Chapter 77 The Great Battle of Fun People: Don't Offend Jin Suiqing (A Mischievous Mood...)
At night, Jin Suiqing changed into a palace maid's outfit, put on a veil, and mingled into the convoy of the noble families who were going to the palace for the banquet. When the guards checked her, she took out her pass.
The guards looked her up and down, but didn't ask too many questions or ask her to lift the curtain. They simply waved for her to go in.
Jin Suiqing breathed a slight sigh of relief. Entering the palace without leaving a trace was a good thing for tonight's plan.
After avoiding the crowds at the Meridian Gate, she made her way to the West Prosperity Gate. A cold-faced guard stood before her, and upon seeing Jin Suiqing, before she could even produce her token, he said to her, "Miss Jin?"
Jin Suiqing nodded in a perfunctory manner.
The guard scoffed and said no more. He led the woman to the Yeting Palace, winding through the streets, and pointed to an empty room, saying, "The disguise items are all inside. Please take care of them yourself, Miss Jin. After you have finished what you need to do, return to this room and wait. Someone will come to pick you up and take you away from Ziwei City."
"What a load of rubbish! Who knows if they'll be the ones escorting her or the ones escorting her?" As the guard was about to leave, she grabbed his sleeve, her face expressionless, but her tone obsequious, "May I ask, esteemed guard, where will you be resting during the grand banquet tonight?"
The guard paused, puzzled, and asked, "Why are you asking this?"
Jin Suiqing chuckled, "If I slip up and things get urgent, and I can't get back to the Imperial Palace in time, I can just come to you directly, right?"
The guards looked her up and down, thinking that this former princess was indeed as stupid and dull as the rumors said. Not only were her methods of framing people despicable, but she also couldn't even see the situation clearly.
His Highness the Crown Prince only wanted to watch the show, not genuinely help her. Before he could expose himself, the first person he caught was Jin Suiqing. Now he's even trying to get close to them, saving the brothers the trouble of looking for her.
The guard couldn't help but chuckle twice and pointed in a direction for her, "There's a side room in the southwest corner of Yaoguang Palace. His Highness the Crown Prince's guards are on duty there tonight. If Miss Jin needs anything, you can go there to look for him."
Jin Suiqing pretended to be happy, bowed to the guard, and entered the room. Following Professor Ji Saiyu's instructions, Jin Suiqing deliberately blurred her eyes and mouth to ensure that she would not be easily recognized in the dim light before going out to greet the guard.
Under the dim light, the guards briefly examined her disguised face and escorted her to Yaoguang Palace.
During the grand banquet, the palace maids were so busy that no one noticed the unfamiliar face that had wandered in. Jin Suiqing spotted a palace maid serving wine and bumped straight into her.
"Ouch!" The palace maid's hand wobbled, nearly dropping the wine pot. Her eyes widened in anger, and she pointed at Jin Suiqing, yelling, "You blind fool! You broke the wine pot, and you can't even afford to pay for the damage!"
Jin Suiqing quickly admitted her mistake, and said in a conciliatory tone, "It was my fault. Sister, give me the wine, I'll go deliver it."
The palace maid looked down and saw that the wine had been spilled on the maroon tray from the bump, making it look extremely unlucky. She simply shoved the tray into Jin Suiqing's hands and said, "Here you go. Go out and see which table doesn't have it and replace it."
Jin Suiqing nodded hurriedly, took the tray and left. As she passed the wine table, she also took a wine pot. After looking around for a moment and seeing that no one was paying attention to her, she found a corner and took out a white porcelain bottle from her sleeve.
Soon, Jin Suiqing emerged from the corner, carrying a pot of wine, and followed a group of palace maids into the main hall.
The hall was not yet full. Jin Suiqing glanced around and saw Huangfu Li chatting with others, and Ye Zhufeng laughing and talking with others in his seat.
Jin Suiqing lowered his head, took small steps forward, knelt down in front of the table with the wine pot in his hand, and respectfully placed it on Ye Zhufeng's table.
