Chapter 42 Is this how the Second Princess always is?

Heshan Town is her hometown!

"What have you done to my parents!" Cuilan cried out in anguish.

"Don't worry, if you remain loyal to Her Majesty for the rest of your life, Her Majesty will naturally take care of your parents." Caiyun narrowed her eyes, her ruthlessness undisguised. "If you are disobedient... hehe, then don't blame Her Majesty."

Cuilan froze, her heart sinking into an ice cellar.

Caiyun chuckled and squatted down, her voice tinged with a hint of helplessness and gentle coaxing: "Cuilan, over the years you've done so much for Her Majesty in secret, and Her Majesty knows all about it. Her Majesty remembers all your kindness."

Cuilan raised her head in despair, looked into those eyes, and trembled all over.

"That medicine won't cause you pain, I promise, okay?"

After saying that, Caiyun left without looking back.

Cuilan was left alone, lying face down on the damp, dirty ground, silently shedding tears.

After a while, Cuilan laughed heartily, climbed to the other end, picked up the porcelain bottle, tremblingly poured out a pill, and ate it.

The moonlight was still bright, a small beam of light filtering in through the tiny crack in the window.

As the porcelain vase passed through the moonlight, it tumbled to the other side, startling a little mouse watching from the darkness. The mouse jumped up, its hind legs hitting the vase and kicking it into a hidden corner.

"Oh my god, this scared me to death!" The little mouse sniffed the porcelain bottle, but there was no smell of food inside.

The little mouse ran to Cuilan's side and sniffed her again. Upon smelling her, it jumped up in fright: "Oh my god! She's not breathing!"

Cuilan lay on the ground with her eyes open, no longer breathing.

Another commotion came from afar, and the little mouse quickly tucked its tail between its legs and scurried away through its hole.

"Your Highness, the man is being held here. He was tortured when he was brought in this afternoon, and the eunuch confessed everything. He said he was just doing a job for money, taking two taels of silver from the palace maid, who said all he had to do was sprinkle some powder in Yuqing Palace. He didn't even know that the powder was itching powder. We don't think it's a lie."

"What about that palace maid?" Thirteen asked.

The commander of the guards in charge of the imperial prison replied, "That palace maid is stubborn; she won't say a word!"

As they spoke, the group entered and saw several guards lying on the ground, their fates unknown. The guard commander was shocked.

"These are the guards on patrol at this hour, how could this happen!"

The guard commander quickly checked their breathing: "They're still breathing, they must have just passed out!"

Xie Yunchuan narrowed his eyes slightly, guessing what was going on in his mind: "Thirteen!"

Thirteen immediately understood and bypassed the guards lying on the ground to look at Cuilan, who was locked in the cell.

"Quick, open the door!"

The guard commander quickly took out the key and opened the cell door, allowing Thirteen to go inside and investigate.

"Your Highness is dead!"

Xie Yunchuan's eyes narrowed, and he clenched his fists: "Is this a case of murder to silence a witness?"

...

After what happened yesterday, not only Xie Yunchuan and the others were worried, but even the little dumpling herself was still afraid.

Therefore, today, when the little dumpling, who usually only takes Zijuan with her, was followed by a whole string of people for the first time ever.

Besides the personal maid Zijuan, there were also two guards sent by Consort Rong: Lao Mao and Lao Yu.

I heard that these two guards were originally veterans of the border army, and were assigned by General Rong to protect Consort Rong.

Consort Rong was really worried about her daughter, so she transferred people to Yuqing Palace to protect Shengsheng.

In front of the old cat and the old fish were two maids: Chunhua and Qiuyue.

Chunhua and Qiuyue are Xie Yunchuan's people. They have practiced martial arts since childhood and are women, so it is most appropriate to place them by Xiaotuanzi's side to take care of her.

Do you think that's all?

In the shadows, the hidden guard Zhui Feng was crouching in a tree, staring wide-eyed at another hidden guard, Zhu Yue, who was crouching beside him.

Zhu Yue looked at him with a playful smile and introduced herself very humbly: "What's your name? My name is Zhu Yue. I'm a bodyguard sent by His Majesty to protect the princess. From today onwards, we're colleagues!"

Chasing the Wind: "..."

Zhui Feng remained expressionless, somewhat speechless.

Zhu Yue didn't care at all and continued to smile.

"Hehe, from now on I'm Princess's person. You've been serving Princess for a while now, right? Then you're my senior. Hello, senior!"

Zhui Feng sighed, "In the royal court, all factions train their own secret guards. These guards are mostly cold-hearted people. This is the first time I've ever seen someone as unserious as Zhui Feng."

Zhui Feng said, "Zhui Feng."

"Oh, Senior Chasing Wind!"

"...Don't call me senior."

The guards were in the shadows, and Sheng Sheng was completely unaware of it.

However, Zhui Feng showed up yesterday, and Sheng Sheng learned that he was sent by Xie Yunchuan to protect her in secret.

The little dumpling went out today to find Xie Yunqi; she's figured out how to apologize.

The little dumpling hummed a tune and happily skipped forward.

The mistress is soft, cute, and approachable. She has a sweet smile, and the newcomers all adore her. They feel good working behind her.

For aesthetic purposes, many flowers and plants were planted along the roadsides in the palace. Sheng Sheng picked out a bunch of the prettiest ones and distributed them to the people behind her.

"Here are some beautiful flowers for you!"

Zijuan, used to her mistress's playful warmth, happily accepted the gift: "Thank you, Princess!"

The newcomers, however, were initially hesitant to accept the offer.

Sheng Sheng then pushed the flowers forward to them, tilting her head: "Take them, they're so pretty!"

The group hesitated before accepting the gifts and expressed their gratitude.

"No need to thank me, there's no need to thank me. You've worked hard protecting Sheng Sheng!"

The group looked at each other and laughed, their smiles now more genuine.

Sheng Sheng waved with a smile, then turned back and picked a bunch of flowers, placed them on the ground, and whispered to the big tree above her head, "Brother Zhui Feng, Sheng Sheng put the flowers here! Take them yourself!"

After saying that, the little dumpling continued to hop and skip forward.

The bouquet of flowers was left alone on the ground. A few seconds later, a dark shadow swept by, and the flowers were gone.

Zhui Feng shared half of the flower with Zhu Yue, a slight smile appearing on his usually expressionless face.

Zhu Yue was quite surprised. While tending to the bunch of wildflowers in her hand, she said, "Oh, is this how the Second Princess always is?"

"Um."

Zhui Feng didn't waste any words, but Zhu Yue could tell that Zhui Feng recognized the princess.

Zhu Yue smiled and carefully tucked the half-bunch of wildflowers into her waistband.

The colorful wildflowers stood out against his black outfit.

"Zijuan, Zijuan, where is Fifth Brother's palace?"

Zijuan thought for a moment: "The Fifth Prince's birth mother is Consort Li of Yikun Palace. According to the rules of the palace, a prince can live alone in a palace when he turns thirteen. The Fifth Prince is only eight years old and still lives with Consort Li."

"Okay, okay." Sheng Sheng nodded. "Then let's go to Yikun Palace to find Fifth Brother now!"