Then, he excitedly ran to Chu Yun's courtyard and shared the news with Chu Yun.

"As long as nothing happens to the Prince, that's all that matters! What I fear most is something happening to the Prince. Seeing that he's alright, I can finally relax."

Chu Yun suppressed her inner joy, because she knew that King Xiao liked to see her appear to be very kind.

Even if he disliked the Crown Prince and his group, he couldn't show any malice in front of him.

"Yoona, you are so sensible. The Crown Princess and the others have harmed you like this, and you still don't hold a grudge."

King Xiao couldn't help but sigh, then looked at Chu Yun with affection.

In all this time, apart from being jealous and angry because of Su Wanshi, and going a little crazy when he learned about the missing arm, Chu Yun has basically never been angry.

She is always so gentle and sensible, which is what makes me feel most sorry for her.

Looking at Chu Yun, whose appearance had recovered considerably, King Xiao couldn't help but lower his head and kiss her.

Unbeknownst to them, their every move had been clearly seen through the crack in the door by Zi Xing outside.

"This woman has disappeared? I finally made it to Daliang, and I haven't even had a chance to meet her yet, and she's already run away! This won't do."

Zi Xing murmured to herself.

Then, she disappeared at the door and quietly left the Xiao Prince's Mansion when no one was around.

*

"You all go and secretly observe the Crown Prince's residence. If the Crown Prince makes any moves, report to me immediately!"

Zi Xing arrived at a secluded alley, entered a house, and coldly gave orders to the seven or eight women inside.

Among them was Yi Lan, who had long since disappeared.

“Master, I have a guess. I know that the Crown Princess may have been kidnapped by someone.”

Yi Lan knew that she had been severely scolded by her master for failing to do her job last time, so she was now particularly eager to make amends.

"Oh? Tell me about it."

Zi Xing still gave her a chance, looking at her suspiciously.

“Master, since Prince Xiao did not hide the Crown Princess, and Prince Chu has been exiled, there is only one person who could and has the ability to abduct the Crown Princess. That person is Gao Junning, the son of the Regent of the Northern Desert.”

Yi Lan shared her guess.

The reason she was able to guess Gao Junning was because she had worked with him before and knew that they also hated Su Liluo very much and had a deep grudge against her.

"he?"

Zi Xing frowned in confusion.

She didn't pay much attention to this person, but when she heard the name of the Regent, her expression changed slightly.

"What does this have to do with the Regent?"

Zi Xing then asked a question, but her focus was not on Gao Junning, but on the Regent.

"The Crown Princess had a grudge against them. The Regent's daughter had taken a liking to the Crown Prince and wanted to marry him, but she failed to scheme against him and was instead forced to lose her virginity to a commoner by the Crown Princess."

They desperately wanted to take revenge on the Crown Princess, which is why Gao Junning later sought out his apprentice to cooperate. Originally, they wanted to ruin the Crown Princess, but they failed.

Now that they've returned to the Northern Desert like this, they must be resentful, so they secretly arranged for someone to return and kidnap the Crown Princess to take revenge.

Yi Lan shared her analysis.

"Hmm, what you said makes some sense, but since they're in the Northern Desert, I'm afraid it won't be easy for us to find them."

Zi Xing nodded, then looked somewhat worried.

She had some understanding of the Northern Desert, especially considering the abilities of the Northern Desert Regent, who was someone she couldn't easily deal with at the moment.

If she had the ability to deal with the regent, things wouldn't be like they are now.

When Yi Lan saw that her master had finally praised her, she was overjoyed, and she immediately felt that her mind had become much clearer.

So she cleverly said, "Master, we don't necessarily have to go look for them. We can tell the Crown Prince this news, and His Highness will definitely find them."

Zi Xing raised her eyes. Yes, how could she be confused?

The crown prince seems to be deeply in love with his crown princess. If you give him this information, he will definitely do everything in his power to find her.

As long as she continues to keep Prince Xiao in check here, and then uses Prince Xiao's power to gain control of the situation in Daliang, by the time Su Liluo and the others return, Daliang will have changed drastically, and she will be able to get what she wants from her more easily.

With that thought in mind, Zi Xing immediately instructed them to secretly and quietly inform the Crown Prince.

*

The Regent's procession traveled for several more days. Ever since he learned that Gao Yufei had such a plan to take revenge on Su Liluo, Gao Junning had been more careful, because he really didn't want to be cuckolded like that.

Su Liluo gradually regained her strength and tried to remove the curse from herself.

"Brother, how much longer do you think the Emperor can live? He's almost finished eating all the Ganoderma lucidum in the palace."

Just as Su Liluo was preparing to try to remove the curse from herself inside the closed prison van, she suddenly heard Gao Yufei and Gao Junning chatting outside.

Earth Ganoderma?

Isn't this the herb I've been looking for?

Judging from Gao Yufei's tone, this medicinal herb seems to be quite precious.

So she temporarily stopped her actions of dispelling the curse and pressed her ear against the door to listen carefully to their conversation.

"It'll be over soon. Although the Earth Spirit Mushroom can alleviate his poisoning, there are only one or two left. One Earth Spirit Mushroom can only alleviate the poisoning for half a year. And there are no more Snow Lotuses left. He can live for at most another year."

"Can I become a princess a year from now? My cousin the emperor is a complete waste; the emperor should have been our father long ago!"

Gao Yufei was immediately excited when she heard that the Emperor of the Northern Desert might not live for more than a year.

Although she lived the life of a princess in the Northern Desert, she lacked the title of princess, a title she had always longed for.

"Barring any unforeseen circumstances, it should be fine."

Gao Junning affectionately patted his sister's hair and smiled.

At the same time, his expression became somewhat serious.

If he waits until the emperor passes away and he has no children, and the male relatives of the collateral line are almost all dead, then either his father will be naturally recommended by the ministers to become emperor, or he will become emperor with his father's support.

After all, their bloodline was somehow related to the royal family.

Judging from my father's current appearance, he seems to want to ascend the throne himself, but if he does, he may not necessarily pass the throne to me in the future.

This made Gao Junning somewhat worried.

"What if Father and the ministers recommend you to be the emperor? Can I still be a princess? Wait, no, if you become the emperor, will Su Liluo become the empress?"

Just as Gong Junning was worried, Gao Yufei suddenly thought of another possibility.

Especially when she thought about the possibility of Su Liluo becoming empress, she couldn't help but scream.

How could she possibly be qualified to be empress!