The palace maid finally finished explaining the Second Prince's story, and the Queen next door finally spoke apologetically, "It is indeed the Second Prince who is wrong this time. As a prince of a country, he did such an unbecoming thing, and he deserves to be punished."
Gu Yunni only felt that she exuded a strange taste everywhere, especially when she spoke, she did not feel any emotion in her tone.
Even if she appeared apologetic on the surface, she might not really mean it in her heart.
"Since the Queen is so sensible, will you let this matter go?"
"Of course, I don't mind you. I even admire you. You are truly the most special woman I have ever met."
She seemed genuinely interested.
Gu Yunni, however, remained calm. "Your Majesty, thank you for your kindness. Now that the matter has been explained clearly, we will not bother you any further..."
"Don't worry. I still want to have a good chat with you. I'm sure you're all tired after coming here. Why don't you take a good rest here?"
There was a smile in her eyes, as if she was really thinking about them.
Gu Yunni happened to be thinking about the Soul-Guiding Grass as well, so she simply agreed, "Since the Queen has said so, then I will respectfully obey."
Sheng Mingyu knew what she was thinking and nodded, "You are too polite, Queen."
"It's alright. Guests are welcome. Even for the sake of peace between our two countries, I should treat you well. I'm sorry that you were frightened by what happened today."
When she said this, she asked someone to bring them some clean clothes. "You are so dusty and tired. You should at least clean yourself up."
The kinder she acted, the more alert Gu Yunni became. People like her wouldn't have such simple minds.
"Thank you for the hospitality, Queen."
The two followed the palace maids to the bedroom to rest. The queen to the west looked at their backs and smiled meaningfully.
"Gu Yunni... is truly an interesting person."
However, the two had already walked away and did not hear these words.
After the palace maid sent the two to the bedroom, Gu Yunni found a reason and sent them away.
"There's something wrong with the queen next door to us. We'll leave immediately after we get the soul-guiding grass."
She was unwilling to take too many risks, and even after entering the palace, she was unwilling to inquire about the eldest prince whom she had known before.
They just met by chance. She took the money and helped him avoid trouble. She didn't intend to take care of the follow-up matters.
"Okay, since the Queen wants us to stay for a few days, we can also take this opportunity to find the location of the Soul-Guiding Grass."
They both knew that this matter needed to be resolved quickly. Sheng Mingyu straightened her collar and said, "Thank you for your hard work today."
"Why is this so hard? We originally wanted to capture the Second Prince and bring him back. His death would be closure, but it would be hard for the Princess."
As for the sorcerer, he was just an old Taoist priest, and Gu Yunni didn't take him seriously.
"Since the Queen of the Western Neighborhood can control the Emperor, she must have made preparations for this long ago. Let's discuss our next plan."
The two also knew the priorities of the matter. After agreeing to take action in the evening, they received an invitation from the queen of their western neighbor, saying that she was going to host a welcoming ceremony for them.
Gu Yunni had already detected the location of the soul-guiding grass. "Mingyu, I can go to the banquet alone this time."
Sheng Mingyu understood what she meant, but was a little worried.
"I'll be fine."
Gu Yunni tidied up simply and seeing his expression, she couldn't help but persuade him.
"I'll be back soon."
After that, she followed the eunuch to the Queen's palace for a banquet.
However, the Queen from the west had not arrived yet, and the one sitting in the first seat was the eldest prince she was familiar with.
Unexpectedly, I saw him even though I was trying to avoid him.
The eldest prince was also surprised to see her, "I didn't expect to meet the Crown Prince's Consort here."
"It's a coincidence indeed." Gu Yunni thought of his hasty return to the country a few days ago and couldn't help but feel a little strange. "Did the problem of the eldest prince's nightmare still happen?"
Speaking of this, his expression was a little embarrassed. "It never happened again. Someone deliberately tried to harm me."
"Oh? Have you found out who did it?" Gu Yunni was a little curious.
As soon as she came in, she felt that something was wrong with the palace, so she simply chatted with the eldest prince while checking the feng shui.
"I've already found out. It was done by the Second Prince's mother. As a member of the royal family, I'm used to this kind of thing."
He didn't want to make things too ugly. As the saying goes, family disgrace should not be made public, so he naturally wouldn't make a big deal out of it.
"It's good that it can be solved." Gu Yunni was not surprised, but was a little surprised at the feng shui of this palace.
"Did the eldest prince live here before?"
He nodded, "That's right, but I haven't returned to the palace to rest during this period. I was quite surprised when my mother said that this incident was done by my second brother's mother. Now that my second brother is gone, I don't want to dwell on it anymore."
The two chatted while waiting for the queen to appear.
Soon, the Queen Neighbor to the West came out surrounded by a group of palace maids.
When she saw Gu Yunni, there was a smile in her eyes.
"I had some unpleasantness with everyone before, but it was all a misunderstanding. I'm here to welcome you two today, so I hope you won't take it personally."
Gu Yunni noticed that she was looking for Sheng Mingyu, so she explained, "The prince felt a little unwell today and went to bed early."
The Queen to the west had no intention of blaming anyone, she just wanted everyone to enjoy themselves.
Gu Yunni was drinking while thinking about how to carry out her plan. She could feel that there was something wrong with the wine in the glass.
After drinking two glasses, she pretended to have a splitting headache.
"I may have had too much to drink. Could I borrow the Queen's side hall to rest for a while?"
The Queen of the Western Neighborhood smiled gently, "Of course you can. Come, take the Crown Prince's Consort there."
Gu Yunni was helped to the bed by the palace maids.
Realizing that the others had left, she suddenly opened her eyes and searched for traces of the soul-guiding grass.
During her exploration, she discovered that the feng shui of this palace had some serious problems.
It wasn't obvious from the outside, but once you entered the inner hall, you could feel more and more that the palace was filled with evil spirit.
The evil spirit is even more intense at night.
She couldn't help but frown and wanted to investigate, but was stopped by a breath.
She thought to herself that something was wrong, but before she could evacuate, she fainted.
When she opened her eyes again, she realized something was wrong. There was a strong smell of blood in the air.
She rubbed her still aching temple and wanted to get up to see what was going on when she heard the door slam open.
She looked in the direction of the sound and discovered that it was the palace maid who came to deliver water for washing face who had overturned the basin.
"Your Highness!" The palace maid screamed and rushed over to check on the person on the ground.
Only then did Gu Yunni notice that the person lying in a pool of blood not far away was actually the eldest prince!
She realized the seriousness of the matter and wanted to go forward to help, but was stopped by a palace maid.
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