Ren Yingying found the medicine and gave it to Tang Zhuyun. They ran outside together, but tripped over Dog Meat.
"Dog Meat, don't cause trouble. Your aunt is going to fight the boss, I'll go help her!"
An army marches on its stomach; she's that important!
But Qu Nian held onto her trouser leg tightly and wouldn't let go.
He was driven mad by this woman's stupidity.
When it comes to matters involving the royal family, others would avoid them like the plague, but she went straight for it; she was incredibly foolish.
"Dog Meat, stop fooling around." Ren Yingying became anxious when she saw that Tang Zhuyun had already left.
There's no way she'll back down; she now represents the Min King's Mansion.
We cannot allow her to drag the Minwang Mansion into the abyss.
Ren Yingying was genuinely anxious, and she sat on the ground reaching under Qu Nian's body.
She kept digging and digging...
Where is the Headband-Tightening Spell?
Qu Nian initially didn't realize her intentions, until she had her vitals controlled...
Woof woof woof! Woof woof woof!
Qu Nian was both angry and ashamed, and barked wildly.
Let go of her claws! He'll chop them off sooner or later.
Freed from her restraints, Ren Yingying stood up and ran out, muttering cheekily, "The Headband-Tightening Spell really worked."
Should we thank the time-traveling god?
Tang Zhuyun was already preparing to leave when she said, "Yingying, I'll leave Linlin with you for now. If nothing else happens, just wait for me to send someone to pick him up. If anything does happen, please protect him for me!"
Between close best friends, there's no need to say too much.
Aside from men, one can entrust their parents and children to each other.
Ren Yingying said, "Are you stupid?! Nitroglycerin isn't a cure-all. What if it doesn't work?"
She's like a walking medicine box; we have to go with her, and she can lend a hand in crucial moments.
"Linlin, you stay in the Prince's Mansion!" Ren Yingying patted Tang Zhuyun's shoulder. "The Prince's Mansion is still safe. Let's go."
Linlin: "I want to go too."
Tang Zhuyun knew there was no time to lose, so she decisively said, "Let's go, everyone!"
Qu Nian came over again and bit Ren Yingying's skirt, almost pulling it off.
Ren Yingying stomped her foot in anger. "Pets aren't allowed in the palace. Dog Meat, what's wrong with you!"
She simply picked up the dog and said, "Let's go!"
Qu Nian struggled in her arms, but Ren Yingying was bound by Headband-Tightening Spell...
Having failed in their resistance, they only sought mutual destruction.
Qu Nian opened his mouth in grief and indignation to bite Ren Yingying, but couldn't bring himself to do it.
She didn't wash her hands, never mind.
It wouldn't hurt to go to the palace and see for myself. If something happens to the Emperor, I might even be able to gain merit for supporting the Emperor's rise to power?
If the Crown Prince wins, then... divorce Ren Yingying!
Why is this woman holding him so tightly?
He felt like his entire face was forced against her chest, and he almost suffocated.
Sitting in the carriage, amidst the sound of the carriage wheels rolling over the road, Ren Yingying spoke with unusual seriousness, "Tangbao, could there be a conspiracy?"
The two best friends rode in one carriage, while Nanxing Linlin in the carriage behind.
"There's definitely a conspiracy involved," Tang Zhuyun said calmly, leaning against the side of the carriage. "I just don't know how the Emperor's health is."
The Emperor has never deposed the Crown Prince.
If the Crown Prince fails to pass the Emperor's test, then he can rightfully ascend the throne.
That won't do!
Ren Yingying's eyes darted around. "What if the Emperor doesn't make it and dies?"
Qu Nian felt that he should just kill her outright, so that she wouldn't gossip and bring misfortune upon the Min King's family by bringing upon them the curse of exterminating their entire clan after entering the palace.
"That would put us in a more passive position," Tang Zhuyun said truthfully. "So in a moment, we both need to do our best to save the Emperor."
"Don't worry." Ren Yingying hugged the dog and leaned against the side, then suddenly fell silent.
"Yingying?"
"Don't shout, I'm rummaging through the things in the space! These devices are bugged! They run out of power as soon as I take them out, but I can't bring anyone in..."
"You didn't figure it out, did you?" Tang Zhuyun was so envious she almost cried, wishing she could crawl inside and take a look. "That system might just be the instruction manual."
Qu Nian: No! The system is useless!
For example, he's currently asking the system, "Do you know what happened in the palace?"
System: "I don't know."
Further questions were directed at sensitive areas, and the investigation results were not displayed.
Qu Nian is a damn dog!
What use is this broken system to him?!
Tang Zhuyun also speculated about the system's significant role; indeed, what you can't have always stirs your heart, while what you get you discard like worn-out shoes.
Ren Yingying was quite philosophical about it. "Even if it really was an instruction manual, it would have been thrown in the trash and collected in the garbage bins for several days; it's gone forever."
Tang Zhuyun: "..."
"Alright, stop fooling around. Hold the Dog Meat for me, I need to examine it."
Qu Nian was shoved into Tang Zhuyun's arms, and jumped down as if she had been electrocuted.
He definitely didn't want to indirectly hug that bastard Xiao Jianqi!
The carriage arrived at the palace quickly.
Normally, everyone would disembark at the palace gate, but due to the urgency of the situation, their carriage went straight into the inner palace.
When Tang Zhuyun arrived with her son and dog, along with an ugly maid named Ren Yingying whose birthmark was so eye-catching, everyone was puzzled.
Upon hearing the news, Prince of Jin came out, supporting Tang Zhuyun, his eyes filled with anxiety. "A-Yun, Father is inside, come with me."
He was extremely panicked, more panicked than he had ever been before.
Prince of Jin's feelings for the Emperor were undoubtedly extremely complex, but his many complaints were later proven to be due to being misled by the Xiao Family.
The Emperor has undoubtedly been exceptionally indulgent towards him over the years.
It can be said that what the Emperor gave to Prince of Jin was one of the few genuine elder loves he had ever received.
Moreover, the emperor is a wise ruler who has come through mountains of corpses and seas of blood.
The strong admire the strong; which boy hasn't harbored a heroic admiration for his father?
Prince of Jin's desire to prevent the emperor from getting into trouble stemmed more from filial piety than from any ulterior motives.
"I'm here." Tang Zhuyun gave him a reassuring look and let him pull her inside.
"Get out!" The Crown Prince suddenly erupted upon seeing Tang Zhuyun. "Father said he wanted us brothers to come, not outsiders!"
The crown prince was no longer young, but instead of developing a calm and composed demeanor, he was sinister and deep, with eyes that reminded one of a venomous tongue sticking out its tongue.
Prince of Jin, however, simply took Tang Zhuyun's hand and stepped forward, not even bothering to glance at her.
The emperor lay on the bed, his eyes tightly closed, barely making a sound.
"A-Yun, please let Father see her." Prince of Jin's voice held a barely perceptible vulnerability, as if grasping at the last straw.
When a loved one is teetering on the brink of life and death, no one can remain calm.
He was never an emotionally detached person.
Tang Zhuyun took out the prepared nitroglycerin tablets and whispered, "Put them in Father's mouth."
"How dare you plot against my father! Guards, seize Prince of Jin and his Consort of the Prince of Jin!"
As soon as he finished speaking, two squads of Golden Qilin Guard, each wielding a brocade spring knife, stormed in.
Once brothers, now bitter enemies.
It's clear that the Crown Prince had made preparations long ago.
Ren Yingying: Holy crap, they're here to feed me kills!
Prince of Jin, unleash your ultimate move!