Chapter 84 A sudden turn of events

A hint of water-green skirt flashed behind the rockery.

Chu Yangyang left the table on the pretext of going to the restroom. When she walked around the Nine-Curve Corridor, she ran into Zhang Liangdi hiding behind a Taihu stone holding a jade lock.

"Is Zhang Liangdi also here to appreciate the chrysanthemums?" Chu Yangyang brushed her fingertips across the moss on the stone.

The jade locket clanged to the ground. Zhang Liangdi's pale face was even more transparent than her silk dress. "My princess, are you well?"

Chu Yangyang bent down to pick up the jade lock. In the lower right corner of the lock face, there was a tiny word "rui" engraved on it.

This should be the little emperor's grandson's thing.

"Why is Zhang Liangdi hiding here?" She followed Zhang Liangdi's gaze and saw that she was hiding and peeking at the little emperor's grandson.

Zhang Liangdi buried her head in her chest and whispered, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince once ordered that this servant not be allowed to approach the little prince. I was just missing him so much that I couldn't help but hide and take a peek. Princess, I beg you not to make it public and only add to the Crown Prince's resentment."

Chu Yangyang smiled and replied, "This is a family affair of the Eastern Palace. I will naturally not interfere. Please rest assured, Zhang Liangdi."

She observed Zhang Liangdi's complexion, which was bright white, very different from the wheat-colored skin of the little emperor's grandson.

And His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also has a cold white skin.

Why are children of different skin colors born?

Chu Yangyang casually asked, "Zhang Liangdi has fair skin and takes good care of it. I wonder if you've taken any secret recipe to achieve such fair and tender skin?"

Zhang Liangdi raised her head slightly and murmured, "In reply to your Majesty, I have had fair skin since I was a child and have never taken any other medicine."

"She is indeed naturally beautiful." Chu Yangyang praised.

The two exchanged a few brief pleasantries, and Zhang Liangdi found an excuse to hurriedly leave.

Chu Yangyang stared at the aqua figure disappearing behind the moon-shaped door, and her doubts grew even more.

And the last incident of the little prince's grandson being poisoned has not yet been fully resolved.

This deep courtyard of the East Palace is not a good place for people to live.

Chu Yangyang returned to the main courtyard, talked with Luo Xifeng and the prince and his wife for a while, then said goodbye and left.

In the next few days, Chu Yangyang began to feel sleepy again and slept longer each day than before.

The Double Ninth Festival on September 9th soon arrived.

Everyone in the Prime Minister's Mansion went out together to climb Qihua Mountain for an outing.

After the Third Prince incident, the eldest uncle Chu Shiying and the second uncle Chu Shikuang had changed their minds about Chu Yangyang and were extremely respectful and polite to her.

Jin didn't dare to do it again, for fear that Chu Shiyuan would find out about her cowardly behavior.

The wild chrysanthemums on the mountain road formed a golden carpet. Chu Yangyang was helping Miao Yun get out of the car, and Luo Xifeng followed behind.

Chu Xinyao came over with a food box in her arms, a maple leaf stuck to her temples. "Sister, do you want to try some osmanthus cake? This is the flour I sifted myself."

Chu Yangyang raised an eyebrow and took it. "Sister, did you not add anything to the osmanthus cake this time?"

Chu Xinyao shook her head repeatedly, "How could that be, sister? I really hope that you can get better."

Looking at her relatively sincere eyes, Chu Yangyang believed it.

After all, she is married and has no vested interest in Chu Xinyao.

It is better to have one good friend than many enemies.

Chu Yangyang still had some brains and took the osmanthus cake from her hand.

Chu Yangyang felt a burning gaze. She followed the line of sight and looked towards its source, where her eyes met Xiao Renyu's.

She smiled slightly, nodded, and turned to talk to her second aunt next to her.

Chu Yangyang only felt that Xiao Renyu had also changed, and his eyes seemed to be as pure as before his rebirth.

Green water and green mountains, a rare tranquility. Chu Yangyang pulled Luo Xifeng and turned into a fork in the road.

A clear mountain stream flowed over the bluestone. She suddenly squatted down and scooped up the water. "Master Luo, have you ever heard of 'When water is too clear, there are no fish'?"

Luo Xifeng placed the medicine bag on a rock by the stream. "My Lady, are you talking about that muddy pool in the East Palace?"

