What angered Su Wanyan was that despite all her hard work these past few days, he actually thought she was playing him for a fool.
Is she really that heartless?
However, after Yu Nanqing's outburst, she calmed down. If she activated the [Acupuncture Skill] but failed to cure Yu Nanqing, it would be tantamount to sentencing him to death once again.
Even in modern times, if someone is diagnosed with a serious illness and goes to the hospital, the next step can only be taken if the chances of a cure are guaranteed.
She's basically using Yu Nanqing as an experiment right now. Even she herself isn't sure about something, so why should Yu Nanqing believe her?
So she plans to put this matter aside for now.
The gates of the Prince's mansion were closed. Yesterday, I swindled some silver from Xu Si, and today I plan to go out and buy some things.
However, she had just stepped onto the steps when she was stopped by two soldiers guarding the gate of the mansion: "His Majesty has ordered that, in order to protect the Prince's safety, no one may enter or leave the mansion without His Majesty's verbal order!"
"..." Su Wanyan looked at the spear blocking her way and asked, "Even if the prince wants to leave the manor, he can't?"
The two soldiers stared straight ahead and did not answer.
Su Wanyan rolled her eyes. This wasn't about protecting Yu Nanqing's safety at all; it was clearly about imprisoning him. No news could get out of the Prince's mansion, and no one outside would know what was going on inside.
Simply put, it meant isolating the Prince's residence from the capital and completely blocking all news from entering.
Su Wanyan crossed her arms and pondered for a while before turning and walking towards the kitchen.
In the kitchen, Xu Si was limping, absentmindedly watching the servants work.
Seeing Su Wanyan appear at the door, his heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly stepped forward: "Your Majesty..."
He glanced around, making sure no one was paying attention, and then whispered obsequiously, "Your Majesty, may I speak to you in private?"
If the emperor finds out that he is outwardly compliant but inwardly defiant, he's doomed.
Xu Si overestimated himself. The Emperor wouldn't even notice such a minor character as him.
In a small corner under a tree, Xu Si respectfully smiled and said, "Your Highness, have you come to request a meal? Please don't say anything, this servant will bring it to you right away."
It's still some time before lunch, why are Your Highness and Your Highness so hungry so quickly?
"I've come to ask you, besides the main gate, where else can I leave the mansion?"
Since the Emperor wants to seal off the Prince's Mansion, there must be guards at the back and side gates as well.
Xu Si was taken aback: "Your Highness wants to leave the manor?"
This put Xu Si in a difficult position: "Your Majesty, the Emperor has issued an order that no one in this mansion may enter or leave the mansion without a verbal decree."
"Then how did you get out?"
“Your Majesty, there are people in the manor who are specifically responsible for going out to purchase and report. The rest of us… including your servants, have no authority to leave the manor without the Emperor’s order.”
Su Wanyan frowned: "I don't care, you think of a way. If you can't, don't even think about the antidote!"
Xu Si's hand trembled: "No, no, no, let me think... let me think..."
Ever since he took Su Wanyan's 'poison' last night, he's felt unwell all over today, as if something was wrong with him everywhere. His hands trembled as he anxiously thought for a moment, and then a flash of inspiration struck him: "I've got it!"
"What?"
However, he hesitated for a second: "But I'm afraid Her Majesty won't agree."
"If there's anything you're unwilling to do, just say it."
“On the west side of the Prince’s mansion, there is a dog hole. The size of that dog hole…” Xu Si looked Su Wanyan up and down: “It should be just big enough for Your Highness. However… for a princess to crawl through a dog hole is beneath your dignity.”
Su Wanyan's eyes lit up: "Where is it? Take me there quickly."
“This…” Xu Si didn’t expect her to be so decisive. After hesitating for a moment, he said, “Your Majesty, you would be better off… changing your clothes.”
Su Wanyan looked down and realized that she had been wearing a wedding dress since she transmigrated. Although she had taken off her outer robe, she was still wearing a bright red dress underneath, embroidered with the sun, moon, and golden phoenix. Going out in this outfit would indeed be flamboyant.
"Then go and get me some clothes."
Xu Si dared not disobey, nodding and furtively beckoning, "Your Majesty, please come with me."
Xu Si found a servant's clothes for Su Wanyan to wear. Su Wanyan was only thirteen years old and very petite. The maid's clothes were a bit loose on her, but fortunately it didn't matter.
After changing her clothes, Su Wanyan felt that her hair was a bit messy, so she took all her hair down and tied it into a high ponytail.
This hairstyle was the one the original owner wore before her wedding. The original owner's hair was very long, reaching all the way to her waist. Su Wanyan didn't know how to style her hair in this way, so she had been ignoring it for the past few days.
Xu Si led her, trying to avoid the soldiers patrolling the Prince's Palace, to the west wall of the courtyard.
The courtyard wall was covered with a dense thicket of ivy. Xu Si limped forward and pried open one section, revealing a small hole at the base of the wall.
The size was just right for Su Wanyan to squeeze through.
"How did you find out?" Su Wanyan asked curiously.
Xu Si stammered, seemingly reluctant to speak. Su Wanyan glanced back at him, and he quickly said, "Well... it's just that this servant had some unused items that I wanted to exchange for some money, so... it was handed over from here..."
The more he talked, the more guilty he felt.
Su Wanyan saw through it at a glance: "Hmph, your own unused things? That sounds nice, but you must have sold everything in the Prince's mansion that you could sell!"
"Oh, Your Majesty, I only pocketed the last bit of profit; the lion's share didn't go to me. Please forgive me for giving you this advice. I promise I won't do it again..."
Su Wanyan didn't have time to pay attention to Xu Si, and crawled out of the hole.
When Xu Si saw that she had actually crawled out, his expression suddenly panicked. He leaned over the cave entrance and whispered, "Um... Your Highness, please remember to come back. This servant is still waiting for your antidote... Your Highness... Your Highness?"
The Prince's mansion was sealed off by the Emperor, and the Prince was crippled. It wasn't impossible for Su Wanyan to escape under the circumstances, but he was still poisoned!
What will he do if she really runs away?
He was overweight and couldn't squeeze out like Su Wanyan. The more he thought about it, the more panicked he became. Before he could finish calling out, Su Wanyan had already gone far away.
The streets of the capital were bustling with people, vendors, market-goers, and children playing in the streets, with antique buildings lining both sides.
Unlike modern high-rise buildings, it consisted entirely of low-rise houses and courtyards, with the tallest restaurants being no more than two or three stories high.
Su Wanyan was amazed and curious. Only today did she truly realize that she had traveled through time and space to this era, an era of imperial power that was completely unfamiliar to her.
She admired the scenery for a long time until she saw a tailor shop, at which point she snapped out of her reverie and went inside.
I helped Yu Nanqing clean his body before and threw away his dirty clothes, so Yu Nanqing hasn't worn any clothes for the past few days and has been wrapped in a quilt the whole time.
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