Concubine Bai had long known that the envoys from the neighboring country were on the way. The Second Prince was furious at this moment, and he wanted to take this opportunity to make the Emperor dissatisfied and send Princess Yunfu to marry.
After all, she was Situ Yao's sister from the same mother. Su Mengyan thought for a moment and said, "Your Highness, when I came here, I heard that your wet nurse suddenly fainted. You should go and see her."
The late queen passed away long ago, and Yunfu had been raised by her wet nurse since childhood, so they had a deep bond. Upon hearing this, he immediately panicked, "Why didn't you tell me earlier!"
She immediately left the Eastern Palace in a hurry without caring about being angry with the Second Prince.
Situ Zhao looked at Su Mengyan with a smile.
Su Mengyan's scalp tingled when he stared at her. He was just as described in the original novel, with a cold and vicious personality like a venomous snake. He would smile at people but suddenly bite them, and that was with poison.
She didn't want to be targeted by such a person.
"Your Highness is here to look for Situ Yao. The Crown Prince is in the house."
Situ Zhao looked at her deeply, sneered, and stepped inside.
He was followed by two eunuchs, who obviously had ill intentions.
Su Mengyan naturally didn't dare to follow in. After just a quarter of an hour, Situ Zhao came out angrily, obviously not getting what he wanted.
Before leaving, he gave Su Mengyan a fierce look, as if he wanted to eat her.
Su Mengyan thought about it and realized that since she couldn't provoke Princess Yunfu, she decided to deal with Situ Yao again.
What should happen next is... Oops!
If she doesn't cling to someone powerful now, when will she do so? Su Mengyan didn't care about being afraid and walked into the inner hall with her head held high.
The eunuchs who were serving had already chosen another place and came in smoothly. They saw Situ Yao standing in front of the desk, writing with a brush. There were broken porcelain pieces on the ground, which could easily prick people.
Su Mengyan knelt down in a place without any debris. "Your Highness, I am guilty."
Situ Yao was slightly startled and looked up at her.
Su Mengyan thought that only those who could wear this shit-yellow dragon robe well could be considered to have outstanding looks.
Compared to the second prince's frivolous and evil appearance, this prince looks very handsome.
With her straight nose, sword-like eyebrows, bright eyes and a cool temperament, she is simply a flower on the mountain top in later generations. People can only admire her from afar and not desecrate her.
Although his face was expressionless, his eyes were so cold that Su Mengyan couldn't help but think of his later tactics and shuddered.
If it weren't for the sake of saving her life, she wouldn't dare to provoke this big Buddha.
Seeing that he didn't chase her out, Su Mengyan bravely said, "Your Highness, I dare not lie to you. The Imperial Concubine threatened me with my brother and asked me to poison your tea, but I didn't dare to do such a thing. I have already spilled the tea."
Situ Yao's gaze was so gloomy that it made Su Mengyan's back feel cold.
Su Mengyan was unsure, but this was her only chance. If she couldn't get his help today and left the palace by herself, she was afraid that Concubine Bai's men would kill her on the spot.
She gritted her teeth and continued, "Your Highness, I know you don't believe me, but I heard something else. It's related to Princess Yunfu."
This sentence finally made Situ Yao react. He put down the pen in his hand and looked at Su Mengyan quietly.
"What is it?"
Su Mengyan was secretly delighted to see him speak, and hurriedly said, "I heard that the envoys from Northern Liang have arrived in the capital to ask Your Majesty for a princess marriage. Noble Concubine Bai is currently devising a plan to marry the Fifth Princess off."
The room suddenly became as cold as an ice cellar. Even with her head lowered, Su Mengyan could still feel Situ Yao's gaze on her, which felt like a knife piercing her nerves.
"Do you know what you are talking about?" A cold look flashed across Situ Yao's eyes. Su Mengyan knew that he was angry and very unhappy.
"If Your Highness doesn't believe me, you can have your men investigate. The envoys from Northern Liang will arrive at the embassy within three days. Concubine Bai has already learned the news from His Majesty. As long as Your Highness goes to the imperial mausoleum tomorrow, Princess Yunfu will be under their control."
Suspicion flashed in Situ Yao's eyes. "A marriage between the two countries is a major national initiative. How did you know about this?"
Even if Concubine Bai wanted to use her, she would not tell her such a thing. Or, did Concubine Bai trust her so much that she could tell her anything?
Things had come to this point, and she couldn't retreat. Su Mengyan could only continue, "This is my token of allegiance. The princess's wet nurse, Aunt Hu, has a son who works at the embassy. Your Highness can ask someone about it. I'll wait here. If I'm talking nonsense, I'll leave it to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to decide."
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