Yu Qianqian glanced at the bowl of dirty liquid, and immediately thought of how Mu Beichen had forced her to drink this kind of thing several times before. She felt her stomach churning and felt so nauseous that she wanted to vomit.
"Take it away, I don't need it!" Yu Qianqian shouted angrily at Xiang Xing, then turned her back without looking back.
She had originally wanted to rest early today, but the smell made her unable to sleep, so she took advantage of the darkness and went out of the palace alone.
A cool breeze slowly approached from afar, causing her red dress to flutter gently, like a phoenix about to spread its wings and soar into the heavens. At this moment, the graceful figure strolling under the bright lights walked past the flowers and trees in front of the courtyard.
Unbeknownst to her, she had followed the winding road to its end, where a suspended cloud pavilion came into view under the bright lights. Beneath the eaves was a rickety plaque with the words "Purple Cloud Palace" on it, which made the whole pavilion appear somewhat desolate.
It is said that this place was originally a residence specially bestowed by the late emperor upon a concubine. However, the woman died of illness not long after moving in, and the place has been abandoned ever since.
Yu Qianqian stood by the lake and glanced down unintentionally. She saw that the pavilions were reflected in the shimmering blue water like a painting. As the wind gently swept across the water, ripples were immediately stirred up.
At this moment, several figures gradually emerged in her line of sight, their reflections faintly visible in the shimmering water.
Yu Qianqian felt a sudden jolt in her heart and quickly turned around to look. She saw two people walking out of the pavilion, one of whom seemed to be a woman. However, due to the distance, she could not make out the woman's face clearly.
Ahead, as the two figures drew closer, one of them, an extremely familiar face, with its exquisite beauty and eerie expression, came into sharp focus.
This person is actually Su Ruan!
As she expected, Su Ruan, the troublemaker, was indeed still in the palace, but with another man—none other than the current Prime Minister, Li Chunfeng.
However, she couldn't figure it out. How could Su Ruan, a foreigner, be involved with a court official? Moreover, this man was always very shrewd and calculating. How could he be willing to be at Su Ruan's beck and call?
With a quick leap, Yu Qianqian frantically hid behind a bush, her eyes fixed on the man and woman so close to her that she could hear their soft breathing.
Li Chunfeng followed behind Su Ruan, the two of them in black shadows, passing by the bushes like a gentle breeze.
Yu Qianqian watched them get closer and closer in front of her, and she almost stopped breathing. Although she didn't know why she was so nervous, she just stared wide-eyed in the dark, her gaze fixed on one spot, not even turning her head.
Finally, the moment arrived. The man and Su Ruan stopped just inches away from Yu Qianqian. At that moment, Li Chunfeng looked at Su Ruan with a complicated expression. After hesitating for a long time, he finally asked her, "Princess, are you really sure you want to do this?"
"Of course!" Su Ruan glanced coldly at Li Chunfeng without even thinking and said, "Although the Emperor has promised me the position of Empress, I will feel very uncomfortable as long as that woman Yu Qianqian is not eliminated."
Su Ruan's unusually sharp gaze shifted slightly past the bushes, narrowly avoiding Yu Qianqian, before she added sharply, "But you must remember, you absolutely cannot fail this time. If your men are caught red-handed by the Emperor like those fools before, you can forget about ever seeing me again!"
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