"Really?" Zi Yan was still somewhat skeptical.
Only after Qingyu repeatedly assured her did Ziyan agree to light the candles in the room.
A sliver of light appeared in the pitch-black space. Qingyu looked at Ziyan's pale face, which was pale with fright, and said with some heartache, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."
He then revealed his entire plan, omitting the step of implementing the system.
But after hearing this, Zi Yan's heart was still pounding, and she trembled as she said, "There are many guards at the palace gate. Even if there is a big disturbance at Kunning Palace, everyone's attention will be on this side. It will be difficult for you to escape by yourself."
Qingyu smiled and reached out to take her hand. "Who said I was going to leave through the palace gates?"
"and you…"
"There are many abandoned palaces in the palace, so isn't it normal for there to be a few dog holes?" Qingyu rolled her clear black and white eyes, a sly smile playing on her lips.
That's all she could do to fool Zi Yan; she couldn't possibly really say she had the ability to become invisible.
"So you wanted to crawl out through the dog hole." Zi Yan nodded thoughtfully, but quickly felt wronged for Qing Yu, "But you are the Empress, it's too much of a condescension for you."
She sighed, blaming herself for being useless and unable to help Qingyu, causing her to suffer such a loss of dignity.
Qingyu understood what she was thinking, but she didn't take it to heart. She still smiled and said, "I am no longer the Empress. Now Wei Yanqing is eyeing me covetously. If I stay in the palace, I'm afraid I won't live for many more days. Only by leaving the palace will I have a chance to survive."
“Hmm…” Zi Yan bit her lip. She knew that Qing Yu’s words made sense, so she agreed.
Then, seeing that she hadn't taken anything with Qingyu, she immediately took out all the valuables she had and stuffed them into Qingyu's hands, saying, "Things happened so suddenly, this is all I can give you. Why don't you go to my palace and get some more silver?"
Qingyu shook her head, "No... the method I have for making the Spinning Jenny is enough to ensure I'll be worry-free for the rest of my life."
She was telling the truth. As long as the production method was sold, there would be money, not to mention she had other options.
But Zi Yan was unwilling to comply, and said with a look of disapproval, "Anyway, I don't need that much money in the palace. If you don't accept it, I will not be able to eat or sleep peacefully for the rest of my life."
"Sigh..." Seeing her stubborn look, Qingyu could no longer insist, so she took it and put it in her arms, fulfilling her wish.
“Yes, you don’t need to do anything with Wei Yanqing.” Qingyu changed the subject.
"Why?" Zi Yan's eyes widened in surprise. "Does Your Majesty intend to plead for her? But she's a vicious woman who often tries to frame you!"
"Heh..." Qingyu chuckled lightly, "Let her go? How could that be possible?"
"So what do you mean?" Zi Yan came to her senses slightly.
"It's very simple, blame her for the fact that I was burned to death without a complete body."
Qingyu had already planned everything. When Kunning Palace caught fire, she prepared all sorts of false evidence and pinned it all on Wei Yanqing.
She feared that if Ziyan's misdeeds were ever exposed, and she wasn't in the palace, then no one could protect her.
“But I have already bribed the people around her. I will take action tomorrow, and she will be dead in less than a month. If Your Majesty is only using ‘death’ to deal with her, then there is no need.” Zi Yan stated her plan frankly, as she still wanted to keep Qing Yu.
"Human hearts are the hardest to fathom. What if they pull a trap within a trap? How will you escape?" Qingyu knew that Ziyan would not be thorough enough, but fortunately, the plan had not yet been carried out.
Sure enough, she immediately sensed something was wrong.
“This…” Zi Yan hesitated. After Qing Yu’s prompting, she frowned. “Your Majesty, you are right. I was too impulsive.”
She thought about it and realized there were indeed many things that didn't make sense. Wei Yanqing was very generous to her servants, and they had long been fed and pampered by her. How could she possibly win them over with her meager care and a hundred taels of gold?
She was just too confident at the time and almost fell for Wei Yanqing's trick.
She couldn't help but gratefully grasp Qingyu's hand, her face filled with guilt and apology.
"Alright, you should go now. My henchmen will probably be here soon." Qingyu looked at her with a smile.
Actually, no one would come over. Qingyu felt that she had said everything she needed to say and it was time for Ziyan to leave.
After all, all good things must come to an end.
"Oh, then I'll head back now." Zi Yan, still confused, waved to her. "Take care, Your Highness."
After saying that, she ran towards her own bedroom. She dared not delay any longer, for fear of ruining Qingyu's plans.
Watching her leave in a hurry, Qingyu's lips curled into a faint smile, a cold glint flashing in her eyes.
Then, expressionless, she threw the candle beside her onto the kerosene.
Instantly, flames erupted everywhere, and the entire Kunning Palace was engulfed in flames.
She stood in the center of the flames, gazing quietly out the window. A magnificent brocade robe accentuated her noble and graceful bearing, yet it could not conceal the heroic spirit between her brows.
She took a deep breath and smiled calmly, "Qingyu, I'm going to take you away from here."
After she finished speaking, her figure gradually became transparent, and she turned and left before the fire spread.
From then on, all of this in the palace had nothing to do with her anymore.
……
By daybreak, she had recovered and left the capital.
She walked westward, and no one knew who she was. She didn't need anyone's guidance and just kept going west until she reached Lanzhou.
The sky here is different from that in the capital. It's not as blue, and there's yellow dust everywhere. Once she arrived here, she stopped heading west.
Because Tibet is a plateau, without a large escort, her small body simply wouldn't have been able to reach it.
She walked slowly, and after a rough calculation, she estimated that Rong Yun had already arrived in Tibet. She believed that Yong Ji would come to join her in less than ten days.
That letter was meant to ask Yongji to come to Lanzhou to pick him up.
She originally planned to sell the spinning machine manufacturing method to use as travel expenses, but with Ziyan's help, she doesn't have to sell it for now.
That's fine, let's keep the recipe as a gift for Yongji!
Time flies faster than I imagined, and the sound of Yongji's horses' hooves comes earlier than I expected.
On the eighth day, she saw Yongji rushing towards her.
"Mother, you're alright, you're really alive." Yongji cried tears of joy, and to prove he wasn't dreaming, he pinched himself hard.
Nine days ago, he received news from the Forbidden City that Qingyu had been burned to death by Wei Yanqing. He was devastated and grieved for a long time.
He had thought he would never see his mother again, but unexpectedly, Rong Yun came with a letter from Qingyu. Seeing that it was Qingyu's own handwriting, he didn't ask any more questions and immediately led more than a dozen people to rush away.
The feeling of getting it back is wonderful; Yongji felt incredibly happy at this moment.
"Yes, I'm still alive." Qingyu nodded with a gentle smile, and after letting Yongji rest for a day, she boarded the carriage and left.
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