I'm in trouble again! My best friend, the princess in the group, please save me!

When we returned to Piyun Palace, it was already late at night.

Jiang Xingkuo and Huanyan were lying on the same bed.

"Do you miss it?" Jiang Xingkuo asked her.

"It seems okay." Huanyan turned around and stared at her.

"What are you doing? You're crazy!" Jiang Xingkuo kicked her over.

"Have you noticed that Concubine De has been looking at you tonight?" Huanyan suddenly smiled evilly.

"No! What are you thinking about!"

"No, don't you think she's a little... familiar with you?"

Jiang Xingkuo thought about it carefully, "It does seem a little strange..."

The two were just daydreaming when Teng Xi suddenly came in and asked:

"Princess, where is Songyan? Why isn't she keeping watch?"

"You know we don't need you to keep watch! I let her go find her big brother Wu Ye!"

Huanyan shouted.

Tengxi responded, then lowered his head and went out.

"Do you think Tengxi has been acting weird lately?" Huanyan asked again in a low voice.

"What's wrong with you?" Jiang Xingkuo stretched himself into a big character and put his arms around Huanyan's neck.

"You're the annoying one!" Huanyan pushed her arm away, "Just tell me if you're right or not!"

"Hmm... indeed, you are very meticulous and concerned about everything. You didn't talk much before, right?"

"Yeah. She's become more and more opinionated recently. Yesterday, she even asked me to go to the Queen to pay my respects and greet her more often. After all, she's my sister-in-law..."

The two fell into deep thought and fell asleep soon.

Two days later, Tengxi couldn't hold back his curiosity. "Is Songyan not back yet?"

"Why are you in such a hurry? It's a rare opportunity to go back to the palace. What's wrong with the two of you staying a little longer?" Jiang Xingkuo said nonchalantly while drinking bird's nest.

"That's right! Tengxi, if you have nothing to do, please load the two sets of study supplies in my room into the car. I want to take them back. And the bedding, I feel very comfortable. Take it away, take it all away!"

After saying that, Huanyan snatched her bird's nest away and asked, "Why are you drinking mine?"

"Wow, my lady, are you exaggerating a little?" Jiang Xingkuo watched the palace maids and eunuchs running in and out carrying things.

"Don't want it for nothing!"

"In fact, I make enough money from the store, enough for both of us to live for a lifetime."

Jiang Xingkuo agreed again. "But you're right. Don't waste it!"

Night falls.

In the cold winter, with heavy snow outside, the whole world is covered in white. In this snowy season, warmth becomes what people desire most.

In the room, Huanyan and Jiang Xingkuo were sitting around the table.

Huanyan was only casually wearing a dark red gold-woven robe, which was loose and thin, fluttering gently with her movements. The color of the robe formed a sharp contrast with Huanyan's pale face.

Jiang Xingkuo was wearing a thick cotton-padded jacket and a snow-white scarf around his neck, and his eyes revealed a hint of fatigue and confusion.

The two sat quietly, not speaking, just staring at the flickering candlelight.

Suddenly, Huanyan broke the silence: "Xingxing, do you think it will be tonight?"

Jiang Xingkuo shook his head and said slowly, "I don't know. But it's a dark and windy night, and it's freezing cold. If I were her, I would probably choose this time to take action."

After hearing this, Huanyan nodded thoughtfully. "Could it be our side?"

"Not necessarily." Jiang Xingkuo was about to explain.

At this moment, there was a slight noise outside the window. Huanyan and Jiang Xingkuo looked at each other and became alert instantly.

"Who's outside?" Huanyan shouted loudly.

There was no response, only the sound of the cold wind whistling past.

Jiang Xingkuo quietly walked to the window and looked out in the moonlight. She saw a dark shadow flash by and disappear in the snow.

"It seems that we guessed right." Jiang Xingkuo said in a low voice.

Huanyan clenched the teacup in her hand and shouted, "Who is it! Come out! Otherwise, don't even think about leaving the palace alive!"

No sound, no response.

The two of them carefully opened the door and walked into the cold night.

Snow fluttered down, covering all traces. They carefully searched around, trying to find the traces just now.

There were no tracks in the snow.

The guards who were lying in ambush were called in, but they were told that they saw no one.

"That means it is inside the Piyun Palace!" Jiang Xingkuo said firmly.

"Search the palace for me--" Before Huanyan finished her words, a voice came from behind.

"It's a slave!"

"Tengxi?" The two turned around, both confused.

Tengxi came over holding two round things.

Looking closely, they were two exquisite hand warmers.

"Princess, girl," Tengxi handed each of them a hand warmer and said sincerely:

"I was on night duty just now and found that the princess and the young lady had not yet gone to bed. Thinking that the princess was lightly dressed and did not like to wear thick clothes, and that the young lady was also weak, I went back and got two hand warmers for you two to use."

When I touched the warm hand warmer, a warm current instantly spread throughout my body, making me feel as comfortable as if the sun was shining on me.

The warm feeling gradually seeped into my heart, warming up my originally doubtful and cautious heart.

"I see." Huanyan and Jiang Xingkuo smiled at each other, "Then Xingxing and I thank you very much. However, I have said many times that I don't need to be on duty, so you should go to sleep. If I need anything, I will definitely call you."

"I am overthinking. I will take my leave now."

The two nodded, holding the hand warmer, at a loss.

"I guess everything should be fine today, let's go to sleep." Jiang Xingkuo looked at the dark sky.

"That's what I see. Otherwise, it's not our place. Let's wait two more days."

Huanyan dismissed everyone and returned to the house.

"Yeah. But I don't think she can be so patient." Jiang Xingkuo shrugged.

The next morning, a eunuch hurriedly summoned them to the East Palace.

The two of them didn't even have time to eat breakfast and rushed to the East Palace.

On the way, Huanyan couldn't help but ask:

"Matsuyaki asked you to call me? What happened? Why is it so urgent?"

"Your Highness, you will know when you go there. Oh, this East Palace is in a mess!" The young eunuch kept walking and sweating anxiously.

"Then who is there? You should be able to tell me, right?" Huanyan asked again.

"It's His Majesty and the Queen! His Majesty just came off the stage when he heard that something happened to the little princess. He went to the East Palace and immediately summoned the Queen over."

After the young eunuch finished speaking, he looked up and saw the Eastern Palace in front of him.

"Your Highness, please go in and persuade His Majesty!"

Huanyan pulled Jiang Xingkuo and rushed in.