A genius girl with her own space

Chapter 380 The Poison of the Western Regions

The seven of them quickly reached the exit of the underground river. Zhou Jingze took out the key to unlock the door. The guards outside also heard the sound of the lock opening. Knowing that their prince and princess had returned, the leader jumped up from the ground, took out the key and unlocked the door from the outside.

They opened the door. "Greetings to the Crown Prince, greetings to the Crown Princess." The guards saluted in unison. They waited here for what felt like an eternity. Worry, fear, fear that the Crown Prince would be injured like last time, fear that they wouldn't be able to return.

Seeing this, several guards were so excited that they shed tears. They had grown up with the prince and had a deep affection for him. They all went up to lift the prince up and threw him high. Then they went forward and hugged the prince. They were all influenced by the princess and dared to do this.

Qiqi clapped her hands in delight. "Well done, you guys! Keep doing this from now on." Hu Boyuan and Ling Xuzi both smiled slightly. Xiao Rui and Zhao Yu both laughed heartily.

They quickly left the mine, and Zhou Jingze ordered the guards to guard the mine well and not let anyone get close. Zhou Jingze also set up a simple formation in the mine, so that only the guards could enter and exit.

Hu Boyuan took out his small boat, placed the spirit stone on it, and with a whoosh, it vanished. The guards were stunned. Were the Crown Prince and Crown Princess's friends so powerful? A small boat could reach the heavens and the earth.

The head guard said, "We can't slack off any longer. We need to intensify our training. Our prince's cultivation is much higher than ours. We can't keep up with him any longer. Let's seal the mine and take turns training."

"Okay, okay, we'll listen to you." The guards shouted in unison.

Qiqi and the others didn't know that the boat had stimulated the guards, and they soon reached the sky above the Yongning Kingdom Palace. Qiqi and the others got off the boat and walked on the air, landing on the ground of the palace.

Such a grand spectacle had already alarmed the palace guards, who drew their swords and stood in battle formation, watching the flying boat in the sky. They also saw several people disembarking from the flying boat, which made them even more nervous. The old emperor had been poisoned, and the imperial physician was still treating him. The prince was extremely nervous.

Someone rushed to the crown prince to report that something resembling a boat had flown over the palace. Several people descended from it. Upon hearing this, Crown Prince Liu Junyang also hurried out, fearing that a neighboring kingdom was causing trouble. He was already feeling uneasy. He couldn't allow anyone else to breach the palace.

When Liu Junyang arrived, the guards, all holding swords, had surrounded them. They were all newly replaced guards, the guards trained by the crown prince, who were protecting the old emperor and the crown prince. These new guards didn't recognize Qiqi and the others.

Liu Junyang saw Qiqi and said, "Stop, everyone, step back. This is our Yongning Kingdom Princess, Princess Qiqi. From now on, keep your eyes open and watch them. Don't stop them from coming to the palace."

He ran over to Qiqi. "Qiqi, Jingze, you're here. Where have you been? I was so worried. Come, check on our father. He's sick, and even the imperial physicians can't help him. Come." Liu Junyang wasted no time. His voice was filled with excitement at seeing Qiqi and the others, but also with the sobbing worry of the old emperor.

"Brother Junyang, Father, how is he now?" She asked as she hurried towards her father's bedroom. Several people behind her also quickly followed.

Qiqi didn't have time to introduce them to each other, so she would wait until her father got better.

"Qiqi, Father is sometimes lucid and sometimes unconscious. He keeps talking nonsense. He said you were in danger and wanted me to save you. I could only promise him without thinking, saying I would save you and that you would come back to see him soon. This has been going on for many days."

"Father sensed I was injured. He is indeed a wisp of the Celestial Emperor's soul." She became even more worried. She was afraid she couldn't save him, that his soul would return to the Celestial Emperor, and she would no longer have a father like him. Qiqi knew this was her father from her previous life, and she became even more worried. She walked at a trot.

Zhou Jingze looked at Qiqi's worried expression, reached out and grabbed her, and walked with her quickly, even faster than Liu Junyang. He had to jog to keep up with the two of them.

Qiqi entered her father's bedroom and saw the old emperor lying on the dragon bed, with several imperial doctors examining and preparing medicine.

She looked at her father's face. The black lips were a sign of poisoning. She quickly stepped forward to examine her father. Liu Junyang also sent the imperial physician away, asking them to wait outside.

Qiqi's Senior Brother Yuan also came forward and saw the old emperor, who looked exactly like the Emperor of Heaven. He was only older than the Emperor of Heaven, and now he was even more miserable due to the toxin.

"Brother Junyang, there are strangers in the palace. They must be apprehended and not allowed to escape. This is a poison from the Western Regions."

"Okay, I understand. Come and imprison all these people from the Western Regions and keep them under guard. Wait for their fate." Liu Junyang instructed the guards.

Yongning State was adjacent to a small kingdom in the Western Regions. The king of the Western Regions envied Yongning State's iron mines and tried every means to send his daughter to marry the crown prince. The crown prince refused the envoys. The king of the Western Regions then wanted to use his daughter to seduce the emperor, claiming they were there to exchange silk weaving techniques.

The old emperor could not refuse, knowing that sending people from the Western Regions would bring bad things.

With five people from the Western Regions arriving, the old emperor relaxed his guard. He arranged for Liu Junyang to receive them. The princess of the Western Regions wanted to curry favor with the crown prince, but he ignored her. So she had to focus on her work. Every day, she spent time in the weaving room, watching and communicating. Her hands wove a beautiful brocade, earning the praise of the weavers from Yongning Kingdom.

They had been here for many days and refused to leave, so Liu Junyang couldn't chase them away. He just waited for them to have enough fun and go back on their own.

Among the people from the Western Regions was a skilled weaver, and they soon wove another piece of brocade, which the princess presented to the old emperor as a gift for her visit to Yongning.

The old emperor could no longer refuse her audience, so he chose a day and let them bring the brocade into the palace.

The princess from the Western Regions entered the palace with two maids, holding brocade. She was so beautiful that the court officials were stunned. The old emperor coughed. He had never seen such a shameless minister, so fascinated by the beauty.

The old emperor had seen Qiqi and Yunzi, and then the princess from the Western Regions, and didn't feel anything at all. But these ministers were different.

The princess of the Western Regions thought her beauty had impressed many people and was very proud. Even her two maids held their heads high.

They paid their respects to the old emperor and presented him with the brocade. The chief eunuch took it, and the old emperor, impressed by its beauty, asked the chief eunuch to bring it before him. He then reached out and touched the brocade. The chief eunuch was startled, and before he could dodge, the old emperor touched the brocade.

He felt a little regretful, fearing that the brocade was poisonous, but only when he saw that the old emperor was fine did he feel relieved.