When Zhao Shuning returned to the Xinzheku, it was almost dawn.
She had been feeling tired all day. Fortunately, the tasks for the day were not too difficult.
As the day passed, there was no news from the Chengxun Hall.
At night, finding an excuse, Zhao Shuning carried a lantern and went to a secluded path in the Forbidden Palace. She sat cross - legged on the ground.
"Just one night without sleep, and my body can hardly bear it."
Zhao Shuning activated her mental technique.
She tried to contact her master again.
Strangely enough, when she was in the Cangwu Kingdom, she had tried many times but failed to contact her master. Now, in this secluded path in the Forbidden Palace, she could sense her master.
She just didn't know if her master would accept this image transmission.
Thankfully,
After a short while, the image of Yan Ruyu appeared in mid - air.
A gentleman like a book, peerless in the world. That was exactly her master.
Yan Ruyu's complexion didn't look good, and his face was rather solemn.
Zhao Shuning quickly said, "Master, how are you?"
"Have you encountered any trouble?"
Zhao Shuning didn't expect that the first thing her master said was to care about her.
"No, no. Master, don't worry." She could handle these things on her own. Her master was already very busy. She couldn't trouble him unless it was absolutely necessary.
Yan Ruyu seemed to let out a sigh of relief.
"Master, this time I want to tell you something very important."
"What?"
Zhao Shuning collected her mind and said, "Well, I've been in the Cangwu Kingdom recently. You should know Gu Hanxun, the second prince of the Cangwu Kingdom, right?"
Yan Ruyu replied, "Aren't you with the leader of Loulan?"
Zhao Shuning nodded.
"We've been separated for a long time."
"Since that's the case, why don't you come to the Changkong Academy to teach?"
"Master, do you believe me if I say I've been delayed by something?"
Seeing Zhao Shuning's serious expression, Yan Ruyu didn't ask further. Since she had explained, he naturally believed her.
"By the way, what about this second prince of the Cangwu Kingdom?"
"Master, you should know that the only person in my heart is you. Also, the only person I've ever wanted to seduce is you."
Yan Ruyu's heart skipped a beat.
The tips of his fingers turned slightly red.
He unconsciously grabbed the blue robe under him.
Thankfully, she couldn't see these things in the image.
"Master, you have to believe me. You're really the only one in my heart. So I think I should report this matter to you."
"What matter?"
"I'm investigating a very important case in the Cangwu Kingdom and I need a legitimate identity."
"Hmm?"
"So, I've made an agreement with Gu Hanxun. I'll be his imperial concubine for a while. But don't worry, we're just using each other. There's no real relationship between us."
The jade flute in Yan Ruyu's hand suddenly fell to the ground.
His face showed an obvious look of shock.
"Master?"
"Master?"
"Master?"
It was not until Zhao Shuning called him for the third time that Yan Ruyu came back to his senses.
What was that feeling just now?
Why did a sense of loss suddenly hit his heart?
"Master, what's wrong with you?"
Yan Ruyu's complexion returned to normal in a moment.
"It's your own business if you want to be that Gu Hanxun's imperial concubine. Once you've made the decision, there's no need to inform me. I don't have the leisure time to go to the Cangwu Kingdom to attend your wedding banquet."
"Ah? Master, you misunderstood."
Zhao Shuning quickly stood up.
But at this moment, the image began to shake.
After some intermittent images, the connection between them was directly cut off.
Zhao Shuning felt a bit irritated.
Now her body was extremely tired, and there were still many things waiting for her to do. So she returned to the Xinzheku and went to bed.
At this time, in the Qingyun Peak,
Yan Ruyu stared at the disappearing image and couldn't come back to his senses for a long time.
Luo Qiu.
Since she was going to be the imperial concubine of the second prince of the Cangwu Kingdom, why did she say such things to him?
From the moment she appeared in front of him, she had always been intimate with him.
But even so, he had never heard her call his name.
She had only known Gu Hanxun for how long, yet she remembered his name so well.
Yan Ruyu didn't know why he was so depressed at this moment.
His usual rationality didn't seem to work. Zhao Shuning had told him so many things, but he only thought that she wanted to invite him to the Cangwu Kingdom to attend her wedding ceremony.
Yan Ruyu naturally wouldn't go.
Not only did he not go, but his mood was also affected.
In the mysterious Youming Valley, Hundun, who had just been tortured by Bai Ze and wanted to take a rest, suddenly saw Yan Ruyu in front of it.
"Your Majesty, what are you doing?"
"Get up."
Just two simple words.
But Hundun had no way to resist. Over such a long period of time, it had basically realized the terror of the man in front of it.
Next,
The shrill cries resounded through the Youming Valley.
Bai Ze closed his eyes.
Thankfully, now there was Hundun for the Emperor to play with. Otherwise, it would be himself who would be in trouble.
Because she didn't sleep the previous day,
although there were some things on her mind, Zhao Shuning still fell asleep quickly.
The next day,
Before the sky turned bright,
there was a noise in the Xinzheku.
The noise was getting closer and closer to Zhao Shuning.
"Ningning, get up quickly."
Zhao Shuning was drowsy and was pulled out of bed by Qi Yue.
"What's the matter, Xiaoyue? It's not time to do the work yet. Let me sleep a little longer."
Zhao Shuning said coquettishly and was about to lie down.
Qi Yue quickly said, "Ningning, there's no time. A very noble person has come to our Xinzheku today. Nanny Lan has ordered us to wash up and dress quickly and go to the Huayuan to pay respects to the imperial concubine."
Zhao Shuning casually asked, "Imperial concubine? Which imperial concubine?"
"Concubine Xiao, the biological mother of the second prince."
Zhao Shuning, who was still half - asleep, immediately sat up straight as soon as she heard the words "second prince".
"Concubine Xiao is of noble status. What is she doing in our Xinzheku?"
"We don't know either. That's why Nanny Lan is so anxious. She's the most noble person who has come to our Xinzheku in so many years."
Zhao Shuning felt a bit uneasy.
She quickly got out of bed, changed her clothes, and combed her hair.
Then, she went to the Huayuan with Qi Yue.
Before they even reached the Huayuan, they saw a circle of maids kneeling outside.
Zhao Shuning and Qi Yue glanced at each other.
They quickly entered the Huayuan.
When Nanny Lan saw the two of them coming,
a glimmer of hope appeared in her anxious eyes.
"Your Highness Concubine Xiao, these two maids live in a rather remote courtyard, so they're a bit late. Please forgive them."
Concubine Xiao stood up.
She looked at the two of them.
Then, her gaze stopped on the peach blossom on Zhao Shuning's face.
Concubine Xiao pointed at Zhao Shuning and said, "It's her."
"The person I've been looking for is her."