princess Xiangxue is disturbed, His Majesty will be furious."

"Hmph! Don't mention that princess to me!" Consort Ning was furious at the thought of Princess Xiangxue. With a wave of her hand, she left a slap mark on Xiaomei's face. "Get out of here. Don't annoy me!"

After Xiaomei left, she turned around and looked at the increasingly inconspicuous palace, then snorted disdainfully. Her eyes darted around, and she was already planning to curry favor with her new master.

The harem is now in a three-way power struggle.

One was a Noble Consort who had given birth to the Crown Prince and Princess Fengxi; her position was unshakeable. However, it was rumored that this Noble Consort had a violent temper and often beat her maids. Therefore, it was best for her to stay away from her.

The other is Princess Xiangxue, rumored to be the former fake princess of Fengxi, meaning she was the Emperor's former wife. I heard that princess often gives the Emperor the cold shoulder, yet he still dotes on her. Moreover, it seems that the princess has a secret relationship with the imperial physician, Li Ge. Tsk tsk! With such a complicated background, it's bound to be the servants who suffer. It's best to stay away.

The last one is Consort Yu, who has only recently entered the palace and is currently enjoying increasing favor. It's likely she'll soon be pregnant. After having a child, Consort Yu's position will be even more secure. Moreover, it's said that her family is from a branch palace, making her quite influential! Most importantly, Consort Yu has a gentle temperament and treats her palace maids exceptionally well!

Xiao Mei's eyes lit up. She absolutely had to curry favor with Consort Yu tomorrow!

The next day.

Since moving into the palace, Qingyun has found herself becoming much lazier and often idle. Lately, she's been even more idle, especially after that wicked Li Ge forbade her to play the zither; she's become even more aimless.

Situ Xingyun has been sending her things lately: gold and silver jewelry, silks and satins, delicacies from land and sea, and rare treasures. Even though she has been told that she doesn't like these things, he still insists on sending them over.

Of course, she understood that he was doing this simply to tell the whole world that she would be his new favorite. Besides, she really didn't like someone deliberately trying to please her.

For example, once she habitually frowned at the food in front of her, and he immediately ordered the cook to be demoted. When she casually remarked that the fruit was quite sweet, a large basket of fruit would appear in her snow palace the next day.

Alas! Situ Xingyun, what's the point of doing this?

Qingyun lay on the table, staring intently at the green crystal in front of her.

I heard it was a tribute recently presented by the Kingdom of Tianwu.

"Sigh, if I look at it for too long, this crystal won't look pretty anymore!" Qingyun lowered her head, her face pressed against the cold table. Sometimes she wondered if she should learn from the young ladies in books who scattered red beans, green beans, and yellow beans all over the ground, and then slowly picked them up and sorted them to pass the time.