After provoking the holy maiden of Miao territory, she was infected with a love curse.

Sitting at the desk.

Zhao Huining picked up her pen and then put it down again. Although she had long suspected that Jiawan had a powerful background in Miao territory, otherwise she wouldn't be so disrespectful to the Miao Holy Maiden Sang Che.

But she never imagined that Jiawan also had Chiyou's blood flowing through her veins.

According to the original rules and procedures, Zhao Huining should have reported this earth-shattering secret to the emperor for His Majesty to handle.

But now, she doesn't want to do that.

If Jiawan falls into her brother's hands, she will have no chance of survival.

I'm afraid that if she goes to see her again in a few days, this lively and energetic person, Jiawan, will turn into a dried-up corpse hanging upside down from the roof beam.

To conceal a secret, one must fill it with countless lies, fabricating them flawlessly so that no one will suspect anything or have ulterior motives.

So be it, does she really need one more letter?

Zhao Huining unfolded the Xuan paper again, and picked up the brush without hesitation. The characters she wrote were vigorous and powerful, as upright as pine and cypress trees.

In a short while, Zhao Huining folded the letter and stuffed it into the envelope.

"Someone, take this letter to His Majesty."

"Just say that I wrote it myself."

The guards standing outside the door quickly clasped their hands in salute, came in, and took the envelope from Zhao Huining's hand.

Until the person walked away and their figure completely disappeared.

Zhao Huining then turned and entered her bedroom.

The windows, which were originally tightly closed, were now half-open, and outside were pots of pomegranates, bright red as fire.

Today, Jiawan did not sit idly by the window watching the movements in the courtyard, but instead plotted how to leave.

The emperor had been quite idle these past few days, and Zhao Huining was worried that he might suddenly visit the Princess's residence, so she fed Jiawan the pills again.

Let Jiawan lie in bed and rest well. Don't think about things you shouldn't think about or do things you shouldn't do.

Reaching out to lift the thin, gossamer-like bed curtains, Zhao Huining looked down and saw Jiawan's peaceful sleeping face, just as sweetly as when she slept on the floor at Fengming Mountain.

Bend down.

Just as he was about to pull the blanket up for Jiawan, Jiawan reached out and hooked her arm around Zhao Huining's wrist, whispering softly.

"Let me...let me leave..."

"I'm begging you... I'm begging you..."

Zhao Huining had never heard such a weak and soft voice before. With a smile in her eyes, she slowly squatted down.

Listening to Jiawan's weak voice, Zhao Huining felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction; she had finally caught Jiawan today.

You absolutely have to appreciate it properly.

Her fingers unconsciously continued to grope, and Jiawan still couldn't shake the habit from Fengming Mountain. She immediately recognized the hand that was in hers just by looking at its shape.

It is Zhao Huining.

Overwhelmed with unspeakable emotions, Jia Wan suddenly opened her eyes in a panic, and sure enough, that familiar face appeared before her.

The soft sheets beneath her feet startled Jiawan like a frightened rabbit; she flung the hand away and darted backward.

Her chest heaved, and her back slammed hard against the bed railing.

He was in so much pain that he grimaced.

Yet they still dared not approach Zhao Huining's direction, only hiding helplessly.

In Miao territory and Fengming Mountain, Jiawan had never suffered such humiliation. Facing Zhao Huining, who had once been an insignificant slave in her eyes, all her Gu magic failed her.

"Ah Shui, I haven't done anything yet, why are you so scared?"

Looking at the sleeve that had been tightly gripped and wrinkled but was now empty, Zhao Huining had a smile in her eyes, but it wasn't a genuine smile.

Zhao Huining would smile like this even when facing the emperor and his court officials.

"Are you... going to make me... bleed again today?"

The mention of bloodletting made Jiawan unable to help but recall the excruciating pain of Zhao Huining pressing her wrist with his fingers.

Zhao Huining shook his head.

What she didn't say was that Jiawan's blood wasn't pure, so it's no wonder that Sangche became the Holy Maiden of Miao territory.

"Ah Shui, I know your Gu techniques are among the best in your Miao region. Do you also have methods to manipulate people's minds?"

Zhao Huining wanted to obtain the Miao Jiang secret techniques from Jia Wan, and then she ordered people to improve them to make them flawless.

In this way, Zhao Huining could complete her plan without anyone noticing.

Even as a child, she always tried to hide her shortcomings.

Zhao Huining didn't take going to Fengming Mountain seriously; he just wanted to appease Zhao Yuan.

She didn't believe that the bloodline of the ancient god Chi You would still exist today. After all, the Central Plains dynasties had changed hands countless times over the past few thousand years.

The Xin Dynasty has only existed for about two hundred years since its founding, so how could the records in ancient books come true?

She carelessly lost Jingzhou, never expecting that there were indeed pure descendants of Chiyou in Miao territory. When Zhao Huining was captured, she was first angry, then annoyed, and then excited.

A loss may turn out to be a blessing in disguise.

Clutching the blanket, Jia Wan looked at Zhao Huining and said, "The Gu techniques of Miao territory are never passed on to outsiders. Who are you to me... and why should I tell you?"

"If I disobey the divine decree, you don't need to deal with it; the gods will take care of it themselves..."

Zhao Huining simply pressed her hand on the bed, almost leaning her body against Jiawan's, her eyes filled with seductive allure.

"Ah Shui, do you remember... you once said you wanted to marry me? Do you still mean it?"

Upon hearing Zhao Huining's utterly absurd remarks, Jiawan stared wide-eyed, her pupils filled with disbelief.

"Don't make false accusations! When did I ever say... such... such shameless things!"

Zhao Huining was not angry at all despite being cursed by her. Instead, he earnestly helped Jiawan, who had a bad memory, to recall what exactly happened that day.

"You drank the wine, one cup after another, and then you complained that the cups were too small, so you changed them to larger bowls."

"I tried to dissuade you, but you dragged me into drinking with you. When the candle was half-burned, I saw the flame was dimming, so I picked up the scissors to cut it."

"At this time..."

At this point, Zhao Huining paused deliberately, and she deliberately looked at Jiawan's expression. She saw that Jiawan was deep in thought, already recalling the scene from that day.

She continued speaking.

"You snatched the scissors from my hand, thinking I was going to commit murder and run away."

He then forcefully pinned me to the table and threatened me fiercely... saying that I could not escape his grasp and that I would belong to him for the rest of my life.

"I told you that even if I were to marry someone else in the future, I would only marry you, and no one else should even think about it."

She repeated the events of that night word for word. Jia Wan's fear had turned into embarrassment. She didn't care about anything else and even put her fear behind her.

He reached out and covered Zhao Huining's lips, then moved closer to her.

"Stop talking!"

"That's all in the past, I don't remember. Wouldn't it be better if the bento box... never happened?"

Judging from her startled expression, Zhao Huining felt as if the two of them were sitting under the bamboo window again, enjoying wine and laughing together.

Zhao Huining forcefully moved away from Jia Wan's attempt to cover his lips, his eyes fixed on hers.

"Ah Shui, if someone makes a promise to me, whether they are joking or speaking from the heart, they must keep it."

"Even if she doesn't want to do it, she has to."

Following Jia Wan's assertive manner, Zhao Huining placed a light kiss on Jia Wan's cheek, then placed her fingers on Jia Wan's earlobe and rubbed it hard.

Can't put it down.

"That way I'm no longer just someone to you, right?"

Her earlobe was pinched painfully, and Jiawan couldn't help but groan softly. The sound had barely escaped her lips.

She strangled it right in the throat.

I'd rather endure the discomfort all over my body.

He also did not want to submit to Zhao Huining.