That night, Yun Zheng took Yue Ji to walk through every corner of the palace.

The other servants were confused.

Only Yueji vaguely knew that her young lady was doing something mysterious, because she held the slender black brush in her hand and casually drew a few strokes on every place in the corner of the palace.

If there was a slight fluctuation of spiritual power, Yue Ji would not be able to detect it.

However, she didn't ask Yun Zheng.

Yun Zheng was actually setting up a mysterious magic formation for the Prince Yun's Mansion. As for why she chose tonight, it was because she couldn't sleep tonight and was not in the mood to practice.

…

The next morning.

There were many more visitors at the gate of Prince Yun’s Mansion, half of whom wanted to make friends with Prince Yun’s Mansion, and the other half wanted to propose marriage to Yun Zheng.

However, Old Prince Yun turned them all away.

"Humph, these snobbish people used to ignore our Prince Yun's Mansion, but now they can't afford us!" Old Prince Yun snorted angrily.

Yun Zheng stayed in the palace for several days, sometimes taking care of Yun Miao, sometimes chatting with old Prince Yun. As for the matter of cultivation, she put it aside for the time being.

After half a month passed peacefully, Jiang Yichen came to Prince Yun's Mansion to find Yun Zheng.

In the hall.

Yun Zheng looked at the elegant and suave young man in front of her and asked directly, "Master Jiang, what do you want from me?"

Jiang Yichen waved his folding fan, his eyes twinkling slightly, and said with a smile: "Yun Zheng, actually, I came to you this time to ask you why you left the Great Chu Kingdom?"

"To be honest, I've actually been keeping an eye on when you're leaving..."

"Oh?" Yun Zheng raised her eyebrows.

Jiang Yichen touched her eyes that seemed to see through people's hearts, covered his mouth and coughed, then smiled awkwardly and said, "I just want to go on the road with you as a companion!"

A companion on the road?

Why does this sound like a curse?

Yun Zheng declined politely, "I'm sorry, I'm afraid you'll be disappointed. I'm used to being alone and free, so I'll go to the Holy City by myself. You should find someone else."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yichen's handsome face fell, and his disappointment was clearly revealed.

"Yun Zheng, would you like to reconsider? At least I'm a man, and I can take care of you along the way."

"I don't need care."

"I can move and lift, and I can do some heavy lifting for you."

"I can do it myself."

"We'll pass through several dangerous areas along the way, so if we're two people, we can look after each other."

"I don't need any encumbrances."

“…”

Even though Jiang Yichen talked until his throat was hoarse, he was unable to move Yun Zheng in the slightest.

This made Jiang Yichen feel extremely frustrated.

Seeing Jiang Yichen's dejected look, Yun Zheng stepped forward, patted him on the shoulder, and encouraged him, "You can do it yourself."

"Is it really impossible for me to go with you?" Jiang Yichen looked at her aggrievedly.

Yun Zheng shook her head and explained, "I'm going to a place to do something. That place is in the opposite direction of the Holy City, so it's inconvenient for me to go with you."

When Jiang Yichen heard this answer, he immediately felt better. It turned out that she had something to do, so she refused to go with him.

He thought...

She despises herself!

Jiang Yichen agreed: "Okay, then I will wait for you in the Holy City, you must come!"

Yun Zheng's face showed a resolute expression. She nodded slightly and said, "I will."

After seeing Jiang Yichen off, a young eunuch came with an imperial edict, saying that the emperor wanted to summon Yunzheng to the palace for a formal audience.

Yun Zheng looked at the unfamiliar little eunuch in front of her, her eyebrows slightly raised, and a hint of unknown meaning appeared in her phoenix eyes.

"Why haven't I seen you before? Where is Eunuch Lin?"

Eunuch Lin is a favorite of the emperor, and whenever there is any important matter, Eunuch Lin is asked to convey the emperor's orders.

Now, a young eunuch has been replaced.

One has to doubt it.

Upon hearing this, the young eunuch clenched the whisk in his hand slightly. His body trembled a little and his face turned pale.

He just pretended to be calm and said, "Eunuch Lin is busy serving the emperor in the palace and is not free, so he sent me here."

Yun Zheng's heart tightened, but she didn't show it on her face.

"Then let's go." Yun Zheng was about to leave when she suddenly turned back and said to Yue Ji, "You stay in the palace. I'll be back later."

Although Yueji was confused, she still agreed obediently.

As soon as the young eunuch took Yun Zheng out of the palace, the old prince Yun appeared.

He asked Yueji doubtfully, "Where's Zheng'er?"

Yue Ji bowed and said, "In reply to the old prince, a eunuch just came to deliver an imperial decree, saying that the emperor wants to summon the young lady to the palace."

"Then why don't you follow the young lady to the palace?"

"The young lady ordered that Yueji not follow."

Upon hearing this, Old Prince Yun frowned, pondered for a moment, then waved his hand and asked Yueji to return to Yunfei Pavilion first.

The imperial palace.

As soon as Yun Zheng entered the palace, she felt an inexplicable heaviness. A faint smell of blood reached her nose. The guards patrolling the palace seemed to be a completely different group of people.

Moreover, the patrols are particularly tight.

The commander of the Imperial Guards glanced at her, then stepped forward, bowed, and said, "Miss Yun, the palace has been in turmoil lately. The Emperor has sent his subordinates to protect your safety."

Yun Zheng didn't say anything, but just glanced at the large group of guards behind the leader, as if thinking about something.

Seeing her silence, the commander of the Imperial Guards' eyes flickered slightly. He was afraid she might notice something, so he quickly interrupted her thoughts and said, "Miss Yun, please follow me."

Seeing that Yun Zheng remained unmoved, the commander of the imperial guards secretly gave the young eunuch a look.

The young eunuch shuddered, his face pale as he echoed, "Miss Yun, let's follow the commander-in-chief to see the emperor!"

Yun Zheng chuckled when she heard this, "Okay."

The commander of the Imperial Guards and the young eunuch exchanged glances, then raised their hands in a gesture of "please".

"Please, Miss Yun."

Yun Zheng smiled and nodded slightly.

The silence along the way was almost eerie.

The eunuchs and palace maids who occasionally ran into them saw them kneeling on the ground with their heads bowed very low.

There were still traces of blood in the cracks between the bricks and stones on the floor that had not been cleaned up.

Seeing this, Yun Zheng pretended to be curious and asked, "When did so many people disappear from the palace?"

The young eunuch lowered his head guiltily.

Compared to the young eunuch's performance, the commander of the Imperial Guard seemed to be at ease. He explained with a smile, "It's because the Empress Dowager is planning to hold a grand banquet, so she summoned many of the palace servants away, which is why there are so few people."

"So that's how it is." Yun Zheng looked as if she had suddenly understood something.

When the commander of the Royal Guards saw her expression, he immediately looked down on her.

Although I heard that her strength was mysterious, her age and experience showed that she was just a girl of fourteen or fifteen years old.

He didn't know why his master had to repeatedly tell him to be careful of her.

He even set an ambush for her!