"Send her to see Princess Zhaohua." Nangong Xu walked in with his hands behind his back, dressed in purple, exuding an air of refined elegance.
"My lord." Yan Jing quickly stepped forward obsequiously.
Yun Qingran glanced at him, then turned her head away, not wanting to look at him. If it weren't for his antics, she wouldn't have come all this way here.
Seeing Yun Qingran look away from him, Nangong Xu felt a pang of pain in his heart.
"Princess Rongchang, let this servant take you there." The little eunuch from before led the way.
Yun Qingran followed the little eunuch as he left Chaoyang Palace for Zhaohua Palace.
"My lord, Yan Shuangshuang has been locked up by us. Yun Qingran went to see her, and the two of them will definitely cause a huge scene." Yan Jing was very worried.
"You don't need to worry about it, just have someone prepare these dishes." Nangong Xu handed Yan Jing a note.
"Yes, my lord." Yan Jing respectfully accepted the note, but inwardly he was thinking, "At a time like this, he still has the nerve to eat? He's really carefree."
Yun Qingran followed the eunuch to Zhaohua Palace. When she saw that the palace gates were locked and several guards were on duty, her face immediately fell.
That bastard Yan Jing actually locked Shuangshuang up.
"Open the door," the eunuch said, taking out a token and addressing the guard.
"Yes." The guards immediately unlocked the door and pushed open the heavy palace gate.
As soon as the palace gates opened, they saw Yan Shuangshuang, dressed in plain clothes, looking thin and haggard.
"Shuangshuang." Yun Qingran ran inside.
When Yan Shuangshuang saw Yun Qingran, tears immediately streamed down her face. She knew that Ranran would come to save her.
"Ranran." Yan Shuangshuang threw herself into Yun Qingran's arms, feeling wronged.
"Shuangshuang, how did you become so haggard?" Yun Qingran looked at Yan Shuangshuang, who was pale and thin, and felt heartbroken.
“They only give me one steamed bun a day,” Yan Shuangshuang cried.
"That despicable Yan Jing, how dare he bully you like this!" Yun Qingran was furious. She took out some candy from her bosom to quickly replenish her energy while wiping away her tears with a handkerchief.
Yan Shuangshuang quickly finished the candy to replenish her strength, then snatched a knife from a guard and headed for Chaoyang Palace.
"Shuangshuang, what are you doing?" Yun Qingran glanced at the guards who had surrounded them and grabbed her hand.
"Yan Jing actually placed the Emperor's body in a side hall! I, the princess, must go and kill this bastard!" Yan Shuangshuang said angrily.
"Putting your own father's body in a side hall, how despicable," Yun Qingran said disdainfully.
Although the Emperor of Yan treated Yan Jing only so-so, he still gave him all the treatment due to a prince. As for favor, he could only blame his mother for using despicable means to get into his bed and give birth to him, an unwanted child.
“Princess Zhaohua, Princess Rongchang, be careful what you say,” the young eunuch quickly reminded them.
"Take us to see Yan Jing," Yun Qingran said to the young eunuch.
"This..." The little eunuch dared not agree.
"If you won't take us to see Yan Jing, then we'll have no choice but to fight our way to Chaoyang Palace to see Yan Jing." Yun Qingran kicked a guard over and snatched his knife.
Just as the tension was building, a guard ran up and respectfully said to Yun Qingran and Yan Shuangshuang, "His Highness invites Princess Rongchang and Princess Zhaohua."
"Shuangshuang, let's go." Yun Qingran took Yan Shuangshuang's hand and went to Chaoyang Palace with the guard.
"Is Your Highness being too lenient with Princess Zhaohua?" The guards present exchanged bewildered glances.
Everyone knows that His Highness Jing despises and is jealous of Princess Zhaohua. If it weren't for the fear he has of the civil and military officials and the imperial relatives, His Highness Jing would have killed her long ago. How could he have let her live until now?
But now His Highness wishes to see Princess Zhaohua.
“Of course not,” a guard immediately retorted, then said, “It must be because of Princess Rongchang. I’ve heard that Princess Rongchang is very popular in Beiyin and is loved by the court and the public. She is also the fiancée of Prince Jun Molin of Beihan.”
"No wonder he's so arrogant," another guard clicked his tongue.
"Hopefully, this Princess Rongchang can help our Western Yan," a guard sighed softly.
Upon hearing this, everyone sighed softly.
"Ranran, thank you." On the way, Yan Shuangshuang looked at Yun Qingran with tears in her eyes.
She knew very well that without Ranran, she would never have been able to leave Zhaohua Palace; death would have been all that awaited her.
"We're good friends, and it's only right for good friends to save each other's lives," Yun Qingran said with a smile, hugging Yan Shuangshuang.
Yan Shuangshuang wiped away her tears and then nodded heavily.
As they approached Chaoyang Palace, they encountered Zhao Xingyun again, who was carrying two brocade boxes. The patterns on these two brocade boxes were ancient and strange, unlike the style of Southern Chu.
What could be inside those two brocade boxes? Yun Qingran's curiosity was piqued.
"Zhao Xingyun".
Upon hearing the voice, Zhao Xingyun instinctively tried to run, but before he could escape, he was stopped.
"Miss Yun." Zhao Xingyun forced a smile and greeted Yun Qingran.
"Why did you run away when you heard my voice?" Yun Qingran asked him, arms crossed.
"I didn't recognize your voice, Miss Yun. I was in a hurry to find our lord, and I didn't mean to run away," Zhao Xingyun replied.
Looking at him, Yun Qingran thought to herself, "I don't believe you, you old geezer, you're really bad."
"Zhao Xingyun, these two boxes you're holding are quite pretty. What's inside them?" Yun Qingran asked, looking at the two brocade boxes in his hands.
"It's nothing." Zhao Xingyun quickly put the two boxes behind her.
Yun Qingran lowered her arm, then reached out and placed her hand on Zhao Xingyun's shoulder.
Zhao Xingyun suddenly felt a sharp pain in his neck, and then he lost consciousness. But to others, he appeared perfectly normal, still standing unharmed in front of Yun Qingran.
"Zhao Xingyun, what's in the brocade box?" Yun Qingran withdrew her hand, put her hands behind her back, and asked him.
“It’s a love potion and an obedience potion,” Zhao Xingyun replied blankly.
"He..." Yan Shuangshuang was stunned. How could Zhao Xingyun suddenly become so obedient to Yun Qingran, like her puppet?
"Because he was afflicted by my Obedience Gu." After Xuanling recognized Yun Qingran as his master, he gave her many Gu worms, among which was the Obedience Gu.
The Obedient Gu is the mother-child Gu between Yan Shuangshuang and her grandmother.
"Who are these love potions and obedience potions for?" Yun Qingran continued to ask Zhao Xingyun.
"The love potion is for you. This love potion has consumed the master's blood. Once you are afflicted by it, you will fall hopelessly in love with the master."
Yun Qingran: ...
Fortunately, she discovered it in time; otherwise, she couldn't imagine what it would be like to be hopelessly in love with Nangong Xu.
"The Obedience Gu was used on Princess Zhaohua. After the Obedience Gu was used on Princess Zhaohua, she was made to explain that she had voluntarily given up the throne of Western Yan, and then she committed suicide in public."
Yan Shuangshuang: ...
Yan Jing, that bastard! (｀へ′)
"Ranran, what should we do?" Yan Shuangshuang asked Yun Qingran anxiously. Although she now knew about Yan Jing and Nangong Xu's plan, the Yan Palace was now full of their people, and the two of them couldn't escape.
Yun Qingran's cunning eyes began to dart around, then suddenly lit up, "I've got an idea!"
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