and impatiently said: "The things that Beiling Regent Wang manages are too wide.""Su Ziyì massaged his temples, a headache throbbing behind his eyes. He didn't even feel like speaking anymore."Jun Li..."Why are you being so polite We're family, it's nothing." Before Jun Li Ye could speak, Su Qing Ying cut him off, her eyebrows raised and a deep smile playing in her phoenix eyes.

"Shangguan Jinghong's mouth twitched.

She's too self-aware, isn't she

But after a moment of silence, a wave of warmth washed over him. He surprised himself by not refuting her words, instead he nodded heavily and a smile curved his thin lips. "Hmm, you're right, family."

"Hiss... how come this wall is so cold It's so cold that I have goosebumps." After squatting for a while, his legs went numb. Shangguan Jinghong couldn't help but stand up and lean against the wall. As soon as his body touched the wall, he suddenly jumped back like an electric shock.

"Cold This wall is covered in warm jade. Even if some of the jade is a bit cool, it wouldn't be that cold, would it When did you become so frail" Su Qingying crossed her arms, looking at him calmly with a playful smile on her face and a raised eyebrow.

"No, it's really cold. Come and see for yourself." Shangguan Jinghong also thought it was just his illusion, he couldn't help but place his palm on the surface again. Within a few seconds, his hand turned red from the cold.

At this, Su Qingying's eyes narrowed with curiosity as she walked over. Mimicking him, she placed her palm on the same spot. Sure enough, in just a few breaths, her small hand turned red from the cold.

"It's really different, it feels like cold air is constantly seeping in from behind the wall. Could there be an ice cellar back there" Su Qingying felt surprised and repeated this several times.

Jun Li's night blood eyes narrowed, he said in a low voice: "Wouldn't you know if you just opened it"

“This wall is very thick; I estimate that one person wouldn't be able to break it open. Arli, you shouldn't use your internal energy, step back a bit. Shangguan, you and I will use our internal energy simultaneously, let’s see if we can open it.” After roughly sensing its thickness, Su Qingying didn't dare to ignore Jun Liye's body toxin, so she pushed him away a considerable distance to prevent him from secretly making a move.

"…" was left out by her, Jun Liye was helpless.

This little girl, does she really think she's made of porcelain

"Good." Weiwei took a few steps back. Shangguan Jinghong almost simultaneously with Su Qingying channeled their powers and struck the icy, biting wall with all their might.

Boom!

The wall couldn't withstand the force of their battle and collapsed with a deafening boom. As dust billowed into the air, a wave of icy cold swept in, penetrating to the very bone.

"Unexpectedly, behind the secret room was a freezer. No wonder it's so cold here." Shangguan Jinghong shivered from the cold, her teeth chattering. She rubbed her arms frantically with both hands, and even her breath came out in white puffs.

“Look, there’s an ice coffin.” Su Qingying ran towards the ice coffin in the center of the ice room. Through the transparent ice, she clearly saw the woman lying inside, “There is a woman lying inside, she is so beautiful!”

She was a strikingly beautiful woman. Dressed in a soft, ice-blue silk robe, she possessed an extraordinary beauty. Her skin was as smooth as jade, and her eyes held a gentle yet dignified air.

Perhaps because she had been lying in the ice coffin for years, her skin was unnaturally white, adding a touch of otherworldly detachment to her.

Su Qingying gazed at the woman's face, her delicate brows furrowing imperceptibly.

This woman's features... she looks so familiar. Like I've seen her before.

"Mother" Jun Li's bloodshot eyes shrank violently, he strode forward and pushed open the coffin lid with a slight force. His throat constricted, and he stared in disbelief.

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"Huh Alri, what are you saying Empress Dowager She's your Empress Dowager" Su Qingying and Shangguan Jinghong were truly taken aback by his words.

Didn't he say before that his parents were killed by him How...

Having looked at the woman's appearance, and then at Jun Liye's handsome features, Su Qingying finally understood why she felt that the woman looked familiar.

Their eyebrows and expressions were surprisingly similar!

However, one was too effeminate, the other too harsh.

"There's no mistake, she's my mother! I'll never forget her face, absolutely not!" Jun Liye gripped Shangguan Yanran's hand tightly, his voice firm, his eyes welling up.

"But didn't you say your mother concubine was... taken by him How could she be here And appearing in Shangguan Jianren's ice room" Looking at the stunning woman in the ice coffin, Su Qingying was confused and felt a strange sensation in her heart.

So, that's how she met her future mother-in-law

"I don't know, after I accidentally killed her that year, I clearly buried her with my father. How is this possible How could my mother's remains appear here" Jun Liye was in utter turmoil.

His imperial mother had not died eight years ago Why was she placed in this ice chamber, her body preserved so perfectly What exactly happened to her If the person in this coffin really is his imperial mother, then who was buried with his father

One mystery after another arose, but he couldn't see the truth.

Her eyes twinkled mischievously as Su Qingying guessed, "Hmmm, could it be Shangguan Jianren who dug up their graves He shouldn't be that crazy, right"

“He dares! I’ll make him pay with his life!” Jun Liye's face darkened, a terrifying murderous aura emanating from him like ripples in a pond. His handsome features were now frozen with frost, and a chilling killing intent erupted in an instant.

That sight made even Su Qingying and Shangguan Jinghong shiver involuntarily.

Su Qingying delicately placed her hand on her chin, her gaze sweeping across the secret room before her. She then recalled the expensive furniture, the luxurious bed, and the soft smoke-colored silk garments that were clearly made for a woman. In an instant, something became crystal clear in her mind.

Her eyes lit up, and she said in a low voice, “Wait! Arli, since your mother concubine is lying in this ice chamber's Xuan Bing coffin, could the secret room outside be where she lived before”

This ice coffin is not like an ordinary coffin, but a solid block of frigid ice. That's why it can preserve the bodies for so long without decay.

Xuán Hán Jiān Bīng is not like cabbage. It comes from the depths of snow-capped mountains, forming one piece every thousand years, making it extremely valuable. Without immense power, it would be impossible to obtain.

In Beiling, besides Ari, it's the Emperor of Beiling's official sword, Ren, who holds the highest authority. Therefore, it's not hard to guess that this ice coffin and secret room were meticulously prepared by him for his future mother-in-law!

After recovering from the shock, Shangguan Jinghong thought seriously for a moment before shaking her head and denying it. "How is that possible! As far as I know, my aunt hasn't set foot in the palace since she got married, let alone the fact that she passed away eight years ago. How could she be living there"

"If she were still alive back then, there's no way to rule out that the scoundrel Shangguan secretly saved her and hid her here." Su Qingying still held onto her guess, but she always felt like something was off, something she had overlooked. She just couldn't pinpoint what it was, as if something was missing..Seizing her longsword, Jun Liye clutched at her chest and knelt on one knee, forcing back the metallic tang rising in her throat. "Damn it! The poison had to strike at this exact moment!""To actually...