You are already cultivating immortality, who would fight with you alone?

As soon as he stepped into the palace, Liu Yuntian winked at Dongfang Lan and gave her a look.

Dongfang Lan understood what he meant, and half of the Jade Mirror Guards behind her disappeared instantly. The rest followed Liu Yuntian in an orderly manner.

The group soon arrived at the gate of Tongxian Palace, and the Jade Mirror Guards quickly dispersed and surrounded the entire palace.

Liu Yuntian knocked on the door gently, his voice low and powerful: "Your Majesty, I am the commander of the Jinyiwei, Liu Yuntian requests to see you."

His tone was solemn and respectful, showing respect for the emperor. However, after waiting for a long time, there was no response. Just as he was about to knock on the door again, the door slowly opened a crack, revealing a cautious face - Eunuch Zhu.

Eunuch Zhu's eyes were moving cunningly, as if he was observing the situation around him at all times. At the same time, his face was filled with a smooth and versatile expression, as if the word "smooth" was written directly on his face.

He bowed deeply with both hands, then said softly, "Please wait a moment, Mr. Liu. Your Majesty is not available for the time being."

Liu Yuntian raised his arm, rubbed his chin, narrowed his eyes slightly, looked into the palace, and deliberately raised his voice, "Your Majesty just summoned me, why is it inconvenient now?"

Seeing this, Eunuch Zhu's heart tightened, and he quickly stretched out his hand to try to stop Liu Yuntian's action. He lowered his voice and said anxiously: "Please keep your voice down. His Majesty has chosen a new concubine today. At this moment... you know~"

There was a hint of helplessness and pleading in Eunuch Zhu's words, hoping that Liu Yuntian could understand the current situation. He knew that Liu Yuntian had a prominent position, but he also understood that the emperor's authority could not be challenged. Faced with such a situation, he could only do his best to deal with it in order to maintain the order and stability of the court.

Liu Yuntian raised his eyebrows when he heard this. Why didn't you choose earlier or later? You chose a concubine right after I was assassinated. Thinking back to the time when the person who assassinated him was a woman, Ye Xinglan became more suspicious.

"Zhu Banban, is it Mr. Liu who is here? Please invite Mr. Liu in quickly, but please do not neglect the pillar of my beam!"

Ye Xinglan's voice was heard from inside the room. His tone was unusually calm and no emotion could be heard. Eunuch Zhu bowed falsely through the door, then pushed the door open, made way aside, and bowed to invite Liu Yuntian in.

Although he had doubts, Liu Yuntian still stepped in. Qi Xing and Dongfang Lan followed closely behind him, but Qi Sheng didn't know where he went at this moment.

As soon as I entered the room, I saw Ye Xinglan half lying on the dragon bed next to the meditation platform, with a concubine serving tea and water beside him. The clothes on his body seemed to have been put on in a hurry and were not neatly arranged.

Ye Xinglan was only wearing a layer of cloth trousers on the lower body, barefoot, with his upper body half-exposed to the chest, and simply draped over it a Gua robe.

Liu Yuntian walked quickly to the dragon bed, knelt on one knee, pressed his right fist against the ground, lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, I am sorry for disturbing you due to an emergency. I..." He was interrupted by Ye Xinglan before he could finish his words.

"No problem, no problem!" Ye Xinglan jumped down from the dragon bed barefoot, walked towards Liu Yuntian eagerly, then turned around and ran back to the dragon bed to put on his shoes, then took two steps at a time to help Liu Yuntian up, and asked anxiously: "My dear minister, you are the pillar of my country, and being assassinated is a big deal! How could I blame you?"

As Ye Xinglan spoke, he pulled Liu Yuntian's hand and asked him to stand up. Then he returned to the dragon bed and sat down, and continued to ask: "Did you catch the assassin?"

Liu Yuntian shook his head and replied, "He has not been caught yet. I have searched the entire capital city, except for the Imperial Palace. I came here to ask for your instructions."

"Haha, the search for assassins led to my harem. My dear, you are the best in the world!"

Ye Xinglan laughed and teased, whether intentionally or unintentionally, but then he said righteously, "Search! We must search! Let the Jade Mirror Guards look for him carefully. Lord Liu holds the lifeline of Daliang. If he falls, wouldn't Daliang fall with him? Lord Liu cannot be lost. He is just my harem. How can he be as important as Daliang?"

hiss......

Liu Yuntian took a deep breath. Why did it feel like he, as a subject, was being a little presumptuous when hearing these words?

But this is the truth!

"Thank you very much, Your Majesty," Dongfang Lan then raised his right hand, bowed, and then left the Tongxian Hall.

At this moment, the concubine had just come over with a new pot of tea and poured two cups of tea on the small table on the dragon bed. Ye Xinglan waved her hand and said, "My dear, don't stand there like an idiot. Let the people below search. Come and drink two cups with me."

After Liu Yuntian saluted, he walked towards the dragon bed while taking off the sword at his waist. At this time, Qi Xing also held a small stool and placed it behind Liu Yuntian.

"Alas, Mr. Liu has made great contributions, and he should sit on the dragon bed with me. Quickly remove the stool! If others knew about this, they would think that I was treating my meritorious officials poorly!"

Hearing Ye Xinglan's words, Qi Xing, who was holding the stool, was at a loss and could only look to Liu Yuntian for help. Liu Yuntian just pressed his hand, motioning him to put it down, and took the stool himself, saying with a smile, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness, but there is a difference between the monarch and the subject, and I dare not cross that line."

"Don't dare to go beyond..."

Ye Xinglan repeated Liu Yuntian's words, nodding with emotion, and tapping his index finger at the small table, as if thinking about something. Then he grinned, "Mr. Liu is really good at joking. Daliang can be what it is today, and Mr. Liu has made an indelible contribution. He even broke into my harem, so what else is missing from this ritual?"

Liu Yuntian had a blank expression on his face, but he was already cursing in his heart. Ever since he entered the Tongxian Palace... Oh no, before he entered the Tongxian Palace, Ye Xinglan has been acting weird. What tricks is he trying to play?

"Your Majesty, you are joking. Everything I do is for Daliang!"

"For Daliang?!"

Ye Xinglan stood up with a bang, "Well said!"

The other party's behavior made Liu Yuntian feel uneasy, as if he had fallen into a trap. He saw Ye Xinglan pick up his small tea bowl and drink it all in one gulp.

Then he put down the tea bowl and said, "By the way, I haven't introduced you to my new favorite concubine yet."

As he spoke, he waved to the concubine standing beside him. The woman came over in a very polite and orderly manner, and walked towards Liu Yuntian with bent legs, performing a court etiquette.

"I have met Mr. Liu."

Ye Xinglan walked up to her and put his arm around her shoulders. "The daughter of Lin Taifu is well-educated, gentle and virtuous. I like her very much! What do you think, Lord Liu?"

Liu Yuntian frowned and thought for a long time. Lin Taifu? Who? Which one?

"The eldest princess was assassinated, the old man who implicated you!" Qi Xing reminded Liu Yuntian in a low voice behind his ear, and Liu Yuntian suddenly realized.

"Hahaha, Mr. Liu has an overall view of Daliang's politics, so it's normal that officials don't recognize all of them." Ye Xinglan explained for Liu Yuntian with a smile. This made Liu Yuntian a little puzzled. He was teasing himself one moment and speaking for himself the next. What's wrong with him?

"Should we investigate her as well? Maybe she is the assassin who deliberately hid herself beside me?"