The main hall of the Pingjian Prince Mansion was brightly lit!

Dong!

Suddenly, there was a heavy sound, and Chen Xi's head slammed onto the table.

Soon after, the sound of snoring echoed loudly throughout the hall!

Chen Sisi blushed, looking quite embarrassed!

"Brother, brother, wake up, don't sleep!"

She pushed Chen Xi's shoulder and shouted, but Chen Xi slept like a dead pig, not waking up at all!

Dong!

Another sound came from the hall, and Chen Sisi looked over.

It was someone sitting not far from her, who also fell asleep!

Just like Chen Xi, he too began to snore!

Dong, dong, dong...

Several more sounds followed, and more than half of the people present were asleep!

Only a few remained calmly seated!

"Everyone fell asleep? What happened?" Chen Sisi wondered.

At this moment, she saw the Crown Prince, Li Dongchen, swaying.

"I also want to fall asleep!"

His body collapsed!

The figure behind him immediately moved, supporting Crown Prince Li Dongchen's forehead.

Then gently laid him down, letting Crown Prince Li Dongchen lie on the table.

"Crown Prince!" Chen Sisi immediately stopped caring about her brother Chen Xi and rushed to the Crown Prince's side, concerned about him.

In her heart, the Crown Prince was the most important!

Everyone else and everything else didn't matter!

"King Ping Jian, what's going on?" A Guardian of a Princely Heir stood by his charge, questioning King Ping Jian.

King Ping Jian smiled.

"No harm, this water made from these leaves makes one want to sleep,

and in the dream, they enter an immortal realm to meet immortals, which is a good thing!"

The Guardian furrowed his brows, scanning the rest of the hall for those who weren't asleep!

"What about them? Why didn't they fall asleep?"

King Ping Jian maintained his smile.

"It's because they don't have the fortune to meet immortals and enter the immortal realm!

Those who fell asleep are fortunate!"

"Is that true?" The Guardian of the Princely Heir still seemed unconvinced.

King Ping Jian's smile faded.

"I certainly won't deceive you. If you don't believe me, take them back and ask them tomorrow morning!

Moreover, this is the Imperial City. Why would I want to harm them!

Don't forget, they're on the same side as me with the Crown Prince!" he said solemnly.

The Guardian of the Princely Heir relaxed considerably.

"King Ping Jian, I misunderstood!" he said, cupping his fists and bowing apologetically. "In that case, I will take the Princely Heir back first."

"Good, I won't keep you then!" King Ping Jian gestured with his hand.

"Alright."

The sleeping princely heirs and sons of generals were taken away by their Guardians or guards.

Finally, only Chen Sisi, Chen Xi, Crown Prince Li Dongchen, Sun Feifan, Yang Yan, and their guards remained in the hall!

King Ping Jian walked down!

"Chen Sisi, don't worry, everything is going according to plan!

Now that the Crown Prince is asleep, we can do some things!"

Chen Sisi knew what King Ping Jian wanted to do.

"But you didn't tell me that my brother, the Crown Prince, or even your son Sun Feifan would fall asleep."

King Ping Jian snorted coldly.

"If the Crown Prince and your brother Chen Xi didn't fall asleep, would you show urgency?

Besides, your brother's temper almost ruined my plans!

Not poisoning him to death was already very lenient!"

Chen Sisi's face changed.

"Prince, my brother, he was just anxious... he didn't mean to spoil things."

She knew that her brother understood some of the Empress's plans and that's why he targeted Yang Yan at the banquet!

Of course!

This was the Empress's arrangement.

It's just that her brother overdid it!

"Thankfully, we didn't tell your brother everything, otherwise who knows what he might have done.

He's truly useless!

If he weren't so loyal to the Crown Prince, I would have kicked him out long ago!" King Ping Jian said angrily.

Chen Sisi lowered her head, knowing that what her brother Chen Xi did was wrong.

She had no reason to argue and couldn't argue even if she tried!

