It was not that Mu Qianyu had never thought about escaping inside the palace, but she found that the maneuverability was very low. The spirit of the weapon helped her to flush the sealed hole for a day and night, and only a little loosened it.
Qi Ling explained that it was because the strength gap between her and Li Nanming was too big, and it would take at least five days to break through the blockade.
She did the math with her fingers. Although she was not very good at math, it was not difficult to know that it was impossible to break through the seal before the palace banquet, and even if the seal was broken, it would be unrealistic to escape under the siege.
So she could only temporarily hope that Li Nanming could keep his word and it would be best to get together and part ways easily, otherwise she wouldn't sit back and wait for death.
That night, Li Nanming put her in a room alone, but he had no intention of damaging her reputation.
The food in the palace was very exquisite, and Mu Qianyu's eyes shone brightly after eating. After lunch, she rubbed her belly and leaned on the chair, asking the maid beside her: "Can I take a walk in the palace?"
"The prince has given instructions that the girl can do whatever she wants, as long as a few of us are watching over her." The maid said very gently.
Mu Qianyu clapped his hands and stood up and said, "Okay, let me go to the hut first. Do you want to watch around?"
"We'll just wait outside." The maid replied sternly.
Mu Qianyu nodded: "You have such a good temper, I'm just teasing you."
There is a large garden in the palace. The scenery in the garden is very beautiful. Especially on this midsummer day, the flowers are in full bloom, which is very interesting to see.
Mu Qianyu is not usually this leisurely and elegant, but now that she is trapped here and there is no one to talk about and play cards, she feels really bored and wants to take a breather.
It would be better if I could meet someone with whom I could chat for a while.
But there were really few people in the palace, and she walked for a long time without finding anyone she could talk to, so she rested in a nearby pavilion to cool off.
The two maids prepared snacks, fresh fruits and ice cubes. Mu Qianyu ate while enjoying the lotus flowers, feeling quite good.
Just when she was enjoying the afternoon, she saw a group of people walking on the path below. They were eight maids surrounded by a girl. The girl looked to be about seventeen or eighteen years old. She was slender and nimble, and she was considered a beauty.
This beauty was probably tired from walking, so she came towards the pavilion. When she got close to the pavilion, she saw Mu Qianyu among them.
She was stunned for a moment, probably because she had never seen such a peerless appearance.
Mu Qianyu gave her a friendly smile. If possible, she could find someone to have a good chat with. She mainly wanted to find out the list of the Zhou royal family who might attend the palace banquet.
She wanted to know if Beichen Ye would go. Beichen Ye didn't feel to her like a man who was busy with everything. He was most likely an idle prince. She knew that such a royal family could catch a lot of people, and their power and status were far inferior to that of a powerful minister.
Therefore, it may not appear on extremely important occasions.
After the woman came to her senses, her first reaction was to frown. She pointed out her hand and said, "What country are you from?"
"Da Zhou." Mu Qianyu replied calmly.
"Why do people from Dazhou come to the palace? I don't think you are a maid, are you?" The woman walked up step by step, very arrogant.
Mu Qianyu could tell that she was probably in trouble because of her beauty, and the other party was probably jealous of her good looks.
Since we can't talk together, there is no need to talk anymore.
"You are so arrogant! You dare to ignore me." The girl became even more aggressive when she saw this.
Two maids blocked her, and one of them said: "Princess, this is King Li's friend, please don't hurt your friendship."
"Prince Li?" The girl's expression condensed upon hearing this.
"Exactly." The maid nodded in response.
The girl's expression turned even worse instantly. She pointed at Mu Qianyu and said, "Prince Li is not a womanizer. How could he have such a friend? I think you are all fake."
Mu Qianyu's nose twitched, where could such a strong smell of vinegar come from.
But she said Li Nanming doesn't like women? She doesn't think so, it's just a rumor.
"Princess, please be more respectful. This girl is indeed a friend of His Highness Prince Li." The maid is neither humble nor overbearing.
"Get out of the way, I want to see what this vixen is capable of?" The girl said, but she decided to use force. She waved her hand and eight maids swarmed behind her, each with their long swords unsheathed and approaching the two maids.
These two maids were not Li Nanming's personal attendants, nor had they received any special training. They were just ordinary monks. They were quickly suppressed by the other eight people and barely managed to deal with it.
So the girl was finally able to get close to Mu Qianyu. She looked at Mu Qianyu up and down, and the more she looked at him, the more angry her eyes became.
"Girl, why don't you sit down and chat, who is your name and how old are you?" Mu Qianyu asked with a smile.
Anyway, idle is idle.
"Fang Jinxiu, Princess of Dasheng Dynasty, is sixteen years old this year." Fang Jinxiu said with a puff of chest.
Mu Qianyu looked at the scale and found that it was indeed larger than his own.
She coughed and said, "There is a future."
"Who are you? What is your relationship with His Royal Highness Prince Li?" Fang Jinxiu asked with an unkind expression, and there was malice in his eyes that was extremely inappropriate for his age.
"It doesn't matter, but I will attend as his female companion at the banquet." Mu Qianyu told the truth.
"You deserve to die!" Fang Jinxiu said and slapped him.
Mu Qianyu was caught off guard, and because his body's spiritual power was blocked, he had no choice but to lean back quickly and roll towards the bottom of the stone bench.
But even so, Fang Jinxiu's nails scratched her face, leaving five deep blood marks.
Mu Qianyu rolled all the way out of the pavilion and was covered in mud. When he touched the injury on his face, he immediately became angry.
I have been hunting geese all my life, but today I was pecked in the eye by a little goose.
She never expected that this guy would be such a bastard, and he would attack even if he disagreed?!
"Are you crazy, girl?" Mu Qianyu stood up, confused.
Fang Jinxiu suddenly laughed and said, "If you always have such a wound on your face, Brother Nanming won't like you."
Mu Qianyu's pupils shrank: "Don't mess around."
"Little loser, where are you going?" Fang Jinxiu said, jumping up in front of Mu Qianyu and grabbing her collar.
Mu Qianyu was really anxious, but she had nothing to do. Her spiritual power was blocked at the moment, and only the cauldron could be used.
But she couldn't expose her cauldron in front of so many people and leave disaster behind.
She could only wait for someone to save her.
"I have a poison, just put it on your face." Fang Jinxiu said and took out a small white bottle from her storage ring.
Mu Qianyu tilted his head back and said quickly: "Wait, princess, listen to me."
"What are you going to say?" Fang Jinxiu stopped and listened seriously.
Mu Qianyu thought there was a chance and said, "Do you like His Highness Prince Li?"
"Why are you asking this?" Fang Jinxiu suddenly looked wary.
"Of course I'm afraid you'll miss it." Mu Qianyu rolled his eyes and said, "I often hear His Highness mention you."