"Beat her until she's willing to write a letter."
Wang Wan'er gave the instructions.
No sooner had she finished speaking than someone slapped Jin Yinhua across the face.
"Get out of here, all of you get out of here, Wang Wan'er, I'll remember this debt."
Wang Wan'er chuckled: "Really? Then Princess Consort, you can take your time to remember, and I'll take my time to type."
These servants who took action were all from the Prince's mansion, and some of them had even served Jin Yinhua. However, the political climate in the mansion had changed drastically, and they all changed sides depending on who was in power. They listened to whoever was in charge.
Honeysuckle covered her face and fell to the ground, her back and legs having been kicked countless times.
The pain surged up in waves, and after a moment, she whispered, "I'll write."
The servants stopped.
Wang Wan'er rubbed her temples: "Sister, why did you have to suffer so much? If you had just said so earlier, we wouldn't have had to come to this."
"Someone, prepare paper and pen," said the maidservant beside Wang Wan'er.
Honeysuckle looked out through the broken window at the gray sky, where the sun was completely obscured.
She gave a bitter smile, and tears slid silently from the corners of her eyes onto the cold stone floor.
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The Imperial Palace.
An Ning rushed hurriedly into Wu Ying Palace.
"Something terrible has happened! Sister Xiaohua has been placed under house arrest by Mu Anyu."
"What?"
Wu Ying exclaimed in surprise and grabbed An Ning's hand, running towards Qingyao Palace.
"That scoundrel, I always felt something was off about him. He was so good to Xiaohua, now his true colors are showing, aren't they?"
Wu Ying plopped down in Qing Yao's armchair, her face flushed with anger.
"The most urgent task is to rescue Xiaohua from the Second Prince's residence. The Second Prince is now taking a concubine, and I doubt that vixen will let Xiaohua have a good life. We must come up with a pretext now."
An Ning scratched her head anxiously: "The pretext must be an opportunity to bring all the princes and princesses into the palace, besides the Emperor's birthday? Is there any other opportunity?"
"If we can't leave the palace, then we'll go into the mansion!"
Wu Ying stood up abruptly.
Qingyao had a sudden inspiration: "Then let's make a big fuss about this!"
Anning and Qingyao exchanged a glance: "Let's do it this way!"
Half an hour later, at Yangju Palace.
"Your Majesty, I feel wronged."
Qingyao looked at the emperor, her eyes brimming with tears. Wuying was standing beside her, already putting on an act. Tears streamed down her face. Luckily, Anning had tucked a piece of scallion into her bosom for her.
What happened?
"I heard that the Second Prince is going to take a concubine?"
"Yes, yes, the one from Youzhou who entered the palace with us suddenly went insane for some reason."
Qingyao continued to add insult to injury: "There have been rumors in the capital that the Second Prince dotes on his Princess Consort, but now that Little Flower is sick, he should be by her side at all times. Why is he in such a hurry to take a concubine?"
Wu Ying frowned, trying hard to recall the words Qing Yao had just made her memorize: "We were married off to this place, all alone and helpless, for the sake of peace and prosperity for the country. But we already had what happened to Sister Yunyan, and now Sister Xiaohua has also been abandoned. It seems that we women who are sent for political marriages will not have a good ending."
After saying that, she started crying again.
The emperor rubbed his temples.
Qingyao pressed her advantage: "These successive incidents have truly disheartened us sisters who have married far away. If we cannot all find a good home, then who will be willing to marry their daughters into the Great Qi in the future?"
Wu Ying sniffled: "If I were the ruler of a country, I would certainly not want the women of my country to marry into other countries, suffer grievances, and be ignored by everyone."
Qingyao said, "Your Majesty, please don't be offended. Wu Ying has always been unruly. She was just concerned about Xiao Hua, which is why she spoke so recklessly. Now that we've entered the palace, we shouldn't be showing off outside. Otherwise, we could have visited Xiao Hua at the Second Prince's residence, and perhaps her illness would have healed faster."
As the emperor listened to their conversation, he began to ponder.
That's really the case. If women who marry into the country get divorced or become seriously ill, how can next year's general election be held?
"What Consort Zhao said makes sense. Now that you have entered the palace, it is not convenient for you to leave the palace at will. I will send someone to the Second Prince's residence to visit the Second Prince's wife. Is that alright?"
Wu Ying quickly looked at An Ning.
An Ning immediately stepped forward.
"Your Majesty, this servant often goes outside the palace and knows the way quite well. If Your Majesty doesn't mind..."
"Alright, for Xiao Ningzi in the early stages, he will carry the palace token of Yangju Palace."
"Your servant obeys the decree."
The group breathed a sigh of relief as they emerged from outside the Yangju Hall.
Wu Ying quickly threw the scallions in her arms aside: "They stink so badly!"
Qingyao glanced at her: "It's a good thing you didn't mess up. I thought you were going to forget your lines."
Wu Ying put her hands on her hips and said, "Hey, this is about saving lives, how could I mess this up? Now we just need to see if Xiao Ningzi can successfully enter the manor."
“Xiao Ningzi, if Xiao Hua’s condition worsens, you must take her out of the manor no matter what, even if you have to snatch her away from Mu Anyu.”
Qingyao looked at Anning and said solemnly.
An Ning nodded: "Don't worry, I will definitely rescue Xiao Hua."
The group turned off the palace road and onto a deserted path when suddenly a dark figure descended from the sky.
An Ning recognized him at a glance: Black Wind!
But is this a black wind? Or is it "black wind"?
"News has come from outside the palace: Honeysuckle intends to drown herself!"
"What?"
An Ning almost took off running, but then realized what was happening.
By the time I get to the Second Prince's residence, Little Flower will probably be gone.
"Horse, yes, horse!"
With that, An Ning changed direction and ran towards the horse farm.
Qingyao and Wuying didn't understand what she was going to do, but they followed her without saying a word.
"My two elder sisters, I'm going to ride out of the palace. All punishments can wait until I return."
"Alright, if anyone dares to stop you, I'll just chop them down with a single hand chop!"
An Ning looked at Wu Ying and said, "Thank you."
"drive!"
An Ning tightened the reins and charged straight out of the horse farm, heading straight for the palace gate.
The eunuch in charge of the horse farm shouted, "Stop! Stop right there!"
Wu Ying stepped forward and delivered a sharp chop to the back of his neck: "Take a break, you know."
Qingyao unconsciously twisted the handkerchief in her hand, watching Anning's departing figure, her heart filled with anxiety.
"It's not easy for Xiao Ningzi to ride his horse out of the palace. Let's follow him and see if we can help in any way."
"good."
With that, Wu Ying mounted her horse and stretched out a hand to Qing Yao: "Get on!"
Qingyao was slightly taken aback: "You?"
Wu Ying raised an eyebrow: "Don't forget, I grew up on the grasslands. We definitely can't catch up with Xiao Ningzi if we keep running like this. While we're at it, I'll take you on horseback and let you gallop around the palace for a while."
Qingyao's lips curved slightly: "Alright, all punishments will be discussed after Xiaoningzi is safely out of the palace!"
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