Chapter 119 Meeting the Saint
When Chu Yunjin walked to Prince Jin's side, she kicked him hard before walking out of the pavilion with Ade: "How is the Sixth Princess?"
Adele replied, "The princess is alright. She was rescued by his guards. Please return to the palace first."
Chu Yunjin nodded and walked with Ade towards the flower hall where the others were. When she saw Princess Ning'an in the distance, Chu Yunjin's face turned pale and she burst into tears: "Princess Aunt! Princess Aunt!"
Princess Ning'an turned her head, and the others followed suit, their expressions changing immediately.
"Princess Consort Yan, what's wrong?" Princess Ning'an quickly got up and came out. She looked at Chu Yunjin, who was walking in a flustered manner, and looked her up and down. Her gaze fell on Chu Yunjin's neck, and she was immediately shocked. "What happened?"
Chu Yunjin hugged her tightly: "Auntie, I want to leave here."
Princess Ning'an replied, "Alright. I'll take you away right away."
"Princess Consort of Yan, what's wrong?" A sense of foreboding rose in the Duchess of Dingguo's heart. She hurried over, wanting to find out what had happened.
Princess Ning'an pulled Chu Yunjin closer to her, covering the bruises on her neck, and asked in a cold voice with a hint of accusation, "Wasn't the Princess Consort of Yan invited to the flower viewing banquet? I wonder who was accompanying her just now?"
Lady Dingguo paused for a moment: "I heard that the Princess Consort of Yan likes lotus flowers, and the Third Princess instructed... instructed Zhilan to take her to the Lotus Lake..."
“Pei Zhilan?” Princess Ning’an’s gaze turned cold. “It seems that the Duchess of Dingguo has ulterior motives.”
The Duchess of Dingguo's expression changed: "The Eldest Princess—"
Chu Yunjin tugged at her clothes almost imperceptibly.
Princess Ning'an quickly said, "That's enough. Princess Yan has been frightened, and I don't have time to talk to you here. I'll take my leave now."
After saying that, he hurriedly left with Chu Yunjin.
Lady Dingguo wanted to stop her and ask what had happened, but the Princess clearly didn't want to talk about it. Besides, one of them was the Princess Consort of Yan, and the other was Princess Ning'an. She had no reason to stop her and could only watch helplessly as the Princess left with the Princess Consort of Yan.
Lady Dingguo sensed something was wrong, her expression turned cold, and she sternly ordered, "Summon the Second Madam here immediately!"
"yes."
Princess Ning'an led Chu Yunjin out of the gate of the Duke of Dingguo's mansion. Just as she was about to ask Chu Yunjin whether she should return to the Prince of Yan's mansion or go to the Princess's mansion first, Chu Yunjin whispered, "Aunt, I need to go to the palace to meet the Emperor."
Princess Ning'an was taken aback: "Enter the palace to meet the Emperor?"
"Okay." Chu Yunjin looked at her. "Could you please accompany me for a while, Aunt?"
Princess Ning'an nodded, asked no further questions, and got into the carriage with her.
The carriage of the Prince of Yan's residence was empty, but the procession was complete. Maids and guards quietly protected the carriage, following behind Princess Ning'an's carriage, heading towards the palace.
Once inside the carriage and as it began to move, Princess Ning'an finally looked at Chu Yunjin, her gaze falling on her delicate neck, where clear, shocking bruises from the pinching were visible.
She frowned and asked in a low voice, "What happened?"
Chu Yunjin raised her hand and touched her neck: "I was almost strangled to death by Prince Jin."
"Prince Jin?" Princess Ning'an exclaimed in surprise. "Why is Prince Jin at the Duke of Dingguo's residence?"
Chu Yunjin briefly recounted what had happened, her tone slightly cold: "Prince Jin harbors resentment towards me and Yan Cang, so I'm not surprised by this incident. But what I didn't expect was that he would be waiting for me at the Duke of Dingguo's residence."
Princess Ning'an's face turned ugly: "Was this the idea of the Duchess of Dingguo?"