Ye Zhufeng glanced at her out of the corner of his eye, and Jin Suiqing nodded imperceptibly, tapping the lid of the teapot lightly with her fingertips.
Ye Zhufeng withdrew his gaze and continued to chat with the others with a smile. As the palace maid left, Huangfu Li smiled, slowly shifting his gaze from Jin Suiqing to the pot of wine.
He anticipated that once Huangfu Feng drank the wine and became involved in the scheme, contracting a fever, he would conveniently shift the blame onto him.
If something foul is found in the palace, intended to harm the princess, the first step will be to investigate who poisoned her. If that cannot be found, the investigation will turn to the source of the poison in the wine pot, eventually leading to the Imperial Hospital, where he will be implicated.
Even if Jin Suiqing is caught, people will surely kill him and call him the mastermind. Even if he can exonerate himself, he will still be covered in filth.
As Huangfu Feng poured himself a cup of wine as he had expected, Huangfu Li took a sip, and the interest in his eyes vanished abruptly.
Ugh, boring.
He had thought his two younger sisters would bring him some fun, but they were nothing special.
Having anticipated this, Huangfu Li certainly couldn't have been completely unprepared.
He had already arranged for people to destroy the wine in the wine jug and then take Jin Suiqing away, so that she would never be able to appear again.
He thought the perfect person was the one.
I'm just doing someone a favor.
Huangfu Li smiled and waved his folding fan, saying, "The night is quite nice tonight, and there's plenty of fun to be had."
Meanwhile, in a side room in the southwest corner of Yaoguang Palace, five guards huddled together, cracking melon seeds and joking around. The personnel in this side room had been changed tonight; they were all now the Crown Prince's guards, preparing to arrest someone in the side hall that night.
One of the guards said, "We're so bored. Hey guys, who's going to get some wine? Let's have a drink."
"No, no, please. I have work to do tonight. What if I get into trouble after drinking? Can you take the blame?"
The guard in charge of receiving Jin Suiqing waved his hand and said, "Drink up, it's alright. We met Jin Suiqing once, said a few words to him, and he's just a fool. He's not worth us making a fuss about."
"I've heard the former young princess was an idiot. How stupid was she? Tell me?"
"Hey, she even said she was going to come here by herself, practically walking right into a trap. What else could it be but stupidity?"
The others clicked their tongues, and after another round of cracking sunflower seeds, he said, "Besides, there's still a golden one ahead..."
There was a knock on the door.
He immediately became alert and shut his mouth, saying coldly, "Who?"
A voice outside said, "His Highness the Crown Prince sent me."
The group exchanged glances. The guard near the door pushed it open and saw a young palace maid carrying a tray in the dim light. On the tray were wine, meat, and several exquisitely presented side dishes, clearly rare items from a banquet.
The young palace maid smiled broadly, her large, sparkling eyes appearing incredibly cute and endearing in the dim light of the room. Her voice was even more charming. "His Highness the Crown Prince said that he has troubled you all tonight and specially asked me to fetch some wine and dishes from the banquet to reward you gentlemen."
The guards at the door smiled and took the tray, saying, "Thank you, Your Highness."
After handing over the tray, the young palace maid blinked, curiously peering inside, and asked sharply, "May I ask, brother guard, is something big going to happen tonight?"
She had just been charming, but suddenly became talkative, which displeased the guard. He poked her forehead and chased her out, saying, "Don't know what you shouldn't know, don't look at what you shouldn't look at, or your tongue will be ripped out and your eyes gouged out!"
The little palace maid's eyes widened in shock, unsure whether to cover her mouth or her eyes first, and she ran off in a flash.
The guard smiled and closed the door, then beckoned to the group, "Come, His Highness the Crown Prince has sent some wine and dishes. Let's eat and drink and have some pleasant conversation."
After delivering the food, Jin Suiqing's work was finished. How to proceed with the plan was now up to Ye Zhufeng.
She rushed back to Yeting as agreed with Ye Zhufeng.
