Quick Wear: When a Delicate Beauty Becomes Cannon Fodder

The Little Princess in the Palace (44)

  "Your Majesty!" Eunuch Sun called him from the side, anxiously but lowering his voice.

  Qi Guanyao and Ruan Ruan were talking about going out for a barbecue together, but were interrupted when they were discussing what to bring.

  Eunuch Sun looked at His Majesty and then at Ruan Ruan, his face showing that he wanted to say something but was hesitant. He clearly had something to report but couldn't say it directly because there were other people present.

  "Can't I listen?" Ruan Ruan noticed his gaze and prepared to get up and avoid it.

  Qi Guanyao grabbed Ruan Ruan's wrist and stopped her from getting up. "Speak."

  Eunuch Sun did not dare to delay any longer and told the whole story.

  "Grandmaster Su asked for an audience, saying that he had a secret to tell Your Majesty, about..." He glanced at Ruan Ruan secretly, and continued. "About the girl, Grandmaster Su also said that if Your Majesty does not listen, you will regret it in the future."

  "Oh?" Qi Guanyao raised his eyebrows slightly, looking very interested.

  "Do you regret it?" The words lingered between his lips.

  "Since the Grand Tutor has said so, it seems that I must meet him."

  Qi Guanyao said with a smile, a dark light flashing in his eyes.

  Ruan Ruan behind him suddenly tugged at his sleeve, "I want to go too..."

  Qi Guanyao turned around, his deep dark eyes staring at her intently.

  "He's not a good person. You stay here and wait for me. When I come back, I will tell you everything we talked about. Okay?"

  "But what you want to talk about is about me, why can't I be here myself?" She paused.

  After a while, he seemed to have figured things out, and said angrily, "Promise not to miss a single word."

  Qi Guanyao bent his fingers slightly and gently pinched the bulging cheeks on her face, "I promise."

  "Okay, go ahead."

  Yunzhu, who had been worried, breathed a sigh of relief. She saw His Majesty and Eunuch Sun leaving out of the corner of her eye, so she walked up to Ruan Ruan.

  "Miss, I was so scared. I thought you were really going to see Master Su. He had previously..."

  "I remember you said before that you would never want to see him even if you had the chance."

  "Is that so?" Ruan Ruan had no recollection of what she said.

  Maybe Yunzhu said this when he was with "her" before. Ruan Ruan could only receive the general plot, so how could she remember these details?  

  Ruan Ruan was thinking about something and was silent, but to people around her, it seemed that she was recalling her miserable experiences in the past.

  "I have spoken out of turn. You should forget about the past. Life is getting better now. Why do you still have to think about it? Don't worry, I won't mention it again!"

  Yun Zhu's words interrupted her thoughts.

  Ruan Ruan nodded and let the matter go.

  ——

  Yunzhu went out for a while and came back with a faint smile on her face. She brought a bowl of blood swallows from somewhere and was about to give it to Ruan Ruan.

  But Yue He stopped him.

  "Wait, where did you get this bowl of blood swallows?"

  "A young palace maid gave it to me. I met her not far from where I walked. She said it was specially made for young girls, so I took it back. Is there anything wrong with it?"

  "Don't take anything of unknown origin. You should always be on guard against others."

  As he said this, he was about to take out the bowl of blood swallows that Yunzhu had placed on the table and pour it out.

  "But I don't think she is a bad person. What if we are overthinking it?" She stopped Yue He.

  "How about...I try it first to see if it's poisonous?"

  Before they could stop her, Yunzhu picked up the bowl of blood swallows and took a big gulp.

  "I was saying, who would dare to poison someone so blatantly?"

  The next second, she suddenly felt a little dizzy.

  His eyes became a little dazed.

  Ruan Ruan and Yue He both subconsciously took a few steps forward.

  It was at this time——

  A handful of white powder dispersed in the air.

  (End of this chapter)