Keep your voice down. Are you trying to look glamorous dressed as a forced lover?

Cheng Fei could clearly sense the resilience in Wen Sheng's bones, so he had to shift his gaze from Ji Mingzheng to Wen Sheng.

But Wen Sheng focused on Li Qingyan and never fell for his tricks or targeted him. No matter what he said or did, she always managed to turn the tables and steadily do her own thing.

But the undercurrents are palpable to everyone.

After Cheng Fei moved into the East Palace, just as he had said, he did indeed join them and behaved very well.

However, his presence completely shattered the peace of the Eastern Palace, and even the previous dynasty had heard of it.

The wise king even immediately ordered an investigation and decided to impeach Li Qingyan for neglecting his duties and being infatuated with beautiful women.

The consequences of the compensation paid to Li Qingyan made him wary and anxious.

He wanted to use this incident to ruin her reputation.

He wanted to find out what was so special about Cheng Fei, but Li Qingyan hid him very well on the way back, and he didn't see his face at all. After entering the East Palace, he never came out again.

If you can't find anything by probing, you can only investigate.

The Crown Prince of Tang also heard the rumor and volunteered to find a way to help him.

Finally, they tried the clumsy method of flying a kite to test him. Prince Tang did see the person, but he only touched his head and said that the person looked somewhat familiar. By the time he wanted to investigate further, Cheng Fei had already moved to Jingchen Palace and could no longer be found.

Before any new information could be found from the investigation, Prince Rui's birthday arrived.

Princess Jinghe, the daughter of Prince Rui, was very filial to him. Because Prince Rui loved lotus flowers, she specially asked Li Qingyan to borrow the royal garden to prepare a lotus flower banquet for him to celebrate his birthday.

The Royal Garden was built along the Qujiang River, a branch of the Lijiang River, and continued to be developed around the Qujiang Pool. Lotus flowers were widely planted in the area, and the vast pool was filled with red and white lotuses, making it a great place to visit in summer.

Li Qingyan had his own plans, and besides, he could win over Prince Rui, so he naturally agreed.

She would certainly go to congratulate Prince Rui.

But when the day of Prince Rui's birthday actually arrived, she hesitated.

Because she was dreaming.

Whether it was because she had been thinking about it during the day and dreaming about it at night, or because she had passed the first three levels and gone through the trials, so God gave her a hint and she suddenly saw the hint for the fourth level that she had been worried about in her dream.

A nonsensical sentence: "Enter her ** and thrust hard until she **."

"Huh?" Li Qingyan was stunned for a moment after waking up, then suddenly realized, "Is this a hint for level 4?"

She quickly jotted it down while she still remembered it.

This is very rare; it's much better than feeling our way across the river before. At least we have a hint now.

"Why are there so many asterisks?"

Li Qingyan tried hard to recall, fearing that she hadn't remembered clearly from her dream, but no matter how she tried to remember, it was always like this.

Suddenly, it dawned on her that when she used to read books, she would use asterisks or lipsticks to represent some of the hidden parts that she hadn't mastered.

"So it's too explicit and got blocked, so it can't be displayed?"

After realizing this, Li Qingyan fell silent.

How colorful does it have to be?

As expected, it's a poorly written piece; not a single complete sentence passed the review.

Although I was prepared for the fourth level to be difficult, I didn't expect it to be this bad.

"A warning has been issued. We might encounter similar unusual dangers and situations as last time..."

The banquet was also a stage for all sorts of infidelity and scheming, and Li Qingyan hesitated about whether or not to attend the birthday banquet.

But after she finished visiting the emperor, she hesitated for a moment, and then went out.

She didn't have that much time left; she dared not delay, nor would she gamble; her mother needed her too much.

Every moment was a countdown to the emperor's death.

Although her relationship with Tang Fei was still developing, she had to get through this hurdle.

Today is too important; she has to go.

Li Qingyan made up her mind and made thorough preparations before heading out.

