"Crown Princess, do you... do you really intend to make things difficult for me like this?"
Chu Yun's expression was grim, his hands clenched tightly inside his sleeves.
She was certain that Su Liluo was deliberately trying to make things difficult for her.
"Is it me who is making things difficult for you, or are you acting recklessly in this harem and refusing to listen to my advice? Consort Chu, you should think this through carefully."
If you are truly unwilling to accept this, you might as well invite Prince Xiao over and see if he will help you take this palace maid back and deal with her.”
Su Liluo looked at her with a sarcastic smile in her eyes.
Chu Yan panicked. How could she possibly tell Prince Xiao?
She did this because Prince Xiao had glanced at the palace maid a few times. If Prince Xiao knew how vicious she was, he would definitely be angry.
Now that Su Liluo is saying this, it's practically a blatant threat.
Therefore, Chu Yan had no choice but to temporarily give up the opportunity to punish the palace maid.
She gritted her teeth and said, "Fine, since the Crown Princess insists on protecting a palace maid, I have no choice but to give up."
After bowing, Chu Yun angrily led his men away.
"Thank you so much, Your Highness, for saving my life! I will be willing to do anything for you from now on!"
After being rescued, the palace maid immediately kowtowed repeatedly to Su Liluo.
"Get up quickly. Although I saved you today, you will still have to rely on yourself in the future. I can't always find you being harassed by Consort Chu."
Su Liluo lowered her eyes to look at the palace maid and kindly reminded her.
Because she knew that Chu Yun hadn't succeeded this time, he would definitely find another way to deal with her next time, and she wouldn't be able to run into him all the time.
"What... what should we do? My cousin is currently in Consort Zhang's palace, and Consort Zhang is enjoying great favor. Even if Her Majesty the Empress were to intervene and try to take someone away from her palace, it would be very difficult."
At this moment, the palace maid's cousin behind Su Liluo said anxiously.
"The one who tied the knot must untie it. You should know why Consort Chu is targeting you, right? Since he's the one who provoked you, then tell him about it. Perhaps you can still save your life."
Su Liluo looked intently at the kneeling palace maid.
"This... thank you for the reminder, Your Highness."
The palace maid pondered for a moment, then pursed her lips and thanked Su Liluo.
Seeing that she was clever, Su Lilu smiled reassuringly.
Today she helped this maid, and perhaps not only that, but she could also plant a thorn between Chu Yun and Prince Xiao.
Afterwards, she went to Consort Zhang's palace.
When Consort Zhang saw that the person who came was Su Liluo, she was quite surprised. However, she was no longer as cautious as before. In front of Su Liluo, she began to show the arrogance of a concubine.
"Why has the Crown Princess suddenly come to my palace?"
After exchanging greetings, Consort Zhang lazily reclined on the chaise longue, letting the kneeling maid beside her apply nail polish to her hands.
Su Liluo calmly surveyed Consort Zhang's palace, where antiques, calligraphy and paintings, gold and jade artifacts were everywhere, and even the sandalwood incense burner on the table was made of pure gold auspicious beasts.
At first glance, it exudes a decadent atmosphere. Compared to the Empress's palace, one might think the two should switch places.
"I am here on behalf of my mother to deliver some things to Consort Zhang."
Su Lilu stepped forward with a smile and, guided by a palace maid, sat down in a seat relatively close to Consort Zhang.
"Oh, that must be hard on you, Crown Princess. And thank you, Your Majesty the Empress."
Upon hearing this, Consort Zhang smiled.
The fact that the Crown Princess could deliver gifts from the Empress greatly satisfied her vanity and made her feel like the Empress was trying to please her.
After Su Liluo sat down, she immediately and keenly sensed the aura emanating from Consort Zhang.
It's cool, pungent, and has a faint, hidden medicinal scent.
This was Su Liluo's reaction to the scent on Consort Zhang.
She quickly realized that there was indeed something wrong with the fragrance on Consort Zhang's body.
However, she wasn't attracted to or liked the scent, which meant that the fragrance definitely needed other conditions to work together. Last time, Xiao Ye's people said that the Emperor had Zi Xing perform acupuncture on him again, and he would really like the scent on Consort Zhang after each acupuncture session.
She thought the problem probably lay with Zi Xing.
After receiving the answer, Su Liluo left the palace without lingering.
*
On the other side.
King Xiao gained the right to interrogate King Chu, and soon he went to see him in prison.
At this moment, Xiao Churen was in a sorry state, sitting dejectedly in a corner of the prison, not uttering a sound.
When Xiao Wang walked to the prison cell door, he didn't react at all.
"King of Chu, are you really giving up like this?"
King Xiao looked down at the disheveled man in the corner and spoke softly.
For a long while, Xiao Churen did not respond.
"Someone, open the door."
Therefore, King Xiao had no choice but to have the prison door opened and go inside himself.
"Are you content with this fate, watching your rival, the crown prince, ascend the throne?"
King Xiao spoke again.
"Otherwise what?"
At this moment, Xiao Churen finally said something sarcastic.
He's already a prisoner, and it's likely he'll be beheaded if he gets caught again. He even went to beg Su Liluo for help, but she wouldn't help him at all.
What else could he do?
During his time in jail, he truly resigned himself to his fate.
"Don't you think that if you can't have it, why should Xiao Ye have it? Even if you lose, what if Xiao Ye is buried with you? Wouldn't that make you feel better?"
What do you mean by that?
Xiao Churen sensed something was amiss and suddenly looked up at King Xiao.
A faint smile appeared on Xiao Wang's lips, his eyes dark and unfathomable.
"Between the Crown Prince and me, which do you dislike more?"
King Xiao asked in a low voice.
Which do you hate more?
this......
Xiao Churen lowered his eyes in deep thought; that was naturally Xiao Ye.
"Now you have no hope of vying for the throne, and Prince Cheng has always stayed away from power. Now he is even taking Princess Cheng on a trip."
"In the entire capital, only I and the Crown Prince are vying for the throne. One of us will inevitably ascend to that position. Whose ascension do you least want to see—me or the Crown Prince?"
Is it me or the Crown Prince?
King Xiao's words echoed clearly in Xiao Churen's mind.
He was stunned for a moment before slowly coming to his senses.
"Then what do you need me to do? What can I, a prisoner, do to help you?"
He narrowed his eyes and looked at Prince Xiao with a puzzled expression.
Yes, he knew that Prince Xiao wanted to persuade him to do something so that he could ruin the Crown Prince.
Compared to Prince Xiao, he certainly didn't want to see the Crown Prince get all that.
Especially since Su Liluo was by the Crown Prince's side, and he hadn't obtained the throne, he wanted Su Liluo to know that he, the Crown Prince, couldn't have it either.
"It's very simple, you just need to cooperate with me like this..."
King Xiao crouched down, leaned close to Xiao Churen's ear, and whispered his request.
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