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At midnight, when Su Peijiu returned to the Wangfu and entered her Yard, she saw a dark figure standing at the entrance, accompanied by a giant dog. She hesitated for a moment, then walked past him without looking sideways.
Since it was destined not to belong to her, why should she force it? No matter how difficult it was to let go, she would eventually forget. Time could erase all pain; she firmly believed that!
The Wolfdog wagged its tail happily when it saw her return, causing the curtain around its neck to jingle. She pretended not to see and walked straight in, only to hear the Wolfdog let out a pitiful whimper.
She continued forward without stopping, and soon the sound of the door closing echoed behind her.
The dark figure outside patted the Wolfdog's head. "Mo... I can't believe she thought of that."
He watched as the light inside dimmed after a while before disappearing from the Yard entrance.
The next morning.
Flower Mother and the others had already arrived in Chang'an, but due to the inconvenience of appearing at the Peaceful Prince's Residence, Su Peijiu could freely enter and exit the Wangfu. However, after last night, she was certain that someone was following her on behalf of Jun Ye Su, yet she still did not know who this person was.
To avoid unnecessary trouble, she had always let others relay messages for her.
During the Morning Court.
Jun Ye Su still appeared as a peaceful and wise ruler, showing no signs of the indulgence he had displayed after consuming Wushi San yesterday.
Su Peijiu could only sneer at this. Resolute Stone still had not attended the Morning Court, and the ministers were merely discussing trivial matters without anything remarkable. Of course, there was an issue raised by a minister from the Ministry of Justice.
This case involved several thieves who dug up a wealthy family's ancestral grave. After much effort selling their loot, they died suddenly on their way to a pawnshop to collect money.
Someone reported the case, but the Ministry of Justice felt there was no way to investigate it further and thus requested His Majesty's permission to seek out talented individuals from among the common people.
Jun Ye Su found the method proposed by the Ministry of Justice to be quite good, so she quickly approved it.
Since Jun Ye Su could bring people into her circle, she could also take this opportunity to bring people into the court. She had been worried about how to replace a group of people in the court, and now she finally had a good method.
After this case, she left the court. Su Peijiu was originally walking along the main road leading out of the palace when she turned a corner and saw a palace maid in pink standing outside the red walls. The maid's eyes lit up upon seeing her and hurriedly ran forward.
"I greet Prince Ping'an," the maid said, bowing respectfully.
Su Peijiu nodded. "Are you waiting for This King?"
"The servant is here to deliver a message from my sister to the prince." The maid looked around cautiously and then carefully took out a note from her sleeve and slipped it into Su Peijiu's hand. "Sister, the prince will understand the contents of this note."
After speaking mysteriously, the maid immediately disappeared.
Su Peijiu casually tucked the note into her sleeve and walked a few steps forward before suddenly turning around, a questioning light flashing in her eyes... In just a few steps, she could hardly remember what the maid looked like! What was going on?
After exiting the palace gates and getting into her carriage, she unfolded the note.
There were only a few brief sentences written on it.
"Does what sister said back then still count?" The bottom of the note had a silver powder drawing of a bird.
Su Peijiu examined it closely and realized it was a dove, a silver dove... Silver Dove!
The Silver Dove had appeared and even infiltrated the palace.
But Su Chi was already dead, and the Su Family was gone. What was she supposed to do now?
Su Peijiu habitually frowned, then tore the note into pieces and threw it out of the car window.
...It seemed that there were many things waiting for her to resolve. She tiredly pinched the bridge of her nose and sighed softly.
One by one, let's take it slow; there's no need to rush.
First, she would deal with Jun Ye Su's matters, then follow that case, allowing those hidden within Nan Xie Tower to successfully blend in.
The second task was to clarify the identity of Lord Hong, who was beside Jun Ye Su.
The third task was to find out where Jun Liuji had been hidden by Jun Ye Su. Only by locating Jun Liuji could she discover the method to unlock the Linglong Spine. Once she obtained the unlocking method for the Linglong Spine, her current subservient position could change.
The fourth matter... which puzzled her the most, was who had sent someone to brazenly assassinate her after that evening banquet, and who knew so clearly about the Linglong Spine being on her. Could it be Jun Ye Su? Who were the masters of Big Dragon and Er Long?
Finally... she needed to figure out within this month what Qi Mo's intentions were in actively seeking a marriage alliance with Crimson Kingdom!
Phew! There really were a lot of things.
Today, it was not Black Crow driving her carriage but Ugly One wearing a Black Crow mask. Ugly One wanted to bask in the sun, relying on his superb disguise skills, so Su Peijiu let him be.
As she rested her chin on her hand and planned to doze off, she was suddenly jolted by the carriage and leaned forward. Before she could react, Ugly One caught her.
"What happened?"
