After they finished speaking, they both fell silent.
Ye Yueze was unaware of his brother's condition, and no one had ever told him about these past events.
"The Deputy Minister of Agriculture's heart isn't with you!"
Ye Yueze saw it clearly: Su Luo didn't like his brother at all; it was all just his brother's wishful thinking.
"There are some things you don't need to worry about; you'll find out in the future."
The two chatted for a long time before Su Luo went to sleep in a side room in the courtyard.
However, when the palace announced the following day that Ye Yueze had officially ascended the throne, she knew that Ye Beihan's persuasion the night before had been effective.
But none of this concerned her. It seemed that the eldest princess, having been stripped of her power, had no interest in attending this impromptu enthronement ceremony.
Ye Beihan now doesn't want to appear in the palace, lest something unexpected happen during Ye Yueze's coronation ceremony.
"Lian'er, today you will pretend to be me and stay in your room. Don't see anyone who comes."
Su Luo disguised herself as Lian'er and went out. Today was different from usual; Ye Beihan kept a particularly close watch on her.
"Your Highness, go ahead with peace of mind. Success or failure depends on today."
Wearing a veiled hat and disguised, Lian'er was not clearly seen by the guards outside the gate because she was in Su Luo's courtyard.
Su Luo easily went out, bought a ready-made carriage at the market, tidied herself up, restored her original appearance, and headed to the princess's residence.
"Princess Consort Yu, you are late."
As soon as Su Luo stepped off the carriage, she saw Ye Shaorong, fully armed, waiting for her in the courtyard of the princess's residence.
"I'm sorry, it's already quite an achievement that I was able to come out today."
Dressed in armor, Ye Shaorong was like a general going to his death, leaving herself no way out.
"Considering that you managed to send the news that Ye Beihan and Ye Yueze were not in the palace in the middle of the night last night, I, the princess, will not hold it against you. Let's go! Let's each do what we want to do."
Su Luo let the princess ride in her carriage. The princess's mansion, which seemed to have nothing left, was still able to gather more than three hundred soldiers. Su Luo had indeed made the right choice.
"I have done everything I can to help the Princess. Where is your sincerity, Princess?"
The carriage was heading towards the palace. If Su Luo guessed correctly, she was going to kill Ye Beihan and Shuang Shuo.
Ye Shaorong glanced coldly at Su Luo before speaking.
"What you're looking for is in the palace, but the exact location depends on your abilities."
"The eldest princess really knows how to make things difficult for people. The palace is so big. Let alone today, even if I had three months to search through each palace, I would still find it difficult to find what I want."
Ye Shaorong remained silent; the carriage had already traveled halfway through its journey.
Su Luo remained calm and spoke slowly.
"Ye Beihan gives me medicine to alleviate Nangong Chiyu's symptoms every now and then. Only when I marry him will he offer me the antidote for Nangong Chiyu."
So, if I can wait, then if Princess Chang misses this flawed coronation ceremony, she'll never have another chance.
Ye Shaorong still didn't respond to Su Luo. She had used Su Luo to her fullest extent, and whether Su Luo could find the antidote was none of her business.
Besides, what good would it do for Beiliang to cure Nangong Chiyu? It's her business if she hates Ye Beihan, but the royal family of Beiliang can only bear the surname Ye.
Su Luo smiled sarcastically: "Does the Princess really think I didn't have a backup plan? You've probably forgotten that I'm still a businesswoman."
There will always be some people in this world who are greedy for money, and all I had when I ventured alone into Northern Liang was silver.
Hearing Su Luo say this, Ye Shaorong turned to look at her.
"Do you have people in the palace?"
Su Luo: "They're not exactly my people, but you can buy a lot of information with silver, like the fact that the Eldest Princess buried gunpowder under the sacrificial altar."
For example, you could collude with the Ministry of Justice to release all the prisoners in the dungeon, letting them settle their scores and create chaos.
Ye Shaorong frowned, not expecting Su Luo's reach to extend so far that she even knew this.
“Princess, there’s no need to be surprised. I also know that there’s a skilled archer in this army whom you’ve been promoting. You want to take advantage of Ye Beihan’s unpreparedness and kill him with an arrow.”
Ye Shaorong finally looked at Su Luo with her own eyes. This young woman actually made her feel afraid.
"No wonder Ye Beihan fell for you. You're really smart. It seems you started planning this the very first day you arrived in Beiliang."
Su Luo couldn't deny it: "In Beiliang, I don't trust anyone, so naturally I have to keep a backup plan in everything I do."
The two were locked in a stalemate. If Ye Shaorong didn't tell Su Luo something valuable, it would prove that her assassination plan would also fail.
There won't be a next time; success or failure hinges on this.
"Princess Consort Yu, I am ashamed of my own skill in manipulating people's hearts, but I can tell you some secrets of the palace, which may interest you."
Ye Shaorong wasn't stupid. If Su Luo didn't get any benefits this time, she would definitely join forces with Ye Beihan to ruin everything Su Luo had prepared.
"I'm all ears!"
"Then let me tell you the story of a beautiful woman who gave birth to a prince with a strange illness, which angered the emperor. The mother and son lived in the cold palace from childhood."
In the end, there's nothing much in the Cold Palace itself, but the underground palace beneath it is a different story. There once lived a pharmacist who claimed to be able to concoct the elixir of immortality and was imprisoned there.
As long as he cannot concoct the elixir of immortality, he will never see the sun again.
This eccentric pharmacist met a prince despised by everyone, and it was because of this chance encounter that Northern Liang became what it is today.
It seems that the prince Ye Shaorong mentioned is none other than Ye Beihan.
The Cold Palace? The Underground Palace?
"Princess Consort Yu is so intelligent, she should know what I'm talking about."
Su Luo smiled knowingly: "Thank you for your guidance, Princess."
Upon entering the palace, Su Luo received a token from Ye Shaorong that allowed her to enter and exit the palace. She memorized the routes to the Cold Palace and the Underground Palace as Ye Shaorong explained them to her.
Before the main hall of the palace, all was filled with the sounds of chanting. The late emperor's concubines had all moved out, making things much more convenient for Su Luo.
She quickly found the Cold Palace, but Ye Shaorong didn't know the entrance; she gave her the location of another palace.
Ye Shaorong had already taken action; an explosion and a dark mushroom cloud rising into the sky were both signaling to Su Luo to hurry up.
Su Luo quickly found the entrance to the underground palace. As soon as she entered, the white phosphorus lamps on the walls automatically ignited and lit up upon contact with air.
According to what Su Luo read in ancient books about the construction of the underground palace, besides imprisoning some special people, it was also a refuge and the last escape route for the royal family in case of an accident.
The corridor was wide enough for three people to walk together, but it was winding and meandering, making it impossible for Su Luo to find any useful clues.
If Ye Beihan learned to practice poison here, then they must have also been raising those poisonous insects here.
On the surface, Ye Beihan will tell the world that the palace is his forbidden place, and that this place is probably the safest place.
Even Ye Shaorong was only told this secret by the late emperor on his deathbed.
Inside the main hall!
It was already in complete chaos. Ye Beihan shielded Ye Yueze behind him and shouted to his subordinates.
“Protect His Majesty! If His Majesty is injured, none of you will leave alive.”
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