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

The attentive eunuch Li took Jiang Xingkuo through the palaces.

"Excuse me, Eunuch Li, what does His Majesty want to talk to me about?" she asked.

There's no reason to ask her to come over for a long chat at this critical moment before leaving the palace, she thought.

"Miss Jiang, you are too polite! How could I guess what Your Majesty is thinking?" Eunuch Li smiled flatteringly but did not answer her directly.

Jiang Xingkuo forced a smile as a response.

The new emperor ascended the throne, his status was very different from before, and he was much more cautious. However, as an old man who had served the prince for many years, he also knew the specialness of Jiang Xingkuo.

Passing by Chuxiu Palace, we saw various luxurious carriages parked outside the palace gate, and gorgeously dressed young ladies from official families were being helped out of the carriages.

"Oh. There is a traffic jam ahead. Miss, please follow me this way." Eunuch Li turned a corner and planned to go around the side.

"Who are these people..." She couldn't help but ask.

Eunuch Li smiled awkwardly: "When a new emperor ascends the throne, according to custom, he must select some women from official families to fill the harem..."

"Oh, the talent show." She nodded pretending to be nonchalant, but she felt uncomfortable in her heart.

Suddenly, a carriage rushed out in front of them and stopped hastily in front of them, and they were startled.

A woman in a graceful dress got out of the car. She had an outstanding temperament and spoke in a gentle voice.

"How rude! This horse was so excited about entering the palace for the first time that it frightened Eunuch Li. I hope Eunuch Li is not frightened!"

It seems that they know each other.

Jiang Xingkuo stood aside and planned to reminisce with them.

"Hey! Miss Wan! Long time no see. I wasn't scared, but I was shocked by Miss Wan's beauty." Eunuch Li covered his mouth and smiled in surprise, and Jiang Xingkuo got goosebumps.

Miss Wan seemed to be in a good mood. With a smug smile on her face, she asked the maid next to her to stuff a purse into Eunuch Li's pocket.

"It's my fault for scaring Eunuch Li. As a token of my appreciation, I'll treat Eunuch Li to some tea!"

Eunuch Li took the purse and thanked him again and again.

Miss Wan noticed Jiang Xingkuo and couldn't help but glance at her twice.

Jiang Xingkuo looked up at the sky but didn't look at her.

Miss Wan immediately said sympathetically, "Eunuch Li still has official business to attend to, so I won't bother him anymore."

Eunuch Li quickly agreed and left with Jiang Xingkuo.

"This girl is so beautiful. Who is she? Is she a concubine? Why do I feel like I've seen her somewhere?" Wan Qianni couldn't help but ask as she watched their backs as they left.

A maid behind her replied, "My lady, when the new emperor ascended the throne, all the concubines were selected in this selection. Your Majesty was not married when he was in the East Palace, so naturally he did not have any concubines."

Wan Qianni's expression relaxed.

Seeing this, the nanny continued, "Also, judging from the clothes she is wearing, she must be a maid in some palace. Her status is very low! Miss, don't worry."

"What nonsense are you talking about! I have nothing to worry about! I just think that it would be a waste of such a beauty to have her only as a maid!" Wan Qianni suddenly rolled her eyes at the nanny in annoyance.

The maid shuddered and quickly knelt on the ground, saying in fear, "Yes, yes, yes! The young lady is of noble status and is so beautiful, it is no problem for her to be elected as the queen. How could she be suspicious of a maid? It's all my fault!"

"Alright, alright. Get up quickly. What are you doing? We are in the imperial palace. You can't be as rude as you are in your mansion." Wan Qianni waved her sleeves and left in disgust.

Along the way, Jiang Xingkuo always felt like there was a thorn prickling his back and shrugged uncomfortably.

"I have been delayed for a long time. Miss Jiang has been waiting for a long time." Eunuch Li got the benefit and the smile on his face became even brighter.

"It's okay. But this lady looks familiar." She said casually.

"This is Miss Wan Qianni, the youngest daughter of Lord Wan, the Privy Councilor of the Privy Council," Eunuch Li replied.

"Oh...she is such a high-ranking official. Then Wan Muching is her..." Jiang Xingkuo seemed to be thinking about something.

"My dear, Master Wan Muqing is Miss Wan's elder brother."

"I see. Such a precious young lady. Maybe she is the hot candidate for the queen." Jiang Xingkuo joked, but he felt a strange sensation in his left chest.

Upon hearing this, Eunuch Li immediately looked embarrassed: "Uh... this, this... your servant... your servant dare not say nonsense..."

Jiang Xingkuo raised her eyebrows. In front of her was the imperial study, but Wu Ye suddenly jumped out from beside her, scaring her.

She looked closely and said, "Hey, long time no see, Wuye!" Jiang Xingkuo greeted him with a smile.

Wu Ye paused, replied with a slight embarrassment, and then ran away.

"What's wrong with this guy?" She scratched her head, and when she put her hand down, she realized something was wrong.

She touched her body as if she had been electrocuted: no, no, no.

I looked at the ground again, but there was nothing.

Eunuch Li was so distressed that he said nothing. He just knocked on the door of the imperial study and took her in.

"Your Majesty, Miss Jiang has been brought here." Eunuch Li smiled and was very flattering.

The person at the opposite desk did not raise his head or respond.

Eunuch Li broke into a cold sweat and did not dare to continue talking. He just walked out and closed the door.

Even though he had served the new emperor closely for ten years, he still didn't quite understand his temper. After all, the status of the crown prince and the emperor were worlds apart.

"An Zhaoyan, I don't understand what you mean." Jiang Xingkuo said as he looked at the emperor who was concentrating on writing.

The man opposite finally raised his head when he heard the name being called.

He put down his pen and looked at her deeply.

"I say, why did you take my token?" Jiang Xingkuo looked at his serious expression and his tone became a little unconfident.

Could it be that after becoming the emperor, he could no longer address him by his name? She felt somewhat guilty.

At this critical moment when he was about to leave the palace, Jiang Xingkuo's joyful mood, which seemed like he was reborn, was also broken by his series of actions.

When Wu Ye saw her just now, he even took away the token she had been carrying in her arms. When she came to her senses, she found that she had nothing on her.

"Do I need a reason to get my things back?" He seemed to relax, leaning back in his chair, and then blinked slowly and tiredly.

Jiang Xingkuo didn't say anything, but looked at him with some annoyance.

"You can't leave." There was seriousness in his words.

Jiang Xingkuo's face was full of questions, but he couldn't help but argue: "Why? The princess moved to the princess's mansion in the name of getting married. Then I am from the Piyue Palace. As the princess's dowry, it is legitimate for me to go out with her. Why not?"

"You are mine, not from the Piyue Palace. You can't go without my consent." He said every word, but his eyes were pleading.