Ye Beihan didn't turn around, but simply stopped, his tone sharp and disdainful.
"What does chastity mean to me?"
...
In just two days, Su Luo used the medicine in her spatial storage and the time difference in space to heal her injuries. The wounds had almost completely healed.
She applied some scar-reducing medicine, and her body was exactly the same as before.
"Lian'er, how's the situation outside?"
These past two days, Ye Beihan has returned to the Regent's Palace very late each time, but no matter how late it is, he always comes to Su Luo's courtyard to see her.
To see if her injuries were getting better, they kept sending her Lingzhi tonic.
Su Luo simply didn't want to talk to him much, so she would always pretend to be asleep. When he came, he would only mutter a few words, then hold her hand and quietly watch her stare blankly for a while before going back.
"Your Highness, the palace eunuchs went out to buy things just now and took ten taels of gold from me. However, this time the news is worth that much money."
Yesterday, the Regent's decision to enthrone the Seventh Prince as Crown Prince was met with unanimous opposition from the entire court.
Most importantly, the chief eunuch said that the Emperor of Northern Liang might not have much time left; he might pass away in the next few days, and the Seventh Prince might become the shortest-serving crown prince in history.
Outside the courtyard, Su Luo leaned lazily against the armchair, sunlight filtering through the leaves and dappling her fair face.
Very good, it seems Ye Beihan will be very busy during this period and will have little time to visit them.
"How is the eldest princess doing?"
At this point, Lian'er's face lit up instantly.
"Your Highness, although this regent is very annoying, he dealt with the eldest princess very well this time."
I spent a lot of money, and I heard that the Regent has taken away all of the Princess's power. I don't know what he did to her, but she is suffering from insomnia day and night and is now completely exhausted.
Compared to Ye Beihan, Lian'er hated Ye Shaorong even more. She had beaten the princess so badly, and now she deserved everything she was suffering.
Hearing this, Su Luo sat up slightly from the armchair and dusted herself off.
"It seems it's my turn to make a move. Lian'er, put away all the tonics that Ye Beihan sent. Let's go visit the most esteemed princess of Beiliang."
"Yes, Your Highness."
This was part of Su Luo's plan. They had done everything they needed to do, and while Ye Beihan was busy with Ye Yueze's important matters, they also wanted to quietly take care of their own business.
Apart from the daily meals delivered to the princess's residence, there wasn't a single servant left. The courtyard had been looted and was in complete disarray; at first glance, it looked like an abandoned courtyard.
"Your Highness, is this really the Princess's residence?"
Although Lian'er lived in poverty, she was always clean and tidy from a young age. Now that she has seen many high-ranking officials and nobles, could this courtyard really be the residence of a princess of a country?
"Let's go and take care of our own business."
Su Luo wandered through several courtyards before finally finding Ye Shaorong in a secluded courtyard.
Ye Shaorong was curled up in a ball, her clothes were tattered and her hair was disheveled, but her demeanor still had the bearing of a princess.
Seeing Su Luo and her maid standing at the door, their faces and bodies devoid of any extra expression or movement, it was as if they had come specifically to humiliate her.
"Hmph, you all came to see me make a fool of myself? Are you satisfied now?"
Su Luo didn't speak, but instead lifted her skirt with her bare hands and slowly walked to Ye Shaorong and squatted down.
“Your Highness is mistaken. I don’t blame you, and I certainly didn’t come here to mock you. I’m here to help you.”
A cold smile appeared on Ye Shaorong's lips. Su Luo's arrival stirred up her anger, which made her forget a lot of the pain.
"You helped me, you and Ye Beihan secretly colluded, and my current predicament is all thanks to you."
Su Luo shook her head, took out the silver needle kit from Lian'er's hand, lifted Ye Shaorong's hand, and slowly inserted the silver needles into the Hegu acupoint between her thumb and forefinger.
"Princess, let me help you relieve the pain first. The servants have cooked ginseng and bird's nest porridge. You can replenish your energy in a while."
Ye Shaorong did not resist Su Luo's acupuncture treatment. These past few days, she had been left alone in the princess's mansion. Without the distractions of political interests, she had been able to think things through.
After Su Luo inserted several needles into her hand, the pain in her body gradually subsided.
Ye Beihan didn't kill her directly; he poisoned her so that she could also experience Su Luo's pain.
Now, no one knows what method Su Luo used, but she has managed to appear here completely unharmed.
"Princess, you've misunderstood me all along. I came to Beiliang entirely because Ye Beihan forced me to. Do you believe that?"
While administering acupuncture to Ye Shaorong, Su Luo said that she was here to cooperate today, and since this princess had no power, she was naturally willing to listen to her.
"Hmph! What tricks are you trying to pull this time?"
Ye Shaorong wasn't stupid; she could naturally figure out that all of Su Luo's scheming had caused her power to vanish.
The eldest princess beat me so badly I was covered in bruises, and I destroyed your power, so we're even now, eldest princess..."
"Just say what you want to say, why beat around the bush? I have no past with you to rekindle..."
Before Su Luo could finish speaking, Ye Shaorong impatiently interrupted, which saved Su Luo a lot of trouble.
Acupuncture requires the needles to be left in place for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn. Su Luo helped Ye Shaorong sit up in a chair, and Lian'er put down what she was holding and went to boil water to clean Ye Shaorong's appearance.
“Princess, I do have something to say to you. I came to see you this time because I want to cooperate with you.”
"Cooperation? You see my current situation, what else do you want to cooperate with me on?"
Su Luo ignored her angry words and continued.
“The Princess has deep connections in Beiliang, and she must know why I came to Beiliang. My original intention has never changed, which is why I came to the Princess for cooperation.”
Ye Shaorong tucked her messy hair behind her ear, revealing a face that looked ten years older overnight.
"I heard that Prince Yu has been poisoned and is unconscious. You want to come to Beiliang to seek an antidote for him?"
Su Luo sat up straight: "Yes!"
Ye Shaorong knew Su Luo's purpose, but seeing her ambiguous relationship with Ye Beihan, she became confused again, after all, she had never been able to see Su Luo's true character.
"Ye Beihan is deeply in love with you, and you two..."
"That's his own business!"
Su Luo's answer was resolute. She had never been interested in Ye Beihan. She only stayed by his side to find the antidote.
"You guys, hahaha...you don't even care...hahaha..."
Ye Shaorong was heartbroken. Her daughter was willing to do anything for Ye Beihan, but in the end, she died far from home.
Ye Beihan gave all his love to the person in front of him, but she felt utterly disgusted.
God is so unfair. Why is it that some people can so easily obtain the love that others try every means to get? Why...?
Su Luo remained calm and focused, waiting for Ye Shaorong to regain her composure before speaking.
"Princess, I'm sure you also want to know how Ye Qianning died, right? Who killed her? Was it really Nangong Jingyao who killed her?"
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