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Nalan Duo'er was pulled into a corner by a mysterious person and covered her mouth.
”Ugh …”
Nalan Duo'er's face was filled with panic, the man was extremely fast, so fast that Nalan Duo'er's followers could not even react when they realised that Nalan Duo'er had already disappeared.
That person wore a black cloak, and a gentle breeze blew against his black veil, bringing with it a strange and eerie aura.
”I heard that the Imperial Consort Lan is pregnant with a dragon?”
It was a man's voice. This voice was very pleasant to hear, like the sound of a zither.
However, in the current Nalan Duo'er's ears, it was as terrifying as a god of death, because this man was covering Nalan Duo'er's mouth with one hand and grabbing her throat with the other.
Since Nalan Duo'er's life was in the hands of this mysterious man, she naturally did not dare to act rashly.
Nalan Duo'er hurriedly nodded, her eyes already flashing with faint tears.
The man behind him sneered. His laughter carried an extremely strong sense of ridicule, and the strength that was grabbing onto Nalan Duo'er's throat increased by a few degrees.
”That's perfect. I happen to hate the Emperor to the bones. Then, his son, what do you think will happen to me?”
The man's voice had a hint of threat in it, causing Nalan Duo'er's soul to fly out of her body. She could clearly feel that the strength of the hand that was holding her throat had increased.
Nalan Duo'er's mouth was tightly sealed, and all she could do was shake her head with tears streaming down her face.
At this time, she would rather die than admit that she was pregnant with a dragon.
”Oh? That means you don't have a dragon seed? ”
The man's voice carried a trace of cold ridicule. Seeing Nalan Duo'er's panicked expression, he seemed to be extremely pleased with himself.
Nalan Duo'er did not dare to continue pretending, and continuously agreed with the man's words.
The man chuckled, his expression carrying a bit of coolness, as he stuck close to Nalan Duo'er's ear. The warm air ceaselessly attacked Nalan Duo'er's ears.
Such a provocation made Nalan Duo'er even more terrified.
”That's more like it, isn't it? ”Don't scream if I release your hand, or I'll choke your throat.”
Nalan Duo'er hurriedly nodded her head, only then did the man let go of Nalan Duo'er's mouth.
”You, who exactly are you?”
Nalan Duo'er stuttered as her legs began to tremble.
The man chuckled and snorted.
”You don't have the right to know this right now. I can take your life at any time.”
The man's words made Nalan Duo'er even more afraid, and her tears started to roll down.
Nalan Duo'er tried her best to hold back her tears, and tried to remain calm.
”What are you trying to do?!”
At this time, Nalan Duo'er was already trying her best to think of a way to escape. She was never the type to admit defeat, even when her life was in danger.
The man laughed coldly. There was a trace of killing intent in his voice.
”I just want to teach you a lesson. In the future, if you don't stop soon, I won't be able to guarantee your safety.”
The man's every word was like a steel needle that fiercely pierced into Nalan Duo'er's heart.
Nalan Duo'er rolled her eyes as a complex expression flashed across her face.
”What do you mean 'enough'? You mean the empress? ”
As he said this, Nalan Duo'er's tone carried a trace of gloominess.
The man snorted and did not say anything. He pushed hard, causing Nalan Duo'er to be pushed back heavily and almost fall to the ground.
Only then did the followers find Nalan Duo'er and encircle him in panic.
”Imperial Consort Lan, where did you go? Are you alright? ”
The palace maids were all worried that something would happen to Nalan Duo'er, hence they asked him a lot of questions.
She ferociously swung her sleeves. She was actually kidnapped by a thief in this heavily guarded palace. Was there still any king's law?
”You bunch of useless bums!”
After saying this, Nalan Duo'er flicked her sleeve and left. The palace maids and eunuchs followed with their heads hanging low, their faces all covered with dirt.
Within the Purple Palace, Nalan Duo'er had just received a severe shock, and her entire body wasn't looking too good.
Qian Er stood beside Nalan Duo'er and sighed helplessly when she saw her pale white face.
Who was that man? Nalan Duo'er didn't know, but she knew that she had a group of palace maids as witnesses. She could even meet the Emperor once.
When she thought of this, Nalan Duo'er sighed lightly. However, there was still some anticipation in her eyes.
”Qian Er, I have something that I need you to do.”
Nalan Duo'er said, a complicated look flashing past her eyes.
Qian Er's ear was close to Nalan Duo'er's, and when Nalan Duo'er whispered into her ear, she nodded her head.
Not long later, Qian Er left with a face full of worry.
Nalan Duo'er looked at the back of Qian Er as she walked out, and the corner of her mouth raised slightly. This kidnapping gave her another chance, allowing her to see the emperor.
The current Xuanyuan Zhiling was eating from his Endless Harmony Hall, and just as he was about to use it, he suddenly heard the guards outside shouting, causing him to furrow his brows a little impatiently.
”Go see what's going on outside.”
After saying that, Xuanyuan Zhiling's gaze turned to the door, only to hear a young maid's voice.
”Big brother guard, please allow me to meet the Emperor.”
This voice was very young, so Xuanyuan Zhiling could tell that it ought to be the little palace maid s of the palace.
”No, no. The emperor is currently eating. We can't disturb him!”