"Andu is ahead."
After a few days' journey, the envoys climbed over the top of a mountain, and Andu, which they had not seen for a long time, appeared in front of everyone.
"It looks like a good place."
The Taoist priest raised his eyes and saw that this was a majestic capital city, surrounded by mountains and rivers. It was not as gorgeous as Wudu. It was dim and solemn, like a giant beast lying on the ground, opening its bloody mouth.
"master."
Yang Ying spoke in a low voice and carefully grabbed Jingting's finger: "It's such a big city, tell me, can I take Brother Huang and leave here safely?"
"Believe in yourself. You are no longer the little girl who just left Wudu."
The Taoist smiled gently: "Go and tell the people of Wu State that you are already the pillar of strength above their heads."
The little girl's eyes became firm and she led Ning Yuanzhou and others down the mountain.
Only Jingting was left standing on the mountain, watching the drizzle above his head gradually wet the Anguo Imperial City in front of him.
"What's wrong? Why don't you go down?"
Ren Ruyi held up an umbrella and walked to Jingting.
"nothing."
The Taoist priest shook his head.
"I intercepted Zhu Yiwei's carrier pigeon. My identity has not been exposed yet. Their branch still thinks that I am just getting my wish. When I enter Andu, this will be of great benefit to us."
Ren Ruyi said and looked at Jingting. The Taoist priest was obviously absent-minded: "What's going on?"
"I'm just...a little flustered."
"What, are you scared?"
"No, it's just this bad feeling... This feeling hasn't happened for a long time."
"When was the last time you felt like this?"
"Do you still remember when I met you in Wudu? That night you were seriously injured and you were bandaging your wounds in a tavern."
"Of course I remember, you saved my life the second time."
"The last time this feeling occurred was that night, so after I closed the stall, I made an inexplicable detour to the door of the tavern..."
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After Cai Ye made things difficult when he crossed the capital, the Wu State envoy was placed in the Siyi Pavilion, which was specially designed to entertain envoys from other countries.
In the Siyi Pavilion, Yang Ying lowered her head feebly. She needed to be summoned before she could enter the palace to see Emperor An, and when she was summoned depended on Emperor An's mood.
"Sister Ruyi, do you think Andu will never summon me?"
Yang Ying was in a foreign land and couldn't sleep in her room, so Ren Ruyi had no choice but to stay with her.
"He'll see you."
"What if he takes a long time?"
"An Emperor needs the gold of the mission to send troops to Chu. I don't think he will be delayed for long."
Ren Ruyi frowned slightly: "Di An is a suspicious person by nature. You have to be prepared at all times. It's already the second watch, so take a rest."
"good."
Yang Ying nodded, and as soon as she got into the quilt and lay down, there was a noise outside the door.
Immediately afterwards, there was a knock on the door.
"Your Highness~Your Highness~"
Yuan Lu's voice sounded outside the door: "There are eunuchs in the Imperial Palace of An who have come to deliver the order. Emperor An wants to summon His Highness."
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At the third watch, facing the starry sky, Yang Ying dressed neatly and followed everyone in the mission to the entrance of the palace.
"There is a law in Da'an. Whenever envoys from other countries come to the palace to have an audience, no guards are allowed to accompany them."
The guards of Anhuang Palace stopped everyone at the palace gate.
Hearing these words, Yang Ying turned around subconsciously, and then her whole body trembled violently. The girl could see clearly that her master had disappeared among the people who had just come together.
Beads of sweat suddenly covered her forehead. Yang Ying took a step back, pinched her palms, and forced herself to calm down.
"Your Highness, there is no need to panic. Brother Jingting is already inside. If Your Highness enters the palace safely, he will release the lost butterflies so that everyone in the mission can feel at ease."
Yuan Lu, who was dressed as a personal servant, whispered in Yang Ying's ear.
"Hoo~"
Yang Ying took out a big breath and nodded slowly.
Picking up the certificate of Wu Guo and the gift for Emperor An, he walked into the darkness of Emperor An's palace in the sight of everyone.
boom!
The palace door is closed.
It's midnight now, and there are no candles on the way into the palace, so it's dark.
"Master~Master~"
Facing the darkness where she could not see her fingers, Yang Ying did not dare to move forward, so she could only call Jingting in a low voice. However, the voice came into the darkness, and there was no response.
"Master~"
Another call fell silent.
There was no other way, Yang Ying could only grit her teeth and walk forward cautiously.
boom!
I don't know what she tripped over, and Yang Ying fell to the ground. Burning pain came from her arm, and the little girl's eyes were red.
In the darkness, Jingting held the hand she wanted to support.
Slowly, slowly, Yang Ying stood up, dusted herself off, walked forward through the porch and walked to the front door.
"good."
Jingting's voice sounded faintly in the darkness.
"master."
Yang Ying was startled, the tears she had just withdrawn started to flow out again.
Even more frightened than Yang Ying were the two young eunuchs who were ordered to intimidate the girl. They knew very well that the palace guards guarding the door only let in one person, Prince Li.
boom! boom!
Just as they were about to unchain themselves and check the situation, their eyes went dark and they fell to the ground.
Jingting unlocked the iron lock on the door, pushed the door open, and caught the girl flying towards him.
"Master~"
"Good performance. Let's get down to business first. Master An Huanggong has already seen it. The guards are really tight. It is very difficult to get close to An Emperor. There are many places that cannot be avoided.
But it's the third watch now, and most of the candles in the palace are out. Only one side hall is still lit. It should be prepared for you. The master will take you there directly. "
Jingting hugged Yang Ying and flew up: "Your sister Ruyi said that when Emperor An summons you at this time, he will definitely give you a break first. You have to be patient."
"Don't worry, master, Ying'er understands."
"Master will not be too far away from you. If there is danger, you can shout loudly."
Opening the window of the side hall, Jingting put Yang Ying in: "Are you hungry? Do you want something to eat? The master has just found where the dining room is."
"If you don't have a master, you can't show respect here. You will lose the face of Wu State."
After touching her shriveled belly, Yang Ying felt a little moved, but she still shook her head firmly.
"Okay, master, go and release the lost butterfly first. You can rest first."
Gently close the window, and the quiet pavilion disappears into the night.
Yang Ying found a seat in the middle and sat down, observing the environment of the side hall. The side hall was large but empty, with bright candlelight. Unlike the Wu Palace, there was nothing luxurious in this side hall.
As time passed by, the girl watched quietly, watching the little eunuch guarding the door become more and more anxious.
"Oh, it's been so long. Nothing will happen to the King of Ceremony of Wu Kingdom."
The little eunuch was so anxious that he paced back and forth at the door. When he turned around, he was suddenly stunned. From the corner of his eye... he saw someone seemed to be in the hall.
Turning his head, he saw a young man in a yellow robe sitting in front of him. The python pattern embroidered on his chest symbolized his identity. He was staring at him with calm eyes.
"Why, you're still not polite when you see Gu~!"
