Report to the Empress and the Eldest Princess: They're using the system to poach your men.

Chapter 130 Clinging to the Eldest Princess's Leg

Wen Yuening didn't continue to pester Shen Sangwan and climbed off the soft couch.

After putting on his clothes, he jumped out of the window he had come from and returned to the Phoenix Palace familiarly along the old path.

She glanced at Shen Yuchen, who was sleeping soundly, then turned and went to the dressing table. She took out a sleeping balm from a small box and applied it under his nose.

Seeing signs of waking up, he quickly took off his outer clothes and went back to his chaise longue, pretending to fall asleep.

In the past, when Shen Yucheng came to stay overnight at her place, he had to make do with sleeping on the chaise lounge, but he didn't think much of it.

Now that she's spoken openly with Shen Sangwan, and with her soft fragrance in her arms, she's somewhat reluctant to let Shen Yucheng come to her place and then force herself to sleep on this small, cramped chaise lounge.

Shen Yuchen slowly woke up, feeling that he had slept well again. He truly always slept very peacefully and sweetly whenever he came to the Empress's place.

Suddenly, I felt a strong urge to spend every night in this Phoenix Palace.

Hearing the sound, Wen Yuening also pretended to get up from the chaise longue, "Your Majesty is awake. Your Majesty, I will have someone come in to help you change your clothes."

Shen Yuchen nodded, got out of bed, and gently shook his limbs.

The fact that the emperor and empress slept in separate beds was already commonplace to the palace maids who served them closely.

Ru Shan and Ru Zhu were dispatched by Shen Yuchen, and they were naturally very discreet about their actions.

After bringing in the toiletries, one person helped Shen Yuchen change his clothes, while the other tidied up the bedding on the chaise lounge.

"I was so angry yesterday that I didn't notice that Qingque and Qingluan, who were by the Empress's side, were not serving in the Phoenix Palace."

Wen Yuening bent down to fasten the jade pendant for Shen Yuchen while calmly making up a lie, "Something happened to the Qingque sisters' maternal family. I rushed out of the palace before the gates were locked at dusk to let them go and deal with their family matters."

Although this lie is easy to expose, if the other party is willing to ask the person on duty at the palace gate yesterday, they will find out that the Qingque sisters did not leave through the palace gate at all.

But Wen Yuening wasn't afraid. Now that she had Shen Sangwan as a powerful backer, she wasn't flustered at all.

The young emperor may wield great power in the future, but given the current situation, clinging to the eldest princess is more effective than anything else.

Shen Yuchen didn't reply, but simply nodded slightly. After washing up, he went to the Xuyang Palace for the morning court session.

Weiyang Palace

After Wen Yuening left, Shen Sangwan got up from the soft couch and looked at Shuyan.

His body temperature has returned to normal, but he shows no signs of waking up.

No matter how much Shen Sangwan called out or gently patted her, there was no response, which reminded her of what Wen Yuening had said last night.

"Xiao Tong, is Xiao Yan Yan really not going to wake up?"

In the modern world, surgery might be possible, but here, it's probably difficult.

[After all, the system's medicine isn't 100% effective for everyone. While it can reduce fever, it doesn't guarantee that other medicines will retain their potency once they've entered the master's bloodstream.]

Could you conjure up a miracle doctor and an operating room for me?

[Master, are you still half asleep? Go back to bed and get some more sleep. Look at you, your mind is all foggy, and you're starting to talk nonsense.]

Xiao Tong stared at Shen Sangwan with an expression as if she were an idiot, her eyes practically rolling to the sky.

"Is little Yan Yan destined to lie here like a vegetable for the rest of her life?"

I'm not saying she's 100% unlikely to wake up; maybe a miracle will happen. Now it's all up to fate.

Shen Sangwan held Shuyan's hand and placed it on her right cheek. "Little Yan Yan, you said you would stay by my side and never break your promise. You're not the kind of person who goes back on their word. You know, the thing I hate most is people who don't keep their promises. You wouldn't lie to me, would you?"

Towards the end, he choked up so much that his voice was almost inaudible.

If she had known, she wouldn't have brought Xiao Yan Yan to the palace. Why did she have to see all those beauties and attend all those banquets?

If fate is unkind, Xiao Yan Yan's birthday will become her death anniversary.

He tucked the blanket in, wiped the tears from his face, coughed twice, and, feeling no abnormality, called out twice to the darkness outside the back window.

"Ruoli, Ruoli!"

Ruoli, who was hiding in the shadows, heard Shen Sangwan calling her and jumped out in a flash.

"What are your orders, Your Highness?"

"After Mo Feng takes over the Imperial Guard, go and pass on a message to him to conduct a screening, to thoroughly examine everyone, and to kick out anyone who does not meet the requirements. Make an exception and select some replacements from the outstanding soldiers in the recruit camp, with better treatment."

“Your Highness, selecting people from the recruit camp is probably against the rules. The people at the capital's military camp won't agree to it. If this gets to His Majesty's ears, Your Highness might…”

Ruoli was still somewhat hesitant. After all, the recruit camp was meant to provide resources for the Yanmo Army, and if Shen Sangwan interfered in the affairs of the capital camp, there was a high chance she would be impeached.

"Don't even mention recruiting people from the new recruit camp to fill the vacancies in the Imperial Guard. Even if I led my troops to take over the territory of the capital's main camp today, those people probably wouldn't dare to utter a sound."

Seeing that Ruoli was still hesitant, Shen Sangwan spoke again, "Just let Mofeng do it. I'll take responsibility if anything goes wrong."

"Yes, I will take your orders."

"By the way, did Shuyun say when she can come back?"

Ruoli shook her head. "When Shuyun left last night, he only instructed his subordinates and Ruoxin to protect His Highness, but did not tell him when he would return."

Shen Sangwan nodded thoughtfully. It seemed she needed to find an opportunity to probe the Empress's intelligence network so she could find out who was plotting the assassination more quickly. She would only feel relieved if she skinned the person alive.

The thought of Xiao Yan Yan having a huge hole punched in her chest made her so angry that her teeth itched.

"Your Highness, after the princess's accident last night, Ruoying has been kneeling outside. Do you think we should ask her to get up?"

After much hesitation, Ruoli was about to leave when she couldn't help but plead for Ruoying.

Shen Sangwan had forgotten about this and waved her hand at Ruoli, "You may step back now and let her come in to give her an answer."

"Subordinates retire."

As autumn deepened and the dew grew heavier, Ruoying, who had been kneeling all night, was helped up by Ruoli, her legs trembling slightly.

"are you OK?"

Ruoying shook her head and waved her hands slightly to indicate that she was okay.

After the situation eased slightly, he climbed through the window and entered the inner hall.

"Your Highness, I have failed to protect the princess properly. Please punish me."

Upon seeing Shen Sangwan sitting in the chair, Ruoying knelt down again, respectfully prostrating herself on the ground to beg for forgiveness.

"Get up and talk."

Shen Sangwan never considered directing her anger at Ruoying.

After all, Shuyan was injured and fell into a coma because she was saving her, so if anyone is to blame, it is Shuyan.

Ruoying didn't dare to move an inch after hearing Shen Sangwan's words.

"What, are you no longer listening to me?"

Seeing that Shen Sangwan had raised her voice, Ruoying quickly got up from the ground, but did not dare to look up at her.

"I have already instructed you to take the princess to a safe place, so why have you two returned?"