Rong Jin was the first to notice something strange, and he was also the first to react and protect Mu Yunqing.

His second reaction was to protect Mu Yunlan.

It's just that someone grabbed Mu Yunlan one step ahead of him and covered him under him.

It's Lu Chenghuan.

She would save Mu Yunlan solely because of Mu Yunqing. According to common sense, she should have risked her life to save Mu Yunqing like Rong Jin. But at that moment, she knew that Mu Yunqing was protected by Rong Jin. What she had to do was to put Mu Yunqing's worries aside and help her protect Mu Yunlan, even at the cost of her own life.

As for Shen Yan... after he realized that the earthquake had started in advance, he ran out without saying a word, heading towards the palace, his heartbeat almost stopping.

Because the earthquake occurred suddenly, no one was prepared, and everything inside and outside the palace was in chaos.

The guards at the gate of the palace were negligent, and he forced his way out of the way. He really killed the gods when he stood in the way, and killed the Buddha when he stood in the way of the Buddha. He vowed to die to see Yue Qingyao.

The ground shook and the mountains shook, and my body was unstable. My feet felt as if they had stepped on cotton, which was soft and had no point of strength.

Shen Yan staggered, and because he was seriously injured in Chuangong, he almost rolled forward and rushed forward.

The palace maids and eunuchs were in a panic, and most of them ran from the palace to the flat and open areas outside, but he was the only one who went against the current.

Many lanterns and candlesticks were knocked down by the earthquake, and fires broke out in several places in the palace. Shen Yan looked at the flames soaring into the sky in the main hall of Cining Palace, his breath stagnated, his feet softened, and he fell hard to the ground.

He struggled to get up, and in the confusion he grabbed a young eunuch and asked in a hoarse voice: "Where is Princess Ning'an?"

The little eunuch may have been frightened by this scene, or maybe he was just eager to escape. He was trembling and unable to speak a complete sentence, so he used all his strength to break away from Shen Yan and ran away without looking back.

He was pushed and staggered, and after barely regaining his balance, he stared blankly at the blazing fire in front of him, his bright black eyes dimmed by the light of the fire.

Without thinking about it carefully, he rushed towards the fire!

When the figure disappeared in the ferocious and bright firelight, he seemed to hear someone shouting "Don't go in", but he ignored it and rushed into the hall without hesitation.

He thought, how could he not go in? His Qingyao was waiting for him inside.

Even if he couldn't save her, he would still go with her.

There was no way he would let her be alone.

The earthquake and the fire caused the beams and rafters in the main hall of Cining Palace to collapse one after another. He was already injured, and every step he took left a bloody footprint. Amidst the billowing smoke, his vision became increasingly blurred. It's getting blurry.

"Qing...Qingyao...Yaoer..."

where are you?

Why can't I find you anywhere?

Why can't I protect you in this new life?

Could it be that I can't even accompany you to death?

Before completely losing consciousness, Shen Yan clearly felt someone pulling on his body. In his blurry vision, there were several figures moving around, and they were saying something noisily in his ears, but he could not hear it clearly.

It was people from the Imperial Guard who were ordered to come in and rescue him.

Shen Yan himself didn't know that he had been struggling, muttering Yue Qingyao's name, refusing to leave the scene of the fire, even though he was unconscious, but still stubbornly wanted to save her.

Although the people in the imperial army didn't know when he got to know Princess Ning'an like this, they knew what he cared about and could prescribe the right medicine. So they told him: "Mr. Shen, Princess Ning'an is fine. She is in the palace." Outside, let’s get out quickly.”

At this point, Shen Yan's hearing finally returned to normal. Of course, it didn't fully return to normal. He only heard half of the sentence "Princess Ning'an is fine", but these few words were enough.

When Shen Yan was rescued from the fire scene, he vaguely saw a person standing at the door of Cining Palace, slim and graceful, much like Yue Qingyao.

He broke away from the person holding him and stumbled towards her. When he got closer, he realized that it was indeed her!

In fact, the person who just tried to stop him and told him not to go in was Yue Qingyao.

There is a family dinner on New Year's Eve today. The Queen Mother is too old to stay up that late, so she came back to rest before.

There were loud sounds of firecrackers outside, and it was quite lively. She couldn't sleep, so she went out to step on the snow with a palace lantern. As she was walking, she suddenly felt the ground shaking, and she realized that something was wrong. She was worried about the safety of the Queen Mother, so she hurried back. Unexpectedly, the Queen Mother had been placed in a safe area long ago, so she was fine, but Shen Yan was trapped in the sea of ​​​​fire.

Yue Qingyao didn't see clearly who the man was at first, but saw that he was not dressed like a little eunuch in the palace, but no one could let him die in the fire, so he called the people from the imperial army to go in and save him.

The person who came out now was Shen Yan, and Yue Qingyao was a little confused. She didn't understand how a man in white clothes came into the palace, and what he had to do here.

Just when she was surprised, she saw Shen Yan walking straight towards her.

The earthquake had stopped, and he came back against the light, with lotuses growing at his feet. There was a faint smell of blood lingering around him, his clothes were stained with blood, and there were wounds cut by swords. The whole person was extremely embarrassed, but it also made people feel distressed. To the extreme.

"Master Shen...eh..."

As soon as Yue Qingyao started speaking, Shen Yan pulled her into his arms. She was startled by the sudden incident. She raised her hand before she could push him away, and tears suddenly fell from her eyes.

What echoed in her ears was Shen Yan's hoarse and deep voice, filled with endless nostalgia and affection, as if it had been sent to her ears through thousands of years of traveling across mountains and rivers.

