Gan Qiongying liked Li Hua and was quite certain that Li Hua liked her too. The things Li Hua did for her were enough to prove his loyalty.

She has already included Li Hua in her future plans, regarding him as her true partner, and looking forward to their wonderful life together. She has even imagined countless times the scene of the three of them living happily together.

However, Gan Qiongying would never reveal her plans to anyone until she was absolutely certain that she could escape Yindu and the prison she and Gan Lin were currently in.

Even Li Hua couldn't do it, because no matter how much Gan Qiongying trusted Li Hua and was willing to risk her own safety to reveal certain things to him, she couldn't gamble with Gan Lin's life.

The road they were about to take was fraught with difficulties and dangers, with no way back. If they made a wrong move, they would be doomed.

Gan Qiongying was never a love-struck person. She would never give up her life for someone she loved, much less her family members.

Gan Qiongying also believes that Li Hua is not the kind of person who would disregard everything for love.

"It's too early to talk about that now. Let me tell you about the route I've planned after leaving the palace..."

Gan Qiongying and Gan Linzai had a long and detailed conversation, during which Gan Linzai's manpower was indeed of great use.

The siblings chatted until very late, never separating for a moment, until the palace gates were locked. Then, the messenger Gan Qiongying had sent to keep watch returned with news that the Regent had left the palace. Only then did the siblings finally breathe a sigh of relief.

However, Gan Lin's emotions would clearly change whenever he heard the words "Regent".

Gan Qiongying has tried to ask him many times these days, but Gan Lin will listen to whatever he says and just won't say what the Regent has done to him.

If pressed too hard, Gan Lin will say it's just a small matter.

Gan Qiongying, with a gloomy face, repeatedly asked the Regent whether he had sexually assaulted Gan Lin.

Upon hearing this, Gan Lin's expression of shock was genuine, and he swore an oath that it was absolutely not true.

Gan Qiongying breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, as long as it wasn't that kind of thing.

"I'm afraid that the Regent, that beast, might twist his mind and try to harm you because he can't get an erection normally."

"Sister, please stop talking," Gan Lin frowned and quickly waved her hand. Gan Lin's imagination was a bit too vivid. She said in despair, "I feel a little nauseous."

Normal straight men would not be able to accept this, so Gan Qiongying stopped the topic with a laugh.

The Regent should not be a perverted man-crazy womanizer, after all, she is one of Wen Xueling's men in this book.

The regent couldn't even stand up properly after taking medicine, except for Wen Xueling. Gan Qiongying really liked this kind of setting when she read the book.

This kind of setting is also common in ordinary books. For a period of time, it was very popular in novels for the male protagonist to hate women, to feel like vomiting when he saw a woman, and then only be able to be with the female protagonist.

Or perhaps he hadn't slept for over twenty years, but fell asleep the moment he met the female lead.

When Gan Qiongying reread the book, she still found the regent setting quite enjoyable, but now that she was in this world, she felt it was somewhat unreasonable.

Moreover, considering that everything in this world has its own rules, there might be some hidden story behind this, but that has nothing to do with Gan Qiongying.

She and Gan Lin were both supporting characters in this book, and Li Hua was also a supporting character who died young. The three of them ran away together, which didn't have much impact on the later parts of the book.

Surely the plot can't be forced to turn back and drag the three of them into it?

Gan Qiongying has changed a lot of the plot, and so far no one has been found to have forcibly corrected it.

Gan Qiongying even thought to herself with amusement that as long as she didn't steal Wen Xueling's man, she probably wouldn't be held accountable by the plot, right?

"If the Regent bullies you again, no matter what it is, you have to tell me. Don't keep bearing it all alone. I'll really get angry!"

Gan Qiongying threatened Gan Lin, saying, "If you continue to act on your own, I will get angry and never speak to you again."

Gan Lin nodded vigorously: "I understand, sister. I will take extra care of myself, and you should do the same when you're out there."

“Sister likes the prince consort, but she must not be too infatuated with him,” Gan Lin said. “Men are always one-dimensional; no matter how eloquently they speak, they may not have much genuine feeling.”

Gan Qiongying knew that after she praised the prince consort that day, Gan Lin had been a little upset and would take every opportunity to say something unpleasant to him.

Gan Qiongying could only laugh when she heard this. She reached out and patted Gan Lin, saying, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. This situation where my brother and I are being controlled by others won't last long."

"This time the Regent did not make trouble for us. Next, you will try to seize power in the palace."

"Based on the premise of not enraging the Regent, you will need to handle the specifics yourself."

Gan Lin nodded and said, "I understand. We must make the Empress Dowager and the Regent believe that we want to seize power and truly secure our rule."

"Yes, it's a classic case of feigning one move while secretly making another!"

"It's probably too late this year. We must escape before next winter!"

The two looked at each other with very firm eyes for a moment, and then smiled at each other.

The next morning, Gan Qiongying sent her attendants back to the princess's residence to tell her that she was leaving the palace to return home that day.

Then, she stayed with Gan Lin through a short period of flare-up, and only felt relieved after seeing that he had finished his lunch without vomiting. She then gave him a series of detailed instructions.

Afterwards, he went to the Empress Dowager's palace and made a lot of nonsense, saying a bunch of things that were true and false.

He threw things around, spoke sarcastically, and even brazenly took a small, exquisite ornament from Kou Ning'an by rolling it into his sleeve.

This thing looks priceless; how could that old hag be worthy of using it?

Give it to me!

Gan Qiongying perfectly portrayed a princess who was shallow-minded and became arrogant and domineering as soon as she gained an advantage.

After noon, she went back to check on Gan Lin again. By then, Gan Lin had drunk some soup and was already resting in bed.

Seeing that his complexion was rosy and his breathing was steady, Gan Qiongying finally felt relieved.

Without waking Gan Lin, they simply had Eunuch Li send someone to escort her out of the palace.

The sun shines exceptionally brightly today, hanging overhead like a giant mirror that can capture all the causes and effects, life and death, separation and reunion, love and hate in this world, turning them into golden light.

At this point, twenty-four days had passed since the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, and today was the eighth day of the ninth lunar month.

Tomorrow is the Double Ninth Festival, and Gan Qiongying boarded the palanquin leaving the palace, feeling as if she had been transported to another world.