The atmosphere in the Dining Hall was eerily silent.
Looking at Chen Mo, who had a nosebleed and had lost consciousness, Lin Jingzhu’s expression solidified, and the spoon in her hand dropped onto the table with a "clack".
"Auntie, did you poison the soup?!"
"..."
The Empress glared at her, "Do you think I’m that stupid?"
Lin Jingzhu calmed down. Indeed, even if the Empress wanted to deal with Chen Mo, she wouldn’t choose to do it in the palace, let alone right in front of her.
She stood up and came to Chen Mo’s side, pressing her palm against his back, allowing True Yuan to circulate inside his body for a round.
"The Qi-Blood is full, the meridians are steady, his body so sturdy that he could kill a buffalo with a single punch, so how could he suddenly faint?" Lin Jingzhu couldn’t understand.
The Empress was also at a loss.
Just a moment ago, he was eating just fine, and after glancing at her, he started to bleed from the nose...
Moreover, Chen Mo’s gaze gave her an odd feeling, as if she had been "seen through", making her feel uncomfortable all over.
"Could it be... it shouldn’t be possible."
The Empress shook her head to dismiss the distracting thoughts.
Looking at the unconscious Chen Mo, her eyes gradually became more serious.
The Zhou Family case had caused a big commotion, with Chen Mo in the vortex’s center; countless eyes were watching him.
If something were to happen to him in the palace, one could imagine the kind of storm it would trigger next!
"Someone, summon Imperial Hospital Envoy Li to the palace!"
"Yes."
The Palace Servant quickly left.
...
In the Frozen Sky Palace.
Inside the pavilion on the lake, Yu Youhan was playing chess with Xu Qingyi.
The chessboard was laid out on the stone table, a battle between black and white pieces.
At first glance, it seemed the white pieces, held by Xu Qingyi, had the advantage.
Snap—
A white piece landed, a move known as "Guiding Passage", a brilliant maneuver that not only resolved the black’s "Head Suppression" but also formed a pattern with surrounding white pieces, trapping the black in the middle.
The game was decided.
Yu Youhan nodded in approval, "Qingyi, your skill in chess has improved quite a bit, it seems I am no longer your match."
Xu Qingyi shook her head and said, "The Empress is just not concentrating on this small board."
To possess such great power yet restrained from using it freely, one must feel quite suppressed spending days trapped within the deep palace, right?
"If that’s the case, let me be the Empress’s hand in playing the chess."
"Leave all those deceit and power struggles to me!"
Xu Qingyi’s gaze was unwavering.
Thud thud thud—
At that moment, footsteps were heard.
A Female Officer walked quickly into the pavilion, bowing and saying, "Begging to inform Your Grace, Hundred Households Chen has entered the palace."
Yu Youhan frowned slightly, "I told him to come after he mastered the Heart Clarity Spell, but only a few days have passed..."
She then seemed to realize something, softening her expression a little, "But considering the recent turmoil in Tiandu City, being caught among the powers must put quite some pressure on him... Forget it, bring him in."
The Female Officer softly said, "Hundred Households Chen didn’t come to the Frozen Sky Palace, but to the Yangxin Palace..."

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