Once the chaos in the side hall is over, Ye Zhufeng will come to pick her up and take her away from Ziwei City to the Kuilong Post Station in the capital. Huihong and Ji Saiyu will already be waiting for her there, and they will fly directly to Jiangnan Road overnight.
Taking advantage of the darkness, Jin Suiqing instructed Ye Zhufeng to arrange an empty room in the Yeting Palace, not far from Huangfu Li's, for easy observation. The room was filled with clothes hung out to dry by palace maids, and the interior was pitch black, making it seem as if everyone was busy at a banquet.
Jin Suiqing sat down on the edge of the bed in the dark, nervously rubbing her hands together.
She was adept at finding loopholes. The mission only required her to drug the female lead, but there was no rule about how much she had to drink. At that moment, she saw the leaf touch the drug, and the dog system in her mind immediately notified her: "Mission complete."
That was all, not even a congratulatory message.
She is free.
She was about to leave the capital after breaking free from the system's constraints. Freedom came quietly, but Jin Suiqing's heart was heavy.
For her, having completed the mission, met Ye Zi, and been able to open a factory in Jiangnan Road to make money, she should be happy, extremely happy, at the same time drawing and helping Ye Zi.
But she felt a huge piece was missing from her heart.
Sitting alone in an empty room, the emptiness in my chest made me feel even worse.
Jin Suiqing felt a lump in her throat, and her resolve strengthened. She was determined to leave, and she was determined to entrust her things to Ye Zi.
The capital city, she will eventually have to...
Suddenly, a knock on the door interrupted Jin Suiqing's thoughts.
Why so early?
She calculated the time; the farce in the concubine's room shouldn't be over yet. Why was Ye Zi here so soon? Could it be that she was too engrossed in her thoughts and miscalculated the time?
Confused but not daring to delay, Jin Suiqing hurriedly got up and opened the door. She had only opened the door a crack when a fair hand with distinct knuckles quickly reached in. Before she could react, the hand pushed the door open with an irresistible force!
It was pitch black, and the person was backlit, so she couldn't see anything. Just then, fireworks were lit over Jiuzhou Pond, and one shot rose into the sky and exploded behind the person.
With a deafening bang, the sudden burst of light allowed Jin Suiqing to see his face, which startled her so much that she fell to the ground with a thud.
*
Fifteen minutes ago.
In Yaoguang Palace, Huangfu Feng's face turned even redder, and he left the palace under the pretext of getting some fresh air while drunk.
A short while later, Shang Tingzhi rushed over, her face pale. She whispered something in Huangfu Ying's ear, and Huangfu Ying's expression darkened. She glanced at Huangfu Li and then left the main seat.
Shang Tingzhi turned around and went to Huangfu Li's table, tapped the corner of the table, and told him not to make a sound, and to come along as well.
Just as Huangfu Li was about to ask, Shang Tingzhi shook her head, pressed her index finger to her lips, indicating that the Empress was displeased and should not say anything more.
Huangfu Li was stunned.
Realizing something was wrong, he hurriedly ordered someone to remove the wine pot from Huangfu Feng's table before quickly following Shang Tingzhi.
The further Huangfu Li walked, the more anxious he became.
This is not the direction to the side hall at all; this is clearly the side room where the guards of Yaoguang Hall are on duty!
What's wrong with the concubine? Why did the Empress specifically summon him to the concubine's quarters? Where is Huangfu Feng? Where is Jin Suiqing?
The situation had spiraled out of his control, and now he knew nothing!
Huangfu Li was filled with fear and unease, yet dared not ask any further questions. He followed Shang Tingzhi absentmindedly, and when they reached the side room, his heart sank.
Before the side room, Huangfu Ying stood guard with a cold expression, while Huangfu Feng, standing behind the Empress, had a clear and refreshing face, showing no trace of the lustful look he had when he left the palace, despite being poisoned by love.
She tricked him! She tricked him along with Jin Suiqing!
But he didn't know how the two of them had tricked him.
He approached Huangfu Ying with trepidation, only to hear the muffled groans and heavy breathing of the man in the side room, interspersed with the sticky, nauseating sounds of water. Huangfu Li's heart sank completely.
