They were in charge of being beautiful, and she was in charge of taking the hits.

Chapter 188 Conspiracy

To change the subject, he asked if he wanted to visit Huang Ziliang's residence.

Upon hearing this, Sima Lingyu agreed and decided they should go and check out Huang Ziliang's place.

Furthermore, the second princess said that she would take him to the chrysanthemum appreciation banquet, and generally she would only bring one male companion.

But this time she's bringing two, which will probably make all the high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital laugh at her.

But all of that was secondary; Huang Ziliang went there with the determination to die.

I'll try to persuade him again today: life is short, why make things difficult for yourself?

Lan'er was still kept in the dark, always believing that Sima Lingyu and Huang Ziliang were adversaries.

"He's under house arrest now, serves him right. Even when he came, His Highness didn't give you a second glance."

"Lan'er, don't you understand? I don't want to stay in this princess's residence at all!"

"But the head of the family said, 'A woman follows her husband wherever he goes, whether he's a chicken or a dog.'"

"Perhaps I'll be free after the chrysanthemum appreciation banquet."

Without letting Lan'er follow, he went to Huang Ziliang's residence on his own.

Huang Ziliang, however, was leisurely in his room, continuing with the plan he and Wu Ziyan had devised.

It was just that there were some unexpected changes later on.

On the other side, after Wu Ziyan finished processing all the name cards, he rubbed his sore back.

She needs to go to the palace now, and sometimes she has sudden whims.

She had initially felt the plan wasn't quite complete, but now she could refine it.

"Fourth Sister, why do you suddenly want to go to the palace?"

"Because of this...and that!"

"Isn't this too risky?"

As the saying goes, "Nothing ventured, nothing gained."

"What if the Empress Dowager doesn't agree? What if she gets angry and doesn't care whether you're her daughter or not?"

"That's where my silver tongue comes in!"

Wu Ziyan led Chu Qiu out, and no one followed them.

Not afraid to speak loudly, Wu Ziyan took Chu Qiu's hand.

Chu Qiu's expression shifted slightly. What did she mean by looking at her in public?

He noticed that Wu Ziyan's palms were sweaty, indicating that he was nervous about something.

"Excuse me, I'm a little scared. Can I hold your hand for a bit?"

Although Wu Ziyan had a smile on her face, her lips were pale.

Feeling both scared and excited, she wasn't sure if she had made the right move.

After all, one wrong step can lead to utter ruin, and even if you gamble correctly, you can still be doomed.

What happened that made you so afraid?

"Chu Qiu, this is something that could kill you, are you scared?"

"Not afraid."

"You don't even know what's going on, and you're already saying you're not afraid? That's a bit of a stretch."

"I believe you."

They went to the palace to deliver the invitation, but the Queen was busy with other state affairs.

They waited quite a while before they finally met.

The Empress also had a worried look on her face, after all, there was both a state banquet and border disturbances.

I don’t know why her fourth daughter came to see her at this critical moment.

"Ziyan pays his respects to the Empress Dowager."

"Situ Chuqiu greets Your Majesty."

"Oh, Ziyan, what brings you here?"

They stayed inside for a while before dismissing all the palace servants around them.

Finally, the workers outside only heard the sound of a teacup shattering, followed by the sound of the Empress's furious voice.

"Ziyan! Are you sure you want to do this?"

"Mother Queen, please believe me this once. Actually, it wouldn't be bad if Xiao Rong became our friendly country."

"It's better to support someone we think is reliable than to deal with an emperor we've never met."

"But have you considered the stakes you're in this situation?"

"You've only just received a title; this is a slap in my face. Do you want them to still think you're that good-for-nothing?"

"Mother Queen, I know you're worried about me, but if we don't put on a convincing act, how will they believe us?"

"Since you've made up your mind, then I'll see what you're up to."

"Thank you, Mother."

As soon as Wu Ziyan came out of the palace, many people who were informing various factions spread the word.

They all had their own guesses, but they hadn't heard any specific conversation, only that the Queen was very unhappy.

Chu Qiu hadn't expected that he would keep him by his side this time and hear the whole plan.

Logically speaking, a man like him shouldn't deserve to listen to such things.

The fact that the Empress didn't expel him just now can only mean that Wu Ziyan had said something to the Empress before, which allowed him to stay.

But he never expected that Wu Ziyan would go to such lengths!

This is gambling with all her wealth and glory. Didn't she used to seem quite greedy for money?

As we walked out, along that long palace path...

Wu Ziyan looked at Chu Qiu with a solemn expression and remained silent. She asked.

"Even though you're not talkative, you haven't gone through the whole trip without saying a word, have you?"

Is it worth it?

"Do you know how difficult it is to climb this path? If you can't even give up these small, immediate gains, how will you achieve great things in the future?"

"You really don't hide your ambition at all in front of me."

"After all, you are also part of my plan. I have entrusted my life to you."

"There are guards in the city whose martial arts skills are far superior to mine, so why must it be me?"

"Because I like you, you might like me too."

"Compared to those people whose background I don't know and who might turn against me at any time, I still think it's more reliable to entrust my back to you."

"Aren't you afraid I'll betray you?"

"Then why don't you stab me in the back now?"

If that's the case, then he really can't answer.

She didn't say anything. Just how much courage does this short woman have?

How far-reaching are they scheming? They're not only scheming against their own brothers, but also against people from neighboring countries.

Chu Yu and Cheng Yi returned to Wu Chengji's residence, followed closely by Wu Ziyan and Chu Qiu.

Seeing Chu Yu was perfect timing; she had just been thinking of asking her to take Qi Zexuan back to the post station and hand him over to Qi Zeyun when they met.

Wu Ziyan called out to Chu Yu, who looked at Wu Ziyan and Chu Qiu walking together and smiled kindly.

With an admiring expression, he thought, "They look so good together."

"Sister Chu Yu, please go back and bring Qi Zexuan back to the post station."

"what!"

"Yes, you heard me right. Go back quickly and bring him here."

I'm so fed up with this whole day. I've gone out so many times, and it's all related to Qi Zexuan.

I really wanted to go back and beat him up, but then that indescribable thing happened between them again.

She looked somewhat reluctant, but there was nothing she could do. After exchanging a few words with Cheng Yi, she rode her horse back to her residence.

Qi Zexuan hadn't even warmed up in bed when he heard the sound of horses' hooves outside.

He was now very alert at the sound of horses' hooves and slowly opened his eyes.

He was afraid that Chu Yu would come back and give him another hard time.