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Yongye glanced at Li Tianyou, secretly admiring his composure. Seeing that while the others were skilled in martial arts, they were outnumbered by the Prince's men, how could they possibly attract Li Tianhe's attention if things continued this way? Li Tianyou's gaze, except for the occasional glance at the medicine storage area, never left the garden. He looked at the thatched hut in the corner of the garden, coughed lightly, and took his leave: "Yongye can't help Your Highness by staying, so I'll return to the palace first."

"You all must carefully escort the Crown Prince back to the palace!" Li Tianyou said hurriedly, his eyes glancing over Yongye to a corner of the palace. Seeing no movement, he then stared at the Chen people who were fighting.

Why did people from Chen suddenly appear at the poetry gathering? Was it to distract him and make it easier to steal the antidote? Li Tianyou's lips curled into a slight smile. The place where the medicine was hidden was poisoned by Yuepo and guarded by experts from the royal palace; once someone broke in, they wouldn't come out. He casually watched as several people from Chen were attacked by the guards, without intervening.

Yongye, veiled, wasn't worried that Li Tianyou would notice his gaze. He chuckled inwardly at Li Tianyou, knowing that the thief wouldn't appear at the medicine storage location. However… he glanced at the thatched hut in the corner of the garden, then sat in his soft-sided carriage and prepared to leave.

The young lady shouted and leaped up, heading straight for the eternal night.

Li Tianyou was startled and struck with lightning speed.

With his skill, it wouldn't be difficult for him to get ahead of the young lady, but Yongye was so frightened that he fell off the soft bag. After a few rolls, he ended up at the young lady's feet, where she held him back with her fan, and he kept coughing.

"The Chen Kingdom has been defeated and is currently negotiating peace with our country. Are you all unaware of the consequences?" Li Tianyou was furious. He was about to capture the intruders when this trouble arose. His original intention was for the man in black to steal the antidote amidst the chaos, allowing him to capture them in one fell swoop. He never expected the Chen Kingdom people to infiltrate the Prince's poetry gathering and take Yongye hostage. If anything were to happen to Yongye now, how could he explain himself to Prince Duan? He asked coldly, a layer of frost settling on his handsome face.

Rose was so frightened that she threw aside the Chen man in front of her and rushed over, but because Yongye was in her hands, she dared not move rashly. She shouted angrily, "If you dare to hurt him, I will make you pay with your life!"

The young lady released Yongye, patted her clothes, and softly called out, "Stop!"

The fighting stopped, and as everyone was still wondering, the young lady smiled and said, "Yu Xiu greets Prince You. I was just indignant at the Princess's insulting words, so I responded with a poem. If we're talking about the two countries negotiating peace, and An Kingdom views my Chen Kingdom in this way, Yu Xiu really doesn't know what the point of peace negotiations is!"

Li Tianyou was startled and stared at her intently, utterly shocked. The person who had come was Princess Yuxiu of Chen Kingdom.

There are four beauties in the world today. They are Princess Qiangwei of Anguo, Princess Luoyu of Qi, the fourth young lady of the wealthy An family of Qi, and Princess Yuxiu of Chen, who is only sixteen years old.

Rumor has it that this princess is incomparably beautiful, skilled in both literature and martial arts, meticulous in her thinking, and also extremely proud. Rose had insulted Chen first, how could Jade Sleeve's pride tolerate such an insult? Thinking of this, Li Tianyou smiled awkwardly: "When friends meet through poetry and literature, disagreements are inevitable. It was just a misunderstanding. The most important thing is to maintain peace and reconcile with Chen, and to spare the people from the ravages of war."

When Prince You spoke, Zhang Liancao coughed lightly and smiled, "It was all a misunderstanding. The poetry gathering continues!"

Everyone knew that the Chen delegation had arrived in the capital. Seeing that the rumored Princess Yuxiu had come to join the poetry gathering, they were curious and eager to present their poems, hoping to steal the spotlight. Excellent poems emerged one after another.

"Please forgive me, Your Highness. I was in such a hurry just now and only wanted to stop the fighting. Are you alright, Your Highness?" Yu Xiu apologized gently and reached out to help him up.

Rose pushed him away and saw Yongye lying on the ground coughing incessantly. She asked sadly, "Is Yongye alright?!"

Yongye shook his head, got into the soft bag, and left.

Li Tianyou knew that Yongye had embarrassed himself in public and been treated coldly, and he felt he had gone too far. He supported Ruan Dou and said softly, "Yongye, this is Princess Yuxiu of Chen Kingdom." His voice was very soft, meant only for Yongye to hear, thinking that Yongye should know the gravity of the situation and should understand him. If Yongye caused the failure of the peace talks between the two countries, the disaster would be immense.

Unexpectedly, Yongye coughed and chuckled, "Just a princess who was defeated by my father's army. Farewell."

His voice was soft, yet it reached Yu Xiu's ears. She had thought that she had apologized humbly, and that Yong Ye should be grateful. Now, her face turned pale with anger, and she raised her chin, sneering, "Prince Duan is so valiant, what a pity!"

Li Tianyou frowned. This princess of Chen Kingdom couldn't stand the slightest loss, no wonder Yongye was angry.