"I say this spring water," Chu Yangyang scooped up some water and splashed it on the hem of his robe, "it's much sweeter than the Huanglian Decoction from the Imperial Hospital."

The water droplets splashed on the dark silver lines, like a handful of broken stars.

The two walked along the wild path into the deep forest, and suddenly a gray rabbit jumped out from among the rotten leaves.

Chu Yangyang ran after him for two steps, and when her embroidered shoes got stuck in the tree roots, Luo Xifeng grabbed her by the waist and supported her.

The scent of pine resin mixed with herbs filled the air, and her ears felt hot. "This rabbit looks injured."

"The hind leg is injured." Luo Xifeng took out some medicine powder from his sleeve, "It looks like he was caught in a trap."

Chu Yangyang stared at his skillful bandaging movements, her fingertips full of tenderness.

The hare hopped into the grass with its bandaged legs. She blurted out, "If I were still the same Chu Yangyang as before, would you save me?"

The mountain wind blew down a few wild chestnuts, which hit Luo Xifeng's shoulder.

He picked up a green chestnut and peeled it, the white flesh lying in his palm, "Isn't the princess the same princess as before?"

"You can't feel it?" Chu Yangyang was a little disappointed.

Luo Xifeng looked at her, "Didn't the princess say that one must look at the sincerity of a person to judge him? You are you, and the you in front of me is enough."

She stared at him blankly, and suddenly smiled. It was true that she was the most real now, so why bother with the old people in the past.

She is who she is.

At this time, Chu Xinyao's shouts came from halfway up the mountain.

Chu Yangyang responded, and when she turned around, her embroidered handkerchief got caught on the thorns.

Luo Xifeng leaned over to untie the hairband, but it was blown away by the mountain wind. When the black hair brushed across the back of her hand, it startled the blue butterfly sleeping among the grass leaves.

The mountain mist spread over their feet, and their shadows merged into one on the moss.

Chu Yangyang walked forward, following his shadow. "I heard there's a wild orange grove in the western suburbs. Shall we go take a look together?"

"Princess."

"Um?"

Luo Xifeng suddenly grabbed her wrist, and the arrow brushed past her hair and pierced into the tree trunk.

Three masked men rushed out from the woods, their blades emitting a strange blue-green color.

"careful!"

Chu Yangyang was pressed into his arms, and the familiar scent of medicine enveloped her mouth and nose.

The moment Luo Xifeng threw out the silver needle, an assassin suddenly twitched and fell to the ground.

Luo Xifeng stepped forward and captured the assassin. Before he could ask any questions, the assassin had already hidden a deadly poison between his teeth. He died as soon as he gritted his teeth.

Then, assassins came charging forward one after another.

Luo Xifeng was prepared and sprayed the poison powder on his body towards the assassin.

The assassins were defeated and fell to the ground one after another.

Luo Xifeng squatted down and crushed the phoenix tail gold powder on the assassin's collar. "Can you tell what this is?"

Chu Yangyang recalled, "Yesterday, the East Palace sent us Chongyang cakes, which also used this kind of gold foil."

"And this Chongyang Cake, I heard, was a gift from the Queen Mother." Luo Xifeng added.

Chu Yangyang kicked away the assassin's knife, "Why does the Queen want to kill me?"

The mountain breeze lifted the hem of her goose-yellow skirt, and Chu Yangyang suddenly thought of something, "Could it be... because I've discovered the identity of the little emperor's grandson?"

"What did you find?"

"The little grandson may not be the prince's bloodline."

Luo Xifeng looked at her calmly and said, "Don't make this public yet."

"You know?" Chu Yangyang was a little surprised.

"Yeah, I'm still investigating." He nodded.

"No, the Queen had already sent people to kill me before I discovered the little prince's secret." Chu Yangyang felt that the order was wrong.

After pondering for a moment, Luo Xifeng said, "Perhaps it's related to the Luo family. The Queen is hiding a secret. I was investigating the Luo family before. You and I are husband and wife. The Queen might think you were investigating and want to kill you to silence you."

"You mean, your father knows some secrets related to the little grandson?"

Chu Yangyang excitedly grabbed Luo Xifeng's hand. Does this mean that the Luo family's affairs have nothing to do with her father?