The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

"Qiao Rong, you really know how to be gentle with women! Now I am the only one who still considers her a friend. Things are very different now. With her embarrassing status, she will be worse than a commoner if she leaves here. If the people knew about the bad things she has done, they would not leave her with a single bone."

"What did Princess Zhuoyang do to the emperor?" Qiao Rong was curious. In his eyes, Princess Zhuoyang was a strong-willed woman who was willing to die for the emperor.

"My grandfather's ankle injury is caused by her. Whenever it's cloudy and rainy, he will feel a dull pain. How damned she is. As for other things, I don't know much, but I did hear a little from my grandmother. In short, Zhuoyang is a jerk. It's a blessing for my grandfather to look at her straight in the eye. She still wants to speak for her father. It's just a pipe dream!"

"You said Princess Zhuoyang was such a jerk, but the emperor still kept her in the palace, and she even lived in Chenqing Palace. Could it be that the emperor had some...old feelings for her?"

"Old love? I don't know about that. I just know that the shameless Zhuoyang has always coveted my grandfather's beauty. It's hard to say whether my grandfather has old love for her. Judging from my grandfather's behavior, he probably doesn't!"

"The emperor's mind is as deep as the sea. How can we guess his intentions?"

"You're right!"

Qiao Rong thought more carefully and said, "Your Highness, how about I send someone to check on Princess Zhuoyang? If she is really dead, what if the emperor blames me?"

"Blame? She advised that it's better not to do anything naughty."

"We can't afford it if she runs away!"

"She'd better not be ungrateful. If she leaves Chenqing Palace, it's uncertain whether she can live back there."

"Your Highness, what do you mean?"

"Two days ago, I heard the emperor ask the old housekeeper where Princess Zhuoyang was going. I guess Princess Zhuoyang won't be able to stay in Chenqing Palace for long, so she must learn her lesson and not ask for trouble."

"There is such a thing!" Qiao Rong was shocked. Could it be that all the laughter and joy he saw were fake?

"Of course, although no one knows how many people are kept in the harem, it is still not legitimate. Didn't you smell a smell of gunpowder in the Imperial Garden today?"

Qiao Rong had been serving beside him, but he was unaware. "Where does the gunpowder smell come from?"

"My grandmother and Zhuoyang, their faces turned pale when they met." After saying this, Cheng Youning shivered with his shoulders shaking.

If Cheng Youning hadn't mentioned it, Qiao Rong wouldn't have thought in that direction. Now thinking back on the scene just now, it seemed to be just as Cheng Youning said, it was true that having too many women was no good.

"Your Highness, you should observe carefully."

After changing his clothes, Cheng Youning leaned back on the chair with a proud look on his face, and said something a little boastful, "Nothing can escape the eyes of this prince."

Qiao Rong also flattered at the right time, "Your Highness is really amazing."

"Hehehe, just learn from this prince. By the way, go get the history book. This prince wants to read!"

"Don't you have classes today? The Imperial Preceptor will come to give lessons to Your Highness tomorrow. Do you still need to read today?" Cheng Youning has been studying too hard lately, and even Qiao Rong, who serves him, can't quite adapt to it. Can such a playful person change his playful nature?

Probably not! As the old saying goes, it is difficult to change one's nature.

Cheng Youning didn't know what Qiao Rong was thinking. He turned his head to listen to the sound of rain outside. "I was originally planning to go to Lingchen Temple to pray for Grandpa, and then go to Prince Pang's Mansion to visit Grandpa, but the rain won't stop for a while. I'd better study. It won't be too late to go out after the rain stops."

Upon hearing this, Qiao Rong quickly delivered the history book to Cheng Youning, and then secretly sent a palace maid to Chenqing Palace to take a look. As he expected, Princess Zhuoyang was not in good condition.

Fearing that something might happen, she reported the situation to Cheng Youning, "Your Highness, Princess Zhuoyang is crying in Chenqing Palace. Sometimes she wants to see the emperor, and sometimes she wants to go to the street, but she was stopped by the palace servants every time."

"Ignore her. She is just sad about the fate of their Dalang and worried about her father. Sooner or later, she will face reality."

"Your Highness, she wouldn't be so anxious that she would run back to Dalang!"

"Only a fool would do that. It's unrealistic and impossible for a woman to go from Fengying to Bianjing alone. Who knows how many robbers and criminals she will encounter along the way? If she encounters the Yatuo people who burn, kill and loot, it will be even worse. If you save her, she will definitely be kidnapped."

Qiao Rong didn't like Princess Zhuoyang because of Bajiao's marriage replacement, but he was kind-hearted and felt sorry for Princess Zhuoyang who had just recovered from a serious illness. "Your Highness, I think Princess Zhuoyang has no idea how dangerous the outside world is. She is so simple! What if she runs away?"

"Then she can only pray for good fortune. She killed herself by not marrying, and my maid Bajiao had to marry her out of pity." Thinking of Bajiao, Cheng Youning picked up the book in his hand again and said without emotion: "Zhuoyang is a bad guy. He harmed my grandfather and Bajiao. Now she can live here safely and have no worries about food and clothing. If I were her, I would learn to be a good boy. I understand why she cries. She just can't bear to see Dalang go to destruction and her father's life is cut off. But her father is such a jerk."

Qiao Rong nodded. Dalang had done so many bad things that were disgusting, but he could still put himself in Princess Zhuoyang's shoes and think: "Ordinary people might not be able to accept the demise of their country, not to mention that she is the princess of Dalang."

"I can't stand it. I still have a lot of things to tell her. In the recent court meeting, the military officers have said that You Yatuo is happy to help Dalang. The people of Dalang have long been living in poverty. In addition, the tyranny of Emperor Lang and the heavy taxes can directly crush the people. Everything will turn against itself. There have been many uprisings in Dalang. The situation of internal and external troubles is very beneficial to our begging. We don't need two years to beg. We only need one year, and Dalang will be our meal on the plate and in our pocket."

"There is also this matter, why didn't I hear His Highness tell me about it!"

"A court meeting can last from as short as a stick of incense to as long as a whole morning. There are many earth-shattering things that happen. I can't tell you all of them."

Although Cheng Youning could not tell him every detail of the important events in the court, Qiao Rong still got a lot of new information. Hearing that Dalang could be conquered in a year, Qiao Rong grinned and said, "Your Highness, I heard that Bianjing is very big and prosperous."

"It is more prosperous than our Fengying, but now times have changed. It is hard to say whether Bianjing still has its former glory. However, as long as it can be included in my Fengqi territory, it will be able to restore its former glory sooner or later."