General Cheng went to the palace without even having breakfast.
As for what he and the Emperor discussed, Xiang Wan thought it best not to know.
If someone suddenly learns the truth about their lonely life—that they saved someone they shouldn't have saved, resulting in the deaths of their wife and children—could they still face it calmly?
After recuperating for a period of time, Cheng Yuqing recovered and went to serve in the Imperial Guard as usual.
With the Cheng family bustling about, Xiang Wan naturally had no reason to stay there any longer. She would simply send people over from time to time to deliver some tonics to help General Cheng recuperate.
The Cheng family is now down to just him and Cheng Yuqing. General Cheng doesn't want to, and can't, fall down. At the very least, he wants to see his grandson get married and his enemies get what they deserve. Otherwise, even if he goes to the underworld, he won't have the face to face his dead wife and children.
The emperor had known for a long time that Xiang Wan was going to brothels every few days, but he was worried that she might be in danger, so he sent a bodyguard to follow her.
In Xiang Wan's eyes, Yun Shisan was invisible, and so were the secret guards. Although he was aware of them, the secret guards were far more skilled than him, and their lightness skills were also superior. Often, before he could even touch their clothes, their soft swords were already at his neck.
This shows how much the emperor cared for Princess Xiang Wan (he even sent his few secret guards) and how much he doted on her (he didn't even care if she went to brothels). Yun Shisan lost his temper and followed behind Xiang Wan dutifully, afraid that something might happen to her.
But he did his best, yet he kept getting hit by pebbles. It was just too unlucky.
Since Xiang Wan moved back to the Princess's Mansion from the Cheng Mansion, a bunch of messy things have also moved in.
He personally witnessed the princess progress from being able to throw the arrow into the pitch-pot at a maid three zhang away, to eventually hitting the target with her eyes closed.
After the pitch-pot game, it was time to throw stones. After hitting the stationary target every time, he would throw stones at a moving target held up by a guard. After completing this exercise, he became a live target.
If you could see him, and you weren't quick enough, being thrown to the ankle was the least of your worries; the worst was being slapped in the face. Once, he was momentarily stunned, and the next day he had a pig's head on his head, almost making the other guards laugh themselves to death.
Logically speaking, he had been practicing martial arts since he was a child. How come after more than ten years of training, he is still not as good as the princess in the few months she joked around? Honestly, no one would believe it if you told them.
Why would a princess like this have to choose to use such hidden weapons?
Even more bizarrely, she actually smeared a bunch of pitch-black stuff on her face, and the emperor didn't care. Imagine suddenly seeing a female ghost dressed in white with a black face in the middle of the night—anyone would be terrified!
What's most baffling is that the princess's maid actually quite liked her.
When he reported these things to the emperor, he thought the emperor would take the opportunity to reprimand the princess, which would also help him relieve his frustration at being used as a target.
And guess what? The emperor actually blamed him for his lack of skill, saying he couldn't even dodge the stones the princess threw while playing. If they had been hidden weapons, he might as well go report to the King of Hell.
The emperor's words made Yun Shisan's face burn like fire.
To think that a mere bodyguard like him could not even dodge a pebble, yet he had the audacity to come to the emperor to complain, is probably because he has been too idle lately and his martial arts skills have deteriorated.
Thus, without Xiang Wan's knowledge, a certain guard embarked on a one-way journey toward the pinnacle of martial arts.
Xiang Wan did it on purpose. Otherwise, wouldn't it be strange for a princess like her to suddenly be able to use hidden weapons and obtain medicinal herbs?
However, after this winter, she will be of marriageable age. Time waits for no one, and she doesn't have much time left before her wedding.
Xiang Wan would still go to Ruyi Tower to chat with Xue'er, and hum her favorite tunes for Xue'er to play for her.
She wondered if it was just her imagination, but she felt that a certain scent on Xue'er was getting stronger and stronger.
To an ordinary person, this scent would simply be her natural body fragrance. But she had studied medicine, and recognizing scents was fundamental to her. Although she didn't know what kind of herb it was, she was certain it was definitely not harmless.
She had also tried to probe Xue'er, but the girl was clearly unwilling to talk about it.
Yes, I guess the person behind her is using this as leverage to force her to complete the task assigned to her.
Before September even arrived, Xue'er's name had already spread throughout the capital, and she was incredibly famous.
When Xiang Wan took the contract to the madam, Cen's mother's face was extremely ugly.
She simply couldn't believe that such a young boy could push Xue'er to such a height. She had already given the folding fan to her master, so where would she find anything to compensate this boy?
She thought it was a good deal, which is why she signed the contract without hesitation, fearing the boy might renege. Now, however, the contract has become evidence of her embezzlement of the folding fans.
Despite Cen's mother's repeated refusals, Xiang Wan did not argue with her and directly filed a lawsuit with the Dali Temple.
The Court of Judicial Review usually doesn't handle such trivial matters, but Yun Jun knew the inside story and insisted that the Minister of Judicial Review open a case for investigation. Out of respect for the Second Prince, the Court of Judicial Review sent officials to directly seal up Ruyi Tower.
The incident happened suddenly; before Cen's mother could destroy her belongings, they were caught red-handed during the search.
A seemingly minor civil case directly led to the discovery of Nanlou's secret intelligence outpost in the capital. Now, no one was there to help Xiang Wan get her folding fan back; the Ministry of Justice intervened, imprisoning Cen's mother and the others.
From the beginning, she was wary that Cen's mother and the others would commit suicide to protect the mastermind behind the scenes. When Cen's mother was unwilling to hand over the folding fan, Xiang Wan secretly sprinkled the powder all over the brothel.
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