The king frowned and said to Duan Gouqiong and the others, "Alright, all of you may leave! I still have something to say to this princess!"
Duan Gouqiong was stunned, then said anxiously: "Father, don't be fooled!"
"Get out!" The king's tone became more serious.
Duan Gouqiong felt depressed, but finally turned around and walked out.
Ni Yueshan and others had no choice but to retreat.
The box in the king's hand doesn't look big, so what can be put in it?
The four of them walked out. Duan Gouqiong was the most dissatisfied. She pouted angrily and said, "Is my father getting senile? This princess is such a treacherous and disgusting person. How dare you give her the chance to be alone!"
Duan Gouqiong seemed to be very angry. He shook his head and looked at Ni Yueshan: "How good are your skills in music, chess, calligraphy and painting?"
Ni Yueshan smiled awkwardly: "I would rather compete in archery and martial arts..."
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In the evening, Duan Gouqiong suggested taking people for a walk in the city, so that Ni Yueshan and others could experience the customs and culture of Canglie.
But Shao Lecheng was a little exhausted from traveling these days and asked to rest first.
In the end, Duan Gouqiong had no choice but to give up the idea of taking people out to play in disappointment.
However, the king hosted a banquet for Jing Yu'e. By the time Jing Yu'e had finished entertaining the king, she was already a little tipsy.
She was supported by a palace maid and walked towards the bedroom. The palace maid who supported her lowered her head. After Jing Yu'e entered the inner room, she quietly closed the door.
Jing Yu'e held her forehead, feeling a little dizzy: "Prepare a bowl of hangover soup for this princess!"
There was only one person dressed as a palace maid left in the hall at this time. Apart from her, there was only Jing Yu'e.
Jing Yu'e didn't hear any movement and asked curiously, "What's going on?"
Just as she was about to open her mouth, a dagger was already against her throat. Jing Yu'e looked at the other person in surprise.
The other person raised his head and looked at her with a smile in his eyes.
"Princess, how are you? Back then, you only controlled a dozen Jinyiwei, yet you thought you were disrespectful to me? And today, you even tried to trick my father into giving you a drug to make him forgive you?"
Her dagger was getting closer. If she moved it a little further, she would be able to cut Jing Yu'e's throat.
Jing Yu'e was horrified and said, "Please don't be impulsive, Princess!"
"This princess asks you, what did you show your father?"
Jing Yu'e frowned: "That's confidential, I can't tell you!"
"Hahaha, you can know the secrets, but this princess can't? Are you saying that this princess is not as qualified as you? You are more awesome than this princess, right?"
Her dagger came closer, Jing Yu'e felt a sharp pain, and bright red blood flowed out.
Duan Gouqiong smiled: "It's normal to feel pain. You won't say anything. In fact, you are no different from a dead person. Then I will kill you!"
Just as he was about to stroke hard, Jing Yu'e quickly called out, "Wait a minute! I'll tell you!"
Duan Gouqiong originally wanted to scare people.
In the king's bedroom, all the palace servants left, the candles were blown out, the palace fell into darkness, and all around was quiet.
Outside the palace, Duan Gouqiong was lying on the doorstep, furtively trying to see what was going on inside. Jing Yu'e awkwardly suggested, "If Princess is curious, why not ask the King directly tomorrow? Perhaps the King will give it to her out of love!"
"If you are willing to give it to me, why did you chase me away today?"
She rolled her eyes at Jing Yu'e, then said, "Go in and steal!"
Jing Yu'e stood still, and Duan Gouqiong glared at her: "Go!"
Jing Yu'e looked embarrassed: "Why would you ask me to steal something I gave away? How would I know where it is?"
Duan Gouqiong looked depressed, then pushed Jing Yu'e away, carefully opened the door and walked in.
The room was too dark and Duan Gouqiong felt a little uncomfortable. She blew out the tinder and heard the king snoring. Only then did she pluck up her courage and search around.
Then it was time to rummage through the boxes...
When she turned around to look at the king, he was still snoring loudly.
She breathed a sigh of relief and continued to turn...
But she still had no clues. When she was about to give up, a voice came from the bed: "Is that Gou Qiong? Come here!"
Duan Gouqiong was stunned for a moment, then turned away awkwardly, chuckling, "Father, when did you discover your son? Why didn't you say anything earlier?"
"Are you curious about what I got?"
Duan Gouqiong lowered his head and walked over awkwardly: "I really can't hide anything from my father."
The king sighed and opened the curtain.
"I can't discipline you!"
He sat down on the edge of the bed and handed over the box. Duan Gouqiong looked at the king in surprise. So easy?
"Hold it? Don't you want to see it?"
Duan Gouqiong was stunned: "No, no, father, you are too easy to talk to. I can't get used to you being like this!"
Although he said he was angry, he didn't hesitate, took it, opened it and read it.
The faint light from the tinderbox shone on the box. After opening it, the parchment drawing inside caught Duan Gouqiong's eyes.
This is?
Seeing Duan Gouqiong's puzzled look, the king smiled and said, "There are no words or pictures on this drawing. It needs to be soaked in water to reveal the words. However, this is only part of it. The other part is mine, but..."
"But what?" Duan Gouqiong asked curiously.
"But even if we put the two together, it's still not enough to tell what it is, because I haven't cracked it yet. How can I make the words on my copy show up?"
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