The top-level junior sister also wants to act weak today

The moonlight poured down like water, and the unique blue phoenix emblem of the Chu family glowed with a faint green light in the darkness. The jade pendant engraved with the word "Chu" was even more radiant with a warm luster, as if it could drip water.

"Alright." The woman flipped her wrist, and the sword sheathed with a clang. "Then what are you doing sneaking around here?"

Her gaze remained scrutinizing, the moonlight casting a shadow on the scar on her forehead.

"I'm--" Chu Ying just opened her mouth and immediately took back her words alertly.

She raised her chin, a sly look flashing in her eyes. "No, why should I tell you everything? Who are you?"

The woman straightened her back, the moonlight gilding her with a silver edge. "I am the fifth princess of the current dynasty, Fu Rong."

Her voice carried the majesty of royalty, but a hint of nervousness was revealed at the end.

Chu Ying spread out her hands, a playful smile on her lips: "Where's the evidence?"

Fu Rong subconsciously touched her waist and found nothing there. She curled her lips and said, "I live in this palace. My face is the proof!"

"Oh~" Chu Ying deliberately dragged out her tone: "Then there is no, why should I believe you?"

"you!"

"What do you mean by 'you'? You stabbed someone without explanation and you think you're right?" Chu Ying crossed her arms. "Besides, most of the princes and princesses are at the banquet tonight, except for the younger ones. How come everyone else is in the palace, but you, the Fifth Princess, are not here?"

Fu Rong clenched her fists until her knuckles turned white.

In the moonlight, her figure seemed a little frail. Suddenly, she abruptly let go of my hand, as if she had given up on something: "Forget it, go back."

Upon hearing this, Chu Ying immediately said, "Hey, the more you act like this, the less I'm going to go back. I'm determined to find out."

Anyway, I don’t know how to ease the awkward atmosphere with Cen Yizi when I go back, so I might as well chat with these five princesses now.

"Young Master Chu, are you too bored? Or is it that the food my father gave you isn't delicious enough? Or that those male favorites aren't handsome enough?"

"Ah?" Chu Ying blinked. "How do you know your father has hired a few male favorites for me?"

"Oh, a man as extravagant and corrupt as him, obsessed with beauty, always uses the same few tricks to win people's hearts. A tyrant is always a tyrant."

"Oh my god..." Chu Ying gently covered her mouth: "Aren't you a princess? How dare you say that about the king? I heard that although the king rewards generously, people also..." Chu Ying wiped her neck and said: "No mercy."

"Yes, if it were someone else, I would have been cut into pieces and died eight hundred times. But Fu Zhanxiong just can't stand me, but he can't get rid of me. He needs me, so he can't do anything to me."

Chu Ying looked Fu Rong up and down. "Sure, it seems you have a story. Anyway, I don't like that messy dinner party. How about we talk about it?"

"Talk to me?" Fu Rong snorted coldly, but she didn't hate the woman in front of her. To be precise, she didn't expect that this person was not scared by the scar on her forehead.

"But Young Master Chu also sneaked out, right? Is it okay if he doesn't go back?"

"Oh, don't mention it. Your father has been letting us eat, drink and have fun since last night. He hasn't mentioned any business at all. I don't know why he called us eight great families here."

After saying that, Chu Ying looked at Fu Rong and said, "By the way, do you know why your father asked us to come here?"

Fu Rong shook her head.

"Ah, even you don't know..." Chu Ying was obviously a little discouraged: "You can't just say that the treasury has too much money and has nothing to do with it, so you call us in to squander it."

Fu Rong rolled her eyes. "You're overthinking it. He must be asking something of you, so he's treating you well."

Chu Ying couldn't help but shudder: "I knew it. If someone shows kindness without any reason, he's either a traitor or a thief."

"But there is one thing I can tell you."

"what?"

"It was after meeting a Taoist priest that the Emperor decided to summon your eight great families."

"Taoist priest?"

Somehow, Chu Ying suddenly remembered the Taoist priest who came with the Prince of Yun Kingdom that day.

But she clearly remembered that the Taoist priest failed to enter the palace that day, and the Crown Prince of Yun had left the palace and returned to his country early this morning, so it must not be the same Taoist priest.

"How strange! He's just a Taoist priest with no status and no achievements. How did he get into the palace and see the king?"

Fu Rong continued, "I don't know about that, but I do know that he gifted my father a beautiful woman. He was completely captivated by her."

"Alas..." Chu Ying sighed: "Canglan Country has had wise rulers for generations, how come this one is so——"

Chu Ying didn't dare to say anything more.

"In short, it's the same old thing. Father doesn't treat people well for no reason. He must be using you in some way. You'd better go back quickly. If you don't go back, he'll get suspicious. If he finds out you're with me, he might not let you go."

The more Chu Ying listened, the more mysterious it seemed to her. Just as she was about to ask further questions, she saw Fu Rong striding away.

Chu Ying had no choice but to return to the main hall.

However, when she came back this time, she found that the king was drunk and lay directly on the table, without any kingly demeanor.

At the same time, a prince suddenly came over holding a wine glass.

"Come, two young masters, I'll toast you a glass."

Chu Ying and Cen Yizi quickly stood up with their wine glasses.

She glanced at the royal family, observed them for a moment, and then said, "I suppose His Highness is the eldest prince?"

"good."

"Then the people over there should be the Second Prince, the Third Princess, the Fourth Prince, the Fifth Princess..."

The eldest prince quickly interrupted: "That's the Sixth Princess. The Fifth Sister is not here."

"Huh?" Chu Ying asked in confusion, "Why didn't the Fifth Princess come?"

"To be honest, my father doesn't like my fifth sister and never invites her to events like this. She's also preoccupied with fighting in battle and isn't interested in royal banquets."

"I see."

No wonder the fifth princess said just now that the king couldn't live without her. It turns out that he was using his own daughter as a soldier.

Chu Ying raised her glass and said, "Come on, Prince, let us toast you."

After saying this, the two of them drank the wine in one gulp.

The next day, Jiang Yingxue waited for Chu Ying at Zui Xiang Lou early in the morning as agreed.

But Yan Chuan did not stay at home obediently, but chose to follow all the way.

He followed Jiang Yingxue all the way last night and clearly heard Jiang Yingxue say that there would be danger tonight.

Just in case, he decided to follow today.

After witnessing Jiang Yingxue entering Chu Ying's storage ring, he concealed his presence and followed her all the way.

Although he had completely forgotten the moves he learned in Xianyun Sect, concealing his aura was a skill he had mastered since the Qi training stage.

But now that he has reached the Void Refinement Stage, no matter how high the palace walls are or how strict the guards are, he can still climb over them.