Forced love, an inescapable fate

In this palace where the powerful are looked down upon by the weak, they have long been accustomed to thinking that even if they were allowed to live in a luxurious palace, the two people in front of them would still be lowly people.

The leading eunuch forced a smile and said, "Hostage, come with me. From today on, you two don't have to live here anymore. His Majesty has re-arranged the palace for you."

Mu Qingli naturally saw the disdain in the eyes of these people who arrived suddenly. Although he was angry in his heart, given their current situation, it was really not appropriate to have a conflict.

She was just wondering why she was suddenly asked to switch places with Jiang Ci. Could it be because she had a conflict with that princess a few days ago, so the princess's father, the emperor of Qi, supported her daughter, so she asked someone to take revenge on her?

But even if she wanted to take revenge on herself, why should she and Jiang Ci exchange places? This is a bit unreasonable.

Moreover, although the young eunuch did not show much respect in his eyes, he did bow to both of them when he saw them just now. This was indeed a bit inconsistent with the information he had received recently.

She couldn't figure it out, so she looked at Jiang Ci on the side.

Seeing that Jiang Ci was also confused, she had no choice but to ask the little eunuch with eyes looking up to the sky.

"Why are you suddenly moving us to another place? Where are you taking us?"

Hearing this, Jiang Ci became even more confused. Could it be that she really didn't know about the recent rumors? If it were based on her usual personality, she would probably have been eager to move there immediately.

The young eunuch sneered when he heard her words.

"Princess, please follow us. You will know when we get there."

Seeing that no useful information could be obtained from this eunuch, Mu Qingli could only look at Jiang Ci worriedly.

No, we can't just follow them like this. What if they really are that princess doing something bad? We still have to take some precautions in advance.

Thinking of this, she said to the young eunuch: "You go to the yard and wait for a while, we will pack up some things."

In response to this, the eunuchs laughed out loud, and the leader even made a direct sarcasm.

"There's nothing to clean up in this shabby place of yours."

Although what he said was unpleasant, it was true.

Mu Qingli really wanted to beat up these people who looked down on others.

No wonder eunuchs in ancient times were disliked. Just look at these people in front of her. Even someone like her who usually has a good temper was very angry at their attitude.

Thinking that these people love to put down the powerful and flatter the weak, and that they must have bullied them a lot in the past, he felt even more angry.

I just heard her say this coldly.

"Since you just saluted us, you naturally know that we are Jingguo's hostages after all. You eunuchs, what are you doing here, pretending to be powerful? Why don't you get out and wait?"

What she said was unexpected not only to the eunuchs, but also to Jiang Ci.

After hearing her words, those people were angry, but thinking of the rumors in the past few days and the warnings before they came, they finally walked out reluctantly and waited obediently in the yard.

After they left, Mu Qingli said to Jiang Ci with a worried look on his face: "Brother, I wonder what tricks these people are playing. Do you have any self-defense items here? For example, a dagger or something like that. We still have to be careful, so we can be prepared if anything goes wrong."

Jiang Ci was becoming more and more surprised and curious about her performance.

He had a dagger, but how could he possibly give it to her? After all, in everyone's eyes, he was just a weak and incompetent person who was bullied by others. How could such a person have a sharp weapon like a dagger?

He shook his head. Seeing this, Mu Qingli couldn't help but become more anxious. There was not even anything to defend herself in this shabby place. Well, she would just deal with it as the time came. But before leaving, she still gave Jiang Ci careful instructions.

"No matter what happens, you must stand behind me. If they embarrass us, we will bow our heads. A man under someone's roof has to bow his head. In short, saving our lives is the most important thing."

Although Jiang Ci laughed in his heart, he still behaved very well on the surface.

"I understand, sister. Everything is up to you."

Although Mu Qingli was panicking at the moment, she was still a little relieved by Jiang Ci's performance.

Just said it silently in my heart.

"This kid is too gullible. Not only did he believe what I said about my amnesia, but now he still trusts me. If he really goes out, with his innocent mind, I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to cope with the outside world. So, I have to teach him a lesson about his innocent mind and let him know how sinister people are."

If Jiang Ci knew what she was thinking at this moment, he would probably laugh to death.

After instructing Jiang Ci, the two of them walked out of the room.

The people outside the door were already impatient, and when they saw someone coming out, they immediately turned around and left.

Mu Qingli and Jiang Ci followed them and slowly walked out of the dilapidated courtyard.

This was the first time Mu Qingli saw scenery other than that dilapidated place since coming here.

All I could see were the high palace walls and the winding roofs shining golden in the sunlight.

Walking through the corridors and waterside pavilions, you can see the exotic flowers and plants in the garden competing with each other in beauty, and the rockery and rocks are scattered in an orderly manner, adding a unique and artistic flavor.

She was a little overwhelmed by the sight, until she arrived at a palace gate and looked at the golden door nails inlaid on the heavy vermilion door, she came to her senses. Could this be where the two of them were going to live?

The eunuch in front didn't say anything and just led them in.

After entering the palace gate, there was a flat bluestone brick road under their feet. Inside, there were winding corridors and a tall palace appeared in front of them.

Two rows of palace maids in light gauze stood at the entrance of the hall. When they saw them come in, they all knelt down and saluted.

"Meet the Sixth Prince and Princess Qingli."

Mu Qingli was so surprised that she couldn't close her mouth. It turned out that this was really where they lived. It was just too big, and it was a world of difference from the shabby place they lived before. There was no princess here as she had imagined she would meet on the way here. She finally put her mind at ease.

She was just wondering why such a luxurious place was given to her and Jiang Ci.

One of the palace maids, who was about sixteen or seventeen years old, walked a few steps towards them with a bright smile.

"Sixth Prince, Princess Qingli, my name is Lan Fang. I was sent by His Majesty to take care of you two. From now on, this will be your palace. If you need anything, please feel free to let me know."

She smiled brightly, without a trace of disgust in her eyes.

Mu Qingli looked at her curiously, and at the same time sighed in her heart that such a beautiful woman was just a palace maid.

Jiang Ci still stood quietly behind Mu Qingli. He could see the same disdain in the eyes of the smiling palace maid in front of him, but she hid it better than those idiots before.