At night, Yu Jiuchen can function normally.

On the way back to Qiongyi Palace, he was thinking about what happened with Su Changzhao during the day.

A smile tugged at his lips, and he didn't even notice it.

Until he saw Su Zhuang's figure outside the palace gate.

When Su Zhuang noticed that he had returned, she did not approach him immediately, but instead deliberately looked towards the door.

Yu Jiuchen immediately understood that there must be a guest inside.

Looking at the entire palace, there are only a handful of people who care about him and can go to his palace.

The warmth on his lips disappeared and he slowly walked into the hall.

"Brother~" A young man in gorgeous clothes with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes came towards him.

It was the owner of the Golden Palace, the eighth prince Tang Chuyuan.

Compared with Tang Chuyuan's enthusiasm, Yu Jiuchen was like ice in the cold winter, keeping people at a distance.

"Why are you here? Does father know?" The implication behind the sentence couldn't be more obvious, "If there is nothing else, go back."

"Third brother~~" Tang Chuyuan called out in a coquettish tone like a younger brother, and stretched out his hand to grab Yu Jiuchen's sleeve, but the other party saw through it in advance and pulled his hand away.

Chu Yuan's hands were empty, and seeing that Yu Jiuchen was still distancing himself from him as usual, there was disappointment in his eyes.

But he soon regained his morale.

"Third brother, I will come to see you next time." A stubborn tone.

After saying that, he left without waiting for Yu Jiuchen to refuse.

Yu Jiuchen's gaze fell on the back of the young man who was walking away, without saying a word.

·

The next day.

As usual, Su Changzhao returned to the palace maids' residence when everyone was about to wake up.

But this time, before she could even enter the door, she ran into the female official Su Zhuang.

! !

"Get up so early?" Su Zhuang asked.

Su Changzhao was just wondering how to react, so she made an excuse that the other person had already thought of it for her, followed the other person's lead, yawned, and pretended to have just stood up and said:

"Ah~~~Aunt is here so early too."

Su Zhuang saw that she was careless and had no rules in front of him. If it were any other time, he would have scolded her, but she did not do so today.

"You don't have to clean the Red Tower today."

"???" Su Changzhao was full of doubts, but she knew that in the palace, a maid like her had no right to ask for reasons. When her superiors gave orders, she just had to obey. "...Yes."

Seeing that she agreed, Su Zhuang left.

·

After breakfast.

Su Changzhao followed other palace maids to pull weeds in the yard.

Although the Qiongyi Palace is small, their master is not favored by Emperor Feng.

But after all, he is a prince.

Su Changzhao couldn't figure it out.

Why was Yu Jiuchen not included in the intelligence collected by the Qing Kingdom’s spies?

Not to mention the portrait, even his name was not in the intelligence.

Hmm, there's something fishy.

in addition.

She has not slacked off for even a single day in her search for the Nine-Eyed Nirvana Pearl.

After several days of searching, there are still three places missing.

The Emperor Feng's bedroom, Concubine Bai Shufei's Peony Palace, and the Eighth Prince Tang Chuyuan's Golden Treasure Palace.

Compared with the first two, the guards at the Eighth Prince's place were definitely not that strict.

But unlike Qiongyi Palace, she can enter and exit easily when on duty here and will not arouse suspicion.

How can I get to the Golden Palace?

Now that I can’t go to Hongta, I have no reason to leave without permission, which is also a problem.

Since she had to guard the teleportation point at night, she was only active during the day.

Hmm~~~

Su Changzhao immediately fell into trouble.

Perhaps she was thinking too much and had a headache, for it was not until the sun behind her was blocked by a dark shadow that she realized someone was coming.

Turning her head, she saw a pair of extremely clean and luxurious jade boots stepping on the grass where she was about to "show off her skills".

Following the other person's jade boots, my eyes moved all the way up.

Then a young man standing against the light, looking down at me with a smile, smiled and said, "Are you Xiao Zhao?"

"It's me." She nodded hesitantly.

In fact, she had guessed something from the other party's clothes, but when the female guard next to her arrogantly reminded her, she introduced herself.

"You unruly little maidservant, why don't you show respect to His Highness Chu Yuan?"

Su Changzhao suddenly realized: It turns out that he is the 'His Highness Chu Yuan' who is loved by everyone.

An idea suddenly occurred to me.

Oh, you came just in time!

She pretended to be terrified and said, "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you."