Huangfu Ying frowned and said coldly, "Open the door."
"Your Majesty, I..."
"Open the door. Don't make me say it twice."
Huangfu Li gritted his teeth and opened the door. Instantly, a wave of stench and heat hit him, and the scene inside was even more appalling, leaving him speechless and unable to bear to look.
His five guards, their cheeks flushed, naked, straddled each other like maggots, having found their own dry passage and joined together in a most nauseating way. Even with the door open, the five men inside seemed oblivious, writhing and screaming even louder as they intertwined!
Huangfu Ying remained silent. The scene of multiple people committing adultery inside the room was disgusting. She turned around with a cold face, glared at Huangfu Li, and then left with Shang Tingzhi.
He concluded by saying, "Whoever's person it is, that's who should deal with it."
After Huangfu Feng nodded and saw Huangfu Ying off, he couldn't help but laugh out loud at Huangfu Li: "Your Highness, hahaha, you can know a person's face but not their heart. I never imagined that the atmosphere in your Eastern Palace would be so...open?"
Huangfu Li stared at Huangfu Feng, "How dare you play me like this! You clearly drank that wine too..."
"Who said I drank?" Huangfu Feng took out a handkerchief, which was damp in the center and smelled of alcohol. She affectionately wiped Huangfu Feng's sweat. "Crown Prince, wipe it quickly. You're sweating so much. Be careful not to catch a cold."
Seeing Huangfu Li dodge, she feigned innocence and said, "According to what you said, Crown Prince, could there be something wrong with this wine? Should I take it to the imperial physician for a checkup?"
"you!"
Huangfu Feng spread her hands, "And besides, Crown Prince, please don't wrong your sister. The commotion in the guard room wasn't discovered by me, but by a patrol with good hearing nearby. Right now, the whole of Ziwei City is saying that the Crown Prince is licentious, has a preference for male homosexuality, and... has a penchant for gathering male homosexuals?"
Huangfu Li was so angry that he couldn't utter a single word. He stared intently at Huangfu Feng with his neck stiff, his fists clenched at his sides, and his shoulders and arms trembled uncontrollably.
"Your aunt has been very lenient with you, Your Highness. The first thing she did when she heard about this was to keep the news from spreading," Huangfu Feng said dismissively, patting his shoulder and comforting him. "Take my advice and go explain to your aunt that these guards don't have such lewd tastes. They just ate something they shouldn't have and couldn't help themselves... Or, Your Highness, just accept this loss. No one in Ziwei City will dare to talk about you. It's not shameful."
She was certain that Huangfu Li dared not speak.
The medicine was handed over from him, and the scandal also originated from him. Of course, Huangfu Li dared not have anyone investigate thoroughly. He would swallow this loss that damaged his reputation.
She glanced around the room, snorted, and thought to herself: Men really can't control their lower bodies. No matter who's been poisoned by lust, they'll try to penetrate any hole they see.
Without saying another word, having achieved her goal of disgusting people, Ye Zhufeng turned and left. She smiled and shook her head, saying that when it came to making fun, no one could compare to Jin Suiqing.
The medicine was divided in two; one half was kept in her pot to deceive the system, while the rest was given to Huangfu Li's guards.
The road split into two, and neither path was a dead end.
Jin Suiqing was certain that Huangfu Li's arrogance would lead him to focus his attention elsewhere, so he naturally didn't expect Suiqing to sneak up behind him and deliver a devastating blow. With minimal effort, without involving principles or winning or losing, the goal was simply to disgust Huangfu Li so much that he felt a lump in his throat, unable to spit it out or swallow it down.
After leaving Yaoguang Palace, Ye Zhufeng quickly headed to Yeting Palace to meet Jin Suiqing at the agreed-upon location, as planned.
When she arrived, she found the door wide open and the room empty and chaotic as if it had been ransacked, but Jin Suiqing was nowhere to be seen.
Author's Note: System: Choose either A or B
Sister: or
system:……?
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