But such a change lasted only an instant. His eyes, fixed on Kang outside the yard, didn't notice it at all.

An Xuetang concealed her abnormality, she forced herself to calm down and withdraw her hand.

As if by coincidence, the moment she retracted her hand, Ninger and Shou'er appeared in the courtyard.

Kang'er instantly relaxed, the tension on his face disappearing visibly as he smiled, "Your Highness, they're back."

An Xuetang's lips curled into a smile, "I saw it."

Ning'er and Shou'er didn't go into the house right away. Instead, they told the people outside something, and waited until those people left before going into the house to pay respects to An Xue Tang.

Sit down and talk.

An Xuetang pointed to the chair and gestured for the two of them to sit down first.

Kang'er also poured water for the two people and pushed it to them.

After drinking the water and putting down the cup, Shou'er finally began to speak, "As Your Highness predicted, the Commander of the Imperial Guard is indeed conducting a wide-ranging search within the palace. He must be looking for the remains as Your Highness mentioned."

An Xuetang nodded slightly, she had guessed it was so.

That man had mingled with the Imperial Guard for many years and became an emperor's trusted "bodyguard." Moreover, over these years, he had more opportunities to meet the emperor alone than anyone else.

But he never actually made a move to kill the emperor, there's only one reason for that.

What else they wanted to obtain through the emperor.

And Ye Er also said that during this period, the man kept going out of the city and only began to search the palace after returning to the city. This means that the matter of searching the palace was instructed by someone behind him.

The only thing she could think of was Yun Rui Shi.

And now what Yun Rui Xi Xiang wanted from the emperor, besides Mu Yun Jing's mother's remains, she couldn't think of anything else.

I just didn't expect that Yun Rui Shi was still such a romantic. After so many years, he was still thinking of finding the remains of Mo Yun Jing's mother.

I just don't know if this is simply infatuation or if there's something else going on.

Ning'er shook her head slightly. "No, the reason I was delayed returning is because that person searched around in the palace for a while and seemed visibly impatient. After leaving the palace, he didn't return home but instead went straight out of the city."

Hearing that the person had left the city, An Xuetang clearly became interested. "Left the city? So you followed him?"

Shour slightly nodded, "Replying to the Princess Consort, that person did leave the city. However, it is unknown whether he found someone following him afterwards, for after leaving the city gates for just a short while, he returned."

"After leaving, he went straight back to his own residence. The maidservant and Ning'er waited for a while, but he didn't seem to do anything, so we returned."

After hearing Shou'er finish speaking, An Xuetang fell silent for a moment before saying, "He probably didn't notice you. He rushed out of the city because someone made him search for a body in the palace."

But he felt that after so many years in the palace, he had searched everywhere. For so long, the emperor hadn't shown any flaws, and he believed he was right. He also knew that even if he searched every inch of land in the palace again, he wouldn't find anything. So, he decided to go and confront the person who gave him the order.

"It was just a fleeting thought, born out of his impulse. Once outside the city, he realized he'd been too hasty and returned."

After An Xuetang finished speaking, Kang'er suddenly patted her thigh and said excitedly:

"Oh my, according to what you're saying, Your Highness, if that person impulsively went looking for someone, wouldn't Ninger and Shouer be able to follow him all the way and thus find the group of people behind him?"

An Xuetang smiled, "That's the meaning."

If that man hadn't returned halfway, Ninger and Shou'er could have indeed followed him all the way and found out who was behind him.

And the person behind him is most likely Yun Ruishi, and Yun Ruishi is more likely to be the true master of Bai Guang Palace.

If everything goes well tonight, Ning'er and Shou'er can really follow through. Then they'll be able to find the White Light Palace's lair.

It was just a little bit away.

It's just that things have happened, and it doesn't make sense to speculate anymore.

Ning'er and the others also understood this truth, so for a moment everyone fell silent.

A moment later, An Xuetang looked at Ning'er and Shour, "Were you two injured tonight?"

Ning'er and Shou'er both shook their heads and said in unison, "No, thank you for your concern, Your Highness."

"It's good that no one was hurt. Ning'er looked out the window at the darkening sky and said, 'Your Highness, it's getting late. It's time to rest.'"

"Okay."

An Xuetang remembered the strangeness of her body just now, and now she also wanted to quickly lie back on the bed to see the specific situation.

As usual, Kang'er was in charge of Feng Ming's house, while Ning'er and Shou'er were responsible for protecting An Xue Tang.

After An Xuetang finished washing and lying down, she told Ning'er to extinguish the oil lamp. Only then did she dare to feel her own pulse under the blanket.

If I were to feel their pulses in front of Ning'er and the others, they would surely be alarmed and worried, unable to sleep a wink all night.

Before Ning'er and Shou'er came back, a sudden, intense pain surged in her abdomen, causing her face to change.

That feeling was like being suddenly stabbed, the pain was extremely intense and obvious.

If it wasn't the kind of pain that came on quickly and left quickly, she wouldn't be able to hide it from Shou'er.

Now she just wants to know what's going on. This sudden pain in her abdomen is not the first time it has happened.

But she was certain that every time this pain occurred, the two children in her belly seemed unharmed. However, after her abdominal pain, she would always have nightmares.

Although she was somewhat skeptical of the occult, sometimes things happened that left her with no choice but to believe.

Feeling her pulse now, it's still very steady. Judging by the pulse, the two babies in her womb are doing fine.

She couldn't figure out at all what had caused that pain earlier.

Feeling restless, she could only force herself to close her eyes now, telling herself that she could deal with anything when she woke up.

She certainly hoped that this pain was just an accident and wouldn't lead to any more nightmares.

But expectations are just expectations, reality is reality. That night, as An Xuetang had just fallen asleep, she sure enough had a nightmare.

In her dream, she saw Mo Junyi, who had been silent all this time.

She subconsciously rushed to Mo Junyi's side, reaching out to grab his arm, "Zi Ling."

But her hand couldn't reach Mo Junyi's body at all, and Mo Junyi didn't hear her call.

An Xuetang froze in place, watching Mo Junshi walk past her. Not far away was a river, where Yunwu and the others were standing.

Mo Junyi wanted to walk over to Yunwu and his companions, but as soon as he took two steps, a group of black-clad men suddenly rushed out.

That group of people had a very clear objective, they were coming for Mo Junyi. Over a dozen people charged towards him with their swords drawn.