"When the prince was young, was he immersed in a cold pool, held his breath for half an hour, and practiced the turtle breath technique. If he failed to practice, he would die..."
Chaoyang's vision became somewhat wandering, and his voice became weaker and weaker.
Xiao Junze frowned and glanced in the direction of the bed curtain. Although he couldn't see the rising sun, he could feel her forbearance.
At night.
Chaoyang curled up in the corner and fell asleep.
Xiao Junze carried Chaoyang back to bed, and this time he covered her with a quilt and did not lift it again.
He walked out of the inner hall with a cold face and glanced around to make sure no one left quietly.
"Your Majesty, the charming embroidery has reappeared. It came from the Prime Minister's Palace. It seems that someone helped the woman named Baili deliver the message." The secret guard put a white cloth in Xiao Junze's hand. The white cloth was embroidered with a flower.
Like a flower about to bloom.
Xiao Junze nervously touched the lines on the flower. The most powerful thing about this charm embroidery is that it can use the lines of stitches to convey messages.
"I had suspected at the beginning that the person who knew how to do this charming embroidery must be from the Western Regions. It seems... that it is really related to Chaoyang's mother, the woman named Bai Li." Xiao Junze's face became a little more solemn and he spoke again.
"But why did she help me back then?"
"Bai Li's identity is a mystery. How could a woman who could easily kill even my top master in Fengtian end up in such a situation and be imprisoned in the Prime Minister's Mansion?" The secret guard was also a little puzzled.
Many years ago, Xiao Junze was betrayed by people around him. Those people wanted his life long before the summer resort. Someone used a charm to send him a message, allowing him to escape.
Over the years, he has been trying to find out who helped him back then, and now he finally found the answer.
Sure enough, it was people from the Western Regions who had mixed up in Kyoto.
But Xiao Junze couldn't understand why Baili saved him.
And Chaoyang...she is Baili's daughter, is she really here to help him?
"Find a way to rescue Bai Li from the Prime Minister's Mansion." Xiao Junze rubbed the charming embroidery in his hand. This embroidery was very skillful, but it seemed a little different from the butterfly from many years ago, but he couldn't tell what was different.
Not everyone can understand Meixiu's method of transmitting messages. The reason why he can understand it is because his mother, Empress Changsun, once taught him that horizontal lines are dark and convex dots are living, so he can deduce what Meixiu wants.
convey the secret.
His mother's eldest grandson, the Empress, once told him that if he met someone in the future who could charm people, he would be trustworthy.
This charm embroidery is one of the three unique skills in the Western Region. It has disappeared with the disappearance of Bai Li a long time ago. Nowadays, Bai Li is probably the only person in the world who knows charm embroidery.
Shen Qingzhou deliberately mentioned today that his mother had met Bai Li before her death, was he trying to drive a wedge between them?
This old fox is really impeccable in his work.
"My lord, you finally found the person who saved you." The secret guard was happy for Xiao Junze.
But Xiao Junze was a little unhappy. These days... he seemed to be a little too harsh on his benefactor's daughter.
"Let the doctor take a look at Chaoyang's body tomorrow, and tell the public that I have been tortured very hard." He said something arrogantly, Xiao Junze was unwilling to admit that he had hurt Chaoyang by mistake.
The secret guard responded, as long as the matter did not involve Murong Ling, Xiao Junze could always analyze the problem calmly and wisely.
But as long as Murong Ling is involved, Xiao Junze's wisdom, calmness and forbearance will all be discarded.
Even the secret guard knew in his heart that if it weren't for Murong Ling, their prince would still be the prince. If His Majesty couldn't wake up, then Xiao Junze would be the legitimate Ninth Five Emperor.
How could it be the turn of people like Prince Yu to show off their power?
…
In the early morning, the apricot blossoms in the palace were in full bloom.
It's late spring and summer is coming.
"Have you heard that the prince carried the princess back to the inner palace yesterday and stayed overnight?"
