"Sovereign, we rescued the people from the Embassy. As we were leaving, we also encountered a woman named Linglong carrying your token. To keep her from leaking anything, we brought her back with us!"
The Ruler of Eastern Lin swept his gaze over those who had been rescued: Consort Jing, the Little Imperial Prince, Linglong, and several personal palace maids and skilled retainers.
"Where are Princess Liuli and Yuanbao?"
"Sovereign, when we reached the Embassy, we did not see Princess Liuli. According to her palace maid, she was worried something had happened to Princess Ximing, so as soon as she returned to the Embassy, she gathered some things and went to the Ninth Prince's Residence to visit her. Yuanbao is also at the Ninth Prince's Residence. It is heavily guarded now, so to be safe, we took the liberty of bringing Consort Jing and the others out first!"
Ci Mang delivered his report.
He knew acting on his own would provoke the Ruler of Eastern Lin's fury.
But the Ruler of Eastern Lin merely gave a heavy sigh. "Forget it, forget it."
With Yuanbao absent, he would make do with taking Linglong back to soothe his longing for the time being.
Besides, he had a good impression of Linglong to begin with, so his willingness to take her along was only natural.
As for Liuli?
He had no reason to risk going back for her just to give the Sovereign's Wife an explanation.
She was only a princess. How could she matter more than the life of a sovereign like him?
"Set out! Return to East Lin!" the Ruler of Eastern Lin ordered.
Consort Jing froze. "Sovereign, what about Princess Liuli?"
Although she and the Sovereign's Wife were mortal enemies in the struggle for palace favor, she knew how difficult