Who could be monitoring her at Huguo Temple? Wang Jiyang? Zhao Shu immediately thought of this future renowned strategist, but why would he want to monitor her? She had no past grudges or recent conflicts with him, and there was no conflict of interest between them.
Could it be someone else? If not him?
"Let's go find Father and Grandmother." She was still very worried and wanted to see with her own eyes whether they were alright before she could feel at ease.
After Zhao Shu and the others left, a man on the trunk of the giant tree breathed a long sigh of relief. He hadn't expected that a princess would have such a powerful expert by her side; they had almost been exposed.
He jumped down from the giant tree and ran in the opposite direction from Zhao Shu, turning and twisting until he arrived at a dilapidated side door.
With a "click," the door opened, and he slipped inside.
"How is it?" someone inside asked impatiently.
“There are skilled fighters around Princess Jun, so she can’t get close,” the man replied.
After a long silence, a voice rang out again, "It's alright. Princess Jun enjoys associating with noble ladies; she'll find an opportunity eventually."
Zhao Shu was filled with fear and anxiety the whole way until she saw Prince Yong there unharmed, talking to Liao Yuan, which put her at ease.
Before Zhao Shu could speak, Ji Yun rushed over, "Thank goodness, we're here." She was out of breath from walking so fast.
"Aunt Jiyun, what is it?" Jiyun's heart was in her throat, her eyes fixed on Jiyun's face, afraid of missing a single expression.
Ji Yun bowed first before saying, "The Empress Dowager is returning to the palace and sent me to ask if the Prince and the Princess wish to return together?"
“Of course we’ll go back together,” Prince Yong replied.
They had just arrived at Huguo Temple and hadn't even had a chance to eat their vegetarian meal before they had to leave in a hurry. What happened?
"Aunt, has something happened in the palace?" Zhao Shu recalled being betrayed and using Consort Ning to put eye drops on the Empress.
Could it be?
Ji Yun glanced at Yuan, and Zhao Shu followed her gaze and found that Yuan was looking at Ji Yun, as if waiting for her to answer Zhao Shu's question.
Suddenly, Zhao Shu felt a dislike for this Master Liaoyuan, and reflecting on his words, she found them truly ironic.
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