An Ning rode her horse through the palace road like a whirlwind.
The Imperial Guards were hot on their heels.
"Stand still! If you don't stop, you will die!"
As he spoke, the Imperial Guards nocked an arrow and prepared to shoot An Ning on horseback.
Following closely behind, Wu Ying kicked away the man's bow and arrow.
The arrow spun a few times in the air before landing steadily in Wu Ying's hand: "Here you go!"
Qingyao sighed inwardly, "Impressive skill!"
Wu Ying chuckled: "My martial arts skills aren't that great, but on horseback, no one can beat me!"
Before they could shake off those behind them, another group of imperial guards blocked their way from the front.
An Ning skillfully maneuvered her horse, weaving through gaps in the path, which was relatively smooth. However, the occasional whizzing arrows behind her startled her, causing her to break out in a cold sweat.
Just then, she heard Wu Ying shout from behind: "Xiao Ningzi, run with confidence, I'm your strongest support."
With that, Wu Ying snapped an arrow in two...
Qingyao stared at her, her lips slightly parted, dumbfounded.
A human wall had already been formed at the palace gate, and An Ning clearly had no chance of forcing her way out.
Just then, Black Wind descended from the sky, grabbed An Ning by the waist, pushed off with its toes onto the horse's back, leaped directly onto the palace wall, and then scaled the wall, heading straight for the Second Prince's residence.
Seeing that Anning had safely left the palace, Wu Ying finally felt relieved.
But the next second, they were both knocked to the ground, horse and all.
"Hiss~"
Qingyao rubbed her elbow and looked at Wuying, but the two of them burst out laughing.
Hahahaha.
The Imperial Guards looked at the two men who had fallen to the ground. How could they still laugh in such a disheveled state? Were they idiots?
At the entrance of the Second Prince's residence.
There were twice as many servants as usual.
An Ning pulled out her palace token and shoved it directly at the servant's face; "Open the door quickly, I want to go in."
"His Highness has ordered that no one is allowed to enter!"
An Ning was furious: "Open your dog eyes and take a good look. This is the palace plaque of the Emperor's Yangju Palace. I am here to visit the Princess Consort by imperial decree. If you stop me, you are disobeying the imperial decree!"
The servant was a little guilty, but the prince had given a death order. If he let the man in, he would be the one to die.
"Open the door quickly, I want to go in and see the Princess!" An Ning kept banging on the door, and the servants rushed forward and pushed An Ning aside.
A thin servant came over and helped her up. Just then, he took the opportunity to whisper in Anning's ear, "The princess is at Tianhe Bridge. Go and save her!"
Without a second thought, Anning ran off on her errand!
Tianhe Bridge.
Honeysuckle sat on the bridge railing, her legs dangling in the air. If she moved forward even a little more, she would fall into the river with a splash.
The moment Anning saw her, her heart clenched.
When they were in the palace, surrounded by so many imperial guards and with arrows constantly shooting from behind, they didn't feel much fear. But now, the moment they saw Sister Xiaohua, their legs went weak and they involuntarily fell to the ground.
The cold wind on the river blew the honeysuckle's messy hair. Her head, which was usually adorned with pearls and jewels, was now covered with nothing but a few tangled straws.
His tattered clothes were stained with blood, and his pale face was devoid of life in his eyes.
The people surrounding the area dared not approach easily.
An Ningqiang wiped away her tears and forced herself to stand up, walking to the front of the crowd.
She called out in a hoarse voice, "Sister Xiaohua!"
An Ning herself couldn't quite explain what she was feeling. Just a few days ago, she was a bright and cheerful person, but now she was lifeless and wanted to die. The incredibly happy moments with Xiao Hua seemed to be right before her eyes, but now they were all shattered.
"Sister Xiaohua!"
Anning called out again.
Honeysuckle's dull eyes flickered, and she looked over in the direction of the voice.
The moment she looked over, An Ning clutched her chest, her lips trembled slightly, and tears streamed down her face.
She had never seen Xiaohua like that before. She looked like a rag doll, devoid of any vitality. Her red eyes were bloodshot, and her swollen cheeks showed how many slaps she had received. Her cracked lips were bleeding, which looked extremely jarring against her pale face.
"Sister Xiaohua, shall I take you home?"
An Ning suppressed her sadness and grief, calmed herself down, and comforted her.
Honeysuckle shook her head slightly: "I have no home anymore."
"How could that be? Youzhou, you said it's a beautiful place with clear waters and lush mountains. You even said that if we had the chance, you would take us all to Youzhou to see the mountains and rivers and to see how big your family's gold mine is."
Honeysuckle forced a smile: "I'm afraid I won't have the chance in this life. In the next life, I..."
"I don't want any next life. If you're reincarnated as a pig in your next life, where am I supposed to find you?"
"Little Flower, Little Flower, what are you doing?"
Upon hearing the news, Yunyan, Lanxi, Mufeng, and Jiao'er all rushed over.
With red eyes, Su Yunyan looked at the swaying little flower on the bridge: "Do you remember how you comforted me back then? Leaving a man is no big deal. As long as we sisters are together, there's nothing we can't do!"
"Do you know? I used to think I was the happiest woman in the entire capital. I had a husband who loved and doted on me, my family was the richest in Youzhou with endless money, and I had a group of good girlfriends who were good at partying but still managed to do serious work in their spare time. But now..."
Anning shouted, "Yes, you have a loving father and mother, and a brother who cares about you. You have a large group of people like us who care about and love you. You only lost a bastard who should never have touched you in the first place!"
Yan Mufeng said, "When Yunyan opened her shop, it was you who planned and arranged everything that led to its current success. What's the big deal about losing a man? Your family has been in business for generations, so cheer up and why not become the richest man in Daqi for fun?"
Honeysuckle sighed, "I've been pampered and spoiled since I was a child, always having plenty of food and clothing. My family doted on me, but he actually put on such a disgusting act to deceive me? Only today did I realize that while he was showering me with sweet words, he was also whispering sweet nothings to a little vixen. Just thinking about it makes me feel utterly disgusted."
He even squandered all my dowry and forced that vixen to make me write to my family asking for money? I have my own principles. No matter how humiliating it is, no matter how much I'm cheated, that's my own business. I will never let my family be disgraced because of me, and those two scoundrels will never try to control me to extort money from my family!
It was only at this moment that Anning realized that Sister Xiaohua was not trying to kill herself because of a man; she made such a resolute decision because she did not want to become a tool for others to exploit her family's hard-earned money.
So, she has such a fiery temper!
"Sister Xiaohua!"
"We will never let you become a tool for anyone to swindle money from your family!"
The people behind him said this almost in unison.
Honeysuckle's lifeless eyes gradually regained their light: "You..."
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