Chapter 159: Chapter 159

Maybe she could be of some help!

But such a dangerous place, with the slightest mistake, one could lose their life. How could the Crown Prince possibly agree?

He rubbed Jun Ning’s head, "Yi Yi, stay well in the palace, I’ll go. I promise you, I will definitely bring back the life-saving medicine to save the Emperor."

Then he turned to the Crown Princess Consort, "Qing Er, while I’m away, please take care of Jing Shu and Song Er."

The Crown Princess Consort knew well the dangers ahead, but she knew she couldn’t stop him, only support him.

She nodded through tears, as if she said nothing, yet everything.

The Crown Prince patted the Crown Princess Consort’s shoulder, averting his eyes from hers, turning again to Jun Ning, "Yi Yi, Jing Shu actually likes you very much. If you’re free, you can often visit the Eastern Palace to play with Jing Shu."

Whether Jing Shu liked Jun Ning, Jun Ning didn’t care. She only knew that if she went to the Eastern Palace, the chance to go out of the palace with Crown Prince to find the medicine would be greater.

Jun Ning nodded, "Then I’ll follow the Crown Prince to the Eastern Palace to play with Jing Shu later."

The Crown Prince agreed.

When he took the Crown Princess Consort back to the Eastern Palace to pack, he also took Jun Ning and sent her to Jing Shu’s bedchamber, leaving a few words for the two of them to get along well.

Jing Shu nodded obediently, watching the Crown Prince leave to prepare for the journey to Medicine King Valley.

As soon as the Crown Prince left, Jing Shu couldn’t hold it in anymore. She saw her little aunt, pouted her small mouth, and nearly cried.

She didn’t want to call her little aunt.

But seeing Jun Ning’s eyes swollen like peaches, Jing Shu swallowed her tears, with a hint of concern not easily noticed, she asked, "What’s wrong with you?"

Upon speaking, Jing Shu thought of the news all day about the Emperor vomiting blood and fainting in the Imperial Garden.

Little Aunt is the Emperor’s most beloved daughter, how could she not be anxious and worried?

If it were her father who vomited blood and fainted, she’d be just as upset.

She cautiously stood in front of Jun Ning, and after much hesitation, reached out to hug her, imitating how adults comfort others, patting Jun Ning’s back, though not knowing if it helped.

"Hey, don’t cry, if you cry into an ugly bug, the Emperor won’t like you when he wakes up."

Jing Shu still wasn’t willing to call her little aunt.

Jun Ning said nothing.

Jing Shu let her go, looking at her, "Would you say something, please?"

Jun Ning had no mind for trivial talk, as she was contemplating.

Jing Shu, a bit anxious, pulled at her clothes nervously, "If you don’t speak of your sadness, I can’t comfort you, let alone help do something."

"You can help me do something?" Jun Ning asked uncertainly.

Seeing Jun Ning speak, Jing Shu was overjoyed, nodding eagerly, "Of course."

Jun Ning: This little girl.

The first time she saw her, she cried loudly at her, seeming not to like her, so she felt no fondness towards her either.

But now hearing her words and seeing her demeanor, Jun Ning grew fond of the little girl.

She’s just a little girl, with no malice, her emotions come and go quickly, holding no grudges, nor takes the chance to make trouble for others. Even has a somewhat helpful nature.

If that’s the case, Jun Ning had no qualms.

She said, "This journey of the Crown Prince to find medicine for the Emperor is very dangerous. A slight error and he could lose his life."

"What?" Jing Shu was so frightened that her small mouth pouted again, with tears welling in her eyes, about to cry.

Jun Ning said, "Don’t cry yet, listen to me."

"Okay!" Jing Shu held back her tears and nodded.

Jun Ning: "If I go with him, I can definitely help the Crown Prince out of trouble, and nothing will happen to him."

A glint of hope quickly shone in Jing Shu’s eyes, she hurriedly grabbed Jun Ning’s hand, cautiously and filled with expectation, asked, "Really, can you really help father out of trouble?"

"Really." Jun Ning said, "As long as you help me go out with your father to find the medicine, there will be no problem."

Jing Shu agreed, "Isn’t it just helping you and father go out together, no problem."

The Crown Prince has always been fond of Jing Shu, and naturally, those around him would give her some face as well.

When Jing Shu suggested putting Jun Ning into the Crown Prince’s clothing chest to take her out of the palace, the eunuch appointed by the Crown Princess Consort to pack the Crown Prince’s luggage was initially very reluctant. But Jing Shu suddenly cried, leading the eunuch to a helpless agreement.

After Jun Ning hid in the Crown Prince’s clothing chest, she successfully followed him out of the palace.

When the Crown Prince discovered her, they had already arrived at the city gate, waiting for the National Guardian General to join them for the journey to Medicine King Valley.

During the wait, he was not idle; he planned to discard the entire chest of useless clothing prepared by the Crown Princess Consort, then take just a couple of pieces along with a pack and head to Medicine King Valley. The latest_epɪ_sodes are on_the 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵✦𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮✦𝓷𝓮𝓽

But when the Crown Prince opened the clothing chest, he saw Jun Ning asleep inside.

Crown Prince: "......"

Who put her in there?

He looked at the eunuch beside him, who helped take out these clothes, and pointed at the chest containing Jun Ning, saying displeased, "What’s going on here?"

This noise woke Jun Ning, who rubbed her eyes and mumbled, "Are we there yet?"

The Crown Prince was talking to the eunuch, ignoring her.

The eunuch wanted to explain, but the Crown Prince, eager to be on his way, couldn’t spare time for explanations, brusquely waving his sleeve, "Forget it, don’t explain, take her back to the palace immediately."

The Crown Prince absolutely would not take Jun Ning along.

"Crown Prince, I’m not going back." Jun Ning climbed out of the small chest and clung to the Crown Prince’s sleeve saying, "I’m the Emperor’s little lucky star, if I go with you, I’ll definitely bring you good fortune."

Jun Ning daydreamed, "Perhaps we’ll easily retrieve the medicine."

"Oh please, little lucky star, really? The Imperial Concubine flatters you and you believe it?" The Crown Prince said, rather sharp-tongued, "Don’t forget, not long ago, you were considered a jinx, nearly silenced."

Jun Ning puffed out her cheeks.

Could he not change this sharp-tongued habit?

The truth had been revealed, she wasn’t a jinx, so why bring it up again?

The Crown Prince just wanted to use this to drive Jun Ning away, preventing her from tagging along.

"Even if you called me ancestor, it’d be useless, go back immediately." The Crown Prince carried a serious tone, "Otherwise your unlucky fate might truly bring misfortune, preventing me from retrieving the medicine for the Emperor, and that would be really bad."

"I know you’re trying to deliberately dismiss me." Jun Ning figured it out, with a skin thicker than the city wall, appeared unfazed, "Say whatever you want, I don’t care."

"Moreover, today I declare, if you don’t take me, I’ll go on my own."