Prince Rui's status is special. Not only will Li Qingyan go in person, but Prince Xian also doesn't want to give up on this uncle. He has long decided to go and offer his congratulations and has prepared gifts well in advance.

He knew Li Qingyan would also be there, so he deliberately delayed, wanting to appear last and make himself seem more distinguished.

It is proper for a subordinate to wait for a superior; he wanted Li Qingyan to wait for him, thus putting him in a superior position.

The wise prince arrived late, intending to make a grand entrance amidst the attention of everyone. However, upon arriving at the birthday banquet, he found that no one was paying attention to him; all eyes were on the Prince Heng and Li Qingyan.

"What's going on?" King Xian frowned, not expecting King Heng to be present today.

"Your Highness, Prince Heng was somewhat flustered when he saw General Cheng, who came with the Second Princess."

"Cheng Fei? Wasn't Second Princess keeping him hidden away so well? Why did you bring him out today?"

At this moment, the wise king had not yet realized the seriousness of the problem and slowly strolled over.

The eye of the storm.

"So alike, so very alike." Prince Heng, Tang Yuzhen, was forty years old and in his prime. His sharpness was concealed, and his calm demeanor enveloped him. Having ruled a region for half his life, he had long since stopped showing his emotions. However, when he saw Cheng Fei following behind Li Qingyan, his expression changed drastically.

It was simply because Cheng Fei looked remarkably like her, even more so than her son, who had already been named heir apparent.

Tang Shizi resembled her father more and didn't look like her at all. She hadn't thought much about it before, until she saw Cheng Fei.

Li Qingyan stood to the side, smiling slightly, his merits and fame hidden.

She had hidden Cheng Fei before in order to catch him off guard and make him appear before the Prince of Heng.

This is why she had to come today.

According to the information she urgently found, Cheng Fei and Heng Wang look so alike because they are biological mother and son.

One of the male protagonists in the original book, Prince Tang, is a fictional character; at the very least, he is not the biological son of Prince Heng.

The story of the real and fake princes unfolds, which is also the key to Cheng Fei's ability to stand out. His background is both attractive and dramatic.

"What's your name? Where are your parents?"

Prince Heng held Cheng Fei's hand tightly and asked in a heavy voice.

"Your Highness, this humble general, Cheng Fei, still has parents who are alive, but we haven't been in touch for a long time..."

Li Qingyan added at the opportune moment that Cheng Fei's parents treated him badly, forcing him to lie and say he was thirteen when he was only ten years old so he could join the army.

She was facilitating their reunion and also getting closer to the King of Heng.

Once it's confirmed that Cheng Fei is the son of the Heng King, his status will be sufficient, at least no worse than Ji Mingzheng's, and he can replace Ji Mingzheng to pass the fourth level with her.

The Heng King, the only king of a different gender, was a descendant of a woman who became sworn sisters with the founding emperor. They fought side by side on the battlefield. After the founding emperor ascended the throne, he enfeoffed her as the Heng King based on her military achievements, granting her a fiefdom that was hereditary.

The character '恆' means to guard the borders for a long time, which shows how much the founding emperor valued it.

Prince Heng listened to Li Qingyan's words and gave her a deep look:

"Your Highness, would it be convenient for us to speak privately?"

"Of course." Li Qingyan nodded, her expression frank: "The truth is, I brought him here today because of you."

"When I first saw that he looked like you and that he had a distinctive birthmark, I was suspicious and brought him back to you to let you know if you recognized him."

Her attitude made the Prince of Heng relax a bit, lessen his guard, and even show him more appreciation.

"Whatever the outcome, thank you, Your Highness."

It's normal for His Highness to want to win her over, but if she really is her biological child, then helping her is also genuine.

Both of them were familiar with the Imperial Garden, and they discreetly went to Qingyan Residence, a small courtyard where they could have a quiet conversation.

However, upon reaching their destination, they were suddenly attacked.

Li Qingyan's heart skipped a beat; it seemed the fourth level had begun.