C188 188 Crisis on all sides

In the western suburbs.

Even though the sun was shining brightly today, with the arrival of the cold, intense air, the feeling of winter was clearly much stronger.

"Princess, this servant will make a pot of hot tea for you to warm up your body."

"Alright."

Liu Ruo Qing sat in the hall waiting for Yun Jiao Rong, while Xiao Yi went out of the kitchen to make tea.

The ice that the Kaiser had sent for the thousand elite barracks to Yun Jiao Rong was being patrolled and guarded every day. With these people here, Yun Jiao Rong's safety was guaranteed.

Liu Ruo Qing sighed in her heart.

The Kaiser valued Yun Jiao Rong greatly now, and did not hesitate to split half of his military power to protect her. But what if one day, he naively walked up to the point where he would have to choose between and the throne, would he still choose Yun Jiao Rong?

Liu Ruo Qing didn't dare guarantee this in her heart.

She pulled her cloak tighter around her. The cold air was too strong today, so when she went out, she was wearing thin clothes. It was really cold now.

"Xiaoyi, go make some tea. Why haven't you come?"

She wrapped her arms around herself. Although there was a charcoal stove in the hall, it was still cold outside.

"Esteemed wangfei, I've made you wait for a long time. This servant went to the backyard and stepped on some dewdrops for you. This servant was taught by the young lady. She said that dewdrops made from frost and snow are better to drink."

"Alright, let me try."

At this time, Yun Jiao Rong had already finished dressing and came into the hall. "Esteemed wangfei, I have made you wait for a long time."

Liu Ruo Qing looked up and glanced at Yun Jiao Rong. Although she was dressed more formally than usual, but she did not look that much different.

Yet, this fellow had a face that could make a man fall for him even without dressing up. This was truly enviable.

Seeing that Yun Jiao Rong had come out, Xiaoyi quickly poured a cup for him too, "Miss, as you instructed, I've picked some frost dew and brewed a pot of tea for you. Try to see how it tastes like."

"Alright, you clever girl. I'll remember it after telling you about it once."

"Miss likes to tease me."

Xiaoyi stuck out her tongue mischievously as her face turned red.

Seeing Liu Ruo Qing holding onto the teacup in her hand, she squinted her eyes, thinking about something.

"What's wrong, wangfei, isn't this tea good?"

Xiaoyi looked at Liu Ruo Qing, a strange look flashing past her eyes.

"Oh, no, I was just thinking. It's only been less than a month since the start of winter, but there's already snow. The weather is really cold."

Liu Ruo Qing's face did not have much of an expression, so when she casually said those words, she saw that Xiaoyi's face had slightly changed.

"Yeah, it wasn't that cold last night. Why is it frosty this early in the morning?"

"This... Maybe the cold air is too strong this time. "

Xiaoyi's mouth was stiff as she tried to explain.

Liu Ruo Qing held the teacup in front of Xiaoyi and drank all of the tea in the cup in one gulp, then said: "Xiaoyi's skills in brewing tea are getting better and better, your majesty really has good eyes in choosing a servant for you."

Liu Ruo Qing put down her teacup, smiled at Yun Jiao Rong, and joked.

"Thank you, your majesty. If it wasn't for him having Xiaoyi accompany me, I wouldn't even know how I would have gotten here."

Thinking about his dead parents, Yun Jiao Rong's expression darkened once again.

"Princess, please don't praise this servant to death. Since it's so good to drink a few more cups, it's just right cold outside. You can warm your body."

After saying that, Xiao Yi started to pour Liu Ruo Qing more tea, but was stopped by Liu Ruo Qing.

"Xiaoyi, the tea is good, but there's something else in it. This isn't good. Princess, I'm a weak girl. Drinking too much will only harm my body."

As he said these last two words, Liu Ruo Qing's gaze had already turned cold.

Xiao Yi was shocked by Liu Ruo Qing's words, her face immediately turned white, while Yun Jiao Rong was also startled by Liu Ruo Qing's words, and his gaze immediately turned to look at Xiao Yi.

"Xiaoyi, you …"

Only then did Yun Jiao Rong realize that the courtyard was simply too quiet, so quiet that there was not even a hint of life.

Those guards who were in charge of protecting her, no matter what …

Before she could think too much, Xiaoyi who was hidden in her sleeves thrusted the flexible sword towards Liu Ruo Qing.

"Crown Princess Jing, you are being too nosy."

The sharp edge of the sword was nearing Liu Ruo Qing's throat, scaring Yun Jiao Rong to the point that both his legs went limp, and he couldn't even make a sound.

In the next second, the sword tip was blocked by the teacup in Liu Ruo Qing's hand, and with a bang, the teacup shattered into pieces.

Liu Ruo Qing had already leaped up from the chair and retreated a few steps back. At this moment, the sword in Xiaoyi's hand had already rushed forward without pause.

The two of them were equally matched in terms of martial arts skills, this surprised Liu Ruo Qing.

"I never thought that the Shen Ji Hall would actually go all out and send such an expert to ambush Yun Jiao Rong."

The two of them were fighting. Even though Liu Ruo Qing had the upper hand, but Xiaoyi still had a weapon in her hands. Adding on to her amazing sword skills, she was completely incomparable to the three legged cats from before.

The battle inside the house was so intense that even the people from the elite barracks were motionless. It was likely that Xiaoyi had already drugged them.

"Crown Princess Jing is too kind, we, the junior chief, are the ones here today." "Crown Princess Jing is too kind, the one we, the junior chief, are the ones here for, please do not meddle in our business, Crown Princess Jing will not make things difficult for you."

"Can you tell me what use the Miss Yun is to you all and why do you all insist on taking her away?"

Liu Ruo Qing raised her eyebrows and looked at Xiaoyi. When she spoke, he looked like she was chatting with an old friend.

"As your subordinates, we only know how to follow orders. If wangfei really wants to know, she can accompany Miss Yun to go over so that we can personally question our Young Master."

Xiaoyi sneered, the fear in her eyes from when she was discovered by Liu Ruo Qing just now was already gone.

"So polite?"

Liu Ruo Qing smiled and played with the hair by her ear, her movements seemed a little casual.

The western side courtyard only had Yun Jiao Rong and Xiaoyi. It was not very big, even though Kaiser had sent a thousand elite soldiers to protect them.

However, there were only a few dozen people left in this courtyard, while the other courtyards had their own encampments.

Even if someone really wanted to harm Yun Jiao Rong, these ten odd soldiers were strong enough to support the other soldiers until they rushed over.

At this moment, even if those people outside were all knocked out by Xiaoyi, the sound of her fight with Xiaoyi would attract those people.

Since Xiaoyi dared to make a move today, there must be someone helping her in the dark.

"But today, I've already gone to the empress dowager's Hundred Blossom Banquet with the Miss Yun. If I go with you today, wouldn't that be letting the empress dowager off? "What if the empress dowager blames me, how am I supposed to explain this to her?"

Xiaoyi was not in the mood to talk with Liu Ruo Qing.

She had been lying in ambush in the palace for so many years because she wanted to find a chance to kill Yan Shuo. Now, it wasn't easy for her to find a chance to make a meritorious contribution and bring Yun Jiao Rong back to the Shen Ji Hall. Her mission was accomplished, she wouldn't need to waste any more time in the palace.

Therefore, she had to bring Yun Jiao Rong back today.