e and your mother's kindness and compassion. He would have been an exceptional ruler.”"I always believed he was the first child born to me and my beloved woman. I poured so much love and energy into h...At this moment, images of Shuai Shuai's eyes, resembling those of a queen, flashed through my mind. His movements noticeably slowed.

Just as he was stunned, the lantern suddenly attacked him with a rush. He didn't notice and allowed the lantern to successfully spread its poison dust. To avoid inhaling it, he could only dodge first.

Ke Ming's light left swiftly after sprinkling the poison powder. When Yun Si finally recovered, Ke Ming was nowhere to be seen. Even if he chased now, he wouldn't catch up.

His profound eyes followed the departing figure of Ming Deng, then after a moment's contemplation, he turned and headed back to his estate.

……

Although An Xuetang went to bed early that night, she didn't sleep well at all.

Fuzzy and groggy, with a dull ache in my stomach. I woke up drenched in sweat.en us to begin with. If not for Young Master Jiang's repeated attempts to break into the Anle Marquis Mansion, perhaps I wouldn't be meeting you alone today."This is Xiao Qin's true words. Since she h...