Besides, what she cared most about was the Crown Prince!

If her brother did something absurd and ruined the Crown Prince's matters, she would not forgive him!

"Luckily, the plan didn't falter, or if Yang Yan noticed something wrong,

it would be incredibly difficult to kill him!" King Ping Jian said indifferently.

Chen Sisi looked at Yang Yan and found he still maintained his seated posture, feeling startled.

"He, he seems not to have fallen asleep..."

King Ping Jian placed his hands behind his back.

"Don't be alarmed. He already fell asleep.

Look at his even breathing and how his body hasn't moved in a while.

If he weren't asleep, how could he look like this!

It's just, for some reason, even though he's asleep, he remains upright!" he replied.

"This person cannot be underestimated!"

Chen Sisi was incredibly surprised.

Sleeping, seated while asleep!

Very strange!

"Prince, what should we do next? And why didn't you let me fall asleep?" Chen Sisi asked, feeling a bit puzzled.

King Ping Jian signaled to the Crown Prince's Guardian, who then lifted the Crown Prince and walked towards the back of the hall.

"The Empress needed you to help, which is why you didn't fall asleep! Also, keeping you awake was a precaution!

This Yang Yan is too cautious!

He only drank the steeped-leaf water after observing you all drink it!

If he had waited a bit, until your brother, the Crown Prince, and my son collapsed due to the effects of the drug,

he would've noticed something wrong and would not have easily drunk from the cup containing the steeped-leaf water!

That would've been when you acted, followed by me explaining what would happen after drinking the steeped-leaf water!

Seeing you unharmed, seeing even the Crown Prince asleep, he would've confidently drunk all the steeped-leaf water!

But since he didn't wait for the Crown Prince and my son to sleep, he drank the steeped-leaf water.

And that led to nothing!" King Ping Jian explained.

"Next, move him to the back, the Empress is waiting.

You go and assist the Empress with the forthcoming matters!"

"Understood!" Chen Sisi agreed. "I'll move him!"

She walked to Yang Yan and reached out to hold him.

Then exerting effort, she tried to lift Yang Yan.

However, with all her strength, she still couldn't lift him.

"Prince, give me a hand, he's too heavy, I can't lift him!"

King Ping Jian, helpless, approached.

"How could someone as weak as you win the Crown Prince's favor!"

He reached out, attempting to pull Yang Yan, but his expression changed slightly.

"Truly heavy!" Profound Qi flowed around King Ping Jian as he lifted Yang Yan.

"No wonder you couldn't move him. This young man is extraordinarily heavy, seems like he often undertakes Body Refinement, his Physique is exceptionally strong!" he added.

"If I didn't have that leaf, and hadn't made him drink all the steeped-leaf water, it would've been tough to get him to sleep!"

Chen Sisi was stunned.

"Prince, he drank all the steeped-leaf water alone? Didn't you give any to the Crown Prince?"

"No, I used an ordinary sedative for the Crown Prince, just in case." King Ping Jian spoke, using Profound Qi to carry Yang Yan toward the back of the hall.

"Don't linger here, let's go!"

"Okay." Chen Sisi followed behind King Ping Jian, ignoring her brother Chen Xi and Sun Feifan.

"Prince, he drank all the steeped-leaf water alone.

If he enters the immortal realm, what then?"

King Ping Jian coldly laughed.

"His Root Bone is in his Heart. With his Heart about to be gouged out, what do you think will happen?"

Death...

Chen Sisi understood, forcing a dry laugh.

"I was overthinking!"

Upon entering the back hall, Chen Sisi saw that the Crown Prince had already been placed on a table.

Beside the table stood a woman of decisive demeanor.

This was the Crown Prince's mother, the true consort of the Saint Emperor of the Primordial Sacred Dynasty!

Empress Ming He!

"Hurry up, I can't stay out of the Imperial Palace too long, or the Saint Emperor will notice!" Empress Ming He urged.

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