Su Mengyan gritted her teeth secretly, pretending not to understand. After Yunfu finished eating the milk crisps, she said calmly, "Princess, why don't you go out for a walk with me? Relax."
She did not tell Yunfu about her and Situ Yao's plan, for fear that she would be exposed.
So Yunfu hesitated for a while and did not agree immediately.
Su Mengyan saw the urging in Concubine Bai's eyes and tried to persuade her, "The princess misses her mother. Why don't we find a place with few people and bring some fruits to pay tribute to her?"
"Okay." Yun Fu finally nodded.
The palace where Concubine Chen lived before was deserted, so they went to Chen Palace to pay tribute to her in the place where she lived during her lifetime.
Su Mengyan noticed that there was Situ Yao's men behind her, and she completely relaxed and listened carefully to what Yun Fu was saying.
"The Chen Palace was built by my father specifically for my mother. Many concubines in the harem wanted to live in it, but they were all stopped by my brother, the crown prince. Because that palace can only belong to my mother." There was attachment in Yun Fu's eyes, as well as resentment for the emperor's change of heart.
The former Concubine Chen was extremely favored, but now the emperor has given all his favor to another woman. He has neglected the once prosperous Palace Chen, which has led to its current state.
Su Mengyan didn't understand why Concubine Bai chose to take action in Chen Palace. Could it be that she wanted to demonstrate to the dead Concubine Chen?
While she was thinking, they had already arrived at the Palace of Heaven. Yun Fu brushed away the dust on the door and stepped into the palace.
"You're finally here." It was the voice of the third princess.
Su Mengyan was slightly surprised. She shouldn't have been here. According to Concubine Bai, she wanted her to stay out of the palace for a while and come back after Yunfu got married.
Yun Fu frowned, his eyes filled with undisguised disgust, "Why are you here?"
"Get out and don't dirty this place." Yun Fu really hated Concubine Bai and the others for stepping into the Chen Palace.
The Third Princess showed no fear at all. She stared at her with a haughty expression and said, "You and the Crown Prince framed me and forced me to marry into a foreign alliance. Now you are being punished."
"What do you mean?" Yun Fu noticed something was wrong and asked immediately.
The third princess was even happier and laughed proudly. "Even if the Northern Liang prince and I are married, so what? They only want one princess. So, fifth sister, you will be the one to marry in the end."
She had come here today to see Yun Fu laugh. Seeing his expression of disbelief, she continued, "That person behind you is the Crown Prince's concubine, right? She's my mother's man, and she deliberately led you here tonight. Three days later, my mother will personally send you to the marriage procession. The Northern Liang Imperial City is a thousand miles away from the capital. Even if they find you, you won't be able to escape."
When Yun Fu heard her words, he turned around and looked at Su Mengyan in disbelief, muttering, "You said you would accompany me to pay tribute to Mother, but it turned out you were all lying to me?"
"Does Prince know your identity?" Yun Fu never imagined that the person she regarded as a friend would be Concubine Bai's spy. At that moment, she tasted the taste of betrayal.
At this time, Su Mengyan didn't know how to explain and could only look at her indifferently and silently.
The third princess wanted to taunt, but the maid with her face covered behind her urged her, "Princess, we can't delay any longer. We must leave the palace as soon as possible."
"Fifth sister, this should be the last time we see each other. You must take good care of yourself in the Northern Liang royal family." The third princess gave a hypocritical blessing and left with the palace maid.
After she left, another person appeared in front of Yun Fu. When she was about to knock her out, Su Mengyan pushed Yun Fu aside.
Qing Feng made a timely move and killed the maid. Concubine Bai was very confident that Su Mengyan would definitely bring Yun Fu to this deserted place, so she only sent a maid who knew martial arts. They resolved the matter very quickly.
On the other side, the third princess who wanted to escape was knocked unconscious by Situ Yao and brought back. Situ Yao was not surprised at all when he saw the scene on the ground.
Only Yunfu was still kept in the dark and said dissatisfiedly, "Brother Crown Prince, what's going on?"
"Just now, the third princess said that Yan'er is Concubine Bai's person. Is this true?" Yun Fu felt that if Su Mengyan was really Concubine Bai's person, then she should have been arrested now. She didn't understand why the prince didn't take action.
She selfishly didn't want to believe that Su Mengyan would betray them, but coming to Chen Palace tonight was indeed her idea.
Situ Yao glanced at Su Mengyan and said indifferently, "Let her explain herself to you."
Su Mengyan looked at Yun Fu's eyes full of curiosity and thought that it would take a while to explain this matter clearly, so she said, "I will explain it to you clearly after we return to the East Palace."
"Okay, I'll wait for your explanation." Yun Fu turned and left.
Su Mengyan looked at the unconscious Third Princess and the gloomy Situ Yao and asked worriedly, "Is the Princess angry?"
"You go and explain. It was you who insisted on keeping it a secret from her." Situ Yao shifted the blame. He looked at Su Mengyan intently and said something inexplicable, "I'm becoming more and more curious about what's going on in your mind."
Originally, Situ Yao didn't need to come in person to see what happened tonight, but he wanted to see if Su Mengyan was really as innocent as she claimed. When he saw her push Yun Fu away and go to block the palace maid herself, he remembered that she had once blocked a sword for him, so he subconsciously chose to believe her.
Su Mengyan seemed to have a magical power that only worked on him, leaving him no way to doubt it.
"Your Highness, Your Highness." Su Mengyan trotted after him, "What should we do now?"
"Of course it's to send my third sister off to get married." Situ Yao said with a cold face.
When Concubine Bai saw Yun Fu return to the banquet safely, she looked as if she had seen a ghost. She quickly looked towards Situ Yao's position, but found that no one was there.
Concubine Bai's face changed, and she almost couldn't sit still. She had no intention of accompanying the emperor, so she pinched her forehead and said, "Your Majesty, I feel a little unwell and would like to return to the palace to rest."
The emperor saw her blushing face and her alluring beauty in every move, and his heart moved. "My beloved concubine, please return to Luanfeng Palace first. I will come to see you later."
Concubine Bai lowered her head and smiled, then turned around and left in a hurry.
Situ Yao threw the unconscious Third Princess into the Luanfeng Palace. He knew that Concubine Bai would be back soon, so he waited there.
Sure enough, less than a quarter of an hour later, Concubine Bai returned with her men. Seeing the Third Princess lying on the ground, worry flashed across her eyes. She wanted to take the initiative and scolded, "Your Highness, what's going on? Even if you are dissatisfied with me, you can't harm your Third Sister."
Situ Yao sneered, "She is the one who married the Prince of Beiliang. Your Majesty, please put aside those unnecessary thoughts. If you dare to have any ideas about Yunfu again, Third Sister will not just be in a coma."
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