She gazed at Zhuang Che and said, "You've just arrived today and I made up come to the palace, you should go and have a rest. We will continue the discussion tomorrow."

"Eh? No, don't worry about it. We're not tired." Zhuang Che chuckled, "Besides, compare to Yin'er, here is much relaxing."

Seeing him off, Zhu Xiao Wan turned to Song Hui Yao, who had been silent. For just a second then she sat down and closed her eyes.

Song Hui Yao raised his brows in surprise, he thought that she was going to say something. It was quiet for a while before he asked, "What do you plan to do after your brother wakes up?"

Her eyelids twitched and her brows faintly furrowed. She hadn't thought about what would happen after her journey to the Forest of Brume yet. Avenging the family and those things that were related to the Earthy Faerie Temple was Zhu Xiao Qian's to do, not hers. She was to just provide the finances for the building of the new Zhu Family, but that alone would be boring.

What should she do here? What was she doing here in the first place?

...Huh?

'...When that time comes...I should just aid Xiao Qian...or I could just go to school...School? What do they teach here other than those three basics?'

Song Hui Yao was studying her countenance, 'She's staring blankly into space?'

"...I don't know yet." She sat up and climbed to her feet. Then she left in the direction of the building where Zhu Xiao Qian was slumbering in.

Walking into the room, she saw Zhu Xiao Qian sleeping peacefully like he was not injured at all. Guang Ling was tending him, so she bowed her head towards her master.

"His body is still healthy since it still only around five months. But after next month, his body will become weaker than now." Guang Ling said as he was stabbing silver needles onto Zhu Xiao Qian's arms.

Five months already...She needed to hurry and must execute her plan within this month. At the middle of the month, she must set off for the forest then.

Looking at her sleeping brother, she wondered, 'What are you going to do after you wake up? ...And what am I going to do?'

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At the palace, the discussion between Zhuang Yin and Tang Tian finally ended. Zhuang Yin didn't do much except saying a few indirect sentences that would help increase the level of suspicion that Tang Tian had on Tang Rue.

After sending the eunuch to lead Zhuang Yin to his room, Tang Tian went to his study and called his most trusted subordinate.

"Monitor the princess for this emperor," He continued, "and wear this ring while you're at it."

The subordinate looked at the golden silver ring and accepted it. "Yes, this subordinate understand." Then he left, leaving a black shadow blurring as it disappeared.

Tang Tian right now was worried and was unable to stop thinking about what Zhuang Yin said. About Lu Shan being an enemy's person. If he was the enemy's person, then what would happen to Tang Rue? How would the Thousand Rain Sect punish her?

He prayed it wasn't true. But if it was true, he only hoped that the punishment wouldn't be too severe. After all, he was still her father.

However, a situation like this would likely to happen again. If so, how should he choose? The kingdom or his children? Facing a quandary like this, it was really tiring and stressful for him, who was already stressed enough as an emperor.

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Sitting in her room, she meditated for a while to come up with a plan on how to deceive the emperor; because a random day wouldn't work for the 'caught red-handed'. Then she lifted her eyelids with a glimmer in her eyes as she went out to look for Song Hui Yao.

Zhu Xiao Wan knocked on Song Hui Yao's study's door. "Can I come in?"

"Come in."

She strode inside and took a seat where she previously sat a while ago.

"Is there something you need?" Song Hui Yao questioned as he continued on reading his documents.

She blinked her eyes and nodded, "Yes, there is something I want to know."

Putting the paper in his hand, he lifted his head and his line of sight went towards Zhu Xiao Wan. "What is it?"

Staring at him, she then said, "About the Countenance Altering, you said there are two more books. Can you tell me about them?"