Yuan Yao was thoroughly outmaneuvered and was furious.
Every time she stumbled here, it was always because of Xie Ning!
That's going too far!
The imperial physician took Yuan Yao's pulse again before saying, "Your Majesty, according to my diagnosis, the princess has not been poisoned."
"Are you sure?" The Ninth Prince's expression was terrible.
The imperial physician said, "I guarantee with my life that the little princess is not only not poisoned, but is also in good health and perfectly fine."
Yuan Yao: "..."
There's no need to make such a solemn promise.
The Ninth Prince waved to the imperial physician, signaling him to leave, then looked at Yuan Yao and asked, "What exactly happened?"
Yuan Yao glared angrily at Xie Ning, who was disguised as Danqing.
Xie Ning raised an eyebrow and smiled even more brightly.
He clenched his fist and placed it to his lips, composed himself, and then put on a worried expression, saying, "I'm relieved that Your Highness is alright. I was really frightened just now..."
"Pretending!" Yuan Yao glared at him angrily.
Although her voice was soft, the Ninth Prince heard it very clearly.
His gaze lingered on Yuan Yao's face for a moment before landing on Xie Ning.
Xie Ning maintained a dignified posture and had a gentle and respectful expression.
It was no different from the paintings of the past.
Could it be that the two had a fight, and that's why Xiao Yao'er played a prank on them?
The Ninth Prince frowned slightly and said, "Little Yao'er, it's not cute for a child to lie. This kind of thing must not happen again, understand?"
Yuan Yao was speechless and could only say with a wronged expression, "Father, Yao'er knows she was wrong, please don't be angry, Father..."
"Hmm." The Ninth Prince said calmly, "I have other matters to attend to, so I will take my leave first. If you are tired, please rest well."
If you're really bored, have someone accompany you for a walk, but don't go too far.
“Yes, Father.” Yuan Yao replied obediently.
The Ninth Prince glanced disdainfully at Xie Ning and left the villa.
After they had gone some distance from the villa, the Ninth Prince whispered, "Ying, go and follow the Princess and see what's going on, especially Danqing."
A lower voice replied, "Yes."
Inside the room.
Yuan Yao sat on the bed, glaring angrily at Xie Ning: "When did you turn back?"
How terrified Danqing must be!
Xie Ning smiled brightly: "Xiao Yao'er, you've broken our promise."
"Breaking the contract is something I'm sorry for!" Yuan Yao got up and sat on the bed, saying in a childish voice, "But the reason I did it was entirely because I was scared!"
Fear?
Xie Ning walked to the bedside, leaned over, and asked with a low laugh, "What are you afraid of? Afraid that your uncle will poison you?"
"Don't you intend to poison me?" Yuan Yao retorted.
"So, in Xiao Yao'er's heart, her uncle is actually so wicked." Xie Ning said self-deprecatingly, then raised a bright smile: "There's no time like the present, let me let you taste your uncle's poison."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Yao asked warily, "What are you going to do?"
Xie Ning took out a small porcelain bottle from his sleeve and poured out a brown, transparent pill: "Little Yao'er, do you want to take it yourself, or should your uncle feed it to you?"
Yuan Yao: "..."
She shrank back, swallowing hard, and said, "Don't come any closer!"
Upon hearing this, Xie Ning smiled and said, "Good girl, take your medicine and your uncle will let you go..."
"I won't eat!" Yuan Yao used all her strength to forcefully shake off Xie Ning's hand.
At that moment, the sound of a sharp blade cutting through the air rang out.
The next second, Xie Ning fell heavily to the ground and lost consciousness.
The sudden turn of events startled Yuan Yao, who exclaimed, "Xie Ning!"
A tall, dark figure landed in front of the bed.
Looking at the dark figure, Yuan Yao covered her mouth with her hand.
This person was the Ninth Prince's secret guard.
She saw him in the dark room last time...
She remembered that the Ninth Prince called this bodyguard "Shadow".
Ying turned to look at Yuan Yao and said in a muffled voice, "Princess, I'll take the person with me to report back first."
Yuan Yao was stunned for a moment before she realized what she meant: "You know who he is?"
Ying remained silent, hoisted Xie Ning onto her shoulder, and vanished in the blink of an eye.
He knew it after all!
As soon as Ying left, Yuan Yao immediately called out, "Broken Moon."
"What is it, Princess?" Po Yue appeared quietly.
Yuan Yao pointed in the direction the figure disappeared and asked, "How long has he been here?"
Po Yue said, "Even after Qian Sui left, Master has always been here."
Yuan Yao: "..."
That's not right!
Logically speaking, Xie Ning should have known that she had bodyguards by her side.
Then why does he directly refer to himself as "little uncle"?
Moreover, he openly declared that he would feed her poison...
Did he deliberately expose himself?
He's deliberately throwing his life away!
Realizing this, Yuan Yao quickly got out of bed: "I have to go find Father! What if it's too late, and he really kills Xie Ning?"
Under the cover of black mist, Po Yue's lips twitched.
Children are so fickle.
One minute she hates Xie Ning, the next she wants to save him...
Yuan Yao put on her shoes, casually called a palace maid to follow her, and returned to the Moon Viewing Platform.
At this time, the sun was gradually setting.
Many people gathered in small groups, drunkenly toasting and playing drinking games.
The emperor and empress had long since left, and even among the female relatives, there were hardly any left.
Yuan Yao searched everywhere but couldn't find the Ninth Prince.
She casually tugged at the sleeve of a young eunuch, shook it, and asked, "Have you seen my father?"
"Your Highness?" The little eunuch thought for a moment and replied, "Your Highness, His Highness went along the lakeside, it seems something happened."
Something happened?
What happened this time?
Yuan Yao's brow twitched violently.
Following the direction pointed out by the little eunuch, she descended from the Moon-Viewing Platform and walked along the lakeside.
East Lake is an artificial lake built on the site of a swamp. It is very large, with weeping willows planted along its banks and many artificial hills and pavilions.
Yuan Yao was small and walked slowly.
As she passed a tall artificial hill, she stopped and took a breath.
A cool lake breeze carried a murmur.
Hearing the voice, the young palace maid came to help her: "Princess..."
"Shh..." Yuan Yao gestured for her to be quiet.
The palace maid quickly covered her mouth.
Yuan Yao pulled her closer to the crevice of the artificial hill to avoid being seen by others.
Just then, two voices came from behind the artificial hill—
A soft, gentle voice asked, "Yunzhi, did you see the Ninth Prince today?"
"I see..." came a sweet voice, tinged with a hint of shyness.
The first person covered his mouth and chuckled softly: "What do you think of the Ninth Prince?"
“Sister…” the girl named Yunzhi called out shyly before saying, “Your Excellency has the appearance of a celestial being; just one glance from afar is enough to make one yearn for you.”
Upon hearing this, the woman called "sister" said with some regret, "It's a pity that no matter how handsome he is, he is not a complete man."
"Sister!" the girl named Yunzhi said softly, "Even if he is a eunuch, Yunzhi still likes him."
Although this marriage is for the sake of our Xu family, Yunzhi willingly wants to marry the Ninth Prince…
Yuan Yao: "???"
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