When Madam Zheng heard that Yun Duoduo highly approved of Consort Zheng, a smile appeared on her lips.

Judging from what the princess said, Yi'er is doing quite well in the palace and is relatively safe.

[Yi'er is clever enough to know how to hide poisonous substances like musk and the seeds of the poisonous plant in the scroll.]

[Hmph, no one will notice.]

[When all the women in the harem die one by one, His Majesty will remember our Yi'er.]

At that time, I will still be the mother of the Imperial Concubine.

Yun Duoduo's brow twitched slightly, her hand holding the wine glass trembled slightly, and a pleasant warmth rushed to her head.

"Good grief, I finally caught you!"

[So all that dirt was hidden inside the scroll! What meticulous attention to detail!]

Fortunately, we didn't rush to search the palace, otherwise those dull-witted, single-minded eunuchs would never have found the place where the poison was hidden.

Yun Duoduo knew when to stop. Now that she knew Consort Zheng's tools, she could go back and arrest her. There was no need to linger here any longer.

Moreover, this family made her very uncomfortable.

"Uncle Zheng, Madam Zheng, I will report today's events to Father Emperor when I return."

"I'm off!"

Yun Duoduo waved her hand and jumped off the chair.

"Thank you, Princess."

Jung Da-hae smiled and waved, and the butler immediately understood and brought over a box of pastries.

"If Your Highness doesn't mind, please take these pastries back with you. They were specially made by the chef in the manor."

"Oh, and this grape drink too! Quickly, fill it up for the princess!"

The steward understood and quickly had a servant bring out a sealed jar of grape juice.

Thanks!

Yun Duoduo quickly walked out of the main hall and headed towards the carriage waiting at the door.

Ah Xiang picked up the food box, helped Yun Duoduo into the carriage, and instructed the driver to return to the palace.

As the palace carriage drove further and further away, Zheng Duohai gave the steward a wink, and the steward immediately understood and released a pigeon.

...

On the way, the distance from Zheng's residence to the palace was not short. Because Zheng Duohai had been dismissed from his post, he could not live near the center of the capital and could only live in a remote place like Shiya Street.

After walking for a while, when they were almost at a grove of trees, Yun Duoduo's stomach rumbled loudly.

She touched her slightly deflated stomach; she was indeed a little hungry.

"Aunt Xiang, I'm hungry."

"Princess, please have some snacks."

Ah Xiang opened the food box, tested it with a silver needle, took a bite herself, and felt nothing special before handing the food box to Yun Duoduo.

Yun Duoduo picked out a flower-shaped pastry from the food box, and just as she was about to put it in her mouth and take a bite, she suddenly realized that something was wrong.

"Aunt Xiang, quick, smell this."

Yun Duoduo hurriedly took out a small bottle from her bosom and placed it in front of A Xiang's nose.

Suddenly, Ah Xiang felt dizzy and, with a dazed look in her eyes, grasped Yun Duoduo's hand, which was placed in front of her nose.

"This pastry is drugged!"

This sleeping potion is not poison, so the silver needles couldn't detect it. Moreover, this sleeping potion is extremely volatile, so if an investigation were conducted afterward, nothing would be found in the pastries.

However, Yun Duoduo had dealt with ether and cyclopropane every day in her previous life and was very sensitive to these things.

Moreover, most of the sleeping potions in Nanyang are made from the flowers of the locally abundant senna. Yun Beiming had seen, smelled, and tasted them when she was a child, so naturally she would be very sensitive to these things.

"You old scoundrel!"

"How vicious!"

When she first entered the Zheng residence, Zheng Duohai poured her a grape drink. This grape drink was actually just wine, but with a lot of honey added, so it tasted very sweet. If an ordinary child found it delicious, they would definitely drink more.

The combination of this liquor and the sleeping potion is truly a perfect match, resulting in a better anesthetic effect and faster drug efficacy.

He collapses as soon as he steps out the door and falls asleep the moment his head hits the pillow.

"You cunning and treacherous old scoundrel!"

Seeing that Ah Xiang was gradually regaining consciousness, Yun Duoduo frowned and asked, "Aunt Ah Xiang, what do you think that old scoundrel wanted to do by drugging us?"

"Could it be that they plan to abduct us halfway through the journey?"

"Oh no! Aunt Xiang, quickly tell the carriage to speed up! We need to go through crowded areas!"

Yun Duoduo immediately realized something was wrong, but it was too late; their carriage had already entered a forest.

As they were cursing, the roof of the carriage was suddenly violently ripped open.

[Such powerful internal energy?!]

Dozens of arrows flew over, killing the guards escorting Yun Duoduo one by one.

What kind of person is this?

[Where would the Zheng family have so many highly skilled martial artists? Could it be that the Zheng family colluded with people from the martial arts world instead of committing the attack?]

"Who dares to be so bold?!"

Yun Duoduo stood in the open space, warily looking around.

Ah Xiang wanted to pick her up and run away quickly, but Yun Duoduo shook her head slightly at her.

"Look at the direction of the arrow; we're already surrounded by people."

"We won't be able to escape unless we take them out first."

The sound of clapping came from behind: "As expected of the Ninth Princess of Nanyang, she has such judgment at such a young age."

Yun Duoduo turned around and saw a man in red.

The man was tall and slender, with handsome features, a high nose bridge, and hair half-draped behind his head, exuding a somewhat devilish charm.

What an androgynous and handsome man!

"Who are you?"

Yun Duoduo raised her head and asked him, while subtly touching the poison in her sleeve.

"I'm not afraid to tell you, I am Xi Jing, the Crown Prince of Western Chu!"

Holding a white jade fan, Xi Jing with an arrogant expression slowly approached Yun Duoduo, walking with a gait that suggested he was unrecognizable to his entire clan.

"Xi Jing, am I some kind of Ximen Qing?!"

Yun Duoduo snorted coldly. As soon as she finished speaking, she quickly sprinkled the poison in her hand around. Ah Xiang cooperated by throwing out dozens of silver needles, which shot towards the people lying in ambush around them.

"run!"

[He's truly destined for misfortune, facing countless calamities and hardships.]

Being a princess is such a high-risk job! Is it even possible to switch to another job?!

"Chase after them!"

After shouting, Xi Jing quickly covered his mouth and nose, stomping his feet in anger.

[Damn it, I never expected this brat to be so cunning!]

[He looks only seven or eight years old, how come he acts so maturely?]

[We really underestimated our opponent!]

Yun Duoduo dragged Ah Xiang along as fast as she could.

She vaguely heard what Xi Jing was thinking and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

[Are you acting so maturely and skillfully? Isn't it because you've been arrested so many times?]

She initially didn't know how to escape after being captured, but after being captured many times, she naturally learned how to protect herself.

"Princess, the fog is too thick; we can't see anything at all!"

Ah Xiang anxiously gripped Yun Duoduo's hand.

They ran with all their might, but they had no idea which way to run in the misty woods.