Petty!
Li De almost blurted out a curse.
A murderous glint flashed in the emperor's eyes.
Xie Jin felt that he was unwelcome at this moment, and could even feel the emperor's desire to kill him.
But there were so many people who wanted to kill him; he couldn't care about everyone.
When you have too many fleas, you stop feeling the bites.
He pretended not to notice their hostility towards him.
He walked directly to Yun Shu's side.
Even if the emperor told him to get lost, he wouldn't leave.
"Since Young Master Xie wishes to stay, then let him stay," the emperor said this to Li De.
Li De walked out first.
After Li De left, the palace attendants served tea to both Yun Shu and Xie Jin.
Under the emperor's gaze, Yun Shu and Xie Jin both drank tea.
The emperor was not a stingy person; one moment he gave away fifty thousand taels of gold, and the next, the tea he served them was of excellent quality.
However, after taking one sip, Yun Shu didn't drink any more.
After they had drunk tea, the emperor spoke, "Is the Night Princess here in Western Xia for the Prince of Jin?"
Getting straight to the point?
Yun Shu was somewhat surprised. She had thought the emperor would feign courtesy for a while. Perhaps some things, the more they were hidden, the harder they were to conceal in the end? She lowered her gaze and smiled faintly, "I do not know what Your Majesty means. Our party has come to Western Xia for Your Majesty's birthday banquet."
Xie Jin said nothing, lowered his head, and drank two more sips of tea.
Just as he was about to finish the remaining tea, he noticed Yun Shu glance at him.
He lowered his head and looked at the tea in his hand, suddenly finding it no longer fragrant, and no longer wanting to drink it.
He then put the tea aside.
Seeing that Xie Jin had stopped drinking tea, Yun Shu looked back at the emperor.
The emperor did not expect Yun Shu to be so adept at feigning innocence and putting on an act, revealing no clues in her words or demeanor. His smile became somewhat strained, "I believe the Night Princess is well aware of certain matters. Regarding the identity of the Prince of Jin, besides me, the Night Princess also knows. However, as things have come to this, some matters, once they have occurred, can never return to the past."
Yun Shu's face was full of confusion, "I do not know what Your Majesty means?"
Her words implied that Zhan Tianye had now become the Prince of Jin of Western Xia and could no longer return to being the Night King?
It seemed the emperor truly believed Zhan Tianye was his son from the bottom of his heart?
"The Night Princess is an intelligent person and understands my meaning. There is no need for further words. I have troubled the Night Princess to enter the palace today. However, after today, I do not wish to see the Night Princess have any further involvement with the Prince of Jin." The emperor's expression suddenly turned cold.
As a father, the woman by his son's side could be devastatingly beautiful, but she absolutely could not be too intelligent!
"Your Majesty worries too much. The Night Princess and the Night King are deeply in love, how could she be involved with other men? The Night Princess is doted upon by the Night King and has no eyes for anyone else. Moreover, the Night King once told me that in this life, besides the Night Princess, he wouldn't even look at other women. Anyone who tries to separate him and the Night Princess is his enemy, an enemy to the death. The Night King is truly the most devoted man I have ever seen! I could study him my whole life and still not learn it," Xie Jin said, acting as if he greatly admired Zhan Tianye, speaking words that were meant to infuriate.
The emperor's face darkened upon hearing Xie Jin's words.
Yun Shu suppressed a smile and feigned shyness, "Young Master Xie, you must not speak carelessly."
"I am not speaking carelessly, the Night King told me this himself!" Xie Jin said loudly.
The emperor was so infuriated by their synchronized act that his blood surged, almost aggravating his old injury. With a dark face, he dismissed them, "I am somewhat tired. Someone, escort the Night Princess and Young Master Xie out of the palace."
The two unwelcome guests happily walked out of the palace together.
Just after they had left, a palace attendant holding the prescription written by Yun Shu asked the emperor, "Your Majesty, shall we order someone to prepare the medicine according to the prescription written by the Night Princess?"
The emperor glanced at the prescription.
"Let me see it."
The palace attendant handed the prescription over.
The emperor lowered his gaze and examined the prescription.
Over the years, he had gained some knowledge of medicinal herbs. Taking medicine daily and frequently changing prescriptions, he knew well that the herbs Yun Shu had prescribed looked fine.
Although there were some differences from his previous prescriptions, they were likely minor.
"It seems rumors are sometimes inaccurate. A master physician is merely so-so. Throw the prescription away," the emperor said after a glance, disdainfully tossing it to the palace attendant.
The palace attendant was somewhat surprised. They had invited the Night Princess into the palace, yet after she wrote a prescription, it was not used. Did His Majesty not trust the Night Princess?
But it was not entirely strange.
The Night Princess was clearly a pampered individual. Perhaps her widely rumored medical skills were all fake.
As the palace attendant went out to discard the prescription, the emperor glanced at the two teacups placed on a nearby table, his gaze deep and knowing.
...
After Yun Shu and Xie Jin left the imperial chambers, they found that Li De had already left.
He had only left a message saying he had some urgent matters to attend to and had departed ahead of them.
Then the two of them left the palace.
Just as Xie Jin was about to board his carriage, Yun Shu grabbed his sleeve.
Yun Shu said, "If you are tired on the way back, close your eyes and rest for a while."
Xie Jin was momentarily bewildered. Why was Yun Shu suddenly concerned about whether he was tired?
He didn't have time to worry about being tired; he was too excited. The Night Princess was going to give him half of the fifty thousand taels of gold the dog emperor had given!
That was a considerable sum!
However, he glanced at his palm out of the corner of his eye.
It was a pill that Yun Shu had subtly placed in his palm when she grabbed his sleeve. His eyelids twitched imperceptibly, and amidst the joy of suddenly getting rich, he felt a hint of danger.
He even felt that he had been careless.
He cursed internally, "Damn it! Dog emperor!"
Seeing that Xie Jin understood, Yun Shu felt relieved.
They boarded their respective carriages.
The two carriages headed in the direction of the General's Mansion.
After boarding his carriage, Yun Shu discreetly took a pill.
Then she leaned back on the carriage and closed her eyes to rest.
Soon, the carriage disappeared from the sight of the guards at the palace gate.
At the same time.
In the silent surroundings, a few towering trees swayed gently, their leaves falling to the ground.
After a moment.
Yun Shu, who had been resting with her eyes closed, suddenly opened them.
The carriage suddenly stopped, halting abruptly, causing the horses to whinny.
The coachman was one of their men.
He immediately called out, "Princess, there are assassins!"
Concurrently, from the carriage behind, Xie Jin's curse could be heard, "His grandmother, who dares to court death? This young master hasn't encountered any assassins in a long time! This is truly fucking exciting! Listen clearly, all of you, you won't be going back today!"
As soon as he finished speaking.
The atmosphere around them suddenly became tense and murderous.