Chu Youzhao rushed to Zu An's side: "Brother-in-law, be careful!"

She assumed it was someone from the Prince Qi's residence who had returned so quickly to seek revenge, but Murong Qinghe, standing nearby, saw it clearly and whispered, "It's someone from the Eastern Palace."

Chu Youzhao was taken aback. At that moment, the group of knights rushed over and surrounded them.

Immediately afterward, a carriage appeared, and a eunuch lifted the curtain, allowing a woman in full regalia to slowly emerge. The gold hairpins and jade ornaments on her head shone brightly in the sunlight, making her appear exceptionally gorgeous and noble.

"Greetings, Crown Princess!" Chu Youzhao and Murong Qinghe were both long-time residents of the capital and naturally recognized Bi Linglong. Although they belonged to different camps, they had to admit that this woman was indeed very beautiful. What was even more rare was that she possessed an air of nobility. The elaborate costumes that would seem extravagant to ordinary people only accentuated her beauty.

The Crown Princess nodded slightly to the two men. Since they were from Prince Qi's faction, she didn't need to be overly enthusiastic; maintaining basic politeness was sufficient.

Then she walked towards Zu An, her phoenix eyes scanning him up and down. Seeing that he had no obvious injuries, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "I heard that Lord Zu had some trouble. I just happened to be passing by. They didn't do anything to you, did they?"

As he spoke, he stared at Chu Youzhao and Bi Linglong with a questioning look. Wasn't it a bit too careless of King Qi to send these two people to deal with Zu'an?

Zu An hurriedly said, "Your Highness, you've misunderstood. They are my friends."

"Friends?" The Crown Princess raised an eyebrow. This guy was actually friends with someone from Prince Qi's lineage? That was truly interesting.

Murong Qinghe breathed a sigh of relief: "We have some matters to attend to at home, so we'll take our leave now."

The Murong family has always been at odds with the Crown Prince, so she felt extremely uncomfortable staying here.

At the same time, she pulled Chu Youzhao away. Chu Youzhao was somewhat unwilling, but she knew that the Crown Princess was there and she couldn't get a word in edgewise. In addition, because she had been living in the Qin family for a long time, her relationship with the Eastern Palace was naturally not good, so she felt uncomfortable being surrounded by people from the Eastern Palace. So she left with them, and when she left, she gave Zu An a pitiful look.

The Crown Princess naturally couldn't stop them. Watching the two leave, she couldn't help but say, "It seems you and your brother-in-law have a pretty good relationship."

Chu Youzhao's gaze as he left did not escape her notice. She was somewhat curious: hadn't the Chu family expelled him from their home during a crisis? How could the two sides still maintain such a good relationship?

Zuan said with a smile, "Besides being handsome, I have another advantage: I'm very approachable. Normal people will inevitably like me after spending a lot of time with me."

Crown Princess: "..."

Why do I feel like punching this guy whenever I see his smiling face?

"If there's nothing else, let's go back to the East Palace together." She snorted and lifted her skirt to return to the carriage.

"Okay." Zu An thought to himself that although the Crown Princess was not polite, she was quite nice to him. She rushed over as soon as she knew he was in danger. Now, even though she was a little unhappy, she was worried that he would be retaliated against by the people of the Prince Qi's mansion, so she took him to the palace.

They remained silent the entire way. No matter how eloquent Zu An was, he couldn't openly speak to her in the carriage in front of so many people.

He quickly returned to the East Palace, where Zu An was astonished to find Pu Duandiao and Jiao Sigun kneeling at the door being punished. He exclaimed in shock, "What are you two doing? Who dares to treat the East Palace guards like this? This is outrageous!"

"I punished them." At this moment, the Crown Princess walked over from behind. Pu Duandiao and Jiao Sigun gave Zu An a wry smile, and then continued to kneel there with their heads hanging down.

Zu'an couldn't help but ask, "Why did the Crown Princess punish them?"

The Crown Princess glanced at the two men indifferently: "They dragged you to spend the night at the brothel, and they didn't come back with you afterwards, which led to you being alone and falling into the trap of Prince Qi's mansion. Fortunately, you escaped unharmed, otherwise their punishment would have been far more severe."

Pu Duandiao and Jiao Sigun, standing to the side, looked resentful. It was clearly Zu'an who led them to the Jiaofangsi, so how did it become that they led Zu'an there?

However, since Zuan had just hosted a dinner party and then encountered danger, they were too embarrassed to come out and embarrass him.

Zuan was taken aback, not expecting her to care about him so much.

Feeling his intense gaze, the Crown Princess was taken aback at first, then her face instantly turned red: "Don't overthink it. I will do my best to save anyone in the Eastern Palace who is targeted by the Prince Qi's mansion. It's not just you."

Zu An smiled and said, "Thank you, Your Highness. I will serve you with utmost loyalty and devotion until my dying breath."

Pu Duandiao and Jiao Sigun, who were standing to the side, were immediately wide-eyed. Look how cultured this guy's flattery is. The eldest brother is indeed worthy of being the eldest brother.

The Crown Princess's eyes lit up. She hadn't expected him to say such classic words. She looked at him with more appreciation. No wonder he was the one who made the Prince of Qi and his son suffer repeated setbacks.

But this guy is way too bold, staring straight at me without blinking?

Hmph, if I look away, wouldn't it seem like I'm afraid of him? How would I control him then?

joke!

So she persisted in not looking away, waiting for the other person to be tactful enough to look away, but who knew that Zu'an was too thick-skinned and had no intention of looking away at all.

The two stared at each other like that, and gradually the Crown Princess couldn't take it anymore; a faint blush spread across her fair neck.

The people around them all had strange expressions. It looked like the Crown Princess and Lord Zu were gazing at each other affectionately, but how could that be?

Just then, a chubby head popped up and asked, "What is the Jiaofangsi?"

The Crown Princess finally came to her senses, turned her gaze away, glared at the Crown Prince with a hint of annoyance, and said in a slightly annoyed tone, "You absolutely cannot go to such a filthy place."

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