My Wife Turns Out to be an Empress of the Dynasty

[Grade: Blue] (Reached the upper limit for physique)

It seemed that he needed to continue improving his physique or acquire a new one to accommodate even larger amounts of fortune...

Not being greedy, Gu Lan gently put down the medicine bowl. Suddenly, he felt a gaze fixed on his face. Lowering his head, he saw that Lin Dan\'er had awakened without him noticing. Her clear and watery eyes silently observed him.

Gu Lan was stunned for a moment. Was the medicine really that effective? Or was it because the recovery ability of the Heavenly Maiden\'s Ice Phoenix Demon Body was truly astonishing?

However, now was not the time to investigate the reasons.

"Don\'t get me wrong, I\'m a good person," Gu Lan explained, creating some distance.

Any woman waking up to find a stranger sitting by her bed might panic, especially when she was powerless to resist.

However!

Lin Dan\'er showed no sign of surprise. She simply nodded and softly said, "Yeah, I know you\'re a good person."

In fact, she woke up when Gu Lan first entered the room. She had been lying still, both for self-protection and to see what this man was up to. Fortunately, Gu Lan had no ill intentions towards her.

"You were awake the whole time?" Gu Lan understood now.

"Yeah," Lin Dan\'er admitted without reservation.

"..." Gu Lan was speechless. The Heavenly Maiden truly deserved to be one of the female leads in the original work; her intelligence and methods were not what ordinary women could match.

"I\'m Gu Lan, a friend of Lin Lu. He entrusted me to take care of you."

"Lin Lu?" Lin Dan\'er frowned, showing a thoughtful expression. "Sounds familiar, but... who is he?"

"!!!" Gu Lan was dumbfounded. He asked in disbelief, "He\'s your younger brother, your close relative. Don\'t you remember?"

What\'s going on? Did the female lead in the original work also lose her memory after being revived by the male lead?

At this moment, Lin Dan\'er revealed a slightly painful expression in her recollections. "I don\'t know... I only know that I\'m Lin Dan\'er, from the Jing Nation... Right now, I seem to remember a lot of things, but they\'re also blurry..."

She tapped her forehead with her wrist.

Could it be that her soul wasn\'t fully restored, leading to memory loss? It seemed like the medicine shouldn\'t be stopped...

Gu Lan looked at her and stopped her, saying, "If you can\'t remember, don\'t force yourself. First, take care of your body. These memories will come back sooner or later."

"Yeah," Lin Dan\'er agreed calmly, following his advice.

"At worst, wait until Lin Lu comes back. Let him slowly help you recover your memories..." Gu Lan mumbled, pondering as he closed the door behind him and left the room.

"Old Yang, the patient is awake. Remember to cook for her in the future."

"Okay!"

Old Yang obediently responded, adding half a ladle of rice to the pot.

...

That night.

In the Lin family\'s small courtyard, during dinner.

In a luxurious inn in Langzhou City.

"Your Highness, how were today\'s exam questions from the Jing Nation?"

The black-robed old man, who had been whipped by Lin Lu a few days ago, looked at the young scholar lounging by the table with his legs crossed.

"Heh! The Jing Nation claims to have the deepest cultural heritage, but it seems that the rumors are not entirely true."

The young scholar lightly shook his folding fan, laughing nonchalantly, "If the difficulty remains the same in the following days, securing the top scholar position will be a walk in the park."

The black-robed old man chuckled, "In that case, allow me to congratulate Your Highness in advance on a victorious start!"

He fully believed in the young scholar\'s words. In their Great Yu Dynasty, everyone knew the title of the "Ninth Prince," and his extensive knowledge and learning, which even the Great Yu Royal Teacher praised. If governing a country through culture, the Ninth Prince was undoubtedly the best choice for the throne.

Now in the Jing Nation, he had come to obtain the position of top scholar to implement his subsequent plans.

"Um... Your Highness, since you\'re so happy, may I...?"

The black-robed old man licked his lips, tentatively asking.

The young scholar frowned but eventually waved his hand, "Go ahead, but remember not to eat too much. After all, this is still within the territory of the Jing Nation."