“No, she wouldn’t dare.” Chu Yunjin shook her head. “At this critical juncture, it’s still uncertain whether they can even save their own families. How could they possibly dare to take such a risk? It must be that Pei Zhilan harbors resentment and has been secretly in contact with Prince Jin.”
"Pei Zhilan?" Princess Ning'an frowned. "Is she really that fearless?"
“The Pei family’s guilt is a foregone conclusion. She’s been having a hard time at the Duke’s mansion these past few days. The Duchess of Dingguo is pressuring her every day and even wants her son to divorce her.” Chu Yunjin said calmly, lowering her eyes. “So she wants to take revenge on me and the Duke of Dingguo’s mansion as well.”
If the Princess Consort of Yan were to have an accident at the Duke of Dingguo's residence, the entire Duke of Dingguo's family would be implicated.
Princess Ning'an said coldly, "That's ruthless enough."
Chu Yunjin's throat was still a little sore. She covered her neck and gently closed her eyes: "I'm going to get rid of all these damned things before Yan Cang comes back."
She couldn't hide under Yan Cang's wing forever. She had to be a princess who could protect herself, not hold him back, not make him live in constant fear, and would never let the tragedy in her dream happen again—although she didn't know what the ending of the tragedy would be for the time being.
But I suspect it must not be good, otherwise Yan Cang wouldn't be so resistant to facing it.
Princess Ning'an nodded and said nothing more.
The carriage entered the palace and went straight to the outside of Chonghua Palace.
Princess Ning'an presented the token to the Emperor.
After receiving the message, Princess Ning'an gave Chu Yunjin a wink, and then helped her out of the carriage.
Chu Yunjin was as pale as paper, leaning weakly and helplessly against her chest. She bent down and got out of the carriage, where Adele helped her down.
Princess Ning'an landed on her feet and, along with A'dai, escorted Chu Yunjin into the palace.
Inside the palace, Emperor Zhaode was speaking with King Ming.
The town government has been very busy lately. The Pei and Wen families are involved in treason and collusion with the enemy, implicating many people. However, Yan Yang does not want to kill the wrong person, so he is being extra cautious in his investigation.
Upon seeing Princess Ning'an helping Chu Yunjin in, Emperor Zhaode and Prince Ming both turned to look at them.
Emperor Zhaode frowned: "What's wrong?"
“Father…Father Emperor…” Chu Yunjin’s tears streamed down her face. She broke free from Princess Ning’an’s support and knelt on the ground with a thud, crying so hard she could barely breathe.
Adele and several maids knelt down, heads bowed, without uttering a word.
Emperor Zhaode jumped up in surprise: "What happened?"
Princess Ning'an's expression was solemn: "The Duke of Dingguo's mansion has sent an invitation to the Princess Consort of Yan, inviting her to admire the flowers."
"Flower viewing?" Prince Ming raised an eyebrow. "At this critical juncture, the Duke of Dingguo's mansion still has the mind to hold a flower viewing banquet?"
Emperor Zhaode had deep-set eyes and brows.
At this critical juncture, the Duke of Dingguo naturally had no intention of holding a flower-viewing banquet, so the flower-viewing banquet was just a pretext.
Princess Ning'an said calmly, "The Third Princess and the eldest daughter of the Duke of Dingguo's mansion went to the Prince of Yan's mansion two days ago, hoping to find someone to plead for Pei Yi'an. After returning empty-handed, they came up with the excuse of holding a flower appreciation banquet."
Seeing Chu Yunjin crying helplessly, Emperor Zhaode frowned and said, "Get to the point."
Princess Ning'an said, "The key point is that the Duchess of Dingguo is worried that the Pei family's case has implicated the Duke's Mansion, and she has been putting pressure on Pei Zhilan these past few days. Pei Zhilan begged the Princess of Yan to save her and clear her elder brother's name. The Princess of Yan said that she had no right to interfere in court affairs, but unexpectedly, Pei Zhilan..."
Princess Ning'an took a deep breath and turned to look at Chu Yunjin: "Princess Consort of Yan, why don't you say it yourself?"
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