Baby, don't be afraid, I'll accompany you to the heavens and the seas!

"You have to fight over everything to eat?!"

"If you finish eating, what am I supposed to eat?!"

"Ughhhhhh~!!!"

"STOP!"

"I'll teach you a lesson!" Qianqian felt dizzy and her mouth was dry.

She deliberately warmed the saliva in her cheeks, intending to use it to moisten her throat in case His Highness the Crown Prince went crazy all night!

Who would have thought that His Highness the Crown Prince of the Qingting Dynasty would even steal something like this?!

"Hmph! Why bother warming up so much saliva?"

"You lowly commoners' methods are truly despicable, disgusting me to the extreme!" Qing Tingyu helped Luo Gongzi, who was about to faint from fright.

Staring at Young Master Luo's sharp jawline, a few drops of cool, fragrant saliva still dribbled from it!

Qing Tingyu, panting heavily, leaned forward again and wiped the flower dew clean with her hands.

"No no no!"

"Your Highness! Your Highness!!"

Qianqian snapped out of her daze from the fear that the little tyrant was about to break her jaw!

With her face flushed, she pushed away the Crown Prince who was about to take her life and hurriedly scrambled out of Tingyu Palace!

"What's the commotion?!" Mei Zifeng, who rushed to the palace gate, grabbed a palace servant who was walking barefoot with disheveled hair.

"Zifeng, I, I, I'm leaving first!!" Qianqian lowered her head, not daring to look directly at Mei Zifeng.

Mei Zifeng suppressed the panic deep inside him and, with trembling hands, lifted the palace servant's hair: "Young Master Luo?!"

"Zifeng, I...I'm leaving now!!"

Qianqian stumbled and staggered in a panic, finally losing her balance and fleeing into the night.

Mei Zifeng seemed to sense something, but dared not reveal the suspicions that had been accumulating in her heart for a long time.

He bit his lower lip until it tasted blood before straightening his posture and entering the palace to ask the Crown Prince for permission.

The outer hall of Tingyu Hall!

The dim, oppressive scent of ambergris, bathed in a soft glow, floated and drifted through the Tingyu Palace.

The incense smoke created a thin mist over the Crown Prince's face, making it even harder to discern his emotions beneath the mist.

"Your Highness, tonight's assassin is a trained assassin whom the Zhang family has been cultivating in the northern desert for many years!"

"Your subordinate has presented the evidence to His Majesty. I hope Your Highness can rest assured!" Mei Zifeng said in a low voice, his voice full of loyalty.

"Hmm! I understand. The Spring Hunt is in three days. You all go and prepare well, and do not disappoint me!"

Having changed into formal attire, Qing Tingyu sat upright on the dragon couch, tapping the golden nanmu wood dining table while closing her eyes to rest.

"I intend to let that dog of a servant win the martial arts competition this time, after all, the riots in the northern desert are exceptionally severe!"

"How could I bear to send the Crown Prince's personal guards to suffer in that bitterly cold land?!"

"What do you say?! What is my decision?!" Qing Tingyu abruptly stepped off the bed and walked steadily to Mei Zifeng.

Looking at the pair of dragon boots embroidered with gold thread and adorned with dragons and phoenixes, Mei Zifeng immediately kowtowed in gratitude: "The decision is entirely up to Your Highness the Crown Prince!!!"

"Hmm, not bad! Rise!" Qing Tingyu walked past Mei Zifeng and headed straight for the palace gate.

Mei Zifeng stood up and followed the Crown Prince ahead, looking utterly dejected.

His Highness the Crown Prince's carriage slowly drove away from the East Palace, the heavy rumble of its wheels echoing through the dark palace road.

Qianqianluo was secretly watching the little tyrant's carriage from the eaves of the dog palace until it completely disappeared from her sight before she dared to exhale.

"I'm terrified! I haven't seen this little tyrant for a day, and he's become even more indiscriminate in his appetite!!"

Qianqian Luo lay on the glazed tile with her legs crossed, looking completely bewildered, constantly rubbing her neck, which had been bitten painfully by the Crown Prince.

After thinking for a moment, she was about to close her eyes and calm down when she was blocked by wood dust that had somehow drifted in from the air!

"Ahhh!~"

"Ah~ I yawn!!"

"Ah!"

Qianqian rubbed her itchy nose, and when she looked up, she saw the towering flames burning fiercely in the direction of Jinyan Palace.

