The Poisonous Consort, the Regent's Beloved

When Ji Bailin saw Ji Zhiyun, several wrinkles appeared on his face involuntarily as he smiled.

"Dad, are you okay?"

Ji Zhiyun's tone was somewhat disdainful. Her father was good in every way, except that he wasn't very bright.

Last time, he was tricked into having Ji Nanqing, and this time, for some unknown reason, he called her over in the middle of the night and stared at her with a smile.

"Is Princess Yongle your good friend?"

This question stumped Ji Zhiyun. She and Su Fuying didn't seem to be friends, since Su Fuying had explicitly refused to be friends with her last time.

Meeting his father's burning gaze, he swallowed back the words he was about to say, and finally uttered two words: "Of course."

Upon hearing this, General Ji's smile deepened. "Good, good."

"You should spend more time with the princess in the future, and bring her home to play whenever you have free time."

"You don't need to tell me, my daughter already knows." She was eager to have more contact with Su Fuying, but the question was whether he would agree.

However, noticing her father acting somewhat strangely, she couldn't help but ask, "But why?"

Ji Bailin looked mysterious. “Princess Yongle is destined for great things. It won’t do us any harm to be on good terms with her.”

Afterwards, Ji Zhiyun wanted to inquire further, but her father refused to say anything.

Before we knew it, the night had deepened, and the autumn rain fell silently.

"Shadow Two!"

Su Fuying's high-pitched voice sounded particularly clear in the pattering rain.

"Princess, what's wrong? What's wrong?"

Ying Er asked at the door and, seeing Su Fuying's urgency, assumed something was wrong.

"Come in, I have something to ask you."

Su Fuying's words reached Ying Er's ears from the room. Ying Er was about to push the door open when he saw that it was late at night and quiet, and felt that it was not appropriate.

"Princess, this is probably not appropriate."

It was quite rare to see Ying Er considering these things, which surprised Su Fuying.

Shadow Two felt bitter inside. Just thinking about the Venerable One's sinister expression sent chills down his spine.

The door was pushed open with great force. Luckily, Shadow Two reacted quickly, otherwise his handsome face would have been ruined.

Seeing that Su Fuying's expression was not good, Ying Er asked somewhat awkwardly, "Does the princess have any instructions?"

Su Fuying took a deep breath. It was rare for her to have some free time today, so she lay down on the bed early. Suddenly, she remembered what she had heard a few days ago: the Regent had led troops north to provide disaster relief!

The Regent left the capital, and Lu Yanxiu also left the capital; what a coincidence!

Where is Lu Yanxiu?

Although he was used to Su Fuying addressing him by his full name, his tone today was clearly off.

"His Majesty has gone out on business."

Upon hearing this, Su Fuying merely snorted coldly, "Going out on business? It's probably heading north for disaster relief."

Shadow Two's heart tightened, and he almost bit his tongue. He almost blurted out the words "How did you know?"

"How could that be? His Majesty is on business in the south."

After saying that, she put on a fawning smile and said, "Your Highness must have misheard."

Su Fuying said coldly, "Then tell me, why did the Regent also leave the capital after Lu Yanxiu left?"

"Also, why hasn't he dared to show his true face after all this time?"

After saying that, Ying Er hesitated for a moment, then whispered, "The Regent is Lu Yanxiu!"

Shadow Two's tongue was tied in knots, and the gaze from above was almost enough to bore two holes into him.

Good heavens, what a miserable task this is! If I had known I would face such severe questioning today, I would have sent Yingyi instead. He was so nervous.

However, upon reflection, he realized that if this matter had been leaked from him, the Venerable One would surely skin him alive upon his return.

He quickly organized his thoughts and said confidently, "Princess, you are joking. The day you were in danger, His Majesty didn't even have time to put on his mask before rushing to save you."

"Haven't you seen him? He's nothing like the Regent."

Su Fuying didn't respond, but smiled and stared intently at Ying Er.

Shadow Two was also feeling uneasy, the noisy rain in the courtyard making his thoughts chaotic.

Finally, the woman spoke again: "I won't make things difficult for you. Call Yingyi over."

Shadow Two felt a huge weight lifted off his shoulders in an instant. "I'll get on it right away."

He was about to leave when the woman's voice behind him made him stop in his tracks.

"stop."

The woman's voice was flat as she stared at Ying Er's bitter expression and continued, "Call right here."

Shadow Two, with a mournful face, asked, "Huh? What should I call you here?"

Su Fuying looked at him with a faint smile, but Ying Er felt a little horrified even though she was smiling.

"What? You want to go back and deliver the message yourself? You must have some special way of communicating, right?"

Seeing that his purpose had been exposed, Shadow Two gave up pretending and acted as if he had nothing to lose.

Anyway, His Majesty's attitude towards Su Fuying is clearly different. I was forced into this situation. Maybe if I beg Su Fuying, I can be spared punishment like last time.

Thinking of this, he no longer hesitated and took out a bamboo tube about the thickness of a finger from his sleeve.

After disconnecting the lead wire, a streak of light shot into the sky, leaving a trail of light.

The three of them waited in the courtyard for a while. In the quiet night, the only sound was the rain splashing on the eaves.

Ying Er looked anxious and paced back and forth on the steps. Finally, she couldn't help but say, "Princess, I must go back."

"Why?"

“In the past, once we sent the signal, someone would arrive within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn. Now so much time has passed, which is clearly not right. I fear something is wrong and I must go back and check.”

Seeing Shadow Two's anxious expression, which didn't seem fake, I naturally understood his worries.

Without hesitation, Su Fuying replied, "Wait, I'll go with you. It'll be good to have another person to help."

“I’ll go too.” Biluo followed.

Shadow Two was somewhat moved, but still said, "No, His Excellency said we must protect..."

He stopped abruptly halfway through his sentence and couldn't help but ask, "Protect what?"

Of course it's you.

However, Ying Er finally had a moment of clarity. He suddenly realized that it might be inappropriate to say this now. What if it was a one-sided love between the Venerable One and Su Fuying, and he scared Su Fuying away?

His Majesty had finally managed to be kind and gentle to a woman, and I ruined it; I can only atone with my death.

Just as they were about to speak up to smooth things over, they heard a noise outside the courtyard, and they all looked over at the same time.

A dark figure landed and knelt before Su Fuying, bowing and saying, "Princess Yongle."

Before Su Fuying could speak, Ying Er stepped forward excitedly and asked, "Where's Ying Yi? Why didn't he come?"

The messenger immediately replied, "His Majesty sent a letter yesterday saying that he was in danger, and Lord Shadow set off overnight."

Hearing this, Shadow Two became even more anxious, muttering to himself, "How could we be in danger? We've only been gone for a day, how serious is it? Why are these people so restless?"

He finished speaking with a resentful tone.

The messenger replied, "I don't know either."

"Okay, you go down."

In the end, it was Su Fuying who spoke up, and only then did the man leave.

Seeing that Ying Er was still standing in the rain, Bi Luo quickly opened her oil-paper umbrella and walked to Ying Er's side.

Upon seeing this, Su Fuying's eyes flickered slightly, and she turned and went back to her room.

Lying in bed, the image of the man involuntarily floated into my mind. I wondered how he was doing now.