Rose glared at her, then said softly, "Brother Yongye, let me take you back to your residence!"

Yongye smiled as he looked at the corner tower where the royal palace stored the medicine: "I think the roses are blooming beautifully today, pick one for me."

This trick always worked on Rose. No sooner had he finished speaking than Rose had already rushed to the garden to pick flowers for Yongye. When she returned, Yongye was already gone.

Qiangwei was furious and vented her anger on Yuxiu, reaching out to stop her and saying, "You dare to insult him? Draw your sword! Otherwise, people will say that I, Anguo, am bullying you!"

"Rose, stop fooling around! Take the princess back to the inn!" Tianyou stopped Rose and shouted. Now that Yuxiu had revealed her identity, he couldn't bear the blame for disrupting the peace talks between the two countries. No matter how angry he was, he could only stop Rose.

Yu Xiu smiled gently, raised her hand in a bow, and said meaningfully, "Those who insult our country deserve more than just being trampled underfoot!" After saying that, she turned and left.

Rose was furious. Pointing at Prince You, she said, "I'm so glad Yongye treated you like a brother! I'm never coming to your palace again!" She then stormed off.

Li Tianyou slapped his forehead in exasperation. Why was today so different from the plan? There was no movement at the Tibetan medicine site, but a princess from Chen Kingdom caused a scene. Was this princess hiding in the delegation out of fun, or did she have some other purpose? Could it be that the man in black was actually sent by Chen Kingdom?

Just as he was racking his brains trying to figure it out, Yuepo rushed over and said urgently, "Your Highness, the medicine has been stolen!"

Li Tianyou's eyes darkened as he looked toward the place where the Nine-Turn Resurrection Grass was hidden.

Moon Spirit said awkwardly, "It was... stolen from my thatched hut."

Li Tianyou asked in surprise, "Who can enter your thatched hut as if it were empty? You should know that ordinary people would be drugged by the herbs as soon as they enter."

Yuepo shook his head and said, "Anyone with profound internal strength would not be poisoned by herbs if they held their breath. That person must have accomplices!"

"What a clever thief, what a cunning thief!" Li Tianyou laughed loudly, patted Yuepo's shoulder and said, "It's not your fault. It was my oversight. I accepted the medicine from the pharmacy but forgot that you must have the antidote."

It was only when Yu Xiu lunged at Yongye that his gaze shifted from the thatched hut. Could it be that the medicine was stolen at that moment? The man in black, poisoned, wouldn't have entered the hut; he must have had an accomplice. Who could it be?

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Shadow watched as Yongye took the Nine-Turn Resurrection Grass, vomited blood, and only felt relieved when the blood turned red. He asked suspiciously, "How did you know the poetry gathering would descend into chaos?"

Yongye wiped the blood from his mouth and laughed, "With me here, chaos will ensue even if it's not out of the question." He took out a jade pendant from his clothes and showed it to Yingzi, "I remember the only person who could possess this jade is the Princess of Chen. I cannot use my powers recklessly, but my eyesight is not bad."

Having read countless secrets of other countries in Prince Duan's study, he immediately recognized the peculiarity of this jade. He deliberately composed that ridiculous poem to have Rose provoke Princess Yuxiu. Then, he would casually roll to Princess Yuxiu's feet, allowing her to kidnap him as she wished. Li Tianyou couldn't help but panic. Of course, he also took the jade pendant with him.

The shadow muttered to itself, "It's a good thing I'm not your enemy. Your scheming is so cunning, even at the cost of ruining the harmony between our two nations. You're ruthless."

Yongye said nonchalantly, "I'm about to die, why would I care about such things? Besides, the two countries are negotiating. Prince You's poetry gathering has gone wrong, and he'll do everything in his power to salvage it. Even if he had to kowtow and apologize, I don't think he'd even flinch. However, Uncle Shadow, without your help, it will be difficult to obtain the antidote."

Shadow bent over even more deeply as he slowly walked outside, shaking his head and sighing, "If you were willing to believe in the Moon Spirit, why make such a fuss!"

Yongye froze, his mouth filled with bitterness. Yuepo was helping Prince You at his residence; he was sent by Shangu, so how could he easily trust him and let him know that he had secretly infiltrated Prince You's residence? After learning Yuepo's whereabouts from Qiangwei, he abandoned the idea of finding Yuepo to cure his poison.

The poison was cured, but his vital energy was severely depleted. Yongye collapsed weakly onto the bed, and all he could see when he closed his eyes was Yuepo's face from back then.

He took out the jade pendant and examined it closely. This jade pendant belonged to Princess Yuxiu, and Yongye didn't want to let go of anything that could be used. He had taken it, but he had to return it. He got up, opened the box, and rummaged through it for a long time until he found a piece of jade of similar quality. He then picked up a carving knife and began to carefully carve it under the lamp.

The Queen's Deal

News of Princess Yuxiu's personal attendance at the poetry gathering at Prince You's residence spread throughout the court and the public. Crown Prince Li Tianrui, residing in the Eastern Palace, was greatly surprised upon hearing the news. Although he had been made Crown Prince, he harbored a deep resentment. Emperor Yujia was not close to him; granting him the title of Crown Prince was at most due to his status as the legitimate son and the power of his maternal uncle's family.