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

I quickly changed my clothes.

When Yin Huaixi came out, Sang Che's expression was extremely unpleasant, his mood shifting unpredictably.

Don't even think about it.

This must be because Her Highness the Princess said something to Sang Che that she never liked to hear, which is why Sang Che is so angry.

She couldn't help but purse her lips and chuckle to herself.

Sang Che's frustrated and irritated appearance was surprisingly cute.

As soon as Yin Huaixi came out, Zhao Huining said to her, "I've said what I needed to say to her, there's nothing more to say."

"As for Miss Yin, I think you have something to say to me."

He stepped closer to Yin Huaixi.

Zhao Huining's subtle hint immediately reminded Yin Huaixi of the things she had said to Zhao Huining in the Taoist temple.

He nodded.

"Your Highness is right. I certainly have something to say to Your Highness."

Completely left behind, Sang Che panicked, her eyes filled with disbelief. She caught up with Yin Huaixi and Zhao Huining in a few steps, but Zhao Huining turned around and stared at her.

"Sang Che, I have something to say to Miss Yin, not to you."

"Just wait here for a moment."

He was provoked by Zhao Huining's words.

Sang Che withdrew his foot.

She crossed her arms and said coldly, "Then I'll trouble Your Highness to hurry."

"Otherwise, I would not be the one to listen to the instructions; I would simply barge into Your Highness's palace and seize the person."

Childish ghost.

It has to be said that Sang Che and Jia Wan are quite similar in some ways, so Zhao Huining didn't argue with her too much.

"Alright, Miss Yin."

"Please."

...

Watching the two figures disappear completely from sight, Sang Che raised his hand and beckoned, and a nimble spider leaped in from the window.

Its body also had mottled colors, and no one noticed it lying in the flowerpot.

Bend over.

Sang Che held the spider in her palm, carefully examining its eyes and giving it detailed instructions.

"Good children, stay close to them."

"I need to know everything they did, said, and talked about."

The spider responded to Sang Che with a gesture.

Sang Che was very satisfied with its answer and waited for the little guy to bring her good news.

The princess's mansion has all sorts of rare and precious flowers, so it's no wonder that it can breed so many spiritual poisonous insects for her to use.

...

The spider followed the direction in which Yin Huaixi and Zhao Huining had left.

It has countless legs, which makes it extremely fast. Soon, the spider caught up with Yin Huaixi's pace.

"Your Highness, isn't Ah Shui with you?"

Faced with Yin Huaixi's question behind her, Zhao Huining paused, turned around and smiled: "Miss Yin, do you really want to know?"

Yin Huaixi: "..."

Yin Huaixi: "If Your Highness does not wish to tell me, then you are free to remain silent."

Zhao Huining: "She's been sleeping a lot lately, so I told the maids not to wake her and to let her sleep as long as she wants."

As Zhao Huining said this, there was an indescribable joy in her eyes, while Yin Huaixi was taken aback.

She knew that the two had met and gotten to know each other, but she never expected that Zhao Huining, as the eldest princess, would be so indulgent towards Jiawan.

"Miss Yin, we've arrived."

"Let's go and have a talk."

This private room is much more exquisite and compact than the main hall we just met; it is clearly a room that Zhao Huining only opens to distinguished guests.

As soon as Yin Huaixi sat down, Zhao Huining spoke directly to the heart of the matter: "Miss Yin, since I have agreed to your request, I will send you back to Lingshui City."

"I have received word that, under pressure, the order to lift martial law in the capital will be lifted soon. Miss Yin, I will send people to escort you back."

"Consider it repayment for telling me the secret of the love potion, and for the guilt I felt for not being able to save you at Phoenix Cry Mountain back then."

She listened attentively to her instructions, but Yin Huaixi took a deep breath. After struggling for a while, she finally asked the question.

"Your Highness, may I ask you something?"

Seeing that Yin Huaixi hesitated before speaking, Zhao Huining had already guessed what she wanted to ask. She looked into the distance and asked with a smile, "Miss Yin, let me guess, you're not going to tell me what I'll do to Sang Che, are you?"

Yin Huaixi, who was always stubborn, nodded silently at this moment.

"Yes, Your Highness."

"What I want to ask is how Your Highness will deal with Sang Che."

Zhao Huining gave a forced smile.

"Yin Huaixi, you're not asking me this because you want to plead for Sang Che, are you?"

"Do you remember how much you wanted Sang Che to die in front of you back then? Have you changed your mind now?"

Having heard that the emperor's moods are most unpredictable, and that serving him is like serving a tiger, Yin Huaixi now finally understands this truth.

She suppressed her fear and lowered her head.

"Your Highness, it is true that I hate her, but she has saved me from danger many times. I cannot do something so ungrateful."

"Besides, if Your Highness really wants to deal with her, the love curse in my body has not yet been lifted. We share the same fate, whether it is good or bad."

"Didn't Your Highness already know about the uses of the love potion?"

Despite Yin Huaixi's seemingly logical explanation, Zhao Huining completely ignored her, saying only, "Yin Huaixi, all this talk you've given me boils down to one thing: you want me to spare her life, right?"

With such blatant questioning, Yin Huaixi had nowhere to escape or avoid. She also knew that the most taboo thing for the imperial family was deception.

Zhao Huining grew up amidst the suspicion and distrust of the palace. If anyone was kept in the dark about even the smallest matter, she would rather kill the innocent than let the guilty go free.

Yin Huaixi: "Yes, I beg Your Highness to spare A-Che's life."

...

The spider, lying in the crack of the door, overheard the entire conversation inside the room.

It concealed itself, and once Zhao Huining got up, the spider immediately climbed onto the roof beam and nimbly made its way back along the same path.

Leaning against the wall, Sang Che closed her eyes. She could sense the spider's every move. When she opened her eyes again, the colorful little spider was right in front of her.

"Good child, tell me, what did you hear?"

"It needs to be in more detail."

...

Thinking of the conditions Zhao Huining had proposed, Yin Huaixi remained silent the whole way back.

She didn't know if Sang Che would give her the antidote to the love potion if she asked him now.

She had no idea whether Zhao Huining wanted her to break free of the love potion first because he cared about her or if he had other motives.

Once the love potion is removed, if Sang Che were to encounter a deadly attack on the way, without her to keep him alive, Sang Che would very likely die.

"Huaixi, what did His Highness say to you?"

Sang Che leaned against the window, asking Yin Huaixi questions with curiosity. Even though she knew Sang Che was a "little black sesame dumpling," Yin Huaixi still couldn't resist Sang Che's clear eyes.

She coughed lightly, put her hands behind her back, neither lying to Sang Che nor revealing the truth.

Yin Huaixi: "His Highness told me about sending me home. A-Che... A-Shui has made a decision; she will stay here."

"It's your turn to go home."

It wasn't that they didn't want to save Jiawan, but that they were truly powerless to do so.

To be honest, if the emperor really wanted to take over Miao territory, it would be much better for Jiawan to stay in the Princess's residence than to return to Miao territory.

That way she could avoid the ending of dying on the battlefield as in the original story.

Looking at Yin Huaixi's face, the face she had longed for day and night, Sang Che lowered her eyes.

She heard Yin Huaixi and Zhao Huining's conversation clearly.

Taking a step forward, Sang Che immediately closed the distance between them. She reached out and took Yin Huaixi's wrist, but this time she was not as gentle as before.

But it felt like shackles.

Sang Che smiled and said, "Huai Xi, okay, let's go home together."

Her expression was calm and composed.

He seemed completely unconcerned about what Yin Huaixi and Zhao Huining had talked about.