"Yao'er...Fortunately, you're fine...Fortunately, you're fine..."

"Am I dreaming?"

"Is it possible that we are already dead? I still couldn't save you..." Shen Yan's voice was extremely lonely, and it felt as if he had lost the most precious thing in the world.

But after a brief pause, he suddenly smiled and said, "But if that's really the case, that's fine."

"At least we died in the same place. When you are reincarnated and drink Meng Po soup in the future, you should drink less and don't forget about me like in this life, okay?"

"Qingyao."

"Yao'er..."

In the end, Shen Yan seemed to have lost the energy to speak, and muttered something low, almost breathy. As soon as the last word fell, his body was crumbling, and he was completely pressed against Yue Qingyao's body.

The palace attendants on the side saw him and hurriedly stepped forward to help him. However, although he was fainted, his hand was still tightly holding Yue Qingyao's wrist. It took a lot of effort for her to break free, and her wrist immediately turned red. .

She held it gently, and there was still blood on Shen Yan's hand, which was still warm: "Go and ask the imperial doctor."

"yes."

"Also... go to Prince Kang's Mansion and tell him that Mr. Shen is in the palace." After a moment of silence, Yue Qingyao added: "Remember, you must inform the young prince or the young princess."

It is a serious crime for Shen Yan to break into the palace without authorization. If Rong Jin does not come forward, his life may not be saved!

After the young eunuch who was responsible for delivering the message left, Yue Qingyao stared at the direction Shen Yan left in trance, until the maid next to her called out to her: "Princess, where are you injured? Why are you crying?"

Hearing this, Yue Qingyao suddenly came back to her senses, raised her hand to touch her cheek, and sure enough she felt the cool moisture of her hand.

She cried...

She cried the moment she was hugged by Shen Yan, but even she couldn't explain the reason. She just felt a burst of sadness in her heart, which was indescribable and unable to be resolved.

"Princess?"

"...I'm fine, no need to worry." Yue Qingyao shook her head, looking a little absent-minded.

In her mind, she kept unconsciously recalling what Shen Yan said just now. It was strange and confusing, but inexplicably, she suddenly felt empty and very sad.

Her eyelashes trembled slightly, Yue Qingyao's eyes turned red, and under the firelight, there was a glimmer of light at the end of her eyes.

***

Although the earthquake came suddenly, fortunately it was not violent at first, and the earthquake was not that strong at first. Although tables and chairs were shaken, it did not prevent people from escaping from the house in time and running to the streets to seek refuge.

Fortunately among the misfortunes, today is New Year's Eve, and everyone doesn't sleep much in order to stay up late. When they are awake, they run away when they feel something wrong, and everything is still in time.

Although the house collapsed, fortunately there were not many casualties.

There are many masters in Prince Kang's palace, and this night there was only a near miss.

But before anyone could take a breath, news came from the palace that Shen Yan had broken into the harem without permission and was seriously injured and her life was in danger!

Although he was treated by an imperial doctor, Mu Yunqing couldn't rest assured if he didn't see his condition with his own eyes.

While she was asking people to prepare a car and prepare to enter the palace, she was also sending people to Lu Zhai to inquire about the news and see if Lu Gan and the others were okay.

After all, Shen Yan was a guilty person. The reason why the imperial doctor was willing to treat him was because of Yue Qingyao's instructions. Emperor Liang was also busy now and would not be able to deal with him for a while, but if he was allowed to move around as he pleased, that would not be the case. An imperial physician can do whatever he wants.

Fortunately, Rong Jin and Mu Yunqing went there in person, so the people in the imperial army did not dare to say anything and let them go obediently.

Shen Yan's condition was indeed not good. He had more than a dozen sword wounds on his body, bleeding a lot, his shoulders and back were hit by rafters, and he was choked by thick smoke in the fire. Half of his life was lost.

On the way, Mu Yunqing hurriedly helped him stop the bleeding, applied an acupuncture to protect his heart pulse, and stuffed a small white pill into his mouth that he had specially brought with him before going out.

The medicine was refined by her master, and all the rare medicinal materials in the world were used. Although it was not as effective as the living dead or flesh and bones, it was still possible to bring back half of Shen Yan's life from the gate of hell.

Shen Yan had obviously passed out, but he kept mumbling and still called Yue Qingyao's name in a low voice.

During this period, Mu Yunqing helped him wipe his sweat, and he even unconsciously mistook her for Yue Qingyao and held her hand. Rong Jin was so angry that she pulled his hand away and threw it away.

"Hey!" Mu Yunqing was startled and hurriedly stopped him: "Slow down, he is injured."

"You can't treat other people's wives lightly even if you're injured."

"What kind of frivolity..." Mu Yunqing frowned, finding him funny: "He just mistook me for Qingyao. It doesn't matter whether it's me or not, but as long as I sit next to him, he will easily be mistaken for me."

"Then why don't you see him mistaking me for Ning'an?"

Unexpectedly, as soon as Rong Jin finished speaking, his hand was grabbed by Shen Yan.

Mu Yunqing's eyes suddenly lit up, and she was very "virtuous", "generous" and "sensible": "I think I don't mind if I feel free to treat other people's husbands lightly after being injured."

Rong Jin: "..." She is really his good wife.

While they were talking, the two of them returned to Prince Kang's Mansion, and the people who went to Lu's house to inquire about the news also came back. Lu Gan's family was safe and sound, which finally solved Mu Yunqing's worries.

Next is Shen Yan.
To be continued...