In an instant! A familiar scene flooded into Qianqianluo's mind.

The Emperor authorized the burning of Jin Yan Palace, and Zhang Jin Yan, the most beautiful courtesan in the capital, was burned beyond recognition by the poisonous fire.

The Zhang family was wiped out overnight. The embezzled funds from their property filled more than a warehouse, and the blood of the exterminated clan flowed out of the official residence and onto the main road in the capital for more than ten meters.

As for Qing Tingzhi, who was disgraced by the royal family, she was fortunate enough to be rescued by Lu Weiqian, who accompanied the Minister to court this morning.

Unfortunately, Princess Zhi was disfigured in the fire, while Lu Weiqian, a dashing young man from the capital, was left with a limp.

The disfigured, idiotic princess and the limp, charming young master soon married amidst a chorus of ridicule in the capital.

Consort Zhang, who was the most beautiful woman in the capital, was starved to death in the cold palace on the night of her daughter's wedding, ending up with no trace of her remains.

Qianqian stared at the glimmer of dawn that suddenly burst forth amidst the raging flames, wondering if this was salvation or utter ruin!

Outside Jin Yan Palace!

"quick!"

"Jinyan Palace is on fire!!"

"Hurry and send people to put out the fire!" Lu Weiqian jumped off the carriage and anxiously ordered the palace servants to quickly inform the Emperor!

"Woooooo~"

"Young Master Lu, Princess! The princess is still resting on Consort Zhang's bed!"

The princess's personal maid coughed incessantly, her face full of misery as she tugged at Lu Weiqian's arm.

"Zhi'er!? Zhi'er is also in this sea of ​​fire?!" Lu Weiqian never expected that the emperor would be so ruthless, not even sparing his own daughter.

"Yes, it is!"

"Woooooo~"

"Young Master Lu, what... what should we do?!"

"Woooooo~!"

The eunuch Xiao Fuzi also pounded the ground, looking like he was about to die: "If Her Highness the Princess leaves, I won't live either! Waaaaah~!"

"Get out of the way!!" After much deliberation, Lu Weiqian, wrapped in a wet blanket, entered the sea of ​​fire alone.

Grand Minister Lu, who rushed to Qinrou Palace, was still a step too late: "Lu Weiqian!! That rascal! Ouch, ouch, ouch~!"

Lu Weiyan was so angry he almost fainted. He raised his hand and slapped the princess's personal maid hard across the face.

"Who told you to speak up?! When will this brothel ever produce a normal person?!"

"Your Excellency, this servant knows her mistake!!" The palace maid was slapped to the ground and kept kowtowing to beg for forgiveness.

"Master, what should we do next?!" The Lu family's personal guard stepped forward and asked, making a move to rescue the young master.

"Go to court!" Lu Weiyan closed his eyes, his tone cold and stern.

"Then, what should we do, young master?!" The guard asked anxiously, his eyes constantly glancing at the ever-growing flames.

"Hmph! My son's life or death is up to the Emperor to decide. Hurry up and leave!" Minister Lu gritted his teeth and straightened his official hat and robes.

"Yes!!!" Upon seeing this, the guards dared not say anything more and helped the Minister into the carriage.

The raging flames scorched everything inside Jin Yan Palace, and Lu Weiqian searched for his pet, whom he had raised since it was a cub, amidst the smoke and fire.

"Zhi'er! Zhi'er!!"

"Zhi'er!!!"

Whenever Lu Weiqian sneaked into the harem to seduce Consort Zhang, he would always catch a glimpse of a pair of wet, rosy eyes in the sunken wood dressing table.

Qing Tingzhi would always hide in the dressing table, looking at herself with that innocent and ignorant gaze.

For over ten years, Young Master Lu silently visited Jin Huan Palace under the tender gaze of Qing Tingzhi.

The adorable little dumpling gradually grew up, and the wooden dressing table could no longer contain her increasingly large body.

Young Master Lu's perverse tastes shifted from Consort Zhang to the idiotic princess, and he would always coax her into having fun with him.

He would also trick her out of the palace and return to the Minister's residence with him for fun.

The idiot princess relied on him and kept him company through most of his lonely times.

Upon learning that the idiot princess had suddenly gotten married, he would sabotage her by sending a bunch of lowly commoners to her wedding bed, ruining her reputation and making people afraid to steal his pet that he had raised since it was a puppy!