Su Liluo stopped and frowned as she looked at the maid.

Her face was calm and composed, respectful and docile, which showed that she was not an ordinary maid.

She said coldly, "Your princess is right in front of me. If you have something to say, I'll let her speak to me directly. You'd better get out of my way!"

"Your Highness, my princess left because she had something to say to you!"

When the maid saw that Su Liluo was unwilling to listen to her and wanted to continue following Changning, her calm expression immediately crumbled.

The more she looked like that, the more Su Liluo felt that Princess Changning had some kind of trick up her sleeve.

She ignored the maid and quickly followed after Chu Yan.

Seeing that Princess Changning's figure was about to disappear in front of them, they knew that if they lost her, they would never find her again.

This was, after all, the Song residence, and they were unfamiliar with it.

"Princess!"

The maidservant was extremely anxious when she saw Su Liluo and the others shake her off and chase after Princess Changning.

But since she was just a maid, she dared not do anything to her.

So the maid had no choice but to bite the bullet and chase after her, trying to persuade her to stop Su Liluo.

"Ugh, this is so noisy!"

Seeing that the maid was persistently following and making a fuss, Su Liluo couldn't hold back any longer and turned around, punching the maid unconscious.

"Luo'er, you, you're amazing!"

When Chu Yan saw Su Lilu knock the maid unconscious, her eyes widened in astonishment, and she looked on with admiration.

But Su Liluo didn't have time to talk to her anymore, and could only say urgently, "Yan'er, let's catch up quickly. I have a feeling that Changning is definitely not doing anything bad. Let's hurry up and catch up to see what she's up to!"

*

Xiao Ye followed the servant through the winding corridor, which became increasingly secluded, and Xiao Ye gradually sensed something strange.

Why is the women's banquet so far away from the men's banquet?

Moreover, although he was not familiar with the Song family, he knew that the furnishings of the officials' wives in the city were generally not too different.

The route this servant led him along didn't seem to be to a place where a banquet could be prepared; rather, it seemed to be to a secluded courtyard or a side room.

He wanted to stop and question the servant sharply, but he suddenly felt a little tired and his head was spinning.

Then he looked at his personal guard, only to see that he was also in a daze, just like him.

"Your Highness, we're not far ahead."

At this moment, Xiao Ye realized something was wrong and stopped in his tracks. The servant who had led the way walked up to him and said respectfully and obediently.

"What... exactly do you want?"

Xiao Ye propped his throbbing head up with his hand and forced out the question through gritted teeth.

"Your Highness, this servant is here to take you to the Crown Princess!"

The servant's body trembled slightly, but he still spoke without changing his expression.

"Oh!"

A cold laugh escaped Xiao Ye's lips.

Should we take him to find the Crown Princess?

They really exploited my weakness, which is why I fell for their trick today.

"roll!"

Xiao Ye used all his strength to angrily shout out this single word.

But right after he said that word, he felt his body go limp and he collapsed.

"Your Highness!"

Xiao Ye's personal guard was startled and tried to help the crown prince up, but he himself fainted shortly afterward.

At this moment, several more men dressed as servants came out from the surrounding area and rushed over to lift Xiao Ye up.

Xiao Ye's bodyguards, Ye Han and the others, immediately jumped out from the shadows, but just as they were about to snatch Xiao Ye from the servant's hands...

Suddenly, the group of servants took out an intricately patterned bottle from their robes.

Open.

A unique fragrance quickly filled the air.

Ye Han and his guards also went limp, their eyes rolled back, and they fainted.

"Quickly, carry His Highness the Crown Prince away!"

Upon seeing the person faint, the servant quickly gave instructions.

Then, several servants quickly carried Xiao Ye into a side room.

Changning's heart began to pound wildly, and her face was filled with uncontrollable joy.

After walking for a while, she arrived at a secluded courtyard, led by the maid who was guiding her.

The courtyard was unusually quiet, with almost no servants moving around.

"Princess, it's inside. Please come over!"

The maid who had led the way escorted the person to the door, then stopped and did not go any further.

"Okay, this is a reward for you. Go on with your work!"

Changning happily took a clear jade bracelet off her wrist and gave it to the maid.

"Thank you, Princess."

The maid happily accepted the bracelet and then left the courtyard.

Changning nervously pushed open the door and tiptoed into the room.

The room was not spacious, but there was still a screen with green bamboo swaying in the wind.

Through the screen, one could vaguely see a tall, slender man lying on the bed with curtains inside the room.

The man was dressed entirely in black, with two distinct red patches on his cheeks, as if he were drunk.

Even when he was lying down, his noble demeanor remained undiminished.

"Crown Prince, today you are finally mine!"

Princess Changning was thrilled to see Xiao Ye lying on the bed.

Like a bee gathering nectar, she couldn't wait to pounce onto the bed.

However---

"ah!"

Changning let out a painful scream.

She had originally intended to pounce on Xiao Ye and crash into him, but now she was lying on the ground with her legs spread apart, like a piece of meat on a cutting board.

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