Chapter 94: Chapter 94

Jun Ning patted her little chest and promised Qiong Hua that she could really understand. But no matter what, Qiong Hua refused to tell her the reason she couldn’t leave the Cold Palace. Even if she tried with all her might, it was useless.

Jun Ning could only run to ask Emperor Yongning, but since she started wearing female clothes, even the Emperor, who previously fulfilled all her requests, remained silent and wouldn’t tell her the answer.

Jun Ning’s pleas didn’t work.

Jun Ning’s crying didn’t work.

Jun Ning’s threats didn’t work either.

Furiously, she stormed out on Emperor Yongning.

Watching the departing little figure, Emperor Yongning was anxious and immediately told Xiao Lizi, "Xiao Lizi, quickly follow her. Do not let the princess get into any trouble."

Xiao Lizi led a group of skilled Imperial Guards after Jun Ning.

Jun Ning went to the Imperial Garden to calm down.

These adults were so disappointing; they only played guessing games when something was wrong, never telling her anything, just making her anxious.

Once again, she felt powerless because of her child status.

She angrily picked a rose nearby, wanting to vent at the rose, but accidentally pricked her little hand on the thorns several times, causing it to bleed.

To her, this pain was nothing, and she didn’t care about the little blood.

But Xiao Lizi was different. Seeing her hand bleeding in several places scared him, and he quickly took the rose from her hand and nervously told the people behind him, "Quick, call the Imperial Physician; the princess is injured."

"Mr. Li, I’m fine." Jun Ning stood on tiptoe to snatch the rose back from Xiao Lizi, "Don’t make a fuss." She then told the Imperial Guards going to call the physician, "You come back too; there’s no need for an Imperial Physician for such a minor wound, lest you be laughed at by the physician."

The Imperial Guards dared not disobey the princess’s orders and could only turn back.

But Xiao Lizi immediately looked at them displeased, "Fools, just because the princess said not to call the physician, you won’t go? What if the thorns that pricked the princess were poisonous?"

Upon hearing this, the Imperial Guards dared not delay and quickly went to call the physician.

Some things are not feared for the countless possibilities, but for the lingering doubts!

Jun Ning gave Xiao Lizi a speechless glance.

Xiao Lizi automatically ignored the speechlessness in Jun Ning’s eyes and said worriedly, "Oh dear, my little master, you’re bleeding; how can that be nothing? Let this servant look at your wound, does it hurt? Should I blow on it for you?"

"It doesn’t hurt, and no need to blow."

Jun Ning broke free from Xiao Lizi’s extended hand, threw away the rose in her hand, and turned towards Jiaofang Palace.

For some reason, she suddenly thought of Ah Yu, and wanted to tell Ah Yu all the confusion and grievances in her heart. She thought Ah Yu would certainly comfort her and give her some strength.

Because the empress was permanently grounded in Jiaofang Palace, it was guarded by the Imperial Guards all around, with no one able to enter or exit.

After arriving, Jun Ning tried to negotiate with the guards for a long time but couldn’t enter Jiaofang Palace.

To enter Jiaofang Palace, the guards said she needed a decree from His Majesty.

Jun Ning just had a conflict with Emperor Yongning, and there’s no way she would go to him for a decree right now.

After thinking for a long time, she decided to use her usual method to enter Jiaofang Palace. Fresh chapters posted on 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝✦𝘧𝙞𝙧𝙚✦𝕟𝕖𝕥

That is, to crawl through the dog hole!

But after circling Jiaofang Palace, it was built so solidly, not even a dog hole was found.

Jun Ning found no way to use the dog hole method to enter Jiaofang Palace.

Jun Ning pondered for a solution.

Seeing the tree next to Jiaofang Palace, she suddenly had an idea.

While she may not enter Jiaofang Palace, she could climb the tree next to Jiaofang Palace, get onto Ah Yu’s roof, remove a tile, and talk to Ah Yu.

Decided on her plan, Jun Ning began to climb the tree.

Wearing a dress made climbing very inconvenient and easy to step on the hem and fall. Jun Ning directly took off the dress, threw it aside, and climbed the tree wearing only her undergarments.

When Xiao Lizi and the others caught up, they saw Jun Ning’s clothes scattered under the tree.

"Why are the princess’s clothes thrown here?"

"Where’s the princess?"

"Could anything have happened?"

Just a piece of clothing led Xiao Lizi to conjure numerous dreadful scenarios.

Xiao Lizi was frantic, his hands trembled as he held Jun Ning’s clothes, his gaze scanned around searching for Jun Ning, anxious lest Jun Ning had encountered some mishap.

Jun Ning had just climbed a branch up when she heard Xiao Lizi’s words. Her mouth twitched as she said, "Mr. Li, I’m fine, look how scared you are!"

The voice came from overhead.

Xiao Lizi hurriedly looked up.

Seeing Jun Ning standing on a slender branch above him, looking down at him, he was too scared to speak.

"Pri pri pri... prince..."

Even after some time, he couldn’t articulate ’princess’.

He took several deep breaths, calmed his emotions, once his words were sorted, he pleaded, "Princess, please come down; it’s dangerous up there."

"Not dangerous." Jun Ning continued to climb, "Once I’m up, I can see Ah Yu."

Xiao Lizi: "The seventeenth prince is currently under house arrest with his mother at Jiaofang Palace; no one can see him. Why must you do this, princess?"

Jun Ning didn’t respond, climbing resolutely.

As she moved, the faint sound of creaking branches could be heard beneath her feet.

Listening to this, Xiao Lizi’s anxious heart had jumped into his throat. He quickly had people from the adjoining palace grab a quilt, and several Imperial Guards held the corners at the tree base under Jun Ning.

If the princess misstepped, they would be her safety net.

Living in the neighboring palace was Liu Pin, who usually kept to herself and didn’t meddle in outside affairs. Today, seeing Xiao Lizi rudely taking a quilt from her palace, she thought something had happened to Emperor Yongning.

After all, Xiao Lizi was Yongning’s attendant, and where Emperor Yongning appeared, Xiao Lizi certainly would be.

She rushed out, not even noticing her slightly disheveled hair.

Seeing Jun Ning climbing the tree, while Xiao Lizi and others below held the quilt worried she might fall, but not seeing Emperor Yongning relieved her. She thought, as long as the emperor was fine.

Yet the next moment, she couldn’t help but worry.

Should anything happen to the eighteenth princess, the emperor would not be at peace either.

Thinking of this, Liu Pin joined Xiao Lizi and the others to protect Jun Ning together.

Jun Ning climbed and climbed until she was finally on the tree, and then maneuvered her way onto the roof of the room where Jun Yu stayed.

For some reason, now that she was on the roof of this room, a sense of unease lingered in her heart.

Until she opened the tiles on the roof and saw what was inside the room, she finally understood where the unease came from.