Watching Ling Yi turn and leave, Feng Liu frowned, but quickly figured out why Ling Yi wouldn't admit to knowing him.
After all, the two sides are now on opposing sides.
Chunying came from the Prime Minister's residence and came to the Prince Li with Liu Yunying.
Liu Yunying definitely has a problem, and Chunying, who is able to follow Liu Yunying, must also be no simple person.
She could never have been an ordinary maid.
They are very likely assassins or spies secretly trained by Liu Hui.
The two belonged to opposing camps, so Chunying naturally dared not acknowledge them.
"You saved my life back then, and no matter what, I, Feng Ergou, will protect you." Feng Liu murmured.
Because Ling Yi was Liu Yunying's personal maid, his residence was right next to Liu Yunying's.
If Ling Yi weren't a transmigrator, he would probably be looking for Shen Mengli or Chen Qianqian by now.
But now that it's a woman's clothing, it would be a bit awkward to go looking for them again.
Only when the plot collapses and the progress bar reaches its maximum can Ling Yi revert to his original self, or revert to the identity he already possesses from the world he has traveled through.
For example, in Shen Mengli's world, Ling Yi can become Wang Nan or Ling Yi.
In Chen Qianqian's world, Ling Yi can be Lu Yansheng, or he can revert back to Ling Yi.
However, in this world, the invasion plot's progress bar is broken. Until it reaches 50%, even if you leave this world, your identity cannot be changed.
This is also a pattern that Ling Yi summarized.
Ling Yi referred to this as the 50% rule.
Besides the 50% rule, there's also a 96% rule. If the progress bar gets stuck at 96%, it means that Ling Yi must make the female lead fall in love with him.
The next morning, before dawn, Ling Yi heard Liu Yunying calling him.
This woman can't unequip her gear, and she can't equip it either.
Ling Yi took another close look at the front and rear lights... Tsk tsk, as always, she's the female lead; this car body, this look, simply perfect.
Liu Yunying's new equipment had been prepared long ago.
No longer the bright red wedding dress of yesterday, but a blue silk tulle skirt, paired with some jewelry.
Wearing her new gear, Liu Yunying's aura was even more refined.
However, when it comes to the equipment, the most troublesome thing for women in ancient palaces was not the clothes, but the headdresses.
The higher one's status, the more particular one's clothing and accessories become.
Different statuses require different patterns on their clothes, and the number of headdresses they must wear, whether they are gold or silver, pearls or gemstones, and what shape they should be, all have specific meanings.
Take Liu Yunying for example. She is now the principal wife of Prince Li, a true royal consort.
You can wear a phoenix hairpin in your hair.
However, if Chen Qiao was a concubine, she would not be entitled to wear a phoenix hairpin.
You can't wear colors like deep blue, deep purple, or deep gold, because these colors are reserved for royalty.
If Chen Qiao dared to wear a phoenix hairpin, purple, blue, or gold clothing, she would be punished with a beating at best, and beheaded at worst.
That's the difference.
However, Chen Qiao has not yet married into the Prince Li; she is not even a concubine yet.
Being able to live in Prince Li was already against the rules.
It's not that it violates the rules of the imperial court, but rather that it violates the rules of the family.
If it weren't for the fact that Prince Li ruled the Prince Li 'Prince Li mansion, where he had absolute power, Chen Qiao probably wouldn't have fared any better.
Prince Li's mother was the Empress Dowager, his biological mother.
Although she doted on Prince Li, she could only reside in the inner palace of the imperial city and rarely had the opportunity to leave the palace.
The emperor forbade the Empress Dowager from seeing Prince Li too often, lest the rear court interfere with the front court and give Prince Li more support.
However, Prince Li had just married his principal wife, the Queen Consort, he had to take her to see the Empress Dowager today.
This is also a custom, equivalent to meeting the parents.
Not only the Empress Dowager, but also the Empress, the Emperor, the princesses, and the princes will be present.
After having a family dinner at noon, if everything goes smoothly, we can return to Prince Li in the afternoon.
But is it possible for things to go smoothly?
Absolutely impossible.
This meeting with the parents marked the first major conflict between Liu Yunying and Chen Qiao.
This also marks the beginning of a major plot.
Liu Yunying's mental state today is completely different from last night.
Last night, Liu Yunying was anxious, fearful, and confused; her eyes Central City any sparkle.
But today, Liu Yunying seemed to be radiating light.
Especially those eyes, seemingly calm and serene, yet Huoyan seemed to burn within them.
Whether Liu Yunying can transform from a cowardly, Qiusheng Xiaopao into a mad princess who overthrows the Prince Li's mansion depends on her performance today.
Prince Li was very large; if you only consider its area, it was roughly equivalent to seven or eight football fields.
It has nine courtyards and thirty-six rooms, with nearly a hundred houses.
It even included a small horse ranch and a small military barracks.
From Prince Li Lu Jincheng to his maids, servants, Imperial Guard, and household servants, there were nearly a thousand people in total.
Before becoming Plot Ravagers, Ling Yi had visited the mansion of the notorious corrupt official Heshen.
Prince Li's mansion was even more extravagant than Heshen's residence.
As the princess's principal wife, Liu Yunying resides in the main hall of the ninth courtyard. This is the rear courtyard of the Prince Li's residence, where our concubines live.
Prince Li resided in the main hall of the eighth courtyard, which was Prince Li's Palace.
When Liu Yunying and Ling Yi arrived at the Prince Li Palace, two sedan chairs had already been prepared in the open space in front of the palace.
