When Ruyi finished washing up, it was already midnight.

She was a girl from the harem and had already missed her golden age. For her, practicing martial arts was like training in hell at the age of sixteen.

When he came back, all the bones in his body felt like they had been run over by a carriage, and his whole body was covered with bruises.

But for her, who had died once, this was nothing.

I was just about to go to bed.

Han Jiang's surprised voice came from outside the door, "Princess Mingzhuang? Your subordinate greets Her Royal Highness!"

Ye Hongzhuang was the daughter of the eldest princess during the previous emperor's time. The previous emperor liked her and bestowed upon her the title of "Ming Zhuang".

Outsiders call her the "Ming Zhuang" Princess.

Ye Hongzhuang nodded, glanced at the shabby wooden door of the inn, and asked, "Is Princess Zhaoyang in there?"

There are some secret things that others cannot understand, but she can.

Her title was "Mingzhuang", which simply meant a girl with great beauty, but Ruyi's title was "Zhaoyang".

The scorching sun attracts everyone's attention.

The sun shines brightly on the city, and all the people in the world are blessed by her.

Honor, status, everything is expressed vividly in these two words.

Whether she is a princess or a princess, it doesn’t matter at this moment.

Because Ruyi has another name: Ziwei Lucky Star.

Therefore, Ye Hongzhuang spoke extra politely.

Han Jiang turned around and asked inside the door, "Miss, Princess Mingzhuang is here."

Ruyi had no choice but to go forward and open the door.

"Princess, please come in."

She blessed herself.

Ye Hongzhuang nodded, walked into the room, found a seat to sit down, and looked at the girl who was only sixteen years old.

Her forehead was broad and full, with an imposing look of nobility; her eyebrows were relaxed and naturally pointed upwards; at first glance her eyes were like almonds, but a closer look revealed that the tails of her eyes were slightly raised, and her eyes were calm and decisive; her nose was high and straight, and she was blessed with good fortune.

The cheekbones are round and high, neither exposed nor sunken.

If you say that she is the mother of the country, it is somewhat different!

She has both bad luck and power in her destiny!

A woman who is the mother of the country is already extremely noble. Although this aspect is rare, it does exist. However, those who are destined to power...

Ye Hongzhuang had seen countless men, but this was the first time she had seen him.

After a brief look, she spoke, "I heard about the Shen family, so I came to take a look."

Before Shen Ruyi could speak, she stopped the possible dispute in advance, "First, Shen Qi is my apprentice, and I failed to teach him well; second, you are Rong Yan's sweetheart, and I am his aunt, so I should come and see you."

She brought gifts.

These are some precious tonics.

At this point, even if Ruyi had resentment towards Shen Qi, she could not transfer it to the Princess Mingzhuang, so she bowed and said, "Ruyi thanks your Highness for your concern. The Shen family's affairs have nothing to do with your Highness. How dare Ruyi blame your Highness?"

Ye Hongzhuang nodded. "You look a little tired. Have you been busy all day?"

"Just came back from martial arts practice."

Shen Ruyi answered truthfully and stepped forward to pour her tea, "Tea leaves are just ordinary, Your Highness, please don't despise them."

"It's just tea."

Ye Hongzhuang didn't put on airs. She picked up the teacup and held it in her palm. She took a sip slowly and then said, "It's just that it's not a good idea for you to stay here forever. Have you thought about where to go next?"

After a little thought, Shen Ruyi realized that she was here to gather information.

But she still needs to think carefully about what news can be told and what cannot be told.

First of all, her family reunion party will be held the day after the day after tomorrow.

Secondly, Shen Cangyun has stepped down, and there will be no new prime minister. While the various families are trying to win over their connections and fighting overtly and covertly, the emperor has chosen to take a day off today...

This means that the news of establishing a cabinet cannot be spread out yet.

Then, Shen Ruyi could only play dumb.

Thinking of this, she said respectfully, "Stay here for now. After two days, I will follow my master to treat people and make some money, and then rent another place to live."

