After coming out of Changle Hall, Zhu Jiu asked two young eunuchs to prepare hot water for the emperor's bath, and then walked all the way back to the room to rest through the bright corridor.

This was the lowest-class servant's room, without even a window for ventilation. She had just arrived at the door when the eunuch in charge of the servant's residence came over with a smile: "Hey, Miss Second, are you back from your errand? Your Majesty.

According to the order, you will no longer live here from now on. The bamboo forest xuan on the east side of Changting Hall will be your residence."

With that said, he diligently handed over the key and said a lot of nice things to her before leaving in a hurry.

It seemed that the eunuch in charge had been waiting for her for a long time.

But...looking down at the key, a trace of suspicion flashed in Zhu Jiu's eyes: Strange, could this be a reward for what Xuanyuan Che told her to do?

Collecting the key, she threw it into the dilapidated and dark room in front of her - who knew if Xuanyuan Che would set up any traps waiting for her in the bamboo forest xuan.

But as soon as she entered the room, she smelled a familiar scent. Without waiting for the other party to come out from the screen, she calmly sat down by the window and poured a glass of water to moisten her throat: "Xiao Mozi, come out."

"Ahem, don't you have no internal strength? How can you still find me?"

Zhu Mo was a little embarrassed. He thought he had hidden it well and planned to scare Tuoba Ye.

He emerged from the darkness and looked at Zhu Jiu with even more suspicion.

It's really strange, how come Tuoba Ye, like his sister Zhu Jiu, can know where he is hiding as soon as he enters the room without looking at it?

Fortunately, Zhu Qin is coming soon. When Zhu Qin reunites with him, he can explain to him the doubts about Tuoba Ye!

Zhu Jiu raised his lips and smiled and said to him: "If you want to avoid being noticed, the intervals between breaths should not be so obvious. I don't need any internal force. I can hear it just by listening with my ears."

"Oh, okay, this is for you. Leng Qingxiu asked me to bring it. He said that you suffered some flesh wounds on the hunting ground during the day. Applying the golden sore medicine she brought from Yan State will help you heal faster."

Although the Xuanyuan Kingdom is now strong in national power, it lags behind the Yan Kingdom in terms of medical skills. A bottle of Yan Kingdom's golden sore medicine is worth hundreds of taels of silver outside.

Zhu Jiu was a little surprised. He didn't expect Leng Qingxiu to be so attentive. He nodded: "I know, thank her for me."

Zhu Mo put down his things, thought about it, and reminded her: "Tomorrow is the enthronement ceremony. Be careful if someone attacks you."

As soon as these words came out, the air froze slightly, Zhu Jiu's eyes darkened, and he watched him leave: "Thank you for reminding me."

It seems that someone is eyeing her...

Is it because she serves Xuanyuan Che, or is it because she personally killed the entire Tuoba family?

Regardless of the former or the latter, she must be careful during the enthronement ceremony tomorrow.

Leng Qingxiu delivered the golden sore medicine at the right time. As soon as Zhu Mo left, Zhu Jiu lit a kerosene lamp, took out the golden sore medicine in the dim light, and applied a little on the broken skin on his body.

Unexpectedly, this golden sore medicine actually has a cooling feeling.

It’s strange, when did Yan’s golden sore medicine become so mild?

Zhu Jiu noticed something was wrong and quickly washed it with water, only to see that the newly exposed wound was stained with a light black-purple color, which was actually a sign of poisoning!

how so?

Is there a problem with the gold sore medicine?

Thinking of what Zhu Mo reminded her just now, Zhu Jiu's expression darkened: Could it be that the person who was eyeing her was Leng Qingxiu?

Otherwise, how could the golden sore medicine sent by Leng Qingxiu be poisonous? Apart from Leng Qingxiu, she could not find anyone else inside or outside the palace who could have the golden sore medicine of Yan State.

What was originally just a minor scratch on the skin was now poisoned and had to be scraped off again.

Zhu Jiu pursed her red lips tightly, clenched her dagger and peeled off the layer of skin, poured half a bottle of wine to disinfect it, and then wrapped it with a bandage. By the time the wound was treated, she was already breaking out in a cold sweat from the pain.

Fortunately, she had eaten enough in the evening and she still had the strength. Taking Xuanyuan Che's jade pendant, Zhu Jiu disguised herself as a little eunuch delivering meals and went to the cold prison secretly.

In the cold prison, the senior was lying down sleeping. When he heard someone coming in, he glanced sideways with a gentle smile on his face: "Girl, you're here again."

Zhu Jiu chuckled: "Sure enough, no matter what disguise you take, you can't hide it from the eyes of your seniors."

Fortunately, with that token and a little bit of silver she got from others during the day, the prison here has been cleared by her, and no one will come in to disturb her within half an hour of burning incense.

After delivering the food to the senior, Zhu Jiu's eyes flashed and he whispered in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Senior, tomorrow is the coronation ceremony of the new emperor Xuanyuan Che. Gao Xinguo has sent the marriage princess Lin Yao.

Your lost daughter is from the Gaoxin Kingdom. If you can describe her characteristics to me, maybe I can get some news for you from the Gaoxin Kingdom envoy."

She was too popular during the day and it was not convenient for her to contact the envoys of Gao Xin Kingdom.

When she saw Lin Yao, she thought of what this senior had asked her to do to find her daughter.

Hearing this, the man's hand holding the rice bowl suddenly stopped, and his voice almost trembled: "You said... the name of the princess Gao Xin Kingdom sent to Xuanyuan for marriage is Lin Yao?"

There was no daylight in the cold prison. Zhu Jiu did not notice the glimmer of water gradually emerging in the senior's eyes. He just nodded and said: "Exactly, the name of the princess is Lin Yao——"

When she said this, her voice softened slightly, and her expression gradually became more serious when she thought of the person Xuanyuan Che asked her to kill.

Because that person was none other than Lin Yao who came over to get married.

That's why Xuanyuan Che said at that time: 'Either she dies or you die', using these words to threaten.

The gentle and elegant middle-aged man in the cell finally lowered his eyes, his voice became calmer, but his tone seemed helpless: "Can you let Lin Yao go for my sake?"

I don't know if he said this to her, or if he wanted to convey it to Xuanyuan Che through her mouth.

But this man has been locked up in Han Lao for many years and Xuanyuan Che has never mentioned him or tortured him. It can be seen that he does not care about this senior in Han Lao.

It's even possible that you don't know him at all.

Zhu Jiu understood the meaning of his words, and his predecessor had the "Phoenix Nirvana Technique" that only the royal family of Gaoxin Kingdom knew, which was enough to show that he must also be a member of the royal family of Gaoxin Kingdom.

Presumably Lin Yao and he, who were both from the royal family of Gaoxin Kingdom, may have known each other, so the senior said these words to save Lin Yao's life.

As his thoughts were whirling, Zhu Jiu nodded: "Senior, you are kind to me. If you want to keep Lin Yao, I will do my best to keep her!"

Even if the senior didn't mention protecting Lin Yao, she would still do it.

Letting Xuanyuan Che kill Lin Yao would be detrimental to the Yan State both militarily and politically.

Perhaps it was her calmness that impressed the man. For a moment, he couldn't help but stand up and nod solemnly to Zhu Jiu, and took out a cloth bag that he had treasured for many years.

"Here are my thirteen golden needles. According to the acupuncture points on this bag, you can kill people invisible even if you have no internal power. You can also use it to save your life at critical moments."

"You protect Lin Yao for me, and I will give you these thirteen golden needles."


Chapter completed!