A cheerful voice of a young man sounded above his head: "I have a few questions to ask you. Will you follow me back to the Golden Palace?"

His face was friendly, but his tone was unyielding.

"..."Su Changzhao looked around and pretended to hesitate.

In fact, I really want to go back to the Golden Palace with them.

In this way, she can confirm whether the Nine-Eyed Nirvana Pearl is in the Golden Treasure Palace.

After all, Tang Chuyuan is the most beloved prince of the current Emperor Feng and Concubine Bai Shu, so it is very likely that the treasure pearl is with him.

·

The scene changed.

Su Changzhao is already in the Golden Treasure Palace.

After arriving here, she suddenly understood why some people were trying so hard to come to the Golden Palace.

Just because this place... is really magnificent, with carved beams and painted buildings.

In comparison, Qiong Yi Palace is just like its name—

A little poorer, more than a little poorer.

But none of that is the point right now.

The point is, Su Changzhao was stunned by the delicacies, antiques and jewelry in front of him.

"Your Highness, what are you doing?" she asked the person next to her who had been staring at her for a long time.

"As long as you agree, from now on you will serve in my palace, and all these will be yours. If it's not enough, I can add more."

Wow, what a big deal!

Su Changzhao thought straight in his heart.

But if someone is being too attentive for no reason, he must have some ulterior motive.

"How can this servant of mine be worthy of such a reward..."

Zheng!

Su Changzhao was halfway through his words when the female guard beside Tang Chuyuan had already drawn her sword.

"..."Su Changzhao was speechless.

Is forced buying and selling okay?

But in order to save my life and complete the mission.

She immediately looked like she was afraid of death and nodded repeatedly: "Yes, from now on, I belong to the Golden Palace!"

Hearing this, Tang Chuyuan's face finally lit up.

"Well said!" He glanced at the good things on the table that ordinary people would never dare to dream of, and would work hard all their lives to get, "All these little things are given to you."

Su Changzhao hurriedly thanked him: "Thank you for the reward, Your Highness."

Then he pretended to be attracted by the wealth, picked up a jade ruyi and looked at it carefully, saying "wow" silently.

See here.

Tang Chuyuan finally let go of his guard against Su Changzhao, and there was undisguised contempt in his eyes.

How could Third Brother be attracted to such an ugly servant?

If he hadn't heard that his third brother went out in broad daylight for the first time yesterday and brought this ugly maid with him, he wouldn't have gone to so much trouble to trick her here.

God knows how shocked he was when he learned that Yu Jiuchen went out yesterday.

What shocked him even more was that the person Yu Jiuchen brought was not Su Zhuang, but this ugly maid with plain appearance whom he had never heard of.

He doesn't understand! He really can't figure it out!

In any case, the person is already in his palace now.

It might be a good test to see if his third brother treats this ugly maid specially.

·

That night.

Before evening, Yu Jiuchen had already come back to life from a stone statue.

It has been like this these past few days, getting earlier each day.

Even Su Zhuang, who witnessed it with his own eyes, still found it unbelievable.

"Your Highness." She hurried forward, her face filled with tears of joy.

Unexpectedly, after waking up, the first thing the other party did was to look around and behind her.

"What are you looking for, Your Highness?" Su Zhuang asked.

Yu Jiuchen didn't look at her: "Where is she?"

Su Zhuang's heart skipped a beat, but he didn't say anything else. He just replied, "Didn't His Highness ask Xiao Zhao not to come to Hongta for the time being?"

Yu Jiuchen then remembered that this was indeed the case.

Because now as long as Su Changzhao is within five steps, he will not be petrified.

If she still came to Hongta to clean like before.

There was no way he could hide the fact that he was cursed.

He didn't want to let the other party know the truth when he was unprepared, for fear of scaring the other party.

I have to find a time to talk to him properly.

Before that, he had to find out the other party's background before he could do anything.

Yes, after going out together yesterday, he found many suspicious points about Su Changzhao.

It is possible to disguise, but why?

She also has excellent martial arts skills.

Stupid, it seems like he's just pretending.

Su Zhuang was suddenly stunned when she saw the handsome man in front of her.

I couldn't help but say, "There is something I don't know if I should tell you."

Yu Jiuchen came back to his senses quickly and looked at her: "What's the matter?"

"This morning, Xiao Zhao was taken away by His Highness Chu Yuan..."