"If nothing unexpected happens."

She smiled at Ye Hongzhuang, "But now I have no control over everything. The situation changes rapidly. Maybe tomorrow, maybe the day after tomorrow, maybe... before today, I will be moved to another place."

Ye Hongzhuang seemed to be thinking about something after hearing this.

She didn't ask anything.

For a moment, it was difficult to tell whether Ruyi really knew nothing or was deliberately hiding it.

If it was intentional, then this sixteen-year-old girl really has amazing strategies. It is no surprise that the sons of the Shen family were defeated by her.

After all, the eldest son of the Shen family has evil intentions. Although he has some courage and a little cleverness, he lacks wisdom and righteousness.

The second son of the Shen family has a lot of ideas, but he doesn't use any of them in the right way. As for wisdom, he doesn't have any at all.

The third son of the Shen family has lost his noble aura. Judging from his face, he will spend half of his life wandering, living in poverty and destitute, and is destined to be miserable.

The fourth one is brave but not wise, and will die young.

Old Five...

The fifth one was the only one she picked out from the five sons of the Shen family who had a chance to escape from the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Success or failure depends on this trip to Northern Xinjiang.

If I had known this, I would have chosen Ruyi.

However, when she wanted to become his disciple, Shen Cangyun only brought five young men for her to choose from, and did not bring Ruyi, so this was the first time she met Shen Ruyi.

Only then did I realize that all the fortune and nobility of the Prime Minister's Mansion fell on this little girl.

Ye Hongzhuang sighed for a while, and finally took off the bracelet she carried with her and handed it to Ruyi, "This is a gift for you since we are meeting for the first time."

He added, "This was carved by my master and blessed by him. He gave it to me after offering it to the Three Pure Ones for three years. I hope it can bless you with peace and safety."

In fact, Ruyi’s bloody catastrophe has passed.

This string of life-saving beads can now only be used to protect the Ye family from being crushed to pieces by the turmoil in the court.

The amulet was given to Ruyi.

In fact, the one being protected is Ye Hongzhuang herself.

Ye Hongzhuang sighed.

Ruyi had no way to refuse, but she still wore the Buddhist beads from Prajna Hall on her hand.

Ye Hongzhuang took her hand and put it on her personally, "Buddhism and Taoism are inseparable, you should wear it, it will protect you from year to year, and also protect the peace and prosperity of our Northern Qi country and people."

This time, Ruyi had no way of refusing.

She could only thank Ye Hongzhuang, "Thank you, Princess. I'll accept it."

"Um."

Ye Hongzhuang nodded. "Now that you are away from home and alone, if you encounter something that you cannot solve, you can use this bracelet as a token of trust and come to me for help."

"good."

Ruyi answered obediently.

Ye Hongzhuang suddenly attacked and asked with a smile, "Ruyi, do you like the Ninth Prince?"

Ruyi was caught off guard.

It was almost common knowledge that she liked Rong Yan.

To say I don’t like it now would seem hypocritical and unnecessary.

But if I say I like...

Finally, she nodded and said, "His Highness the Ninth Prince is the most handsome man in the world. Everyone likes him, and Ruyi is no exception. Moreover, he is Ruyi's senior brother, so he has an extra layer of respect for him."

Ye Hongzhuang raised her eyebrows slightly.

Then, my heart felt heavy again.

What happens to the Ninth Prince depends on what his elder brother, the Emperor, thinks.

After talking with Ruyi for a while, Ye Hongzhuang found that it was difficult for her to get anything out of this little girl. Finally, she had to get up and said, "It's late at night. You should go to bed early. I will come to see you another day."

"Your Highness, please take care."

Ruyi sends her out.

Ye Hongzhuang smiled at her and then went downstairs.

Ruyi watched her go, feeling heavy in her heart.

Han Jiang asked her, "Miss, what does Princess Mingzhuang want to do this time?"