The general's eldest daughter has a spatial ability

In the evening, Lin Miao led her maid over to deliver dinner to Nangong Li and Li Liuyun. After dinner, Lin Miao frankly told Nangong Li and Li Liuyun what her father had said.

After hearing Lin Miao's words, Li Liuyun looked at Nangong Li and said, "Sister, I'll listen to you! If you say you're going, I'll go with you. If you say you're not going, we'll go home together in a couple of days."

After speaking, Lin Miao and Li Liuyun both looked at Nangong Li. Nangong Li thought for a moment, then glanced at Li Liuyun: "Miss Lin is right. Rather than being at the mercy of others, we should take the initiative ourselves. But I'd like to ask, can Miss Lin represent your father?"

Lin Miao nodded: "Father's meaning is very clear. If you two don't believe what I just said, I can have Father come over and tell you in person."

Li Liuyun shook her head and tugged at Nangong Li's hand: "Sister, I believe in Sister Lin. She wouldn't lie to us. If it weren't for her today, we would have been tricked by that old woman. I believe Sister Lin wouldn't harm us."

Nangong Li nodded: "Since Fanghua believes in you, then I believe in you too. But can we, who were born in the countryside, participate in the selection of the Flower Goddess?"

Lin Miao smiled and nodded: "With Father here, my two sisters don't need to worry. Tomorrow, you just need to dress up beautifully, and Father will arrange your participation in the selection. Father will announce to the public that you are the daughters of his old friend! Please remember this."

Nangong Li nodded, and Li Liuyun smiled and said, "Thank you, Sister Lin, for thinking of us two sisters!"

Lin Miao shook her head: "It's all fate. Tomorrow I'll have someone send over some more jewelry, and I'll also have a maid who knows how to do hair come over to do your hair! I believe that after tomorrow, your reputations will resound throughout the capital, and then no one will dare to covet you!"

"Thank you, Sister Lin. Let me see you out." Li Liuyun said with a smile as she saw Lin Miao out the door.

After Lin Miao left, Li Liuyun returned to his room and closed the door. "We need to go to the palace tonight. I need to make sure Chu Lingtian is ready to leave at any time! After we come back from the palace, we'll go to the dungeon to check on those drugged people!"

Nangong Li nodded: "At the latest, that old lecher should know about our existence by tomorrow. After that old lecher and the drug man are dealt with, we'll immediately return to Beili. I have a feeling that we can't keep our departure a secret for long."

I'm afraid Nangong Yu might resort to desperate measures. Based on current deductions, it's highly likely that Nangong Yu is the one colluding with the Southern Frontier. But I don't know how the two of them got together.

I remember Nangong Yu had never been to Southern Xinjiang. The number of times envoys from Southern Xinjiang had come to pay tribute over the years could be counted on one hand, and I had never even seen that old lecher! I've never understood this matter! Perhaps someone acted as a go-between.

After listening to Nangong Li's words, Li Liuyun thought for a while and suddenly asked, "How did Consort De enter the palace? How come I've never heard of Nangong Yu's maternal family?"

Nangong Li shook his head: "Consort De is not the daughter of a court official, but comes from the common people. Not long after Father Emperor ascended the throne, he was ambushed and injured during an inspection tour outside the capital. Consort De saved him. Later, Father Emperor asked her if she had any requests, and she told him that she wanted to enter the palace as a consort! After Father Emperor and Empress Dowager discussed it, they agreed."

However, over the years, Consort De had no maternal family to rely on, and Nangong Yu had no interest in politics, so she had lived a peaceful life in the palace. Her position as one of the four consorts was only due to her father, the Emperor, remembering the life-saving grace he had shown her.

"No! Last time, the hidden poison that the Empress was infected with eventually led to the Consort, but I remember the Empress once said that she only ate the pastries sent by the Consort De. At the time, we all overlooked this issue!"

Think about it: Nangong Yu and Nanjiang are colluding, and the Empress ate the pastries sent by Consort De and was infected with a rare hidden Gu. Consort De is also Nangong Yu's birth mother. If you think about it this way, everything makes sense.

I suspect that Consort De is not simply from the common people; she is very likely from the southern border. I even suspect that Consort De must have some shady relationship with this old lecher!

Do you remember when Qingyang sent the letter? We had just set off for the Southern Frontier when he went to the Pingnan Prince's Mansion to inquire about the situation. Later, Mo Zhixia and her daughter came to provoke us. I suspect that Mo Zhixia and her daughter may have some kind of collusion with Nangong Yu!

"No, and do you remember what happened on the day we were betrothed, when Princess Anping came to cause trouble?"

Nangong Li nodded: "That day, Anping seemed to be possessed, or as if she was being controlled! Later, there was a shooting star. We went to her residence that night, and they told us that Anping was under a spell and being controlled. It seems she also had dinner with Liu Siwan and Mo Zhixia!"

So it seems Mo Zhixia and her mother might also be colluding with the Southern Frontier! No, I must quickly send a message back to my father, warning him to be wary of Consort De! I need to make him prepare; if Nangong Yu becomes desperate, I fear he might do something to harm my mother and father!

Li Liuyun nodded in agreement: "I will also write a letter and send it back to the Prince of Huainan's mansion so that my father, grandfather, and maternal grandfather can make preparations in advance!"

"This matter needs to be resolved quickly, and we also need to get back to Beili as soon as possible. It's highly likely that Consort De and Liu Siwan are both skilled in raising Gu poison! People like them are very dangerous; we must be extremely careful and take precautions."

In the middle of the night, Li Liuyun and Nangong Li went to bed with the help of their maid. After the maid turned off the light and left, Nangong Li and Li Liuyun sat up together.

Li Liuyun and Nangong Li flashed into the space and used it to arrive at the palace. Sure enough, Chu Lingtian was still reviewing memorials.

Li Liuyun glanced at Nangong Li and sighed, "Everyone thinks being an emperor is great—second only to the emperor, holding the power of life and death. But who knows? Being an emperor isn't easy. You have to get up earlier than the rooster and go to bed later than the dog! And you have to listen to a bunch of censors nagging! It's worse than being a beast of burden!"

Nangong Li was amused by Li Liuyun's words: "It's rare to find someone who thinks so clearly. All women in this world want their husbands to be outstanding and bring them endless glory. Only you think being an emperor is bad!"

Li Liuyun smiled and shook his head: "Life is short, only a few decades. Living freely and unrestrained is the most important thing. Besides, with our status, even if you don't become emperor and I don't become empress, we will still be prominent and no one will dare to look down on us. Why bother becoming an emperor who works himself to death and is worse than a beast of burden? But if there is really no other way and you insist on becoming emperor, I can reluctantly become empress!"