The carriage slowly made its way to the palace. After entering the palace, Yin Chujin met the emperor and chatted with him. This time, Yin Chujin could clearly feel that the emperor's behavior was different from before. In the past, after chatting for a while, the emperor's thoughts ran far away. He thought about his beautiful concubines and quickly dismissed them. Now that the emperor had asked about all the trivial matters of life, he started to ask Yin Chujin about the Armament Breaking Blueprint.
Yin Chujin noticed that Xiao Yelei frowned when he heard the words 'Armament Breaking Blueprint' and stared at her.
"Jin'er, was the blueprint you gave those assassins really the Armament Breaking Blueprint?"
Yin Chujin blinked innocently. "Father, I don't know if the blueprint is real or not, but Grandmother gave it to me. When she handed it to me, she said that it was a Armament Breaking Blueprint and that it had to be preserved well. At that time, the situation was urgent. When Jin'er saw that you were in danger, I panicked and handed it over. Is it very important?" It was easier to expose herself if she said too much, so she tried her best to act ignorant.
When the emperor heard this, he paced back and forth for two steps before saying, "Forget it."
"Father, what's wrong?"
"I've only heard that those assassins have been very arrogant recently. They keep thinking of entering the palace to assassinate again. If the Armament Breaking Blueprint is real, how can we explain their recent actions? Forget it, whether it's real or fake. If they didn't get the Armament Breaking Blueprint, it must still be in the palace. Now that Yin Xi has many problems outside, it's a good thing to find the Armament Breaking Blueprint…"
Because she had already heard about it from Sheng Yiming last night, Yin Chujin was somewhat confident. However, she still pretended to be worried. "Assassins? Father, are you alright?"
The emperor waved his hand. "The palace has strengthened its defenses. It won't be easy for assassins to enter."
"That's good!" Yin Chujin patted her chest in relief. She looked so filial that even she wanted to laugh.
After leaving Liuying Hall and turning a corner, Yin Chujin was cornered by Xiao Yelei.
"Yin Chujin, if I find out that you lied to me, I will definitely let you know the consequences!"
Of course, Yin Chujin knew what he was referring to. Before he could make a move, she had already sprinkled poison powder on Xiao Yelei. Seeing the arrogant Xiao Yelei instantly shriveling up and breaking out in cold sweat, she raised her eyebrows in amusement and raised the empty powder bag in her hand. "Xiao Yelei, don't think that you're strong. You're nothing to me!"
After saying that, Yin Chujin pushed him away forcefully and called for Zhu'er to walk towards the Jinyu Pavilion. As she walked, she waved her hand behind her. "I'm sorry, Prince Xiao. The palace maids in front are coming over soon. You'll embarrass yourself here alone! Don't worry, the poison isn't strong. It will only make you shiver for two hours. See you at the entrance of the imperial harem in two hours!"
Under Xiao Yelei's furious gaze, Yin Chujin headed for the Jinyu Pavilion but without even entering, she turned towards Shengrui Pavilion.
Puzzled, Zhu'er followed Yin Chujin. Thinking that she had taken the wrong path, she asked, "Princess, where are you going? This is the direction to Shengrui Pavilion!"
"Yes, I'm looking for Sheng Yiming!" When Sheng Yiming was mentioned, although she tried her best to lower her voice, it could still be vaguely heard that she was gritting her teeth.
No matter how slow Zhu'er was, she knew that Prince Rui had offended the Princess in some way. However, although she had heard the Princess and Leng'er say that Prince Rui was very mysterious, she subconsciously still felt that he was a weakling and not worth mentioning. When did the Princess go against him?
"Princess, you're a noble. Even if you don't admit it, you're still Princess Consort Xiao. He's a hostage from the Sheng Hao Kingdom. If you go over in public like this and others see you, it won't be good for your reputation," Zhu'er reminded Yin Chujin as she chased after her.
Yin Chujin couldn't help but stop in her tracks. She had almost forgotten that ancient times were restricted to these secular worlds. Previously, she had barged into Shengrui Pavilion by mistake without anyone noticing, but that didn't mean that she wouldn't be discovered if she barged in again.
She had a headache. What about the hairpin and land deed in her sleeve?
She held her chin and pondered. Suddenly, she saw a few people walking out from the flower bed in front of her. The person in the lead was very familiar. Wasn't it the Second Prince, Yin Wenhan? He didn't notice them, but he was walking in the direction of Shengrui Pavilion.
Yin Chujin had a flash of inspiration and ran towards him. She called out affectionately from behind, "Second Brother."
Yin Wenhan stopped in his tracks when he heard the voice. He immediately knew that it was Yin Chujin. However, he was puzzled. When did they become so familiar with each other?
Although they were siblings, they had almost no interactions before Yin Chujin married into the Xiao Manor. When the empress dowager was still alive, Yin Chujin was doted on. She was used to being pampered and overbearing in front of her siblings. On the other hand, Yin Wenhan was only interested in martial arts and was not interested in the open and hidden conflicts in the palace. Therefore, he rarely interacted with Yin Chujin.
While he was deep in thought, Yin Chujin had already arrived in front of him with a smile on her face.
"Second Imperial Brother, Jin'er entered the palace today. I'm bored and has nowhere to go. Bring me along!" She wouldn't be criticized for chatting with her "brother", right? And looking at where he was going, it was obvious that he was going to Shengrui Pavilion. That way, she could enter openly.
Everyone in the palace knew that Yin Wenhan was on good terms with Sheng Yiming. The royal family should not be too close to the hostages of other countries, but Yin Wenhan's personality did not care about trifles. She had heard from Zhu'er that he had made his stand since he was young. He did not want to be trapped in the palace and wanted to travel the world. This was undoubtedly a message to the other princes: He would never participate in the competition for the throne! Therefore, he had the best connections in the palace.
"Where's Xiao Yelei?"
"He's busy. He doesn't have time to accompany me."
Before Yin Wenhan could react, he was pulled forward by Yin Chujin. He scratched his head and was extremely confused by her actions. Her intimate actions made him wonder if he had remembered wrongly. Actually, he was very close to this imperial sister?
After entering Shengrui Pavilion, she had just walked to the rockery when she heard a weak low voice above her head…
"Cough cough… Second Prince, why didn't I know that you and your imperial sister are so close that you must stick together even while walking?"
Everyone looked up and saw Sheng Yiming in white standing on the pavilion looking down at them. He held his fist to his lips and coughed softly. His face was as pale as a piece of white paper.
Yin Chujin thought to herself, 'He's really good at pretending!'
Yin Wenhan spread his hands, indicating that he did not understand the situation.
Yin Chujin rolled her eyes at Sheng Yiming. "Prince Rui, stop sowing discord between me and Second Brother!"
After saying that, she turned to Yin Wenhan. "Second Brother, Jin'er is so envious of you. You can leave the palace freely and travel everywhere. Ever since I married into the Xiao Manor and saw the world outside the palace, I realized how beautiful it is outside. Second Brother, why don't you tell Jin'er about the fun places you've been to all these years?"
After Yin Chujin finished speaking, she heard someone laugh softly. She didn't need to look to know who it was!