One of them was an eight-person sedan chair, and the other was a four-person sedan chair.
The eight-person sedan chair was Prince Li's special carriage.
Under normal circumstances, an eight-person sedan chair would be sufficient for Prince Li and his queen; a four-person sedan chair would not be necessary.
But now that there's an extra four-person sedan chair, Liu Yunying and Ling Yi understand that Prince Li is probably taking not only Liu Yunying with him, but also Chen Qiao to the palace.
Sure enough, upon entering the Prince Li's palace, Liu Yunying and Ling Yi saw Chen Qiao standing with Prince Li.
As the female protagonist of the book and the villain in the first playthrough, Chen Qiao's looks and figure are naturally impeccable.
At first glance, it gives one the feeling of a quiet, elegant, and refined lady from a noble family.
In terms of appearance, she does resemble Xiaoyue from the TV series "The Eloquent Ji Xiaolan".
At this moment, Chen Qiao was wearing a long, dark purple dress and a bright red cloak.
She wore a phoenix hairpin, and her hair was styled with gold hairpins and pearls, making her look extremely luxurious and radiant.
Whether in terms of equipment or temperament, if Liu Yunying and Chen Qiao stood together, everyone would assume that Chen Qiao was the legal wife and Liu Yunying was the concubine.
Ling Yi was curious about what Liu Yunying would do next.
"Let's go!" Lu Jincheng glanced at Liu Yunying, then took Chen Qiao's hand and walked out first.
She boarded the eight-person sedan chair with Chen Qiao, but Liu Yunying sneered and, without saying a word, boarded the four-person sedan chair alone.
As for Ling Yi and the other maids and servants, they were not entitled to ride in a special carriage and could only follow behind the sedan chair.
Did Lu Jincheng not know that what he was doing was against the rules? Of course not.
He did it on purpose.
He wanted to tell everyone that there was only one princess in the Prince Li's Mansion, and that was his White Moon, his childhood sweetheart, and his savior, Chen Qiao.
As for Liu Yunying, Lu Jincheng denied it.
This is also a way of telling everyone that Prince Li and Prime Minister Liu Hui definitely not on the same side.
As for the rest, Prince Li didn't think much of it.
He had no idea what Baofeng was brewing for him.
Two sedan chairs paraded through the city in a showy manner.
As the two sedan chairs left Prince Li's residence, Liu Yunying immediately rolled up the curtains.
In this way, he informed everyone that Liu Yunying was riding in a sedan chair.
About an hour later, the two sedan chairs arrived at the south gate of the palace.
Once you get here, the sedan chair can no longer proceed.
Only the Prince Li's personal carriage was qualified to enter.
Liu Yunying remained silent. After getting out of the sedan chair, she followed behind the eight-bearer sedan chair, showing absolutely no dignity befitting a princess.
Prince Li opened the sedan curtain and glanced back.
He happened to see two pairs of eyes staring straight at him. One pair belonged to Liu Yunying, her eyes filled with icy Bing Han, while the other belonged to Ling Yi, his gaze mocking.
This gave Prince Li a sudden bad feeling.
After a long and winding journey, the group finally arrived at their destination after about half an hour.
The Empress Dowager's Hall of Phoenix Virtue.
The royal family had arrived long ago and were now seated, some drinking and others chatting.
The atmosphere seemed relaxed.
The Empress Dowager sat in the main seat, while the Emperor and Empress sat to the left below.
On the right is the Imperial Concubine, and below that, to the left and right, are two empty seats reserved for Prince Li and his consort.
Behind them, to the left and right, are the princes and princesses.
There were six princes and four princesses.
The princes were on the left, and the princesses were on the right.
When Prince Li entered with Chen Qiao and Liu Yunying, the once lively hall instantly fell silent.
Of course, Ling Yi and his group were not qualified to enter the hall and could only wait outside.
Although Ling Yi was outside, he was right next to the shop door, the Snap repeatedly.
One Hundun Skill after another was unleashed, and whether it was the Empress Dowager, the Emperor, the Empress, or the princes and princesses, they were all subjected to Ling Yi's skills.
Ling Yi had only one goal: to make these people subconsciously sympathize with Liu Yunying and want to help Liu Yunying.
Furthermore, he disliked Prince Li and wanted to suppress Prince Li.
The reason why Liu Yunying suffered so much in the original story was not only because she was too humble, but also because of the tacit approval and indulgence of Prince Li towards Chen Qiao and the servants.
Ling Yi utterly loathed the male lead.
What disgusted Ling Yi the most was that Liu Yunying actually fell in love with Prince Li in the end.
That's absolutely insane.
"Your subject greets Your Majesty!" Prince Li was the first to kneel and bow to the Empress Dowager.
Then he turned to the emperor and said, "Your subject greets Your Majesty."
Chen Qiao and Liu Yunying, who were behind them, also knelt down in worship.
The Empress Dowager remained silent.
In Hall of Phoenix Virtue, everything was decided by the Empress Dowager. Since the Empress Dowager did not speak, the Emperor and Empress naturally would not speak casually either.
In court, the emperor is a king; here, he is a son.
The Empress Dowager was almost sixty years old, and she had a very kind and gentle appearance.
In the original storyline, he was a very gentle person.
But it would be a big mistake to think that the Empress Dowager had a good personality.
Anyone who reaches this position is a victor who has survived life-or-death palace intrigues; without ruthless methods, one cannot reach this point.
At this moment, the Empress Dowager stared intently at Chen Qiao beside Prince Li, her face full of gloom.