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

"So he really went?!" An Huanyan slammed the table and laughed in anger, "How dare he?!"

"Princess, don't be angry..." Song Yan felt that she had said something wrong, and could only comfort her dryly, "Maybe, maybe the prince consort went into battle with an injury, there must be some reason for that."

An Huanyan sat down and thought about it. Although she felt very conflicted, she felt that she could not just sit there and wait for death, so she decided to do something.

There was still a circle of guards surrounding the yard.

Seeing this, An Huanyan turned to look at Song Yan and said, "Song Yan, go outside and buy some sulfur."

"What does the princess want sulfur for?" Songyan was puzzled.

"Just go."

Songyan nodded in agreement, turned around, walked across the yard and was about to go out.

"Stop!" Seeing this, the guard at the door immediately reached out to stop her, "No one can come in or out without permission."

"Young man, please be kind and let me out." Songyan said anxiously, "A snake just jumped out from here, and the princess was scared, so she asked me to go out and buy some sulfur to drive away the snake."

"There's a snake?" The guard frowned and looked around, but didn't find anything unusual. "Why is there a snake in this yard?"

"Yes, there really was a snake just now, and the princess was scared!" Song Yan said anxiously, "My lord, please let me out, I will be back soon!"

"Alright, alright, go ahead." The guard waved his hand impatiently, "Remember to come back soon."

"Thank you, sir!" Songyan burst into tears of gratitude and rushed out quickly.

However, she had only taken a few steps when another guard suddenly stopped her.

"Wait, you can't go out." The guard said with a cold face.

"Why?" Song Yan asked in confusion, "Didn't you agree to let me go out?"

"I said no and it means no," the guard said with a straight face, "If you dare to take another step forward, don't blame me for being rude."

"My Lord, I'm just going out to buy some things. I won't be late for long." Song Yan pleaded bitterly, "Besides, that snake just now was really scary. The princess was almost crying. If I don't buy some sulfur to drive away the snake, what if it bites the princess?"

"Humph, if there's a snake, we can just catch it. Why go to all that trouble!" The guard said disdainfully, "Even if we buy sulfur, it won't be of much use to us!"

"But by the time you guys got here, the snake had already run away!" Song Yan was so anxious that tears were about to come out. "The princess is frightened. When the prince consort comes back and blames you, can you afford it?"

Hearing this, the two guards looked at each other and became a little hesitant.

Although they were responsible for guarding, they were just servants after all. If something really happened, they could not take responsibility.

After all, they also knew Hai Yanqing's attitude towards An Huanyan.

"Forget it, let her go." One of the guards finally nodded, "Hurry and come back soon."

"Thank you, both gentlemen!" Songyan felt as if he had been pardoned and ran out quickly.

Seeing that Song Yan had successfully escaped, An Huanyan also started her own plan.

She walked into the small compartment where the maid lived, looked around, and her eyes rested on a box in the corner.

She opened the box and picked up one of the small and exquisite shovels. She carefully touched the smooth and delicately polished handle and the extremely sharp blade.

That's it.

She went back to her room, poured out all the rouge in a small porcelain bottle and washed it.

She took the prepared tools, hid them in her arms, and hurried to the toilet.

Fortunately, in this sacred place, she can have some alone time without worrying about being disturbed.

An Huanyan first looked around the surrounding environment. There was no one else here, only a few toilets that looked relatively clean.

She took a deep breath before walking in, trying not to smell the unpleasant odor, and then began to look for what she needed.

Her eyes fell on the wall of the toilet, and she prayed silently in her heart that she could find what she needed.

Sure enough, in a corner, she saw a white object that looked like frost and snow.

Her heartbeat quickened and excitement surged through her.

"That's great!" she whispered, a delighted smile on her face.

She hurried forward and gently touched the white wall with her fingers. She felt a coolness coming from her fingertips, as if telling her that this was the saltpeter she had been looking for.

Without hesitation, she took out a shovel and carefully scraped off the saltpeter on the wall. She moved gently and carefully, fearing that she would break or damage the wall. As the saltpeter peeled off bit by bit, her heart became more and more excited.

She scraped the saltpeter off and collected it on a piece of paper, folded the paper into a small bag, and then carefully poured the saltpeter into a small bottle.

Only after she scraped the entire wall of the toilet clean did she go back satisfied.

As luck would have it, Songyan came back at this time.

I saw that she was holding a big bag in her arms, and it seemed that she had bought what she wanted.

However, when she saw An Huanyan, the pretended calmness on her face suddenly disappeared, replaced by a nervous look.

"What's going on?" An Huanyan looked at her with some confusion, then took the bundle from her and asked casually, "What happened?"

"Princess... I heard... I heard..." Song Yan's voice was filled with a hint of hesitation and fear, as if there was something difficult to tell An Huanyan.

"Wow, you bought so much... why don't you tell me!"

An Huanyan's mind was completely attracted by the pile of materials in front of her. As she spoke, she quickly crushed the collected materials.

Songyan finally couldn't help it. She took a deep breath and said, "Princess, I heard that His Majesty was injured."

Hearing this news, An Huanyan's movements suddenly stopped, she frowned, and a trace of worry flashed in her eyes. But soon, her expression returned to calm.

"Oh? Really?" An Huanyan said softly, "This way, the morale of the rebels will be greatly boosted."

Songyan nodded, and then added guiltily: "And... I also heard that it was the Prince Consort who did it. The Prince Consort's archery skills... are quite good."

An Huanyan sneered, "He is quite capable."

"Princess, what are you doing? Do you need my help?" Song Yan looked at what An Huanyan was tinkering with and deliberately changed the subject.

"No need!" An Huanyan said coldly, "This is very dangerous. You should go out and help me keep watch! If anyone comes, remember to tell me as soon as possible."

She didn't want anyone to find out what she was doing.

As she spoke, she quickly picked up the stolen charcoal and began to work on it seriously.

Occasionally, she would stop what she was doing, try her best to recall the proportions of the various ingredients, and then lower her head to carefully write down some calculation formulas on paper.

Glancing at Song Yan who looked worried, she calmed down and told herself that being emotional at this moment would not solve any problem.

Only by staying calm can you come up with the best solution.

Fortunately, the guards were only responsible for watching over them and preventing them from leaving at will, but they did not interfere with what they did in the room.

Next, An Huanyan found some pieces of cardboard, pasted them together, rolled them into a straight paper tube, and asked Song Yan to help her put it in the sun to dry.

As it was midsummer, the weather was extremely hot and the sun was scorching. The paper tube was completely dry in just one stick of incense.

Afterwards, An Huanyan carefully put the medicine powder she had carefully crushed into a paper tube.

When night fell, An Huanyan silently gazed at Youling City in the distance.

Although she couldn't see anything, she could imagine that there was a fierce battle going on there.

The night is as dark as ink, and everything is silent.

When everyone was immersed in sleep, An Huanyan tiptoed out of bed, walked carefully to the yard, and took out the paper box that had been prepared in advance.