After traveling through time, I became the aunt of the loyal dog emperor

"Princess, something bad has happened, something bad has happened!"

The hurried and noisy sound came from far away and headed straight towards Wan Ning. The concubines who had been playing all afternoon were resting in the tent. When they heard the noise, they realized something was going on and immediately sent their maids to find out what was going on.

Wan Ning hoped that they would eavesdrop, and that everyone would know. She deliberately shouted loudly, "Why are you so reckless?"

Everyone immediately quieted down. Gu Yanxia in the crowd pulled the sad and speechless Meng Zhu and explained for her: "Princess, Princess Meng Zhu's maid Xiayun went out to buy things and hasn't returned yet. It's getting dark, and I'm afraid there will be another accident."

"The journey is long. Maybe you just want to have fun. Why don't you wait a little longer?" Wan Ning deliberately evaded the question.

Mengzhu lowered her head and said nothing. Gu Yanxia turned around and saw her worried look. She mustered up her courage and said, "Princess, Xiayun has always been cautious and would never play around. If she were an ordinary maid, we would never bother you. But Xiayun is close to Princess Mengzhu. If something happens to her, people might use it to make a fuss. It's not worth it to say that we treated Princess Mengzhu lightly and affect the relationship between the two countries. Please make a new decision, Princess!"

The convoy of the Brilliant Building could only pass by here tonight and take Concubine Xia with them, so Concubine Xia, who was using the excuse of buying things, needed to hide first and then meet up with them at the fixed point of the moon. But Concubine Xia was alone now, and for a child who had no experience of going out, people always worried about accidents, so Wan Ning had been thinking about finding a chance to see her off so that she could report to Concubine Yi.

But Wan Ning couldn't find a reason to get out of this situation. Fortunately, Gu Yanxia's exaggerated explanation, although a little far-fetched, could be considered a way out. Wan Ning also took advantage of the situation and slowly said, "Since this is the case, Princess Mengzhu's dance performance tonight will be cancelled. The flower stand on the east side of the square has been set up, and the ladies can use it at their own convenience. In addition, I will personally arrange for people to search for Xiayun. Princess Mengzhu, please relax and don't worry too much and hurt your body."

"Thank you princess."

"The princess will handle it herself. Everyone else please go away. The performance on the east side will start in one stick of incense." Seeing this, Wan Tao dismissed the others. So Wan Ning left everything here to Wan Tao and left secretly under an excuse, heading straight to the agreed location along the path.

Although it was spring, the chill was still there at night. Fortunately, the moon was shining like a lantern on the muddy path. Wan Ning was worried that the naive Concubine Xia would be scared, and that passers-by would be deceived by her beauty, so she walked faster and faster until she ran.

It was a teahouse at the intersection. In the past, people would sell tea here, but business was not good and it was abandoned and overgrown with weeds. Usually, no one would pass by. But the Cuican Building was different. This was the only way for them to travel, so they agreed to meet here.

After walking for a long time, she finally saw some candlelight at the end of the road. Wan Ning realized that she was almost there and unconsciously quickened her pace. Just after running a few steps, someone suddenly grabbed her wrist in the dark. She lost her balance for a moment and the beads on her head hit her face with a crackling sound.

Wan Ning was a little annoyed but also on guard. She closed her eyes to guard against Buyao's attack and started cursing: "Who is this? Do you have eyes? How could you bump into your aunt on such a wide road? What are your eyes for..."

As she was cursing, she began to wonder why the man just pulled her and scolded her, but didn't resist? Something must be wrong with such an abnormal thing. She felt embarrassed when she saw it: "Zi... Ziheng, why is it you? How can you leave the palace today? Why are you here? Are you a god? Every time you appear where I am?"

"Yanyan, it's me. I happened to have something to deal with today, so I came here on the way. I'm not a god, but I can't leave you." Ziheng answered her questions one by one without missing a single word, without any displeasure. He couldn't take his eyes off her. He lovingly helped her steady the swinging hairpin, and said with a smile, "Yanyan still can't control this hairpin."

Although she didn't feel guilty about her outburst just now, she was still a little embarrassed when Ziheng heard it. She raised her head and met Ziheng's gaze, and asked, "Then...did you hear everything I said just now?"

"Yes, I heard it with both ears."

Wan Ning joked, "Ah, then you know my true face, and the image I have been cultivating for a long time will be destroyed in an instant!"

"Hehe," Ziheng smiled knowingly, his eyes full of affection, and said softly: "Yanyan's true face is even more lovely and likable. Seeing Yanyan's brave side, I'm afraid I will like you even more."

"Hehe," Wan Ning smiled shyly, turned around and gently patted his arm, saying, "This makes people feel embarrassed! I love to hear more. But let's not talk about it today, I'm here for serious business."

Ziheng smiled slightly, took her wrist with his left hand and interlocked their fingers with his right hand. He led her forward for a while and pointed at the abandoned teahouse, and asked, "Is this the serious matter Yanyan mentioned?"

Wan Ning nodded rapidly, nothing escaped his eyes today. She followed her line of sight and saw that besides Concubine Xia, there was another person in the tea pavilion wearing light blue clothes. Her face was not clear from a distance, but her figure, movements and dress were very similar to Concubine Yi. Wan Ning looked up in surprise, staring at Ziheng's face in an attempt to get an answer: "Madam Concubine Yi?"

Ziheng nodded, and they all looked in the direction of Concubine Yi, explaining, "I met her at the palace gate. She was stopped by the guards because she didn't have a token to leave the palace."

Wan Ning squinted her face and joked, "I didn't expect that the emperor of Chu State is so busy with state affairs that he has the time to deal with such trivial matters." After saying that, she turned her head and secretly watched Concubine Yi and Concubine Xia say goodbye. The two of them were in tears and wiped each other's tears, which made people feel sad.

Ziheng adjusted his position and quietly stood behind Wan Ning, looking at her vague profile, and said, "She said she was a maid in your palace, so naturally I had to take a closer look."

Wan Ning continued to stare at Concubine Yi's farewell with interest, but she responded with every word: "Concubine Yi is lucky, and so am I. Fortunately, I met you, Ziheng, otherwise we would be in trouble. They already knew about those people in Xiang Wanxuan, and the guards guarding the city gate are not innocent. Concubine Yi said that they were from my palace, which may make people suspicious. Fortunately, Concubine Xia will leave tonight, I hope everything goes well."

"Yan Yan, if you just send the emperor's concubine out of the palace like this, aren't you afraid that it will be difficult to get away with it if you investigate later?"

Wan Ning straightened up and subconsciously tapped Ziheng's chest with the back of her hand. She looked at him with trust in her eyes and said, "Don't we still have you? Anyway, the emperor is old, but Concubine Xia is still young. Do we have to waste our lives in this deep palace? Besides, the emperor doesn't care about these concubines in the nameless palace, so I just send them all out. What do you call this? This is called reciprocity!"

"Yanyan, you..."

"Shhh..." Ziheng wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Wan Ning. She deliberately lowered her voice and reminded: "It seems someone is coming."