The emperor looked up at the Queen Mother, paused for a moment and replied, "Then let's do as the Queen Mother wishes. Execute the guards who disturbed the palace, and send Yu Deming's daughter to Ninggu Temple for lifelong practice. Send this palace maid to the Ministry of Punishment for interrogation, and the Ministry of Punishment will thoroughly investigate the matter of Princess Jing being drugged."

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please... let my daughter go. I will discipline her well when I return..." Madam Yu sat on the ground and cried to the emperor. Minister Yu also sat on the side in a daze, looking completely different from before, but for the sake of his official position, he had no choice but to send his daughter away. He interrupted Madam Yu and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

At this point, Yu Manyue knew that her life was over. She wanted to make a final struggle. She crawled before the emperor and said, "Your Majesty... Your Majesty... I know I was wrong, please forgive me..."

"Okay, let's execute you."

The Queen Mother suppressed her anger: "You are so good, Chu Xiong! You are so powerful! You actually used me to suppress my people! Just wait, I will let you...

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty... Father... Mother..." Several palace servants obeyed the order and quickly stepped forward to drag away Yu Manyue who was still screaming at the top of her lungs.

"Pa, Pa..." The thick board hit her again and again, "Ah..." Yu Manyue could still scream out during the first and second hits, but with the third and fourth hits... she gradually lost consciousness. By the time the thirty boards were over, she was already half dead. That night, she was exiled to Ninggu Temple.

Ninggu Temple is located on a barren mountain about 300 miles away from Kyoto. It is surrounded by cliffs on three sides and there is only one path leading down the mountain. If the wives of officials are found guilty, they will be exiled here and will not be allowed to leave the mountain for life. In the mountains, they have to get up before dawn to work, and if they do not do well, they will be severely punished. It has never been heard that anyone can come out alive.

After dealing with this matter, everyone followed the emperor back to the hall where the palace banquet was held.

With such a big incident happening at the palace banquet, it certainly couldn't continue, so people prepared to pack up and return home.

At this time, the emperor spoke up, "Princess Jing has been working hard to distribute porridge outside the city these days, and she was frightened today. I will reward her with ten thousand taels of gold as compensation."

Ouyang Yunyao walked to the center of the hall and said, "Thank you for your gift, Your Majesty. I have a request that you have not asked for. Please grant it."

"But it doesn't matter."

"Nanjun Prefecture suffered a serious flood. I want to donate my father's reward to Nanjun Prefecture to rebuild our homes. In addition, I will donate 20,000 taels of silver from my dowry to help as much as I can." Ouyang Yunyao had her own plan: "Will you donate?" I will make you all bleed today.

"Hahaha, Yao'er, okay, okay, I agree."

"We in Prince Jing's Mansion have also been frugal in spending and donated 50,000 taels of silver," Chu Chenjing also took the opportunity to echo. His Yao'er really knew his heart well. He and his eldest brother were still discussing how to get the ministers to donate money.

"Our Prince's Mansion will also donate 80,000 taels of silver." The prince looked at Chu Chenjing and smiled, and the two of them agreed without saying a word.

"Your son will donate 30,000 taels of gold." The fifth prince also said quickly.

"Okay, okay, you are all my good sons!"

“We donate…”

“We donate…”

The ministers present also donated money out of consideration for the emperor's kindness, and the welcoming banquet instantly turned into a fundraising event. The emperor was very pleased.

The Queen Mother thought to herself: Princess Jing really should not be underestimated.

As soon as Ouyang Yunyao came out of the palace gate, Xiao Cui and Xia Fei came to greet her, "Princess, Princess, I heard that you were drugged, are you okay?" Both of them had been worried for a long time.

"Don't worry, nothing will happen to me."

……

The night was getting dark, and the streets of Kyoto were deserted. A bright moon hung on the branches. "Da Da Da" was the sound of horse hooves stepping on the stone road. This sound was particularly crisp and loud at night. A handsome man and a beautiful woman sat in the carriage. "Prince Jing, do you think my behavior tonight is vicious?"

"Yao'er, why do you say that?"

"If you think I'm vicious, then our cooperation ends here."

"Yao'er, they framed you first. If you were not prepared today, you would be the one who got hurt. If anything happened to you, I would not be able to bear it. As long as you are intact, it's fine."

"Okay, I won't offend anyone unless they offend me. If someone offends me, I will make them regret knowing me."

"As long as you are happy, the Queen Mother and the others suffered a loss today, and they will definitely take action. You must protect yourself when you travel in the future, and have the secret guards follow you when you go out of the house to do business. Don't be careless," Chu Chenjing raised his affectionate eyes and said lovingly.

……

The carriage arrived at Prince Jing's Mansion. It was already late. Ouyang Yunyao took Xia Fei and Xiao Cui back to Yunqing Courtyard to rest. Ouyang Yunyao still had things to do tonight.

……

It was another dark and windy night. Tonight was the day that Ouyang Yunyao had promised to go with Leng Chen to deliver the food in the space to Prince Jing's warehouse.

Ouyang Yunyao returned to the room and without taking any time to rest, she quickly changed into night clothes and set off.

Ouyang Yunyao gently opened the window and flew out. She lamented that she had more chances to go out through the window than through the door!

At this moment, Chu Chenjing had already put on a mask and landed on a nearby roof. Seeing a petite figure flying out of her room, he slowly and quietly followed her.

In less than half a cup of tea, Ouyang Yunyao arrived at the place they agreed to meet, not far from the East City Gate. Leng Chen was already waiting there.

"Princess Jing."

"Master Leng, you're here quite early! Where is the warehouse? Are you going to take me there alone?"

"It's in a courtyard outside the East City Gate. This warehouse belongs to me. Don't worry, there's no one else there. Once you've placed the food, I'll notify them to transport it."

"Well, it's getting late, let's go now."

Leng Chen's lightness skills were really good. He took Ouyang Yunyao out of the city gate in just a few jumps.

Ouyang Yunyao felt that her Qinggong was still far from perfect. She could only use a flying rope to reach a higher place. She knew that this was due to her poor internal strength. Although she had an airplane and a single-person glider in her space, it would be very easy to be discovered if she used them in Kyoto. Relatively speaking, it was still necessary to practice Qinggong well. Chu Chenjing's Qinggong was very good. I don't know if he has any books on this subject. Since she is working with him, wouldn't it be a pity not to make good use of it?

There were two horses parked outside the city gate. They jumped on the horses and whipped them. After about two quarters of an hour, they arrived at the gate of a three-story courtyard. As soon as they reached the gate, someone opened it.

Although the courtyard is large, the furnishings in the foyer are extremely simple. However, upon closer inspection, these furnishings reveal elegance and simplicity, which shows that the owner of this courtyard has extraordinary taste.

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