"I heard about it. The doctor went there early this morning and said...it was because the prince had too much trouble last night and the princess was weak and couldn't bear it anymore."
"But really? How come the prince and the woman are so in love after just returning to the Prime Minister's Mansion?"
"I heard from the housekeeper that the prime minister has formed an alliance with the prince. I'm afraid he promised something."
A group of maids and servants gathered together to chat, and their words were full of gossip.
Someone looked around thoughtfully and quietly left the house to spread the news.
The secret guard followed up and made sure that the man was in contact with someone from Prince Yu's palace, then turned back to the palace to report to Xiao Junze.
study.
Xiao Junze looked at the letter in his hand and smelled the fragrance of apricot flowers outside the window.
"As you expected, someone went to Prince Yu's Mansion to report the news."
Xiao Junze read the book without changing his expression. "It seems that some people are even more impatient."
Shen Qingzhou originally disdained who should be the emperor, so...Prince Yu and Shen Qingzhou must have different intentions.
Chaoyang used this trick to drive a wedge between the two people very cleverly.
"How is the princess?" He asked lightly, and Xiao Junze began to regard Chaoyang as an ally.
"Ah?" The secret guard obviously didn't expect Xiao Junze to care about Chaoyang.
"How is your princess? Didn't the doctor come this morning?" Xiao Junze put down the letter in his hand.
"The doctor said that the princess has endured it for a long time. He prescribed internal tonic medicine and she will take good care of herself in the future." The secret guard handed Xiao Junze the art of war that Chaoyang had copied when he got up early in the morning.
Xiao Junze was stunned for a moment. The handwriting was a little crooked, but there was perseverance in his writing.
I have to admit that despite his prejudices, Xiao Junze also appreciates the rising sun.
A woman can do everything step by step, from her handwriting to her abilities, to her tactics, to her calculations.
"How can she still write when her wrist is so injured?" Xiao Junze got up and walked to the backyard after asking the secret guard to hand over the art of war to Mu Huaichen.
…
Backyard, garden.
Chaoyang looked a little pale, but in order not to make people in the house suspicious, she still stood in the courtyard with her body propped up and talked to the housekeeper.
"I wonder when the accountant will send over the account details." Chaoyang asked in a soft voice.
Now that the princess's title is in Chaoyang's hands, she needs to take care of the palace.
The housekeeper is a little confused about the current situation between the prince and the princess. He wanted to be executed before, but now he even gave her a palm print...
No matter what, this woman must not be able to afford to offend her now.
"Princess, you are not in good health. You will be sent to the accountant after the processing is done in the next few days." The butler is very observant and extremely respectful.
Chaoyang looked deeply at the housekeeper who wanted to kill her that day, and he was completely different from the other person.
Born in the royal family, these people have become monsters who follow others' influence, and there is no humanity at all.
Chaoyang didn't blame the housekeeper, he was just following orders.
"The housekeeper should also send the roster of personnel in the mansion. Some people should be used, and some lazy people should be let go, so as not to keep them and raise idle people." Chaoyang said lightly, but the princess's aura and airs were fully used.
.
Who in the house can see that the woman who used to humble herself to the dust, kneeling down and begging for mercy every day, has suddenly turned around, and the hostess's aura is so overwhelming.
Of course, there are also those who are dissatisfied with Chaoyang and want to hit the knife edge.
"Hey, why are you pretending? You are still a princess now. Don't tell me when you will become a slave again." The maid who had been bullying Chaoyang openly and secretly before was obviously dissatisfied. Chaoyang said that he would dismiss some servants. She was afraid that Chaoyang would wait for an opportunity.
Drive her away in revenge.
"Butler, according to the rules of the palace, what should I do if my maid contradicts the princess and speaks rudely?" Chaoyang reached out to catch the falling petals and asked seemingly casually, but in fact it was to give the butler another chance to show his kindness to her.