"Chapter 74: Imprisoned"

Everyone was startled by her scream.

An Ning was even more confused and touched her back, her hand covered in a sticky sensation:

"Blood?" An Ning exclaimed.

Su Yunyan quickly took out her handkerchief and wiped her hands.

"What happened? Are you injured?"

It wasn't until she saw her hands covered in blood that Anning felt a sharp pain in her back.

"He must have been injured in the palace."

Thinking of this, An Ning froze, staring blankly at Su Yunyan and said, "Sister Yunyan, take a look, is there an arrow stuck in my back?"

Su Yunyan frowned slightly: "No, it doesn't look like that. It looks like you've just scraped your skin, but there's a lot of blood. Let's go back to the shop and I'll take care of it for you."

"That's good, that's good." An Ning was relieved.

Within the four seas, one embroidery.

Xiaohua changed into a new set of clothes, her hair loose and flowing, her eyes fixed on Anning's back, her eyes suddenly reddening: "I'm sorry, it's all my fault."

Xiao Ningzi raised an eyebrow: "I'm fine, but you need to think carefully about how to get past Sister Wu Ying. In order to leave the palace to save you, we forcibly seized the Emperor's imperial horse and caused a great disturbance in the palace. We were surrounded and intercepted by the Imperial Guards and the Forbidden Army. I don't even know if the Emperor will kill me after we return to the palace."

Honeysuckle listened, her face full of worry: "What should we do?"

Yan Mufeng unconsciously tightened his grip on the sword in his hand: "If the emperor really dares to kill Xiao Ningzi, I will fight him to the death."

Behind her, Mu Anwen secretly tugged at her sleeve: "Don't be impulsive."

Yan Mufeng glanced back at him, his tone slightly cold: "Your Highness, we don't need your help right now. You should go back to your residence to read and write."

Mu Anwen was quite hurt: "Mu Feng? Are you angry with me?"

An Ning rubbed her temples helplessly: "Although fighting the Emperor is practically impossible, I'm still very touched by Sister Mu Feng's protectiveness. Also, if the Fifth Prince and Fifth Princess have nothing else to do, they should go back to their own residence and show off their affection."

After saying that, An Ning winked at the two of them.

Lanxi nodded vigorously in agreement: "Yes, yes, yes, we're enough here."

Yan Mufeng hurriedly said, "How can that be? After such a commotion, there's still no proper cleanup. How can I abandon you all?"

Lanxi was about to say something more when she suddenly heard the noisy sound of horses' hooves outside the shop, followed by a sharp shout.

"Everyone from Sihai Yixiu, come out here!"

Mu Anwen frowned deeply: "They are Second Brother's men."

Xu Jiao'er exclaimed, "Oh no! He must be here to take Sister Xiaohua back with him!"

Honeysuckle tilted her head slightly, her eyes flashing with an unprecedented determination: "Don't even think about it! I've already died once, and no matter who it is, even if it's the Heavenly King himself, I'm not afraid!"

Su Yunyan reached out and grasped her wrist, gently rubbing it as she said, "Don't rush. He just told the people from Sihai Yixiu to leave. None of you who are not involved should move for now. I'm going out to check the situation. Jiao'er, you've only come to deliver a message. It's best not to get involved in what happens next."

He then pointed to a hidden door behind him: "Go out from here, then return to your residence, and pretend you never saw us today!"

An Ning nodded: "Go quickly, there are already enough people involved, you and the Fourth Prince can't be dragged down with you."

Xu Jiao'er bit her lip and nodded: "Okay, take care!"

Outside the store.

An extremely luxurious sedan chair was parked prominently at the shop entrance, followed by a group of officials who looked like they were from the Jingzhao Prefecture.

Su Yunyan, veiled, walked gracefully forward and curtsied, saying, "Greetings, esteemed officials. Are you here today to select embroidery?"

She feigned ignorance with a professional smile, managing to hide her true intentions perfectly.

"Are you the manager?" Lord Li's eyes scanned Su Yunyan from head to toe, his tone unfriendly.

Su Yunyan smiled as always: "Does my lord wish to select some fashionable embroidery patterns for his wife?"

Lord Li sneered, "Guards, take her to the jail to await interrogation!"

As she spoke, the constables behind her rushed over and grabbed Su Yunyan's arm, pinning it behind her back.

"My lord? May I ask what I have done wrong? It seems against the rules to arrest me without cause?"

Lord Li pointed a finger at Su Yunyan: "To conceal your face and hide your true appearance before me is the first crime, and the second crime is that there has never been a rule in the Great Qi Dynasty that women run shops! What are you all standing there for? Take her away!"

The people in the shop were extremely anxious: "What should we do? Sister Yunyan is going to be arrested!"