Zhao Yuanqing stood up and bolted the door, then walked to the bed and took out Hatalon.

There was a lot of noise just now. Hatalon was already awake. His mouth was stuffed with clothes and his hands were tied into a knot. When he saw Zhao Yuanqing, he immediately shook his head and whimpered.

Zhao Yuanqing didn't let him go immediately. He said, "Did you hear the noise just now?"

Hatalon nodded.

"I'll let you go, but don't scream. If you scream, I'll kill you!"

Hatalon nodded again.

Zhao Yuanqing took the clothes out of his mouth and untied him. Hatalon took a breath, stood up and saluted Zhao Yuanqing, "Thank you, Your Highness."

"Well, Hatalon, tell me exactly how you got here."

"Yes."

According to Hatalon, the spring weather was very nice these days and someone invited him to go on an outing to Wanhua Mountain. They wrote poems and drank wine and had a great time. After a few drinks, he was drunk and unconscious.

When he woke up again, he was under the bed, his outer shirt had been taken off, and he was only wearing his undershirt.

Wanhua Mountain is located in the suburbs of Chang'an City, and Yuzhen Temple is at the foot of Wanhua Mountain. The peach blossom forest where Hatalon and others gathered is only a cup of tea away from Yuzhen Temple.

Zhao Yuanqing asked, "Who invited you?"

"Zhan Heng, the second son of the Duke, Guo Xun, the eldest son of the Grand Master of Imperial Households, and Feng Zhuo, the eldest son of General Xuanwei.

Your Highness, you know that my status in Qing Kingdom is awkward. I dare not refuse to go when these dignitaries invite me."

What Hatalon said was correct. He had been in Qing Kingdom for four years. He was nominally studying abroad, but in reality he was a hostage. He could only move around in Chang'an City and could not go anywhere else.

This put Hatalon in an awkward position. On the surface, he was treated with courtesy, but in reality, he was restricted in every way and dared not offend anyone.

Zhao Yuanqing asked again, "Who do you think was responsible for what happened today?"

Hatalon shook his head. "I don't know. I'm just nodding acquaintances with the officials in the court. I've only met these people a few times and don't know them well."

"Was it the Wumeng people who did it?"

Hatalon's expression turned grim. "My brother really wishes I were dead, but I don't know if he'll extend his hand here."

"Hatalon, do you want to return home?"

"Of course I want to go back, but Qingguo won't let me go, and my brother won't let me go back either."

"Hatalon, are you willing to cooperate with me? I can help you return to your country and reclaim the throne!"

"This... Your Highness, you are from Qing, why are you helping me, a Wumeng person?"

Zhao Yuanqing sneered, "No reason, just sympathy. I heard that your mother is the Queen, you are the Queen's legitimate son, and your brother Zhanpaier is the son of the Little Queen. Logically, it should be your brother who came to Qing Kingdom, not you."

Hatalon's sore spot was hit. His father was partial to the little queen and also doted on her children. His own mother was not favored, so he was also not treated well. He had wanted to return to his country for a long time, but unfortunately he had no chance. Now that Zhao Yuanqing extended an olive branch, he certainly would not refuse.

"Your Highness, I am willing to cooperate with you!"

"Okay, but before we cooperate, I want to see your sincerity."

"Princess, please speak."

"I want a map of Wumeng Country. The more detailed the better."

Hatalon hesitated and did not speak for a moment. The map was related to the safety of the kingdom, so he did not dare to give it to him.

"Your Highness, this map is very important. I can't get it out."

Zhao Yuanqing sneered and made a gesture to send him away. "Hatalong, your sincerity is not enough. It seems that you think this map is more important than your life. I wonder if your brother will be grateful to you if he knows. Since you are unwilling to cooperate with me, please go back!"

Hatalon thought about it and realized that they didn’t care about his life or death, so why should he care about their safety!

"Your Highness, let me go back and think of a solution."

"Okay, then I'll be waiting for your good news."

Hatalon left.

Zhao Yuanqing did not trust him completely. The tragic experience in his previous life taught Zhao Yuanqing a lesson, that is, no one can be trusted completely, but anyone can be used.

Zhao Yuanqing swore that she would return to Wumeng Kingdom in this life, kill Zhanpaier, kill those who humiliated her, and avenge herself in her previous life.

After a long time, Zhao Yuanqing finally remembered where her two maids, Wen Xing and Liuli, had gone.

Thinking of Wen Xing, Zhao Yuanqing felt excited. She died protecting him in her previous life, and he couldn't let her have such a tragic ending in this life!

As for Liuli, Zhao Yuanqing was furious and determined not to let this traitorous slave off!

Who would have thought that in her previous life, Liuli was Cui Hao's concubine and was superior to Zhao Yuanqing.

After Zhao Yuanqing married into the Cui family, she was not welcomed. Her reputation was already bad. Entering the Cui family was like throwing dirty mud into a water tank, polluting the entire tank of water. The Cui family's reputation was affected by this.

Zhao Yuanqing was well aware of this fact. In order to gain the favor of the Cui family, she, under Liuli's instigation, poured money and resources into the Cui family. Her dowry flowed to the Cui family like water.

Zhao Yuanqing had a lot of money. She was a legitimate princess and the emperor had granted her a fiefdom of 2000 households. All the taxes from these households belonged to her. She could not spend all the taxes in her lifetime.

The queen also gave her two large manors, one of which had a hot spring. The two manors were in excellent locations and were very valuable.

Not to mention the numerous shops, fertile fields, antique calligraphy and paintings, gold, silver and jade articles, silks and satins, and rare books, which are too numerous to count.

In addition to these, there are also one hundred retainers who specifically give advice to Zhao Yuanqing, and two hundred craftsmen, each with outstanding skills, who specifically make things for Zhao Yuanqing.

The queen thought of every aspect of Zhao Yuanqing's marriage, but even with so many things, Zhao Yuanqing lost completely.

This is all because Zhao Yuanqing is in love. As soon as she sees Cui Hao, her mind becomes chaotic and she listens to whatever Cui Hao says.

Zhao Yuanqing didn't understand why she had been so foolish in her past life. She just listened to everything they said. Was she really that confused?

Zhao Yuanqing stood at the door and looked into the distance. The bluestone pavement inside the Taoist temple reflected the afternoon sun, the bamboo forests on both sides rustled with the wind, and the peach blossoms on Wanhua Mountain in the distance were shaded, presenting a bright and beautiful spring scene.

She really survived, how wonderful.

After a while, two people came to the end of the stone road. They were Wen Xing and Liuli.

Liuli, who was walking in front, saw Zhao Yuanqing standing at the door unharmed. Her face changed drastically, and the tray in her hand dropped to the ground with a clang. "Princess...Princess!"

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