Ugly One's gaze drifted toward the front of the carriage, where a woman in a pale pink dress stood at the foot of the carriage, clutching a handkerchief with a fearless yet seemingly fearful expression.
Su Peijiu slowly pushed Ugly One aside, lifted the curtain that had fallen on her shoulder to the back, and then gradually got down from the carriage.
“Princess, what are you doing?” The person who arrived was Su Xingyan. “Tsk tsk... After seeing the former lover, it seems Princess is in high spirits.” She was referring to Su Xingyan visiting Qi Rong.
Su Xingyan neatly folded her handkerchief and then walked over to Su Peijiu. Upon seeing the dark circles under her eyes, a gleam of triumph flashed in her eyes. “Sister seems to be looking unwell. The last time I invited you to my residence, you didn't come. If it weren't for today’s market, I wouldn't know when I could see you again.”
Su Peijiu crossed her arms, adopting a lazy posture. “Princess, are you trying to establish a connection with This King? It seems Princess does not hold a higher status than the prince. I wasn't going to mind your casual address of 'sister,' but have you forgotten about social ranks? Or perhaps... Princess has no idea what rank means?”
Su Xingyan's expression darkened, but she quickly masked it: “Your Highness, that hurts feelings.”
“Hurt feelings? This King doesn’t recall having any affection for Princess. It seems if you have nothing important, don’t block This King’s path. Next time, the horse's hooves may not be as precise as today.” If this were the old Su Xingyan, she would have definitely gotten angry and tried to hit her. Now, however, Su Xingyan remained composed.
Su Peijiu smiled enigmatically, concealing her emotions behind her gaze.
Su Xingyan tightened her grip on the handkerchief, chuckled awkwardly, and then moved away.
Su Peijiu climbed into the carriage and lifted the curtain to enter. The moment the curtain fell, all traces of her smile vanished.
Did Jun Ye Su see that scene just now? She didn’t need to dismount, but since Jun Ye Su wanted to witness such a display, she would perform for him.
“In the future, when encountering such people, just drive straight past without stopping.”
Ugly One replied, “Understood.”
“Master…” After a while, Ugly One called out.
Su Peijiu opened her eyes: “What is it?”
“I just received news that Chou San has found out the whereabouts of Jun Liuji.”
A loud noise suddenly came from inside the carriage. Ugly One quickly lifted the curtain and heard Su Peijiu's calm voice saying, "It's nothing, I just bumped my head."
"Are you sure you saw Jun Liuji in person?" Chou San asked.
Ugly One held the horse with his right hand and lightly cracked the whip with his left. "Chou San is quite sure, but Jun Liuji's condition is a bit unusual."
"What's unusual about it?"
"Jun Liuji is sealed inside the Ice Coffin, but when I checked the pulse, there was still a breath of life."
"Okay, understood."
After that, there was no more sound from inside the carriage. Although Ugly One found it strange, he realized it was understandable given Jun Liuji's relationship with his master.
Jun Liuji was not dead, but would not wake up for a while. Just then, Hua Qian came over, so he let her go check what was going on. Jun Ye Su wanted to hide Jun Liuji inside the Ice Coffin.
Resolute Stone, back in the day, the Soul Dance's Ballad was personally spread by Jun Liuji. In that situation, she believed it. But for some reason, how could the originally vibrant Jun Liuji end up inside the Ice Coffin?
"Do you know the location?" She wanted to take a look first.
Ugly One quickly replied, "Chou San is on a mountain."
"A mountain? Which mountain?"
"Dan Mountain, three hundred miles from Chang'an."
"First have Chou San move the Ice Coffin to a hidden place and keep it safe. This King will find a way to go there in the next few days."
"How does the master plan to leave? The emperor's spies have not yet been found."
Su Peijiu snorted lightly, "As long as we can successfully deceive others, why worry about those spies?"
Ugly One finally understood what her master intended to do.
Upon returning to the residence, she saw Qi Che standing with a pained expression next to a woman in an Orange Skirt. Not far away, under the Rosebush, stood a beauty in a Red Silk Veil, biting her lip and watching from a distance, wishing she could shoot a hole through the woman in the Orange Skirt with her glare.
Tsk tsk... a love triangle, how intriguing!
The woman in the Orange Skirt was Qin Ran.
Su Peijiu couldn't help but marvel at her luck in encountering two neurotic women today; it was truly astonishing.
"Is that woman someone you let in?" Su Peijiu glanced at the steward beside her with a half-smile.
The steward bent slightly and nodded, "That woman insisted on seeing the Emissary. I originally didn't want to let her in, but just as I was about to refuse, the Emissary returned from outside, and that woman followed him in." Su Peijiu patted the steward's shoulder, "You did well in this matter; there's no need to be nervous."
She was eager to see how Qi Che would handle the dispute between the beauties. If time permitted, she would have gladly had someone bring a chair and brew a pot of tea to enjoy this grand spectacle!
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