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

The black-robed old man joyfully thanked him, and his figure gradually faded away.

"This old serpent still can\'t change his man-eating nature." The young scholar shook his head, indifferent, "Let him eat; they are all just the Jing Nation\'s commoners..."

...

At this moment!

It\'s already curfew in Langzhou City. Apart from the patrolling city guards, the streets are filled with men who linger in brothels and those returning home late at night.

Red-light district.

"Young Master Ma, come back to play tomorrow!"

"Tell Little Lan to wait for me tomorrow, Mom." A drunken young master from a wealthy family, supported by two servants, bids farewell to the old madam.

"Alright~" The old madam agrees with a twist of her waist, returning inside.

The young Master Ma, assisted by his two servants, walks through a deserted alley and heads towards the main street.

Suddenly, Young Master Ma feels an urgency in his abdomen, frowning, "Wait here for me; I\'ll relieve myself first."

"Sure." The two servants watch him head towards a dark corner.

Because they\'ve also had some drinks, they decide to sit down and wait, feeling a bit drowsy.

A moment later, an eerie cold wind blows.

"Hey, wake up, where\'s our young master?"

"Didn\'t he go to relieve himself... Huh? Why hasn\'t he come back?"

"The wind is eerie. Let\'s go look for him!"

"Alright..."

The two search the nearby area for a long time. Finally, in a dark corner, they find Young Master Ma\'s torn clothes scattered all over the ground. There\'s also a puddle of water on the dark, glossy surface.

"Why does it look like the young master\'s clothes?"

"Hey, what\'s this sticky stuff?"

"Let me see..."

The two wipe it off the ground and arrive beneath the moonlit area.

A glaring crimson color reflects in their gradually horrified eyes!

"Oh damn, it\'s blood!"

"Quick, go back and get someone!"

Late at night.

Many people in Langzhou City mysteriously go missing. The figures of the patrol camp gradually arrive on the streets, following the lead of an old man.

After the constables inspect the clothing fragments and confirm the death of Young Master Ma, County Magistrate Dou Fu curses, "Damn it! Committing murder in the middle of the night, is there no justice?"

"Everyone, take turns on watch. If we can\'t catch the murderer tonight, don\'t bother sleeping!" County Magistrate Dou Fu\'s grumbling echoes throughout the city.

He\'s frustrated to the core!

Not only because the Ma family is a somewhat famous martial arts clan in this area, with the family head, Ma Bo, being a half-step into the King Realm. But also because the Autumn Examination is currently underway.

If anything goes wrong at this time, the court might charge him with a serious crime. By then, even the punishment of being decapitated and having one\'s head hung on a wooden pole might be considered lenient.

The next day.

...

Langzhou was under full martial law.

During the Autumn Examination, soldiers conducted house-to-house searches on the streets.

On his way to the Prefectural Government Office, Gu Lan coincidentally encountered Dou Fu. After a brief inquiry, Dou Fu informed him of what happened last night.

"Master Gu, isn\'t it strange? Nothing unusual usually happens, but as soon as the Autumn Examination arrives, trouble brews. And the dead are from our Langzhou\'s prominent families!"

Dou Fu was frustrated.

"Have you determined the cause of death?"

"The constables say it looks like he was torn apart by a wild beast."

"How could there be wild beasts in the city?"

Gu Lan thought for a moment and warned in a low voice, "If it were an ordinary wild beast, the victim could have escaped. Dou Fu, could it be a demonic beast?"

Hearing this, Dou Fu suddenly recalled the incident in West Street, where Wu Feng and a group of commoners were almost slaughtered by the Fox Demon King.

If it weren\'t for the mysterious Sword Immortal\'s intervention, he would have faced a great disaster... The deaths of so many commoners would undoubtedly have resulted in severe punishment, potentially the entire family being executed!

However, no one could guarantee whether the Sword Immortal would come to the rescue of the commoners again this time.

Dou Fu glanced at Gu Lan with a horrified look and said bitterly, "Master Gu, if it\'s truly a demonic beast, what should this official do?"